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And Christmas Eve spectacular here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR8zjT6YwS4 and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR8zjT6YwS4

Hi XXXXX ,

Well, I'm feeling a bit better. Talking with you helped. Pedro and his girlfriend came shortly after and told me how life is like a play and not to let my pride get in the way doing a "better job." (sucking up?) They gave me a lift near my house where there was a workmates party, and I overheard there that the big party the night before sucked, was weird, and that some people were told by the head of the school that there work wasn't "good enough." Word is the principal who gave me the bad rating is in trouble for not doing formal observations LAST YEAR, so seems to be making up for time now by being a bitch.

I meet a nice girl that works at the school that knows me, although I've never seen her. Alexandra. Seems like a level headed party girl.

You'd be proud too. Since having overdone three (3) scotch the last week 1/2 ago, (which is the Hungarian equivalent of 9!) I've been very careful of my drinking. Tonight, a total of 5x 33cl of beer, then two diet cokes. And of course the 20 sardines to cushion it all.

Oh, the title of the email... If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? Well, I keep leaving the house with my ADSL running, but not necessarily downloading anything. I know you say you are not the expert on ADSL, but its that eating up my unlimited byte usage????

Thanks for calling,
Jenn

So long as hope has anything of green. -Dante

I learned a new Spanish word today - un pijo. It means something of how the young of the nouveau riche show off that wealth. Anyway... I was leaning over one of my students when I found myself asking, "Is that Polo? Are you wearing the cologne Polo??" Indeed it was. I don't know about you girls,and/or boys, but I haven't smelled Ralph Lauren since about 1990!!! Ah, only the briefest memories-they were pijos too.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pijo

Bud Spencer and Terence Hill?!

Yesterday after a quite pleasent day out, I found myself in the DVD section of El Corte Ingles. Much more crowded, it being the Xmas season and all the shops open late on Sundays now.
Anyway...

As I was searching for any Spanish films staring Leonardo Sbaraglia, film crush at the moment, I hear next to me.... "Eh, Eh. Aqui! Aqui! Esta!!!!" Two, probably not homeless, but definitely smelling, men had found the film they had been looking for. The fat one ran right over - ran. It was one of the million Bud Spencer and Terence Hill films. (not a fan myself, but probably too young to have understood the gross humor when I saw them).

Honestly, it was so exciting. When they looked at the price, I couldn't tell if it was too much, or really cheep by their reaction. I thought for sure they would buy it, but they didn't. I thought momentary of buying it for them. Wondered if they had a DVD player. Still. They left, empty handing, but in such a good mood.

Sunday morning. 11am. I meant to be up early, of course, but will turn off Internet after this point so that I may leave the house and do something with this weekend. It appears to be bright blue and sunny too (yesterday was cloudy).

But first, I must finish watching my favorite Spanish tv program: Taxi, Taxi.

It's like Trivial Pursuit, but in a taxi.