Probaditas de Morelia

The Friday before New Year's, my laptop was stolen out of the trunk of a Nissan Tsuru.

I've since found out that the Nissan Tsuru, until recently the cheapest car sold in Mexico, can be opened with the same facility as a can of coke, that is to say, almost effortlessly. A handy little piece of information for those of you, my dear readers, who are tempted to throw your not yet stolen laptops in the trunk of a soda can with wheels.

Afterwards, I vaguely remember uttering some obvious lies like, "It's just money," and "Who cares? Computers are for geeks anyway." And really, to be honest, I only depend depended on it for my income, music, movies, radio, news, and English language reading material.

Right. I've moved on now.

The spirited youths who stole my laptop also relieved me of the post-modern Spanish literature that I was slogging my way through and the dictionary that accompanied me on the slog. So now I'm reading a Spanish fantasy novel for young adults - dictionary not required. I've moved on.

Here is a picture of a typical Tsuru. Look at that trunk, don't you hear it calling out to you, just waiting to get torn up.
And the Wikipedia on the Tsuru:

It is the same basic car (as the Sentra) only with minor cosmetic changes and mechanical downgrades to make it cheaper, such as non-power steering, downgraded interior trim, a downgraded braking system, and a mechanical clutch instead of a hydraulic one.

A special thanks to Marisol's good friend, Daniella , who loaned me the computer that I am using to write this. You are a lifesaver Daniella. Thanks.

Everyone loves a wedding. Michael's wedding was no exception.

Michael and I have been friends for almost our entire lives. We met when we were 3 years old, went to the same pre-school, kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school and high school, were on the same baseball team, and even had a spell as roommates in San Francisco. Junior year of high school we both thought we wanted to get engineering degrees based on the other's recommendation though neither of us had any idea what an engineer was or did. We took advanced chemistry together and then dropped advanced chemistry together as soon as we got into college. (The beginning of the end for our engineering aspirations.)

It was extremely emotional to finally see him get married but get married he did. Congratulations Michael, to both of you, it was a beautiful wedding.

I also must mention that Michael is also one of my most loyal blog readers.