domingo, agosto 01, 2004
¡Yo no soy marinero, soy capitán!
Entering week number ten in Fremont, I noticed this past weekend how much this program has impacted my life and my habits. Thus, I have created my own Top Ten List in “Ways you know you have been working too long in Northwest Ohio with Migrant Farm-workers, respectively:"
10. You no longer put gel in your hair to go to the supermarket.
9. The song stuck in your head at work is George Strait’s “All my Ex’s Live in Texas.”
8. Your TV is set to Second Audio Program (SAP) as default.
7. You record the nightly broadcast of the news from Ohio News Now (ONN).
6. There are more Spanish-speaking radio stations programmed into your car stereo than Anglophone radio stations.
5. You refer to Whites as Anglos or bolillos.
4. You think watching movies in English are a little too boring.
Know that I have your attention, Christmas is coming. I am getter bigger; my bike is getting smaller. Stephanie Tanner.
3. Farm-workers ask your Mexican region of origin.
2. You actually enjoy doing laundry just to interact with locals at the Laundromat.
1. You wake up in the middle of the night wondering if that new Spanish word you learned the prior day has an accent.
My brother and his family stopped by spacious Fremont, Ohio to eat lunch with me Saturday afternoon. He, along with his wife and two kids are on family vacation to Philadelphia. Luckily, Fremont is right off the Ohio Turnpike, and hence completely on the way to Philly. We ate at the only restaurant I would ever consider bringing relatives to in Fremont; they seemed decently impressed. It was a nice family catch-up, which is slang for thank goodness I am not planning children. I think we’ll do dinner again on their way back from Philly to Chicago – ouch, quite the drive.
So today at Kroger®, I pulled the ultimate gag completely subconsciously. I think it is hilarious when people ask for some card out of your wallet, and you present them with a completely random card. For example, A would pretend to present his laminated miniature high school diploma he carries in his wallet as a credit card at the Coralville Olive Garden®. Well, today, I joined the ranks, except I actually did it, completely not thinking about it. Instead of presenting my Kroger® Plus™ Shopper’s Card to the cashier, I presented by AT&T Prepaid Phone Card of 1000 Minutes.
The cashier looks at me, and says, “What is this?”
Still loading my cart, I respond, “they’re strawberries; they’re two for four dollars.”
She gives me the most confused look ever (rightfully so), and then I realized my mistake. It was pretty embarrassing.
With my random web searches, I have learned that the coolest domain name has been taken by an Italian, Eugenio, of course. How much do you think the website can go for? Check his picture out – if it wasn’t for his over-sized v-neck sweater, I think we could be twins! www.eugenio.com
From one of the greatest movies I watched this summer, Bend It Like Beckham,
Wedding Guest: Lesbian? Her birthday’s in March. I thought she was a Pisces.
10. You no longer put gel in your hair to go to the supermarket.
9. The song stuck in your head at work is George Strait’s “All my Ex’s Live in Texas.”
8. Your TV is set to Second Audio Program (SAP) as default.
7. You record the nightly broadcast of the news from Ohio News Now (ONN).
6. There are more Spanish-speaking radio stations programmed into your car stereo than Anglophone radio stations.
5. You refer to Whites as Anglos or bolillos.
4. You think watching movies in English are a little too boring.
Know that I have your attention, Christmas is coming. I am getter bigger; my bike is getting smaller. Stephanie Tanner.
3. Farm-workers ask your Mexican region of origin.
2. You actually enjoy doing laundry just to interact with locals at the Laundromat.
1. You wake up in the middle of the night wondering if that new Spanish word you learned the prior day has an accent.
My brother and his family stopped by spacious Fremont, Ohio to eat lunch with me Saturday afternoon. He, along with his wife and two kids are on family vacation to Philadelphia. Luckily, Fremont is right off the Ohio Turnpike, and hence completely on the way to Philly. We ate at the only restaurant I would ever consider bringing relatives to in Fremont; they seemed decently impressed. It was a nice family catch-up, which is slang for thank goodness I am not planning children. I think we’ll do dinner again on their way back from Philly to Chicago – ouch, quite the drive.
So today at Kroger®, I pulled the ultimate gag completely subconsciously. I think it is hilarious when people ask for some card out of your wallet, and you present them with a completely random card. For example, A would pretend to present his laminated miniature high school diploma he carries in his wallet as a credit card at the Coralville Olive Garden®. Well, today, I joined the ranks, except I actually did it, completely not thinking about it. Instead of presenting my Kroger® Plus™ Shopper’s Card to the cashier, I presented by AT&T Prepaid Phone Card of 1000 Minutes.
The cashier looks at me, and says, “What is this?”
Still loading my cart, I respond, “they’re strawberries; they’re two for four dollars.”
She gives me the most confused look ever (rightfully so), and then I realized my mistake. It was pretty embarrassing.
With my random web searches, I have learned that the coolest domain name has been taken by an Italian, Eugenio, of course. How much do you think the website can go for? Check his picture out – if it wasn’t for his over-sized v-neck sweater, I think we could be twins! www.eugenio.com
From one of the greatest movies I watched this summer, Bend It Like Beckham,
Wedding Guest: Lesbian? Her birthday’s in March. I thought she was a Pisces.
