by Eileen | Feb 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
Above this text you see a picture. A blarey, bright picture with funny gingham checked yellow curtains (not my choice), and a plate full of something, which you probably can’t quite make out. It happens that it’s my lunch. But not just any old lunch, a...
by Eileen | Dec 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
A little summer cleaning. What with today being the ninth day of summer, and that having absolutely no relevance or significance to me, I would like to note the following: Thing one: I do not care how many times you tell me that humid heat is better than dry heat, it...
by Eileen | Dec 24, 2010 | Uncategorized
Now that I’m no longer in Buenos Aires, despite the occasional workstoppage which might have conspired to keep me there (and I don’t mean my own), I’ll tell you that it’s a lovely place to be, but the joy of being at home is not lost on me,...
by Eileen | Dec 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
You know, the first time I came to Buenos Aires, it brought me a certain nostalgia for how I imagined New York was in the 60s, or maybe the 70s. It’s movida (hectic, active), there are buses (which they call colectivos, which is confusing since in Chile...
by Eileen | Dec 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
In San Francisco, when you reach the end of a street, where there is no more asphalt, and where it simply ceases to exist, they put up this little sign that says “End.”And it got me thinking. What if you knew when it was the last time you’d ever go...