COCK

I just walked into my room right now and noted that my room actually looks pretty lived in. Granted, I still don't have any more furniture than my blow-up bed and the mini-closet racks Luis installed for me, but I have this habit of spreading out all of my worldly possessions... all over the place. Happens everywhere. But at least here it makes my room seem more cozy.

Someone told me once there are people who need to see their stuff to remember it exists, and if that is true, I am one of those people. The weird part is I like having my things organized... but I also like to have them everywhere. No idea.

So anyway, what news in my humble existence? I saw my first cockroach here the other day, on the wall, beside my bed. Thankfully I didn't have to wake up to stare into its (eyes?), it appeared during the day and Luis came to the rescue to knock it scurrying back where it came from (gap between baseboard and floor, which is now limed, fingers crossed), cuz I sure was not going near that thing.

But seriously, how have I been filling my existence. Well I've gone to a couple Couchsurfing meets - they meet on Thursday nights at a rotating circuit of bars and usually go out afterwards (I may repeat myself here, just stop me...) to someplace else to "bailar", as the Mexicans say... we've gone a couple times to this tiny (for me, classic Latino) bar that puts on salsa, bachata, whatever else Latino music that I can't identify or dance to. There are like three people that work there, plus the DJ, and including the guy who hands you toilet paper over the stall door. My favourite part is the buckets (really, they're like metal washtubs) of beer they sell as package deals, since I always seem to get offered one just for being li'l ol' me. (A beer that is, not the bucket of 'em. Someday.)

I've also gone to the pulquería another couple times - man I love that stuff. The one on Insurgentes I've been going to is a cute dark indie type bar with three levels, and tons of flavours of pulque. Last time I was there it was way too busy because of some DJ they put on, it's definitely better as a chill place to chat and drink your pulque. PULQUEEEEEEE!

I've also been going to play ultimate frisbee a bit - a couple Wednesdays and then this past Saturday and Sunday. Tonight was cancelled due to inclement weather, sad face. We have a tournament in Querétaro this weekend... happy face! Not that I know how to play, of course, but there's only one way to learn, and tournaments of any type are always a good time. Hope the weather's good! And maybe I'll even get to hang out with Marco a little bit and see a bit of Querétaro. Also a great part of frisbee are the girls on the team. They're all buena onda and there are a few pretty funny ones on there. It's gonna be a good time. Also, there will be boys at the tournament. :P

Oh! Wow this feels like a while ago, but I went with a couple Couchsurfers (Paco - Mexico, Alper - Turkey) to the Six Flags here in Mexico D.F. one Saturday. It was fun - going to theme parks always is. But of course this one was kinda teeny compared to Wonderland (which in turn I consider sorta teeny compared to Cedar Point), and if you combine that with lotsa people on a Saturday, you get long lines. We stood a lot in the sun, but they're cool dudes and we had a nice time. Afterwards we went to San Ángel, Paco's barrio, and got some freaking delicious tacos - ok mine was a gringa, I don't if that counts. But those cold Coronas after a day in the amusement park were... delish.

Oh yeah that was the day we met up with other CSers at the pulquería, and then I ended up in that little Latino bar till 4am... I was supposed to go to frisbee that Sun buuut.. didn't. Ha.

Since the CSers meet on Thursday nights (and like to go out, as I might have added, plus this week we're going to the place with 2 for 1 beers) last week I had a pretty unproductive Friday (and Thursday, but no real excuse for that). At work I'm almost done the project I've been working on, just proofreading and final touches and whatnot, so if I'm a good girl I'll get it mostly done tomorrow and then... no idea for Friday.

Ah! This Saturday after frisbee Burns and I hit up the gay pride parade happening on Reforma/in the Zona Rosa. It was sweet, dance music playing in the streets, rainbow colours everywhere, people dressed up like crazy, lots of energy... and lots of people. Loooots. We kinda ducked in, watched the dancing boys on the floats, got our picture taken with some guy (actually he grabbed us out of nowhere and got his friend to take a cellphone pic of us... and when I was like "what are you doing?" he goes, "whaaat? don't worry! I'm gay!" .... alright, it makes MUCH more sense now. ...) and then went for cheap chilaquiles. YUM!

Oh, and if you're wondering about the title still, nope it's not because of all the guys reeeally wanting to teach me to dance (they are just so considerate), nor because of the gay pride parade, but rather it's the name of a play that Diego Luna is currently starring in here which Burns and I went to see on Sunday. It's about a mostly gay guy who falls for a girl and can't decide who he wants to be with, her or his boyfriend. It's really funny actually, he's really cute in it.

Well it has reached the late late hour of 10pm and I am feeling sleepy... can't believe June is almost over already, and I haven't even left the city yet!! Well, this weekend. Byeeees everyone! :)