Visits

Looks like several friends are coming into town this month and want to see me! So now I'm trying to figure out the whens and wheres. 1 friend has already given me her when/where, and the others are still up in the air. So we'll see.

I had to go get a strawberry sundae a little while ago; a strawberry sundae in the middle of the workday means I'm wound up pretty tightly. The valium worked great last night, though. Mano came over and I picked up dinner for him and S on my way home from Job #2. Now the whole court case thing is just "sort of" getting on my nerves but people at Jobs #1 and #2 are PISSING ME OFF. If one more Spanish-speaking patron at Job #2 gives me an attitude or rolls their eyes b/c I can't speak Spanish fluently, I'm going to say something. Like, "Este es los Estados Unidos!" (Pendejo!) This has happened to me twice in the past 2 weeks, both with women. One guy pissed me off though and when he asked me if I spoke Spanish I lied and said no. All I tell these people is I speak a little Spanish and for them to speak slowly, which I think is fair. If they don't have the decency to come here and learn a little English and at least meet me halfway, then fuck them. I do speak more than a "little" Spanish, but that's my self-protection disclaimer so they don't immediately start rattling off at me.

I went to Italy in 1997. Before I left the U.S., I got Italian language books and tapes and spent a couple of months practicing. When I got there I was able to get a cab all by myself one night, tell her where I was going, and even make a little small talk! HELLO!!!!!!!! (Or should I say, Buon giorno!)

Truth be told, I wish my Spanish was a lot better. It used to be. I wish I had the time/money to take an advanced, conversational Spanish class at Leisure Learning or HCC or someplace like that. But in the meantime, this is still the U.S. I know Texas used to be Mexico. Guess what? It's not anymore and that's a fact we all have to live with, don't we?!?!?!?!??!

I just need to calm down. Today is L.'s b-day and I think we're having a pool party at her house this Sat. She's coming with us to court tomorrow and will be at our house either late tonight or early tomorrow so we can go together, which will be nice. She's going to testify as to what awesome parents S and I are, how happy and healthy the baby is with us, etc. Tomorrow really should be like shooting fish in a barrel. I'm not going to worry about it anymore, let's just get it done. Once again, prayers to the God of your choice would be appreciated!