Today after work, I joined my roommate at the Centro Nacional de las Artes for a forum on art and science. I must admit, I didn’t know what to expect, but I was looking forward to a few of the presentations, especially one by Dava Newman from MIT, who happens to be the advisor for [...]
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Oh, my!
Well… sometimes accidents happen. Speaking hypothetically, of course, what would you do if you were to have, say, 4lbs of mushrooms? Not the regular ‘ole gringo-white button mushrooms, or something tasty and manageable like portabellas, but 4lbs or random, woody, funky-looking fungi?
One of the hazards of living in another culture and in another [...]
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Yeah, yeah, I know! It’s about time for another taco count update.
Today, my friend Liz (if she blogged, I’d put link here) and I grabbed dinner at El Califa, a “taqueria” in La Condesa. I put taqueria in quotes because the place is about as Mexican as Chili’s, the B&G back in the states. Now, [...]
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Previous BBC report on art in the Mexico City Metro. I’ll have more to say later in the year, I’m sure!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7503867.stm
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After several failed attempts, I’ve realized that I just don’t have it in me today to write some type of amusing/smarmy comment in regards to this link. But if you can think of one, please do not hesitate to comment.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7693386.stm
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Well, it’s been quite a day… bought some furniture from a guy selling on a nearby street corner and then went to see my first fútbol game! I feel the need for sleep right now, but I wanted to write a little, even if only to capture my current thoughts….
America (del D.F.) vs. Las Chivas [...]
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Wow, our apartment was quite the mess this morning! I guess that’s what happens when you invite your friends to a party and they invite their friends. Bottles, cigarette butts, empty cups…. stray pieces of wine-soaked fruit… But after a stray soldier round-up and a lot of mopping (actually twice!) and the dirt that was [...]
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Well, I’ve painted my room. Yellow and an orange called “Catalán” that turned out to be more like creamsicle and less like gold. I selected the colors at the paint store down the street from my place… they looked like a nice combination when I put the catalogues together, but now I’m having second thoughts. [...]
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A key staple of the Mexican culinary street scene is the taco. A corn (or, sometimes, flour) tortilla stuffed with most anything; cactus, steak, tripe, cesos (brains!), etc. The most popular type is al pastor, which is pork meat roasted on a vertical spit, akin to a kebab. The roasted meat from the outer part [...]
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Cheap-o recipe for some Mexican soup.
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