I have all these dreams...

I want to do so many things that I think my head might explode with emotions. You know that feeling that you get after watching a really deep movie about how someone's life was changed and then they had an awesome life after they did something blah blah blah? Well thats kinda how i feel right now... I really want to go to Argentina to live, and I think that I will be able to do that once I get that teacher's degree I told y'all about before. Here's whats worrying me: I felt almost exactly the same way about a trip (vacation, not long term) to Oaxaca, two weeks ago. And even though i still want to do the Oaxaca trip, I kind of am not as excited as I was about it. Like for example, two weeks ago, I would spend most of my free time investigating Oaxaca and tourist spots and all that stuff, and now I am searching for apartments in Buenos Aires. I think I am getting way ahead of myself. I mean, I still want to do the oaxaca trip and the teacher's degree and argentina, but I feel like i am getting into a pattern where I decide I want something, get excited about it, and then never do it.
I also saw 21 last night and it made me want to work super hard and make a lot of money and be a bawler (baller?), so that was kinda cool cause it inspired me to work hard and work out and make moeny and gamble and try to be smart (like, genius smart) and stuff.
I mostly love movies that cause this sort of inspiration, but sometimes I just end up feeling like I am failing to do anything....
any thoughts?

Salsa Verde

I made Salsa Verde with the maid today. Its embarrassing to be Mexican and not know how to do this sort of thing, so she imparted upon me, her knowledge of salsa verde. I made a slideshow of my experience, but the blogger won't let me upload it. I can't figure out why, if any one knows, please tell me. here's the link: http://s62.photobucket.com/albums/h120/crissdosamantes/?action=view&current=2192b17f.pbw

ps. I think I'm in love with a girl who lives two doors down. Or so the song says, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2Dl3VQ2K2U

Conversation with Ari

Christian: reading jess's blog makes me want to start my own
but i'm not really much of a writer
1:37amAri
do it
1:37amChristian
i don't think you can fake it eitherr
plus i can't spell
1:37amAri
practice makes perfect
me either
1:38amChristian
i think this convo will be the start of my blog
i'm just going to copy paste
and maybe edit somethings that could've been fuinnier
1:38amAri
Ha nice
1:38amChristian
to make me look more clever
clevererer?
oops , i meant cleverer
1:39amAri
yeah u use that
1:39amChristian
what does that mean?
1:40amAri
cleverer isnt a word
1:40amChristian
oh
did i mention that spelling is not my forte?
just saying
1:40amAri
especially not clevererer
1:41amChristian
ha, well that was an accident
to aviod me looking like an idiot, i may just delete this whole clever debate
or not-so-clever debate
1:42amAri
ha

The Cheese Grater for Feet Cheese

Ok, so that might be a really gross tittle, but I find it apt. I can't remember who it was, but there was some way-too-cool-for-school hipster talking about how gross the Ped Egg is. Well I think its really cool, and guess what y'all? My dad just gave me one.
In other news, I made my first attempt at making dumplings today, and I have to say, they were pretty good. The dough around them was a little too thick, but other than that they were delish. Here's what I used:
Dough:
2 cups of all purpose flour
a pinch of salt
Boiling water

Filling:
Ground pork
Ginger, minced (I so nearly wrote ''Ginger, minge'')
Garlic, minced
Scalions
an egg
some corn starch
cabbage
salt
soy sauce


and what i did was this:
I made the dough using the flour, salt and boiling water. Then I needed it. Or did I kneed it? Whatever, I massaged the hell out of it. It was very relaxed by the end of the session.
Then, I combined all of the filling ingredients in a bowl. I made flat circular pads out of the dough and then filled them with the pork. I steamed them in a wok with a steam screen covered in cabbage leaves, for about 10 to 15 minutes.
Oh, I also made a dipping sauce out of a clove of garlic (minced) and the same amount of minced ginger and soy sauce.
It was a quite tasty meal, accompanied by Nopal (cactus) salad and coconut shrimp with orange chipotle sauce.

Thats what I did today.
I also found out about taking a course te get a teacher's degree to be able to teach english to my fellow mexicans. That should be fun.

Don't Expect This Much Blogging Everyday

I just feel kind of excited, now that I have all 3 of you as an audience, (that's right, I checked to see how many people had read it since I created the blog a few hours ago), so now I shall write a lil more before I do other things... The truth is that I don't really have much else to do right now. Its a Tuesday night, and frankly, I don't have that many friends right now. Not that, you know, I'm a loser or anything, its just that I just came back to Mexico a month and a half ago, and my best friend is kinda giving me the silent treatment right now cause I got drunk and peed somewhere I shouldn't have. And, no it was not her bed or any part of her anatomy.
Anyway, back to the point of me not having much to do... so yeah, it pretty much gives me lots of time to surf the web and watch lots of lubetube, um, I mean youtube. Recently, I was searching San Miguel Allende, a small town to the north of Mexico city, on google. I often search this town when I am really bored because I used to live there, and I feel like I am still very connected to it. Honestly, not really because of most of the people; there are very few that I would still consider friends. I don't really know why it sticks in my head. Anyway, so I was searching and I looked up this guy that I knew, who's father I dated (shut up), and found out via his myspace, that the dad had gotten married just a few months ago. Hmmm. I don't know how I feel about that, really. I mean, its not like we were dating for long (I guess about a month), nor did I feel such great attatchment to him. It just felt wierd. I think the reason it was wierd for me was because he got married to a girl that he had met THROUGH ME, who proceeded to steal him from me, really. I mean, she had been my friend, while I was dating him, and I introduced them, and the next thing I know, I see them out at a bar together.... yeah it hurt, but whatever, its not like I was in love with him or whatever.
So here's whats been on my mind: Why am I still thinking about it? I have been thinking two different thoughts; the first one that pops up normally is ''I wish they had broken up soon after they got together, and she had felt heartbroken,'' just to spite her, and then the second one goes something like ''No, I'm glad they are married, at least when it hurt me, it was worth it for them,'' and ''Now she won't be doing that to anyone else now (hopefully).'' I keep saying to myself that I should think positive thoughts like the second ones, because that will make me a better person and karma and blah blah blah, but does the first thought cancel out the karma of the second thought?

I don't know, You tell me, my dear (three) readers.

For Starters

OK, so I am new at this whole blogging thing, and I have only read one before, that of my foodie friend, Jess. So to start you off slow, I will tell a little bit about myself:
I am half mexican, half american, but you wouldn't be able to tell just by looking at me.
I went to culinary school for natural and healthy culinary arts.
I just turned 22 (happy birthday, me!!!)
I just moved back to mexico from new york, where I had been for about 3 years.
I like all sorts of music, including, but not limited to pop, rock, alternative, country (shut up), just a tiny bit of classical, some fun jazzy stuff(but not allot), among other types.
I am a drinker, although watching the real world hollywood has given me the biggest fear of turning into an alcoholic, (which, in turn, makes me want to drink even more).
I am a recovering quiter of the ciggarrettes.
I can't spell, and I am no good with grammar. (Maybe you can't tell from this first entry, but that's just cause I am trying to make a good first impression).
I can't think of anything else to write, but check out my myspace for more about me for the moment.
www.myspace.com/christianalin