Foreigner in Stereo

I wanna know what love iiiiiiiis and I want you to show me!
In case you were wondering, "Foreigner Unplugged" is even better in a pimped out Guadalajara Taxi cab. Thursday I was lucky enough to hitch a ride with Aaron, the coolest taxista this side of the Sierra Madres. Not only did he have a sweet DVD player and a mountain of music videos at the ready, but he also had enough woofers and tweeters and the like to provide a true surround sound experience.
During the Foreigner portion of the trip he turned to me and said, "Do you know who sings this song? These are some great lyrics."
Indeed, Aaron, indeed.



I'm often asked what it is that brings me to Mexico over and over again. I usually reply with some lame answer like, "Tequila!" or "Beans!" But, after Thursday I think I"m closer to my answer. This country has some of the best free entertainment you could ever imagine. After my cab ride, I took a bus home and was treated to a serenade by this adorable blind girl whose guitar was held together with duct tape. Her voice was clear, sincere and it took my breath away.

Urban Art Discovery

After long days of staring at my computer screen, my favorite activity is going out and wandering the mean streets of Guadalajara.


According to my new friend, Jesus the house's maintenance man, the house belongs to the Jalisco Secretary of Tourism. When I asked him what the significance was, he said, "I don't know I don't speak English." I'm still intrigued, and I'm going to try to find out more.

Here's another piece of urban art. I call it, "Sad Che Guevara."

Aaaaaand I'm Back

This...


is why I'm back in town. Why was the cast of "Cats" hanging out in the middle of the street? I don't know and I don't care.

Would you say it is a multimedia?

So, today I went of Oficina Depot to get a new keyboard because I've been writing so much on my tiny iBook that my wrists were starting to feel like peanut brittle. There were several keyboards I was considering and I wanted to take the ergonomic one out of the box and try it out before I spent 367 pesos. So, I approached two salesmen, but I guess I interrupted their heated discussion because this is how the conversation went:
Me:Hi, can I open this keyboard box?
Guy 1:No, see it's taped shut. Why do you need to open it. Its the same as all the other ones.
Me: No its not.
Guy 1: Oh I guess it has multimedia.
Guy 2: Yes, yes, multimedia.
Finally, I decided on the cheap one rather than sit around and prolong the conversation that
It reminded me of this: