El Sur has good cheap eats

This is a small restaurant that serves good Mexican Food. The food is not like the fancy mexican restaurants, but more like what you would have at a Carne Asada (BBQ) at a family party. They serve rice and beans, and a tortillas with most meals, the drinks have free refills; even Horchata! They have these great 6 dollar specials with really big portions. The specials include, enchiladas, tacos, fish, steak, fajitas, etc. the kind of food your mom would cook you (if your Mexican of course) It is a great alternative to fast food, especially since the price is right!

Please get I wanna dance with somebody out of my head

I wanna dance with somebody by Whitney Houston

Back in the late eighties this was on every third video on MTV and VH1

I love you.. you love me by Barney

Have you ever had small children, and had to hear and watch a video every day?

I kissed girl by Katy Perry

This song annoys me, and the over played it.

When the rescue ship comes, I'll tell 'em:

give me a nice set of knives and a chicken to lay some eggs and a goat so I could have milk and cheese. Please bring me some supplies and tiolet paper and some seeds. If you happen to have it on you a solar powered ipod. Thanks!

Leave a party if you see You see people going to the bathroom in groups of three or more

These are my suggestions born of my own and my friends experiences, that said it describes almost every party I have ever been to. Be careful, and watch your drinks, do not accept drinks for strangers, and do not drink from drinks you have put down. Know that you are responsible for your own safety.

You see people going to the bathroom in groups of three or more
This is pretty sure indicator that large amounts of drugs are being used/sold.

A bright shining light keeps passing over the windows
This means the ghetto bird is out and the party is probably already surrounded by cops.

You hear fireworks going off
This is really bad sign, since fireworks are banned in most states, this generally means you are getting shot at, leave quickly!

You think you are having a highschool flashback.
This means the party has been overrun by underaged drinkers, and you should leave quickly to avoid arrest.

You were invited to a party but find only a few guys there
(for girls, or possibly boys depending on the situation)

This generally means your hosts have plans for you, that you may not like. Do Not Enter, Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect 200 Dollars. Run Away!

Family Trees

So lately I have been working on my family tree. This is a huge task, especially in Mexican families. I mean there are so many of us. For example both my Mom and Dad have 12 brothers and sisters. Some of whom they barely know. I have 40+ first cousins on my mother's side, and 30+ my father's side; I couldn't begin to guess at how many second and third cousins I have. Besides, who knows how those labels work. I can never figure out how to refer to my cousins kids in relation to my daughter, are they 3rd cousins, second cousins once removed. I don't know. I just know there are a lot of them.

The task becomes more and more complicated because so many of my parents siblings were born in the same year from multiple women, because my grandfather's were womanizers; yes both of them. Can you imagine trying to unravel that mess? The final difficulty of course is that so many of my ancestors weren't born here in the states so the standard tools do not apply. Every family has a record keeper though and I think I have found them in each side of my family. My maternal grandmother is very much alive and recently told me she has her family tree written down at home. And my dad's oldest brother seems to have at least the names of my grandparents parents and grandparents. So I begin my journey, I'll let you know how it goes. I may even tell a few family secrets. In a family this big you know there is plenty of scandal.

You can call me...

fist holds bleeding heart