This is the one thing I do every day, no matter what.

This is the one thing I do every day, no matter what. My Spanish is coming along. ❤️

This is super different from the links I posted last.

This is super different from the links I posted last. This is chill, long weekend vibes from Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso. 🤎

I have shared a few posts about Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso...

I have shared a few posts about Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso and I've gotten not even 1 like on any of them (except for the post saying I've got concert tickets). It's disappointing, but if y'all want to sleep on these musicians, then that's your loss.

I know that not everyone has the time (yay layoff!) or the neurodivergent superpower of hyperfocus, so I'm about to help y'all out. I don't claim to know their pronouns or how they define themselves, nor do I have a good read on their sexual orientations. There is a lot that I don't know. I'm only level 23 Spanish on Duolingo, so there's a lot I still don't understand. Most of what I've gathered has been through translation, so keep that in mind.

What I do know is that they're from Buenos Aires, Argentina, have been friends since they were 6, and attended school for music. They're 31. They're hot as hell. They have a great sense of humor. They are brilliant musicians. And they are finally getting the recognition they deserve (although not from anyone on my friends list, I guess).

They've been making music for a long time, together as well as separately. They did the Tiny Desk Concert on NPR in October of 2024 for Latin Music Month, and that seems to have pushed them more international. The Tiny Desk concert is perfection, despite them only having a few days with backup singers/other musicians on top of being sick. It's a quick 17 minutes consisting of 5 of what are now some of my favorite songs. In a short interview, Ca7riel says it's just them with "no makeup" and Paco says it really shows their essence. You do not have to understand Spanish to enjoy this music; however, the Tiny Desk Concert has English captions.

https://youtu.be/9kqnsoY94L8?si=HzMyEeukgZUe9N4U

From what I gather, after the Tiny Desk Concert, they put out an album called Papota, which according to Google Translate means "Pop", but I read somewhere that that is also the name of a steroid.  It has commentary on gaining international fame and what all they'd be expected to do to get that fame (things like get plastic surgery, work out, learn English, make a song with a hashtag). Y'all, the way they poke fun at and shirk those "requirements" are *chef's kiss* perfection. From a song called Imposter where they say they feel like they are imposters after the attention from the Tiny Desk Concert to a song called #Tetas (#Tits) where they're imitating a boy band and feeling not like themselves and perhaps trying to conform because in later videos they show up in muscled bodysuits... Shit, it's the best thing I've seen (or heard) in a long time. 😍 (Gimme a heart ears emoji already!)

Link to the Papotas short film. It's a story and makes sense viewed this way.

https://youtu.be/zYc1qMe_kpc?si=Tf0YQF-eUcbykOxp

Their album previous to Papota and the Tiny Desk Concert is called Baño Maria, and all the songs played at the Tiny Desk Concert are from this album. This short film just puts the songs in sequence and tells another story. If you ask me to choose a favorite song, I literally can't, although Baby Gangsta, Dumbai, and El Único live rent-free in my head forever now.

https://youtu.be/j6hZv58R2tM?si=L30foxjJJe3Kp6ey

Who doesn't love authentic people just unabashedly being themselves? That's my favorite people, for real. I love the rule-breakers and the people who don't take themselves too seriously. And to do it with that much style and musicality... Fuck, it's delicious.

I also don't know if it's a cultural thing or what, but you can tell these friends are close. Their is no presence of toxic masculinity in anything they do and it's beautiful and refreshing.

I cannot stress enough that I am FAR from the only person taken with them. The show closest to me (in Phoenix) is already sold out and Houston says it has "last tickets available." I don't know if they have a full US tour planned in the future, which is why I'm not taking a chance on missing them this time. Their rising fame is a testament to the musicians that they are. I was just trying to be the one to put y'all on.

🤎❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤍🖤

I got tickets to see Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso...

I got tickets to see Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso in Houston in October.  It's a 13-hour drive, but I don't even care.  Phoenix would've been closer, but it sold out.  There's a possible weather warning, so the event may be changed or canceled, but I'm happy to support them whether I get to see them or not. They are rocking my world and I want more! ❤️❤️❤️

No one wants to watch the long ones.

No one wants to watch the long ones. How about a shorter one? I can't get this one out of my head. 😂

Can't stop, won't stop. Really worth a listen or 300.

Can't stop, won't stop. Really worth a listen or 300.

My current obsession. I love these guys:

My current obsession. I love these guys:

At the end of September...

At the end of September I said I was going to start playing the games for 2024. I completed all of them. I also finished the half of games I left unfinished in 2020.

I've already started on 2021. I already know I'm gonna try to play every game dating back to 2015. I'm ridiculous and it's just a thing I have to do. I don't have a time limit on myself, though. It's more fun that way.

I've decorated! Look at my beautiful Santa Grub!

I've decorated! Look at my beautiful Santa Grub!

My friend James R Russell posted some creatures he made in a bug group I follow. I fell in love with his creations immediately. I asked him very nicely if I could purchase a bug from him and he agreed.

He doesn't have a storefront yet, but if you'd like a small creature, definitely hit him up. This is a beautifully detailed grub, and his packaging was unconventional, eco-friendly, and fun to open.

I'll definitely be keeping my eyes out to see what he makes next!

❤️❤️❤️

Every day I wake up and take my meds...

Every day I wake up and take my meds with whole Lactaid milk. Lately I've been putting creamer in my milk for a little flavor boost.

If I'm lazy and hungry I will have milk as a meal. If I'm lazy and/or not hungry, I just don't eat anything else. Of course, if I'm actually hungry I eat food.

Throughout the day I drink ice water.

Until now.

Since it's been cold I don't feel as thirsty and have been struggling to drink enough water. I can tell that I need to drink more, but I just don't want it.

Recently I've been downing Seltzer water with coconut syrup and creamer. It's probably more sugar than I need, but after I use up this coconut syrup I'm going to replace it with sugar-free.

I am so freaking hydrated. It's ridiculous how much I'm drinking right now. I finish one tall glass and immediately make another. It seems dumb to waste my ice since we have to battle Bear for it every time. 😂

One of my coworkers recommended that I get a SodaStream. I don't know. Gadgets are neat, but do any of y'all have one and do you recommend it? Would it actually save me money over time?

I'm stuck - both physically and mentally.

I'm stuck - both physically and mentally. I have a sleeping cat on my lap and Facebook keeps showing me videos from furniture flippers and they are super satisfying to watch. I hate it when my brain doesn't want to stop what it's doing and let me be responsible. 😅😂

Why...

Why is everyone's weather app going crazy? 😂

Regarding the post before last...

Regarding the post before last where I mentioned being locked out of my hotel room...

I just woke up and not being able to say "locked out" in Spanish was on my mind. I just realized that by doing Duolingo for barely over 50 days I actually could have communicated my needs to her. "Cerrado" and pointing to the door, "No llaves" for no keys, and "Estudiar español" would probably let her know I'm trying. I could've even said "roja" and pointed to my crotch to let her know I was on my period if I wanted to. 😂

That's crazy. I never thought I'd be speaking Spanish, and I know that is some broken-ass, baby Spanish, but I need to internalize the fact that I CAN communicate to some degree now. I'm honestly pretty mind blown.

Too bad I was in panic mode when I saw her and not thinking clearly. What a missed opportunity to connect with her better.

Someone was watching TV in my hotel room.

Someone was watching TV in my hotel room. The remote wasn't under the TV where it's been since I checked in. I haven't turned the TV on since I've been here.

When I got back from activities today, the TV was on, the remote was on the nightstand, and some doors and lighting were different than how I left them.

I checked any possible hiding spaces in the room and it's empty. My belongings are undisturbed.

I'm gonna be honest - I do not care. If someone was doing their job with the TV on or just resting, either way, it's fine.

The people who work here have been exceptionally friendly and have helped my directionally-challenged, lost ass so many times over the last few days. I even locked myself out of my room earlier today with no phone, leggings on (not really how I want to be seen at a work event), and having just started suddenly bleeding out because yay random periods that come with HRT. The last thing I wanted to do was walk the journey up to the main hotel in period-stained leggings to ask for help. Thankfully, one of the ladies who clean here found someone who could let me back in, despite the fact that I couldn't say "locked out" to her in Spanish.

I hope it was she who watched her show or took a rest.

I just made my first multi-lingual joke...

I just made my first multi-lingual joke and I didn't feel that Shaun appreciated it enough, so:

I'm going to bed early. It's cold and I'm tired and I'm even done with Duolingo for the night.

... I'm done with my habla-gations.

(Because I'm learning Spanish on Duolingo. GET IT!?)

Well, even if no one else thinks it's funny, I do and I'm proud of it. 😂😂😂

De nada y buenas noches. ❤️

Wal-Mart just sent me two shirts in the wrong color...

Wal-Mart just sent me two shirts in the wrong color rather than the one shirt I ordered in the correct color. 🤦🏻

To be fair, neither color selection would look nice on me. I just wanted a shirt with a collar that I could pull up over my nose in case of cold nose or dog farts. 😂

Maybe I should just take the W?

A couple of weeks ago...

A couple of weeks ago I went to the dentist because the gum behind my very back tooth was hurting. There was a small lump and it was painful and the gum was swollen and pulling away from the tooth.

The dentist blasted something out of the space where the back of my back tooth touched the gum (probably a popcorn kernel). It slowly started to feel better; not completely, but better. However, the lump persisted.

Today the lump felt sharp. I made Shaun look in my mouth, and he saw something. He tweezed this out of my gum. It's hard and sharp. I'm pretty sure it's a tooth fragment that was left behind when I had my bottom wisdom teeth removed... 20-ish years ago. 😳

No wonder my gum was upset. That's a lot going on at once!

I have a follow-up at my dentist after work today. I could've let him tweeze my fragment out, except that I couldn't. There was no way I was gonna be able to leave that alone. 😂

Facebook is advertising these 2 things to me...

Facebook is advertising these 2 things to me and honestly, they nailed it. Boots are on sale for $55. Jacket is not, but I am nothing if not patient.

I just never leave the house anymore, so like... why buy more clothes? 😂😂😂 I really want to, though!

I just looked over at my phone and this was the screen. 😂

I just looked over at my phone and this was the screen. 😂

Google, are you UPSET?! 😂😂😂 Nobody was talking to you!

I don't go in places much, so...

I don't go in places much, so I don't always find new delicious things... But today I did.

Dinorah and Jonathon, I got this at Albertsons, so I don't know if a store near you might have it. But it's worth a shot.