Whoa...Dolly?

Dear Blog,

I came to work with Juan this morning and just learned that there is a hurricane called Dolly pounding the Gulf coast of Mexico and Texas. Who knew? I immediately went to weather.com to find out more about this breaking news, and I was greeted by a picture of--you guessed it--Jim Cantore, my favorite hurricane tracker, on South Padre Island. I was surprised to see him wearing goggles, but I guess he is getting older and maybe his eyes can't handle the strong winds the way they used to. Watching Jim and reading about the storm reminded me of tracking Hurricane Isabel in the Peabody computer lab in college and eating at Cracker Barrel (bleh) when it finally hit. I should have gone into the weather business--it truly fascinates me.

Anyway, Blog, I suppose that I should tell you what I have been up to the past few days. If you hadn't already guessed it, we still don't have Internet or cable in our apartment, which would be the reason I just found out about Dolly. Over the weekend, Juan and I did some shopping. On Friday, we bought "El Orfanato" (The Orphanage) and season 2 of the show "La Traficante" (aka "Weeds"). I had already seen "El Orfanato" with Sara (Maddox), but I wanted Juan to see it, and it was still scary the second time. We watched "Weeds" and became totally hooked.

On Saturday, we finally bought a fridge for our apartment. (As I type the word fridge, it makes me think of my dad and how he doesn't like abbreviated words like "fridge" and "mayo." I can't stand Ben Franklin impersonators, so I guess we all have our weird pet peaves.) We also went to Wal-Mart, and we didn't really get lost this time! I say "didn't really" because we did get a bit turned around, but I blame that on D.F.'s poor city planning, which is a complete disaster. Saturday evening, we went to dinner at a Brazilian restaurant, which had really great food and a great live band. We liked the band so much that we got their card and may give them a call about playing at our wedding.

On Sunday, we went grocery shopping and looked for season 3 of "Weeds" but couldn't find it anywhere; instead, we bought season 1 of "Lost." We have been watching "Lost" every night this week and have become completely addicted. Before I left D.C., I watched some of this season's episodes of "Lost" with Gretchen and there is so much from season 1 that is addressed in the current season. It is like all the pieces are falling into place, and I can't wait to watch all the seasons in order!

On Monday, I sent out job applications and didn't even have time to write to you, Blog. I'm sorry. Yesterday, I stayed at home and cleaned. In Mexico City, things get very dusty and dirty very fast. When the smog settles, it leaves this gross layer of filth, so we have to sweep all the time. I really wish that I had brought my red slippers with me, but I guess I forgot them or threw them away or something. I miss the shuffling sound they used to make when I walked around on the hardwood floor. I am sure that Elena misses that sound, too. Now, I have to walk around in socks all the time, which I don't like because I can't just slip them off when I put my feet on the chair. Oh, well.

I will write to you as soon as I can, Blog--I promise.

Much love,
Jenny en la ciudad