MeXscape

Joss Whedon, the king of camp, my hero and the most under appreciated man in television, has done it again. If you are not watching Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, you are really, really missing out. It's vintage superhero camp in three easy-to-digest webisodes, and you can watch for free at drhorrible.com.

Every time we think we are doing well with our Spanish, something happens to humble us. We do pretty well most days, which is what starts to make us think we are stellar students of the Spanish language. But really, most of the times we are speaking Spanish, we are in control of the situation and dictate the flow of the conversation, which means we are usually shopping or eating out.

It was beautiful music. This morning I heard the low, flatulent bellow of a cruise ship for the first time since the swine flu freak out. There was a press conference at the docks celebrating the arrival of the cruisers after such a long absence. It's funny. I never thought I would find joy in the presence of something I have always found to be a nuisance, but absence makes the heart grow fonder.