February 3, 2013
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Report # 968
Well I’m up at just before 10:00 am today, though I just completed what was by far my longest sleep of 2013, and maybe in the last few years. I was in bed just before 10:00 pm…. basically sleeping 12 hours. I was super tired after only sleeping around six hours the other night, but I didn’t imagine I would have slept so many last night. The internet wasn’t working so well last night and I was feeling tired and depressed so I just slept !
After running on Thursday afternoon I came home and had a shower and then went out and had lunch at VIPS. I got a discount card for February so it was worth going again. Basically a person could go there five times a month and always receive at least 20 % off so it’s definitely a great place to go. On Thursday evening I went through the movie collection that the guy has here and I watched My Sassy Girl, which was a silly romantic comedy from about five years ago.
I ran again on Friday and came home and had a shower and then I headed to the Galerias mall to go to Cinépolis and watch Bullet to the Head. Basically it was a Sylvestor Stallone action movie with tons of violence, so while it won’t be winning any awards, it was at least entertaining. Afterwards I had lunch at Wok and read the paper for about and hour. I decided to pick up an ice cream cone before leaving but the line was so long I waited for over half an hour.
In the evening I checked the migration site to see if there was any updates on my case and it said that for February 1 my documents had been passed on to the foreign affairs people, three weeks after the company had delivered my documents and my case was assigned. So while nothing has been solved yet, at least more progress was made. If I don’t have an answer by Friday evening I guess I’ll be making a trip to Texas for a few days as I won’t be able to stay in the country for more than 180 days without leaving.
If I’m out of here by this day next week, I’d be gone in about 175 days, so it would be a perfect day to pack up. I have found out that I have a friend from Ecuador who will be in Texas around that time as well, so I would be able to spend a day or two with her in Dallas. From what I’ve seen it would be cheapest to fly to San Antonio and then I could take a bus to Dallas. I’d like to see Houston too, but I really can’t be spending too much money, so I have to do a little more research.
After spending maybe five days in Texas I would fly back to Monterrey and wait here until I receive the authorization, and then I would fly back to Vancouver and do what I have to do there to finish the process and get the visa. I would fly directly back to Vancouver if I had answers by Friday evening, but with Monday being a holiday, and there only being four more business days, I really don’t think that will be possible unfortunately.
I didn’t run yesterday as I wanted to give myself a break after running for a week straight, but after eating all that I did yesterday I am wishing I did run. After typing this entry up and commenting everyone I definitely will be running. I talked to my grandmother and aunt by Skype for about an hour yesterday morning and then I just had a shower and relaxed for a bit before walking up to the mall and seeing Mama. It was a horror movie by Guillermo Del Toro though it was so weird it didn’t really appeal much to me.
I bought a few things from HEB after and then made an order and walked up to Super Salads to pick it up. It must have been the two chocolate bars I had after the tortilla soup and sandwhich, but of course I didn’t feel too great after. It’s the same story with me all the time. I eat too much garbage and don’t feel so great, and then run in the morning and feel energized and great again. Even if I can just cut out those chocolate bars I think I’d be feeling a lot better !
I watched another one of the movies here yesterday night, Shrooms, and it was just so silly. It was just another one of those movies with American tourists who go to another country, this time Ireland and do stupid things….. this time trying wild mushrooms to give themselves hallucinations. Of course there is some crazy person out in the forest killing everyone so that sort of makes everyone else think they have gone crazy.
This reminds me of simular movies such as where the tourists go to Brazil, and they go on a tour bus only to find out that it’s a trap and they get kidnapped and some crazy doctor wants to cut them up to steal their organs. Or the Ruins where some tourists find an ancient Mayan ruin in Mexico and they all get killed, or of course Hostel where they are in Slovakia I believe. I wonder how many people take these movies seriously and don’t go to these places because of what they saw !
Basically after the movie ended I talked to some people on the computer for a while and then decided to just sleep and that’s how I got my 12 hour slumber, waking up twice, at 3:00 am and 8:00 am. So now that I’m fully re-energized, I will be getting to bed at a decent hour tonight and getting up around 10:00 tomorrow. I read an article the other day about a former cheerleader for the Baltimore Ravens. She says she was not allowed to take part in the Superbowl because she gained under 2 pounds.
At first I thought that was absolutely outrageous and who cares if someone puts on what amounts to be almost nothing, but I was reading some of the comments left by some of the people, and one of them made a very interesting point. Someone pointed out that cheerleaders are basically hired for how they look, so they are fired for how they look as well. While this seems extremely harsh, I do think that is true and that any cheerleader not knowing that beforehand would be very naive.
Obviously there is great talent involved in cheerleading as well, that I am 100 % sure of, so it has to do with more than just how some girl looks, but from what I’ve read, a lot of the football teams take the weight of a cheerleader very seriously and they have a perfect weight area for each member, and if someone goes over their perfect weight or under their perfect weight, they will have problems. Still I think the rules should be lightened up a little bit, I mean none of the tens of thousands of people in the stands is going to notice or really care if a cheerleader weights even two pounds more or less.
This sort of story sends a real bad message to people, especially women, and that is what I’m worried about here. I’ve wrote before about the modeling industry and how I think it’s responsible for the deaths of not only some of its models, but people trying to emulate them, and a story like this really strikes the same chord. No one should be made to feel like garbage just for putting on a pound or two, and that’s what is really wrong about this story.
While the cheerleader herself I’m sure knew of the strict rules before signing on, it’s the message that it sends to so many more women out there that I believe is very disappointing. The Baltimore Ravens should change their decision and allow this girl to be a part of the cheerleading squad for today’s game, by not doing so they are really not setting a good example for women and that is something the whole team should be concerned about.
Now I was going to end it there, but I might as well be fair and criticize the San Francisco 49ers as well. From what I have read some players denied taking part in a video for anti-bullying against gay young people, and of course there were comments from one player about how he couldn’t accept having a gay player on his team. I’ve been to San Francisco before, and I can’t imagine this news and these comments go well.
San Francisco is a very modern and diverse city that really appreciates and respects gay people and their rights. So the 49ers football team really have shot themselves in the foot with these news articles that have come out in the past week. While I hardly doubt this will stop the majority of people from cheering for them whole hardheartedly during the Super Bowl, I would think At least from what I have heard the player has apologized for his comments and will begin making it up to the LGBT community in the near future.
So there I’ve scolded both teams so now they can get on and play their Super Bowl and just get the season over for once and for all. I will say that San Francisco will win by a touchdown ! For the next question:
What do you think about the comments and news regarding the model with the Baltimore Ravens and the LGBT issues involving the San Francisco 49ers ?I will leave you all with some photos from Paseo Santa Lucía. Take care and I’ll talk to you all on Wednesday, bye for now.
Comments (4)
Nice pictures. Hopefully you will get some concrete answers before Friday.
I’ve slept for over 12 hours before. I don’t know how, but it has happened on more than one occasion.
Movies all sounded interesting. I hope you’re keeping count. I’m sure you’ll be amazed at the number by the end of 2013.
Eating a lot is ok, I think, because your running does cut it out, but you would probably feel better if you passed on a treat or 2. Never bad to treat yourself, though.
I think it is awful that the cheerleader isn’t allowed to perform in the superbowl, but I think it isn’t wrong of them. Sure, the message given to women in the world, but cheerleaders… They’re mostly watched because they are attractive. I highly doubt many people enjoy watching cheerleaders perform because of their “talent.”
Progress is progress and I’m glad some of your paperwork seems to be moving. Hope you get your travel plans sorted out. My sister lives in Houston and it’s okay, but I wasn’t blown away or anything.
i love the clean canal going through the city, though it maybe a man made canal. still, it brings a lot to the charm of the place. as for the football teams, i’m not familiar with them. but one coming from the city of san francisco, one would think that the whole team would be more welcoming to the idea of having a gay player within the team. cause it’s all about the game, not who they sleep with behind closed doors. oh well, guess the world is never perfect. you bound to find disagreement anywhere.