Last night, my friends Pepe and Paty had their second child, a baby girl named Ana (not Dora, no matter how much I lobbied for it). Congratulations to the parents and to the older brother and long time drinking buddy Diego as well as to the rest of the family.Ana was born at 11:09 PM, with perfect timing: right after the U.S.A. VS Argentina matchand a the night before my trip to Houston to see The Police. She weighted 3.26 Kg. Everyone is healthy and happy, especially the mom who regains her mobility.

My next-door neighbor recently built this on her front yard:

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 I’m not sure what it is. My best guess so far is that it is a memorial monument commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Six Day War. Whatever it is, it makes it easier for people to find my house (“it’s the one by the trench”), so it is a welcome addition. I just hope that traffic in the block won’t increase too much, you know, with all the tourists showing up and stuff.Do you have any guesses? Please comment.

The toilet is the most important seat in a house. It’s where all reading is done. It’s where the daily meditation happens. It’s where Tetris records are shattered. A small, round, uncomfortable toilet is unacceptable and inhumane.

Alejandro Zepeda (a.k.a El Destroyer – hater of Peruvians), Gustavo Castro and I, sharp fellas as we are, know that. We are all victims of the small, round, uncomfortable toilet but decided to do something about it. Taking advantage of the excelent City of Austin Toilet Replacement Program (does your city have one?) we got the first two of six (for three houses) new, nice, oval-shaped, comfortable and efficient toilets. So not only do we get fresh new thrones, but they’re free and they save water. We installed the ones at Zepeda’s house today (and Sayuri made chilaquiles). I’ll be ordering mine next.

No catch whatsoever. I think.

I could go ice skating in the street right now. Cars are covered by a centimeter of ice. This is not something that happens every day in Austin, Texas.

And tomorrow it seems like it will be colder.

Let’s see what my weather widget has to say:

…and I feel weak and tired. Nothing a few tequilas can’t cure.

Last week, Nathan Finkelstein moved to Austin to pursue an MBA in UT.

Also, Arturo Karakowsky moved in as an exchange student. He is also as of last week my housemate. He is a decent FIFA player… goodbye productivity.

The Marcos Kirsch Experience® welcomes them both to the beautiful city of Austin.

Coming soon: photos from the move…

May the force be with youOriginally uploaded by moikirsch.
Update 7/12/2005: Moi did not send the pictures so I’ll just link to his flickr album

• 1 can of chiles serranos
• 1 onion
• 1 tomato
• 30 tortillas
• salsa
• 1/2 Gallon of orange juice
• 8 large eggs

$18

• 400 grams of dried meat

$80 (mexican pesos)

• Machacado con huevo for breakfast the morning after a big party

Priceless