well, well, lazy bastard. how long without any post? what have you been doing all this time?

i kno ikno, i shouldve written something for anandalusiangod, but ive been quite busy u c, and now im working on another blog, in spanish.

fuck sake, you traitor. Well, do you have something to talk about? i guess you came ere with an idea in your head, didnt you? What are you going to write about now?

Truth is I dont have any idea, or rather i have a lot of things to write about, so i have to choose a topic, but it takes ages for me to make up my mind.

Ok, so, you prefer an interview?

OK

Let’s see. How do you like Madrid so far?

I do like it. It is much better than i thought. Before coming here I had an image of Madrid wich was totally wrong. I preferred Barcelona, because Barcelona looks like… younger, alternative, european, progressive,  etc. While Madrid was the city of the fascists, old people who vote for the conservative party, a city without views to the sea, a dangerous city of crimes, deeply spanish, dirty, polluted… Reality turned out to be better. I ask myself now, where did i pick those stereotypes from? Madrid is cool. There’re very nice places to chill ou, interesting people around, jazz clubs, infinite possibilities, magic… Of course is dirty and polluted, some areas more than others, it’s a big city.

Good. How many times have you masturbated since you are in Madrid?

Hey! what kind of interview is this?

Ok, ok…, er… What’s the last movie you’ve watched?

My Beautiful Laundrette. It was free with the friday newspaper. It’s not bad. It’s about homosexuals (now you realize, such a gay title), about money, about tradition, about ambition… Another good movie recently watched: Match Point, directed by Woody Allen…, oh, supreme!

Yes, yes. Are you comfortable in your new place? You feel good there?

I feel good in Madrid, I don’t feel like coming back home. I feel like staying here for a long time, cuz here i see a lot of … doors, you know, a lot of things to do. If i go to my homeplace, thatd be like a good portion of my freedom is suddenly cut off. Do i feel comfortable in this flat? I guess so. flatmates are nice people. the flat could be better, yes, but for now im ok.

Plans for today?

No. Weekends are time for meditation and creation. I don’t have any friends yet here. I was going to go out yesterday night, alone, just to have a walk, see the night atmosphere, have a coupla beers… I finally didnt. Today is sunday, so i’ll just stay here in my room, writing, reading and surfing the net.

Good. I think that’s enough. would you like to say something to the people who’s reading us?

oh yes, if they are thinking about coming along to madrid, i found something that might interest them. The New York Times published, in an article about the spanish city, a little funny glossary of useful words. It might interest anyone who’s learning spanish:

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Published: March 25, 2007

What they never taught you in Spanish 101.

Guay (gwhy) Cool.

Cojonudo (ko-ho-NOO-doh) Better than cool.

Me mola (may MO-la) Love it!

Alucino (ah-lu-THEE-no) Can’t believe it!

Paso (PAH-so) Couldn’t care less.

Juerguista (hwer-GHEE-stah) Party animal.

Cutre (KOO-tray) Seedy, lacking class. Sometimes used affectionately, as in, ”Sometimes the most cutre places serve the best tapas.”

Ligar (lee-GAR) To pick up someone.

Hortera (or-TER-ah) Flashy, tacky, kitschy.

Fashion (FASH-yohn) Trendy, obsessed with the latest. Used as an adjective, not necessarily related to clothing, as in, ”The people who hang out in Chueca are really fashion.”

Gente guapa (HEN-tay GWA-pah) Beautiful people.

Pijo (PEE-ho) A posh and conservative type, as in, ”That party at the golf club was crawling with pijos.”