Tuesday, October 11, 2011

the new normal

Nor·mal (adj) \ˈnȯr-məl\: average, common, everyday, ordinary, routine, standard, run-of-the-mill, unremarkable, usual
  • Throwing toilet paper in the trashcan 
  • Homeless, malnourished dogs, everywhere
  • Washing my hands with cold water and wiping them on my jeans to dry
  • Roosters crowing and dogs barking at all hours of the day, but most notably from 2:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
  • Co-existing with the spiders in the corners of my room and our office
  • Solid dish soap
  • Eating some combination of beans, rice, corn tortillas, potatoes and/or eggs at every meal
  • Tile floors
  • Tissues and paper towels are luxury items
  • Ants that manage to find even the tiniest crumb on my bedroom floor
  • Drinking only bottled water
  • Jelly, mayonnaise and other condiments are not refrigerated
  • Frequent power outages
  • Driving at least thirty minutes to get anywhere - the grocery store, the movie theater, church, the mall
  • Men peeing on the side of the road; some don't even bother to turn their back to you
  • The absence of driving rules; just be aggressive and go with the flow or you'll never get anywhere
  • Receiving the majority of my text messages from Movistar
  • Mosquito bites; my legs look like they've been through a war and lost

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