What happens in Brazil, mostly stays in Brazil...

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Here are some highlights:

• The rehersal dinner consisted of barbecued meats, and a lot of Guaraná. I'm sure I broke the Word of Wisdom.
  
• I experienced the biblical phrase "greet one another with a holy kiss." This is opposed to an unholy kiss... I actually never quite felt comfortable enough to make the kissing noise, but it was a new cultural experience. I think somewhere in between the hand shake and the kiss there has to be an acceptable greeting.
• The wedding of my good friend Felipe (which was the reason for the trip) was very nice. Although it started at 8:30 PM, and went to 4:00 AM. Even the elderly folk know how to get down on the dance floor in Brazil. I also had a lot more Guaraná. Probably broke the WoW again.
  
• Perhaps as divine punishment for my gluttony, had a nice case of food poisoning. Gosh it was fun. I'll spare the details here, but apparently a bunch of other wedding-goers got the Ronaldo Runs as well. Don't eat the beef!
• Spent a few days at a beach in Saõ Sebastiaõ. The weather was very nice. I had never been that close to the equater before. You can get burned in 10 minutes in the sun.
• A group of elderly Japense ladies were in line ahead of me at the airport. One of them started mumbling something in my direction in Japanese about the long line, so I responded back. Of course, they were all amazed at my sweet Japanese skills, as was the Delta worker. I said yeah but I don't speak any Portuguese, and the Japanese lady and I had a nice shared moment where we agreed that Portuguese was muzukashii da ne! (very difficult!)

Cheezburger Roundup 2

Losing my street cred...

...via tagging. What are friends for? Thanks Tara. :)

8 shows I like:

• Lost
• Arrested Development
• The X-Files
• The Office
• Bones
• West Wing
• Burn Notice
• The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. (duh)

8 restaurants:

• CoCo Ichiban! (Japanese Curry - Japan & Hawaii)
• Gyukaku (Yakiniku - Japan, Hawaii, and ?)
• Noodles & Company
• Fresco Italian Cafe (in SLC)
• Panda Express (seriously, as long as the orange chicken is not more than 3 days old)
• The Mandarin (in Bountiful, UT)
• Mendocino Café (NorCal)
• MacDo Breakfast. I love bacon egg and cheese biscuits. Even after Supersize Me.

8 things I've done today:

• Commented online about gay marriage, abortion, and whether or not Hugh Hefner is a polygamist.
• Took LG to the park.
• Read about Psychiatric interviews and Mental Status Exams, and hopefully this time I can remember the difference between affect and mood.
• Practiced facial recognition of emotion with a nifty online training.
• Played basketball for work, and got hot flashes afterwards.
• Watched LG cry (with some really big tears) when his attachment behavioral system was activated this morning, to the extent that I started crying myself.
• Laundry.
• Practiced the piano for the December choir performance.

8 things I am looking forward to:

• The John Gottman training in San Francisco in November.
• Being done with my doctoral applications.
• The EFT training in San Diego in January.
• Winter break.
• The end of the Bush administration.
• The theatrical version of The Road.
• Going to Brasil next month!
• My next date with Nat.

8 things on my wish list:

• A Blu-Ray player, as soon as they drop below $2 billion each.
• An iPhone, 16 gig.
• Better emotional regulation.
• Better teaching skills.
• Better computer hacking skills?
• A Ph.D., a job at a friendly university, and a small private practice.
• This bike.
• A friendly, roomy place for Keiko the dog to frolic.