A case of the Mondays

So, I realized late Friday night that I was probably deliriously hungry when I wrote Friday's last post...hence the shout out to my tortellini.

Anyway, this weekend went the way of most Curridabat weekends, it took hours to do almost nothing...Drank a lot of cafe with Jus, read a little bit, and generally was very unproductive.

Friday, Jus, Nick, Christian, Alex, and I went to the Museo de Arte y Diseno Contemporaneo (Museum of Contemporary Art and Design) for the opening of an exhibition on art and curatorship (is that what the word is in English, mom?). The works were really amazing...a fotonovela, some video projects, performance art - two people sharpening machetes - (I heard later that the woman cut herself as part of the work...hmmm...interesting...), a really neat visual/audio piece on the meaning, purpose, and creation of art.

They were also displaying some pieces from the permanent collection, including a piece called Trucos para touristas (Tricks for tourists), which featured a dark native riding a huge lizard while two anglo, almost elizabethan figures looked on. Also, there was silencio espinozo - burlap coffee bags sown together with the shape of Costa Rica repeated all over it. Over every Costa Rica, there was a closed zipper. Then, the burlap was covered with thorns. Very cool.

The food was yummy too, although Nick and I hit the food line too late to get sushi and little chopsticks. Still, the mini tortas espanolas made up for it. Afterwards, Nick, Alex, and I stopped by Cafe Mundo for a drink (hurray, Mojito!) then home to crash from our museum fatigue.

Saturday, Jus and I went on a shopping expedition...new purse to replace the stolen H&M one. It turned into a very exciting shopping day and I went home with 2 new pairs of cute shoes from Payless (yes, I shop at Payless in Costa Rica...I can't help it!).

Then we went to Christian's soccer game - they won, which was exciting, and Jus got the last goal on video on her digital camera. Then home for a quick dinner, then off to Los Parales with Chris M. Carlitos and another friend ended up joining us, but we all went home early because Chris had a game Sunday and Terra U. was closed!

Yes, that's right...Terra is closed. Rumor has it it should be open again tonight, bt who knows....The storied flying around are about the health board...but I think that one's a lie unless they're talking about the girls bathroom...and about legal problems with the security guys...that I believe, having seen them kick people out before. Anyway, it should all be resolved by tonight, but hey, isn't that what they said about Cielo...and it NEVER reopened!

So, Sunday Jus, Christian, and I went to Chris M.'s game. Sadly, they lost 3-0 to Nicoya (Chorotega)...whose fans were insane. There was a woman next to us who didn't stop screaming the whole game. They all wore green and red and sang and screamed and that's nothing compared to first division games or national games.

After, I stayed with the guys to watch the juvenil league play. Then, we went and hung out in front of William and Gaby's super...right near my old house. I suddenly realized that I was sitting there with all the guys I used to curse under my breath when I wanted to go into the Super on a Sunday...the ones who make comments and serenade girls who walk by... very strange to be on the other side of that - to be sitting with all of them, being nice and respectful and funny and offering me their chinese food.

I'm feeling like this week I'm probably going to get no work done. Everyone in the entire country (well, practically) goes on vacation Friday for Holy Week. We're all just sort of biding time till vacation. I for one am harta of all my work. I just want to run away to the beach before the rainy season comes back! Plus, my mom comes to visit at the end of Semana Santa and we're heading to Tamarindo for a girls' week. Ahhhh! I want vacation now!!!!!!