I can't keep up with all the social activities. Paul is right about it keeping down productivity. [inlink]paul,amp;1218[/inlink] Now there's Thursday in the Square, Wednesday movies at Bachus, Indie Rock night at Luna and Off-The-Wall on Wednesdays, Thursday e-peep night at the Pink, Taste of Buffalo and all of the thousand other festivals, plus all the regular happenings. How am I supposed to be a productive member of society?

Azurexeruza - I agree wholeheartedly with Liz. For most women, the thought of long hair brings to mind images of a disgusting unkempt mop. But when a boy has nice long hair, we generally love it.

Beast and Metalpeter - I love reading your journals. Maybe you can start a new society based on every nympho's favorite primate - the bonobo. Everyone has random partners (many female-female when males are not near) and when conflicts arise, sex is the answer. I know that if I were always sexually satisfied, I wouldn't get too cranky. Just cover yourselves in latex please.

Had fun with the boys and company at the festival yesterday. The Steam Donkeys were fun as always. I thought Matthew would like their rockabilly tunes - hopefully he did.

Southernyankee is a total crack-up. We might have to start training her so she builds up a tolerance.

The birds were chirping when I got home this morning. Working on 2 hours of sleep is getting challenging.

Went to the Pink again last night. I ran into a guy I dated a while back, and it made me wonder why I still haven't figured this whole dating/sex/love thing out yet. I thought by the time you were 25 you were supposed to know everything about everything. To my dismay, I'm pushing 30 and I still don't know what the fuck is going on.

Mike and Jill - I am totally up for some e-stripper dodgeball.

Paul - why don't you want a 2-headed human baby? What's the problem?

Lilho - changes are rough. Take your time and go easy on yourself.

Beth and I went to see the new version of the Stepford Wives. I expected the same film as the original, with a few updates. But it had a different spin - actually kind of funny. Nothing spectacular, but fun to watch.

Afterwards we went to the Pink for a drink. Nobody was there yet, but it was nice to sit on the patio. You e-peeps need to get out earlier.

OBITUARIO CON HURRAS / OBITUARY CHEER / NACHRUF MIT HURRAGESCHREI

Vamos a festejarlo/This we shall celebrate/Das werden wir feiern
Vengan todos/Let everybody come/Kommt ihr alle
Los inocentes/The innocents/Die Unschuldigen
Los damnificados/The injured/Die Verletzten
Los que gritan de noche/Those who scream at night/Wer nachts schreit
Los que sufren de día/Those who suffer during the day/Wer tags leidet
Los que sufren el cuerpo/Those who suffer their bodies/Wer den Körper leidet
Los que alojan fantasmas/Those who house phantoms/Wer Geister unterbringt
Los que pisan descalzos/Those who step barefoot/Wer barfuß geht
Los que blasfeman y arden/Those who blaspheme and burn/Wer Gott lästert und schmort
Los pobres congelados/The frozen poor/Die gefrorenen Armen
Los que quieren a alguien/Those who are fond of somebody/Wer jemanden gern hat
Los que nunca se olvidan/Those who never forget/Wer nie vergißt

vamos a festejarlo/this we shall celebrate/das werden wir feiern
vengan todos/let everybody come/kommt ihr alle
el crápula se ha muerto/the reprobate has died/der Verwerfliche ist gestorben
se acabó el alma negra/the black soul found its end/die schwarze Seele ging zu Ende
el ladrón/the thief/der Dieb
el cochino/the swine/der Suakerl
se acabó para siempre/gone forever/erledigt für alle Zeiten
hurra/hurrah/hurra
que vengan todos/let everybody come/laßt alle kommen
vamos a festejarlo/this we shall celebrate/das werden wir feiern
a no decir/do not say/sagt nicht
la muerte/death/der Tod
siempre lo borra todo/always erases it all/löscht immer das Ganze
todo lo purifica/purifies it all/reinigt das Gesamte

cualquier día/any day/jeden Tag

la muerte/death/der Tod
no borra nada/erases nothing/löscht gar nichts
quedan/there remain/es bleiben
siempre las cicatrices/forever the scars/ewig die Narben

hurra/hurrah/hurra
murió el cretino/the cretin died/der Schwachkopf starb
vamos a festejarlo/this we shall celebrate/das werden wir feiern
a no llorar de vicio/do not weep for weeping's sake/weint nicht nur damit geweint wird
que lloren sus iguales/let his peers weep/es sollen seinesgleichen weinen
y se traguen sus lágrimas/and swallow their tears/und ihre Tränen schlucken

se acabó el monstruo prócer/the monster genius came to an end/das geniale Ungeheuer ging zu Ende
se acabó para siempre/gone forever/erledigt für alle Zeiten
vamos a festejarlo/this we shall celebrate/das werden wir feiern
a no ponernos tibios/let us not cool down/lassen wir uns nicht abkühlen
a no creer que éste/let us not believe that this/wir sollen nicht glauben, daß dieser
es un muerto cualquiera/is any ordinary deceased/irgendein beliebiger Verstorbener ist

vamos a festejarlo/this we shall celebrate/das werden wir feiern
a no volvernos flojos/let us not become idle/werden wir nicht müßig
a no olvidar que éste/let us not forget that this/vergessen wir nicht, daß diese
es un muerto de mierda./is a dead piece of shit./eine Scheißleiche ist.

[Mario Benedetti]