The week since my last update peaked early, when I got up at the crack of dawn on Thursday to pile onto a minibus to a particularly feral part of the Zona Norte, and passed my driving test like a boss at the second time of asking - with an assist from Old Man Irineu of my now-defunct driving school, who showed up and let me practice in his car for a bit, and the test instructor who turned a blind eye to my still-patchy parking skills while I dodged dead chickens and packs of wild dogs on the road. Then as an encore I went to pick up my guitar, which now works like a charm after a deep clean and a re-string, and put in a decent shift at the football in the evening.
On Saturday we picked up Gaby's cousin Luiza in São Caetano do Sul and took her out for a burger and a wander in the fashionable (and absolutely packed) Vila Madalena district, to make up for her not being allowed into my karaoke-fest last weekend. Then on Sunday we all went to her grandma's for a Mother's Day BBQ bash, where we gorged on meat and grilled cinnamon-pineapple, had a jam and flopped about to our heart's content, before heading back via Ridaut's parents' place, and finally getting my hands/ears on the new Radiohead album (which, after the first few listens, thankfully does not suck).
In other news we're planning various trips for later in the year; I've turned my hand to indigenous recipes from Granny Diana's Brazilian cook book (my first attempt at halloumi & tapioca squares was a gooey disaster, but the lime mousse fared a little better...); and obviously I'll be hitting the road once my driving licence gets issued, hopefully this week, so watch out São Paulo! Seriously though, do watch out...
It's another week, another compilation for your listening pleasure; as for my phrase of the day, Adny reckons "água de salsicha" ("hot dog water") is a pejorative term for a ginger person, although I've also heard it refer to anyone who serves absolutely no purpose. Either way it's pretty great, and I intend to use it more often in conversation, out of earshot naturally.
Let's speak soon, baboon!
Radiofred
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