Apr 16, 2009

And now I can stalk him in Mexico

Here he is with Calderon.

My day started out like this - on my walk to work there was a huge crowd outside of the US embassy protesting so it took a while to get through. This isnt odd as there are protests every three days, but it was more crowded than normal. Then my 10:00 appt arrived 30 minutes late saying that the roads are all closed and traffic was horrible. I asked him what was going on and he said that Obama was in town. WHAT??? How the HELL did I forget that. In my delirium last night I must have forgotten what today was. Yes, Obama is in town and I could hardly wait to get out of the office to start my stalking er running. I know where he is staying (the only presidential suite in Mexico City that has bullet proof windows) and it is right on my run course. Or a half mile off, but I could use the extra exercise. Thank god Mexico had daylight savings this past weekend because I wouldnt normally be able to run this late at night. I forgot my camera, but the roads were blocked off and there were cops everywhere. I ran by the hotel a few times until one of the guards with a machine gun asked me if I was lost. Knowing I had no money for a bribe if I were to get arrested, I quickly ran home. And I will be back tomorrow. With some cash. After all of these illnesses it finally felt good to run. I have been able to eat which has definitely helped and all week I have really been able to push hard.
During my workout yesterday the HR lady emailed to tell me round two of the visa photos were rejected because you couldnt see my ears and there was a shadow on my cheek. These people are picky! So i went back to the same photo place today with my hair all braided and pinned up (so not a pretty look) and I demanded a free re-do. The third set came out with a shadow under my eye (which could also have been circles from me being so tired) and in order to not get them rejected I had to have the circles scrubbed out. My first experience with photoshopping is on the visa photos. I will have to post because they dont look anything like the tired me. I plan on going to bed tonight before it is tomorrow so that I can run a little bit further tomorrow in my stalking session.

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