So I thought it was time for another update.

So far things have been going well, at least emotionally. I'm getting along great with Jess and i can honestly say we're very much in love. We have had the occasional fight, like all couples, but for the most part we have tons of fun together, and we genuinely enjoy each others company.

On the bureaucracy front things are not looking so good. Why? because I'm forced to wait about 3 months for California to actually certify that i was born there to Arizona's Social security office, so i can finally get a Social security number and get an actual Job that i can pay taxes on (lol)

So so far I'm kinda stuck in a limbo where i can take up Jobs that pay me informally, and having to be patient.

God I hate bureaucracy.

So i thought i should post something along these lines, more for myself than anyone else since at this point i very much doubt more than 2 people read this. I guess updating every year or so is not the best way to go about creating a reader base!

Anyways

So a lot has happened since i last had any real updates on this thing; let's see if i can remember them all.

I did go to Montreal Canada, i lived there for about 1 year and 6 months and i must say the experience was amazing. It's a gorgeous place,full of vibrant people, very beautiful women and wacky weather. The reason i'm not there anymore is kinda simple...well there are 2 reasons but they are both quite simple. First one is the fact that I'm a dirty Yankee (also a dirty Mexican) and as much as i tried, i couldn't get a company to directly sponsor me despite having had many job offers. In Quebec (which is still Canada but have a fair amount of self regulatory independence) you can apply for a work visa if you get a valid job offer, but the offerer must be ready to vouch for you on your application, most companies try to avoid that hassle since technically they are assuming the responsibility of taking care of you and not the local government should anything go wrong. After a year and a half of trying unsuccessfully i got tried of my low paying job, and decided to go back to Mexico to start a formal immigration process, thus ensuring a much better job and quality of life in the future, along with all the other perks of being a Canadian resident such as free universal health care etc.

I hired a Canadian lawyer for this purpose and the immigration process was supposed to last about 12 months tops.

In the meantime while i was in Montreal my old dog Peki sadly passed away, she was and old gal and at the end she was suffering too much, she had a ruptured bowel. She was put to sleep and cremated. A pert of me is sad i was not there to say a last goodbye. She was a good dog and to this day, almost a year after she passed i still miss her.

So now comes to play the second reason I'm not freezing my ass up in Quebec, as in most good stories, it's a woman. I met Jessica a little more than a year ago, in a little game i play called World of Warcraft. She had just joined my guild, and for some strange reason we ended up talking in Vent (Ventrilo, a popular voice chat software) almost right away. I think we traded pics almost right away and i was happy because i ad just made a new friend with a rather cute girl. She's a Marine (or former one at least) and a big talker...BIG talker. At least it's easy to know when she's upset because it's the one time she will stop talking! But anyways, we hit it off pretty well. At First.
For some reason shortly after a very auspicious beginning, we sorta grew apart and we ended up downright disliking each other. Not sure how that happened but harsh words were spoken and for about 6 months i couldn't stand her (i can't speak for her). As luck would have it, fate intervened again and we started talking once more. Only this time the animosity was gone, and feelings of affection took it's place. We kept on talking for 7 more Months. We got to know each other as much as one can get to know another person while not directly interacting with her.

About 2 months ago i decided I had just about enough of waiting for the immigration process to Canada, of living in Mexico again, and of not knowing if Jess was the girl for me or not. I'm a man slow to take action...but once my path is set, i stop at nothing... and so here i am, in Tucson Arizona, living with Jess. Am I crazy? was my decision a harsh and rushed one? only time will tell. For now all i know is that for the first time in a long time, I'm Happy.

So...it's been a Month today.
It would seem my world tour is still going strong, this time the stop is Arizona, Tucson to be more specific.
Honestly never thought i would find myself living back in the US after so much time has passed.
I guess it took me falling in love to bring me back.
I always pictured myself going back to California, when and if i ever came back to the states, but life has a funny way of taking you places you never quite expected to visit.

Not much more to say for now i guess, I'm Job hunting, dealing with the annoyingly bureaucratic Social Security office, and getting used to living with a woman, after 7 years of single life...Quite a lot in my plate ^_^.

Did I mention it's Hot in the desert?

So...
It's been a While.
Quite a while actually. I'm really a lazy bad bad journal keeper.
I'm gonna try to change that, because i think i need this, if anything to keep me sane.

It's been a bit hectic.
But in 1 week and 2 days i've managed to get an Apt downtown, get hi speed internet, open a bank account, and modestly furnish said appartment.
Not too shaby.
Expect a more in-depth account soon, as well as pics, as soon as i can spare some time.
Much love.

On monday June 4th, i'll be taking a flight for Montreal Canada....hopefully never to come back (to Mexico).

I'll post my Canadian adventures here...

i know i know...it has been forever.

Real life, and laziness have a way of taking over when you least expect it. I'll write some updates, for me if for anyone else.

In regards of updating this livejournal. It's just nothing really interesting has happened to me over the last few days.

Hopefully i'll have more interesting things to say after this weekend.

Yup, as the subject says it, i just had a lame boring weekend.

All my plans came undone, no friend was available to go out, my Bike lost a Pedal so no soothing bike rides, and i wasn't feeling on a particular video game mood.

Basically i just stayed home, and vegetated in front of the boob tube.

I really think it's time to get new friends, not meaning i'll drop my usual friends, but after not seeing them for about 4 months (some are married, some are busy) i'm beginning to think i'm not gonna see them anytime soon.

New friends...guess it's never late to get some.

Guess i should play more WoW...

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Not much to write about today.

My day was pretty much cleaning the house a bit, paying bills, fixing myself lunch and keeping an eye on the dog.

I'm living la vida Loca

So this last 2 days have been interesting.

I've been playing Vet, and playing World of Warcraft, since playing Vet leaves you little time for else (Just my religious like daily workout, and gym visit).

Poor peki, now 2 days after her Vet visit, went in for a checkup on her condition. Now that the HUGE abscess was drained, the true extent of its damage became apparent: a 7cm (about 3inch) open gash on her neck/head where pieces of skin had begun to necrose.

The Vet was forced to cut about 5 square centimeters (2 square inches) of dead skin from the wound, and scrape living tissue and muscle with a scalpel to promote regrowth and healing, i'm glad she was given anesthesia, otherwise i can only imagine the pain. All thru out the ordeal the queasy people just went away, leaving me and the Vet to do all the work...it was kinda surreal...as Today (Tuesday 21 March) is a Mexican Holiday the practice was a bit understaffed, so i became the Vet's assistant.

Strange, but i've never had any quirks about looking at blood, or surgical procedures, that along with my steady hands, and nerd like knowledge of scientific basis (and perhaps watching too much ER) prompted the Vet to ask me if i was a medical doctor/Student or a Biologist, he was sorta surprised to learn i'm a Lawyer by trade...guess it's true after all, that the Bear spirit naturally pushes you to assume some sort of healing role in your life.

So here i am, my old dog gal asleep next to me, still a bit under the effects of anesthesia, i'm feeding her, cleaning and disinfecting her wounds, making sure she is comfy, and most of all keeping her from scratching (the wounds are right next to he ear, so the funny dog collars you see in movies won't help) hopefully in a few days she will be almost completely recovered.

Guess i'm off to the gym, shame the weather is so hot...did i mention i don't like hot weather? guess that's a topic for another post.

Yup, Sunday was all about repairs and maintenance.

Worked on my Bike, worked on my car, cleaned my room, tried and failed to fix a printer.


just a calm busy Sunday.

I need a new printer.

So...my poor dog Peki woke up today bathed in her own blood and pus, apparently the large bump in her head was due to an infection and an accumulation of blood and fluids.

Of course we rushed her to the Vet, where the wound was drained cleaned and sown up again. Apparently, or so the vet believes, she must have somehow managed to puncture or wound her neck, and the wound became infected. Lucky for us it pretty much drained itself before any real damage could be done, so the 12 year old brave doggy will still be around for a few years to come.

In other news i finally saw "Brokeback Mountain" last night...i'm not quite so sure what all the Oscar hype was about, it is a good movie, but not one i felt deserved so much Buzz...i guess the controversial and sometimes crude nature of the film was what got people hoping. Still, it's a good movie if not a bit long.

Today i spent most my morning/after noon in Coyoacan, basking in the sun, having quesadillas and browsing the huge flea market there, a part of Mexico I really love.

Feels like a damned good day to me.

So i finally saw "super size me" i swear to god...that documentary just scared me off fast food for at least a good couple of months.

It's not as if i eat a lot of Fast food, but i've been known to indulge once or twice every 2 weeks, lucky for me i excercise to balance things out, but still, I'm not 20 anymore and i should start looking out for my health more.

On sad news, i fear for my little Dog Peki, she is old, 12 years now, and the last couple of days she has developed a large swelling in the back of her head, which is clearly painful.
We're taking her to the Vet Tomorrow, but i fear she will not be around with us for much longer.

Funny how your pets just become another member of the Family, and how painful it is to see them grow old and die after only a few years. I'm not sure i want another pet...i've lost enough by now.

Yup...as the subject suggests i'm taking this Live journal up again, after neglecting it for ages.

I've just returned from a 2 month long trip thru Europe, and not trying to sound corny or cliché riddled, but that sort of trips changes you on many levels, and let me tell you...it was just what i need in my life.

In other news, i'll take up writing in this Live journal as an intellectual exercise too, i'm planing to make updates in English, Spanish, and French, so i apologize in advance to those people who will intermittently not understand the words in here.

For now it's all, but i'll most certainly make a brief outline of my trip on the next post.

Much Love.

Not much, and still things just keep changing and moving along.

A little work, a lot of workouts...outings with friends and family...checking out programs to study abroad and possibilities to go back to college and getting a second degree.

Drama in a friend's life... More proof that women are merciless...the usual.

Had a Strange dream involving religious festivities, scorpions, swiming in a flooded city, erudite studies and trips with frisky and pretty female friends...i swear i'm not on drugs.

Things ought to change soon.

Just that...i'm back from Puerto Escondido.

Had a great time...Danced...Drank...Soaked up the sun...Walked under the full moon and stars on the beach...Swam...did some body surfing... and if i hadn't run out of money i would have Skydived...

I'm so going back next summer.

Peace Out.

Sooo...I have not updated for quite a bit (Not that anyone but me and Gus read this) but i feel it would be good to update again.

So, how is life you might ask? we have not seen you in ages! some friends might say. Well life is good, or at least acceptable. Lately i've been wondering a lot about the course i'm taking leading it. I've settled into a nice comfortable routine, and that is not good...because i know myself...once settled i'm very stubborn and hard to uproot...and i'm not ready to settle for another season.

I've been seriously considering taking up another career...this time one that might help me get a job elsewhere, because if i want to be a lawyer someplace else i have to take about 3 years of law school again. Will keep you updated on my possible choices and if i go thru with it. Hopefully i will be able to leave the country and go work someplace else.

Yes i have kind of taken myself out of "circulation", so i have not gone out much, and i have not seen my friends ( In real space at least) for quite some time. I don't know...this might sound quite asshole-ish of me but i was kinda sick of them (as i'm sure some where of me) a bit bored with the same old same old gaming session routine, and quite honestly...i just wanted (and kinda still do) to be left alone, as i feel very comfortable like that.
I know i'm risking alienating them...but what can i say. If a friend you truly like or care for is absent, no matter for how long, the reunion is always sweet. If it isn't...well maybe you were not truly friends in the first place.

Next Week, i'm going to Puerto Escondido along with my sister and some of her friends...a surfers paradise, very little tourists, big waves, aloof attitudes. i need some of that. Originally i was supposed to go along with my friends to Cuernavaca...but lately i've been having a lot of weird and insightful dreams (at least tought provoking, or peeks at my innermost feelings) involving some of my friends, some who are far away, and also my Ex (who will be going in that trip) so when the opportunity presented itself to go to Puerto Escondido i jumped at it.

As of right now, i don't think there is anything else to say.

So what is new...let me see.

First of all, my Grandmother is just fine now, healthy if a bit confused at times, so all is good. My mother finally came back home last Sunday, and all seems to be ok. As usual she brought back half the mall worth of clothing for her and my sister, and my dad and i got our usual Shirt/pair of pants combo :P.

Lately i've been flirting with an old female friend that goes way back to my high school days, Her name is Monica and she's quite an interesting gal. Only one bog problem....she broke up with her BF recently, so i'm beginning to think it might just be a rebound thing. Meh...who am I to deny a girl some rebound man meat if she wants to :P

At lvl 42 i finally got my Kodo mount (in WOW) if you feel like wasting a couple of minutes, feel free to check the photo album for my toon, more to come, as i have lots of characters in wow. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/gurzon/my_photos

All for now.