wacky video :: steve irwin and gay intern

aww - it's so sad that steve irwin (aka. the crocodile hunter) is dead. this video - however - is funnier than most i've seen in a while.

the agenda revisited :: argentina recap

i know i know - i totally blanked out on updates after i left for iguazu falls. i'm sorry about that - so now that i'm back at work - let me take a few moments of my lunch break to give you the rundown.

first off let me tell you that if you ever get the opportunity to visit the falls - it's truly breathtaking! we were there for 3 days of our trip - while there of course we had the falls - 115 degree subtropical weather - a pool - a casino - and pretty good food. we explored the jungles of the area and saw brazil and paraguay. at the falls we had butterflies galore flying around - beautiful plants - beautiful birds - and we even saw a couple of monkeys. we all got a little sunburned but it was well worth it because this was one of the highlights of the trip.

we got back to buenos aires on thursday evening and headed to dinner to celebrate thanksgiving. i had duck. it made me sick. but i got over it. we did the usual drinks and nightlife after dinner (i mean why not - it was afterall our first night back).

anyway - long story short - it was indeed a great trip. there were some issues here and there but for the most part we all had a great time and all want to go back sometime soon. i even became better friends with camilo - the waiter at sitges. oh wow - that's all i'll say about that - boy - do i ever want to learn spanish now!

more pictures to come. if you have the opportunity - go to buenos aires - it was truly spectacular!

the agenda revisited :: argentina day 5

quick recap:

yesterday was a spa day - we all went to markus for massage and pampering - well worth the money in my opinion but others may have a different view.

dinner - casa cruz - most expensive yet but we had 2 extra people with us (todd's uncle and cousin from california) - bill came out to $1100 peso - i successfully ordered a steak - yumm - with foie gras for starters - double yumm. we understand that sammy sosa was there - whoever that is.

today we fly to iguazu falls - about to leave in a second - so this will be short. i'll be out of touch until thursday when we fly back - so don't worry - i'll update then.

till then - xoxo and happy thanksgiving.

the agenda revisited :: argentina day 4

after the usual showers and other morning routines - we headed out in search of the '5th avenue' of buenos aires. darris had other plans and went off on his own. being that it was a sunday there were outdoor markets and fairs all over the city. so we went to take in a few of those on the way. many interesting arts and crafts as well as traditional yerba matte mugs and straws (i bought 3).

we made it down to the 'posh' shopping area - only to find out that the shops were closed - but they were having a photo shoot where it looked like a super model had ran into the back of a chicken truck with feathers all over herself and the car - lord only knows what they were trying to 'sell'.

since the shops were closed - we opted to have a nice lunch outside on the strip outside of the cemetery. it was lovely! such a beautiful day - very warm - very nice.

after lunch - we headed to another part of the city for more markets - puppet theatre - tango dancing - and mimes. at 5:30 our tango lesson was scheduled - so we headed to the hotel to secure our spots. it was outside on a patio at this bed and breakfast. todd and i watched as the others started their lesson. the class had the 5 of us - and 4 from nyc - and a couple of spanish speaking people.

afterwards all of the new yorkers headed to a cafe to meet and greet - found out that one of them actually works at iag with nick - small world gets smaller everyday. we made plans to meet with them later at 'palacio' - parted ways - and headed home for a power nap and dinner.

fast food empanadas for dinner - omg - so good and like a penny a piece - lol. we headed over to 'palacio' and met up with our new friends from nyc. 'palacio' i have to admit - is my personal hell. i had about 10 minutes of 'fun' before i was ready to head out the door - i guess i am just super-clubbed out. about 3 hours later - i think we headed out - well - nick, todd, and i did - we left darris and anthony there to 'hunt' some more.

i don't know what time the other boys got home - but it was noisy and there were 'guests' this morning when i woke up - lol - god love them (someone here is 4 for 4 - my god).

today we head back to '5th avenue' and perhaps a spa. we decided not to go to uraguay as we'll be heading to iguazu falls tomorrow and we have so much more in buenos aires we want to take in.

more later - off to shower.

the agenda revisited :: argentina day 3

a day of shopping. we spent most of the day walking around the various shopping districts of buenos aires - each of us found some great deals and i'm sure that there will be more shopping to come before we leave to head back home. why not? everything here by comparison is dirt cheap.

we treated ourselves to another 'fancy' meal - this time with a danish kick. the venue this time around was 'olsen' - a danish restaurant with great architecture and a selection of 'exotic' vodkas - most of us were just glad they had ketel one on the menu. i had a fantastic frozen mint drink with a goat cheese appetizer and seared and blackened tuna for dinner. in all the food was pretty good - i though the goat cheese lacked a 'zing' to it but i was happy with all the selections.

after dinner we opted to walk off our food and hike down to sitges yet again for drinks before 'going out'. the cute waiter was there - we said hello - had a couple of rounds - one of us left with a 'friend' (that's 3 for 3 for him if i were taking score but i'm not - lol) - the rest of the lot went back to 'glam' for one more - and then left for home early (compared to the other evenings) and went to bed. fortunately the 'friend' had been and gone by the time we arrived home.

day 4 is about to begin - we're talking about more shopping and perhaps a museum and some tango lessons - fun - we'll see!