music

yesterday i purchase three cds. only $20!!! nice.

i bought magarethe. she is a soulful axé singer here in salvador.

i bought Oludum. it´s this big group (in size) here in salvador. they sing about discriminaton and social inequality. of course, i don´t understand most of what they are saying. the music actually sounds happy to me. lots of percussion accompanied by string instruments that make the music swingy- folksy.

i bought baden powell. no, he is not the founder of boy scouts. but he was named after the founder. go figure. he tops the list of guitar players for me (which includes slash and that guy from the chili peppers). his music is the kind of music you listen to on a care-free saturday afternoon when you open up the windows for the world to listen.

while working this afternoon at the internet shop i ran into raquel. so, we went to lunch. she asked me to explain what i do for a living. and she asked lots of questions. this rarely happens to me. most people say, "sooooo...why aren´t you practising law?" lol. we also share an amazement for the types of american films and shows that you see overseas. for example, all the other patrons in the restaurant were glued to the television which was showing a poorly dubbed version of "speed." remember that movie? ugh. i learned in law school that the success of a film or show is often determined by the international market. so if you ever wondered why "bold and beautiful" (a crappy soap opera) is still playing, it´s because it is, in fact, the number one show in Namibia. Seriously. i have a friend that lived there. the show is very affordable to the namibian government. same goes for baywatch. none of us ever really liked bay watch, right? well, they love it in other places. because that´s all they get.

also heavy in rotation is this pepsi campaign with beyonce, pink, and brittany spears. together! lol. hilarious.

tomorrow, i am going to get serious about finding an apartment. i pay the same amount for a month in an apartment that i would pay at the dollhouse in 10 days. not cool.