Sir Rolo!

I don't have anything to say, I just wanted everyone to see Rolo's costume. Notice how the helmet is more like a headband.

Argentina Reunion Exploratory Committee

I've been talking to Juanonymous and others lately about my upcoming return to Argentina. Dawn and I are planning a December trip, most likely before Christmas. However, wouldn't it be great if we could get the wedding gang together for a Christmas and/or New Year bash? The benefits are obvious (summer, visit to the beach, wonderful asados, and non-stop Bozzolo action).

I'm sure that general interest is not the problem. Instead, the challenges will most certainly be a) fares and b) prior commitments. Let me address both of these issues:

a) Fares:
They're not bad! They're similar to what they were for the wedding ($500-$800). As usual, the trick is finding fares for dates we want, especially since the best fares are date restricted. It seems that the best fares over Christmas and/or New Year are through Despegar.com with TAM and Copa Airlines from New York, but other options are out there.

b) Possible dates:
For those of you who are serious about this, my guess is that we should aim for either Christmas or New Year's Eve, or both. I know Carl and Julia are having family in Philadelphia for Christmas and that some family may be visiting Guille and Nora around Christmas (exact dates?), but I'm not sure how that would affect their ability to go for one or both of the holidays. Thoughts?

As far as I'm concerned, this is just exploratory, so don't feel bad about counting yourself out from the start. I think we need to pin down the date question first. I think the fares situation is similar for both Christmas and New Year's Eve. Let me hear from you all if you're interested in further exploration.

Nan


P.s. Is this flag image I found on the Net the worst flag image ever made?

Argentines on Film!

When I visited the Le Chateau Bozzolo in September, I shared that I had recently viewed and thoroughly enjoyed "Valentin."

As I recall, JB and Guille both had several recommendations of other Argentine films that would refill my heart with the flavor of BsAs and its wonderful people. Unfortunately, I did not write them down and have forgotten them all.

Can I get some of those recommendations here? Please?

Love,
Cacho

PS. I had an extensive discussion with a random girl about whether the little boy is actually wonky-eyed or just the greatest actor ever. Your thoughts?

(Not So) Great Dumpsters of Fire

Saturday, October 8, 2005, I sit in the apartment of a friend, watching the Ohio State football team play Penn State. Anyone who knows Ohio State knows that football is the life of every Ohio State student.... but me.
If Rolo hadn't been in town, I probably would have been watching 24 on Netflix. As the end of the 4th quarter rolled around, and Ohio State was losing, a feeling of complete worry and sadness overcame me... not because we were losing, but because of the riots that I knew were sure to follow.
Sure enough, when Rolo and I got back to my apartment, it was complete chaos. I felt like I was in the middle of the movie Animal House. The dumpster behind my apartment was on fire (that picture was taken from my bedroom window), and the drunken idiots in my apartment complex decided to throw everything that they could find that would make a loud noise off of the balconies and into the courtyard. By the morning, the courtyard was a sheet of broken glass, cans, broken trashcans, fans, a keg, plastic cups, and even a muffin cookie sheet.
Now, I knew that this school was obsessed with football and partying, but somehow I had managed to escape its wrath until this weekend. The sad part is, that everyone in my apartment complex that wasn't participating in the throwing of random objects, still thought it was all so amusing and entertaining, but all I could think about was how idiotic, immature, and pointless it all was. It's sad because this incident was the most typical example of the mentality of everyone I meet here.

How is it possible that at a school of 50,000 people, I haven't met one person that would have seen the situation the same way that I did?

It's about time...

Hello folks,

I finally posted my photos. Guille told me I couldn't call him "Papa Guille" anymore if I didn't.

They are located at: www.thehughcrew.com/argentina.html
Allow the page to load fully to see all 216 photos.

They will soon be with the others on the yahoo site.

Hugh "Cacho" Weber