2011-September-22: Day 38

Yesterday I didn't see my princessita, so I was quite happy to be back to playing with Diana this morning! I downloaded a paint program and we added that to our arsenal of fun (aka a way to distract her from almost breaking, I mean using, my camera). But first I went up to the roof and soaked in the loverly day:

Yet again I spent most of the day in the Escalante household, but I did make a little trip out with Gabriela to buy some groceries

Eduardo mentioned a low-stakes poker game, so I made plans to meet up with Gabriela at a cafe and then pick up Eduardo and go to the game. However, I was a bit tired and actually took a short nap under the poker table (much to Diana's dismay)

I was awoken by the subtle dinging of my phone and it was Gaby offering a calmer evening activity, so I decided to forgo the excitement of poker night and opt instead for lounging on a couch and watching movies. However, I first needed to warn Gabriela of my change in plans and, being that she doesn't have a cell phone at present, that meant going to the cafe and telling her in person; I wasted too much time trying to figure out how to contact her by phone and ended up taking my first solo taxi ride out to Prado Norte, then making my way to the Auditorio metro station and metroing myself down to Gaby's neighborhood. I left around 2am and, being that the metro stations are closed from midnight to 5am and I love walking and nighttime and rain, I decided to walk back to Casa Escalante. I know it was a Thursday and that this city is gargantuan, but I was a bit surprised at how dead and calm the streets were. No subway, no places open (that I passed), only a couple street stands, very few taxis; I expected the city to be a 24/7 barrage of humanity, like NYC. Also, it felt safe to the point of boringness. Anyway, I returned:

Other Events Of The Day
Here's my lunch!:

Here's Eduardo:

here's Diana ready for school: