TWELVE POUNDS AND THE AMERICAN EMPIRE

More than a few of you responded to my translation of Hugo Chavez’s speech in ways that I had not anticipated. Since Chavez speaks out against Pres. Bush so scandalously and since he refers to the USA as the American Empire some of you wonder why I chose to translate this speech for my senior project. I suppose that I wanted to translate something that I’m interested in and what I’m interested in is working in the Foreign Service where I would have to read stuff like this a lot. Plus, Chavez is a sensationalist and it’s kind of fun to translate the absurd things that he says.

We’ll, it’s almost midnight and I have many things to do tomorrow. Life has been very, very full for me but I prefer a busy life to a boring one. I’m a tad nervous about my “Spanish Oral Proficiency Exam” that I’m taking tomorrow morning. I would ask you to wish me luck but you will probably read this after I’ve taken the test. Here’s the lovely Becca:

Well, life has been pretty typical lately. There really isn’t much to say. I have been working a lot. Saturdays pretty much kick my booty because I end up doing 7-7 ½ hours of massage. Most of the time it is deep tissue, so by the end of the day…I’m pooped!

I have lost 12 lbs!!!! WOOHOO!!!!!! FINALLY!!! I want to lose about 15 more. I think it can be accomplished. It took about a week and a half to lose the 12; so hopefully, it will continue to come off. It has been coming off by about a pound a day.

The weather has been nicer hear in Utah which I am thankful for. I like sunshine, and when I go for long periods of time without it…I’m not a happy Becca. So lately things have been a little better.

Well, I guess that is it for the night. We love all of you!