February 17th, 2010

I have mentioned all the sounds as identifiers in the streets of Mexico City. But they are just so interesting i will mention a few more. I’m sure there are even more, that i just haven’t picked up on yet

• The garbage truck will park on a block and ahead of it is a guy ringing a loud bell. It means that you should bring your garbage down.
• The garbage bell should not be confused with the smaller bell with shorter rings, which indicates the handmade ice-cream-cicle.
• There is the guy who runs ahead of the propane truck with the long and boisterous “Gaaaaaaaaaassssss”
• If you hear a cute simple melody on a whistle, grab your knifes and grab the guy on the bicycle with the knife sharpener on the back
• The repeating and mono-toned recording “Tamales, Oxaninos” (not sure on the spelling of the last one) means that there is a guy on a bicycle cart selling yummy stuff, Go find him. Took me a bit to re that it was a recording. I’m sure the guy has nightmares about that repeating voice.
• Honorable mentions go to the trucks with megaphones and a political agenda and the cat calling hombres ‘titztitztitztitz”

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Life Update:

• Quit my job at ELCTech
• Got a WAYYYY better job with my friends Hans, TJ, and Toby at Turing
• Moving into a super sweet huge house at the end of the month
  • Still looking for a 4th roommate
  • Looking for cheap/free furniture
  • Out of town friends, I got a room on the roof with a hammock for you
  • Rumors are not true, i am not moving back anytime soon
• The puppy Soma i wanted to buy got bought the day i went to get her.
  • Bummed but still looking
  • Thinking about getting a French Mastiff or Argentinean Dogo