[brazil-pro] dear ms. aubergine

From: ank@gotog.net
To: brazil-pro@gotog.net
Date: Nov 4, 2004 - 12:27pm

november 4th
faithful,

not sure what to say. in a cafe in salvador called berinjela (eggplant) with
green and purple decor. im estimating -- judging by my curtains and window
shades -- they must repaint the lovely shades every 15 days. the sun here is
just that strong. says something about the will of the people. explains why the
multinationals backed out of the work effort. except for ford.

its all kind of irrelevant. i got a job consulting on sauces and vegetarian
options for an american in salvador, wanting to add a restaurant to his hotel.
hes a cool dude, though not exactly on the no-charge idea. we have a long way to
go.

a computer was stolen from the sanctuary. they apparently climbed up a wall and
entered. two nights in a row. not sure how to react, but the coked out landlord
did take a hammer to the wall. and -- in case the vizinhos are reading -- we're
going to move the compost.

there was an election. i heard marijuana has been legalized in some states and
mandated in others (if you're straight). they tell me floridians moved to ohio
and the president didn't die any sort of death, symbolic or otherwise. vive le
rio and it might be true that the nation deserves its leaders. and leads to some
confusing conversations in old pousada o bigode, whether this means we should
feel more compelled to go back or just to give up on the beast and put the
amerikan dream out to suburban pastures...

back to the pousada in a couple of hours to paint some large letter on the side
of the pousada. marketing. i have all the plastic containers i could want. and
am ready to step up the treatment of the solar oven.

thanks to all who have struggled and who will continue to do so. know that we
are with you, smiling and fermenting and feeling this pain.

unsweeted mango juice on line two,
ankur