Have to have to have to see the new Alice in Wonderland by Tim Burton. Although I'm pretty sure it can't live up to the expectations. And since it was also supposed to be based on the game American McGees Alice (or something similar), I don't think it'll be how you expect it, or at least not how I would picture it. Still, premiere March 5th next year.

This would be somthing of a trailer for the game, but it's really old - I can't remember when I played it, but years ago.

Mexico begun the war of independence against the Spanish colonial power in 1810, led by the priest Miguel de Hidalgo.



As it is seen as inititated on the 16th of September this is now known as the Grito de Dolores, which is still repeated by the president and other local poltical leaders throughout Mexico, and this is the date for the official fiesta de la independencia.



The war for independence lasted for eleven years, and finally in 1821 Mexico was declared independent.

So, we've had the electricity gone for a while today, there is still no warm water - but poison is set out for the rat, so if we're lucky there will be rat-corpses lying around in a few days. Great. I love Europe. Ha - anyone else thinking Christer Sjögren, Sweden's own casanova... :P

Same every time I go somewhere - WHAT do I have to bring? ? ? Why is it so difficult...? At least there's not super much to choose from here, didn't bring that much after all. But still.

Btw found another thing i need. :P

What kind of place am I living in..? Really, this country is scarily different sometimes.

Apparently there is a 'rumour' going around that there will be some kind of narco settlements this weekend - so it would be a bad idea going to clubs etc. Well, I'll take that advice, have no wish of dying just yet. And this is also apparently something that 'happens every now and then'. Great.

Other thing - had three partial presentations today, so now I'm slowly dying from headache and tiredness.

Sensing a National Day coming up...?

My street ;)

Justice does apparently exist sometimes. A 30-yearold man died during the weekend during bull fights in Spain. He was speared by the bull and died at hospital from his injuries. You can read the article here. It is in Swedish, but I'm sure there is more to read in El País or so.

I don't know why it is taking the European Union so f***ing long to force a change in Spain. ¡Cambia - o fuera!

As in mine. I think I have found it - it's pink and it's pretty...and possibly a bit too much :P

Hello Kitty fan to the extreme... I could totally live there.

So I couple of nights ago I was all alone in the kitchen, minding my own business.. when suddenly I discover something, and I've never seen it before. In the kitchen, there is a door. I have never seen it before, which in itself is really strange.. I mean, it must have always been there.

I tried it, but it was locked. So I knocked (you never know) - but no one opened, no giant lion, no wizard, and there was no magic fairy forest suddenly appearing. I wont give up hope though, some day.. So basically what I wanted to communicate was that if I am one day suddenly not here anymore, the door has probably opened to another world and I'll be off doing adventures. Just so you know.

We're discussing citizenship in one of the classes - posing the question if the right to vote is in fact a right or an obligation?

Of course it is a right in a democratic society, but many also claim that it is our responsibility as citizens to participate acitively by voting.

However, in many Latin American countries they actually take the obligation thing a step further. In Ecuador you get a voting certificate to prove that you have participated and voted - and for every election you neglect to vote in, there will be a fine. Even more amazing - if you don't vote and hence don't have the certificate, you are not allowed to leave the country, but will be stopped at the border/passport control.

Maybe that is necessary in countries where democracy is too young and too fragile to be taken for granted?

Know where that comes from?

Well, apparently (picture me as a history teacher) it's a term that was used for American troops sometimes around the Independence war of Mexico. As the war was developing American troops wandered across the Río Grande to see what was going on, all wearing fancy green uniforms. As the Mexixans didn't want them there, a common phrase of protest became "Green Go!" .... hence Gringo. [lecture done]

We're on the export, but quite franklky I'm not sure we should be so happy about it in this case. I was walking by the spinning class at the gym, and was quite surprised to hear Swedish music being played! And the very best, that is.

: /

Our teacher just sent us home due to expected heavy rainfall the next hours. Personally I suspect he wanted to go home earlier, but I also don't want to risk drowning in the streets here... apparently draining isn't always a Mexican specialty.

In the papers there are also alot about the hurricane season we are apparently entering at the moment - obviously by the coasts, Baja California will get a really big one tomorrow or on Wednesday I hear - Jimena. I don't think there's anything to worry about, although there will be alot of rain. And if my room floods and ruins my new Converse I will cry.