Quirks and Quarks and Queers

I am slowly adjusting to life in Spain. Things start later, go longer, and end much later over here. Going to bed at 1 am is early, and arriving at the office at noon is a little bit late.

Settling into a routine is going to take a few weeks, I think, getting used to the quirks of the other team members and the annoying behaviours of our neighbours. For example, some tool had their tv or radio blasting really loudly this morning at 6:15. At first I thought it was someone in the front room of the apartment, that's how loud it was, but then I realized it was coming from outside so I closed my window and it was better. It ruined my sleep though and so I'm still really tired despite going to bed early at 12:30 last night.

I've got a lot of work to do, but I think the biggest task I have is trying to prioritize all of my items. The main thing though will to be combatting procrastination. Must stay focused! I've unpacked everything from my luggage and have rearranged the room a bit. I just have to get the things from downstairs that I left behind in May and talk to my roommate once she returns tonight about how we will keep our room, and I should be all set!

I'm almost done setting up my music on my laptop so I can listen while I work and not get distracted by others... instead I'll get distracted by singing or mouthing along, which I've already done, much to the amusement of my team. But I'm not the only one who does it so its all good. You are my inspiration Carlos!

I think I might visit Cheuca, the gay quarter, this weekend, and see what's around. There's also an LGBT association I might get involved with, as they have specific groups and meetings for different age groups (including 26-35 {*tear* my days of youth are over, lol} and immigrants/foreigners). On a tangent, I was looking for other positive words for gay in Spanish, because I really don't like the word homosexual because it sounds too technical and scientific, like some sort of classification system to divide and conquer. I stumbled upon the word apio, which actually means celery, when I was trying to translate queer. I really like it, regardless if its actually commonly used or not. And the fact that it's a type of vegetable instead of a stereotypical fruit cracks me up. So I've adopted it as my label for my blog for all the queer in my life. :p