buenas noticias, malas noticias

good:

* H-E-B totally had hummus (and just about everything else I could ask for). Granted there was only one kind - a $4.50 container of olive and artichoke flavored dip - but it's really good and I'm happy.
Thanks to our shopping trip, I had hummus and flatbread as part of my lunch, and a delicious dinner of cod fillet seasoned with lime and pimiento, with a boiled pasta and vegetable mix on the side.

* I got to watch the Yankees dominate the Sox on ESPN yesterday. Sweet to finally get to watch them again, and I also got to pick up on some baseball terminology in Spanish. Like fielders are called jardineros. Gardeners. Funny.


bad:

* Something bad happened to my camera when we were out celebrating the 4th of July. ie I am no longer in possession of it. But I'm not yet giving up faith -- I don't understand how it could have gotten permanently lost unless someone stole it after the club closed. :( :( :( I am still asking around and until I hear from everyone who could possibly have seen it, I'll still have hope.

* The Starbucks on campus is closed from now until 7/28. There are a bunch of high schoolers in our dorm building who are here for CTY, for who knows how long.

* I can't find my duck anymore. I saw the mom today but she only had four duck babies with her - three brown and one yellow. so sad - maybe he has gone on vacation with his dad? I hope to get to the bottom of this soon.