Marcela's Musing

Waiting for Craig, so enjoying the downtime in order to get organized and catch up on blogging. DUX ended yesterday. A blur of many new people, starting to recognize people from going to different related conferences.

Went to play "Banyan" last night which was supposedly a Filipino version of the Wizard of Oz. It did have scattered direct quotes, but was even more surreal and complex, since it had three subplots, about some CIA agent and Filipino guerrillas, office politics involving SEC and gay coworkers and Filipina-American girl caught in the middle of two worlds. Didn't quite get it--feel like the OZ quotes were forced, and the subplots made it a little too hard to figure out. Waited over 30 minutes for bus back to hostel in a dicey part of town, so not a fan of public transit here.

Friday night reception at hip downtown gallery. Luckily got ride from other attendee since organizers seem to have a "Let them take taxi's" attitude. Dinner at Whole Foods with amazing food/salad bar.

Random article from USA Today: "New Citizenship Test ignites UK Culture War":

Being British is not about whether you know the lyrics to God Save the Queen or can order tea in a cool accent. It's not about your familiarity with Shakespeare, your knowledge of Restoration or your command of the battles that forged the empire. As far as the British government is concerned, it's about knowing how old you must be to buy a lottery ticket (answer-16). It's about UK voltage standards(240 volts). It's about what numbers to dial for police (999) and the fire department (112).