Baby It's Cold Outside

Hola,

Another Tuesday had come and gone. Basketball got canceled due to the non-functioning lights at the outdoor court we play at. That was a little sad but that left my evening wide open, which is currently very rare in my life. I took advantage of this spare time and hit up El Corte Ingles, which is essentially the Super Wal-Mart of department stores in Spain. They have EVERYTHING! Clothes, cosmetics, shoes, books, every day Wal-mart items, and groceries! I'm sure I am missing somethings but the basic gist is that if you need something, it's probably at El Corte Ingles for you to buy. Yesterday I was interested in their groceries. Grocery stores here are actually really great and pretty cheap. They have great produce, good meat, and delicious, freshly baked bread. They do not, however, have much of a snack section. They have tons of chocolate, fatty snacks (which are tasty but not what I should be spending my precious euros on) and then they have, in my opinion, weird diet cookies. Not much in between. El Corte Ingles, on the other hand, has a little bit of the in between. I found myself some nice little galletas (or cookies) from their fresh baked pastry section that I sort of love and I don't think are actually that bad for you because they are pan integral (or wheat bread) cookies but nonetheless very tasty.

After El Corte Ingles, I headed home to watch a movie for my Arab World and the West homework. The six part youtube video was titled: The Power of Nightmares "Baby It's Cold Outside."  To all you conspiracy theorists and history buffs, I most certainly recommend this video.  It talks about American politicians, and politicians in general, need to create myths of common enemies and threats to unite the the people. The video calls these myths "necessary illusions" that everyone can believe in, when in reality, they are often completely fallacious. This video specifically is referring to how the fear of terrorism/terrorist groups, nations, etc. have been used to inspire the neoconservative moment and Islamic radicals to use common myths to lead their nations. Very interesting.

After watching the movie I had sushi, very yummy, and headed home for bed.

Hasta luego!

Ashley