my brother is blasting i want you (she's so heavy) by the beatles. it's 9:15 and i am about to eat hot dogs for dinner. i have contracted ADD while in ecuador. public libraries don't exist as far as i know and the major university libraries are really low on updated resources.

i just ate dinner. my dad got drunk at a cousin's house with my mom and came home a complete goofball. my sister is getting bad grades and my dad threatened to not let her play soccer anymore (which is more important to her than school).

i went to a casino for the first time last night. i lost two dollars in the penny slot machines but was handed a tall glass of beer while playing as some form of encouragement to continue. ellie and i both lost two bucks while the three guys who came with us won money. one guy won $35, one $6 and one $5, all in the same kind of machine ellie and i were playing at. lady luck doesn't like the ladies.

i'm just about halfway done with this experience. yup.