08/27/06

11:01 AM

At the Multiplaza Escazu, they opened a Cinnabon... yay!!
First one in Costa Rica...
I first got hooked on Cinnabon in Salt Lake City a few years ago
When I was up there for TESOL 2002...

I had been lusting for their Cinnabon Stixs ever since...

Yesterday, we stopped by and I quenched my craving...
I also had a Caramelatta... Heaven!!
Hmmm... It felt so good... it was decadent, but great...

Alex enjoyed it a lot too...
I think he is also hooked on Cinnabon now...


The downtown Hardee's closed down
And they've turned it into a Wendy's... first local Wendy's...
Haven't been there yet, but I'll try to pay my respects soon...

I like it when new franchises open here...

3o years ago, there used to be a Dairy Queen in downtown San José...
However, it closed down to make room for La Plaza de la Cultura...
Too bad they never opened any other location here...

Other US franchises I would looooove to see come to CR:

Orange Julius, Fazoli's, Arby's, Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Ruby Tuesday's and of course.... White Castle!!!

Hey... It's what I crave...







8:03 PM

Watching the Emmy broadcast...
Conan is doing a decent enough job...
Even when he may not have a show anymore come Monday morning...
After that song and dance opening number bashing NBC... je je je

There are some shows that I'd like to watch but...
Either they're not broadcasted down here or
They're broadcasted at a time when I can't watch them...

Anyway, I'll think I'll just rent the DVDs when they come out...

I wanna watch Weeds, Entourage, Extras, My Name is Earl...
the second season of Lost and the sixth season of The Sopranos...

Why can't our cable systems include Comedy Central
So I can watch Jon Stewart, the Colbert Report and South Park?

Is that too much to ask?

I mean we have a Chinese channel, a French channel, an Italian channel,
a German channel, a Chilean channel, a Colombian channel, two Spanish channels, three Mexican channels, a Venezuelan channel, and even an Israeli channel...

We have the Food Network (which is pretty much all I ever watch),
the Home Garden Network, Animal Planet, Fashion TV, Several religious channels, and the Playboy channel (for fair balance, I guess)

Why can't we have Comedy Central?

I'm starting a petition to AMNET to get Comedy Central
Instead of maybe the Speed Channel...
Who needs a 24-hour car race channel? -
Especially when we already have two ESPN channels...

Please, join my petition demanding Comedy Central
by emailing your friendly Costa Rican cable provider @
sugerencias@amnet.co.cr