Confessions of a bad mexican food junkie.

So you might not know this about me but I am Mexican, and I have a confession that might get my Mexican card revoked and replaced by a Mexican't card!!! Ok so here it is: I love Chipotle.... Its shaming, embarrassing but true, I love the delicious burrito bowl. I know its not real Mexican food but I love it. I am ashamed to admit to my family that I frequent Chipotle, and every time I go there I feel like a secret agent ducking under my coat, wearing my sunglasses, and murmuring to the people behind the counter "chicken burrito bowl", while they in turn look at me with their knowing eyes calling me "traitor", its all worth it when I take a bite of that delicious mixture of cheese (is it mozzarella?), sour cream (surely not Mexican), and hot salsa, (pfft "hot"), lettuce, cilantro rice (? what the crap?? as a Mexican for all of 26 yrs. I've never had this so called Mexican rice), and pinto beans. You know i heard one time that if you want to know if an ethnic food place is good you should look at the people who go in there, for example if a Chinese person goes into a Chinese restaurant surely it must be good, because a Chinese person would not willingly eat bad Chinese food. Well folks I am here to tell you this theory is not true, I am Mexican, and I willingly go into Chipotle knowing it is bad Mexican food.... and I still love it. Don't trust my judgement or anyone elses for that matter. Trust only yourself ;) It sure is hard being Dora, the Mexican who eats at Chipotle... mmmm

Summer In the winter

So the past few days have been pretty hot over here in Chicago. While many Chicagoans love the warm weather, this (pointing to self) chick, does not. Not only do I not like 80 degree weather because it makes me sweat like crazy... ewww... but I do not like it because I know that it is probably an effect of global warming. I keep hearing people talking about all the great weather, and all I can think is: you stupid people! Don't you realize global warming is killing us, and further more killing our planet. A few  months ago I read about polar bears and how because of global warming they have less time to fish for food and as an effect they are wandering into towns looking for food. This is deeply saddening to me, especially because this may cause the polar bears to become extinct. Sigh.... while the rest of Chicago celebrates the warm weather I will be mourning the loss of winter and the imminent extinction of our wildlife and eventually of the human race. It ain't easy being Dora, but it sure as hell ain't easy being a polar bear, or any of the other animals...