Caray, Caray!

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Hi all,
Please excuse my manners but I didn't get to see Tuesday and Wednesday's episodes, so thank you to Julie and Jody, I will catch up on the weekend.
 

Thanks, Tablet Jefa for such a quick and complete recap.

My only comment: Verónica still has it bad for Jesüs.

Jarifa
 

TJ, I'm in the same boat as you, missing two episodes and having to give extra thanks to you and Jody. I will catch up on my viewing this weekend too, but I'm really glad I can at least keep up with recaps from day to day.
 

The Ice Princess, Vero, better chill or her daughter will run away from home to hang with her *real* Pappa, now that he's shown her now to use public transportation! Gertie
 

Híjole! This has been a very looong day! Even when Jesús got up late!

Jesús log:
Nov. 2nd
6:30 am -I got up late perfectly coiffeured and with my cardigan over the shoulders.
6:33 am -Wake up my daughter and comb her hair so she can look as good as me.
6:59 am -We see Sansón outside and I grab him.
7:05 am -We miss the School bus.
7:06 am -We take the public bus.
8:11 am -We arrive late to School.
8:12 am- I ask Baldomero to take care of Sansón and give him the leash.
8:21 am -He give me a ride to Avon
9:33 am -I have Sansón in my arms and return it to his master.
9:40 am -Rogelio takes the dog to the Doggie Spa.
9:59 am -Jessica sees Ricardo.
10:01 am -Alma goes to the photo shoot.
10:06 am -Marisela has a bad time with her dad.
10:22 am -Fernando and Rogelio schedule a job with Malvino.
11:02 am -Fernando is back at Avon and burns some pictures of Sansón.
11:15 am -Fire alarms start beeping!
11:16 am -Firemen arrive!!
11:17 am -I go rescue Almita but instead spray Fernando
11:30 am -Fire has been controlled, everything is back to normal.
12:00 -Nobody ate because of the fire scare. Not even carrot cake with Tequila sunrise!
1:00 pm -Malvino and friend wish they have something to leave and take the money.
2:00 pm -Chatita gets home.
3:00 pm -Still nobody gets nothing done at Avon.
3:30 pm -Valentina gets home from School to be interrogated.
3:35 pm -Valtierra smokes in the elevator.
4:00 pm -The meeting takes place
4:05 pm -Patricia invites me to the Club Campestre.
4:30 pm -Susana send the wrong emails.
4:45 pm -Valtierra suffers heart attack.
5:00 pm -Off work and I wish I could fly to make it on time for everything I still have to do!!
5:30 pm -Go to Hospital to give Baldomero his clothes.
5:45 pm -Go with Valentina trick-or-treating (wasn't that last week?) Wherever!
6:30 pm -I get home in a hurry because I need to be at 8:pm outside Club Campestre and Chatita is waiting for me to tell me that the ALTAR DE MUERTOS looks very nice, nooo, that my apartment has been robbed!

Fiú! Will I make it in time?
Don't miss the next episode, same time, same channel!!

*and I was being very generous (thanks to my new beanie) with the time, since I am sure it is impossible to

a) Get off work at 5 and
b) Visit the Hospital
c) Visit Valentina and go around the neighborhood asking for candy
d) Get home
e) Make it on time to the cocktail party

Specially when he rides the bus!!
 

Very entertaining Jesus log, PV! And many thanks to T J for an awesome recap. Still watching the episode here in LA....love watching the kid Skype! Gertie
 

TJ:

Thanks for the marvelous quick recap. I especially loved the the candy as "illegal substances" line, lol. I hope Valentina hides it from Vero. Also Vero's reaction was too funny, and that growling or was it mewing, lol. She does have it really bad for Jesus still.

I can't stand Fern, what a jerk. I hope they don't take the money out for the suit and the sandwich. That is just too sad.

Can't wait to find out how this fundraiser goes and in the avances Rog sure looks jealous that Chucho is with Patymelt.

PV:

Your timeline was hilarious.
 

Pablo, great timeline!

Jarifa
 

Great recap TJ. Thanks. And your timeline is also hilarious Pablo. I too was wondering how Jésus had time to get to the hospital and to trick or treat both after that exhausting day.

Oh yes, Vero has it bad for Jésus. What a sweety is Jésus' new friend Baldomero. First he makes himself late by waiting with Sanson while Jésus delivers Valentina to school and argues with the teacher. Then he gives up his clothes with very little explanation.

btw --at school they were celebrating Día de los muertos this morning. So is that the same day that Valentina would go trick or treating (accompanied by a nurse dressed in white -- don't all children have a nurse in waiting wherever they go?

Güera
 

TJ- Great recap!

Pablo- Loved the timeline. Well, at least Jesus can say his days are never boring.

Well, well, well. Seems that Vero is hiding a hot blooded tigress under that Ice Queen facade. Maybe at some point we'll hear Jesus and Elias comparing notes on what a wild woman Vero is in the bedroom, and we'll know how she got two amazing guys like them to stay with her as long as they did/have.

Güera- ITA. Baldo is a sweety. Perhaps he's a good future match for Xochi?
 

Yeah! So Marisela can keep the taxi driver! If her social status ever allows it. I am thinking, if Mr Valtierra owns half a Monterrey, does Marisela's father owns the other half? LOL

You're welcome. It came to me when I thought, wait a minute, is this the same day with the tardiness and the fire and all that? I need to write this down for the record!

I think they're butchering a very old special celebration in México, such as Day of the dead, mixing it up with Halloween.
Halloween takes place in oct. 31st. like they do here, kids go out with the plastic pumpkin asking for candy. My guess is that the nurse outfit was a costume.
In nov. 1st. we celebrate a special day of the dead (for kids) called ''día de los angelitos'' but the most important is the 2nd. when most people visit the cemetery early in the morning, cleans and decorate tombs and leave food so their deceased relatives can eat. This is the only day they can ''come out'' to visit us. At home, some people make ''altares'' with the pictures of their relatives and the food they liked most, candles, candy, tequila, etc.
That day people don't go ''trick-or-treating'' but you can ask for a ''calaverita'' -little skull- made out of sugar with your name on the forehead (optional). I am not against celebrating both of them, but seriously, don't mix them, Día de muertos is very special and traditional celebration. Nothing like Halloween.
 

Pablo:

Thanks for the cultural comment. It is interesting. When I was in Italy they don't trick or treat, but they do the same thing on All Saints Day, Nov 1st. They go out to the cemetery, and clean the graves of dear departed ones and then picnic there.
 

El día de los muertos/Day of the Dead: as long as I have my "pan de muertos" (dead bread) I am happy!

Jarifa
 

Could be a coincidence, but as I was looking into boxes of stuff to take out for a sidewalk sale, I found this piece of paper with an article related. Here's the link:
http://hazte.blogspot.com/2013/04/dia-de-muertos.html
If you click on the image, you can get the whole 3 columns page.

 

Thanks for this, Tablet jefa. Very well done.

I get such a kick out of watching Roni. She really is very attractive and as I've mentioned, I think that she is the most interesting character in this TN although Elias is a very close second. Both are very complex and fascinating.

Pablo, I'm pretty sure that nurse outfit is the only thing I've seen Valentina's nanny wearing from the very beginning... including those strange above-the-elbows gloves.

Carlos

 

Pablo,
Loved "la inocencia de Pepito"
 

Maybe the lesson at school was to prepare the children. So maybe this lo-o-o-ong day was actually Oct. 31 and not Nov. 1 or 2.

As for the nurse outfit, that is all she wears. Whenever she interacts with Valentina she is in the nurse outfit.

I've got my VCR set for tonight & Monday. I'm off to DC for the weekend. Meetings with legislators on Monday to discuss Haiti. Hope I can find a friendly crowd at the hotel to watch the SU game with. Fingers crossed for Saturday.

Güera
 

Güera- You'll be in DC AND speaking about Haiti! Two of my favorite places. I am sure you will find someone in this city to watch the game with.


 

Yes, I remember the nuns explaining the importance of All Saints Day and All Souls day back in caflic' school in Philly.....listening to it and trying to be devout while still on my 72 hour sugar high from Halloween. My mom and aunts would often take us to the cemetary to put fresh flowers on my grandparents and great grand parents graves. Gertie
 

Thanks TABLET JEFA...loved the

"like nails on a chalkboard"

"the Fuchsia Club" and

"chip away at the Ice Princess"

Clearly the Ice Princess wants somebody to storm her castle. Maybe Elias needs to get more assertive and haul some of those cold ashes of hers. Could lower everybody's stress level.

PABLO, thanks for the timeline and I have a language question for you...

Chucho said the secretary's husband "fuma como chacuaco"...at least that's what the captions said. Is that like our expression "he smokes like a chimney" ?
 

Pablo, the timeline is actually very helpful. The only way I can keep track of what day it is, is by noticing Alma's dress. But that doesn't work after everyone's gone home from the office.

This is not by a long shot the longest day I've ever been through in a TN. There were a few in La Fea Mas Bella that went on for a couple of weeks.
 

Thanks for reminding me!
That was the word that I didn't write down yesterday and forgot about it. I was paying more attention to the name of the Hospital where Mr Valtierra is recovering (which doesn't exist) and I only got two down. Here they are:

HIJOLE (surprise) Gee is a good approx.
PATATUS (to die) Kick the bucket.
CHACUACO(A) (chimney, oven, inciense burner) Yes. Smokes like a chimney is the best translation.
 

It is interesting (in my case I do it only to see if they ''goof'').
I would like to have the time, oh, wait, I do!! to go back and see how long has been since Jesús arrived in Monterrey. After that I will keep track to check if they have a Christmas episode or a Thanksgiving one. One never knows, continuity is not their best asset. LOL
 

Sometimes a TN will have a Christmas or other holiday special that is either not shown here at all, or is shown on a weekend. I think LFMB and UFCS both did specials, but I never saw them.

I was a little confused about the date because of the Christmas tree at Chatita's. When Vero asked about it, that's how I knew it wasn't December!
 

Well... Chatita has an alibi since she doesn't know what day it is or who she is. I was also wondering about that because everybody at AVON was almost naked, or in skimpy outfits for all that matter, and it was not cold. Monterrey has a very dry climate, with very cold winters and scorching summers. If this is november the 2nd. It should be nippy, isn't it? OMG, sorry, let me go get my beanie!!
 

Thanks Pablo. I love having a language tutor on line. You're the best.
 

TJ--Sooo good. Especially when you didn't get to see the two prev. epis. Yes, thank you Julie & Jody for giving you a boost. That said, you got the sense, the flavor, the smoky smell, the looks, the frustration, the antics, plus all the Vero angst with that little backdrop of lust after Jesus' body.

Love your little asides, Valtierra--how could he smell anything? Frisky Fern--preferring him without his pants (me too); transistors--did you just type the word? Yep, and I remember them. My father actually built one for me from a kit. It worked great and had a nice leather case.

...The Fuschia Club--Why is it that only Chucho doesn't have to wear an ID tag? Even Xolxhi has one, and Alma, too.

...the most unforgettable weeding ever. No truer weeds were spoken!!

...Elias the Wonderful. Who knew Chucho would find a bro in the Ice Queen's igloo.

...Pati the Octopus. She doesn't need eight arms to wear that label.

Pablo--what can I say, but sooo glad you are commenting on this tn. You have added so much to our knowledge and enjoyment of our "south" of gringolandia neighbors (and friends). But you are funny, too. Thank you for the timeline.

When DO these folks work? Well, Heysus does get Alma to sign documents from time to time, she shuffles folders and they have a lot of meetings (oh and Susanna *is* capable of sending documents by e-mail).
 

Thanks for the great recap!

I was kind of glad when Smokey Joe keeled over. All his smoke was making ME ill, through the television screen! Who really thinks it's okay to smoke in an elevator or someone else's office?

It was definitely summer, or perhaps very early fall, when Chulo left Chicago. Has a month and a half-ish already passed? Time flies. I didn't check the calendar, but if the Day of the Dead fell on a weekend or if they had that day off from school, they would probably do their school discussion and observance ahead of time, which could make it happen on Halloween. So that part of the timeline didn't bother me.

Chulo does fit a lot into a day. Just the day before, didn't he pick up Sanson at the airport at five, take a long cab ride, argue with the driver, lose the dogue, spend some time frantically searching for the dogue, finally admit that the dogue was missing, and still make it on time to pick up Valentina at 7, presumably across town? He moves fast :).
 

Thanks. OK. I know I am flooding this section, but I just love to do this!

''So many things, so little time'' or ''In Avon we never take a day off for beauty's sake''

Jesús timeline:

Oct 22 Wednesday -Jesús celebrates my birthday and then leaves for Chicago, where he studies and works.
Oct 23 Thursday -Jesús roomate shows him proof of his daughter and call Verónica.
Oct 24 Friday -Jesús meets Uri and decides to go to México. That night his coworkers throw him a farewell party.
Oct 25 Saturday -Jesús arrives in Monterrey and gets in trouble. That same night finds a place to stay.
Oct 26 Sunday -While looking for work the fateful bucket falls and he is interviewed at Avon. He refuses to work as a male secretary.
Oct 27 Monday -After breakfast with Chatita he decides to go back and apologise and he gets the job! Half of Monterrey population wish it was that easy! But, half of Monterrey is not Fernando Colunga, true?
Oct 28 Tuesday -After a hard first day he is told to stay until he finishes all the scanning nobody did because they were too busy running their lips...
Oct 29 Wednesday -Early that morning Jesús gets a phone call from Spain (where I am sure it was Tuesday morning) and then get to see Alma naked.
Oct 30 Thursday -Jesús gets his new uniform, Fern/Jess are thrown from the delivery truck, Verónica checks out the apartment and Alma doesn't feel like doing the nasty on schedule.
Oct 31 Halloween -Jesús and Susana spend all afternoon looking for a ring because that night Rogelio will propose to Alma.
Nov 1 Saturday -Jesús tries to pick up Alma but she isn't there. Jesús looses Sansón. Tonight Valentina will spend the night with daddy Jesús but he kisses Alma instead.
Nov 2 Sunday -Valentina is late to School (?), there's a fire outbreak, and so on and so on, oh! Tonight takes place the Charity Cocktail party, even when tomorrow is a workday! So, you better be the designated driver!
 

Pablo , thank you for the timelines. You are just a plethora of knowledge.
 

Thanks, but I was always very curious about the time-lapse and thanks to this recaps I can explore past episodes to my heart content. Thanks to you all! It is not meant to be accurate, just to give you an idea!
 

If only half of Monterrey is not Fernando Colunga, that leaves a lot for us to work with...
 

Thanks, Tablet Jefa, for a concise but entirely complete recap.

Re Valentina's nurse, haven't we also seen her w/ a mask over her mouth inside the house. The long gloves and the old-fashioned nurse outfit are almost too much with or without the mask.

Pablo, thanks for the clarification re Day of the Dead and Valentina's costume and candy bucket. I remember when we were stationed in England that the Brits traditionally don't do trick-or-treat. That is, unless they live near one of our air bases and then they catch on fast as to where the Yanks live and the free sweeties to be had.