Today, my mom was telling me how she hates those swanky rich Mexicans who show off by having every light in their house on. MLIM
Today, I watched the George Lopez Show and I loved every minute of it. MLIM
Today, I went to a birthday party. I was going to play Rockband, but the guys said “Sorry, there aren’t any Vicente Fernandez songs.” MLIM
Today, I asked my high school counselor about how to apply to Stanford University. She shook her head and handed me a DeVry University flyer. MLIM
Today, I took a math test. The question started with “Jose has 6 oranges.” I got the problem right. MLIM
Today, I went to Home Depot and was waiting for my dad to pick me up. Three different pick up trucks passed me and asked me to paint their house. MLIM
Today, in class, we watched a movie. The teacher said she’d put on the Spanish subtitles just for me. I’m in AP English. MLIM
Today, I went to the bathroom at Target. My mom told me to take as many toilet paper rolls as I could. MLIM
Today, I needed to use the bathroom. I had to wait twice as long to go, because both my parents were using it. MLIM
Today, I used my eyeliner to draw eyebrows. MLIM
Today, I went to my doctor’s appointment. When they called “Jose,” we didn’t know if they meant me, my brother, or my dad. MLIM
Today, my family and cousins were driving in the car. My mom made us duck our heads whenever we saw the police, so it would seem like there weren’t more than five people in the car. MLIM
Today, my mom haggled for 30 minutes to buy a tamale…from the church kitchen. MLIM
Today, I went to visit UCLA. The tour guide told me I wouldn’t like the school, because the cafeteria only serves tacos once a week. MLIM
Today, my family and I went to get our Christmas tree. We decorated it really nicely. We just took a picture next to it, because my dad didn’t want to pay for it. MLIM
