The upside of a bad economy

A few bullet points:

- Santa Cruz has been really hot and muggy of late, so I slept with the windows wide open the other night, which prompted a rouge brigade of mosquitos to surge a sneak attack upon every inch of my body, leaving dime sized welts all over. This leads me to my next topic: is there anything more satisfying (yet you know it's a bad idea) than scratching bug bites??? (Maybe the saran wrap over the toilet prank.. But that is it.).

- I played golf the other day for the first time since last fall. I shot a 54 on the front nine and a 40 on the back nine. This leads me to my next topic: Is there anything more frustrating than sucking at golf?? (Maybe having someone saran wrap your toilet when you have diarrhea).

-I was invited to go to Gaby's brother's wedding, and accepted before they had a chance to rescind their invitation. I am psyched to go to a Bolivian wedding. Plus, Miss Bolivia 2000 (the bride-to-be) is sure to have some talented looking friends. One minor dilema is that evening attire isn't exactly a useful item to have in my traveling backpack, and thusly, I have been scurrying around town trying to throw together a respectable wedding outfit that will hopefully:

1) Fit. (Most bolivians are not tall and lanky with blond hair and bugbites all over them).
2) Not be a marching band outfit or matador costume with shiny buttons (because almost every clothing shop displays these types of clown outfits in the front windows).
and 3) be affordable.

I happened to kill all three birds with a stone or two as I am borrowing a shirt and tie, I have black socks, I bought a pair of shiny black shoes for $10.99 and I rented a suit for... (drumroll please).... $7.50. I LOVE BOLIVIA.