Guy LeCharles Gonzalez (aka glecharles) (aka loudpoet)

An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

Adios, Nueva York

CITY LIMITS' September/October 2004 issue has a timely article, Adios, Nueva York, about the Puerto Rican exodus from New York City during the last decade. According to the 2000 census, NYC lost 10% of its Puerto Rican population between 1990-2000! While many left for the island, a significant number have headed to surprising destinations like Lawrence, MA and Reading and Allentown, PA, doubling the overall Latino population in each city -- 60%, 37% and 24% respectively. The article itself focuses on Allentown - the metropolitan neighbor of my theoretical oasis, Bethlehem - and the troubles migrating Nuyoricans, primarily from the…

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An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

Comic Book Wednesday is like an oasis in the middle of the drudgery that is Monday-Friday. Picked up more than I expected to this week, including bags, and am nearly halfway to another Midtown Comics rebate! As it is, I need to pick up another longbox as the collection is nearing 1,000 comics. Damn Omar for rekindling this particular fire! Between what I spend on comics and D&D, it's a good thing I don't smoke anymore. Recent additions to my ever-evolving pull list include Ezra, Powers, Secret Skull, Ex Machina and Sleeper - the latter two with new issues out…

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An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

Let's see how closely you actually read this journal, and how well you know me! http://glecharles.friendtest.com [EDIT - 11:58am: Who's cheating? Someone's spent the last hour on this journal going through 29 pages and counting, presumably trying to get a 100 on the quiz. Either that or it's my boss and I've been busted! Uh-oh...]

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An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

Bad connection? Crossed signals? A sign from the trickster himself? Hello Guy, Here is your Free Daily Horoscope Service for Sept 21. It is time for you to start using your voice for more than just speaking, Guy. You have a beautiful speaking and singing voice, yet you don't use it to its full capacity. No, singing in the shower does not count! Given the proper training, you could use your voice as a source of income. Have you ever given serious thought to becoming a performer? You should think about it.Look out, Al B. Sure!

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An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

Could THIS be the promised land? One of the major problems with the previous list of cities, as Omar alludes to in his comment, is how overwhelmingly white most of them are, and completely lacking any Latino flavor. Diversity, yet another thing living in NY spoils you for! It's particularly difficult in our situation as we both want to live in/around a Latino commmunity and 81% of the US' Hispanic population is from south of the border (67% Mexican, 14% Central/South American). No disrepect to Chicanos (I still love Salma and Shakira!)1 but there's a huge difference between us, culturally-speaking,…

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An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

The Mid-Range Gets the Short End of the Stick

"San Antonio makes sense for us, and has given us much that I'm grateful for ... but Austin still feels like home." Phil pretty much nails my feelings about life these days with that statement, and I don't particularly like it. The feeling, I mean. For me, where we are in the Bronx right now "makes sense for us." Financially, at least. In a really skewed sorta way. On a genetic level, being born and raised in NY spoils you for anywhere else. Makes you predisposed to accepting the ridiculously high cost-of-living; the hyper-competitive job market; the ever-increasing gap between…

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An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

Life is cyclical

Life is cyclical, a simple if debatable truism. Live long enough, you will begin to see the patterns. Stand still long enough and you might get trampled by your past. I have no idea why but I felt the need to put that into words. In other news, since I have nothing particularly interesting to offer, let's take a walk through blogland... 1) Bassey, Miss you much. I feel like I owe you an email about something but can't remember what. Let me know. Also, please set up an RSS feed so I can keep up with your journal via…

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