Mis Trucos Grand Opening…and Chola

It’s break-back mountain weak here on Up Your Alley. Literally. I’ve visited a certain medical professional and am hoping for miraculous results over the next few days, but for the meantime, I’ve spent most of the day laying on the floor on my back <insert joke here>, hoping for aforementioned miraculous results. There will be a special Mis Trucos posting over the weekend. Oh. Yeah.

In light of yesterday’s milkshake-to-boys chart, I offer this complication:

I’m also taking drag notes on the following:

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