Hi  Regen!

Here is cold, as it should. Winter is coming.
I hope your mom has a great birthday and enjoys her cake.
That is so awesome about Mini. I hope she spends a lovely time in the Museum.
Also, let the children be lazy! At least for some days. It is their reward for their hard work.

 
I really hope there is a baby and he or she is safe.

Yes, we have lots of things like "Tano". One of the characters in the Eternauta is nicknamed "ruso". Ruso is Spanish for "Russian", but in all probability, the character is not of Russian ancestry but Polish or Jewish. We also called pretty much every East Asia person "chino" (Chinese) no matter if they are actually from China or if they are from Japan, Korea or even Philippine (we had very few Philippine inmigration, but there are many Chinese, Japanese and Korean people).
I should probably are that we called "negro" every person with dark skin, like me, for example. I am what people in USA call Latino or Brown. But in Argentina "negro" could be a friendly nickname. Sometimes it is used with a derogatory intention but most people have a dear friend who is nicknamed "negro" you will notice for context.

About Doctor Who, yes, definitely. An amigurumi! Lovely! We have 3 of them (not done by me, I don't know how to wave). A baby Yoda, a BB-8 and a Pip Boy from Fallout. I am sure your friend will be ecstatic.

*hugs Regen* I missed you!

Andor was great. 
I also  was liking Doctor Who until the very last minutes of the season, which I H A T E with all my heart.
I am so glad you liked my recommendation! El Eternauta is one of those comics that has the privilege of being revered for pretty much everyone, but few modern people have read it. The original comic is from the 50s (it was obviously adapted for TV in a modern setting). I had it at home since I was a child because my dad read it, but I did not because I found the story too upsetting and terrible. And then I learnt the story of the writer of the comic, which is even more tragic. He also became a symbol of the fight against the terror by the state.
I could talk a lot more but that risks violating the Forum rules about not talking real life politics, so what I said is quite objective. But I do want to talk about the language. I am so glad you listened to the original version! The show is quite realistic; we really talk like that. But we do not pronounce "ll" as the "ch" in fecha. We Argentinians (Uruguayans too) and especially in the Buenos Aires area pronounce "ll" and "y" in the same way, sort of the English "sh". So, lluvia, ayer, llave, payaso, have the same sound. And in The Eternauta there is normal, everyday talking. It is refreshing. The scene in the first episode when they were playing cards (they are playing Truco, which is a very common and liked game) was the most difficult to translate, because it is full of puns, most of them spicy.
Also, remember that we use the "vos" instead of "tú" and that complicates things too. If you want an easier to understand Argentinian film, I would recommend you “El secreto de sus ojos”. It is a serious story, but told in a very “normal”, easy way. I liked it a lot. It won the Oscar to Foreign Language Movie. Please, do not watch the US version, starring Julia Roberts. The original is the Argentinian one, starring Ricardo Darín (same lead actor of El Eternauta), Soledad Villamil and Guillermo Francella. One day I am going to tell you more about Francella, a wonderful actor.
This reminds me that the show has not earned its name (Eternauta) yet. I hope it does if there is a new season. They are saying It will be a second and last season.

Well, this is extremely long, so I will shut up now.

I am convinced that the fact that Butters sword can kill the evil but not normal humans was introduced so we can get rid of the vampire in Thomas. But of course, I may be wrong.

That is very interesting, thank you. I knew some of those things, but I did not know others. And I think this explains many things. But the article is also a little weird because it does not mention any Butcher work outside the DF.
I am glad Brutus is still with Jim 

Sorry about your WIFI problems, but at least you have it,  one way or another.

I watched a few more Andor episodes and they were amazing. I think you got the right idea, watching all the show together, instead of a long way between seasons, seems the best way to enjoy it and not missing this.  And I would end it with a rewatch of Rogue One. I am sorry to say I do not remember many things from season 1.
They already uploaded all the season (all the show, actually. Two seasons) to Disney but I am very far behind. I hope to watch a few more episodes tomorrow, but of course I have other things to do. Like grading a few things (serious work) or level-up my RPG character (serious fun). The second thing will probably take me more time.
It was fun to read about how to promise the author to read the book, and all what you mentioned is quite interesting.

On a different note, we have elections here on Sunday. They are for local representatives, so it is not such a big deal, it will only affect my city. But it is the capital of the country, it will have some repercussions on the national level too.

Also, we are having a heavy rainstorm. It has been raining since Friday morning and it is supposed to keep raining, more or less often, until Saturday night. There are moments without any rain, moments with a light rain and real storms, like right now. in some places of the province there are floodings, but not as bad as the one I told you a few weeks ago. At least, for now.

And tomorrow we will have a F1 driver for the first time in many years. I don't actually care for that at all, but for some people in my country it is a big deal. So, in case you are a F1 fan, there is that