Passaportes! Passaportes!

If you've never been to TJ for a quick shopping trip and some tacos, then you've never had the chance to have the "border crossing experience."

There's going in to Mexico, which consists of a gate and a walkway, then a long winding path and you're right where you need to be, club and shopping central.

And then there's the coming back in to the U.S. way, which consists of a really long line, a whole bunch of border guards, people dividing you by what you have, a quick shuffle, lots of orders, people trying to rent you bikes (because apparently that gets you through quicker), mass confusion and finally a light at the end of the tunnel (literally, it's quite dark in there and when the doors open... light).

Sometimes get the feeling U.S. is a lot like Bungalow 8 (or any other hip and trendy club I read about Lindsay Lohan getting faced at). You put a lot of people at the door, long lines, soem bouncers with short fuses and some arbitrary rules of what you have to be to get in, so everybody wants in.

And now it's going to be harder to get in.

From Fox 6 News:

Anyone wanting to cross will need to show government-issued photo identification, such as a driver's license or military ID card, and one other proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate or passport.

New rules begin Thursday, pull out your fancy club clothes and huge purse to fit your passport. No more border jumping, 18 year old kids just trying to have a good time, you'll have to wait till you're 21 to do overpriced shots with the rest of us!