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I love Sunday afternoons
2008-04-06 21:00:00
I hated them as a child though. On Sunday mornings I had to do homework, so I could practice the piano lessons in the afternoon. Naturally, the Sunday was the shittiest day. I couldn't play like all other kids did, yet I could hear them laughing outside, at the playground, while I was doing my arpeggios. Later on, when I had my first job, things started to suck even more. Sunday afternoon meant there were only few hours of freedom left until the next working day. They were filled with anguish. I always hated to work. I changed jobs various times, and it got slightly easier, but still, there's nothing better than disposing of your time as you damnwell please.Today it's a different story. Nothing dreadful awaits for me tomorrow. My heart won't miss beats just because I must wake up early in the morning. Although one might say all my days are equal now, as I own my own time, I still have the distinct feeling of Sunday. And better yet, I feel like I have my homework already don...
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Here comes the sun
2008-04-06 00:45:00
Well, what do you know? All these shitty days brought a happy ending. That's right, folks, even I can't believe it but I finished the third chapter of my novel. I only have the last one left and it's probably gonna be the easiest one to write. I feel like I fought with the dragons and won. I'm exhausted, but happy. I managed to transform all the anguish I experienced into a creative frenzy that helped me finish this difficult part.I feel dizzy when I think about it, but so far I have about 80 000 words! And they're all mine. I expect I'll be finishing it at the end of the month, by which time I'll have more than 100 thousand. Hope they're worth something.I have to thank Sabrina, my flatmate, for the sunshine in my life. She singlehandedly resolved some electricity problems we've been experiencing the last two days, when we were left in the dark, with no possibility to charge my laptop. She really is a witch.So, presented with the uncommon situation of not having access to m...

Freaky Friday: The Road To Hell is Paved With Good Intentions
2008-04-04 18:45:00
I'm gonna be short as I'm pissed off. Because of the precarious state of both humanity and my life. Well, my life comes first, bitches, so I'm gonna tell you a valuable lesson I learned today: trusting other people to do something important for you is like walking blindfolded in a minefield. I don't wanna go into details, I wanna get over this shit as soon as possible.On the bright side, I'm being forced to take some serious decisions for the future. I may come with big wonderful news soon.
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Let the missile hit'em!
2008-04-02 18:41:00
Ok, people, time for some serious shit now.The controversial U.S. proposals for a missile defence system partly situated in Europe will be a major subject at the NATO Bucharest Summit in April 2008, NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said Monday.Right now, as I'm typing this, somewhere in the Eastern Europe, more exactly in Bucharest, there is an "historic" Coalition of the Organized Crime (aka Nato) summit. Bush, Merkel, Brown, Zapatero, Putin and all the Motherfuckers are there altogether, discussing lovey dovey stuff like missiles and more innocent people to be butchered in Iraq and Afghanistan.Now, I am strongly against missiles, but I believe today I can make a concession. How about sending a big one right in that wretched hive of scum and villainy, called the House of People, the biggest building in Europe. And the most grotesque one, if I may say so. The world will be a better place with just one strike.According to Wombles, one of the most important sites fighting...
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Another magic night
2008-04-01 14:11:00
Anyone who knows me a little bit, is surely aware by now I'm a the biggest Editors fan ever. I think The End Has A Start is the best album of 2007. So, of course, last night I went again to an amazing Editors concert in Razzmatazz, and I'm so incredibly uplifted after this magic was spread on me. Tom had his hair cut since last time I saw him, he looks great and I still love him so. He's so talented and he has the best voice in all indie rock arena. I said The Best. They played some new songs too, I'm so happy.Watch for yourselves some films I made with my camera phone. The sound is not exactly hi-fi, but still. This is my favorite Editors song, Escape The Nest.And a cover after Lullaby, The Cure. From Smith to Smith :-) But, you gotta agree with me, Tom really shows Robert how it should be done. Also, ladies (and some gentlemen too) will enjoy this video in more than one way. Check out the view!
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Movie Monday: Lars And Real Girl
2008-03-31 12:33:00
Well, folks, I've just seen this movie last night at three am, as we (the humanity) changed to summer hour (yay) and I felt too jet-legged to sleep. Lars And The Real Girl is an independent flick starring one of the most prominent members of the Canadian Gorgeousness Brigade, none other than Mr. Ryan Gosling . The rest of the cast doesn't really matter, except maybe that annoying chick who was in Woody Allen's Matchpoint.Before I talk about the movie, let's have a little chit chat about El Ryan. He's somewhat low profile, yet he received an Oscar nomination with Half Nelson, another excellent indie movie where he played a schoolteacher with drug abuse problems. He's also been a leading actor in, according to my book, one of the best (yet cryptic) films ever made in the history of cinema, Stay, together with Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts. He out-hopkined El Hopkins in The Fracture, he made an endearing, unforgivable role in The Notebook, a romance flick made especially for lovel...
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Freaky Friday: Wankers
2008-03-28 20:20:00
As of today, I will dedicate Friday s to freaky, somewhat disturbing and most probably shocking stories. Why would I do that, you're probably wondering. Well, because these things are facts of life, as annoying and socially unacceptable as they are, and unfortunately we need to find a way to deal with it. So if you are easily offended, my intention is not to horripilate your delicate esthetic senses, but to discuss openly matters that hideously interfere with our dear way of living.Today's theme: jerking off. I'll be blunt about it, cus there's no way I can say this delicately. Recently we (the humanity) were confronted with not one, but two shocking stories of gentlemen publicly masturbating. The first one happened in an airplane and involved a young unsuspicious sleeping lady being bestowed with the infamous content of his genitals. The second one took place soon after, in a supermarket, nothing less, apparently in the grocery section. My question is: gentlemen, are you totally...
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Forget the drama queen
2008-03-27 09:41:00
I feel the whole word is changing all around me, but I stay the same. For the first time in my life, I'm just a passive viewer, watching how most people evolve or barely straggle to survive. I manage to extract myself from this complex equation called life. No more drama for me, thank you very much. Let me just stay and enjoy the view. Sure, the view is not always enjoyable, nor entertaining, yet it gives me a warm fuzzy feeling of living among the living. Let me explain myself to you, because I feel I'm being rather oblique. It's not that I don't care anymore, I do, I do, I do. It's not that I'm not passionate anymore, I am, I am, I am. Yet, I don't feel like involving myself in anything else but my business. People around me have a sad or happy story to tell, have achieved or lost something, and all I have to say about is: that's life, mate. Don't sweat it! I can't help but wonder if this is finally me reaching wisdom, or just losing it slowly. Whatever. Look at me, layi...
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Time to have some fun
2008-03-26 11:24:00
That's right folks, time for a new poll. I want to know how sick your minds are. On the right sleeve, there are some very disturbing, potentially dangerous activities I enumerated there, you can pick up to three, that you have never done and never aspire to, OK? Oh, and be honest, there's no way for me to track down who picked what. For real.At the end of the 2 week period, I will make some statistics and some assessments of your tastes and preferences, so to speak. So yeah, show me what you got!PS: I'm already giggling.
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Links for 2008-03-25 [del.icio.us]
2008-03-26 06:00:00
JC was a flower power
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Save the coconuts, save the world!
2008-03-26 00:08:00
Have you heard this one?Finally, mankind has the answer to that eternal question, how many coconuts does it take to go from London to Amsterdam? The answer: 150,000 -- converted into biofuel and poured into a special 747, of course. Virgin Atlantic completed its first biofuel tests yesterday with solid results, using a mix of 20 percent coconut oil and 80 percent jet fuel to power a 747 -- a first for the airline industry. There's still a long way to go, of course -- only one of the jet's four tanks carried the alternative fuel, and even Richard Branson admits that giant coconut plantations devoted to airline fuel probably aren't workable -- but despite harsh criticism from skeptics, it's still an impressive achievement. Branson says that although this test didn't use a viable fuel, it's a landmark proof-of-concept -- and that next-generation biofuels made from algae may one day power all our aircraft.So next thing we know, the coalition of organized crimed formally known as N...
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I'm on a killing spree
2008-03-25 10:15:00
That's right, folks. This morning I woke up with a terrible desire, nay, urge, to kill my flat mate. He deserves to die. He's no good. He's breathing someone else's air. Mine! I can't stand his presence any longer. I can't hear his boots on the corridor any longer. He's always making noises. Noises, noises, noises amplified in my head with billion torturous echoes. And he never stops. Never. He never sleeps, either. Last night he moved the furniture. Than he mended his wooden desk. With a hammer. I wanted to go to his room and make a scene, but I was so livid, I couldn't move. So this is how I came up with The Plan.I can kill him easily, I don't believe anyone will notice his absence too soon. His parents are in other country, and I don't think they care to know about his life anyway. He has some sort of girlfriend who stayed over a couple of times, but I don't think it's something serious. She will just think the motherf'er dumped her without even leaving an sms. Or a ...
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No way!!!! Me?
2008-03-25 02:51:00
Holy shit, folks, look what I've just received. And it's for real too:Congratulations!!! You have been nominated for a 2007 Best Of Blog Award!! Especially designed to bring attention to lower profile bloggers, The BoB?s as we like to call them are currently taking nominations in over 20 different categories. To find out more about how your site has a chance to become one of this year?s Best Of?s and how to nominate other bloggers*, visit us at www.thebestofblogs.com. Remember voting begins April 14th so make sure you pass the word to your friends, family, and faithful followers.Sincerely,Bill BeckProject Mgr.The Best Of Blog AwardsExcuse me, I'm gonna go have a heart attack.I'll be back!* yeah, right!

Movie Monday: Interview
2008-03-24 17:18:00
I keep saying that going to the movies is the best thing you can do with your pants on. Well, this weekend I was so frustrated cos I couldn't go to the movies, as all the cinemas were closed on the account that some guy resurrected. Big deal. So I did the next best thing: I watched a DVD. The flick we're talking about is Steve Buscemi 's Interview . (Funny fact: try typing Buscemi's and the spell proof will underline it. The alternatives you get: Minuscule's or Septicemia's. True fact. Try it.)Well, I never cared too much about Mr. Minuscule there; although he's a great actor, he never really did it for me. And even less about his female counterpart in the movie, La Sienna Miller, the actress turned socialite turned fashionista. I mean, no wonder the talented Mr. Law cheated on her with the nanny, of all women...but...Interview is one hell of a spectacular surprise!!! Well, we have one middle-aged journalists with one middle-life crisis and one successful soap actress, particul...
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JC was a flower power
2008-03-23 12:38:00
... Or should I say is. I mean, He ain't dead, isn't what all the fuss is about? More like a zombie, I'm guessing. Look, I'm not being blasphemous here, I'm just trying to get the facts straight. I have always been one to care for a clear perspective of the world, you see.So, back in those days life was quite a blast. He had his posse (with chicks and everything), the meal was on Him all the time, you didn't need expensive medical insurance because if you needed, say, your leper cured, you just had to ask Him! Sure, He had a bit of a problem with the authorities, but who doesn't? Also on the downside, you had to walk everywhere, but that was fun too actually, you were like on a perpetual peripatetic summer camp festival. Nothing to worry about at all. No homework, no rent, no grocery shopping, no malfunctioning wireless servers. Nada! I wouldn't even gasp if they were rolling a fat one during the evenings in front the fire, where everybody was encouraged to tell their lif...
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Bush vs. brazilians
2008-03-21 14:58:00
Fear not, people, it's not yet another post about politics. It's about something far more meaningful than it. Bikini waxing. Or, as some of us like to call it, the "brazilian".It's been almost three months since I'm going regularly to the gym. Well, part of the fun, as I'm sure you realize, is to share the locker room with total strangers. Well, I'm a very demure girl, some might say even coy, and I do want to keep my private parts private in the privacy of my own shower room. Very carefully selected and extremely lucky individuals have access there, but let's skip this part, shall we?Well, apparently there's a new rule out there, that in a locker room, everybody can get naked and flaunt their parts around like there's nobody's business. And I didn't get the memo. Can't they just cover themselves when they're using the hair dryer? Well, my friends, upon a thoroughly and painful investigation, the answer is: NO. That's right, apparently in spain all the ladies are adept...
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The Pygmalion case
2008-03-20 10:41:00
I just woke up and I feel so tired. My eyes are sore. There's a good reason for it, I guess. Last night I stayed late writing. Very late writing. Yep, I was trying to make up for my crayzay partay week-end, when not even e single syllable was added to my masterpiece. And then I keep complaining to you guys, who are kind enough to read, that oh, this book doesn't write by itself.Anywhoo, as I stated earlier, in a totally unexpected way, the book is almost as if it's starting to write by itself. It's unbelievable how rather effortlessly the words come together on the empty page, only to form an excellent body of work. Honestly now, everything I write now it's far better than all I did previously, and I don't even have to try so hard. I feel that finally I found my own voice and tone, and now everything comes out naturally. I love the way I can create passages that makes one cry, hope, root for something bad to happen, want someone's death, what to reach out and help someone, wa...
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In case you missed it!
2008-03-19 14:19:00
Redlasso is the best discovery since the wheel!
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Movies day
2008-03-18 23:23:00
I haven't been quite that often to the movies lately for some strange reason. I usually see at least three a week in cinema and 10+ on tv/dvd. Actually, the cinema near me is quite small and I've already seen all the films there. So the closest one with no-dubbing movies is one hour distance from my house, if you take the metro. Because you need to change lines a couple of times. But it's all worth it, going to the cinema is the best thing one can do with their pants on.So I (finally) saw There Will Be Blood . Let me tell you something from the beginning: TWBB is an outstanding contribution to cinematography. In other words, one of the best films ever made. I always liked PTA's movies, and he came a long way from raining frogs. TWBB depicts the story of a man who is decaying beyond the line where he can be redeemed as a human being. The motives, well, you have to see the flick for yourselves, but it was not the greed, as most critics said, because he kept turning down many lucrat...
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Links for 2008-03-17 [del.icio.us]
2008-03-18 06:00:00
Enjoy St. Patrick's Day!
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Enjoy St. Patrick's Day!
2008-03-17 19:31:00
I know I will! Later, when I go to the pub for a guiness in my killer green tee. Until then, I leave you with outstanding Irish citizens that make us, the rest of the world, so proud of their cultural heritage!El Colin, bad boy turned good! I applaud.All right, all right, he's not Irish but he's McPatrick and that's all that matters.A true gentlemen like Liam there's never been and never will.Oh Jonno! Baby's on fire! How many times have I and my friends listen to this song! Thank you.Mr. Gabriel Byrne is the epitome of suavity.Daniel, actor and shoemaker, just won the Oscar for best actor. Those eyes!Ok folks, he's rocking that 'stache. What? Oh, he's totally worth twice!Double Oh Behave! Mr. Pierce I'll Have You If You Shave Brosnan!Very Important Politician.My biggest hero (alive), Sir Geldof, humanitarian.See people, I'm not all superficial. Long live Ireland !
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Crazy night and a story with(out?) a moral
2008-03-16 12:04:00
Yesterday I woke up early and went to the market with Sabrina to buy grapefruits. She brought from Buenos Aires a special kind of tea, some Argentinian traditional herb called Yierba Mate. Tastes shitty unless you drink it from a grapefruit with a hole in it. And then we made plans for the evening to go out a little bit, as we never went out partying together and it's high time we did it. And, boy, what a night we had!First, we started with an Irish pub to pay homage to our beloved green friends as they were celebrating St. Patrick's day in their own special way. We blended it. It was funny cos everyone in the pub was wearing green clover hats. Then we went to a fancy bar, where we had a glass of champaign each, enough to kick the evening in. Then we went to this club, where Sabrina knew the bartender and we got all the drinks for free. That would be a Jaggermaister shot and a caipirhinia. We were laughing and having a very good time. The more I discover Sabrina, the more I like ...
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Five stars day
2008-03-14 02:12:00
The cheerful disposition never left me. This morning, I woke up very early, spent about three hours in preening, because I'm sure you know by now that in an interview, be it a job interview, the looks count more than the resume. Not that my resume is not good enough, but in a world of good enoughs, a decent look makes the difference. Also, it was an excellent opportunity for me to show of my new printemps collection of hot couture. (God, I'm good with words!). So, dressed up as the queen of mods, nothing less, I believe I made an excellent impression on the recruitment lady. I certainly exceeded my own expectations. I was so communicative, so spiritual, so poised, I truly amazed myself. I may have made a few things up just for the sake of an interesting conversation, but all in all I told her exactly what I wanted and she seemed committed to help me get it. Because normally I'm quite grumpy and serious when with new people, I need quite a lot of foreplay in order to let my hair d...
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Sometimes, I can be so much fun
2008-03-12 20:46:00
Great days those last two! Yesterday I had some friends back home visiting Barcelona and I spent one of the best days of the year so far. They are ex work colleagues, believe it or not, but they're fun, smart and outrageously delicious people. First we did a little bit of shopping and then we went eating in a fancy schmancy restaurant downtown in the Gothic quarters. We had to queue to get in, and my friends were so amazed by it. They never believed people would queue to go to a restaurant. Well, here you go! Then we had paella and sangria, and man, the party had begun. The cheered and good disposition I had overcame my habitual reservation and I was the most verbose, extrovert girl in the world. I told funny stories, I made silly faces and everybody was laughing along. My guess is it's the language. I was missing talking in my native language with witty funny people who understand my sense of humor. The thing is, I only write in my native language, I rarely have the chance to spe...

Ay Ay Ay!!!
2008-03-12 09:27:00
In case you're wondering what El Clooney's been doing lately, well, he's teaching ladies in Spain (and some gentlemen too) how to use fluffy cuffs. C'mon Georgy boy, like we didn't figure this one out for ourselves!This is a perfect example of media whoring!

How cute is this!!!
2008-03-11 13:49:00
Dear Anthony,The best thing that happened to me was that RHCP concert last summer in Paris. Of course, adorable little Everly Bear here was not around yet. I hope you'll teach him everything your father taught you in his time, like smoking pot, escape the cops, shoplift, deal crack and let him sleep with your girlfriends. But of course, you have to wait 12 years for that.By the way, read your autobiography. Great book!Love,M
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Scarlett vs Natalie + Eric vs Jonathan
2008-03-11 09:29:00
I may have stated this before a couple of times, but I don't mind saying it again. I truly admire Natalie Portman, she's my favorite actress ever. Naturally, I keep track with everything she's doing, hence my being among the lucky spectators at the premiere of The Other Boleyn Girl. Damn, girlfriend makes one helluva queen! Remember Amidala? Impressive. Well, as Ann Boleyn, Natalie takes it to a different level, as she's fighting all the way to the throne and to Henry the 8th heart, by helping incarcerate his first wife and exclude from the court her own sister, the previous polisher of the Crown's jewels. I'm talking, of course, about La Scarlett Johanson, the docile and good sister, but was she really? Intrigue, love, betrayal, royalty, history, the whole plot is outstanding. Not to mention that the King is none other than Eric Bana, who also, may I add, makes one helluva King. Remember Hector? Actually, Eric Bana should be king in real life too, I'm crowing him the King o...
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All for myself
2008-03-10 08:05:00
Uffff, finally i have me all for myself. Last week my aunt was visiting and I literally spent 24/7 with her. I had no time and little desire to do everything else. I've seen all museums, memorial houses and churches possible. We even went one day to Figueras to see Salvador Dali museum. It was cold as hell, and the wind almost swept us off our feet, but it was all worth it. Actually, for me it was the second time I sow Dali - Figueras, the first time I went there it was about six years ago with a biker called Casanova whose granddad used to be classmates with Dali. Ah, the memories!Then, of course, the good old shopping bit. I totally exaggerated, but on the other hand I have the coolest stuff in the world right now. I just need some shoes to match. Oh well...

Politics is so much fun!
2008-02-29 13:15:00
Now, I think politics is bullshit and I tend to ignore it as much as possible, as last time I took it seriously I almost gave myself a heart attack.Under these circumstances, you might be tempted to believe that a girl like me does not give a rodent's behind about the current US of A political battle, as I only saw America in pictures and once for real during a two unbelievably short weeks holiday where I got to travel from New York to California, via Las Vegas. Nor will I have any reason to ever do so, unless, of course, Viggo Mortensen decides to marry me and bestow upon me his loving arms and his citizenship, for that matter.Well people, apart from this latter unlikely possibility, you're WRONG! Perhaps you underestimate the huge entertainment value of American politics. Easy now, I'm not saying that elsewhere politicians are less ridiculous or, god forbid, reasonable, it's just that in America they simply do it in such a grandiose style that I'll always applaud. I mean, can...
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My new obsession: Nathan Barley
2008-02-28 21:42:00
I found my new obsession!!! It's called Nathan Barley and it's a british tv series featuring the coolest guy on Earth. Julian Barratt, dah! Noel Fielding is showing his lovely lumps here and there, the sexiest man alive. It's not at all like The Mighty Boosh, actually it's quite the opposite. Basic line: every country has the hipster idiots they deserve. But I recognized some stereotypes. The question is: do you?Hilariously funny!
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