sábado, 31 de diciembre de 2011

San Silvestre 2011



Tenía AÑOS de soñar con esto

y para prepararme estaba corriendo 35 km a la semana

(aunque por un momento en el km 8 mi fisiología olvidó todo lo relativo al entrenamiento)

Si bien es cierto que me rebasó Hulk, El Sorprendente Hombre Araña y el Equipo Geriátrico de Sexagenarios Alopécicos S.A. (una barbaridad de viejitos, venían con un ritmo trepidante como si acabaran de filmar Cocoon) dejé muy atrás a Papa Pitufo, al Payaso Gay del Espacio y a la Señora Gorda del French Poodle. Ja! Take that!

I hit the ground. But I hit the ground running.



Feliz año nuevo. Que este 2012 sea diferente y lleno de cosas buenas.



2011


Adiós 2011

Sobreviví a ti

Perdí algunas cosas

gané muchas otras

Nuevas personas entraron a iluminar mi vida

y otras que eran parte de mi

salieron

Podrías pensar que con todas las cosas que pasaron

me cambiaste

pero no, 2011

sólo reafirmaste que en circunstancias extraordinarias (and omg yes, some circumstances this year were way way too crazy)

yo voy a ser siempre yo

el mismo canalla de siempre

el mismo corazón

la misma imaginación

el mismo optimismo

la misma inspiración

la misma búsqueda del detalle

la misma búsqueda de la felicidad

el mismo deseo de sonreír a través de tu sonrisa



Este 2012

I’m not holding anything back

aunque en realidad

nunca lo hice


jueves, 29 de diciembre de 2011

Lo más importante


—Qué te gustaría comer en la cena de año nuevo?

—Mmm... Nachos con queso

—Nachos con queso?

—Sí, y jugamos Wii los dos hasta las 12 de la noche!


Viendo el mundo a través de los ojos de mi hijo, recordé una vez más el valor de la sencillez y la simplicidad.

Sí Tigrito. No se trata de las cosas, se trata de estar juntos.


miércoles, 28 de diciembre de 2011

Insight - Depeche Mode

This is an insight
into my life
This is a strange flight
I'm taking
My true will
carries me along

This is a soul dance
embracing me
This is the first chance
to put things right
Moving on
guided by the light

And the spirit of love
is rising within me
Talking to you now
Telling you clearly
the fire still burns

Wisdom of ages
rush over me
Heighten my senses
Enlighten me
Lead me on
eternally

And the spirit of love
is rising within me
Talking to you now
Telling you clearly
the fire still burns

And the spirit of love
is rising within me
Talking to you now
Telling you clearly
the fire still burns

I'm talking to you now
The fire still burns
Whatever you do now
The world still turns

You gotta give love
You gotta give love
You gotta give love
Give love...




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Nótese que "insight" no es "intuición" sino más bien "perspicacia" o "comprensión". Sí, algunos subtítulos están incorrectos... pero tuve que morir con este video porque los demás son en vivo y yo quería a toda costa el audio original. Bear with me...


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viernes, 23 de diciembre de 2011

Powerful beyond measure




Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure

"Ima show you, how great I am!

Last night I cut the light off in my bedroom, hit the switch, and was in the bed before the room was dark.

Ima show you, how great I am!

Only last week, I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalized a brick, I'm so mean I make medicine sick.

Ima show you, how great I am!"



This kids gonna be the best kid in the world.

This kids gonna be somebody better than anybody I ever knew.



"Ima show you, how great I am!

I have wrestled with an alligator, I done tussled with a whale, I done handcuffed lightnin, thrown thunder in jail.

Ima show you, how great I am!

All you chumps are gonna bow when I whoop him, all of you. I know you got him, I know youve got him picked, but the man is in trouble, Ima show you how great I am!"



But somewhere along the line, you changed. You stopped being you.

You let people stick a finger in your face and tell you "you're no good", and when things got hard, you started looking for something to blame, like a big shadow.

Let me tell you something you already know: the world aint all sunshine and rainbows, it's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it.

You, me or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life; but it aint about how hard you hit, its about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward, how much you can take and keep moving forward.

That's how winning is done.

Cause if youre willin to go through all the battling you gotta go through to get to where you wanna get, who's got the right to stop you?

I mean maybe some of you guys got something you never finished, something you really want to do, something you never said to somebody, something.

And you're told "no" even after you pay your dues, who's got the right to tell you that? Who? Nobody.

It's your right to listen to your gut, it aint nobodys right to say no, after you earn the right to be where you want to be and do what you want to do.

Now if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth, but you've gotta be willing to take the hits and not pointing fingers saying you aint where you wanna be because of him or her or anybody.

Cowards do that and that aint you!

Youre better than that!



Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure

It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.

Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you.

We are all meant to shine, as children do.

It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone.

And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same as we are liberated from our own fear.

Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.



"All you chumps are gonna bow when I whoop him, all of you. I know you got him, I know you've got him picked, but the man is in trouble,

Ima show you how great I am!"


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Yet another wonderful day (night)

El año pasado fue el 17, ahora fue el 22. Gracias a mis registros (yo apunto absolutamente todo. De veras, no tienen idea) puedo comprobarles estadísticamente que conducir en Diciembre es bastante más peligroso que cualquier otro mes del año.

También puedo comprobar que Diciembre me resulta curiosamente más catastrófico que los demás meses. More on that later.

Pero lo más interesante es que el percance fue en la misma avenida, mismo semáforo, misma hora. Fue tan deja vu que hasta fue con un pickup del mismo color (rojo). La única variante fue el borracho, pero de ahí, todo igual.

(Hasta mis descalabros son fuera de lo común. Tengo razón en apuntar todo)

Sin embargo, mis reflejos agudísimos de gato, mi pericia al volante, mi sentido de la prevención y una manita de las Potencias Divinas Amparadoras de la Infancia (Sociedad Anónima) me conservaron en una pieza y el carro no volvió en grúa (a diferencia de la otra vez)

Pero en serio, tengan cuidado. En estas fechas la humanidad se pone más idiota de lo usual pero ustedes celebren seguramente (pero en el sentido de safely) (no del otro) (qué curioso) (por qué estaré abusando tanto de los paréntesis?)

Be safe!!


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miércoles, 21 de diciembre de 2011

Born this way - Lady Gaga

It doesn't matter if you love him
or capital H-I-M
Just put your paws up
'cause you were born this way baby

My mama told me when I was young
We are all born superstars
She rolled my hair and put my lipstick on
in the glass of her boudoir

"There's nothing wrong with loving who you are" —she said
"'Cause he made you perfect, babe"
"So hold your head up girl and you'll go far,
Listen to me when I say"

I'm beautiful in my way
'Cause God makes no mistakes
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born this way
Don't hide yourself in regret
Just love yourself and you're set
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born this way

Oh there ain't no other way
Baby I was born this way
Baby I was born this way
Oh there ain't no other way
Baby I was born this way
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born this way

Don't be a drag, just be a queen
Don't be a drag, just be a queen
Don't be a drag, just be a queen
Don't be!

Give yourself prudence and love your friends
Subway kid, rejoice your truth
In the religion of the insecure
I must be myself, respect my youth

A different lover is not a sin
Believe capital H-I-M (Hey hey hey)
I love my life I love this record and
Mi amore vole fe yah (Love needs faith)

I'm beautiful in my way
'Cause God makes no mistakes
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born this way
Don't hide yourself in regret
Just love yourself and you're set
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born this way

Oh there ain't no other way
Baby I was born this way
Baby I was born this way
Oh there ain't no other way
Baby I was born this way
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born this way

Don't be a drag, just be a queen
Whether you're broke or evergreen
You're black, white, beige, chola descent
You're Lebanese, you're orient
Whether life's disabilities
left you outcast, bullied or teased
Rejoice and love yourself today
'cause baby you were born this way

No matter gay, straight or bi
Lesbian, transgendered life
I'm on the right track baby
I was born to survive
No matter black, white or beige
Chola or orient made
I'm on the right track baby
I was born to be brave

I'm beautiful in my way
'Cause God makes no mistakes
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born this way
Don't hide yourself in regret
Just love yourself and you're set
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born this way

Oh there ain't no other way
Baby I was born this way
Baby I was born this way
Oh there ain't no other way
Baby I was born this way
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born this way

I was born this way hey!
I was born this way hey!
I'm on the right track baby
I was born this way hey!
I was born this way hey!
I was born this way hey!
I'm on the right track baby
I was born this way hey!

Same DNA, but born this way
Same DNA, but born this way...





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I was born to survive / I was born to be brave

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viernes, 9 de diciembre de 2011

Just like heaven - The Cure

"Show me, show me, show me how you do that trick
the one that makes me scream" she said
"The one that makes me laugh" she said
and threw her arms around my neck

"Show me how you do it
and I promise you I promise that
I'll run away with you
I'll run away with you"

Spinning on that dizzy edge
I kissed her face, I kissed her neck
and dreamed of all the different ways I had
to make her glow

"Why are you so far away?" she said
"Oh, won't you ever know that
I'm in love with you
that I'm in love with you"

You
Soft and only
You
Lost and lonely
You
Strange as angels
Dancing in the deepest oceans
Twisting in the water
You're just like a dream

Just like a dream...

Daylight licked me into shape
I must have been asleep for days
and moving lips to breathe her name
I opened up my eyes

And found myself alone, alone
Alone above a raging sea
that stole the only girl I loved
and drowned her deep inside of me

You
Soft and only
You
Lost and lonely
You
Just like heaven




Zombie

Es como

estar en el limbo

ni completamente vivo

ya estas muerto...

ni completamente muerto

aún respiras...

estar sólo así

sin saber...


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jueves, 8 de diciembre de 2011

Envenenado

I'm sorry

pero estoy en ese lugar donde no soy buena compañia

una fluctuación de humor y podría arruinarte el día

o la vida

Ya me corrieron de algunos parqueos, librerías y restaurantes pero fue mejor así (they were all assholes anyway) porque lo que yo haga con el veneno y los cristales helados que están circulando por mis venas

es sólo cosa mía

Fantasma - Gustavo Cerati

Mejor quedarse quieto
y esperar
Por favor perdona
mi actitud
En caída libre
no soy libre
Nubazón, nubazón
Pasará...

La hondonada nos dejó sin caricias
y varias noches sin poder
dormir

Fatalismo inútil
ignorar temores
Me muero por creer que es posible...
Seamos amigos
o la vida sentirá aún mas frío
y el fantasma no podrá
dormir...


miércoles, 7 de diciembre de 2011

martes, 6 de diciembre de 2011

no quiero preguntar

The Smurfs - Blue Moon


*The smurfs (well, Clumsy) sent the wrong ad to Patrick's boss, Odile.*

*Odile calls Patrick on the phone*

Patrick: Hey, Odile.

Odile: Patrick...

Patrick: Listen, listen. Before you fire me, I know that the ads that ran weren't the ads I sent.

But they're the ads I should have sent. The ads I almost did send.

But I didn't 'cause...

I second-guessed myself.

I gave you what I thought you wanted,
instead of what I thought was right.

But this is right.

It means something to me and...
I don't know,

I think it's gonna mean
something to others, too.

It's not just a moon, Odile, it's a blue moon.

"Once in a blue moon."

That means that there are
only a few moments in your life
when something truly memorable,
truly magical, happens to you.

And, if you hesitate, if you're afraid,
you might just miss it.

That's what that image means.

Don't let those blue moon moments
pass you by.

Odile: I will call you back to tell you if you're fired.


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Believe

Believe in me

I believe in you

We might be wrong

but we can't be wrong forever


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lunes, 5 de diciembre de 2011

Estrella


Aun sigues buscando a quien te pueda hacer sentir lo que sentiste conmigo?

Buscas que te cambien la noche por el dia con una llamada?

Que hagan que el corazon te de vuelta con un beso mientras te abrazan fuerte para sentir tu cuerpo?

Buscas a quien te pueda amar de una forma tan intensa, que sin tocarse sientan que fisicamente se entregaron al punto de sentir el alma en paz y el corazon tan lleno de amor que no te cabe en el pecho?



I was not searching
the day I found YOU...


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sábado, 3 de diciembre de 2011

Heart


Los presentimientos del corazón nunca se equivocan

El corazón siente

El corazón sabe

Busca mantenerte vivo a ti

y a las personas que quieres

El corazón te avisa cuando tenés que actuar

Tumultuosamente, sin dirección, sin planes



A veces quisera

abrir mi pecho y arrancarme el corazón

tirarlo muy muy lejos

y que se perdiera en el fondo del mar...


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viernes, 2 de diciembre de 2011

Aún todavía más palabras sabias
















































Thinking


"Si realmente quisieras, ya lo hubieras hecho"

Me quedé pensando en tus palabras

Acaso me conoces más de lo que yo mismo me conozco?

A veces ocurre...

A veces pasa también que conocés a las personas más de lo que piensan pero clasificar y predecir su comportamiento no les hace mucha gracia.

(ese día estaba que echaba chispas y me mandó al carajo... me recuerdo y me hace sonreír, no puedo enojarme, no era conmigo que estaba batallando, sino con ella misma. Pero mejor me callo...)

Pero sí, tienes razón. Los actos dicen más que las palabras

No quiero llegar al punto de no retorno sin sentir eso. No sería justo para la otra persona ni para mi, ni para los que vendrían, ni para los que están alrededor.

Vengo de una familia disfuncional, repetir mi historia? No fucking way.

Me estoy deshaciendo en sinceridad. Es contraproducente, lo sé. Pero guardar las apariencias lo es más aún... todo siempre termina estallando... y de qué manera...

El instinto me avisó cuando lo admití y puse "me hace mucha falta, eso es todo". No pasó nada, pero por primera vez en muchos días, sentí que pude respirar.



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Nebulosa de Orión con Nikon Coolpix P500

Ok, tratando de sacarle la última gota de nutrición a la popular serie de fotos de objetos celestes y en vista de que lo primero que Google les pone enfrente cuando preguntan por cómo sale la luna con la Coolpix P500 c'est moi (mi peso en Internet me asombra a veces... aunque no debería) aquí tienen la Nebulosa de Orión.


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Debo de admitir que el zoom no estaba extendido en todo su poder pero eso no es más que una excusa para repetirlas... tal vez esta noche...


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Restless

Si no creyera en la sincronía
no estaría en guerra con el corazón
que ahora está inquieto
como si me estuviera diciendo algo...

Presentimientos...

Si esto es así
lo único que pido
es que cuando llegue el dia en que no pienses más en mi
pueda sentirlo...

jueves, 1 de diciembre de 2011

Don't answer me - The Alan Parson Project

If you believe in the power magic
I can change your mind
and if you need to believe in someone
turn and look behind

When we were living in a dream world
clouds got in the way
We gave it up in a moment of madness
and threw it all away

Don't answer me
Don't break the silence
Don't let me win
Don't answer me
Stay on your island
Don't let me in

Run away and hide from everyone
Can you change the things we've said and done?

If you believe in the power of magic
it's all a fantasy
So if you need to believe in someone
just pretend it's me

It ain't enough that we meet as strangers
I can't set you free
so will you turn your back forever
on what you mean to me?

Don't answer me
Don't break the silence
Don't let me win
Don't answer me
Stay on your island
Don't let me in

Run away and hide from everyone
Can you change the things we've said and done?

Don't answer me
Don't break the silence
Don't let me win
Don't answer me
Stay on your island
Don't let me in

Run away and hide from everyone

Don't answer me
Don't break the silence
Don't let me win
Don't answer me
Stay on your island
Don't let me in

Can you change the things we've said and done?





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Bridesmaids - I'm life and I'm going to bite you in the ass!


*Annie is watching "Cast Away" on TV*

Chuck Noland: Wilson!

*Chuck Noland is in the water watching how Wilson floats away*

Chuck Noland: Wilson! I'm sorry!... I'm sorry, Wilson.

Chuck Noland: Wilson, I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

Annie: *sniffling* Oh, no, Wilson.

Chuck Noland: Wilson!!!!

*knocking on door*

*Annie opens the door and finds Megan*

Megan: I'm coming in.

*Megan enters the house with a bunch of puppy dogs*

Megan: Let's go, let's go. And we're walking. Okay, we're walking. Heel. Heel! No pee. No! Not on the carpet! Okay, we're coming... We're coming in...

*She takes all the puppies to the back porch*

Megan: Everybody is in and having fun. We're having fun. And heel! We're heeling. Heel!

Annie: How many of those did you take?

Megan: I took nine. I took nine. Yeah, I did slightly over-commit to the whole dog thing. It turns out, I'm probably more comfortable with six. It's a lot... That's a lot of energy to deal with... but you wouldn't know anything about that, because you haven't been returning my calls.

Annie: And say what, Megan? Say, "Hi, I can't get off the couch, I got fired from my job. I got kicked out of my apartment, I can't pay any of my bills, my car is a piece of shit, I don't have any friends, the last time I..."

Megan: You know what I find interesting about that, Annie? It's interesting to me that you have absolutely no friends. You know why it's interesting? Here's a friend standing directly in front of you, trying to talk to you. And you choose to talk about the fact that you don't have any friends.

Annie: You know what I mean.

Megan: No, I don't think you want any help. I think you want to have a little pity party.

*Megan hits Annie*

Annie: Ow! That's not true.

Megan: I think Annie wants a little pity party.

*Megan pushes Annie forcefully*

Megan: You're an asshole, Annie!

Annie: Oh, my God. What are you doing?

Megan: You're an asshole. I'm life. is life bothering you?

*Megan pushes Annie again*

Annie: Yes! What are you doing?

Megan: I'm life, Annie. I'm life, Annie. You have got to fight back on life.

Annie: Megan!

Megan: You better learn to fight.

*Megan hits Annie several times*

Annie: Megan!

Megan: I'm life and I'm going to bite you in the ass!

*well, Megan bites Annie in the butt*

Annie: *screaming* OWW!!! MEGAN!!

Megan: It's not me. I'm your life. Turn over!

Annie: My God!

*now Megan is on top of Annie, fighting in the couch*

Megan: I'm trying to get you to fight for your shitty life, and you won't do it! You just won't do it.

Annie: Stop it.

Megan: You stop slapping yourself. Stop slapping yourself. I'm your life, Annie. I'm your shitty...

*Annie slaps Megan hard in the face*

Megan: *grunts* OW!

*the fight stops*

Annie: I'm sorry.

Megan: Nice hit. All right. I'm glad to see you've got a little bit of spark in you. I knew that Annie was in there somewhere. I think... I think you're ready now to hear a little story about a girl. A girl named Megan. A girl named Megan that didn't have a very good time in high school. I'm referring to myself when I say "Megan." It's me, Megan.

Annie: Yeah, I got that.

Megan: I know you look at me now and think, "Boy, she must have breezed through high school." Not the case, Annie. No, *points to herself* this was not easy going up and down the halls. Okay? They used to try to blow me up. They threw firecrackers at my head. Firecrackers. I mean literally. I'm not saying that figuratively. I got firecrackers thrown at my head. They called me a freak.

Do you think I let that break me? Do you think I went home to my mommy, crying, "I don't have any friends. Megan doesn't have any friends" No, I did not. You know what I did?

I pulled myself up, I studied really hard.

I read every book in the library. And now? I work for the government. I have the highest possible security clearance. Don't repeat that!

Annie: I won't.

Megan: I can't protect you. I know where all the nukes are and I know the codes.

Annie: I won't say anything.

Megan: You would be amazed. A lot of shopping malls. Don't repeat that!

Annie: I won't.

Megan: I have six houses. I bought an 18-wheeler a couple of months ago just because I could.

Okay, you lost Lillian. You got another best friend sitting right in front of you, if you would notice. Huh?

Now, you got to stop feeling sorry for yourself. Okay, 'cause I do not associate with people that blame the world for their problems.

'Cause you're your problem, Annie. And you're also your solution.

Right? I mean, that's... You get that?

Annie: I just miss her, I guess.

Megan: Yeah, I know you do. I know you do.

All right, come on. Bring it in.

*They hug*

Megan: There's the Annie... There's the Annie I knew was there, okay? All right. Man, you have got to wash your hair.

Annie: I'm sorry.

Megan: You've got to wash that hair.







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Viejas peleando

hehehehe

Esta es una de esas cosas... que te hacen sentir mejor después de verlas. Y lo mejor de todo es que termina como deberían terminar todo siempre: con un abrazo (vi mucho Full House de chiquito)

Ya sé lo que estás pensando, cómo es que a un tipo duro y machote como yo le gustan este tipo de películas? Pues... , confieso mi secreto y qué: me fascinan las comedias romanticas, los abrazos, los besos, los diálogos y hablar de nuestros sentimientos mientras tomamos cocoa caliente metidos entre las chamarras.

Pero... y a quién no?


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