Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Do Women Take Amplified Wheybolic Extreme 60

Changes, readings and feathers

National Cemetery. Photo mine.

was man of the pigeons who finally convinced me.

may know it or not, from March 1st I'm in a new job, after nearly four years in El Nacional. change is or ever thought of doing, and is as radical a change as I will do later this year when getting married (yes, say "marry" sounded less elegant in the state of mind where I am now) .

Happiness I felt when I received the offer to work in web page of El Nacional in July 2007, pulled to work there a month later. Only comparable to that my mother felt when she learned she would work there, a newspaper so close and dear to his heart.

While that is an understatement. The National formed an important part of the life of my mother and her family growing up. My grandfather Pablo Rojas Guardia, who I have spoken before, was a friend of Miguel Otero Silva , founder of the newspaper, and was frequent contributor during the 40's, and still is her son, my uncle and godfather, Armando Rojas Guardia. He, my mother and two sisters learned to read El Nacional, like I did. Read the newspaper was part of my breakfast when I was a lifestyle less stuck to the present, and was driven to sit with my mother to read on Sundays. In fact, when I left my house just over a year now, I started the habit of going to a kiosk about two blocks from my house in the morning to provide me with his usual dose of news and opinion, cartoons and endless pamphlets advertising.

When I left, I went for a better job pay, better working position and a relaxed working environment. But more than that I feel particularly happy, as I am now, I felt a strange sadness bubbling under the surface. I went very quietly, with a generally good relationship with the company, although my performance was not necessarily the best. But all I can say is something like what I said when I interviewed Alfredo Escalante : be careful when you meet your heroes well.

The day I started my new job I could see this was going to be a remarkable change in my life. First, I'm in the middle of the city far east of Caracas where I had all my most important (so far). Second, the center has always had a mix of "lawless" and historical monument that has kept me away from it for a long time, I only came here to record my title to accompany a former CNE, or child to visit the Plaza Bolivar. Now I walk every day in this square, the Cathedral, the Museo Sacro, the Government Palace in the Capital District (you know, what was once the Mayor) ...

Squirrel in the Plaza Bolivar. Photo mine.
And there I saw the man of pigeons.

I have no idea who he is, but should work nearby. We calculate about fifty, tall, with a wide mustache gray dotted. Always dressed in jeans, a shirt or old or new, and a beige hat. The crow's feet at the corners of the eyes reveals he is a guy who lives laughing. If you had this relationship has Corduroy animals with you too would live stripping square teeth.

The first day I saw him, caught my attention because, while the pigeons and squirrels in the square and are so used people that a squirrel one day it just came to me as if nothing because apparently something in my position would say, "I have food," then walk away with an attitude similar to that felt at school and I wanted conversation the wrong-chama, this man so flooded. A brave friend stood on his head, while no less than sixty followed him as Hamelyn rats. Like squirrels, as they knew it was close d the tree, at least four down from the treetops hanging from a manicito, tangerine, which is that this man will be on offer.

Seeing him, yet always take a picture (soon, soon) I forgot what I once read that said that pigeons are more selfish beings that exist, seeking always to neighboring fuñirle life just to have more food, while using them as a shield for that of "safety in numbers." Forget that squirrels are territorial and yet so adorable they look like, bite hard and often. Rather I was overcome by a kind of childhood fascination with a world of wonders that you only see if you are awaiting the world around you. Reminded me of a story I heard about a violinist , as part of a Washington Post experiment , played one day in the metro Washington, to be ignored by everyone except one person: we are so engrossed in our daily lives that sometimes do not see the good things that happen under our noses.

Man of pigeons not only made me realize that my life is radically different than it was a year ago made me realize that my life is in a very good place this year. And I'm grateful for all this.

I have to interview for that buddy.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Groping In Train Movies

"Civic Culture in Medellin?

I do not know if the term is correct because culture encompasses many meanings but I will refer to only one aspect of this culture of the majority of people living in Medellin, Colombia, specifically the behavior in the streets, is behind wheel of a car, motorcycle, bicycle or a pedestrian.
Before my review I mean I've tried the above aspects of a passer and all I have noticed that I go back and repeat it to set a parameter, most inhabitants of this beautiful city are a respect for their peers or by themselves, seem to have no respect for their congeners.
A car is a male or female drivers do not observe a red light, I jump, but they see a traffic cop in sight (usually there are no or few in this city except to meet a crash), the pedestrian crossings mean nothing to them, a car or motorcycle can occupy these spaces without thinking that this is bounded for people and if you can not find one of these drivers (ras) ring the whistle so loud until the pedestrian pass to the other side.

Build a claim or them fall into error to raise awareness only lead to excessive anger, if you know in this city are still prone to extreme violence as insults and rudeness are not enough for the driver to show his anger, intimidation by various methods is characteristic, and through word or action, I would download against the group with a more aggressive and anti-civic, taxi drivers, or drivers or any other adjective can be applied to these, if not you are lucky not to be a customer of these pass your car for any holes, person or obstacle that crosses them without considering the consequences, for it is intimidation. These are not the only ones I've seen officers who give their bike to their expertise to use it to speed up and test their strength on the streets, the example that these are no more than the low level of education and love for their work.

I continue with the bikers, I know if even they have a deeply rooted collective imagination about driving a motorcycle that is to the assassins, with or without a weapon because they behave the same Thus, accelerating until the noise is unbearable, it seems to have the road on the wrong side is the normal way to take a shortcut, pass without taking into streets consideration to pedestrians and traffic lights are nothing to them, do not know if low self-esteem is linked to this behavior.

The park anywhere, stop where a passenger wants, cross a road on which is not allowed to do is the daily bread of every one of these owners of a major vehicle to a wheel, but the concern is violent behavior, the way that each person reacts to different situation, this only generates more and more retrograde attitudes typical of people without a minimum of consciousness novel, even civic , the mere awareness existence of a person is a pedestrian or another driver, this is added the low esteem that these people have for their city the subject of waste, accumulations of waste material and look at any street for more than the great work of People collecting garbage its residents only stretched his hand to throw that little paper, just let your pet leave your shit on the sidewalk, just let go in the ground there is a paper and do not deign to pick it up.

The pedestrian is not far behind, crossing the road where it is not set, causing a possible accident involving a whole, does not take into account the traffic lights only holds strong to his son by the hand to pass as quickly and the car did not ram and its parsimony with all these contingencies is a mere idiosyncrasy.

To all this I wonder where is the program that implements the governor shaft, which is reflected in other areas of citizens or those programs are only for certain people are not people with advanced degrees or with your financial, but people with a level of reason, knowledge and wisdom with their city and their peers, we must attack the base of the population by that I refer to the individuality and not the bulk of the population.

I do not know where the inhabitants of Medellín boasts of belonging to this beautiful city if all you make are deplorable acts of regression caveman, I think that sometimes some citizens do not deserve such a generous city and teeth that do not perform in anything at all to improve it, but within this behavior exists a small number of people who make small contributions that turn without noticing they are huge to the eyes of visitors like me who does not recognize any city as their own but I try to generate consciousness by making them realize each person in your error but little understood or violent action to bring my writing makes this criticism of the majority of people in Medellin.
People should not settle this, let a lunar throw trash on the street, a blunt conductor does not respect the pedestrian or the worst thing that this does not respect pedestrian street signs or with only let things happen.

Friday, December 31, 2010

Seizures And Sonicare Toothbrush

Goodbye, 2011

In just a couple of hours, we will go through this ritual that is the completion of one lap around the sun by that planet full of water we call Earth and home. When all, or almost all, we get sappy or sentimental or downright ridiculous and reflect on the past that we can change and make promises that may or may not fulfill.

So maybe just put it like this post, so ... read it at your own risk.

I said, in private circles, that 2010 was the worst year of my life, something he had left in store for 2010. Suffered the greatest arrechera, the biggest sadness and fell in major depressions having recalled. I could not wait for this day to come, just to start again and leave behind the bad things that left these last twelve months.

But, perhaps because the last month has been full of joy in front and behind, I have softened my position on 2010 (also, who wants to speak ill of the dying?). This was not a bad year, this was a difficult year full of challenges, hardships and challenges. I made mistakes. Big, big mistakes. And hurt. And I was hurt.

But nothing would have served if he had not learned anything. Now I feel more mature, more stable and more focused. So while 2010 brought me a lot of negatives, let me also many positive things no doubt. Everything as before to give a huge step in 2011 ... a move that will give gladly.

To all my fans, friends and colleagues, I am sorry if I was too unbearable, whiny, crabs or angry. And I thank you for the patience that I have had, and in particular I am infinitely grateful for your friendship.

And you, my sky ... Well, what else do I have to say? That comes as our date! Smile

Monday, November 22, 2010

Sbi International Atm Card Faq

Do you like movies?

Me too. And gross. :)

few friends who work in the journal AC invited me in September to offer a lecture on film criticism and appreciation, the first time I offered, not so much a discussion of this kind, but a talk, period. Were only five people, but was well entertained.

Now we will repeat on Saturday December 4 at 2 pm. After the talk we will see a movie to put into practice what they learned. Are all cordially invited.

More info on the page AC.