Thursday, April 27, 2006
dealing with it!
Monday, March 13, 2006
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
noche de...
Asi que ayer examine mis alrededores y me di cuenta que no estaba triste por no celebrar San Valentin. Me senti triste por otras cosas, como me siento desde el dia que me case y tuve que partir... la proxima semana estaremos juntos para amarnos, tocarnos, para joder. Sin embargo, me tire a cocinar- algo que no hacia con tantas ganas y devocion en muchisimo tiempo; todo mientras escuchaba la voz melodiosa de mi lucho quien me acompanaba mientras detallamente le narraba el proceso de mi chicken farfalle recipe. Quedo exquisita, lista para mejorar y impresionar una proxima vez. Contaba anoche como comensaria mi proximo blog... pero llegue hasta aqui, menos criticona, tranquila, y relajada. Por que danarle la felicidad a aquellos infelices que compraron flores y chocolates solo con la esperanza de getting laid. or can it be truthful love? valentine's doesnt mean anything anymore.
las ojeras en la manana estaban acompanadas de una sonrisa pensando el ti. A pesar de tu ausencia de la cama, estaba alli... un perfumado osito que me recordaba tu rostro; y ahi sonrei.
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Cancion de Otono
como sopla el viento en las ventanas
como llueve hoy
como esta la calle de vacia
como muere el sol
Estos dias grises del otono... me ponen triste
y al calor del fuego de mi hoguera
te recuerdo hoy...
Te recuerdo hoy... a ti
que eres mi vida entera
la brisa de primavera... la claridad
A ti
que sufres cuando me esperas
me miras a las estrella
y que suspiras... por mi
como arrastra el viento aquellas horas
como llueve hoy
y que torpe vuela por el cielo... ese gorrion
Se han quedado mudos eso nidos
de golongrinas
y sentado al borde de la noche
te recuerdo hoy...
Te recuerdo hoy... a ti
que eres mi vida entera
la brisa de primavera... la claridad
A ti
que sufres cuando me esperas
me miras a las estrella
y que suspiras... por mi
tus palabras pasan lentamente
frente a mi balcon
el reloj se escucha como siempre
en el comedor
Estos dias grises del otono
me ponen triste
y al calor del fuego de mi hoguera
te recuerdo hoy..
Te recuerdo hoy... a ti
que eres mi vida entera
la brisa de primavera... la claridad
A ti
que sufres cuando me esperas
me miras a las estrella
y que suspiras... por mi
como sopla el viento en las ventanas
como llueve hoy.
Monday, January 16, 2006
I am no longer a miss... I am NOT!
No matter how open minded we are, things do change when you say the "I do". what should I wear the next day when I am meeting with some bowlers? the truth is that I would no longer want to wear the tied-shirts. Marriage is not a condemnation but it certainly changes your style of fashion. Then comes the issue of the male friends: why in this world I didn't make more female friends? that answer comes as simple as understanding that I can barely resist my own presence when I have pms. That's exactly the reason why most women do prefer to have male friends except for the gay ones that no matter how understanding they are, their drama always overpasses your drama and so, women end up becoming the real male friends so these poor lost homosexual souls can talk all they want and we get to assume that we have a pinus and so we don't have feelings.
At the end, the title of a "Mrs" does add value to your personality. Most men do understand that when a woman is married, she's really off the market. Some men don't of course but a distance is truly set. In Business, and when you look like you are 18, being married gives you tons of credibility which is good for me because I would no longer have to wear the high heels or the extra make up to look older. And for some newly wed women, the title of Mrs may even make you look or feel sexier.
All that remains now is to officially recognize that we are no longer a miss, and getting used to the idea that "the boyfriend" is no longer the husband and that with marriage comes the extra-calories, the loss of bed-space, the shared showers, and giving up the expensive clothes. The new Mrs must now pray that everyday your husband will wake up feeling that he loves you more than yesterday, and that once in a while he will show up home with that beautiful necklace that you have been wishing to get for the last 6 years. I am crossing my fingers.
Thursday, December 08, 2005
A mi tambien me dieron ganas
...de unas lindas cosquillitas por aqui, y por aca
... que rico son esas cosquillitas sin olvidarme de las otras cositas que me haras
... que rico acostarme hoy y recibirlas, pero solo las tuyas!
... creo me quedare con las ganas otra vez
Thursday, December 01, 2005
One more year, and we still haven't made any progress in fighting HIV/AIDS
Go to Kenya and you will see women in the streets prostituting for food; women who often take the road of prostitution to feed their children in the absence of a husband- or some who are simply running from the punches of this same man... This isn't a speech about feminism either but the reality is that women and children get hit the hardest by papa AIDS. Cultural practices are not only keeping women and children in poverty but are sending them directly to the grave with a disgusting disease- worst is the thought that there are actually enough antiviral medicine to give to all people infected with HIV and Aids. So why aren't these drugs making it to their hands? simply because we have economic interests and forces that are not willing to share a patent to make these drugs cheaper and thus more accessible to the poor people. Even in the U.S.A the treatment of HIV and AIDS is one of the most expensive treatments around the world. If we in the U.S. do not have insurance and hence cannot have access to these medicines, how can we expect people in the poor countries to get better?
A final thought... and this is how ridiculous these world policies are getting- Brazil, at the beginning of this year refused to accept U.S. Aid to fight HIV/Aids because they weren't willing to accept american policies that the sex profession needed to be considered illegal in order for Brazil to benefit form this aid. Good for Lula when he said No to these blackmailing policies by the U.S. but... bad for the many people in Brazil who now don't have access to those medicines. Where should we put the balance on governmental policies to protect public health? people go first and many sacrifices need to be made.
Have you gotten tested yet?
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Amog... estas leyendo el blog?
Thursday, November 17, 2005
Buzy two weeks
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
Si Dios fuera una mujer
(¿y si Dios fuera una mujer? -Juan Gelman)
¿Y si Dios fuera mujer?
pregunta Juan sin inmutarse,
vaya, vaya si Dios fuera mujer
es posible que agnósticos y ateos
no dijéramos no con la cabeza
y dijéramos sí con las entrañas.
Tal vez nos acercáramos a su divina desnudez
para besar sus pies no de bronce,
su pubis no de piedra,
sus pechos no de mármol,
sus labios no de yeso.
Si Dios fuera mujer la abrazaríamos
para arrancarla de su lontananza
y no habría que jurar
hasta que la muerte nos separe
ya que sería inmortal por antonomasia
y en vez de transmitirnos SIDA o pánico
nos contagiaría su inmortalidad.
Si Dios fuera mujer no se instalaría
lejana en el reino de los cielos,
sino que nos aguardaría en el zaguán del infierno,
con sus brazos no cerrados,
su rosa no de plástico
y su amor no de ángeles.
Ay Dios mío, Dios mío
si hasta siempre y desde siempre
fueras una mujer
qué lindo escándalo sería,
qué venturosa, espléndida, imposible,
prodigiosa blasfemia.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
No mas lluvia por hoy
Saturday, October 15, 2005
away for so long, but found my way back home
But well, I am happy at least to come back to my temporal home and life- but with dreams of settling unresolved issues. I have no clue where this fling will take me, and I am trying not to put too much hope... one thing for sure, is that I haven't had that tickling sensation in my stomach since my adolesence years and this surely feels good. Who doesn't like to be told that someone is thinking about all 24 hours a day! or that you are the most beautiful person in earth.
On a side note, I finally got my arepas to make it to the West coast... I truly missed that taste.
Friday, September 16, 2005
What I miss about...
1. My family- I miss the family circus, the smell of the cats' shit dump, my mom's incense, her voice... the tarot, I miss the food, GOD! and el chisme sin duda. There's always a reason to criticize- miss sleeping with my little sis. Ernie's long "fantastic" stories about his work. y mis colchones- malditos que aun estoy pagando.
2. Florida- just the water- the rich life. Nanis- who else will talk with me for hours! (the drinking plays a big role on these long conversations). Mr. Luiso, his laugh- flirting, that unique smile when looking at my tits. La cubana de Maria- quien mas puede darme all the political and gay gossip- not to mention la farandula. The sunset- except for the disgraceful mosquitoes. sometimes Rene.
3. NY- mi hermanito. smell of the street pee- la carola reganando a juan. Ix- even though he tried to be the boss most of the time. miss his dancing, su negreria, su voz. The noise, movement, life. Central park is a plus! winter, but not the fucking snow.
4. France- les parents. the food- wine, cheese- the long political conversations. the face in mom's face when she makes a connerie, and dad laughing at her; ma pauvre francoise. Soaz qui me parle de ses relations, de pot, de le future avec Xav. Mon petit kev qui est plus petit maintenant- il doit etre tres mignon now. Papan et ces escargots.
5. Colombia- la arepa y el calentado en la manana. Padre- alengando, hablando de Juanito. la leche- el arequipe, la cuca. Alcala y titan. normandia- la cigarreria. Los muchachos. el futbol y el estadio. los conciertos en pereira. Jairito y su voz. La ropa y el buen cuero. el pueblo- la gente. Bogota. Salento y la trucha. el camping con ricardo. el pot con F. la hamaca. papa de nuevo- el tango. el vinito frio con mi padre. fumar. que la gente critique al imbecil del uribe.
And what about LA? Do I like it? thank god for Osman y Sergio- sin ellos, me volveria loca. Love the wheather! Hermosa beach, the reading with Osman. La peleadera con paola. Las visitas esporadicas de Salomon. Sandra y su comida- the cursing. Her children even though there's times I want to kill them. Janelle and her stories- Felipe y Ben with their gay energy. Sergio's llamadas de apoyo. waking up with Ix- even though he is not here with me now. mi nevera llena. o vacia :( thank god for asian food- but please make sure it doesn't have any hairs. Katie- hoping she will come back to work for Oxfam. My office- my own office!!! my blackberry. Having no roommates :) but I miss all of you.
Monday, September 05, 2005
This is between the middle of nowhere... new mexico, texas, mexico. What a beautiful scenario... this is like a sentence to death- Fort Bliss- this is nowhere... the pre-stop before the Iraq war- it is horrible- I don't want you going there but there is no alternative... just stay safe. Al verte supe que nunca fuimos nada pero te quiero... has sido un gran amigo y solo te deseo lo mejor; me encanto hablarte de el- quien es? como ha cambiado mi vida! lo amo. solo recuerda tu promesa- no habran agujeros en tu cuerpo- regresa a nosotros safe- we love you- i love u too and I miss you with all my heart- and I love u too baby; Ixrael please come back to me soon.V.
Sunday, September 04, 2005
Friday, September 02, 2005
a matter of disgust
Saturday, August 20, 2005
Can we ever understand War?
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
what must happen for change to occur?
I may be a positivist by believing that there can be change and that people do have the power to achieve change... this is my life, and I see it everyday even if it is only to make some people mad. But when you get other people to react to what you are saying or doing then it is clear that your voice has been empowered. Now I rely on candles and miracles so my farmer' friends get encouraged to act, to react, to whine. But what can be the thing that can trigger a reaction from them? what needs to happen so they take power? the forclosure of their homes? the sudden death of one of their family members while working on a 107 farenheit environment in the farm? cuts in conservation programs that deprive them from working their lands due to lack of funds to maintain this operation? the starving of their children at school due to governmental cuts on nutrition programs?
where are we going now? how can we get them to believe in the dream?