Volver...

"Volver", the act of returning to a prior location/situation...
"Volver could be painful". Volver implica un retorno a una situación anterior (positiva o negativa). Tiene ventajas sin duda, pero también tiene inconvenientes. Cuando se vuelve a un lugar, se tiene la ventaja de que ya se conocen los entresijos del sitio en cuestión. Aunque la situación nunca es igual, no es totalmente desconocida. Ya sabes lo que te gusta del sitio y directamente puedes ir a disfrutarlo. Sin embargo, también se pierde la magia de la novedad. Complicado.
¿Tiene el ser humano miedo a lo desconocido? Quizás miedo no, pero lo ya conocido ofrece más confianza sin duda.
Volver conlleva esperanza. Esto puede llegar a ser un problema. Sin tener consciencia de ello, al volver siempre se espera algo y frecuentemente una cierta analogía con las situaciones vividas, con el lugar conocido. Los lugares cambian, pero menos que las situaciones y las personas.
Esperanza y miedo pueden ser un cocktail explosivo a la par que desconcertante. Evolución, cambio, adaptación podrían ser la contraposición, y además no son incompatibles con la esperanza.

"The only thing sure is change" Preethi V.


PD: Afortunadamente por aki todo y todos siguen casi igual (casi). En unos meses todo hubiese sido diferente ya que muchas de las personas más importantes para mi aquí ya no estarían.

are you spreading illnesses???

Please, cover your cough!, but not with your hands.
It was kind of weird the first time I found an add like this. Are we obsessed with health? should we be exposed to the microorganisms that cause colds, flu...? should kids be exposed to microorganisms to develop inmunity?
LOQ: Lot of questions.
Only one comment:

Last year, I didn't have a cold while I was in Austin. When I went back in BCN I had two colds during spring and other two during the fall. Could it be related to this kind of campaings? Maybe.






Just in case, lets follow them!


















Nw xpression: "Where there's a will there's a way". That means: When a person really wants to do something, she/he will find a way of doing it.

Against furrier Industry.

Aun queda gente con y sin escr'upulos.
"Some day we will dissapear but Nature will be there to recover and fix the error of creating the Human Being"
JP.

AnimaNaturalis' activists, naked
in front of Barcelona's cathedral.



Switching a bit: Nw xprssn: "to have a bigger fish to fry". It is useful when you wanna express that you have more important things to attend (rather than the offer given by sone). Notice that could be offensive when envolving personal stuff, normally used in relation to work stuff...

Judging

"Judging is sth that everybody does". Is it true? It is said that everyone judges but there are people that put a sock in their mouth and dont tell anyth, and other ones that just say what they think at the moment. The questions are: to be a person who judges is a good quality? who are the best people?
From my point of view, everybody judges. I think is sth that comes naturally with human beings. Is it bad? It could be easily. It depends on our selfcontrol. Of course as far as you don't interfere in other people's life, you can think whatever. I think mental judgement is ok if it comes with a bit of selfjudgement. Is that meaning that I am part of those who judge and shut up? NO. When sth is affecting sb I love, lets say, I can not control myself and after thinking about that for a while, doing a bit of selfjudgement, I have tell this person whatever I am thinking about.
Overall I believe when I think about sth, I create my opinion rather than a judgement. What is the difference? Your opinion could be positive or negative but judgements are usualy negative (what I mean with negative is: you don't agree with this behaviour, or even you are against it).
Last, but not least, always is easier to judge others than oneself. The later requires an extra effort.

To sum up, judge yourself, judge others if you think it is worthy and the most important, be honest.

	New xpresion: "to be a D-bag"
	D-bag: Short for douchebag, a person that sucks ass "My landlord cut off my heat and electricity because me rent was one day late." "Fuckin d-bag"

Obviously, you are judging!
Inspired in Amanda's joke.

For those who love Bagels...

A bagel is a bread product traditionally made of yeasted wheat dough in the form of a roughly hand-sized ring which is first boiled in water and then baked. The result is a dense, chewy, doughy interior with a browned and sometimes crisp exterior. Bagels are often topped with seeds baked onto the outer crust with the most traditional being poppy or sesame seeds. Some have salt sprinkled on the bagel.

It has become a popular bread product in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom especially in cities with large Jewish populations, such as Montreal, New York, Toronto and London, each with different ways of making the bagel.

Bagels are distinct from the similarly shaped doughnuts and from the similarly textured bialys, primarily because of the cooking method amongst other differences. Russian bubliks are very similar to bagels, but are somewhat bigger, have a wider hole, and are drier and chewier. Pretzels, especially the large soft ones, are also very much like bagels, the main exceptions being the shape and the alkaline water bath that makes the surface dark and glossy.

History

The bagel was invented in Central Europe, possibly in Kraków as a 1610 document mentions beygls given as a gift to women in childbirth. This is cited as the earliest known reference, but the document is not absolutely clear about what a beygl is. Also uncertain is the relationship, if any, to the sweet Hungarian pastry, bejgli.

An oft-repeated story states that both the bagel as well as the croissant originated in 1683 in Vienna, Austria, when an Austrian baker created them to commemorate the victory in the Battle of Vienna over the Turks that sieged the city. Similar to the crescent-like bend croissant (Hörnchen in German, little horn) which is said to have been inspired by the Turkish flags, the bagel is supposedly related to the victorious final cavalry charge led by King John III Sobieski of Poland. Thus, the baked good was fashioned in the form of a stirrup (German: Steigbügel, or the similar Bügel-shaped horseshoe, or saddle, tales vary).

That the name originated from beugal (old spelling of Bügel, meaning bail/bow or bale) is considered plausible by many, both from the similarities of the word and due to the fact that traditional handmade bagels are not perfectly circular but rather slightly stirrup-shaped. (This fact, however, may be due to the way the boiled bagels are pressed together on the baking sheet before baking.) Also, variants of the word beugal are used in Yiddish and Austrian German to refer to a round loaf of bread (see Gugelhupf for an Austrian cake with a similar ring shape), or in southern German dialects (where beuge refers to a pile, e.g. of wood Holzbeuge)

Montreal-style bagel with mun, and two with sesame seed

The bagel came into more general use throughout North America in the last quarter of the 20th century, at least partly due to the efforts of bagel baker Harry Lender, who pioneered the frozen bagel in the 1960s. Today, bagels are enjoyed all over the world, and have become one of the most popular breakfast foods.

Varieties

The two most prominent styles of traditional bagel in North America are the Montreal bagel and the New York-style bagel. The Montreal bagel contains malt and egg but no salt; it is boiled in honey-sweetened water before baking in a wood oven; and it is predominantly either of the poppy "black" or sesame "white" seeds variety. The New York bagel contains salt and malt and is boiled in water prior to baking in a standard oven. The resulting New York bagel is puffy with a noticeable crust, while the Montreal bagel is smaller (though with a larger hole), chewier, and sweeter. Poppy seeds are sometimes called by their Yiddish name, spelled either mun or mon (written מאָן) which is very similar to the German word for poppy, Mohn, as used in Mohnbrötchen.

Type of seasonings

"Everything" bagel with a variety of seasonings.

In addition to the plain bagel and the standard poppy or sesame seeds, variants feature different seasonings on the outside, including garlic, onion, caraway, and salt.

The "everything" bagel (also known as a "mish mosh" or "all dressed" bagel) is topped with a mixture of a large variety of toppings; the exact ingredients depend on the vendor. Poppy seeds, sesame seeds, onion flakes, caraway seeds, garlic flakes, pretzel salt, and pepper, are all popular toppings that most vendors use on an everything bagel.

Toppings on bagels

Half a bagel spread with cream cheese.

There are several different toppings that are popular on bagels. Bagels topped with cream cheese, lox (salt-cured salmon), tomato, and onion is a popular Jewish dish. A bagel can also be substituted for two slices of bread. In London, bagels are often eaten as a sandwich filled with salt beef. Bagels are sometimes used as breakfast sandwiches, that are filled with eggs, cheese, ham, and other fillings. McDonald's has a line of breakfast bagel sandwiches that contain egg, cheese, and meat combinations between the bagel slices. Pizza bagels are another popular way to prepare bagels, in which they are sliced, then topped with tomato sauce and cheese and then toasted or re-baked.

Bagels are sometimes presliced, but other times they must be cut by the consumer. Improper cutting technique has led to many bagel-related lacerations. Mark Smith, head of George Washington University's Department of Emergency Medicine noted, "The bagel is inherently unstable because it's round. In fact there are two unstable surfaces: the knife against the bagel and the bagel against the table...I theorize that it's difficult to modulate the force needed to get through the exterior once you hit the doughy part, and you cut your finger."^[2]

(Wikipedia)

^{What a big deal to cut a bagel no?? OMG! WTF! JUST DO IT.}

acording to Dr Corsi: TMI: too much information.

Into the ocean

Blue October




Imp: Invite is not pay for sth, is just you can join. TREAT means pay for sth: "I'll treat you a coffee".

Mónica Forever! 239$ en gym para esto!!!

Your research interests

I am wondering why Facebook's horoscope and Tarot tell me interesting things everyday...

After few days reading it, I got this conclussion. It may be by chance but...

Sunday, January 20, 2008
Juan,
You may be feeling that money is going out as fast as it is coming in, but you can stem the tide if you are more careful about discretionary purchases right now. You especially want to avoid any goodies that are shiny, pretty, flashy and unnecessary.

(I should include that I went yesterday to the Outlet and then to have dinner to Vespaio, and then to have a drink downtown, that means $$$)

The Hermit
The Hermit represents the need to distance yourself from the people and events in your life that are causing undue strain on your emotions. There are times in your life when seclusion and isolation are warranted. The Hermit is a card of discovery and enlightenment, which can only develop by spending time alone with your thoughts. Your energy will be depleted quickly in social situations.



Nw xpression: "To take a whiz" o simply "take a pee", vamos "hacer un pis o mear". Kind of vulgar but it is ok.

El tiempo

Que es el tiempo? Siempre me enteré de que había pasado pero nunca lo vi pasar, presentía que pasaba, me dijeron que pasó, pero estaba tan confiado en que volvería a pasar que quizás no le presté tanta atención.
Hace relativamente poco tiempo (he-le aquí), comprendí que la vida era cuestión de prioridades. ¿Porqué? Por que el tiempo es limitado. Ahí está siempre el tiempo para limitarnos, sugestionarnos, quitarnos grados de libertad, incluso engañarnos. Pues sí, aunque sea a veces dificil aceptarlo, el tiempo no es un recurso renovable (on a life-time) y nos hace priorizar unas cosas sobre otras: "Si quiero terminar esto, no puedo hacer lo otro, o si hago las dos cosas sacrifico mi tiempo personal..." son frases que oimos frecuentemente o vivimos en nuestras propias carnes. PRIORIDADES. A veces también oimos o decimos: "es que no he tenido tiempo". Virtualmente es verdad, pero se podría explicar mejor diciendo "es que no estaba lo suficientemente arriba en mi escala de prioridades". Creo que es más real esta última afirmación.
Por todo esto, empecé a valorar el tiempo. Quizás no todavía el mío, o mejor dicho el mío personal, pero si el de los demás. Cuando alguien te dedica tiempo, es de agradecer pq automáticamente te está incluyendo en sus prioridades. No siempre, evidentemente, son prioridades personales digamos, sino que también pueden ser prioridades laborales. En cualquier caso, el tiempo, como recurso limitado, se ha de valorar.
Importante, si no crucial, aprender a valorar nuestro propio tiempo. Hablando en primera persona, aún me queda mucho por hacer ahí, organización, prioridades... pero sobre todo, valoración del tiempo personal, es decir, priorizarse uno mismo sobre el resto de las cosas, guardar ese tiempo que nuestro cuerpo, mente y corazón necesitan, para ellos. Suena cursi, lo acepto, pero eso es así.

Hace incluso menos tiempo, he aprendido que la vida no es solo cuestión de prioridades, también es cuestión de sentimientos (matizo que siempre lo he sabido, pero nunca había hecho esa reflexión). ¿que quiero decir con eso? Que no siempre priorizamos, a veces nos dejamos llevar también, nos dejamos llevar por sentimientos y el tiempo nos envuelve, una y otra vez, haciéndonos vivir cosas inimaginables, dulces, tiernas, amables, llenas de una pasión sin límites. Afortunadamente ocurre, y a veces por mucho tiempo!
Prioridades y sentimientos se mezclan también. ¿Quien no ha priorizado en su tiempo lo que le dictaba su interior sobre el resto? De igual manera, es importante valorar los sentimientos, que son por supuesto más importantes que el tiempo. Cuando alguien te dedica sus sentimientos, es de valorar, y si te dedica su tiempo y sentimientos, puede que te esté dedicando su vida! Aunque ahí se rompe la escala de valores, creo que la mayoría de la gente es consciente de lo alto que queda ese estatus. En ese momento, solo queda valorarlo en su justo termino y actuar en consecuencia (en consecuencia ha de significar lo que tras valorarlo se estime oportuno).

Después de este rollazo de reflexión, me gustaría waste a little bit of your time with this video, muchas veces me hace pasar un tiempo muy agradable.


thanks.

finalmente Nw xpression: "shooting the breezer", cuando tienes una conversación "corta" con alguien, poco profunda, superficial si me apuras (aunque no me atrevería a decir sin importancia).

Cuando el grajo vuela bajo...

...hace un frío del carajo! Vaya cambio nens! just three days ago, the weather was "springy" lets say. A mediodía (además de alegría!) hacía calorcito y se estaba más agusto que un arbusto. Pero no, la cosa tuvo que cambiar. No podía ser tanta primavera en enero por más que estemos a la altura de Marruecos. LLegó el frente frío y además de repente, sin avisar, sin mandar un sms diciendo "ya si eso me llego..." No! Se llegó y picó al timbre sin previo aviso.
Personalmente, aunque sea enero y sea lo que toque, joé, yo quiero ya primavera's weather! Esta noche pasada estuvimos a 0ºC y se prevee que esta sea peor aún. Y yo con mi bici y sin guantes! ayer creia que los dedos se iban a tirar al suelo y salir corriendo en busca de sth hot (y no quiero malos pensamientos eh?!). Obviamente esta mañana he cogido el autobus pq la bici no era humana hoy.
Parece que finalmente me podré apuntar al gym a un precio desorbitado (aunque me darán algo de money back at the end). Buena noticia: ¡¡han puesto spinning!! ya se que no será la Mónica, que será una ñordilla.... pero a ver, no se le pueden pedir peras al olmo (o eran manzanas, o como iba aquello de peras y manzanas, uff que lio!). Así que hoy iré por primera vez a ver que tal.

El martes tuve comida de grupo para despedir a SoonDong que vuelve a Korea. El tío terminó la tesis y se largó a viajar por USA durante 3 semanas. Por lo visto hizo mas de 7000 millas, vamos que no se cuantos km son (perro de mi) pero que se ve que es una burrada, pasó por casi todos los estados. Hombre un Road trip esta chulo y ver cuantas mas cosas mejor tb, pero pasar por todos lados y casi no ver nada!!! en fain, serafain, para gustos los colores.
A colación: nw xprssion: different strokes for different folks. That is: para gustos los colores!

apa doncs. miss y'all.

Another nice mail from another close friend: APRENDIENDO...

I've just received this e-mail from a close friend from my University (Córdoba). It is so true! I like it and I want to share it with you.

APRENDIENDO...Después de un tiempo, uno aprende la sutil diferencia
> entre sostener una mano y encadenar un alma, y uno aprende que el amor
> no significa acostarse y una compañía no significa seguridad, y uno
> empieza a aprender... Que los besos no son contratos y los regalos no
> son promesas, y uno empieza a aceptar sus derrotas con la cabeza alta
> y los ojos abiertos, y uno aprende a construir todos sus caminos en el
> hoy, porque el terreno de mañana es demasiado inseguro para planes...
> y los futuros tienen una forma de caerse en la mitad. Y después de un
> tiempo uno aprende que si es demasiado, hasta el calor del sol quema.
> Así que uno planta su propio jardín y decora su propia alma, en lugar
> de esperar a que alguien le traiga flores. Y uno aprende que realmente
> puede aguantar, que uno realmente es fuerte, que uno realmente vale, y
> uno aprende y aprende... y con cada día uno aprende. Con el tiempo
> aprendes que estar con alguien porque te ofrece un buen futuro
> significa que tarde o temprano querrás volver a tu pasado. Con el
> tiempo comprendes que sólo quien es capaz de amarte con tus defectos,
> sin pretender cambiarte, puede brindarte toda la felicidad que deseas.
> Con el tiempo te das cuenta de que si estás al lado de esa persona
> sólo por acompañar tu soledad, irremediablemente acabarás no deseando
> volver a verla. Con el tiempo entiendes que los verdaderos amigos son
> contados, y que el que no lucha por ellos tarde o temprano se verá
> rodeado sólo de amistades falsas. Con el tiempo aprendes que las
> palabras dichas en un momento de ira pueden seguir lastimando a quien
> heriste, durante toda la vida. Con el tiempo aprendes que disculpar
> cualquiera lo hace, pero perdonar es sólo de almas grandes. Con el
> tiempo comprendes que si has herido a un amigo duramente, muy
> probablemente la amistad jamás volverá a ser igual. Con el tiempo te
> das cuenta que aunque seas feliz con tus amigos, algún día llorarás
> por aquellos que dejaste ir. Con el tiempo te das cuenta de que cada
> experiencia vivida con cada persona es irrepetible. Con el tiempo te
> das cuenta de que el que humilla o desprecia a un ser humano, tarde o
> temprano sufrirá las mismas humillaciones o desprecios multiplicados
> al cuadrado. Con el tiempo aprendes a construir todos tus caminos en
> el hoy, porque el terreno del mañana es demasiado incierto para hacer
> planes. Con el tiempo comprendes que apresurar las cosas o forzarlas a
> que pasen ocasionará que al final no sean como esperabas. Con el
> tiempo te das cuenta de que en realidad lo mejor no era el futuro,
> sino el momento que estabas viviendo justo en ese instante.
> Con el tiempo verás que aunque seas feliz con los que están a tu lado,
> añorarás terriblemente a los que ayer estaban contigo y ahora se han
> marchado.
> Con el tiempo aprenderás que intentar perdonar o pedir perdón, decir
> que amas, decir que extrañas, decir que necesitas, decir que quieres
> ser amigo, ante una tumba, ya no tiene ningún sentido. Pero
> desafortunadamente, solo con el tiempo... Las experiencias que más
> enseñan son irremediablemente las más dolorosas pero al final queda de
> lo vivido lo aprendido. Y no hay rosas sin espinas. Los problemas son
> las mejores oportunidades para crecer.
> Sigamos creciendo...!!!
> P Antes de imprimir este mensaje, asegúrese de que es necesario
> Before printing, think about your responsibility and commitment
> to the environment

Thanks T.S.
miss you.

Nice mail from a close friend.

Hola amigos/as,

After a full week into 2008, I hope ...

... you are looking forward to everything to come in 2008 as the world seems to be unfolding more and more everyday.

... that even if you made statements last year at this time, and nothing has occurred during the past year to change that outlook, you make statements this year. You will have another 352 days of the year to make the most of it.

... that you gather your own tools to your heart and practice using them when you feel confusion and lack of clarity. Choose them wisely and with discernment.

There are some sentences that might be good to remember during the year =)

"And in the end, it is not the years in your life that count, it's the like in your years." Abraham Lincoln

"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." George Bernard Shaw

"Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go." T. S. Elliot

Un abrazo,

XXX

Thanks S.P.U.

Expression: "to have a crush", estos americanos tienen expresiones pa to!

In the states, people use a lot this expression so I will dedicate this post to explain what does it mean.

"Having a crush" and Limerence can and can not be exactly the same, but could be pretty similar sometimes. Distinguishing between Love and Infatuation could be difficult... Knowing about this things may be useful at some point.

Limerence, as posited by psychologist Dorothy Tennov, is an attempt at a scientific study into the nature of romantic love. The meaning of the word, which was coined by Tennov in 1977, is an involuntary cognitive and emotional state in which a person feels an intense romantic desire for another person, the limerent object.

Explanation
Limerence can often be what is meant when one expresses "having a crush" on (or infatuation with) someone else although limerence, unlike a crush, can last months, years or even a lifetime. It is characterized by intrusive thinking and pronounced sensitivity to external events that reflect the disposition of the limerent object towards the individual. It can be experienced as intense joy or as extreme despair, depending on whether the feelings are reciprocated. Unlike English many other languages have traditional terms to denote limerence, like in German Verliebtheit or Russian влюблённость (vlyublyonnost); both expressions may roughly be translated to “fallen-in-love-ness”.
Infatuation doesn't always revolve around sex. It may also be defined as an extreme want to simply be around someone. Infatuation could also be a crush, the urgent want to develop a relationship with someone.
Infatuation obliges the person to concentrate on the "object of their affection," therefore, this makes the infatuated person continually think of their "crush." This is seen as all-consuming, which is therefore easily interpreted as love, bringing the afflicted person to proclaim statements such as: "I love..." when they are (generally) romantically infatuated. This inability to identify between infatuation and love brings about the commonly-used phrase: "Love is blind" as the person involved finds it difficult to concentrate on other matters or see fault with the person(s) they admire.
Origins
The concept of limerence first originated in Tennov's research in the mid-1960s. She interviewed over 500 people on the topic of love. Tennov coined the term "limerence" in 1977, publishing it in her 1979 book "Love and Limerence: The Experience of Being in Love".

Distinction from love and other emotions
Tennov differentiates between limerence and other emotions by asserting that:

* Love involves concern for the other person's welfare and feeling, while limerence does not require it, although it can certainly be incorporated.
* Affection and fondness exist only as a disposition towards another person, irrespective of whether those feelings are reciprocated, whereas limerence demands return.
* Physical contact with the object is neither essential nor sufficient to an individual experiencing limerence, unlike one experiencing sexual attraction.
* New Relationship Energy (NRE) thrives on open communication and known mutuality of feelings and is mostly seen as a positive bonding experience, while limerence can dissipate once reciprocity is established, and is characterized by uncertainty and anxiety. New Relationship Energy also carries implications of active contrast with relationships in different stages, while limerence does not.
* Limerence can be longer-lived than transient forms of romantic feelings such as infatuation and puppy love, enduring for months, or even years in the absence of knowledge about reciprocity.

Components
Limerence has certain basic components:

* Intrusive thinking about the limerent object.
* Acute longing for reciprocation.
* Some fleeting and transient relief from unrequited limerence through vivid imagining of action by the limerent object that means reciprocation.
* Fear of rejection and unsettling shyness in the limerent object's presence.
* Intensification through adversity.
* Acute sensitivity to any act, thought, or condition that can be interpreted favorably, and an extraordinary ability to devise or invent "reasonable" explanations for why neutral actions are a sign of hidden passion in the limerent object.
* A general intensity of feeling that leaves other concerns in the background.
* A remarkable ability to emphasize what is truly admirable in the limerent object and to avoid dwelling on the negative or render it into another positive attribute.


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For more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limerence

It is important to start everyday with a healthy Breakfast (or brunch)

My breakfast, that moment in the day where you have another possibility to start a new fabulous day (or not), thinking in beautiful things, how lucky you are, why you must be happy, why you must be a hardworker, why you must do "la feina ben feta", why, why, why...
But maybe it is moment to stop thinking why and think who, who I am. Starting with this thought (I will do this public reflexion), I am a person who loves have a healthy breakfast: some bread, milk (and coffee:), turkey, cucumber, juice, banana, kiwi, olive oil, cheese...
After this 15 min breakfast I feel good, full of beans! to face the new day, positive thougths run over my head. Maybe they will stop running in a while but now I feel good!
Besides, if you can share the breakfast moment with a good friend, It is even better. Allie had breakfast with me some minutes ago. These moments must me enjoyed, they are not forever. I showed her the video of Dorian: A cualquier otra parte. Thanks girls!

SYL.
Nw xprssion: "Your brain is swiss cheese" is like "the lights are on but nobody is at home"

It is fabulous when you see old friends again!

Meet old friends, sounds a myth, it could be, but it makes you feel good. That is the point! Your heart vibrates, you can feel it, you get excited. A hug, a smile...it makes you feel High.
I know there is so much work to do! but I can't start right now, I need these days to unwind my self.

The expression of today is: "You're putting me on the spot!" and it means: you are pressuring me, I need some time to think about that.

Now, I would like to dedicate some lines to Ángel González, a spanish Poet that died yesterday.
"Quise"

Quise mirar el mundo con tus ojos
ilusionados, nuevos,
verdes en su fondo
como la primavera.
Entré en tu cuerpo lleno de esperanza
para admirar tanto prodigio desde
el claro mirador de tus pupilas.
Y fuiste tú la que acabaste viendo
el fracaso del mundo con las mías.
Angel González (1925-2008)

The power of the Dollar

Sb told me 2 days ago that the power of the Dollar is on the existance of the 1 Dollar note. It Could be true or false but here we have it:

8:30 de la mañana.

8:30 de la mañana, ruidillo en la cocina, hace un rato que doy vueltas en la cama (7 horas parece ya una eternidad para dormir), olorcillo a café, abro los ojos: Catherine preparando un maravilloso café! "GOOD MORNING". Primer pensamiento del día: No! segundo: cafeeeee! Despues de días sin tomarlo, uff! quiero uno!
Cath:" do you want a coffee?, Me: Of course I do!
Tercer pensamiento: No!, Cuarto: Lucía's recommendation: Have a shower! Here we go, a tomar una ducha, sentir el agua caliente por la espalda, tener una dosis (lista ajena hecha mia, pero me funciona). Heii, me falta la radio! voy por ella, donde están la musica, todas las stations hablando, que coñazo!!! Música please!.
Some cherrys, coffeeeeeeee and a crappppy internet conection fan lo demás. Mensajes de ánimo, fotos en facebook, gente que en la distancia anima y manda palabras, te sientes bien, te empujan hacia arriba, Meredith!
www.elpais.com
fotografía ganadora: Mendigo invisible:


Significativo de nuestra sociedad. Muy poco terrenal para analizarlo hoy (egoista pero con sentido de la supervivencia).

Voy para la Uni.

In austin again!!

De nuevo en Austin, con mucho atrás y espero que mucho por delante. Queda molt per fer... por lo pronto durante 30 min. he sido el de hace un año, gran avance teniendo en cuenta mis ultimas semanas.

Remi ha ido a recogerme al aeropuerto, que maco y me ha traido a casa. Es el nuevo apartamento de Allison y Catherine, en el mismo complejo del año pasado, pero dos plantas más arriba. Tengo mi camita en el salón y ya pensaremos como poner las cortinas como la otra vez (aun he de ir a pedirlas a Ziad). Allie está la pobre en Houston pq tiene la espalda fatal (hernia discal), pero afortunadamente vuelve mañana a la tarde, estoy deseando verla!
Que maca la Catherine, me ha preparado unos huevos fritos más güenos!! y una manzana cortadita en medias lunas.
Hemos incluso estado tomando una blue moon (mi cerveza preferida, hefelweiser) en la mesa del complejo donde nos las tomábamos el año pasado, que recuerdos!
Tengo lo material, tengo a mis amigos de aquí, solo me falta tenerme a mi.
night-night.

Y además es imposible...

I liked it very much. Thanks for the song.

No soy Supermán, I am not a hero.

"Cuando experimentamos un sufrimiento, lo que más daño nos hace no es tanto éste como su rechazo, porque entonces al propio dolor la añadimos otro tormento: el de nuestrea oposición, nuestra rebelión, nuestro resentimiento y la inquietud que provoca en nosotros"
"Desde el momento en que me he mostrado dispuesto a afrontarlas, las pruebas siempre se han transformado en belleza... los peores sufrimientos del hombre son los que se temen. El sufrimiento malo no es el vivido, sino el representado, ese que se apodera de la imaginación y nos coloca en situaciones falsas".
Santiago Alvarez de Mon, "No soy superman" Luces y sombras de una conversación interior. Prentice Hall, 2007.

knowing how is a person only by the date of birth! Can you imagine??

It could seem kind of strange, kind of crazy, kind of weird, but some people has this ability. It is real that sometimes you relate a person to a sign and take out some conclusions but, can be these conclussions extrapolated to other people?? Do we have carachteristics in common with the people with our same sign?? Why not?
In any case, it is an interesting thought.

Una altre fráse que m'agradat (another sentence I like)

"Cal que neixen flors a cada instant".
Els flors ens donen la vida, el frescor, incluso molécules. Cal que neixen flors a cada instant i en qualsevol lloc, deixem-les creixer, donem-li ajuda, gaudexem i visquem amb les flors.
"It is necessary the blossoom of flowers everytime".
Flowers give us live, freshness, even molecules. They are necessary everytime and everywhere, lets them grow, lets give them some help, lets enjoy and lets enjoy them.

Ara us recomanu aquestá cançó. Now I recommend you this song.

Fe no és esperar,
fe no és somniar.
Fe és penosa lluita per l'avui i pel demà.
Fe és un cop de falç,
fe és donar la mà.
La fe no és viure d'un record passat.

No esperem el blat
sense haver sembrat,
no esperem que l'arbre doni fruits sense podar-lo;
l'hem de treballar,
l'hem d'anar a regar,
encara que l'ossada ens faci mal.

No somnien passats
que el vent s'ha emportat.
Una flor d'avui es marceix just a l'endemà.
Cal que neixin flors a cada instant.

Fe no és esperar...

Enterrem la nit,
enterrem la por.
Apartem els núvols que ens amaguen la claror.
Hem de veure-hi clar,
el camí és llarg
i ja no tenim temps d'equivocar-nos.

Cal anar endavant
sense perdre el pas.
Cal regar la terra amb la suor del dur treball.
Cal que neixin flors a cada instant.

Lluis Llach.

Some therapy... Just want you don't want, you may really need.

"Lo que se necesita, sin embargo, es sólo esto: soledad, gran soledad interior. Entrar en sí y no encontrarse con nadie durante horas y horas, eso es lo que se debe poder alcanzar. Estar solo, como se estaba solo de niños cuando los mayores andaban por ahí, enredados con cosas que parecían importantes y grandes, porque los mayores parecían tan ocupados y porque no se entendía nada de lo que hacían.

[…] Y su duda puede llegar a ser una buena cualidad si usted la educa. Debe llegar a ser sabedora, debe llegar a ser crítica. Pregúntele, en cuanto la duda quiera corromper algo, por qué algo es feo; exíjale pruebas y la encontrará quizá perpleja y cortada, quizá incluso irritada. Pero usted no ceda, exija argumentos y trátela así cada vez, atenta y consecuentemente, y llegará el día en que, de ser destructora, pasará a convertirse en su mejor trabajadora; quizá la más sensata de todas las cosas que trabajen en su vida."

Rainer Maria Rilke: Cartas a un joven poeta (Alianza Editorial)

Condoleeza Rice: "las toallitas, limpian el ojete pero te lo dejan fresco"

"El mundo se merece un par de hostias bien dás"


I recommend you to watch it, I bet even you dont understand all, it is worthy.

Sentence to write down....

M.A. said few hours ago: "si vives la vida con frescor...". It is good, isn't it???
Freshness may means different things, such as:



Choose whatever you want, or even add meanings, but it is what it is. Sosasín!

New year's eve!

After NYE, hangover is the word to use. Who invented the hangover??? why this fenomena occurs?? Here, I attach some info that may be interesting for you too.

According to Wikipedia:
A hangover (veisalgia) describes the sum of unpleasant physiological effects following heavy consumption of drugs and liquor, particularly alcoholic beverages. The most commonly reported characteristics of a hangover include headache, nausea, sensitivity to light and noise, lethargy, dysphoria and thirst.

Hypoglycemia, dehydration, Acetaldehyde intoxication, and vitamin B12 deficiency are all theorized causes of hangover symptoms. Hangovers usually last 1 to 4 hours,[1] although some have been reported to last two or three days after alcohol was last consumed.[2]

* 1 Symptoms
* 2 Causes
* 3 Possible remedies
o 3.1 Potentially beneficial remedies
o 3.2 Possibly ineffective remedies
* 4 Etymology
* 5 See also
* 6 References
* 7 External links

Symptoms

An alcohol hangover is associated with a variety of symptoms that may include dehydration, fatigue, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, weakness, elevated body temperature, hypersalivation, difficulty concentrating, anxiety, irritability, sensitivity to light and noise, erratic motor functions, and trouble sleeping. Many people will also be repulsed by the thought or taste of alcohol during a hangover. The symptoms vary from person to person, and occasion to occasion, usually beginning several hours after drinking. It is not clear whether hangovers affect cognitive abilities.

Causes

Hangovers are multi-causal. Ethanol has a dehydrating effect by causing increased urine production (such substances are known as diuretics), which causes headaches, dry mouth, and lethargy. Dehydration causes the brain to shrink away from the skull slightly.[3] This can be mitigated by drinking water or an oral electrolyte solution after consumption of alcohol. Alcohol's effect on the stomach lining can account for nausea. Because of the increased NADH production during metabolism of ethanol by the enzymes alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase, excess NADH can build up and slow down gluconeogenesis in the liver, thus causing hypoglycemia.

Another factor contributing to a hangover are the products from the breakdown of ethanol via liver enzymes. Ethanol is converted to acetaldehyde by the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase, and then from acetaldehyde to acetic acid by the enzyme acetaldehyde dehydrogenase. Acetaldehyde (ethanal) is mildly toxic, contributing to hangover. These two reactions also require the conversion of NAD+ to NADH. With an excess of NADH, the lactate dehydrogenase reaction is driven to produce lactate from pyruvate (the end product of glycolysis) in order to regenerate NAD+ and sustain life. This diverts pyruvate from other pathways such as gluconeogenesis, thereby impairing the ability of the liver to supply glucose to tissues, especially the brain. Because glucose is the primary energy source of the brain, this lack of glucose contributes to hangover symptoms such as fatigue, weakness, mood disturbances, and decreased attention and concentration.

There are various nervous system effects: the removal of the depressive effects of alcohol in the brain probably account for the light and noise sensitivity.

In addition, it is thought that the presence of other alcohols (such as fusel oils), by-products of the alcoholic fermentation also called congeners, exaggerate many of the symptoms (cogeners may also be zinc or other metals added primarily to sweet liqueurs to enhance their flavor); this probably accounts for the mitigation of the effects when distilled alcohol, particularly vodka, is consumed instead.

The amount of congeners in the drink may also have an effect. Red wines have more congeners than white wines, and some people note less of a hangover with white wine. Some individuals have a strong negative reaction to red wine called red wine headache that can affect them within 15 minutes after drinking a single glass of red wine. The headache is usually accompanied by nausea and flushing.

In alcohol metabolism, one molecule of ethanol (the primary active ingredient in alcoholic beverages) produces 2 molecules of NADH, utilizing Vitamin B12 as a coenzyme. Over-consumption of ethanol may cause vitamin B12 deficiency as well.

Possible remedies

There is debate about whether a hangover might be prevented or at least mitigated. There is currently no known proven mechanism for making oneself sober short of waiting for the body to metabolize ingested alcohol, which occurs via oxidation through the liver before alcohol leaves the body.

A four page literature review in British Medical Journal on hangover cures by Max Pittler of the Peninsula Medical School at Exeter University and colleagues concludes: "No compelling evidence exists to suggest that any conventional or complementary intervention is effective for preventing or treating alcohol hangover. The most effective way to avoid the symptoms of alcohol induced hangover is to practise moderation, other than that the only known treatment for a hangover is hair of the dog."[4]

Potentially beneficial remedies

* RU-21(Antipokhmelin): Dietary Supplement available in most countries.

* Rehydration: "Effective interventions include rehydration, prostaglandin inhibitors, and vitamin B6".[5]

* Narcotics: Codeine, dihydrocodeine, tilidine and other such medication directly work against many of the effects of alcohol hangover. It is believed that analgesic preperations containing acetaminophen (paracetamol/Tylenol)may predispose people to the risk of potentially fatal hepatotoxicity. However, this is unproven and would potentially only occur if the maximal dose of acetaminophen was exceded[6]. Therefore, acetaminophen is a suitable agent at combating the sympotmatic effects of a hangover. Consumption of narcotics along with alcohol or shortly after consumption thereof is potentially dangerous in itself because of added depressant effects on the central nervous system.

* Magnesium: It is well studied that excessive alcohol consumption can lead to a magnesium deficiency, or reduce levels of magnesium, as well as depleting zinc and other minerals. Individuals with lower magnesium levels may experience more severe hangovers. A healthy diet that contains an adequate intake of magnesium and other minerals may help in the long term to reduce the effects of hangovers. The hangover symptoms of headache, and light and sound sensitivity, are very similar to those of migraine. A common treatment for chronic migraine headaches is magnesium. Some scientists hypothesize that a hangover may be exhibiting at least some symptoms of an acute magnesium deficiency.

* Opuntia ficus indica: A 2004 clinical study suggests that taking an extract of a prickly pear cactus fruit (Opuntia ficus indica) five hours before drinking had a statistically significant effect on three hangover symptoms. "Three of the 9 symptoms – nausea, dry mouth, and anorexia – were significantly reduced by OFI." (Anorexia in this context simply means loss of appetite, not to be confused with anorexia nervosa.)[7][8] The authors conclude, "The symptoms of the alcohol hangover are largely due to the activation of inflammation. An extract of the OFI plant has a moderate effect on reducing hangover symptoms, apparently by inhibiting the production of inflammatory mediators."

* Tolfenamic acid (TA): A study concludes, "TA was found significantly better than placebo in the subjective evaluation of drug efficacy (p<0.001) and in reducing the reported hangover symptoms in general (p < 0.01). In the TA group, significantly lower symptom scores were obtained for headache (p<0.01), and for nausea, vomiting, irritation, tremor, thirst, and dryness of mouth (all p < 0.05)."[9]

* Vitamin B6 (pyritinol): Some studies have found that Vitamin B6 reduces hangovers.[5][10]

* Chlormethiazole: "Chlormethiazole was found to lower blood pressure and adrenaline output and, furthermore, to relieve unpleasant physical symptoms, but did not affect fatigue and drowsiness. The cognitive test results were only slightly influenced by this agent, while psychomotor performance was significantly impaired. Subjects with severe subjective hangover seemed to benefit more from the chlormethiazole treatment than subjects with a mild hangover."[11] "However, all 8 subjects had unpleasant nasal symptoms following chlormethiazole, and it is therefore not an ideal hypnotic for this age group."[12]

* Rosiglitazone: [Study in rats] "Rosiglitazone alleviated the symptoms of ethanol-induced hangover by inducing ALD2 expression…"[13]

* Acetylcysteine: There are claims that N-acetylcysteine can relieve or prevent symptoms of hangover through scavenging of acetylaldehyde.

* "Artichoke and Sarsaparilla extract": A November 2004 issued U.S. Patent No. 6,824,798 states that the method described in the patent "results in complete elimination of veisalgia (hangover) in more than 80% of individuals". These plant extracts, when administered separately, do not seem to have a similar effect. The patent further states that the right combination of the extracts of both of these plants are required and that they then contain a complex of polyphenols, flavonoids, and phytosterols that are effective.

* Food and Water: Simple consumption of food and water may be enough to replenish lost moisture and at least rehydrate the body, making a hangover shorter.

* paracetamol or Aspirin: Taking this with a glass of water prior to sleeping will reduce(if not eleminate) the hangover.

Possibly ineffective remedies

* Globe artichoke (Cynara scolymus) extract: "Our results suggest that artichoke extract is not effective in preventing the signs and symptoms of alcohol-induced hangover."[14]

* Propranolol: "We conclude that propranolol does not prevent the symptoms of hangover."[15][16]

* Fructose and glucose: "The results indicate that both fructose and glucose effectively inhibit the metabolic disturbances induced by ethanol but they do not affect the symptoms or signs of alcohol intoxication and hangover."[17]

* Kudzu (Pueraria lobata): With respect to preventing hangovers, "The evidence regarding kudzu's effectiveness is mixed" and "There are no studies to demonstrate that kudzu can serve as a morning-after potion for eliminating hangovers as used in traditional Chinese practice."[18]


The term hangover was originally a 19th century expression describing unfinished business – something left over from a meeting – or ‘survival.’ In 1904, the meaning "after-effect of drinking too much" first surfaced.[19][20]