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)