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Month: September 2004
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Getting older…getting better
As I mentioned before, last Tuesday was my birthday. Some friends from church told me they would stóp by and I must confess I was excited about that. I had also invited my old friends over as well, but as it was a long weekend here, many of them were traveling. Funny thing was that I caught myself in a new home, with new friends and a new life. I told them how much grateful I was with their friendship and also for the fact that they are now part of my life. I am surrounded by special people. Many of them were not there in person, but they managed to contact somehow. If not, every time i see any of them is something special. And while i dont seem to have time to write, let me share some of my images here….
Below there´s everyone except the photographer…(Click on the pics to see larger and better)
Everyone again, without me….
My friends Marcos, Talita and Karen
From left to right there´s Erika, Denise( she is one of my bosses, and also a good friend), Jéder (Denise´s husband) and next Larissa.
Maisa, Anderson( we all call him “Mr. Anderson”…got the joke? Neo? Hmm?
) and Marcos Cesar.
It was a special day. Devoted to be grateful to everything God´s given me and made me learn. i´m glad for things i am able to achieve by being who I am and the way life has sharpened my mind and heart. Anyway… I´m not good for words today. i am much better at feelings. Hoe you enjoy…
Have a nice weekend
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Nest…
I dont know from where to start. My life has changed so much the last few months that I can barely remember how things were in the beggining of the year. Things at the both school where I work have been maddening, but still great. I have been working long hours and when I´m home, I still have things to do. Not complaining though.
Among the huge amount of time I spend( I said spend
…) working, I was able to find some time to my apartment as well. Last pictures I posted here showed it unfurnished and not painted yet. Well, I painted the white part myself, and a good friend of mine made the details. I feel proud and happy that I managed to do all that without having to share my apartment with someone. Having my own space sometimes get me stressed, but it is rewarding.
Two weeks ago I had a bible study at home, and we took some pictures. After the study, my friends made me a surprise by bringing a cake and singing a very happy birthday to me. It was pleasant as usual. Anyway… no more words. Let´s go to the pics….
My living room just after the get together….
As I mentioned before, I painted the white part of the walls… Steve says I am silly( why cant he ever say something good about the things I do
???) But I´m glad about the result. It is cozy and I feel good being home now…
Now, something never showed before…..
Tcharaaaaaaa!!! My kitchen! And a bit of the laundry too. This is my little lab. Here I invent and I also make some magic too… Yes, cooking is one of my passions…
Below that´s a close pic of Julia… she sleeps with me
What? You want to see people on the pics? Well, they did not allow me to show them here yet. I´ll see what I can do. I´ll now enjoy the long weekend. On the 7th it is our Independence Day and also my birthday. I have got nothing planned yet, but I am quite sure I´ll be ok….
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Daydreaming…
Finally some down time relaxing, thumbing through the latest issue of national geographic. Everyone in the place was doing something. Most were reading, a few writing. One guy was not doing anything, not anything at all. He just sat there with sunglasses looking forward. It seemed kind of odd, out of place, it shouldn’t have, it was a nice sunny day in this huge city. And it should be perfectly normal for someone to just sit and think, like I did. It was curious though! Hard to tell a person”s state when you cant see their eyes. Was he napping? Or counting the number of people walking by; 345, 346, … waiting patiently for the next person to walk by. Was he slowly falling in love with the girl with her back to him? She had just the right amount of imperfection to hook a person that sees perfection in average! Not too little, not too much. We probably develop feelings for anything if we look at it long enough, specially things that are silent. Try it out; stare at a rock for 10 minutes. You start noticing things, beautiful things; curves, dimples, edges, shapes, figures .. the object takes on a character. But what about her? Is she gentle? Does she purr like a kitten when she sleeps? Does she love artichoke hearts? All this stuff could be snailing through his mind. Or was it something else all together? Was he thinking “this woman to my left is looking at me and I bet she’s going to start writing something. She would have to or feel out of place just sitting there, not reading her magazine. She probably has a diary, maybe even a weblog. She might even think that I’m fixated on this girl’s bare shoulder in front of me. Does she know she is writing about her through me? should I tell her? ‘excuse me, this woman to my left keeps looking at me, and since I’m looking forward she probably thinks that I’m staring at you. How do you feel about that? Does that bother u? Do u want me to stop? But I wasn’t staring, she was thinking that I was. Does that matter? Weather you are in my mind or in her or anyone else’s in this place? Do you feel divided or spread out? Being in multiple places at the same time? Not being responsible or in control of what you are doing at all these virtual places? God knows what she’s thinking in her sick little head! Do you want her to stop? ‘excuse me, can u stop writing about me? she doesn’t like it very much. the fact that you think she is imperfect offends her. She doesn’t like people highlighting her flaws, let alone writing about them. she Once scorned at someone for opening the door for her and she actually does not like to be called a lady. So could u kindly stop?””
A break to welcome Spring here in the South part of the planet…
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