sin horno y sin bollos

Imagínense la situación cuando un domingo por la tarde, subí a pedirle que-porfavor-revisara-qué es-lo-que-hace-el-ruido (claro, no ella, así despersonalizado suena mejor cuando hacés un reclamo cara a cara).
Respuesta: vamos (¿vos y quién más, la cacerola, la batidora, la minipimer?) a ver qué podemos hacer...

Debo decir, para no faltar a ese juramento implícito que uno tiene cuando vive en "feliz vecindad", que quería agarrarla del cuello y no soltarla hasta que confesara qé hace a las 4AM para despertarme. Luego de muchas explicaciones y ruegos, conseguí que revisara la puerta del placard siendo testigo de tal acto. Efectivamente, ahí estaba escondido el ruido (atroz a mis oídos). Quedamos que mañana lo arregla (nótese que hoy es viernes, ya volvió de su trabajo y está bate-que-te-bate en vez de estar reparando la puerta). No sé si la crema chantilly le habrá salido rica, o el merengue estará impostado, pero lo único que yo quiero es ¡dormir!

sepan disculpar (una molestia que madruga)

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Lamento informarles que a raíz de mi vecinita que se mudó el día del trabajador, yo he dejado de trabajar (qué coincidencia) gracias a su trabajo. Resulta ser que se levanta a las 4 AM y como no le funciona nada bien la puerta de su placard (ni lo que tiene sobre sus hombros), hace más ruido de lo que mi sueño pueda comprender.

Por ese mismo motivo, les pido perdón si durante estos casi dos meses no pude cumplir con los trabajos encomendados. Sepan que haré lo (im)posible para alcanzar los objetivos estipulados en los contratos firmados (que se vaya a alquilar a otro lugar). Mientras tanto, ténganme paciencia si no puedo cumplir con lo pactado y si me quedo dormida sobre el teclado. Ustedes sabrán entender que sobre cuestiones de sueño es imposible que mande la razón.

(Eso sí, cuando vuelve de trabajar, parece no funcionarle nada, porque trata todo a las patadas. Bueno, al menos ella tiene energía por las dos, ¿verdad? ¡Ah! Estudia para chef a esa hora, mientras cocina en un instituto culinario, por lo que batidoras suenan por doquier en su hogar de ensueño).

Los saluda my cordialmente,
Vuestra Servidora Fiel

enjoy the silence

or suffer the consequences of talking to your friends via messenger...

libros

A veces, los libros nos transportan a lugares lejanos, culturas lejanas, tiempos lejanos. Muchas otras, nos acercan a otras formas de pensar, de ver la vida. Nos atrapan, nos movilizan, nos provocan emociones varias. Los personajes se convierten en personas que conocemos por completo y de los que adoptamos frases, modismos o simples palabras.

Pero, ¿qué pasa cuando el personaje es un perro que se queda solo en el mundo? ¿nos conmueve? ¿o simplemente es lo distinto lo que nos llama la atención?

leaves

Today I feel like staying at home, even if the sky is blue and the sun is shining. It's a very cold day (3 °C). I wonder if there's something special about Winter (though it's not my favourite Season). Maybe the leaves that fall from the trees?

If you remember the film American Beauty, the boy captures the spirit of some leaves dancing in the street.

That is exactly what I mean. Winter is magic.

jam

Caught in a traffic jam? No way! In this coutry? Impossible!!!

Isn't it better to take part in a demonstration? I heard that the government'd pay great salaries when you protest against certain things...

losing my religion

Even if I'm quoting one of my favourite songs, I am losing a little bit of faith in these days. You see, some people who were the pillars of my life seem to be undoubtedly unavailable at the moment. Who'd have guessed so...

Then again, there are so many good songs that could express my feelings... (I don't know if it's just me or what, but the Winter syndrome is back in town!). Now, the question is whether or not to let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...

what if...

Last ten days...
last week...
last events...

Can I turn back time and start all over? It just feels like that.
My job, my life, my health, some family members. Can I change all those matters all together?

btw: did I mention that breaking news is not my thing? In fact, I hate it.
So bear that in mind.
especially if I voiced it.

no es

para los que entran desprevenidos, este sitio no es:
un lugar en el que se vendan centros de mesa,
un lugar en el que se hable de animales en cautiverio,
un lugar en el que se hable de nudistas.

no es millones de otras cosas, pero en este momento, ¡no me acuerdo de ninguna otra que me haya causado tanta gracia como las anteriores!

active volcano

words aren't necessary to describe the situation...
I hope there's nobody in the town (or in any city around).

in the box

Look, I'm sorry, but I can't stop laughing.
By the way, it was a pop-corn box (of course, it was empty!).

flowers

Once again I'm very surprised to find the flowers I love almost in Winter when they're supposed to blossom in Spring!

Is that the outcome of global warming or weather changing? I'm worried about it.

singing

Aserejé, já, dejé, dejebe tu de jebere sebiounouva, majabi and de bugui and de buididipí.
Y el DJ que lo conoce toca el himno de las doce para Diego la canción más deseada, y la baila, y la goza, y la canta...
(recognize the song?)
translated:
I said a hip hop the hippie the hippie
to the hip hip hop, a you don't stop
the rock it to the bang bang boogie say up jumped the boogie
to the rhythm of the boogie, the beat.
originally Rapper's Delight by Sugarhill Gang
(a zest for life, no doubt about it!)

unexpected new theory

How can I prove my point? If he's asking me for advice, offers me the world (at his hand), how can somebody explain he's acting like a friend? And everybody sees sth is going on, but himself.
What about his greetings (the caressing of the hair, the need to be close enough to comment on my perfume or my looks).
And it isn't the first time. What's wrong with all of them? Do they think I bite?
Inference to be drawn:
Guys are gays, married or [pick an adjective that carries a negative connotation and insert here]. Though I try to avoid generalizations, what else can I do?

sensations 2

And the first thing you bought months before having your house?
I myself bought the bedside table lamp.

Because I had a huge collection of books waiting to be opened.

sensations

Do you remember the first time you opened the door to your house?
Do you remember the emotions you let out?
Didn't you feel free and a complete grown-up?


And wasn't it a bit scary to feel like that?

minus attention plus interest

Call me crazy, but the formula to success is the one in the title of this entry:

- ATTENTION
+ INTEREST

I can assure you those words will be my ground rules from now on. Let's see in a couple of months-period how everything worked.
I'm almost certain I'm in the right track.
But you'll have to wait until then before I open my mouth.

balloon

I'm sorry for the lack of new entries. If I could describe my week, I'd say that I'm like a character in a cartoon story.
Every word I say is in a speech balloon!

hey, what's going on?

Have you seen the smoke in the city? have you smelt it? have you felt it? have you coughed because of it? I can go on and on.

It started more than ten days ago and at the beginning nobody realized it.

I assumed that it was a fire somewhere else, until I saw this, this and this. What on Earth is going on?
It has never been seen or suffered before. Until now, that I can't breathe normally. By the way, have I mentioned that I'm allergic to those particles floating in the air? (so is my dog and the rest of the citizens!)

not a puppy anymore

My four-legged pet is turning 10 in a few days. Her fur turned from white with black spots to white with some black spots and grey hair.

Her face is also changing, though her good nature remains there: she stole a piece of cake yesterday, right in front of my eyes! (oh, it seemed she decided to have quite a celebration beforehand and directly helped herself!!!).

Now, as a good pet-owner/friend, I decided to throw her a party (and not from my balcony, as an old neighbour suggested many years ago, not at all a pet-friendly person, he was not renewed the lease of the apt where he was living because of his words!). I have never paid attention to this silly things, but it's a good way of spending some quality time with the family at this special moment.

Any suggestions for her present? (call me crazy, but in other countries, pets are VIPs and pet-owners RSVP for their pets' birthdays!!!).
And are there any cakes for dogs out there?