where...

could you be?

Creature Comforts

Love the Brazillian lion!

A shout out to my comrades

I salute you with our anthem from times past.

the view inside my kitchen bowl

Carry on

It's not that this past year has been the most painful - yes there's been some, there will be more. But more than that this has just been one of the most difficult, confusing and lonely times I have ever been through. But there's no easy answer. In my earlier years my impulses would have kicked in by now and I would be across the ocean somewhere - until people started telling me I probably use that as escape. (I never saw it that way - it just seemed to be time.) However, a friend mentioned the other day that he wonders how much of all this is environmental. How, though you know you can't blame everything on the place, there is a lot to be said for being somewhere you actually want to be. So now we are in testing mode.

Maybe they are right, maybe these are growing pains, maybe emptiness comes before fulfillment, maybe loneliness is a temporary cocoon, maybe pointlessness evolves into an obvious direction... maybe... We're testing out the mechanism. Some would say, "If you're not happy do something about it." I'm doing what I can, where I am, giving myself less time to think, less idle time. (thus a 2nd job) Trying to make friends, think more about others, fold my clean laundry :), read, sing. A few things I hope to do: volunteer at the children's ward at the hospital, take ice skating lessons, buy some roller skates, learn an interesting instrument like peruvian cane flute or piccolo and finally... "This above all: to thine ownself be true"

One year

... has passed since the birth of my blog! It was a year that carries some of my saddest memories and experiences, and yet some fonder ones too. Though in many ways it's easy for me to look back with regret and remorse, I can somehow see a silver lining - the faint glow of the sun behind heavy grey storm clouds. Rom 8:28, right? I feel this has been a year of growing that otherwise I might not have done. I can't let guilt steal the experience gained. But now my future is here right now and my spirit is tired, my flesh is even weak and I feel like I have been brought to my knees, gravity pulls my head lower - I feel alone. Alone in my thoughts with no one to hear. But I won't give up, I am so close... to something... choices, decisions, fears... so many. Anyone have answers? No, not for me. You have the answer for you, not for me. Nobody knows the answer, only I do. I have the answer, but it's so faint I can't hear. I can't figure it out alone, I'm scared, nothing is clear, confusion confusion confusion... I won't let my head fall, but it seeks to have me.

Extraviada.

Find me please.

Felicidades

Feliz cumpleaños Mig! Te deseo un año lleno de amor, de felicidad y mas importante muchos tacos que extraño tanto tanto! (tu sabes quales.. esos que son estilo "Abastos") sale? :) Bueno, en serio, espero que encuentras todos tus sueños y deseos este año (sin la necesidad de conocer mujeres mal como yo :D) Disfruta la vida a cada oportunidad y nunca pierdas el fuego de cambiar el mundo! Eres mi héroe! Que tengas un dia MARAVILLOSO!

How's my Spanish doing?? hehe. I try I try.

Here's to the crazy one you see up there.

The misfit.

The rebel.

The troublemaker.

The round peg in the square hole.



The one who see things differently.

He's not fond of rules. (he's made this point many a time now... eheh)

And has no respect for the status quo.



You can praise him, disagree with him, quote him,

disbelieve him, glorify or vilify him.

About the only thing you can't do is ignore him.

Because he wants to change things.


He cares. He imagines. He heals.
He explores. He loves. He inspires.
He pushes the human race forward.


Maybe he has to be crazy.


While some see him as the crazy one,
I couldn't agree more :) but I would have to add that I also see him as hero to me and to many.


Because the people who are crazy enough to think
they can change the world, are the ones who do.

-- Adapted

And that's what you're doing Mig. You don't let hard times, the heart break, your personal wants or gain stop you, you just do. Happy birthday!! May this year be a fresh clean slate in your life and may you continue to touch hearts and lives with your simple faith and love.

Yeehaw!

I am now the proud owner of a baby mac! It's a 12" iBook G4, just a wittle guy, but what do I need a fancy dancy computer for? I just like to stay connected to the world and for this it suits me fine. Man! I'm all mac'd out, I never would have thought! I got an iPod for christmas and then Jason sold me this notebook cheap cheap, well as far as apple goes anyway. I like the "niftyness" of the display and look of everything compared to windows/PCs, plus the white just makes it look a little bit classy somehow. So yay! Happy happy!

Today I realized how annoying SO many girls are. They're all like, "nooooooooo, don't take pics of me!! I hate being photographed!!" "I'm so ugly! I hate the camera!" You're like "chill the flip out! I just want to record some moments, quit runing every shot with your 'trying to hide yet look hot' poses!" It's not like your fake coy look is going to make you look any better, in fact you're going to look rather dumb. Yeah, I'm peeved that some people ruined so many could have been good pics.

BUT I HAVE A LAPTOP SO I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU!!

PS As you can see below I will gladly admit that I enjoy being in photo!!! YEEEHAAAW!

some more frolic and fun

what's better...

when it comes to posting pics,,, a small link to separate photo album which allows you to view one by one or all photos posted one after the other directly onto the blog so you can view them all at once?

hmmmm..... can I relate.....

Yes... yes, APPARENTLY I can!

and all that jazz...

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