You'd be 63 today... So Happy Birthday, dad!!!
P.S.: See you on the dark side of the moon.
11/28/2011
11/26/2011
Yellow Submarine
It seems like yesterday, but I was just a wee 50 Kg lad, when we saw this film together. I was sitting on the floor, as I always did, and you were on "your" chair...
Well, the chair isn't there any more and I hardly ever sit on that floor! The film, however, will be forever something that brings me back to that night!
I dream a little dream of you
For the fourth time. The same dream. The same fountain. The same angle. The same smile. You, me...
I always wake up happy!
I always wake up happy!
11/24/2011
11/18/2011
From Bletchley with love
You need depth to break any cipher. I.e.: a number of messages sent, using the same key, or the same system.
Some ciphers are better left unbroken, though!
Some ciphers are better left unbroken, though!
11/15/2011
One and a half months of credibility
After 3 years in this job, I finally get the sense of how much people value my work. If you take into account that for the better part of the last two, I've not enjoyed it that much, I'd say it's quite an accomplishment. But still, the pay is not bad and it has been giving me time to do the stuff I love (i.e. rugby, music shows and night outs).
I'm about to start handing over my responsibilities and from what I've been gathering, my replacements (they are no less than two!!) are not in any way thrilled! They should have seen this when I arrived... Haha! Ah, the good-old days!
Another person who is not happy, is my boss. God knows, who will talk rugby with him now? Still, I guess he won't be hard to find, come Friday nights...
It's time to turn the page, dedicate myself to my new project and get that thesis under way. Hopefully Supply Chain Management will benefit from my humble contribution!
It's also time for a change in my living quarters. 2 years in the same house is too much, specially when you never liked it that much... A change in neighbourhood will also be nice!
I already have my recommendation letter, a short term plan, a backup plan and a long term one that includes my thesis in one pocket and a one-way ticket, to a place far from here, in the other.
And now the only thing I really need is one and a half months of credibility! Will you take it away from me? Please don't! I'd much rather leave by the large door! You know, I have my pride...
I'm about to start handing over my responsibilities and from what I've been gathering, my replacements (they are no less than two!!) are not in any way thrilled! They should have seen this when I arrived... Haha! Ah, the good-old days!
Another person who is not happy, is my boss. God knows, who will talk rugby with him now? Still, I guess he won't be hard to find, come Friday nights...
It's time to turn the page, dedicate myself to my new project and get that thesis under way. Hopefully Supply Chain Management will benefit from my humble contribution!
It's also time for a change in my living quarters. 2 years in the same house is too much, specially when you never liked it that much... A change in neighbourhood will also be nice!
I already have my recommendation letter, a short term plan, a backup plan and a long term one that includes my thesis in one pocket and a one-way ticket, to a place far from here, in the other.
And now the only thing I really need is one and a half months of credibility! Will you take it away from me? Please don't! I'd much rather leave by the large door! You know, I have my pride...
All together now!
11/12/2011
Blue and White - Aftermath
Both my thumbs are ruined,
My right knee is swollen,
I can't turn my neck,
My head hurts 'cause I was knocked out,
We lost, I'm happy and all was worth it!
Blue and White
Tomorrow I get to sweat again and spill my own blood again. Tomorrow I'll don my boots again.
11/09/2011
Eye gouge
Who's the leader of the club
that's made for you and me?
that's made for you and me?
M-I-C K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
("Annunciation (Mouse 12)", Gottfried Helnwein)
11/08/2011
The troops
"Yet these, who cling to life with stubborn hands,
Can grin through storms of death and find a gap
In the clawed, cruel tangles of his defence.
They march from safety, and the bird-sung joy
Of grass-green thickets, to the land where all
Is ruin, and nothing blossoms but the sky
That hastens over them where they endure
Sad, smoking, flat horizons, reeking woods,
And foundered trench-lines volleying doom for doom."
(Siegfried Sassoon)
7th of November, 1942: The day "the Torch" was lit.
7th of November, 1942: The day "the Torch" was lit.
11/06/2011
The unbearable lightness of being
Everyday there's a different version of me. It's the curse of being born with a huge array of interests and no specific talent for anything, other than causing mischief and languages. One thing I can promise, is that all of them agree in wanting one thing: YOU! And they want it a lot...
11/03/2011
Gymnopédie
I love the night-time. I honestly believe that if given the choice, I would rather live at night.
At home, I love how everything gets so silent, yet humidity raises the volume of the most minute of sounds. I love how the lights burn so much brighter at night. No wonder why i never go to bed early! Haha!
A glass of full-bodied red and soft music, some good company, or an excellent book about nothing too serious. Sometimes it's even okay not having a medium of distraction... If you think about it, daydreaming makes more sense at night!
Smell the incense burning and think about all the issues that you can't during work, or class, or whatever. Look at the flame of the candles and dive into stuff that will make you fly elsewhere. Think about that trip, imagine yourself as the main character of that book... just go with it.
Do some "life math", if you will. Really, try to figure out the return on efforts so far. Apply some logic, if it helps. Just steer clear of truth tables... they don't work as well at night.
If you don't mind being sleepy, that is... I don't. It's SO totally worth it!
Every one who knows me, knows how much I enjoy a good night out. For me, any night has the potential of being great fun... And if any two people are in the right mood, the zeitgeist will take form and it will spread like wildfire.
I've lost count of the times I left home "just for coffee", and ended up on a bench, with the gang, pouring plastic coup after plastic coup of beer, straight from 1L bottles. In between conversations about nothing and everything, something does come alive.
I confess, discos are not what I'm about. Still, there's a lot going for an enclosed space, with crazy dark lights, music and ethanol-fuelled behaviours. But what's wrong with a guy and his guitar, belting his own rendition of some soap opera du jour's theme? Everyone knows the lyrics, or maybe just the chorus, but kick in a few cold ones, some people willing to sing their hearts out and it's definitely on!
But then establishments close their doors, the taps run dry and it's time to go home. Oh well, there's still "the walk" to look forward to! It's a bit like Sportscentre: you do the highlight reel, vote for MVP, ask for commentaries from the main intervenients and ask the serious questions: "whose song was that?", "who hooked up with who?", "did you see that girl?". Well, it's been a while since I've seen that girl. Not live and not with my eyes open, at least... Haha!
In a nutshell, "42"!
At home, I love how everything gets so silent, yet humidity raises the volume of the most minute of sounds. I love how the lights burn so much brighter at night. No wonder why i never go to bed early! Haha!
A glass of full-bodied red and soft music, some good company, or an excellent book about nothing too serious. Sometimes it's even okay not having a medium of distraction... If you think about it, daydreaming makes more sense at night!
Smell the incense burning and think about all the issues that you can't during work, or class, or whatever. Look at the flame of the candles and dive into stuff that will make you fly elsewhere. Think about that trip, imagine yourself as the main character of that book... just go with it.
Do some "life math", if you will. Really, try to figure out the return on efforts so far. Apply some logic, if it helps. Just steer clear of truth tables... they don't work as well at night.
If you don't mind being sleepy, that is... I don't. It's SO totally worth it!
Every one who knows me, knows how much I enjoy a good night out. For me, any night has the potential of being great fun... And if any two people are in the right mood, the zeitgeist will take form and it will spread like wildfire.
I've lost count of the times I left home "just for coffee", and ended up on a bench, with the gang, pouring plastic coup after plastic coup of beer, straight from 1L bottles. In between conversations about nothing and everything, something does come alive.
I confess, discos are not what I'm about. Still, there's a lot going for an enclosed space, with crazy dark lights, music and ethanol-fuelled behaviours. But what's wrong with a guy and his guitar, belting his own rendition of some soap opera du jour's theme? Everyone knows the lyrics, or maybe just the chorus, but kick in a few cold ones, some people willing to sing their hearts out and it's definitely on!
But then establishments close their doors, the taps run dry and it's time to go home. Oh well, there's still "the walk" to look forward to! It's a bit like Sportscentre: you do the highlight reel, vote for MVP, ask for commentaries from the main intervenients and ask the serious questions: "whose song was that?", "who hooked up with who?", "did you see that girl?". Well, it's been a while since I've seen that girl. Not live and not with my eyes open, at least... Haha!
In a nutshell, "42"!
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