12/29/2011

St. Nazaire

 
"Courage is resistance to fear,
 
mastery of fear,
 
not absence of fear"
(Mark Twain)

And so, I'll soldier on!

12/27/2011

A Christmas Carol

You may just be the best Christmas gift I have ever received... yet!
But you are, without a doubt, what I hope to get every year.




Thank you!

12/24/2011

Ours is the Fury

Yeah, I wore antlers tonight!
I drank caipirinhas and beer...
I had my friends all around me.
Yet something was amiss!
It always is...
I'm such a_________ (fill in the blank space)

12/21/2011

La vie au Bollywood

"So, I went to the emergency room with what I thought was an appendicitis, but as it turned out, I was pregnant and already in labour (3 cm dilated). Oh, I also don't know who the father is..."

12/20/2011

Ecletic Paradigm

Your voice: makes me flutter, makes my heart frequency go awry, makes my senses heightened... I want to be near you, right now. I know I'm not supposed to, but wanting what's not possible, is what makes it impossible to ignore. Wanting what's possible, that's what I'm willing to strive for... With all my twisted frequencies.

12/19/2011

Juke me up


Is it "wabbit" season, for Elmer Fudd? Or is it just Sunday night?
I get that communication is everything, but do you realize how petty you sound? Using facebook!? And the thing with the name... GOD!!!
If that was a joke, which I hope it was, it was not a very good one. Do yourself a favour, drop the "e" and go back to the toothpick... You were waaaaaaay more interesting then!

12/18/2011

Radio Free Me


"The stars are the greatest thing you've ever seen
And they're there for you
For you alone you are the everything"



Pray, tell: is it wrong of me to think so?

12/16/2011

Change


Last day at my job. New days ahead...



"Se vogliamo che tutto rimanga come è, bisogna che tutto cambi.
 (Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa.)

12/13/2011

A stern warning

I said this once and I will say it again:

"Don't go letting your mouth write cheques that your ass can't cash"!

12/11/2011

The shoving effect

Who would ever say that being shoved against a wall would have such a lasting effect?
It's not like I never had been shoved before. Just not in that fashion... Just not so good...
My elbow was left with a scratch. The scratch turned into a scar. The scar reminds me of that night. That night was something else.
Every scar has it's own tale and tales are like old friends: they have to be visited, every once in a while. I visit you every time I look at my arm.

12/09/2011

Best Music - 2011

Here's my choice of 2011's top 5 music:


The Head and the Heart - Rivers and Roads
Say what you want about "feel good" music... I've probably said it myself. But this is something else... something to look forward to.



Something Fierce - Future Punks
These guys have a very "roll-up-your-sleeve" attitude to punk. I love it. They sound a bit like the clash. I double-love it.



Fleet Foxes - Grown Ocean
These guys are pure brilliance. Saw them live in Lisbon (Oeiras, actually) and not even a technical fault could ruin it! My tube rides are so much better with them!!



Digitalism - Circles
Zé: "Let's go watch Digitalism!!!". Jojo: "Eeeeeeh...". How wrong was I? This is full powered music. And good, too!!!



M83 - Midnight City

This music is unbelievable. It's impossible not to feel it's huge vibe and gentle rhythm. I look forward to watching their show in Lisbon, come 2012.



Huge kudos to the subs bench:
Foster the People's "Houdini"
Kasabian's "Switchblade Smiles"
Noah and the Whale's "Waiting for my Chance to Come"
Ringo Deathstarr's "Tambourine Girl"
B Fachada's "Não Pratico Habilidades" (Huuuuuuge Kudo's for Portugal's most interesting singer/songwritter)

As a friend of mine often says: "uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuupaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"

Armour

"Never forget what you are, bastard
The other won't, why should you?
Wear it like an armour!"


I will...

12/08/2011

Lisbon, just not OH

Aparently, Anthony Bourdain comtemplated a third "bifana", whilst in Lisbon. I ate one tonight and I'm still contemplating it...
Lisbon is not short of something amazing and I love walking home after a night at a club. Even if alone...
I'm still learning about this city and Friday I hope to learn somemoah. In two words:

BIN GO - fitness, health and nutrition course

An American Prayer (of Resident Mockery)

"Resident mockery, give us an hour for magic
We of the purple glove
We of the starling flight & the velvet hour
We of arabic pleasure's breed
We of sundome & the night

& for your silky pillowed house
a head, wisdom
& a bed

Troubled decree
Resident mockery
has claimed thee"
(James D. Morrison)

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!

12/06/2011

Don't stop!

Funny, how the images line-up in my head...
Why is it that when the wrong feels right, the perceived value is so much higher, than the other way around? I picture myself in situations I've never been in, places I've never visited and it all makes sense. So, why do I have this feeling that the first wrong turn and I will fall by the wayside?
Well, soon enough! In the meant time...


I know I won't!

12/05/2011

Twist and Shout

Just had an interesting conversation with my stomach. As it turns out, he's not satisfied with me and demands that I stop this non-sense! I told him that I've made a promise... Guess this means war!
It's ironic that my internal conflicts have turned physical...


Mob