A pleasant call

The day before yesterday, a friend of mine from the UK, Z, called me to catch up. We met over the Internet, and since then (about three or four years ago), we call each other, whether to practise my english and his spanish, to catch up on each other's life, to say Merry Christmas or Happy New Year, or drunk dials -hehe, I have a message of him in my answering machine, where he is totally wasted, hahaha-. One of the subjects we talked about was employment rates and salaries. Well, he was quite amused and shocked with the salaries you get here in Uruguay. In England, an average salary is about 4000 U$D, while in Uruguay, you can mantain a house on your own with a 400 U$D salary -as a good payment-. On the other hand, cost of life is way more cheap here than in the UK -or Europe-, besides it's a matter of logic and reason because of our wages, altough in terms of technology costs are almost the same. So he wanted to invest here -on a banana plantation, if García Márquez hears, he would have a heart attack-, or at least work here to gain experience. And he encountered two difficulties:

• His spanish is quite limited, we joked about he working as a dish washer.
• Payment is low, but if it is a salary good enough for living here, that wouldn't be an issue.

He asked me where could i find a Spanish institute for foreigners, which i have no idea. And changing the subject, he went to see Interpol's recital, and when he asked me what music I was listening to, I said I've become an "Indie" Girl. - "What the hell happened to you? You used to be more hardcore, you know" - "Well, you know, I softened up" Hehehehe. He also told me he worked as an art ankerman in Australia for about three months, and he's trying to make work out a long distance relationship with a girl there -that's his bad karma, ot wouldn't be the first time that occurs to him the fact of having a long distance relationship-. I would like to help him, but i dunno how to advice him if i never had that kind of love. We talked about two more hours, but the interesting part of the chat is there, the other stuff are dillusional thoughts of both of us, hehe. See ya!

Bilingual joke

Exercises:

1 - Basic Module.

In spanish: Tres brujas miran tres relojes Swatch. ¿Qué bruja mira qué reloj?

In english: Three witches watch three Swatch watches. Which witch watch which Swatch watch?

2 - Advanced Module.

In spanish: Tres brujas travestis miran los botones de tres relojes Swatch. ¿Qué bruja travesti mira los botones de que reloj Swatch?

In english: Three switched witches watch three Swatch watch switches. Which switched witch watch which Swatch watch switch?.

3 - Experts module

In spanish: Tres brujas suecas transexuales miran los botones de tres relojes Swatch suizos. ¿Qué bruja sueca transexual mira a qué botón de qué reloj Swatch suizo?

In english: Three Swedish switched witches watch three Swiss Swatch watch switches. Which Swedish switched witch watch which Swiss Swatch watch switch?

Tests

Take the Role-Playing Stereotype quiz.
Take the Villain quiz.

Don't know what to wear

I'm in such a rush, and i don't know what to wear. It's as simple as this: When you're on a hurry, you don't find anything properly to go out to the streets without being locked in a mental house. If you're not in a hurry, nothing fits you properly, so you think you have to buy new clothes (and, obviously, you lack the money for it). Some days you look yourself at the mirror and you like what you're wearing, but usually it doesn't happen most of the time. I completely assumed this situation. So now i have to think fast to put something decent on me and go out. Think think think think think think think...... Eureka!!!!!!! The same pair of jeans, and the usual black long sleeves T-Shirt. The combo that is usually called: Troyan horse, because it's for battle. Everyone has this clothing combo that knows it fits you perfectly. What's yours?

Metallica

When I was a teen, I adored this guys. I even tried to go to one of the argentina concerts (but I was a minor, so I couldn't leave the country without permission of my parents, I didn't had passport then). My first own bought Cd, was the "S&M" Cds that I treasure the most. But then, with the St. Anger cd, and the going of Jason Newsted, I got bored. Really, I mean, everything ok with the reaaly heavy-trash metal. I do like their first cds, but my ears can't tolerate the St. Anger. Sorry. Anyway.. I'd leave you this:

Eight things I've learned about pipes

Since the eight rarities game can be donde anytime you like, there are eight things I've learned about piepd that I would like to share:

1. Cleaning method: You have to clean the pipe when it's dry and cold.
2. To put the tobacco in the pipe, there's a saying that preys: First third, you put the tobacco with the hands of a child (non-tight). Second third, you put the tobacco with the hands of a woman (medium tight). And last, you put the tobacco with the hand of a man (tight enough).
3. Have to use two matches to light it: First, you light everything, and then tight the tobacco (even if it turns off), second one, just in the middle of the pipe.
4. There are blends of tobacco: Virginia is the most regular and neutral blend; the Burley blend it's a litlle more stronger than Virginia; Cavendish it's any sweet blend; Oriental ones are turkish, spicy and not sweet tobaccos; Latakia are also like Oriental, but they are smoked on the preparation of it; and Perique blend, it's an acid blend, original from a certain part of the U.S.
5. How to smoke it: You don't swallow the smoke. At all.
6. Cut style: Ready rubbed cut is a very small cut; Flake is a flake-like cut; Ribbon, very common in the Americas (like the ready rubbed); Rough cut, big pieces of tobacco; Cube cut; and the Twist.
7. My type of pipe: Billiard small bowl size
8. Depends on the time of the day of your smoke, the taste that the tobacco will assemble to: Not the same taste if you smoke a pipe at 9 am than 9 pm.

Have good smokes!!

Talking to a friend...

... I realized that long distances aren't so long, that you could be hugging someone no matter how far this person is, that feelings travel along light and sound distances, you can hear what that person speaks, like if it was whispering to your ear. Being friend to someone can pass tenderness through the sound of the keypad. Yeap, I'm chatting.

Photographies

Sometimes, when i'm bored, fascinated or dillusional, i like to take some pictures. This ones are from my father's house, having lunch. Enjoy.

Love and friendship

It's hard to understand the barrier between friendship and love. For instance, between my best friend and I, we had a problem (years ago) about that subject. I really got hurt with that situation, because he blamed me about that, when it was our fault. Thing is, actually, when you're on the situation, it's hard to see what's really happening. You loose sense of reality. It's not fair, but it is what it is. Honestly, i'd rather prefer not to be on that situation. With my best friend resolved to stay as that (he said that he didn't wanted to hurt my feelings, son of a bitch). And whenever that topic show up, he tries to avoid it. I'm not accusing him of nothing, i just said it happened, there is no reason to avoid it. Maybe it's harder for me to forgive than forget. But it isn't fair to him to play with my feelings and then act like nothing happened. Sorry, but it's the truth. If you read this, my friend, you know what i feel now. I'm trying to close things from the past. I hope you can understand that.