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Science-Fiction
As I never tire of explaining to anyone who will reluctantly listen, the answer to all of life's questions can be found by reading science-fiction . If that's true, why don't I know all the answers to life's question's? Obviously, I haven't read enough.
Coffeeshop
I remember with deep nostalgia the gloomy coffee shops of yore; they were places where one could sink down in the not-so-new furniture, and feel an enveloping privacy bubble protecting one from the harshness of social interaction. Not that the other patrons had the slightest interest in anything outside their own books, papers, or laptops. No, the dissheveld professor with the mysterious books, the researcher with the odd-format document stacks, the sleep-deprived student -always different, always there- they had not the slightest interest in me or anyone else. I miss them terribly. Reading my favorite book to the incesant background chatter of hyperactive teenagers at a shinny-new Starbucks... well, it just isn't the same.
Rainwalk
Today I implemented stage two of my startegy for a healthier life. I walked home from work. 3.5 miles. Under the pouring rain. I feel good. Actually, I feel great. This is my first step towards getting back in shape. Cheers, champagne toast, a pat in the back...
Powerpoint
The thing about presentations is that they almost invariably make your brain want to doze off... Unless you've just had, say, a venti mocha with an extra shot to try to prevent that exact situation, and the darkened room and monotone of the presenter aren't enough to put you out. So you actually pay attention to it, or try to. Of course, after the first 30 seconds or so of each slide, there isn't any new information for your brain to absorb, no matter how hard the presenter tries to repeat the same thing in different ways. That's when you start trying to remember when was the last time you saw that particular background, and getting annoyed by the corny "appear from top" effect for the bullet points... I mean, please... doesn't everybody know that the "fade in" effect looks much more professional? And you should use the same effect through to the last slide... and at the end there is yet another meeting, so of course, another day working OT just...
Transparent
by Sentimiento Muerto Mirando sombras en la pared Gritado por su encierro Todo es, alguna vez, los ecos Lagrima que corta el vidrio en dos Se lleva en ella un mar De sentimientos; los ecos Looking at shadows on the wall From their confinement, shouting Everything is, sometimes, the echoes Tear that cuts the glass in two It carries with it a sea of feelings; the echoes Mirada resquebrajada Hay un vacio frente al espejo Soy transparente, no me veo, Soy transparente, no me encuentro Broken glance there is a void in front of the mirror I am transparent, I dont see myself I am transparent, I do not find myself Al fondo se ve un murmullo Que que flota entre vapores de bano Y notas, que le huyen al sol In the backround a whisper is seen Floating among bath steam And music notes that flee from the sun Lagrima que corta el vidrio en dos Latigo rompe el silencio, rompe con el Tear that cuts the glass in two Whiplash breaks the silence, brakes away Mirada resquebrajada Hay un vacio frente al esp...