O rescaldo

Os gringos estiveram a altura quanto ao champanhe. O "nosso amigo judeu" foi um fenomeno de coolness enquanto o gringo amante de espiritismo (ja la voltamos) o grelhava sobre as maldades dos israelitas nos territorios ocupados. A mania que estes gajos tem que os USA sao o expoente mais elevado da expressao da liberdade pessoal e social. Mas o que mais me intrigou nao foi o anti zionismo disfarcado ("I am not taking sides here") mas que o senhor, educado em escolas Ivy league, com uma carreira supostamente brilhante em venture capital e etc, se dedique agora (em part time) a remover energias negativas, vampiros e escuridoes de pessoas que delas sofrem. Fascinante. Eu havia de ter percebido onde me metia quando, "por cima" da Paella deliciosa da Ana ouvi a pergunta "do you believe in reincarnation?". Dai para a cura das doencas que a medicina ocidental nao consegue tocar foi um instante e eu, depois de uma deselegancia (eu decididamente nao me consigo segurar quando me querem enfiar pela goela abaixo que as doencas do mundo sao causadas por energias negativas nao ressonantes) decidi que o melhor mesmo era aprender uma coisa nova e util: backgammon.
O ridiculo disto tudo - o espirita-sem-rugas e a esposa backgammon-dependente gostaram muito do nosso gang e querem-nos ver outra vez. Deram dois beijinhos com abraco. Hmmm nao sei porque, eu que nao sou nada de energias nem ressonancias nem luzes nem ibigibies mas cheira-me a weirdos!

WTF?

The end of the world

Happy Thanksgiving

Hoje e feriado por aqui e amanha, Black Friday, tambem. Este ano, com a crise e etc talvez a friday nao seja tao black como isso. Eu fico longe das multidoes e aproveito para descansar.
Nao vou comer Peru com molho de cranberries e pure de batatas. O menu luso-espanhol consiste em cordeiro assado no forno, paella, castanhas e leite creme. Aos gringos e ao "nosso amigo judeu" foi dada a tarefa de trazer o vinho e o champanhe. Pelo sim pelo nao levo uma garrafita ca de casa...

Memorable quotes -2

If you hold back anything, I'll kill ya. If you bend the truth, or I think you're bending the truth, I'll kill ya. If you forget anything, I'll kill ya. In fact, you're gonna have to work very hard to stay alive Nick. Now, do you understand everything I've just said? Cause' if you don't, I'll kill ya!

Same movie, same guy

Memorable quotes -1

If the milk turns out to be sour, I ain't the kinda pussy to drink it.

Lock, stock, and two smoking barrels

O inicio...

"Acclaimed as one of the finest Japanese films of the decade, "Maborosi" is a story of great love, inexplicable loss, and at last, hope and regeneration. Haunted by the mysterious loss of her grandmother many years ago, a beautiful young mother struggles to come to terms with the sudden loss of her husband. Yumiko remarries and with her young son moves to her new husband's home in a remote village on the wild, untamed Sea of Japan. There, with time, she awakens to find love, understanding, happiness and a sense of peace."

"Maborosi" or "Maboroshi no Hikari" - o primeiro filme do Hirokazu Kore-eda.

A licao

Freeze-out. E sempre assim, nao aprendo. Ou melhor, aprendo e desaprendo, esqueco ou qualquer coisa assim do genero. Gosto ainda menos dos cursos de reciclagem que do original.

Oh the virtues of japanese cars...

"There is a delicious irony in seeing private luxury jets flying into Washington, D.C., and people coming off of them with tin cups in their hand, saying that they're going to be trimming down and streamlining their businesses," Rep. Gary Ackerman, D-New York, told the chief executive officers of Ford, Chrysler and General Motors at a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee.

"It's almost like seeing a guy show up at the soup kitchen in high hat and tuxedo. It kind of makes you a little bit suspicious."

He added, "couldn't you all have downgraded to first class or jet-pooled or something to get here? It would have at least sent a message that you do get it."

O resto da historia, aqui.

O que faltava no e-mail

"I miss you but I haven't met you yet so special but it hasn't happened yet
you are gorgeous but I haven't met you yet I remember but it hasn't happened yet
and if you believe in dreams or what is more important that a dream can come true
I will meet you I was peaking but it hasn't happened yet I haven't been given my best souvenir I miss you but I haven't met you yet I know your habits but wouldn't recognize you yet and if you believe in dreams or what is more important that a dream can come true
I will meet you I'm so impatient I can't stand the wait when will I get my cuddle? who are you? I know by now that you'll arrive by the time I stop waiting"

"I miss you", Bjork

It's a new dawn, it's a new day

Nina Simone

Vote!

Trophy wounds

Tenho dois cortes de papel em dois dedos da mao direita. Isto a somar a bolha que fiz no dedo medio a cortar os cachos de uvas da semana passada – but I can still give the finger to the bigots of this country.
No on prop 8!
Go Obama Go!