.poetry.

Si Tu Me Olvidas
Pablo Neruda

Quiero que sepas
una cosa.

Tú sabes cómo es esto:
si miro
la luna de cristal, la rama roja
del lento otoño en mi ventana,
si toco
junto al fuego
la impalpable ceniza
o el arrugado cuerpo de la leña,
todo me lleva a ti,
como si todo lo que existe:
aromas, luz, metales,
fueran pequeños barcos que navegan
hacia las islas tuyas que me aguardan.

Ahora bien,
si poco a poco dejas de quererme
dejaré de quererte poco a poco.

Si de pronto
me olvidas
no me busques,
que ya te habré olvidado.

Si consideras largo y loco
el viento de banderas
que pasa por mi vida
y te decides
a dejarme a la orilla
del corazón en que tengo raíces,
piensa
que en esa día,
a esa hora
levantaré los brazos
y saldrán mis raíces
a buscar otra tierra.

Pero
si cada día,
cada hora,
sientes que a mí estás destinada
con dulzura implacable,
si cada día sube
una flor a tus labios a buscarme,
ay amor mío, ay mía,
en mí todo ese fuego se repite,
en mí nada se apaga ni se olvida,
mi amor se nutre de tu amor, amada,
y mientras vivas estará en tus brazos
sin salir de los míos.

I was a bully once

Around the age of 6, I was a bully. There was a burger king by my house that had a play structure with a huge yellow slide. I was slightly chubby and constantly had bits of chocolate on my face, not to mention that I wore my hair in a bullet style (what would result if the mullet and the bull cut decided to procreate). All of these factors combined forced me into bullydom-chubby kids have a predisposition to be a little meaner than the rest to invoke some fear in case the other kids have any urge to make fun of them. On this particular day at burger king I decided that I wanted to climb up the big yellow slide starting at the bottom. My only obstacle was a little (only compared to me, not in age) goldilocks looking girl that was going down the slide on repeat. I decided that the only way to remove her from the picture was to approach her and make threats on her life: "If you go down that slide right now, you'll be dead meat."

Her lip quivered, she climbed down from her perch atop the play structure and disappeared for a short while. Feeling rightfully victorious and accomplished, I began my quest to climb up the slide.

Within minutes, as my nubby fingers clung to the sides of the slide propelling me upward, the little girl returned...dad in tow. I scrambled unsuccessfully to reach the top-out of harms way-watching them approach out of the corner of my eyes. In my haste, I lost my footing and slid back down. The man towered above me-I swear he had to have been at least 9 feet tall-and said "Listen, this playstructure is for everyone. If you tell my daughter she'll be dead meat one more time, I will speak with the managers to ban you from the slide." That was the day I almost 86ed from the slide...and the day I stopped being a bully.

Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson

love this collaboration

Brighten Up Your Day

Reulf from Charlesque on Vimeo.

Came across this on twitter. It was made by a student in Paris and is a really cool idea. Makes me want to learn animation.

No Use Crying Over Spilled Milk...Shake?

Today I was at the Washington Square Mall to take my computer into the Apple Store because I accidentally threw my itunes into the trash the other day and emptied the trash...smooth move, I know. Anyways, I was very focused on the store and neglected to look at the ground in front of my feet, which caused me to miss the blackberry (or some berry of that nature) milkshake that had been spilled on the floor in front of me. The next thing I know, I am flailing through the air, legs flying up like a cartoon character slipping on a banana peel, the sound effects were something like whoa whoa whoa whoa, not to attract attention or anything. It is Sunday today, a bit of a busy mall day. Everyone turned and looked at me, sprawled on the floor, covered in shake, computer on my side. I got up slowly, trying to act casual about it, but it turned out a bit more like Michael Cera in Superbad when he walked past Becca and said BYEEEEEEE. It was a Seventeen Magazine most embarrassing moment.

Have been away...

link for around the world trip.

backpackingparadise.blogspot.com

Because I have so many regular blog readers...

a little tip tap toe action

the fastest feet in town. the strobe might cause one to believe otherwise...but really, they are moving so fast.



compliments of nikki.