Sunday, November 2, 2003

Well, I had a different Sunday. Mom and I got on the car to Rosario city, much more lively than ole' San Nicolás and with a higher level of enthusiasm in the 'city' wise attitude. First stop was Libertad shopping center, where I purchased some interesting items. First, a pretty good book named "Cloud of Sparrows" ("El honor del Samurai" in Spanish [The honor of the Samurai]), a novel situated in the Tokugawa era (Let: *MOANS*), my favorite, after Bakumatsu and Meiji, in that order. I would have given my retinas to play soccer with, to be a swordsmistress in the Bakumatsu. *le sighe-age*
Back to topic, this novel is pretty different from Memoirs of a Geisha. It's amusing, really. Pretty funny but yet not so 'convincing' as MoaG was for me. I'm pretty sure a good bunch of things are mistaken, just details, like a Geisha living in a simple cottage and dressing simple country clothes while ACTUALLY working as geisha, for example. The writing style is even simpler and open, making the reading process faster, and the situations move without much dramatism. The idea of the book was, obviously, to show the different views on the same situation from all the points of view: from the Daimio (Feudal lord) of Edo named Genji, from the samurai, from the Christian Americans coming to evangelize Japan, and from those with the view from the old Empire of the sun. I've read four chapters so far and it caught my interest. Most certainly because I love stories from those complicate eras of Japan.
Then, I bought a CD. "Softly With These Songs: The Best of Roberta Flack". Not bad. I had to really have something from this woman and I've been listening to it while reading the book I talked about previously. I was debating myself in between this one and "The Misseducation of Lauryn Hill". Weird combination, hm? Finally, the price decided me to get the present album. *chuckle* I also found a new album from Natalie Cole, but again, they were trying to cut my head off with the prices. Darn it ><'
Almost leaving the shopping, I found a good sale of children's books. They were hard cover, so I bougtht 3 for the school library, one with 6 classics (Robin Hood, Cinderella, etc) and 2 with one story only. Gorgeous illustrations and pretty stories. *nod*
We left and took a ride to the Independencia park, pretty famous in the city. It's a beautiful place with a lake, romantic bridges, boats, duckies, many games for the kids and a lot of green spaces. Very similar to the Palermo lakes in Buenos Aires city. A typical victorian hang out, in a pretty ancient city. Not as old as San Nicolas, but close. Talking about this, I commented to mom why Rosario developed itself more as a populated city than San Nicolás, and she told me that it was because of the commerce by the river. I asked why, since both cities have commercial ports and she said that because Rosario is more to the north in the same river and took all the move from the interior of the country. Still, if you ask me where I'd like to live, I'd still choose San Nicolás. Rosario is too dirty.

We took a walk around the lake, drink mate and had some sun. Nice, nice. Now all that healthy crap delivered into a laringitis I'm suffering right now. Next time I'll make a comment to mom about "This is nice. It's a pretty day", I'll shut my mouth out. I can't talk, my throat hurts as if there was someone digging a knife across my throat and the worse is that I have to work tomorrow, therefore, use my voice. Crap. Crap. Crap.

Let's hope my voice will be normal by tomorrow morning. *sighs*

10:58 p.m.
BGM :: Killing me softly / Roberta Flack

Sunday, November 2, 2003

Yesterday I did not have a good day at all. And to make it today, mom decided to go for a drive to Rosario city and have some fun. *gasps* Fun! On Sunday! Instead of locking ourselves at grandmother's house. Must be a paralell universe.

So for anyone who wants to reach me on AIM, I don't know at what time I'm coming in the late afternoon/night. Ja, mata.

11:05 a.m.
BGM :: Last kiss / Tanpopo

Thursday, October 30, 2003

*claps hands* Many good things are going on in my life.

Isn't that the best way to start a bloggie post? ^_~ My work is going over heels, there's a lot of people from all ages who want to help and cooperate to improve just... everything! And there are so many projects, ideas and there's such a lunatic kick-assey imagination around me, that I don't know how many clones of me I'll need to fulfill everything ^o^o^o^o^!
The work at the school library is über-fabulous. The kids are learning how to use the library, the different materials and they are also discovering the different kind of books, authors and topics. Some are learning to even help me in the librarian activities (such as ordering the books by collections, taking place in the technical proceedments of the borrowing and devolution of books, suggesting others and teaching them how to find what they need, etc) and the teachers are in such awe as myself am with the results of the visits to the library.

I mean, come on! A 9 YEAR OLD KID READING FOR PLEASURE! Without anyone forcing him/her to do it, and asking you for more! The extraordinary of this, is that it's not a matter of 4-6 *rare* cases in an entire class. It's actually the COMPLETE classroom with the same attitude. In their different levels of taste, difficulty and interest, but sitll, they *all* are in the reading belt.

This made me beam so much that when I left from work, I crossed the street to visit my aunt (who, BTW, is a librarian too. The world is so small ^^;;;;;;;;) and tell her about this. Next year, we are going to make a coordinated exchange work of reading activities with both schools. How much will that rock?

*claps hands* YES, I so love my profession XDXDXDXD <3<3<3<3

Some really late and delayed social now X_X

Each single day that passes by, you amaze me. How in the bloody hell you get that patience to compress that Harry Potter video to something decent looking, and how you get the coolest software without spending insane amount of money makes me do this: *bows on knees* I praise yew, oh Film/TV goddess XDXDXDXDXD!!!!!!!!!!! *SMOOCH* The song ROCKS. You have a lot of talent and good taste <3<3<3<3

*DIES* Just as long as you don't look like Moe from the Three Stooges, it's all fine XP XP XP XP XPPPPP!!

Thankies for your comments, Mada-chan XD <3<3<3<3 Yours is lovely. Muuuucchhh red (I love red!) and very snuggly ^o^ *nuuuuzle*

*sends ultra-energizing vibes!* I'm feeling better here, though I'm still having some annoying cough. I hope you are feeling better and that you are doing great in school, Jessi sweets ^________^ <3<3<3 ->(HEART FETISH! XD)

*checks* *ponder* *checks again* And when are you getting your blog back with the new layout!? *.*

*checks time* To the other work now. Ta ta! ^______^

01:46 p.m.
BGM :: Underground / Sneaker Pimps

Thursday, October 30, 2003

Tonight I found the inspiration enough to complete the Lan & Gingetsu shrine to an 80%. The analysis needs some little details to add, but it's fairly ready to go. *sighs* Finally, my so long waiting project: a large site dedicated to the lovers <3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3

02:17 a.m.
BGM :: Lush Life / version by Ella Fitzgerald. (OMG. Superb)

Tuesday, October 28, 2003

Ok, this one made especially for Ali. Her little Scottish obsession XPP

People using winamp 3, sorry, but seems that the playlist configuration won't work. GRRR!! ><'' *kicks self* I'll have to learn the trick to make it work for all resolutions. Whatever, here you have it *still frustrated*

>> Download "Never Stand Back" (Sean Biggerstaff) winamp skin.

12:47 a.m.
BGM :: Arabesque / Lily Chou Chou

Monday, October 27, 2003

Argg, a misunderstood "artist" *chuckle* He just wanted to prevent people of saying "I woke up with my left foot" ^^;;;;;

01:44 p.m.
BGM :: -------

Monday, October 27, 2003

*Drums fingers* Ok, I did it again. Applied to thefanlistings.org... ~_~ Let's hope everything works correctly this time. And yes, I'll use that Phpfan database. It's actually going to be part of that long delayed shrine I planned to do and that I need to finish. 45% of the site is done.

*makes puppy eyes* é.è Will you help me to work with that?

01:13 p.m.
BGM :: Epistle / Tenku no Escaflowne OST3

Sunday, October 26, 2003

1980's movie junkies. And this post is brought to you by MusicWhileWorkingOnWeekend!Let XDXDXD (Marked with bold, my fave)

 My Girl / The Temptations
 Say You, Say Me / Lionel Richie
 Do You Dnow Where You're Going to / Diana Ross
 More Than A Woman / Bee Gees
 Out Here On My Own / Irene Cara
 St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) / John Para
 Love Theme From Blade Runner / Vangelis
 Endless Love / Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
 Unchained Melody / The Righteous Brothers
 Calling You / Jevett'a Steele
 Smoke Get's In Your Eyes / The Platters
 Sea Of Love / Phil Phillips & The Twilights
 Maniac / Michael Sembello
 La Bamba / Los Lobos

WAAAAAAHHOO!!!! *dances* XD XD XD Yeah, I'm also a sappy moron XDXDXD!! *pika pika*

07:04 p.m.
BGM :: My Girl / The Temptations

Friday, October 24, 2003

Yet another exciting moment in Leticia's life.

Me: *smiles* *shows plastic jar top cover to mom* Hey... you know what I've just found out?
Mom: Hmm?
Me: That the channel thingie here *shows the part of the cover with the slits at the border* is to filter the seeds of the fruits when you make fruits juice.
Mom: *closes eyes* *wears that "And I had THAT in my belly for 9 months. Cruel" expression* *shakes head*
Me: Party breaker *turns around to continue washing dishes*

So I'm a dork, yeah XD

10:28 p.m.
BGM :: erhhh....soap opera on tv.

Friday, October 24, 2003

I'm going to work this afternoon. Yesterday, mother told me the son of the school principal asked her how I was /feeling/. That is, by all means, insane. That guy is a piece of ice who doesn't care about anyone at all, and asking indirectly to mom how I was feeling gives me the creeps, because it only means that the principal must be boiling now. I was thinking into working at morning too, but I'm not so trusting on my organic defenses, so I'll just go at 1:00 pm, and then to the other library.

Speaking of which, those really amuse me. Monday, one of the Librarians threw me a drama about his functions as professional there, that he cannot be in the remodelation works of the library controlling what's going on and attending the public at the same time. Man, if you are in charge of the morning turn, then it's part of your responsability. He raised his voice pretty much but it didn't bother me, because I know how they are. Well, yesterday he phoned me home to let me know of the latest progresses of the construction and whatnot. *blinks* We *desperately* need a head in there.

*green of envy* I so wished to have straight hair like you to wear a haircut like that. I looooove it *_* Lucky bitch. XD

*scratches head* Para tanto era, che? ^^?

Ammie, I believe RoD is pretty much the Librarian dream XDXDXD Spy-esque adventures finding rare books and devouring books with no end. Gotta love Yomiko <3<3 *lesighe-age* When I can save enough money I'll get a VHS copy of it (if I can T_T)

11:33 a.m.
BGM :: something on TV.

Thursday, October 23, 2003

Scratching the situation that it gave me a good fight before adjusting it... *sighs* It's not worth of the Potion Master's beauty. There are a LOT of details that make me tear my hair off but I just wanted to make an Eddy+Sevvie layout. Poor Sevvie *pets* I'll make you a better one, someday and properly slashed with your beloved <3<3<3

I also changed some of the downloads at the wallpapers for new ones. Hope you'll like them ^^

03:14 p.m.
BGM :: nothing really.

Tuesday, October 21, 2003

~_~ºººººººººº.......

I've been dammed with flu this year. The second strong flu I get in less than 2 months. I'm drinking so much natural orange juice that if you pinch my stomach I'll be the human drinking soda.

*Cough! cough!* I'm going to work tomorrow, with or without my lungs, dammit!

07:33 p.m.
BGM :: .... something on MTV

Tuesday, October 21, 2003

*touches wood* Pitas' back. Wow. That was hard. I had to copy and paste all my newest entries. For all of you, pitas' users around, here's what you have to do to recover the most recently arhived ones:

* Search for yourblognamehere.pitas.com at Google.com and then click the "show google's cache of.." link

* If they have indexed your page since the most recent backups you'll be able to cut and paste your newer entries from there.

* When you hit "Add a new entry", change the date up there from the current one, to the one where the post was supposed to be (you can check that at your cached page).

It really sucked. And now, I'm going for lunch. *Stomach: goro goro goro gorooo...*

12:51 p.m.
BGM :: ---------

Tuesday, October 15, 2003

*looks at it* Not bad. There's surely something *better* to do with the editing, but I didn't want to screw too much of it ^^;;;

In case you are wondering, yep, another faerie. This time from Stephanie Pui-Mun Law. ^^

>> download Midnight Dreamer (193 kb)

12:48 p.m.
BGM :: Jeanne D'Arc / Heaven's place

Tuesday, October 13, 2003

Here. I made it. The poor faerie seemed to grow a pair of "Open file(s)" and "Next track" breasts, but besides that, it looks pretty decent. On the next I'll play around with, I'll have to get more patience to make the equalizers match with the combo and make some buttons dissapear. But, well, her's my first try:

In case you are wondering, yes, art comes from Amy Brown's art. You can read that at the "readme" file I added to the mix. And yes, this has been inspired on Rae, who not so long ago told me one of her favourite faerie tales: "What should I dream of?" (or something like that. Forgive my shortness of memory), which is about a Prince who requests his dreamweavers to make pretty dreams for him and none reaches a good result, until he dreams by himself. It was a pretty story and the mental image of the dreamweavers caught my attention, I believe ^^ If you wantt o have this crappy first try, here's the file:

>> Download "The Weaver" (117 kb)

Oh, and if you don't know what's winamp or you don't know how to get it, here's the official site where you can download this MP3 player for free, so you can use the skin. ^^;;;

12:47 p.m.
BGM ::

Tuesday, October 13, 2003

Last night and this morning I've been feeling like a punching bag. As much as this post is going to be taken as a direct point to someone, please understand that no. IT's just me.

I always have and always had this terrible image of a big mother up there looking down at me and shaking her finger, smirking and saying "No, no, no, no, no. Not today for you". And it's been like that. All my dreams, hopes and wishes were just illusions that someone BIGGER came and stepped on them, pulling them down. In every single way, in every single matter of my life, in every single moment of it. Always there. /There/.

This morning I woke up decently fine but since I didn't want to keep things in my head alone, I spoke them out. One thing sent the other, another button was pushed and I exploted in a fist of frustration at the kitchen, punching my fist against the table (getting hurt, simply because I'm out of training) and letting my mother in frustration tears also, for she cannot offer anything else to me than $7000 saved for any emergency case we need them. I went to the bathroom, cleaned the blood from my hand and sat on the couch at the living room. Later, she and I talked again.

And there's nothing to be done. I have to get my fucking ass out of my poorty and get my dirty fucking money with blood if I need to. But I don't want to depend on 2 jobs where I'm being paid practically illegally, nor I want to go in stress every time I need something and I have to ask my mother about it. Everybody have their lives but me, and that is simply no fun. No sir.

I'm going to continue working my ass out and get my, ////MY//// fucking money to live, goddamit. No matter how much it takes, no matter how many heads will dare TRY step on me, and no many how many asses I'll have to kick. I have my dignity and I won't let myself down. The fight has JUST started.

I'm going for lunch.

12:46 p.m.
BGM ::

Tuesday, October 12, 2003

*blinks at result of winamp skin try 1*

.... Ok, first try: anal. Let's go for the detailed work. *opens photoshop again*

12:45 p.m.
BGM ::