30.3.04

Ojos de Brujo

were great, as usual... or even more, really good fun. Danced like mad, and enjoyed every minute of the gig.

But it was weird to go to this concert with the model who impersonates Letizia Ortiz, the Spanish Queen-To-Be (Royal wedding coming up). This girl, the model, has serious personality disorders. Trying to impress everyone so much, she scares men off and causes nasty reactions every now and then. But, when she's out of her surroundings and can't impress anyone -namely, when not among typical 40-ish and up drooling men, she gets blocked up and just becomes a rigid stone, almost.

Not at all a bad person, but peculiar and complicated to go out with.

Must leave, back to work -and who is this Algerian messengering me? let's se...

Vel is coming!!!

Just heard she's going for the tickets: Great! Possibly going out some night this weekend with Joan, my ex, before his current girl comes for Easter, and then Vel is coming to Barcelona for Easter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By the way, I get every now and then some real weirdos on the Messenger, and others who are not, but they have been checking my blog, and referring to it on their messages -as I told Brian, good job I've started to use only Initials...

Saturday

Woke up a bit later than planned, thanks to my busy night , so I was late for my lunch in Sitges with Malena. Run out to catch the train, ooohhh it's raining, maybe she won't want to come and pick me up at the station -tried to phone her, but my mobile is dead. Not battery, had been charging for hours, something weird, no it wouldn't work. Hunting for a phonebox that actually works in Barcelona street is usually shitty business, doing this in the rain and when in a hurry is murder.

My friend made me go catch the coach, as I guessed she'd do, as when it's raining she hates the bike. So I go down to the centre and look for the coach. took me ages 'coz I usually go with her to the Night Bus stop for her to go home, but the daytime stop is different and I didn't recognize the company.

Soaking wet, at 14:25 I find out there's a bus at 14:20 and the next one is at 16:20!!! So back to looking for a phone, and back to changing plans, and back to the train station, catch train + local bus that goes rooound and rooound unknown areas until I'm supposed to recognize, from the only other time I'd caught it, over a year ago, the right stop!

Got off the bus, no-one waiting for me -she was supposed to be on her way to the stop when I called to say I'd caught the bus! and after fifteen freezing, wet minutes I phone her -by now my was working, thank god!- and she's still getting her shoes on!!! I mean, her feet are big, but maaan....

Anyway, lunch with some lovely Lambrusco, and lots of gossip and loathing of ex-s and kid's tricks on us, and it was time for the concert. New chapter in a moment.

29.3.04

Great weekend, busy busy

Started my b-day weekend by seing a friend at his shop and having a drink with him. Then met 3 friends who took me out for dinner & drinks paying for everything -until 3:30 am or so, when they left me on my own with Eva and I had to sponsor her a bit. Dinner was finally with Eva, Agnes and Jose Luis -none of the guys queuing to wine & dine me!


Had a couple of cocktails later on, mojito and some other stuff that went down mighty well, and when only Eva and I were left, we went to the disco for a dance, and I started bumping into loads of people I hadn't seen in ages. Always the birthday girl, I kept informing everyone it was my b-day -otherwise it was worse: Eva would shout it out loud, amid uncontrolable laughter. Well, my mate Eva is somewhat out of control as a rule, and even moreso after a certain amount of drinks.

After quite a while dancing and talking, J. turned up, said he'd sent a bday sms -which I hadn't received, strange after sooo many sms since first contact a fortnight ago, but was finally true -me without battery by then.


Turned out to be quite cooler this time, I finally got to talk with him for a while and said I was going home soon, had things to do on Saturday -the disco closes at about 7-7:30 and if you're there 'till closing time, as usual, you just waste the next day completely. So we finally did leave together.

Guess what? cats are cool now! Proves Mary-Anne's saying that men are plasticine when chasing a woman!

26.3.04

Political Humor

Celebrating my bday at the office by handing out chocolates and drinking more coffees than usual -going to be on a high all afternoon!

My boss, who by the way now loves Nespresso again and says he was right about it -see past postings- is on a diet, but has eaten at least 8 Bombones Pralinés !

Time to have an easier way through politics: Political Humor - Jokes Satire and Political Cartoons recommended!

Celebrating

I had J. and R. offering to take me out for dinner tonight, but who I wanted to take me out for dinner -NW- has said nothing! So my friend Eva asked me if I'd hinted, but I'm not doing that, I hate hinting for nothing, so it's best not to hint -or so I believe, after several frustated efforts in the past that leave me really pissed off and fustrated.


So it's going to be dinner with Eva and Agnes, I guess, and later on drinks with some other friends... though I haven't actually planned anything due to lack of cash. I'd like to go to La Paloma, though the puts me off



Been checking the news -in Spanish, this time, sorry!- and it seems most European polititians are glad to get rid of Mr.No, Aznar: El Periodico On another article, they say Aznar was sitting on his own while everyone else was chatting easily before the last meeting Only Berlusconi is going to miss you, Mr. Ansar!!!

Thank you Joan, Lynda, Chari...

...for being the first ones to remember...




Joan was the first person to send me a b-day txt message, oooh, he's remembered!


To everyone else, I know what you're really at:

25.3.04

Thanks!

Mary Anne's shown me how to do this



so for the moment there's going to be a bit of smiley-frenzy until I get over it. I guess.

Well, I did say I'd go back to my own silly me, after weeks of election, terrorism and politics info,and that I was back in town, right?

So if you are as fond of Monty Python as I am, check Pythonline

24.3.04

Feel for the surreal?

About a week after discovering the punch in Monty, glanced through in some occasion but quite fun with the loong story of the curse of the mummified hand of Pharaoh Kahoptep III, I've just discovered another great comic strip I'd never read before, Pearls Before Swine, probably 'coz the day I checked it out was slack -or I was in a different mood?

And, back to surreal, how about this piece of news? U.S. county bans all marriages -Article starts off like this: In a new twist in the battle over same-sex marriage roiling the United States, a county in Oregon has banned all marriages -- gay and heterosexual -- until the state decides who can and who cannot wed.

Good Job it's not happening in Madrid, isn't it Prince Felipe? ;)

Hey! check this!

Mary Anne just sent me the link to this short animation film. COOL! :D smoke kills

Totally recommended!!!