December 2010
33 posts
now all my secret writings come out..
Parque de la Aviación
En la llama pálida que incendia tu memoria
espadas se volverían bailarinas
colgadas al aire.
Y en el momento que se las suspende,
me miento que en la ingravidez
siempre me estabas pensando, pero
los sentidos, lejos, alientos
se chocan agudos contra la superficie,
y en los remolinos se reflejan
la sonrisa que no es mía, ni la mirada,
ni siquiera la figura mía ni la...
Santiago en 100 Palabras
Seeing another tumblr reminded me that the city of Santiago has a contest for residents to write stories in 100 words or less characterizing life in the city. I always love an opportunity for short stories. Of the ones I’ve read, this was my favorite:
La Mascota (The Pet)
The recluse spider was brown, the size of a clementine, docile and loving like a cat. She lived in the right corner...
ruthless
no Ruth here!
family bonding
me: szia nagypapa, did you have a good drive?
grandpa: no.
WatchTwitchike Seattle to New York
Pulled this off of AA’s Top Ten album Vimeo 2010!
Julio Cortázar, tell me why you put the twitch in...
So I have to write. One of us has to write, if any of this story is going to be told. It better be me, since I’m dead, and therefore less compromised than the rest; I see nothing more than clouds and can think without distraction, write without distraction (there goes a little gray cloud now) and remember without distraction, I who am dead (and alive, I’m not going to try fooling...
Watchandreaallen:
Sam and I made a holiday video celebrating the sounds of the season! (via sammorrill)
BZZZZZZZZ…THEY RETURN!
Watchafter doing this for about 20 minutes, i decided to document.. then i realized i was tired/head about to explode…
Chronology of what I remember from my dream last...
1. I found myself in the throes of preparing for a wedding (my own, present day)
2. I had a deeply rooted feeling that I did NOT want to marry this guy
3. Realized I know the guy.. from high school
4. Definitely did not want to marry the guy (sorry)
5. Morning of the wedding, I am pretending to be excited while plotting my opportune moment to escape. Somehow, wherever we are lacks showers so...
“They stand in the classrooms and pledge allegiance to our flag. They believe in...”
– Senator Durbin, Illinois
It was so close.. The reasoning behind the shut-down of this bill has nothing to do with what this opportunity could have provided for so many children who didn’t choose to break the law and now are being denied the opportunity to contribute to this country. These...
one brief instant can seem a year / when life runs...
[so I am procrastinating and thought I’d put out this poem I originally wrote in Spanish but now I feel like translating it.. still has some awkward spots, funny how hard it is to translate that even the original mind can’t do it perfectly]
nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen.. nonsense and a song..
The birth of a star is not noticed from a distance
except for the current that...
desligada
te doy la ventaja
tú con todo, yo sin nada
y así mismo, desarmada,
te enseñaré como perder
el juego contra el tiempo no se puede ganar
y aún lo vamos luchando hasta se nos lleve el mar
“There will come a day when no more poets will be born. The city, in our...”
– Emilio Lascano Teguis, “On Elegance While Sleeping”
it is late, i have approximately 15 tabs open of...
but I feel good y’all!
I may have found my future →
what if secrets stayed secret →
from the high school to the international level, government and press always seem to be at odds. but the world is better for it..
dear self
please do not let leggings and starbucks be a trend. you could not be much more of a tool, save carrying one of those bags with the tan leather straps that come in every damn size and color. but still, you blend into this campus too well. at least today you have an excuse.
though strangely, more people talk to you..
Payphone / cool attitude!
I now work at a hostel and on my break, while chillin’ in the lobby, a gentleman around the age of 50 or 60 took a seat at the payphone across the room and proceeded to make a call. “Hi yes my name is ——, I am a resident of ——— County, Alaska, yes I am a registered voter there too. Anyway I was just calling to remind my senator to vote to pass the Dream...
the end
Me: After this week, it'll all be fin--
Eliz: AFTER THIS WEEK IT'LL ALL BE FINALS!
“Seems like a violent culture, my mother tsked though her white teeth, sipping...”
– Something I wrote on a post-it to myself a few weeks ago.. Happy Late Thanksgiving!
