Have been in Dublin 6 days, escaped form the financial problems and almost a year in my hometown. Really necessary.
Thursday: Arrived midday, went to G´s place to pick up the keys, met G and M at St. Stephen´s Green S.C. and walked to Dicey´s in Harcourt St., nice warm and sunny day, people like me in the old times-Formal dress and ties- having their weapon of choice-Guinness and Heineken- , reencountered how feminine the Irish women dress, unlike Spain where they are either joggers or hunters, not a hint of sofistication. Prettier faces, red haired and light eyes, the average attractivenes for me is higher in Ireland. Had dinner in Da Pino´s the sacro-sancto calzone-By the way all the kitchen staff in the trattoria are Chinese...- and a Perroni.
Then to the Dawson,Probably the smallest pub in the world, i liked it because of the carpet and the wood provided a warm atmosfere, imagine there while raining cats and dogs outside.
After that went to The Odeon, where i met Marco S., Pedro C., Gonzalo S. and Adolfo, they are all living well, leaving their jobs for the most peregrine reasons-because the work market there is great!!!!- and what is worst going up in the salary ladder...Up to 45K...There met a Cuban character in his late 40s boasting and saying that he was the first person to present Buenavista Social Club, adding some anecdotes that anyone can read.
Drunk went back home and slept on the floor, wooden floor.
5/13/08
4/20/08
ROMA
Writing again from work…
Listening to a Berkeley podcast: Roman History, very interesting, a bit anachronic one would say given the leaps the excellent Isabelle Pafford and her assistant make. It is good comparing the data with the HBO series, surprisingly the adaptation it’s excellent.
The running days are temporarily suspended due to the weather, rain and wind all the time! And this is the sunny Spain!?But keep doing push-ups.
Ah! Been watching ITV´s Benidorm, it is really bad, with the typical but true English characters, mad about cheap booze, crappy food, bathing with t-shirts on, shaved heads & tattoos…
Last night I lost another concert-third in a row- with the three interesting ones…Because of the rain...
The Strawberry gazpacho wasn’t successful at all, maybe because I didn’t have half of the ingredients and the substitutes, specially the red piquillo peppers instead of fresh red capsicum.
As my cash flow is more than scarce…-Please note the euphemism in scarce- my social live has ben reduced to -0, waiting for the bus has become my favourite past time...okay I will stop trying to be the new woody allen...SAD
4/18/08
LONGO TEMPORE
Almost 20 days...
Easter, Feria-My reconciliation-, went to the beach -never liked but now it does a lot-, started doing more exercise.
Listening to The Divine Comedy.
Getting the podcasts from U.C. Berkeley´s Rethorics.
Having loads of Omega 3 in the shape of makerel and sardines.
Trying to prepare Strawberry Gazpacho.
http://www.myninjaplease.com/
Easter, Feria-My reconciliation-, went to the beach -never liked but now it does a lot-, started doing more exercise.
Listening to The Divine Comedy.
Getting the podcasts from U.C. Berkeley´s Rethorics.
Having loads of Omega 3 in the shape of makerel and sardines.
Trying to prepare Strawberry Gazpacho.
http://www.myninjaplease.com/
3/30/08
DE AGRI CULTURA
Good weekend, went out on friday with some friends and met a far relative from El Viso del Alcor
that has been in my conversations with friends and family since long time. Odd situation:You don´t know a person but you talk a lot about her and this person does the same, she knew all about my life in Dublin without knowing me!.She is Red Haired, rich, flamenco singer, intelligent, single.
Food at Jabalón:
Toasted bread with olive oil, rubbed garlic, cured ham, fried quail eggs, cutted in a way where you had an egg per portion.
Fried marinated anchovies.
Veal,Ham, cheese and egg breaded and fried rolls-Flamenquin-.
Ribera del Duero.
Two gin & tonics, one at Nuevo Subasta-One of my favourite places in Seville- and the other one at Groucho, the trendy-for-posh-people in town.
Then went back home walking La Palmera -30 minutes- listening to my iPod enjoying the smell of spring in a warm night, at four in the morning.
Saturday watched 30 Rock, had a gin & tonic at Jamaica with friends before the Betis-Barcelona match, almost got a ticket but in a trick of destiny it was LOST-a season ticket-...I like the pre-match atmosphere, traffic jam, police sirens, smell of police horse droppings, hashish cigarettes, sweetness of rum and coke-the weapon of choice of a lot of people now in Spain, not 4 years ago, it´s good at least it is Cuban, Venezuelan, Dominican, Colombian even Spanish rum-Todo queda en casa-, the tanned people from the countryside just down from their buses, the tacky people. Afterwards had Jamón cravings so I went to the supermarket and bought Asturian Cider-I really like it-, bread, Jamón and an Olive Oil pack of crisps. Consumed it all at home listening to my iPod, didn´t want to go out.
Sunday went to the country house, collected ripe lemons for breakfast during the week, mint, thyme, bay leaves, rosemary, lemon and orange leaves. Mother gave me strawberries and tomatoes.
Glimpsed: DE RE COQUINARIA, CARTHAGE, DE AGRI CULTURA, CATO , LIBYA, TUNIS,
Found the Google Book search tool, really interesting to find old scanned books.
that has been in my conversations with friends and family since long time. Odd situation:You don´t know a person but you talk a lot about her and this person does the same, she knew all about my life in Dublin without knowing me!.She is Red Haired, rich, flamenco singer, intelligent, single.
Food at Jabalón:
Toasted bread with olive oil, rubbed garlic, cured ham, fried quail eggs, cutted in a way where you had an egg per portion.
Fried marinated anchovies.
Veal,Ham, cheese and egg breaded and fried rolls-Flamenquin-.
Ribera del Duero.
Two gin & tonics, one at Nuevo Subasta-One of my favourite places in Seville- and the other one at Groucho, the trendy-for-posh-people in town.
Then went back home walking La Palmera -30 minutes- listening to my iPod enjoying the smell of spring in a warm night, at four in the morning.
Saturday watched 30 Rock, had a gin & tonic at Jamaica with friends before the Betis-Barcelona match, almost got a ticket but in a trick of destiny it was LOST-a season ticket-...I like the pre-match atmosphere, traffic jam, police sirens, smell of police horse droppings, hashish cigarettes, sweetness of rum and coke-the weapon of choice of a lot of people now in Spain, not 4 years ago, it´s good at least it is Cuban, Venezuelan, Dominican, Colombian even Spanish rum-Todo queda en casa-, the tanned people from the countryside just down from their buses, the tacky people. Afterwards had Jamón cravings so I went to the supermarket and bought Asturian Cider-I really like it-, bread, Jamón and an Olive Oil pack of crisps. Consumed it all at home listening to my iPod, didn´t want to go out.
Sunday went to the country house, collected ripe lemons for breakfast during the week, mint, thyme, bay leaves, rosemary, lemon and orange leaves. Mother gave me strawberries and tomatoes.
Glimpsed: DE RE COQUINARIA, CARTHAGE, DE AGRI CULTURA, CATO , LIBYA, TUNIS,
Found the Google Book search tool, really interesting to find old scanned books.
3/22/08
AENEID
Writing this from work...A busy busy dayToday bought the Aeneid it starts good, the gods against Aeneas, but Zeus has a master-plan that explains at the very biginning, it can be condensed like this: " No matter how bad the Trojan suffer in a few hundred years from them Rome will rise and peace and wealth will reign forever"...Well TEMPUS PULSAVIT REGUM TURRES!!! And Rome fell...
Had the tastiest Big Mac!!!
Now for supper pasta, mushroom, cream and prawns plussss wine.
Now Mono is my choice in music. Post-Rock!!! Decadent!!!
3/10/08
MORBID
Sick after a weekend at the country, cutting the weeds in blossom, the bees will be very happy about it, also have been digging and preparing the orange and lemon trees for the summer, just to make it easier the necessary watering.
I have temperature but not too high because any nonsense has been said ,that is what happens to me when the temp. is over 38ºC, of course i called sick at work.
Had chickpea spinachs among other mom-made delicatessen.
In search of perfect Tika Massala by Heston Blumenthal:
I have temperature but not too high because any nonsense has been said ,that is what happens to me when the temp. is over 38ºC, of course i called sick at work.
Had chickpea spinachs among other mom-made delicatessen.
In search of perfect Tika Massala by Heston Blumenthal:
3/7/08
ORANGE BLOSSOM
Now spring is here, to stay until the 5 months summer appears.
Sun, mild temperatures and in the eternal hamlet the indescriptable scent of orange blossom.
Being out of this city for 4 years makes it even more exciting.
Last night met again with the "culture girls" they are astonishing! Exchanged music.
Few beers, one rioja and a malaga raisin wine. Food:Prawn Ceviche with a Sevillian twist, deep fried mushrooms-not very common around here while somewhere it´s the quintessential pub food- and baked provolone cheese. Places: Las Columnas, Álvaro Peregil and Duplex.
Planning a mexican dinner and to create a cineclub.
Remembered this movie: Name:Kowalsky Occupation: Driver
Sun, mild temperatures and in the eternal hamlet the indescriptable scent of orange blossom.
Being out of this city for 4 years makes it even more exciting.
Last night met again with the "culture girls" they are astonishing! Exchanged music.
Few beers, one rioja and a malaga raisin wine. Food:Prawn Ceviche with a Sevillian twist, deep fried mushrooms-not very common around here while somewhere it´s the quintessential pub food- and baked provolone cheese. Places: Las Columnas, Álvaro Peregil and Duplex.
Planning a mexican dinner and to create a cineclub.
Remembered this movie: Name:Kowalsky Occupation: Driver
3/3/08
DE ARRHAE
Loong weekend. I was in two weddings, the first one was far better, most of my friends were there. Ended singing football songs after several thousands gin & tonics.
The wedding was celebrated by the Cardinal Archbishop and I was one of the witnesses on the groom´s side.
The party took place in Los Palacios catered by Miguel Ángel:
Ham
Cheese
Chicken Guacamole
Filo pastry with cabrales cheese.
Drink: Manzanilla and beer.
Foie with wild berries and green salad with nuts and balsamic vinegar. White not-too-dry wine from Bodegas Torres.
Rice and Partridge with Beronia red wine.
Rosemary and lemon ice-cream-EXCELLENT!!!!- and two other uber-chocolated cakes with coffee and Cava Codorníu.
Pacharán and Vegafina cigar.
Plus 8942 gin & tonics.
The second one was at the best hotel of town were i had a whisky and coke-by mistake- with few people, an ex-mayor of "This town" and his world famous psychiatrist brother.
Next day an awful pain eased with an unexpected 4-0 victory of my beloved Betis.
The wedding was celebrated by the Cardinal Archbishop and I was one of the witnesses on the groom´s side.
The party took place in Los Palacios catered by Miguel Ángel:
Ham
Cheese
Chicken Guacamole
Filo pastry with cabrales cheese.
Drink: Manzanilla and beer.
Foie with wild berries and green salad with nuts and balsamic vinegar. White not-too-dry wine from Bodegas Torres.
Rice and Partridge with Beronia red wine.
Rosemary and lemon ice-cream-EXCELLENT!!!!- and two other uber-chocolated cakes with coffee and Cava Codorníu.
Pacharán and Vegafina cigar.
Plus 8942 gin & tonics.
The second one was at the best hotel of town were i had a whisky and coke-by mistake- with few people, an ex-mayor of "This town" and his world famous psychiatrist brother.
Next day an awful pain eased with an unexpected 4-0 victory of my beloved Betis.
2/28/08
RURAL
Been all day at the country house a bit hangover.
Great BBQ: Lamb chops, ibérico pork sirloin and thin beef steaks.
Dozed at the rear porch, watched a chapter of The Mighty Boosh and finally had a good siesta.
After siesta started reading "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner", the first twenty pages make you hate the main character, have to go further and see if it changes.
Dug a trench for the aromatic herbs for mum: Thyme, Rosemary, Oregano, Mint, Parsley and Lavender.
We have got a turtle.I like turtles but the earth ones, i had one when i was a child but one day it dissappeared...Pepa, wherever you are please come back!...Now the backyard of that house ,that i remember white, cool and humid because of the well where i played under the medlar while waiting for lunch after the montessori , has become into a cheap shoe-shop. Now also remembered that my blue-eyed granny lived next door and the every night i liked to knock on the wall and wait for her knocking back.
For dinner had beef and soy sauce noodles with a marinade of ginger, garlic, chili peppers and sherry-substituted by Johnnie Walker-.
Great BBQ: Lamb chops, ibérico pork sirloin and thin beef steaks.
Dozed at the rear porch, watched a chapter of The Mighty Boosh and finally had a good siesta.
After siesta started reading "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner", the first twenty pages make you hate the main character, have to go further and see if it changes.
Dug a trench for the aromatic herbs for mum: Thyme, Rosemary, Oregano, Mint, Parsley and Lavender.
We have got a turtle.I like turtles but the earth ones, i had one when i was a child but one day it dissappeared...Pepa, wherever you are please come back!...Now the backyard of that house ,that i remember white, cool and humid because of the well where i played under the medlar while waiting for lunch after the montessori , has become into a cheap shoe-shop. Now also remembered that my blue-eyed granny lived next door and the every night i liked to knock on the wall and wait for her knocking back.
For dinner had beef and soy sauce noodles with a marinade of ginger, garlic, chili peppers and sherry-substituted by Johnnie Walker-.
2/27/08
ACQUA TEPIDA
Tomorrow Bank holiday!
Will have some drinks after work.
I have to go to the centre to pick up the Morning Coat for a wedding, also to buy a white shirt and a tie. What a stupid way of wasting money!
Right Now by The Transpersonals
2/25/08
STELLA MARIS
Start today in a new job.
Had Spanish Omelette made from free range organic hens, the colour is really atomic yellow.
Read Maus over the weekend, actually in 3 hours,the best thing is the complexity of the Vladek´s character, a natural born survivor of the holocaust that turns out to be a difficult and prejudiced old man.That´s the real life there is not white or black , good or bad people just different situations that produces random reactions without a congruent and rational behaviour, well not always but the heroes can be villains at the same time.
Einstürzende Neubauten - Stella Maris
Had Spanish Omelette made from free range organic hens, the colour is really atomic yellow.
Read Maus over the weekend, actually in 3 hours,the best thing is the complexity of the Vladek´s character, a natural born survivor of the holocaust that turns out to be a difficult and prejudiced old man.That´s the real life there is not white or black , good or bad people just different situations that produces random reactions without a congruent and rational behaviour, well not always but the heroes can be villains at the same time.
Einstürzende Neubauten - Stella Maris
2/22/08
REGINA
Had a great siesta after fussili all´aglio olio e pepperoncino with sheep cheese and some black pepper, dessert Häagen Dasz Macadamia-Vanilla ice cream.
Met with 3 girls at the centre, deep cultural an vital conversation, got lent few indie cds from J.
Had few beers, a beef shoarma at Pitacasso -Plaza Calderón de La Barca- and a Pedro Ximenez.
Nice chat afterwards at Alcalareños-Pza de la Encarnación-.
Intelligent thirty-something women.
Had a mouth-wash with a thing similar to blue Listerine, suddenly loads of memories from my times at Pfizer came to my mind, it is sweet to look back and enjoy it.
Met with 3 girls at the centre, deep cultural an vital conversation, got lent few indie cds from J.
Had few beers, a beef shoarma at Pitacasso -Plaza Calderón de La Barca- and a Pedro Ximenez.
Nice chat afterwards at Alcalareños-Pza de la Encarnación-.
Intelligent thirty-something women.
Had a mouth-wash with a thing similar to blue Listerine, suddenly loads of memories from my times at Pfizer came to my mind, it is sweet to look back and enjoy it.
2/19/08
UN BEL JOUR
Raining most of the day, but after three months without rain it´s good news!
Maigret was horrible, perhaps listening to it on the bus stop at 07:30 in the morning was not the best situation...
New job on the public sector, not the most exciting one, but hey! we are in a world financial crisis!.
Diner: Spaghetti with tomato sauce and chorizo, the sofritto was excelent and very tasty:
-4 carrots grated
-2 leaks chopped
-1 bay leaf
-Extra virgin olive oil
-4 garlic cloves
-3 Cayenne Peppers
-Thyme
-Basil
-A dash of gin!
-Sel et moulin á poivre.
-Can of passata di pomodoro.
Lunch: Sardines Sandwich
Breakfast: Toast with Olive oil and glass of Cola-cao
And now Sweeney Todd!!!
Maigret was horrible, perhaps listening to it on the bus stop at 07:30 in the morning was not the best situation...
New job on the public sector, not the most exciting one, but hey! we are in a world financial crisis!.
Diner: Spaghetti with tomato sauce and chorizo, the sofritto was excelent and very tasty:
-4 carrots grated
-2 leaks chopped
-1 bay leaf
-Extra virgin olive oil
-4 garlic cloves
-3 Cayenne Peppers
-Thyme
-Basil
-A dash of gin!
-Sel et moulin á poivre.
-Can of passata di pomodoro.
Lunch: Sardines Sandwich
Breakfast: Toast with Olive oil and glass of Cola-cao
And now Sweeney Todd!!!
GLOBAL SOUND
Listening to WNYU, a radio station discovered while in NY two summers ago. Some of the programmes are too "edgy" but it is refreshing to listen to new and ephimeral music -because most of it is not worth digging-.
Opened a Facebook account yesterday and had a few answers from people that dissapeared somewhere on the road. Predict we will exchange three emails and will go back to the limbo of lost "friends".
The HR course is very interesting , specially the psycological part of it.
Opened a Facebook account yesterday and had a few answers from people that dissapeared somewhere on the road. Predict we will exchange three emails and will go back to the limbo of lost "friends".
The HR course is very interesting , specially the psycological part of it.
2/18/08
MARTIN HEIDEGGER
In a windy and stormy night in Seville-Uncommon huh?-, a couple of beers and a superb Chou-fleur á la Nantua , watching a documentary about Heidegger was all needed to have a good hour before going to sleep. Unfortunately instead of showing a succint resemblance of his life and philosophy , the docu. turned out to be a very short-sighted and partial biographical sketch about the past of M.H. as a nazi . It also tried to show the paradox that his tutor Husserl and the person that rehabilitated his philosophy - Hanna Arendt- were both jews.
The things liked most was to see his refuge on the hills of the Black Forest and that he had an idea of Europe, as Ortega supposed : a common ground and ideal for most of the intelectuals from this continent.
Now a BBC audiobook of Maigret -Et la vieille dame?-
The things liked most was to see his refuge on the hills of the Black Forest and that he had an idea of Europe, as Ortega supposed : a common ground and ideal for most of the intelectuals from this continent.
Now a BBC audiobook of Maigret -Et la vieille dame?-
KOSOVO VS. SPAIN
The implications of Kosovo´s self-declared-supported-by-the-west independence from Serbia seems to be catastrophical for Spanish interests given the obvious similarities between k. and the separatists regions of Spain.
There are clear contradictions on Spain´s Government first reactions on one hand not recognizing the independence but on the other hand being supported by political parties that seek the secession from Spain.
International Public Law is a Mith!
If you are a World Power you don´t need to comply with International law and if you are not, International Law will not defend you as it´s compulsion it is not structured and automatic.
There are clear contradictions on Spain´s Government first reactions on one hand not recognizing the independence but on the other hand being supported by political parties that seek the secession from Spain.
International Public Law is a Mith!
If you are a World Power you don´t need to comply with International law and if you are not, International Law will not defend you as it´s compulsion it is not structured and automatic.
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