Stuart Murdoch from Belle & Sebastian

A Zarathustra Quote, de la virtud y la deplorable conformidad

Mas nada de eso quiere entrar en vuestros oidos. Segun me decis, perjudica a vuestros buenos. Pero que me importan a mi vuestros buenos!
Muchas cosas en vuestros buenos me asquean; y no su mal. Desearia que alimentarais alguna locura que os produjera la muerte, como a ese palido criminal!
En realidad, de verdad, yo querria que su locura se llamase verdad, o bien felicidad, o bien justicia: pero ocurre que ellos tienen su virtud, para vivir largo tiempo, en una deplorable conformidad.
Soy un pretil a orillas del rio: quien quiera agarrarse, que me agarre. Mas jamas sere vuestra muleta.

Asi hablo Zarathustra.

A Zarathustra Quote, de los de detras del mundo...

...Cansancio del que quiso llegar a su meta de un solo salto, de un salto mortal. Una pobre fatiga ignorante a la que ni quedan fuerzas para querer, y que es la que crea a los dioses todos, y a los de detras del mundo.

Currently (also) reading: Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Friedrich Nietzsche)

I happened upon this book at my uncle & aunt's house in Ballenita (this was the house we used to go to almost every weekend when I was a kid).
The book appears to be told as a fictional story, I'm picturing it in my head as a cartoon, and I'd love to be able to make either a full cartoon of the book or a comic out of it. It would be weird and intense, like the book is. And though the meaning is difficult to grasp, since it's quite poetic, I find that I get a lot of it with the flow. Basically it talks about man being a bridge to becoming Superhuman, so man is not the ultimate goal, and those who believe they have found happiness either in spiritual or otherworldly pursuits are wrong. Man is quite imperfect and to be able to evolve into Superhumanity, they must follow the sense of the earth.

La Crisis Segun Albert Einstein

Lei esto en un local de venta de video juegos, mientras esperaba a mi hermano y mi primo (no soy aficionada a los video juegos). Me parecio muy interesante, como normalmente lo que ha dicho Einstein me parece.

No pretendamos que las cosas cambien si siempre hacemos lo mismo. La crisis es la mejor bendición que puede sucederle a personas y países porque la crisis trae progresos.

La creatividad nace de la angustia como el día nace de la noche. Es en la crisis que nace la inventiva, los descubrimientos y las grandes estrategias. Quien supera la crisis se supera a sí mismo sin quedar "superado".

Quien atribuye a las crisis sus fracasos y sus penurias violenta su propio talento y respeta más a los problemas que a las soluciones. La verdadera crisis es la crisis de la incompetencia.

El inconveniente de las personas y los países es la pereza para encontrar las salidas y soluciones. Sin crisis no hay méritos.

Es en la crisis donde aflora lo mejor de cada uno, porque sin crisis todo viento es caricia. Hablar de crisis es promoverla, y callar en la crisis es exaltar el conformismo.

En vez de esto trabajemos duro. Acabemos de una vez con la única crisis amenazadora que es la tragedia de no querer luchar por superarla.

I don't want to grow up (by The Ramones)

When Im lying in my bed at nite
I dont wanna grow up
Nothing ever seems to turn out right
I dont wanna grow up

How do you move in a world of fog thats
Always changing things
Makes wish that I could be a dog

When I see the price that you pay
I dont wanna grow up
I dont ever want to be that way
I dont wanna grow up

Seems that folks turn into things
That they never want
The only thing to live for is today...

Im gonna put a hole in my t.v. set
I dont wanna grow up
Open up the medicine chest
I dont wanna grow up

I dont wanna have to shout it out
I dont want my hair to fall out
I dont wanna be filled with doubt
I dont wanna be a good boy scout
I dont wanna have to learn to count
I dont wanna have the biggest amount
I dont wanna grow up

Well when I see my parents fight
I dont wanna grow up
They all go out and drinkin all night
I dont wanna grow up

Id rather stay here in my room
Nothin out there but sad and gloom
I dont wanna live in a big old tomb on grand street

When I see the 5 oclock news
I dont wanna grow up
Comb their hair and shine their shoes
I dont wanna grow up

Unity of Creation Quote

Diriase que una sola persona ha redactado cuantos libros hay en el mundo; tal unidad central hay en ellos que es innegable que son obra de un solo caballero omniciente.

(Emerson: Essays) / Taken from "Otras Inquisiciones" by Jorge Luis Borges

Kevin Johansen's "Timing" (song)

Great simple & honest lyrics, and a lovely clarinet (or is that a flute?) playing throughout. I heard this guy while coming back from the Cotopaxi trip in Vero's car. It was a really cool moment.

(Succ... ess... succ... ess... sucks...)

If you want to be afraid, just be afraid

If you want to go back home, just go back home

If you want to comb your hair, just comb your hair

If you want to be alone, just be alone

If you want to watch the sea, just watch the sea

But do it now, timing is the answer

Do it now, timing is the answer to success

If you want to give a kiss, just give a kiss

If you want to fall in love, just fall in love

If you want to never know, just never know

If you want to throw a fit, just throw a fit

If you want to give a show, just give a show

But do it now, timing is the answer... to success

I suppose, I suppose

And if you want to weoh, weoh!

Just weoh, weoh hoh!

If you want to tralala!

Just tralala!

If you want to booh hooh!

Just booh hooh hooh!

And if you want to salama, salama

Just salama, salama!

But do it now, don’t doubt

Timing is the answer...

And if you don’t know what to say

And if you don’t know where to go

And if you don’t know what to do

Just do it now

Ahhh! please do it now

Timing is the answer... to... succ... ess!

Risk

I got Risk cuz I had a lot of fun playing it in Quito with Jaime & friends. Last night we played it with abu, my brother, and my cousin, though we played it wrong cuz I'm a noob at it and the book it comes with has a drawing that's messed up making us play the game the wrong way, but I think I figured it out now from the innerwebs...

Cero Latitud Film Festival Winner: "Lake Tahoe" (UIO)

I saw this movie with Vero and her friends in Quito. It was free cuz it was the winner of the Cero Latitud Festival. The movie was quite slow, but I didn't mind it, and the characters and events are really interesting and surprising in a non-dramatic way. It's on my list of ones to own now.

How Lila met Thurston

Hallway. Thurston coming along it. Lila walking out of the bathroom, looking and wiping shirt which has a wet spot around midrift area. Looks up, sees tall guy's figure with a guitar walking toward her. Thurston sees a girl walking toward him. As they walk toward each other their eyes meet. They walk away.

--0--

In a classroom. Lila notices Thurston sitting in the back. Thurston looks up after a while as Lila looks back, their eyes meet again.

--0--

Students wait outside classrom. Lila is sitting on the floor against the wall reading a book. She notices shoes next to her. She looks up and sees Thurston, who leans against the wall next to her with his guitar at his side.

Lila: I like your shoes (as she looks up).

Thurston looks down toward her and smiles.

They both look away.

--0--

Hallway. Lila is walking out of the bathroom as Thurston walks toward her. They look and appear to smile slightly at each other. As they are both walking away, Lila goes back toward him.

Lila (catching up to him): Hey!

Thurston (slight smile as he sees her then looks forward): Hi (deep voice)

Lila: Don't mean to stalk you or anything, but... what are you up to?

Thurston: Going out for a smoke.

Lila: Mind if I come along?

Thurston (with a wider smile, as he looks at her): I don't mind...

Lila smiles back. They both walk away together.

Lila: So are you a music major?

Thurston nods.

Thurston: You?

Lila: Not sure yet... maybe... I'm just taking requirement... and music and art classes...

Thurston nods.

They go outside. Thurston moves toward a bench. He sits. Lila sits on the top part of the bench. He takes out a cigarette. He shows her the open box to ask if she wants one.

Lila: No thanks. I don't smoke, I have asthma.

Thuston sits back as he smokes and keeps his eyes forward.

Lila looks at his guitar.

Lila: Mind if I play a bit?

Thurston: Go ahead.

Lila (as she starts taking the guitar out of the case): I gotta stop asking you if you mind this or that, I mean if you did, you'd tell me no?

Thurston smiles and nods.

Lila starts to play a song without singing. After a while she starts singing in a low voice.

Moments later she gets up.

Lila: Gotta go now. Wanna play?

Thurston accepts the guitar from her hand.

Lila smiles at him as she says "Bye!"

Thurston smiles back and nods. He watches her leave.

He starts playing guitar.

From "You're just a baby" (B&S)

So what's the reason for all the looks we gave
And all the things we never said before....before....before...before...

This will be me as a guy...

The Sunscreen Manifesto

Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '97:

Wear sunscreen.

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine.

Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 pm on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

Sing.

Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.

Floss.

Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself.

Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch.

Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't.

Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone.

Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else's.

Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.

Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.

Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.

Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.

Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.

Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble, and children respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either one might run out.

Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen

-Mary Schmidt

Book I wanna read: Letters to Vanessa

Description: The world we inhabit is enchanted--every tree, rock, and star, and even "empty" space itself, is teeming with living energy and awareness. And it's all nearer to us than our own breath. Why, then, can't we see it? Because, according to Jeremy Hayward, we are taught not to. And because our cultural conditioning keeps us in denial about the fact that a strictly scientific worldview provides only a partial, and unsatisfactory, view of reality. Letters to Vanessa is the guidebook for a generation caught in the eunuch between the hard realities of science and the genuine yearning for an experience of the sacred. In a series of letters addressed to his teenage daughter, Dr. Hayward points the way past the limits of science and shows how we can connect with the magical, multidimensional universe of soul. Along the way he presents the most recent findings of neuroscience, cognitive psychology, new biology, and physics in a most engaging and understandable way. He also provides practical meditation instructions that will enable everyone to reconnect with the joyous reality of ordinary life.

I read one of the letters from this book in a journal. It reminds me a bit of a theory of mine I came up with a few months ago, it's basically: art <-> magic <-> life

The Omen III Quote

"Most people confuse evil with their own trivial lusts and perversions. Now, true evil is as pure as innocence."

-Damien Thorn (The Antichrist)

This quote reminds me of the Clockwork Orange. Throughout the book I got the feeling that Alex's ultraviolence was somehow innocent.

Songs I gotta keep practicing on the Guitar

France Gall - Poupee de Cire
B&S - Piazza NY Catcher
B&S - I love my car
B&S - Get me away from here, I'm dying
B&S - Storytelling
B&S - Expectations
B&S - Is it wicked not to care?
YYYs - Warrior
Flaming Lips - Do you Realize?

Songs I know how to play in the Guitar by memory

Radiohead - Karma Police
Radiohead - Street Spirit
Weezer - Butterfly
Weezer - Island in the Sun
Aterciopelados - Baracunatana

Today's Google Image

I wanna do what this guy's doing...

When I clicked the image it has to do with Pablo Neruda being born today...

New Myers-Briggs Results: INFP

I think the reason these results changed (used to be INTJ) are that I've been in a different environment for a few months... Interestingly, I'm still IN which was the strongest values that I got previously as well... I meaning Introverted, and N meaning Intuitive...

INFP - the Healer

You scored 0% I to E, 16% N to S, 24% F to T, and 58% J to P!

You are more introverted than extroverted. You are more intuitive than observant, you are more feeling based than thinking based, and you prefer to go with the flow rather than having a plan. [I usually have a plan, but it's more of a guideline than a fact]. Your type can best be summarized by the word "Healer", which belongs to the larger group of idealists. You have a capacity for caring that is deeper than most. You strive for unity, are fascinated by the battles between good and evil, and can be something of an idealist. [yar]. Only 1% of the population shares your type. [It said the same about INTJ so I guess the 1% refers to the IN].
As a romantic partner, you are usually supportive and nurturing, however, you have a high need for individuality. [yar yar]. Harmony is extremely important to you as you are very affected by conflict and tension, which also makes you resist confronting your partner directly about problems. [yeaaa]. When you get angry, you usually blame yourself, rather than your partner. [sometimes yes sometimes not]. You can also be stubborn and unyielding when you feel you are being criticized or mistreated. [yar]. You feel the most appreciated when your partner listens to you carefully. You need to be understood. [big yar]. You need to hear your partner express their feelings, the more often, the better. [yar yar]. Your group summary: idealists (NF)
Your type summary: INFP

[Wiki] Type description

According to Myers-Briggs,^[12] INFPs focus much of their energy on an inner world dominated by intense feeling and deeply held ethics. [mmhm]. They seek an external life that is in keeping with these values. Loyal to the people and causes important to them, INFPs can quickly spot opportunities to implement their ideals. [yep yep]. They are curious to understand those around them, and so are accepting and flexible except when their values are threatened. [yar].

Other descriptions

The polite, reserved exterior of INFPs can at first make them difficult to get to know. [this ones da real deal]. They enjoy conversation, however, taking particular delight in the unusual. [yes!]. When INFPs are in a sociable mood, their humor and charm shine through. [very true again, wiki is much better at this]. Disposed to like people and to avoid conflict, INFPs tend to make pleasant company.

Devoted to those in their inner circle, INFPs guard the emotional well-being of others, consoling those in distress. Guided by their desire for harmony, INFPs prefer to be flexible unless their ethics are violated. Then, they become passionate advocates for their beliefs. They are often able to sway the opinions of others through tact, diplomacy, and an ability to see varying sides of an issue.

INFPs develop these insights through reflection, and they require substantial time alone to ponder and process new information. [yes yes]. While they can be quite patient with complex material, they are generally bored by routine. [yes]. Though not always organized, INFPs are meticulous about things they value. Perfectionists, they may have trouble completing a task because it cannot meet their high standards. They may even go back to a completed project after the deadline so they can improve it. [yar].

INFPs are creative types and often have a gift for language. [yeap]. As introverts, they may prefer to express themselves through writing. [yeap]. Their dominant Feeling drives their desire to communicate, while their auxiliary intuition supplies the imagination. Having a talent for symbolism, they enjoy metaphors and similes. They continually seek new ideas and adapt well to change. [yeap]. They prefer working in an environment that values these gifts and allows them to make a positive difference in the world, according to their personal beliefs [gotta keep this one in mind for jobs].

New Resolution: No More Disliked Work

During these summer travels I have realized that I was quite unbalanced in my distribution of fun vs. work during the past school year. I have already read 4 books since I started my summer, while I did not read for fun last year. I let about 9 months go by just telling myself that I am supposed to do school work, which stands against most of the things I believe in. I tried doing work early on so that I would not have to do it at the last minute, however, since I disliked it so much due to its business-driven nature, I always took a really long time to complete it and ended up wasting much of my dragged days.
Therefore, my conclusion is that when I leave things I do not like to do for the last minute, as is the natural thing to do, I do it with a lot more drive, being that I must finish them things ASAP. This drive happens on its own and leads me to work to my best potential, and being that I am also a perfectionist, it also cuts away from my spending of energy on things I do not like. All of this leads me to spending most of my days on things I do enjoy, such as reading for fun, hanging out with friends, making up my own software, writing on my blog, etc. etc. etc. Thus, I am quite excited for the execution of this new resolution.

Current Favorite Song: I love my car (Belle & Sebastian)

I've liked this song for quite some time now, it kinda makes me feel jazzy and dancey, and the trumpet & flute? are really really great... it's classic B&S: juicy-bittersweet... it's here for the hearing, and the lyrics follow. (Best to pause the song and let it load for a while to avoid skips)

I love my car
I'll admit today I've gone too far
To enamour myself of my little motor car
I love my dog
I love my pussy cat, I love the rat
That lives under the floor and makes his bed from novelettes

I wish I could say the same for you
The day will come soon when I look in your eyes but
I won't see you

I've got a head like a soaking sponge
I've got a tongue like a little slug
I won't be bugged by trivia

I love my Carl
I love my Brian my Dennis and my Al
I could even find it in my heart to love Mike Love

I wish I could say the same for you
The day will come soon when I look in your eyes to
see you smiling

Dream Camera: Leica M8 Digital Rangefinder

This camera looks and acts as a regular film camera, with all the knobs, twists, and feelies... except it's digital!!... it's also like 4000 bux =( But one day it shall be mine!!

Murallas de la Realidad (VDM Quote)

El gran objetivo de la amargura (...) era la voluntad. Las personas atacadas por este mal iban perdiendo la facultad de desear y en pocos anios ya no conseguian salir de su mundo, pues habian invertido enormes reservas de energia construyendo altas murallas para que la realidad fuese solo aquello que anhelaban fervientemente.

Vida Eterna (VDM Quote)

Tengo mucho sueno, pero no quiero dormir, tengo mucho que hacer, cosas que siempre deje para el futuro, cuando pensaba que la vida era eterna. Cosas por las cuales perdi el interes cuando empece a pensar que la vida no valia la pena.

Las Visiones del Paraiso (VDM Quote)

Un dia pintare una serie llamada "Las Visiones del Paraiso". Sera la historia visual de aquello que los hombres y las mujeres sintieron en sus corazones.

El Show de El Ave

I really loved the show in Quito. I found the first show on youtube that I shared with my cousins and abu and they liked it too. Tis here...