tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12695389670641882962024-03-13T04:27:18.365-06:00These Wondering DaysMarianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02653642199877664302noreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269538967064188296.post-20146981035264051422018-06-29T01:00:00.000-05:002018-06-29T01:00:31.827-05:00Songs should come with a trigger warningToday, as I was driving, Rihanna + Eminem's song "Love the Way You Lie" started playing on the radio.<br />
I started singing along- as I do with most songs, especially if I know them and moreso if it's Eminem- and next thing I know, I have to pull over because I'm crying and feel my heartbeat become a suffocating blow all over my body.<br />
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This song. This particular song. It had been so long since I listened to it and it had been so long since it took me back.<br />
When this song came out, I was in a relationship that had its ups and downs (oh boy) and scarred me in many ways.<br />
When this song came out I realised the relationship was not healthy and normal; it had finally come to an end.<br />
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I can tell you here and now, it is fucking hard to get out of an abusive relationship. But I can also tell you, here and now, that no matter how hard and gruelling it feels, getting out of it is always the better choice. It's a choice you have to make yourself for yourself.<br />
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I knew it was a toxic relationship when I started feeling guilty; mostly from just talking to someone of the opposite sex, and when these innocent interactions made me fear for their safety and mine.<br />
Emotional blackmail was disguised as affection and possessiveness as quality time.<br />
And you start to believe that these are true demonstrations of love and care. You start to believe that sex means they do care. You start to believe that they're the only ones who'll love you because that's what they've made you believe.<br />
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When I did eventually break up with him it was as if a weight had been lifted off my shoulders, off my whole body. But it also was the beginning of what I knew awaited me and I was dreading. Blackmail and possession quickly turned into obession.<br />
The night I broke up with him, I had 105 missed calls. I had 80 or so text messages. All in a span of 3 hours. I had one friend escort him home and another escort me.<br />
The following weeks I'd have to make sure he wasn't waiting on my front stoop a block away so as to avoid him and any altercation.<br />
Suicidal threats and drunk voice messages kept coming in.<br />
I'd have to ask the security guard where I worked to keep and eye out and walk me out when I was done with my shift.<br />
The following month I kept getting hate mail immediately followed by "love" mail full of regret from the previous email.<br />
My roommate wanted to file a restraining order on my behalf but I was still too afraid.<br />
I rode it out.<br />
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Friends like my roommate kept me safe and busy. Friends like my roommate helped me talk, helped me feel sane and that my intuition was right. Friends like my roommate remind you love doesn't hurt. And that's the kind of love everyone is deserving of.<br />
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Because people who say they love you don't train you to fear them.<br />
People who say they love you don't force you into things.<br />
People who say they love you don't blame you for their insecurities and actions.<br />
People who say they love you will understand when you walk away because they respect you.<br />
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We all carry our scars and it's our job to take care of them, to live the healing process. We can't judge others by their scars or experiences, and much less wound them in any other way<br />
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And so, for the first time in a while, I felt like writing it down. Like letting it out. Like letting it go. For the first time I peel the bandage off this scar.<br />
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<br />Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02653642199877664302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269538967064188296.post-18689173831136249532016-09-02T08:18:00.000-05:002016-09-02T08:18:14.579-05:00+1<div style="text-align: center;">
Mariana, now that you've just turned 29- what will you do next?<br />
*shoulder shrug*<br />
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<li style="text-align: left;">Do more things that scare me </li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Meet more people (and guys)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Querer algo (mas nunca dejar de buscar)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Be able to commit to something (see next)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">WORK</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Keep travelling</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">BURNING MAN for the big 3-0 </li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Write: my goal is to have a draft of <i>something </i>for when I'm 30</li>
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Bring it on.</div>
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Booya!<br />
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Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02653642199877664302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269538967064188296.post-76770713097804065672016-08-31T19:19:00.002-05:002016-08-31T19:19:57.817-05:00Do you think we can fly?<div style="text-align: center;">
As I sit and write, listening to Limp Bizkit (because where else can you find the courage to sit down and write?), I'm semi-dreading my birthday tomorrow.</div>
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That's another year gone by. Another year where so much and nothing has changed and happened.<br />
And as this birthday creeps its ugly head in, with it comes melancholy, nostalgia, a wave of bittersweet memories... A series of last year's events flashing right before my eyes.<br /></div>
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The best thing about it? It makes me smile.<br />
Because 28 was what I set out to make it: Great. </div>
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<li> Got my first ballet distinction in an RAD exam</li>
<li> Took my first (of soon to be many) Yoga Certification and became a Certified Yoga Teacher!</li>
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<li> Courage has become a word I've gotten to know more; which led me to open up more, speak my mind and (most importantly & scare-ly) my heart</li>
<li> Re:previous, I've levelled up. Gained experience points. Call it what you will.</li>
<li> Spent another New Year celebration with my grandmother (who is 88) </li>
<li> Became an owner of something other than a cat: An apartment (and therefore, became a landlady)</li>
<li> Have made some true progress in yoga</li>
<li> I've felt happier than I ever had in a long time (and am off anti-depressants)</li>
<li> Adapted a much more active lifestyle</li>
<li> Went out more (ie. became somewhat more social)</li>
<li> Saw The Rolling Stones and Coldplay Live</li>
<li> Took my first real Solo Trip (to Baja California and it was OSOM)</li>
<li> Keep stepping further outside my comfort-zone (and discovered that the scary isn't as scary as one thinks)</li>
<li> I have a new therapist (who is the bee's knees and the cat's pajamas)</li>
<li> Dance on pointe shoes</li>
<li> Took one (very small) step regarding my 'acting career': photoshoot</li>
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<li> Survived and enjoyed another ballet presentation</li>
<li> Dyed my hair blue!</li>
<li> Went on dates and it was.... interesting/good/meh/etc</li>
<li> New friends and old friends; many good times were had</li>
<li> Feel like I'm much more sensible to everything (in a "I feel my eyes and heart are open to the world and see beauty it didn't use to see before" way)</li>
<li> Moved to a provincial town: Campeche</li>
<li> Became more interested in history and anthropology</li>
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<li> Sunsets. Every sunset holds a special place in my heart and I will never grow tired of them</li>
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So I welcome 29 with open arms.<br />
Nothing is absolute. Everything is everchanging.<br />
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Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02653642199877664302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269538967064188296.post-2331220541833717882016-08-05T08:47:00.000-05:002016-08-05T08:47:01.226-05:00Yay :)<div style="text-align: center;">
On this weekend's agenda: Turtle Conservation Camp!</div>
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Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02653642199877664302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269538967064188296.post-16489656242001125572016-08-02T18:29:00.000-05:002016-08-02T18:29:31.258-05:00It's so daunting.The white page is still one of my most feared enemies.<br />It's been ages since I've written (here or for my sake, etc etc) but it's been at the tip of my brain and fingertips, gnawing at me.<br />I open up a page- a document- and zip. I freak out and immediately turn my mind to something else.<br /><br />
And there's SO much to say. There are so many ideas in my head just waiting to be let out.<br />
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Right now it's 6 in the afternoon in what was a sunny Campeche a couple of hours ago, but now is cloudy and cooling off with some rain.<br />
I worked with some kids most of the morning and looking forward to some yoga time soon. These yoga folks I've just met yesterday, but they are pretty nice and welcoming.<br />
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Even thunder is an excuse to distract me from writing...<br />
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Why Campeche, you ask? Well, it was offered to me and I had nothing to lose (and nothing better to do)... And because what's better than traveling and staying busy to get over a heart break, am I right?<br />
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That's me being crazy in the city center cathedral (in other words, me being me).</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It's weird. I feel like I'm in a relapse of some sort. I was doing very well for a record time (months!) and I just hit rock bottom. I'm trying to be optimistic, thinking this is just a step back to make a grander stride forward. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">These negative thoughts flood out my brain, suddenly I'm treading on mud and everything is hazy, distant. I start feeling useless and like nothing I do is good enough or even worth it; the "mean me" takes over every situation and ruins it- the worst part is, I believe it. And it's so hard to get out of that hole. I <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">keep crying at the oddest times and places; everything hurts. The air is thick and it weighs me down. I'm an emotional wreck and because of that, I feel even worse being around people- who wants to hang out with someone falling?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">And then I take a couple of deep breaths and remember to take it all moment by moment. Little by little. It eases the pain but I can't shake away the suffering. Feeling too much or too little/nothing at all, neither is good. Neither works. And neither bring me back to reality.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I know this is temporary and there is a way out (I've been here before and know it gets better) but some days it's just so hard, it seems impossible. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Putting this out in the open somehow eases the burden; so if you've been reading- thanks. A lent ear is all it takes sometimes.</span></div>
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Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02653642199877664302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269538967064188296.post-8679419821070914852015-04-08T13:33:00.001-05:002015-04-09T00:37:46.895-05:00Howling at the moon<div style="text-align: center;">
The moon has been pretty radiant this past week. Yellow-y to blinding light, it hangs up in the sky.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So... It inspired me to pop out out into the garden with my ukulele and croak out a tune.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br>
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Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02653642199877664302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269538967064188296.post-79373908065944490722015-04-06T13:14:00.001-05:002015-04-06T13:14:30.788-05:00In the beginning was the image...<div style="text-align: center;">
The sound. The setting. The character.</div>
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A moving montage that reels you in, ready to transport you to the director's vision, another reality.<br />
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This weekend, out of nowhere, I started to think about my favourite movie openings and what it is about them that makes them stand out (for me, personally). </div>
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"New York was his town. And it always would be."<br />
The city of New York will always work in your favour. And alongside Gerswhin? Oooof.<br />
Even Allen's neurosis jus feels right- it captures that 'New Yorker' vibe; but it knows when to stop- to savour that last visual orgasm.<br />
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Simple yet powerful. Scorcese's got style.<br />
I'm da boss. I'm da boss.<br />
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Kukrick in general always made excellent classical music choices. This is just one of the most memorable ones.</div>
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Blue Danube and zero gravity, amirite?</div>
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There's a nice anecdote about this scene: the day of the shoot, production was worried about having to stave off passersby and hold up the expected 5th Avenue commotion; to their surprise, 5th Ave was as calm as they wished it would be.<br />
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Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02653642199877664302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269538967064188296.post-80429708342523907282015-04-03T22:16:00.001-06:002015-04-05T14:48:37.438-05:00Happy Easter!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
Because nothing says Easter like Tom Hulce (aka Amadeus) in a unicorn headpiece and a cat with bunny ears.</div>
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Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02653642199877664302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269538967064188296.post-5507795404892360622015-04-01T14:21:00.001-06:002015-04-01T14:21:30.628-06:00Ye Olde Blogge<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Life has been going on at full speed; not that I ever actually do update my blog, but it has been harder to do these past months. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I went to New York to an incredible workshop where I danced my heart and feet out and met some awesome people. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I came back home to a Ballet exam and to a performance. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My last semester has been taking its toll on me emotionally and we are now finally ready to start our final presentation: a full length musical. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> We had this week off; to Americans, it's Spring Break. For us, it's Holy Week (the week previous to Easter). I'm not much of a religious person, so to me it's just a nice week off (where I'll probably end up watching Jesus Christ Superstar because, well, it's fitting, no?). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I went off to Veracruz to visit my grandmother and take some days off the web. Reading, eating, sleeping was done- to which I am grateful because it was much needed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-9BIcrnwMpCg/VRxTQTIzzdI/AAAAAAAACRw/jQNFJnt9Ay0/s640/blogger-image--927147971.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-9BIcrnwMpCg/VRxTQTIzzdI/AAAAAAAACRw/jQNFJnt9Ay0/s640/blogger-image--927147971.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UZXiy4JLl34/VRxTSK464QI/AAAAAAAACR4/0HfkPPC99gA/s640/blogger-image-691999332.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UZXiy4JLl34/VRxTSK464QI/AAAAAAAACR4/0HfkPPC99gA/s640/blogger-image-691999332.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Mexico City is pretty rad. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Wednesday, the first day of April; a lazy day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Some more reading, film watching, nail painting, writing will be done. And it's days like these that make me happy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">What is everyone reading? Or watching? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And how is life? </div><br></div><br></div>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02653642199877664302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269538967064188296.post-27978272716792845542015-02-14T23:03:00.000-06:002015-02-14T23:03:21.889-06:00Ramble On<div style="text-align: center;">
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I'm trying to get my life on track. No, that's not it. I'm trying to get myself to keep up with life, or the life I want.</div>
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How is this the first film to do this?!</div>
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I may be a little biased because I'm a Linklater fan; and once the boy began talking and forming opinions of his own about the world, it was obvious it was a Linklater classic.<br />
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Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02653642199877664302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269538967064188296.post-82156789894732306132014-11-16T21:18:00.001-06:002014-11-16T21:18:19.415-06:00I've been dreaming of a true love's kissNo, but seriosuly. Dating in the 21st Century is damn hard.<div><br></div><div><br></div>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02653642199877664302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269538967064188296.post-24002857100963357022014-10-26T21:37:00.000-06:002014-10-26T21:37:43.224-06:00A Much Longer Book Survey (Or How This Is All I Ever Post)<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.2159996032715px;">Yes, this is how I roll. I disappear and re-appear and then only post book surveys. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.2159996032715px;">And there have been times I've thought about updating this here blog- only to prefer sleepy time to writing time. Or Netflix time. Or just wasting-away time. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. What are you reading right now?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Oy vey. It feels like I've been reading <i>Peyton Place </i>for the longest time; I have actually really been enjoying it, though. I may look into the series/film when I am done with it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have also been reading a book for school (acting related)- it's been pretty darn insightful.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3. What books do you have on request at the library?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Where I am, libraries are few. And far from where I am. :(</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4. Bad book habit: </span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Buying them and piling them up at home. I do eventually read them, but the rate I buy them at doesn't compare.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I also tend to read too fast and miss out on action/information in a story.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5. What do you currently have checked out at the library?</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6. Do you have an e-reader?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yep. I love a book, physically holding one. But an e-reader really is handy!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've got both a Nook (1st Edition) and a Kindle Paperwhite. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7. Do you prefer to read one book at a time, or several at once?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I used to be a "One book at a time" kind of person. Now I read up to 3; they all must be different genres though. Otherwise I can't handle it.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">8. Have your reading habits changed since starting a blog?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No. It has changed since I graduated from Uni (for the worse, I'm afraid to say).</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">9. Least favorite book you read this year:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">None. I've enjoyed all I've read so far.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">10. Favorite book you’ve read this year:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Life of Pi. People raved about it for good reason and glad I finally got to it.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">11. How often do you read outside of your comfort zone?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I break out of it every now and then! Mostly with non-fiction (I know, I know...)</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">12. What is your reading comfort zone?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Fiction, especially classics. I need to keep my contemporary game up. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">13. Can you read on the bus?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yep! As long as I'm not driving (even then, I wish I could read while driving)</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">14. Favorite place to read:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Anywhere I can get into a comfortable position.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">15. What is your policy on book lending?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ay, ay, ay. I've had bad experiences (I still mourn the loss of my "Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey" copy...) so I don't do it. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There's only one person I lend books to. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">16. Do you dog-ear your books?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Yes. *cringes* I know and I'm sorry.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I try not to, though. It's just, when there's a really good/lovely/thought provoking passage, I can't help it. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">17. Do you write notes on the margins of your books?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No. I did once or twice when I was in college and whenever I pick up those books I want to scream, "WHY?! WHY?!"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I learned my lesson well.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">18. Do you break/crack the spines?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Not intentionally.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">19. What is your favorite language to read?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If I can read it in it's original language, then that's my favourite language to read. I can do Spanish, Portuguese and French.<br />But for those I can't: English.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">20. What makes you love a book?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The characters. The story/plot. The writing!</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">21. What will inspire you to recommend a book?</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">22. Favorite genre:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Fiction. All kind. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">23. Genre you rarely read (but wish you did):</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Non-fiction/history kind of stuff...</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">24. Favorite biography:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Primo Levy's "If This is a Man" and Gene Wilder's "Kiss me Like a Stranger"<br /></span></div>
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21.2159996032715px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">25. Have you read a self-help book (and was it helpful)? </span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">YUP and YUP.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is also a recent thing. Growing up and battling with depression have led me to these books. </span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21.2159996032715px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">26. Favorite cook book:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Nigella Kitchen</i> by Nigella Lawson</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>The Kind Diet </i>by Alicia Silverstone</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21.2159996032715px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">27. The most inspirational book you’ve read this year:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Viktor Frankl's <i>Man's search for Meaning</i> and <i>The 7 Spiritual Laws for Success</i> by Deepak Chopra</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Also <i>Life of Pi </i>by Yann Martel because well, that's what great storytelling is all about. And I want to whip of great stories one day too.</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21.2159996032715px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">28. Favorite reading snack:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A nice big hot cup of tea and cookies or a fruit or some nuts or crackers</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21.2159996032715px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">29. Name a case in which hype ruined your reading experience:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Da Vinci Code. Hype or no hype though, I still would've hated the book. Awful, awful. </span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21.2159996032715px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">30. How often do you agree with the critics about a book?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Eh. About 50/50</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If I do it's because it really is awful. I'm too nice to give straight up negative reviews.</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21.2159996032715px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">32. If you could read in a foreign language, which would it be?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One that I don't already? Japanese, hands down.</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21.2159996032715px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">33. Most intimidating book I’ve ever read:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Shantaram</i> by Gregory David Roberts</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But definitely worth it</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21.2159996032715px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">34. Most intimidating book I’m too nervous to begin:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Bible?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sylvia Plath, William Carlos Williams, Pablo Neruda, William Blake</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21.2159996032715px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">36. How many books do you generally have checked out of the library at a given time?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Zilch.</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21.2159996032715px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">37. How often do you return books to the library unread?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'll ignore this one.</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21.2159996032715px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">38. Favorite fictional character:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">At the top of my head: Sirius Black, Atticus Finch, Mr. Darcy, Matilda.</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21.2159996032715px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">39. Favorite fictional villain:</span></b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21.2159996032715px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Iago from <i>Othello</i></span></span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21.2159996032715px;">40. Books I’m most likely to bring on vacation:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Light reads. This summer I read <i>A Streetcat Named Bob </i>and it was a perfect beach companion.</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21.2159996032715px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">41. The longest I’ve gone without reading:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hmmm. A month?</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21.2159996032715px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">42. What distracts you easily when you’re reading?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Internet and technology.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And if people speak to me directly (I can read while people are talking, as long as they're not talking to me)</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">43. Name a book you could not finish:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The DaVinci Code. When We Were Bad (Charlotte Mendelson).</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">44. Favorite film adaption of a novel:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hmmm. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (David L. Wolper version), The Lord of the Rings, Pride & Prejudice (miniseries & Keira Knightley one)</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">45. The most disappointing film adaptation:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Emma... Charlie & the Chocolate Factory.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Life of Pi was great visually (and Ang Lee is phenomenal as was the cast) but that is the problem about a story of a stranded narrator in open sea. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">46. Most money I’ve ever spent in a bookstore at one time:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Eeeh. Perhaps $60 to 70.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">47. How often do you skim a book before reading it?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'll read the first page or so and that's it.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">48. What would cause you to stop reading a book halfway through it?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If I really haven't been enjoying it or if I didn't pick it up in a long time (only to restart it again).</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">49. Do you like to keep your books organized?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Somewhat. I have various shelves that are independently organised.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">50. Do you prefer to keep your books when done, or give them away?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've only ever given a couple of books away and it was very difficult for me; that being said, they were for special people. It is not something I do regularly- I get attached to them- but it also isn't something I'm against.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">51. Are there any books that you’ve been avoiding?</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">52. Name a book that made you angry:</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">53. A book I didn’t expect to like but did:</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Devil in the White City</i> by Erik Larson</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The DaVinci Code- I can't get over it, I'm sorry.</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21.2159996032715px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">55. Favorite guilt-free guilty-pleasure reading:</span></b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21.2159996032715px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">YA novels. They're fun, alright?</span></span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21.2159996032715px;"><br /></b>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02653642199877664302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269538967064188296.post-10519295366615781982014-08-27T21:52:00.001-05:002014-08-29T16:41:23.963-05:00Museums are the shit (if I do say so myself)<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">If I do say so myself, If I do say so myself. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">They have also been my soul playground these past two months. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-XBEw_izkR9w/U_6ZYRH9cEI/AAAAAAAACKM/-6AxCXCfgSY/s640/blogger-image-400711350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-XBEw_izkR9w/U_6ZYRH9cEI/AAAAAAAACKM/-6AxCXCfgSY/s640/blogger-image-400711350.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> ^ mmmhhhmmmm</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">July and August have been a reconciliation with creativity. I don't ever recall going to so many art museums to <i>creativitate</i>: to cultivate my creativity.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My creative garden was starting to rot- I wasn't taking very good care of it. Life distracted me from it and it began to wither away, a cold harsh winter ravaging it. The garden has always been there; it used to be a Versailles. Now? It's rusty. Unattended, weed infested. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I'm Mary Lennox has rediscovered her own secret garden; scary at first and somewhat overwhelming. But square by square I can still find some flowers, seeds budding and the birds have come back to sing. The garden is blossoming again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">What I'm saying is: I'm curing my head space once again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Visiting these museums has been refreshing and oh so necessary. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">They remind me that it's okay. That it's good to make art. Or that it's good to make, period. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And now my moleskine has been filling up with museum stickers! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The outside are mostly all brazilian- the insides have some from Japan, Thailand and the US.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Also a little sketch I made (Gram and Cramps).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-nKQFkBFgbU4/U_6Zc1yPy9I/AAAAAAAACKc/SjF5dkvrFjQ/s640/blogger-image--402626820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-nKQFkBFgbU4/U_6Zc1yPy9I/AAAAAAAACKc/SjF5dkvrFjQ/s640/blogger-image--402626820.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">i wish I'd drawn that bottom right one- it's from this book below:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YLb-aXSHx3w/U_6Zaa4gq8I/AAAAAAAACKU/NGCilL1lu0g/s640/blogger-image-2104753093.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YLb-aXSHx3w/U_6Zaa4gq8I/AAAAAAAACKU/NGCilL1lu0g/s640/blogger-image-2104753093.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>1 Page at a Time - </b>go visit and follow him on tumblr<b> *</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><br></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I bought this book - which is due out in the US on October (the perks of being bilingual *wink wink*) and already I know it will be a great companion on this renewing journey. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">My birthday's a couple of days away... This new year is already starting to take form. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>Back to museums...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The last one I went to was <b>MAC USP</b> - located in front/next to Ibirapuera Park. Henrique Oliveira's exhibition is phenomenal. I had fun walking in it and taking pictures (will post those up later).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-B3CW815rg5c/U_6Z0dpq5SI/AAAAAAAACKs/83dtsnV8Xgw/s640/blogger-image-686960079.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-B3CW815rg5c/U_6Z0dpq5SI/AAAAAAAACKs/83dtsnV8Xgw/s640/blogger-image-686960079.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">That- however- doesn't stop me from taking and sharing selfies-the light was just right for what I had in mind. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OFEaKc_F0JM/U_6Zew_9HMI/AAAAAAAACKk/SFioKdDe9B8/s640/blogger-image-1902275995.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OFEaKc_F0JM/U_6Zew_9HMI/AAAAAAAACKk/SFioKdDe9B8/s640/blogger-image-1902275995.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> This is just the beginning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> :)</div></div><br></div>* <a href="http://jkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjk.com/post/95945817941/liver-here-you-go-adam-the-winning-gif" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">http://jkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjk.com/</a></div>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02653642199877664302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269538967064188296.post-71369022948222244362014-08-23T12:28:00.001-05:002014-08-23T13:17:29.245-05:00Bookish Meme<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>1. What author do you own the most books by?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: start;">I want to say Jane Austen, but I think Stephen King.</div><p></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: start;"><strong style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">2. What book do you own the most copies of?</strong></div><div style="text-align: start;"><i>The Little Prince </i>in different languages and versions.</div><p></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: start;"><strong style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">3. What fictional character are you secretly in love with?</strong></div><div style="text-align: start;">Mr. Darcy, duh. And Atticus Finch.</div><p></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: start;"><strong style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">4. What book have you read the most times in your life (excluding picture books read to children, i.e. Goodnight Moon does not count)?</strong></div><div style="text-align: start;"><i>The Little Prince</i>, <i>Lolita</i> and <i>The Bell Jar</i>.</div><p></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: start;"><strong style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">5. What was your favorite book when you were ten years old?</strong></div><div style="text-align: start;">Probably any <i>Babysitter's Club book</i>. </div><p></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: start;"><strong style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">6. What is the worst book you’ve read in the past year?</strong></div><div style="text-align: start;"><i>The Five People you meet in Heaven</i>. The premise of the story is great but besides that... </div><p></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: start;"><strong style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">7. If you could force everyone to read one book, what would it be?</strong></div><div style="text-align: start;">Take a wild guess... Yep, <i>The Little Prince</i>. </div><p></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: start;"><strong style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">8. Who deserves to win the next Nobel Prize for Literature?</strong></div><div style="text-align: start;">Margaret Atwood</div><p></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: start;"><strong style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">9. What book would you most like to see made into a movie? </strong></div><div style="text-align: start;"><i>The Ocean at the End of the Lane </i>by Neil Gaiman</div><p></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: start;"><strong style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">10. What book would you least like to see made into a movie?</strong></div><div style="text-align: start;"><i>Shantaram </i>by David Gregory Roberts<i> </i>unless it were made into a miniseries and even then... The book is worth reading and living.</div><p></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: start;"><strong style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">11. Describe your weirdest dream involving a writer, book, or literary character.</strong></div><div style="text-align: start;">I can't read thrillers, mystery, horror or suspense before going to bed. I can't help having nightmares (and not being able to fall asleep). When I read McCarthy's <i>The Road</i> all my dreams were ashen and grey and about survival with a random occasional zombie.</div><div style="text-align: start;">I once started to read Hogan and Del Toro's <i>The Strain</i>, but that wasn't going too well either. </div><p></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: start;"><strong style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">12. What is the most lowbrow book you’ve read as an adult?</strong></div><div style="text-align: start;">I guess YA Literature? But why does lowbrow have to be a negative thing- I mean, I get that negative tone in this question (or is it just me?)</div><p></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: start;"><strong style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">13. What is the most difficult book you’ve ever read?</strong></div><div style="text-align: start;">Virginia Woolf is not an easy feat for me- the modernists in general. James Joyce's <i>Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man</i>, granted I was 13 when I picked that up...</div><p></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: start;"><strong style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">14. What is the most obscure Shakespeare play you’ve seen?</strong></div><div style="text-align: start;">I don't think I've seen an obscure Shakespeare play. I've read them but not seen them.</div><p></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: start;"><strong style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">15. Do you prefer the French or the Russians?</strong></div><div style="text-align: start;">I am more familiar with the French (and biaes because I love everything that is French). I will have to delve deeper into the Russians. </div><p></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: start;"><strong style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">16. What is the biggest or most embarrassing gap in your reading?</strong></div><div style="text-align: start;">Contemporary and mostly anything that is not Latin American and from the English language. Oh, and non-fiction...</div><p></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: start;"><strong style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">17. What is your favorite novel?</strong></div><div style="text-align: start;">Ay, ay, ay! <i>To Kill a Mockingbird</i>, <i>Little Women </i>and/or <i>Lolita</i>.</div><p></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: start;"><strong style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">18. Work of nonfiction?</strong></div><div style="text-align: start;">See 16. Though I enjoyed <i>The Devil in the White City </i>by Erik Larson.</div><p></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: start;"><strong style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">19. Who is the most overrated writer alive today?</strong></div><div style="text-align: start;">Dan Brown.</div><p></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: start;"><strong style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">20. What is your desert island book?</strong></div><div style="text-align: start;">All of <i>Harry Potter</i></div><div style="text-align: start;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-1gQiVgAhFds/U_jTH8KO1jI/AAAAAAAACJ0/lTI6O_AbZ8g/s640/blogger-image--586672263.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-1gQiVgAhFds/U_jTH8KO1jI/AAAAAAAACJ0/lTI6O_AbZ8g/s640/blogger-image--586672263.jpg"></a></div><br></div><p></p><div class="wpa" style="position: relative; width: 300px; text-align: center; padding: 0px; margin: 10px auto; overflow: hidden; clear: both;"><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/about-these-ads/" rel="nofollow" sl-processed="1" style="position: absolute; text-align: left; display: block;"><font color="#000000"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">About these ads</span></font></a></div>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02653642199877664302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269538967064188296.post-38957351367025130292014-08-20T22:15:00.001-05:002014-08-20T22:15:39.794-05:00 "But all I could think about was him... Was he thinking about me?" <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-lbKNSe36Eh0/U_VkWPhAikI/AAAAAAAACJk/6aD8rNeVXgc/s640/blogger-image-1013595234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-lbKNSe36Eh0/U_VkWPhAikI/AAAAAAAACJk/6aD8rNeVXgc/s640/blogger-image-1013595234.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02653642199877664302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269538967064188296.post-68056537253791080332014-08-01T17:31:00.001-05:002014-08-01T18:49:12.173-05:00Birthday Wishlist<div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We're an exact month away from yours truly's birthday. My, how time does fly! </span></div><div><br></div><div>My mom has been bed ridden this whole week (she has some back problems) so, to get my mind off cooking and cleaning I decided to window shop online for a couple of items I have been lusting over.</div><div><br></div><div>*clears throat*</div><div><br></div><div><u>High waisted denim</u></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-klbACBoPQYk/U9wU2AlWIwI/AAAAAAAACHc/8QH9YruQ5Lw/s640/blogger-image-1194548632.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-klbACBoPQYk/U9wU2AlWIwI/AAAAAAAACHc/8QH9YruQ5Lw/s640/blogger-image-1194548632.jpg"></a></span><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-klbACBoPQYk/U9wU2AlWIwI/AAAAAAAACHc/8QH9YruQ5Lw/s640/blogger-image-1194548632.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-AxwH7Zl4RTw/U9wVAZwDe-I/AAAAAAAACIE/gqX9dcQTlGE/s640/blogger-image--249258024.jpg"></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-klbACBoPQYk/U9wU2AlWIwI/AAAAAAAACHc/8QH9YruQ5Lw/s640/blogger-image-1194548632.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-k0qmwPjh3jA/U9wU8M1fXDI/AAAAAAAACH0/Qpeqgtf1ntk/s640/blogger-image--1841836020.jpg"></a></span></div></div></div><i>Zara / Zara / H&M</i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><u>Black Booties</u></div><div><div class="separator" style="text-decoration: underline; clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-g_IGUs73NLs/U9wUqTbrnBI/AAAAAAAACGs/KL8SEDBh2YA/s640/blogger-image--948295475.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-g_IGUs73NLs/U9wUqTbrnBI/AAAAAAAACGs/KL8SEDBh2YA/s640/blogger-image--948295475.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>H&M</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><br></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><u>Maxi Skirt</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="text-decoration: underline; clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M6XpUnBjii0/U9wVCQUVjWI/AAAAAAAACIM/TEw81KloAuE/s640/blogger-image-10182784.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M6XpUnBjii0/U9wVCQUVjWI/AAAAAAAACIM/TEw81KloAuE/s640/blogger-image-10182784.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>Zara</i></div><br></div><u>Black Pumps</u></div><div><u><br></u></div><div><div class="separator" style="text-decoration: underline; clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-krUZ4yHbvy4/U9wU6YnRRWI/AAAAAAAACHs/9tZ3jB1Gitk/s640/blogger-image-926534091.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-krUZ4yHbvy4/U9wU6YnRRWI/AAAAAAAACHs/9tZ3jB1Gitk/s640/blogger-image-926534091.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>Zara</i></div><br></div><div><u>Tops</u></div><div><div class="separator" style="text-decoration: underline; clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-cCbkz1kb7Lo/U9wU4TfkPxI/AAAAAAAACHk/G6mLC6sq50M/s640/blogger-image-876545307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-cCbkz1kb7Lo/U9wU4TfkPxI/AAAAAAAACHk/G6mLC6sq50M/s640/blogger-image-876545307.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="text-decoration: underline; clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5UJ7k-PLOpw/U9wUyR5eR8I/AAAAAAAACHM/gIeM_HDIEdA/s640/blogger-image-384646718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5UJ7k-PLOpw/U9wUyR5eR8I/AAAAAAAACHM/gIeM_HDIEdA/s640/blogger-image-384646718.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>Zara / H&M</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><br></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><u>Tote</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="text-decoration: underline; 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I'm not picky ;)</div><div><br></div><div>I kid, I kid. It's funny; just by compiling them all together in picture form on my blog, I feel I already own them. </div><div>That's a little sad, isn't it?</div><div>But I guess that's how indulgences work sometimes.</div><div><br></div><div>With the month of August still ahead, I have yet to make the best of my remaining days as a 26 year old. Blurgh!</div><div><br></div><div>Happy August!</div><div>Here is some Louise Hay wisdom- a month affirmation. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ynSnQ_YZm3E/U9wVJvi59EI/AAAAAAAACIk/cRPFa9Xho-k/s640/blogger-image--2057008480.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ynSnQ_YZm3E/U9wVJvi59EI/AAAAAAAACIk/cRPFa9Xho-k/s640/blogger-image--2057008480.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02653642199877664302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269538967064188296.post-89601349736017690392014-07-29T16:55:00.001-05:002014-07-29T17:19:00.724-05:00He's Just Not That Into MeAllow me to wallow in my pity and tell you my sad tale.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AEFUAhH09uo/U9gYJKxileI/AAAAAAAACF8/IPsj9Lniu3A/s640/blogger-image--183565202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AEFUAhH09uo/U9gYJKxileI/AAAAAAAACF8/IPsj9Lniu3A/s640/blogger-image--183565202.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div>It's a story of girl meets boy, they get along, they go out, they become friends, one "secretly" falls for the other, the 'courting' continues and BAM!</div><div>One stays single, while the other- not so anymore.</div><div><br></div><div>Also, single one finds out via Facebook. </div><div><br></div><div>Disapponted? Yes. Sad? Yes. Ego a little hurt? Yes.</div><div>There's not much for me to do but to write about it now, if anything just to really get it out of my system. Write and think- to try and analyse where it is that I'm going wrong. I mean, I am who I am at the core of things and I don't believe in changing yourself for someone (especially if it's only to please).</div><div>But why is it that I feel I push away these suitors? Or am I driving them away?</div><div><br></div><div>Let me begin by saying I've always considered myself a cynic. </div><div>Now I'm teeter-tottering between cynic and romantic. You guys, it isn't an easy feat. Especially when you meet the nice and rare kind. Part of me plays hard to get and falls onto serious mode, while the other is dying from too many feels and wanting to live all she has read and seen (hot and steamy sex scenes included, because, c'mon...).</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4z0Mx_7wUO0/U9gYHTh7JhI/AAAAAAAACF0/kEEzWxvwb98/s640/blogger-image--1824463939.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4z0Mx_7wUO0/U9gYHTh7JhI/AAAAAAAACF0/kEEzWxvwb98/s640/blogger-image--1824463939.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Sense of humour, some basic similar interests, loving, caring, smart.</div><div>Oh, and bilingual.</div><div>Am I being too picky?</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-96blo3-QDiY/U9gYKxloctI/AAAAAAAACGE/Q_HB7TmTwnw/s640/blogger-image--1035536693.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-96blo3-QDiY/U9gYKxloctI/AAAAAAAACGE/Q_HB7TmTwnw/s640/blogger-image--1035536693.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I feel like a mixture between the female version of Raj (from The Big Bang Theory) and Jess (from New Girl). I get nervous around guys, especially if I feel they show interest. And I'm either really quiet or really weird. Or both. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I have no problem with that, only, my head will start telling itself that I'm awkward, that the whole situation is awkward and make it all a little messy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is life though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Learning to love yourself and others. Giving unconditionally. Making mistakes, taking risks, getting hurt, serendipity, and being ready.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Well, I don't think I've ever been more ready.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://youtu.be/Vf4yJSOnh7k">http://youtu.be/Vf4yJSOnh7k</a></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>There. It has been written. And life does go on.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-JX3rkiODrCY/U9gYMh3ruHI/AAAAAAAACGM/ZwBf6kC3Af4/s640/blogger-image-1762961098.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-JX3rkiODrCY/U9gYMh3ruHI/AAAAAAAACGM/ZwBf6kC3Af4/s640/blogger-image-1762961098.jpg"></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Because I honestly believe, when something is meant to be, it will be.</div><div>In the meantime, I've got a wonderful bunch of friends and some self-loving to do.</div><div><br></div><div>Plus, I've got this little buddy to keep me company! </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Y2Qr5AsStpc/U9gYFJ1ZCWI/AAAAAAAACFs/VANEVmsl8NI/s640/blogger-image-1587907708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Y2Qr5AsStpc/U9gYFJ1ZCWI/AAAAAAAACFs/VANEVmsl8NI/s640/blogger-image-1587907708.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>"<i>You are worth the adoration. You're worth it. And the fact that you don't believe it has nothing to do with whether it's true or not.</i>" - happythankyoumoreplease</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02653642199877664302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269538967064188296.post-13987706509624886272014-06-03T11:35:00.003-05:002014-06-03T11:35:53.948-05:00"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard."<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been a month or so since I signed up to receive Notes from The Universe* and they never fail to make me stop and think what it is I truly want. Most importantly, what I want is attainable and worth it.</div>
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I'm still in a slump or lull that I can't shake off.</div>
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I remember watching a play next to my dad and him asking, "So, where's the prompter?"<br />
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He was surprised. He really had no idea! I wondered how many people thought the same or had the same misconceptions of acting.</div>
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People forget all the hard work behind it is <i>made</i> to look easy.</div>
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Like ballet. </div>
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It takes practice. It takes courage. It takes many mistakes.</div>
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And it never ends, as with every art.</div>
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It's an on-going process.</div>
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As of last year I have had doubts about my being an actor. Not because I don't deem it a respectable profession or am worried about financial stability- rather... I don't know if I believe in myself in that respect. Yes, I have confidence issues, but it goes beyond that now.</div>
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One thing is certain: The Arts are my life.<br />
I want to create. I want to work with artists. I want to surround myself with creative-ness. With creatives.</div>
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I just don't know if <i>this </i>is the path for me. At least, on stage.</div>
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What was once a passion of mine is now becoming a hobby. I know I'm pretty good at some things, but it just doesn't seem to do it for me anymore. I found myself thinking, "When I finish this course, I can get to doing what I really want."</div>
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But what is that what?</div>
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I haven't given myself the time or chance to write- I've been putting it off because I'm afraid of the usual. </div>
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Afraid it won't be good. Afraid it won't work.</div>
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But it's the only thing I think about, so it has to mean something, right?</div>
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Maybe I just need to put acting in a drawer for a bit while I discover all other aspects of creating.</div>
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Or maybe not. Maybe I will discover what I really want to do.</div>
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One thing is for sure- acting has been the springboard for allowing myself to be creative, to take chances, to getting to know myself better. </div>
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I've tried on the shoe- and it <b>is </b>the shoe I want, but I just don't think it's the right size.<br />
I need to move on up.</div>
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This is an artist, who has no fucking clue what to do or is doing or is going to do in the future.</div>
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It's 12pm and I'm still in PJs, sitting in front of the computer with the puppy on my lap, contemplating life and decisions.</div>
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Just another regular Wednesday.</div>
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What I <b>do</b> need to do?</div>
Get off my ass and DO.<br />
Build.<br />
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Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02653642199877664302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269538967064188296.post-19867289807827874372014-05-27T09:20:00.001-05:002014-05-27T09:21:13.652-05:00You are what life is (or life is what you are)<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-kGahlVv3Zow/U4SfGbFvvRI/AAAAAAAACAg/JYddqPLFrUg/s640/blogger-image-311683569.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-kGahlVv3Zow/U4SfGbFvvRI/AAAAAAAACAg/JYddqPLFrUg/s640/blogger-image-311683569.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> Let's not forget this.</div>Marianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02653642199877664302noreply@blogger.com0