Sunday, October 23, 2011

ONE YEAR LATER, I AM BACK - October 2011



Dear Blog Narinan, Narinan, Narinan,

I am sorry I have abandoned you for this long. Facebook came to our lifes and it took over. Many things have happened in the last year, and I am not going to attempt to catch up. Just letting you know that my little one just turned 9 ♥ . She and I went to Disneyworld Florida last Christmas. 2010, and we had a great time together. My dear friend Nancy Vogel retired from teaching Drama at Wasson. Renee is fighting breast cancer at the moment. IKEA has opened a store in South Denver. I just ran my second marathon this past labor weekend, at a faster pace, but I suffered like I never suffered before while running (4h 20min). Last April 9th I met Tommy Rockstar. We ran our first marathon in 2009, the same one, without knowing that we would be running it again in 2011, this time sharing lots of good moments together. I really like-love-enjoy Tommy! ♥ Sonia & Cristobal came to Colorado Springs and stayed with me for a short winter vacation...I loved having them here! It was too short! I am not a dance teacher at Wasson HS anymore, I was removed by the worst principal and assistant principal we have ever had. No reason for that move, more than a personal dislike from him...kids first though in District 11!!! I am now Health & PE. Tommy and I just finished our first season as coaches for the Cross Country team at Wasson...big learning curve! Very sad that my little one is starting to realize the kind of person the A.Hole is, and the lacking of father's skills he has. I sold my Ford Windstar and bought a VW Jetta, please, be good!

These are just a few quick happenings in my life for the last year. The geatest of all, is that the things that really matter are still there: Anna is healthy, I am healthy, my BF Tommy is healthy. My heart is happy with Tommy. I can pay my bills, I can provide for Anna, I wake up every morning looking forward to live, I am still running strong, and I have beautiful friends in my life, who mean a lot to me ♥
...dear Blog, thanks for taking me back.

Pre-Halloween party Oct.21/2011



Halloween party for my little Anna

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

2 ANYS A CASA MEVA: TAULA I CADIRES NOVES / 2 YEARS IN MY NEW HOUSE: NEW TABLE AND CHAIRS

Since IKEA will not open here until the fall of 2011, my lovely Keith offered to build me a table. Then I choosed the color, we painted it, I messed up the painting, I sanded my error out, I painted it again. Then, I bought some plain wood Target chairs, spray painted them with orange and lime green, bought new curtains, little decorations accents...and I am already loving my new dinning area.
Thank you so much, lover!
Com aquí IKEA no obrirà fins a la tardor del 2011, ¨mon cherry¨ Keith es va oferir a construir-me una taula. Aleshores, vaig escollir el color, la vàrem pintar, vaig cagar-la pintant-la, la vaig haver de parcialment llimar-la i pintar-la de nou. Llavors, vaig comprar unes cadires senzilles a una tenda senzilla (Target), les vaig pintar amb més pintura d'esprai, curtines noves, petits detalls decoratius...i estic més que contenta amb el meu nou menjador.
Gràcies Keith, lover!
KEITH BUILDS THE TABLE
I TEST THE STRENGHT...LOL!
...A FEW COATS OF PAINT LATER
...I LOVE IT!!!

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Saturday, August 21, 2010

ANTE EL GUGGENHEIM
Antitaurinos se desnudan en Bilbao para reclamar la prohibición de las corridas

...From ELperiodico.com

Un centenar de activistas semidesnudos han formado la figura de un toro ensangrentado para reclamar la prohibición de las corridas, hoy, ante el museo Guggenheim, en Bilbao. Alfredo Aldai EFE

Thursday, August 12, 2010

UGANDA: THE MOST HORRIBLE CHILD ABUSE STILL HAPPENING TODAY!

JOSEPH KONY'S LRA (Lord's Resistance Army) IN UGANDA: HAS ENSLAVED CHILDREN INTO BECOMING BLOODY SOLDIERS, GIRLS AND BOYS ABDUCTED FROM SCHOOL, RAPED AND FORCED TO BE CONCUBINES FOR THEM. HE HAS DISPLACED, OVER THE YEARS MILLIONS, FROM THEIR HOMES.
HOW CAN THIS BE HAPPENING??? I AM SOMETIMES EMBARRASSED I AM HUMAN BEING!!! VERY SAD INDEED.
VERY INFORMATIVE WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT IT HERE

Monday, August 2, 2010

"HUMAN RACE". AUGUST 1st. 10 KM RUN IN FORT COLLINS, CO

Although the comparative results look quite good, I was not happy at all with my time: 51 min. It was 3 minutes more than my last 1o km run.
These are the race results, comparing with all the other runners:
  • 2nd place in my age and gender category
  • 10th place overall females (103 female runners)
  • 40th overall (145 runners, female + males)

I am not feeling very confortable lately. My runs feel harder.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

YES!!! NO MORE BULLFIGHTING IN CATALUNYA

Bullfighting is forbidden in Catalunya, Spain. Animal cruelty is not cultute.
The Canary Islands did it forst and now us.
More in El Periodico.


Monday, July 26, 2010

2001 a Space Odyssey

Dave!

Monday, June 14, 2010

"El mundo de la cultura protagoniza un vídeo de apoyo a las víctimas del franquismo"

La plataforma contra la impunidad ha presentado hoy en Madrid un vídeo con el que pretende hacer visibles a las víctimas del franquismo, aquellas personas que fueron fusiladas sin un juicio de por medio y enterradas en fosas comunes y cuyos restos continúan buscando hoy en día sus familiares...SI QUIERES LEER MAS, HAZ CLICK AQUI
OLGA PEREDA/MADRID

Sunday, June 6, 2010

CELEBRATING 40 IN VEGAS...talk about fake places!



I wanted to break the routine and go cellebrate with my honey, my 40th BD in Las Vegas, Nevada. If you don't plan on gambling your money away, the deals for hotel + air fare are quite unexpensive: $250 for 4 night stay, plus air fare. I had a great time, with good company and awesome "people watch".

Las Vegas is like a huge, giant theatre set. Nothing is real. It is the paradise of fake boobs, fake lips, pretentious people, rich people, abundance, "pay per sex" in all forms and colors, enormous drinks in hands of fat humans, who really don't need, or should put another empty calorie in their extreme endomorphic bodies.

Despite all the fakeness, and negatitivity of the place, one can work around that, take it for what it is, and enjoy the moment, carpe diem!...especially when having the company of a fun, nice and alive man. Thanks for a fun trip Keith!

I think I am glad that What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas...We don´t want it out of there!

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Volia trencar la rutina i anar a cel-lebrar el meu 40è cumpleanys a Las Vegas, Nevada, amb maromo inclós. Si un no te pensat arruïnar la seva economia malgastant els diners en el jocs d'atzar, les ofertes de paquets de viatge son molt econòmiques: 200 euros per 4 nits d´hotel i avio inclós. M´ho vaig passar molt bé, amb companyia genial i els ulls entretinguts amb totala variació d´humans que es passejaven pels voltants. Las Vegas és com un immnens decorat de teatre. Tot es ficció. És el paradís dels pits de silicona, els llavis inflats, la gent pujada de fums, l´abundància, els diners, el despilfarro, la compra de sexe en totes les seves formes i colors, les begudes enormes en les mans de cossos endomòrfics, que no necessiten ingerir ni una sola més caloria. A pesar de tota la negativitat del lloc. un pot veura l'altre cara de la moneda, acceptar el moment, carpe diem!...especialment quan una té la sort de gaudir de la companyia d'un home divertit, amable, i ple de vida. Gràcies Keith per gaudir amb mi.

En anglés tenen una dita sobre Las Vegas: ¨What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas!¨ )El que passi a Vegas, es queda a Vegas¨)... i jo m'en alegro que sigui així, que es quedi tot allà.


Tuesday, May 25, 2010

40 Primaveres!


...Restes pastisseres
Mascara acabada
Li volem afegir plomes


La seva cara, i la seva cara

...porta la mascara?

...la xocolata ens uneix!

Monday, April 26, 2010

JUGUET NOU..I UN MUNT PER APENDRE! A NEW TOY...AND SO MUCH TO LEARN!









...una mica de tendinitis? Doncs fem un gir i temporalment canviem la rutina de les bambes per un parell de rodes. A veura com em va. De moment molt il-lusionada amb el meu juguet nou, un profe excelent, que no em deixa passar ni una, i amb moltes ganes d'apendre.

...some tendinitis? Then let's take a different route and temporarily change the sneakers for a pair of wheels. Let's see how it will all work out for me. So far, I'm really excited with my new toy, my excellent teacher, who is tougher than nails, and loooking forward to learn lots and lots.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

BARCELONA CANNOT HANDLE WHITE / BARCELONA NO SOPORTA EL BLANC

Barcelona només ensuma una “nevada novata” i la ciutat comtal es colapsa, afectant la resta de Catalunya.
Molta ineficàcia per tant poca neu!


Barcelona just gets a taste of what I would called a "beginner's snow storm" and the city shuts down, affecting the rest of the Catalan region.
Too much incompetency for so little snow!









Sunday, March 7, 2010

2010 BARCELONA MARATHON

Vista general de la salida del 30 Maratón de Barcelona disputado hoy. Foto: EFE / ALBERT OLIVÉ
El keniano Jackson Kotut logra en Barcelona la mejor marca de un maratón disputado en España: 2h.07:30


El keniano Jackson Kotut logra en Barcelona la mejor marca de un maratón disputado en España

The Kenian runner Jackson Kotut breaks the records of any marathon ever ran in Barcelona


• La etíope Debola Wudnesh vence con el mejor crono conseguido en el actual circuito barcelonés

The Ethiopian Debola Wudnesch wins with the best time ever achieved in the Barcelonian circuit

read more in EL PERIODICO.COM

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

MADE IN THE USA:...aquí huele a rancio...


Ja fa temps que vaig recollint fotos al meu voltant, escenes "made in USA". Imatges que després de més d’una decada en aquest país, encara em deixan patirifusa. Li direm la secció: Made in the USA.
La millor part de la botiga no la vaig poder fotografiar, la secció d'armes de focc; com diria el meu estimat amic Firstofall: PA MEAR Y NO ECHAR GOTA.