Sunday, June 28, 2009

Long time, no blog!

Hi friends!

So, as you already know, I finally moved to Chapel Hill!!! Moving requires a lot of effort and time, so I'm a bit behind updating my posts.

I've got good news! First, I love Chapel Hill! My family and I are very comfortable in our new place and are glad the hectic days of moving are over! Also, I started going to the gym, and I seriously recommend it to everybody! It feels great! And *drumroll, please* I'll be spending the 4th of July at my boyfriend's home in Asheville! I can't wait to see the in-laws and my Crosa's hometown. I'm sure we'll have a blast! Pics to come!!!

Cheers,
Char

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

New Haircut!

So, I finally decided to chop my hair off! 8 inches of it--BAM--GONE! All in less than 5 minutes! :D Hahaha! Thought I'd share with you all!

















Cheers,
Char

Thursday, June 4, 2009

My Favorite Song Ever

You MUST take a look at this wonderful video. I've never felt this great about a song or music video before. I really don't know why it makes my soul dance each time I listen to it. I actually stumbled across this video one morning right before my English class-- and it just made my day! My week, possibly. It's called "Her Beautiful Ideas" by The Guggenheim Grotto. Click on the link below to enjoy! Happy listening/ viewing!




Cheers,
Char

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

R. I. P. Mario Benedetti

Mario Benedetti (September 14, 1920 – May 17, 2009) was a Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet. He was not well known in the English-speaking world, but in the Spanish-speaking world he was considered one of Latin America's most important 20th-century writers.*

*Yes, I got this from Wikipedia. :)


Two of his poems that have made a significant impact on my life: Hagamos un trato and Viceversa. Enjoy.

Hagamos un trato

 Cuando sientas tu herida sangrar 
               cuando sientas tu voz sollozar 
               cuenta conmigo.
                (de una canción de Carlos Puebla) 
 
Compañera,
usted sabe
que puede contar conmigo,
no hasta dos ni hasta diez
sino contar conmigo.
 
Si algunas veces
advierte
que la miro a los ojos,
y una veta de amor
reconoce en los míos,
no alerte sus fusiles
ni piense que deliro;
a pesar de la veta,
o tal vez porque existe,
usted puede contar
conmigo.
 
Si otras veces
me encuentra
huraño sin motivo,
no piense que es flojera
igual puede contar conmigo.
 
Pero hagamos un trato:
yo quisiera contar con usted,
es tan lindo
saber que usted existe,
uno se siente vivo;
y cuando digo esto
quiero decir contar
aunque sea hasta dos,
aunque sea hasta cinco.
 
No ya para que acuda
presurosa en mi auxilio,
sino para saber
a ciencia cierta
que usted sabe que puede
contar conmigo.

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Viceversa

Tengo miedo de verte

necesidad de verte

esperanza de verte

desazones de verte.

Tengo ganas de hallarte

preocupación de hallarte

certidumbre de hallarte

pobres dudas de hallarte.

Tengo urgencia de oírte

alegría de oírte

buena suerte de oírte

y temores de oírte.

o sea,

resumiendo

estoy jodido

y radiante

quizá más lo primero

que lo segundo

y también

viceversa.

benedetti.jpg image by arye66

Cheers,
Char

Monday, May 25, 2009

Wonderful Idea

So, I was texting Robbie J. today in an attempt to cure my horrible summer-induced boredom... an the idea of creating a blog surfaced. As soon as I read that line of text, I thought to myself, "What a WONDERFUL idea!"

I still have no clue what I'm going to do with it, so bear with me.

And there you have it! Char is now part of the blogging world.


Cheers,
Char