Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Funny Pictures
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they will already be under my car...


Monday, November 28, 2005
Dates
May 24, 2001
April 11, 2003
August 24, 2003
June 26, 2004
March 13, 2005
October 14, 2005
P.S. Feliz Cumpleaños a Samuel Pelaez en Bogota.
Monday, October 10, 2005
Happy Birthday to my blog...
Saturday, June 18, 2005
Bank Account
P.S. Happy Birthday. It destroys me that I wasn’t able to give you something for the first time in 4 years. Anyway, if you are willing to receive your 21 small bottles…you can just ask me anytime…you know where to find me…
Monday, May 30, 2005
Happy Birthday to me…
Quiero agregar que hoy fue un día increíble. Empezó muy bien y no pudo terminar mejor. Gracias a todos los que se acordaron.
P.D. Feliz Cumpleaños a Alejandra Fernández en Weston. Feliz cumpleaños a Ana Lucia Martínez en Boston. Y Feliz cumpleaños a todas las personas que nacieron hoy…
Monday, April 04, 2005
What I find myself doing…
Saturday, March 19, 2005
Leaving
- Anonymous
Thursday, February 24, 2005
The Me Nobody Knows
- I’m emotionally unstable.
- I have an inferiority complex.
- I don’t believe in love at first sight.
- I believe in true love.
- I regret ever being in love (up to now), but I can’t wait to be in love (for real)
- I cross out things in my agenda with a ruler.
- The hangers in my closet have to have the same distance in between.
- I can’t stand when a paper is not stapled correctly.
- I like self-help and body image books.
- I’m going through an identity crisis (just as every teenager), and I’m trying to figure out who I am.
- I cry at least five times a week, usually at night.
- I read before I go to sleep.
- I am infatuated with pens and writing utensils.
- I hate having choices.
- I’m easily intimidated.
- I’m obsessed with #24.
- I cry in most movies. In the ones I don’t it’s because I either slept through it, or didn’t understand it.
- I have a “Goal Journal” where I keep track of myself.
- I constantly have food cravings.
- I detest trying clothes on.
- My scrapbooks (one for each year since 2000, which I have 4 and currently working on the 5th) are each dedicated to a different person.
- I’m gullible and vulnerable.
- I swallow my feelings and smile, but I often choke.
- I pretend to be strong but I’m extremely fragile.
- I’ve kept all the letters I’ve received since 1999.
- I quit swimming because I’m stupid and I regret it.
- I often put others in front before myself.
- I have several empty journals waiting to be written on.
- I have a million projects started and none of them done.
- I abhor reverse psychology.
- My mentality often collides with that of others.
- I carry too much weight on myself and it’s taking a toll on me, and I hate admitting it.
- I have extremely high expectations for myself.
- I love randomness.
- I hate my birthday.
- I despise goodbyes.
- I sleep too much, I eat too much, and I worry too much.
- I’m a night person.
- I love looking at pictures.
- I’m not physically comfortable with myself.
- I enjoy challenges (physical, emotional, mental).
- I love to dance, even if it is without music.
- I don’t consider myself to have any special talents.
- I’m addicted to MSN Messenger.
- There is not one single day in my life in which I don’t listen to music.
- I don’t like roses or chocolates.
- I’m a procrastinator.
- I work better under pressure.
- I’m not afraid to say that I don’t know something, I’m not afraid to ask questions.
- I hate it when I make the same mistake twice.
- I get upset when my heart controls my mind.
- I wake up in the middle of the night to write down my dreams.
- I brush my teeth at least five times a day.
- I lose patience easily.
- I dislike pets.
- I’m afraid of being emotionally attached to someone, because I always end up hurt.
- I love to read, write and doodle.
- I try to learn from other people’s mistakes. Sometimes I make them even after being warned.
- I don’t like personality labels.
- I’m stubborn and opinionated.
- I collect stationary as well as memories.
- Lately, I’ve started to lose my motivations.
- Happiness, however, is my impetus.
- I’m good at hiding my insecurities.
- I’m aloof and easily distracted.
- I’m sorry I’m flawed, but so is everybody else.
- I have skinned, bleeding knees. I can’t stand up before I’m already on the ground again.
- I collapse when I’m heartbroken, hurt or when someone hurts me.
- I collapsed today.
Sunday, February 20, 2005
The Aftermath of Valentine's Day
P.D. Feliz Cumpleaños a Juliana Londoño en Bogotá...
A Gustavo Lorgia: I just don't know what to say. I care about you and everything you say matters. We need to talk...
Thursday, January 27, 2005
No Expectations
I guess I’m going to start off talking about this whole topic of the year 2004. This year is going to be a difficult one, because I think that 2004 has been one of the best years of my life and it's going to be very difficult for 2005 to keep up. Last year, I used to tell myself everyday “You have no limits”, “Do things that make you feel good about yourself” and “This is the best year ever”. Despite all the hardships and difficult times I went through it was a great year.
I just thought it would be a great idea to talk about some of the mayor events that occurred in my life this past year. Here are some highlights of the ones that I considered the most important.
2 – On this day I returned to my reality from Bogota.
5 – I discovered that I was emotionally attached to MSN Messenger after spending sessions up to 5 a.m.
8 – I went to “Cirque du Soleil” and saw the show “Alegria”.
16 -22 – We had a week off school. During this “Ski Week” I stayed at home doing absolutely nothing. This has been the longest period of my life that I’ve had without taking a shower.
29 – This year was a leap year. On this day I did not do anything important but I just thought it would be nice to mention it.
3 – My knitting abilities were at their apex. I knitted like four “mochilas”. Sorry to those of you who I promised one and did not keep my promise. I owe you…
5 – I went to John Mayer’s concert. Yay!
9 – I like to call this day “Pie Day” for I was taught how to bake the most amazing pecan pie in the world.
13 – This day my parents bought a new TV. It is huge and it is awesome.
20 – I went to one of the greatest concerts I’ve been to: Michel Tolcher, Matt Nathanson and Gavin DeGraw.
3-11 – Me and my family went to San Francisco for Spring Break.
25-27 – Me getting sick was like part of my routine. During these days I was “ronca”. It happens a lot lately.
28 – My dear friend Joey DiLeo gave me a picture of him stuck on a popsicle stick. He said “it’s so you don’t forget me".
28 – During this entire month of April, we sang happy birthday to my math teacher Mr. Kelsey everyday. It was hilarious, especially because his real birthday is in August.
11- My mom had to go to Bogota to get hospitalized.
17 – My friend Carolina Bahamon had surgery.
21 – It was Graduation Day for my sister.
24 – A day to remember. Beginning of the Six-Day Mistery that would lead me to my birthday gift.
30 – My 16th Birthday.
2 – I went to Jason Mraz’s concert.
8 – I broke up with Santiago.
11- Spent all day working on Santiago’s 20th Birthday (20 x 20 gift).
15 – Traveled to Bogota.
2-16 – I went to summer camp “Kajuyali” in Costa Rica. The name of the campus was “Shiwamba”. I completed the Kamunitzali.
4 – My sister came back to Weston and made our house a party central.
30 – I went to see the stand up comedy “Pelota de Letras”.
10 – Came back to Miami.
11- Inaguration of 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
18 – Howie Day’s concert. It was actually O.A.R’s concert but I was only interested in Howie.
23 – First Day of School. I started 11th grade.
24 – I was given a really cool painting with a big 24 in the middle. (I just happen to be obsessed with that number).
26 – I had a really horrible tedious nervous breakdown. However, my friend and future husband Carlitos Fernandez surprised me with his visit on my desperation.
20 – I started writing a little “Goal Book”. It’s like my own therapy because I don’t feel like paying to go to one. It helps me to stay focused on what I want to do.
25 – Hurricane Jeanne visited us.
29 – Closing Ceremony for the Summer Olympics.
30 – I finally got my Permit in order to drive.
4-8 Class of 2006 Orange team places 2nd in the annual Battle of the Grades.
25 – My parents travel to Europe.
10 – I start my weblog.
26 – I have the second Nervous Breakdown of the year.
5 – I get clear braces on. It is a pain but I want to have a nice smile so I might as well just get it over with and deal with it now.
9 – Buckingham’s Class of 2006 is on a search for a party. I submitted many votes, but unfortunately, they did not win.
16 – Forensics Tournament where I placed 2nd on Impromptu Speaking.
26 – Pipo’s Birthday Party. He turns 21, his gift from me is awesome!
7 – My mom’s 40th Birthday.
17 – Trip to Bogota.
20 – Mass in honor of Intalpel being 50 years old.
25 – Traveled to Cartagena.
26 – Tsunami disaster in East Asia.
28 – Traveled to Mompox. Concierto de Silvestre Dangond.
29 – Distribution of groceries to poor families in the surroundings of Mompox.
The particular thing about the start of 2005 was that it started just the same as 2004, without resolutions. People have this thing for making up as many New Year’s Resolutions as they can, and I find that to be sometimes harmful. I was one of those people, I always used to promise myself this or that, and at the end of the year, I would be extremely disappointed for not having achieved what I thought I would. I guess this is what made last year an amazing one. This is the motto for this year:
Also, I’ve always had this thing for odd years. I do not know why but for some reason years that are even (i.e. 2004) always seem to be better than the odds. Let just see how this one goes….
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
“Fito” Páez
Escribirte hoy, es creo que algo muy insignificante, pero quiero que sepas que has sido de gran ayuda y un buen consejero en estos últimos meses, y me alegra poder hablar contigo, me alegra mucho más ser parte de tu vida, y aun más, saber que tengo mil recuerdos increíbles de ti y de nosotros…
P.D. Cuídate mucho. Si no logramos hablar antes, Feliz Navidad y Feliz Año Nuevo. Te quiero y te pienso…
Feliz Cumpleaños atrasado a Esteban Jordan que cumplió el 5 de Diciembre. Feliz Cumpleaños a mi primita Carolina Fernandez (el de ella si no es atrasado). Los dos en Bogotá.
Monday, December 13, 2004
Sean Watkins y Glen Phillips
La razón por la cual escogí esta canción es porque no la he parado de oír desde hace un mes. Me encanta la letra de la canción, la melodía y el artista. Pero como es de extrañarse, muchas veces al bajar una canción por Internet, le llega a uno la canción pero uno queda convencido de que cierta persona la canta, hasta que uno descubre que no es así. Esto fue lo que me pasó. Estuve convencida que la cantaba Glen Phillips, hasta que cuando empecé a buscar la letra, me di cuenta de que Glen Phillips no era el dueño de la canción. Resulto ser que Sean Watkins canta la canción junto con Glen Phillips. He aquí un homenaje a ellos dos y a su música.
La letra:
Sean Watkins Featuring Glen Phillips
Let It Fall
Hey look, I’m not weighed down, as I walk through the glowing wheat fields churning on the ground. As all the ravens fly away, they leave nothing but the sun and endless blue day. I always knew I felt this way, but couldn't find the time to say to myself, I’ve got to let it go. Through all the joy and all the pain with the drought and the rain, the honest truth is all i want to know, let it fall, let go.
My kingdom's walls have fallen down, but I know that I don't wear an undeserved crown. Though it seemed to fit me well, underneath it, I would certainly fall down. Last summer we left things unsaid that should be now a long time dead and now it seems that time has put it well. Words can chase away a friend but to a lie, they'll bring an end and throw it down the darkest deepest well. Let it fall, let go.
Glen Phillips
La canción:
Sean Watkins
P.D. Feliz Cumpleaños a Adriana Acosta en Weston, que cumplio el Sabado. Ultimamente la gente no hace sino cumplir años, para al mio, solo faltan 168 dias. Para irme solo me quedan 4 dias. Y faltan 11 dias para que llegue el niño Dios. Ya casi...
Tuesday, December 07, 2004
Matt Nathanson
Illusions
by Matt Nathanson
I believe in your strength, though I understand you felt alone because when you need a friend there’s no one strong to fall back on, and your past will still burden you, but I'll
hold you through the pain.
So, so in the end it’s not just you, with your memories and your scars. Fall on me if you ever forget how beautiful you are. So in the end it’s not just you, with your memories and your scars. Fall on me if you ever forget how beautiful you are.
I believe in your words and your eyes and when you speak of your dreams I realize, that I will envy whoever you give your heart to, and I will never let you...fade away. And I want you to know that I love you, for all you are and all that you’ll be.
So, so in the end it’s not just you, with your memories and your scars. Fall on me if you ever forget how beautiful you are. And you are.
Continue Dreaming
by Matt Nathanson
You understand what hurts me, but I was the one who made that known, and now it seems my time is over and I need some time alone, and I've opened myself up to the wrong and felt that pain, and I've opened myself all up to you and felt the same. Please don't explain, just let me continue dreaming.
Why must I be affected by the words of those who know not what they've said? You're no longer someone I'll remember, but someone I'll regret.
Sunday, November 28, 2004
Ode to Despair
I wait for it to come back.
While I stand outside mourning the time I’ve lost,
I stare at the wide sky.
As I find my way through this view,
I realize how painful the day can be,
How hard it is to cope with who I am and what I have to live.
I realize how much I try to define myself but only fail.
The sun does not shine; it burns me, confuses me and messes with my mind.
The clouds no longer comfort me; there is no way to get out.
I’m drowned into this misery, my own despair.
As I blame myself for my entire struggle, lightning hits the earth,
Though the instant is now gone, in my mind the image seems to perpetuate.
This sight can only be deceiving, for nothing is as it seems.
I dare not take this image out of me,
for ‘tis the only true reflection of my anxiety.
I wish for the day to stop putting obstacles on my path,
‘Cause soon I won’t be able to stand and I might as well just give up.
At the same time, I wish I was stronger
And I wish I didn’t let the sun take over my worries.
Just as the night doesn’t seem to have an end, this day seems to be eternal.
Can’t think of anyone or anything that would help me cease my pain,
As seconds expire this feeling becomes stronger, just as if lightning had struck on me.
My ill heart keeps beating, but my soul, my soul is misplaced.
At last, the sun seems to stop burning, as it starts to vanish from the scene,
The longed night is now approaching,
and although my pain will not go away, my thoughts are still misleading, and my heart still aches,
I still have hope for a better tomorrow.
P.D. I wrote this a long time ago, and a close friend used it as his homework. It reflected how I felt at the time and he got and A, so it served the purpose. Why is it here? It's pretty much how I feel right now, overwhelmed, frustrated, worried and confused.
Feliz Cumpleaños a Samuel Pelaez en Bogotá.
Saturday, November 27, 2004
Not This Time
P.D. Feliz Cumpleaños a Felipe Grau que cumplió ayer y que por fin pudo comprar trago legalmente en EE.UU. Que cumplas muchos más y espero te haya gustado mi regalo. Disfrútalo (no literalmente).
Thursday, November 25, 2004
Mis Manos
P.D. Gracias a todos los que me dan sus comentarios positivos sobre el weblog. Espero no perder la costumbre de escribir en el.
Quote: "The mind has exactly the same power as the hands; not merely to grasp the world, but to change it."
Feliz Cumpleaños a Javier Martinez que abandonó la ciudad de Weston unos meses atrás y que ahora se encuentra en Bogotá City.
Friday, November 19, 2004
Pizza and Poetry Night
Alone
By. Katie Switalski
For those who like walking in the rain,
You are not alone on your mournful reveries.
You are not alone in wishing for something greater,
Something better than this life.
We are beside you as you wander,
Down pathways and over hilltops,
Pondering whether you really exist at all,
And this reality?
We understand how you believe,
In the unbelievable,
Strive to reach the stars.
If you slip from the walkway of the moon,
To tumble down below,
And watch the clouds pass you by.
Wishful thinking, to skip your thoughts,
Life rocks across the river of our truths.
The stars come raining down,
There is no one left to hold,
The star gazers have faded away into the night.
You who wander through the stormy sky,
You who dance among the raindrops,
Like petals open and blossoming.
You are not alone.
Sans Nom
By: Alejandra Fernandez
Je suis fatiguée de te pleurer. Je suis fatiguée de te penser et de savoir que je ne peux pas t’avoir. Pourquoi est-ce que ton nom et ta présence son écrits partout ? Pourquoi est-ce que tout ce que je fais me rappelle du temps qu’on a partagé ensemble ? Tu sais que je t’adore, et que je rêve d’un futur ensemble. Je veux te voir, je veux t’avoir, pas dans mes rêves, mais dans la réalité. Pourquoi est-ce que la distance ne nous laisse pas être heureux ? Je veux être avec toi, je te pense, je te vois partout et je t’adore.
Depuis que tu es entré dans ma vie, tous a changé. Je ferai tout ce que je peux pour avoir tes pensées et ton amour.
J’espère seulement, que tu saches que je t’admire, que je crois que tu est une personne incroyable, et que j’aime faire partie de ta vie, même si je suis loin, mais surtout, je veux que tu saches que je t’aime, et ça ne m’importe pas le dire, parce que je le ressens du fond de mon cœur.
P.D. Perdon por no haber escrito antes ya que hace un mes que no lo hago. Feliz Cumpleaños a Juan Sebastián Riomalo en Bogotá.
Tuesday, October 26, 2004
Un Par de Pensamientos
Antes, cuando yo oía decir a alguien que había vivido cuatro años en Estados Unidos, yo los consideraba gringos, pero para decir la verdad, hoy me considero más colombiana que nunca.
Espero todas las vacaciones para poder ir a Bogotá y encontrarme con todo lo que dejé, mi casa, mis amigos y mi familia. Es obvio que las cosas y la gente han cambiado, pero gracias a tecnologías como el teléfono o el práctico MSN Messenger tengo comunicación constante con aquellos que se encuentran a miles de kilómetros de distancia, o tres horas de vuelo.
Me fui del colegio hace rato, pero todavía me acuerdo de todo como si fuera ayer. Hace ese tiempo que no he vuelto a ir al colegio pero me imagino, y me cuentan, que la mayoría de cosas siguen igual.
Ni hablar de la ‘tienda del colegio’. Siempre pedíamos que nos dejaran salir cinco minutos antes del recreo para poder ser el primero de la fila. Lo mejor de la tienda no eran las empanadas, ni las donuts, o la pizza, sino el hecho de que a medida que pasaban los años, entre mas ‘grande’ fuera uno, mas le fiaban y mas rápido lo atendían a uno. Hoy, daría lo que fuera por poder tener un recreo.
Toda la vida pensé que yo iba a pasar los trece años, (ya que yo solo empecé en Kinder) de colegio en el Buckingham, por cariño le voy a decir Bucki. Pensé que yo iba a ser testigo de las partidas de todos aquellos que no lograrían graduarse con nuestra promoción. En mi vida pensé que yo iba a ser parte de los que no estarían en ese transcurso de tiempo. Sólo me queda el recuerdo de esa gente, de esas memorias, de esas clases, de esos profesores, de esas experiencias. Hoy, daría lo que fuera por poder estar en el Bucki con los amigos de mi promoción, y daría lo que fuera por no estar en la lista de aquellos que no recorrieron el camino con ellos.

Aquí es lo típico, pizza, hamburguesa, alitas de pollo y nuggets y siempre es lo mismo cada semana. El menú no varía. Hoy, daría lo que fuera por poder tener esa comida tan deliciosa que me daban, no solo era nutritiva, sino balanceada.
Uno de los eventos mas significativos e importantes para mi era el Día del Amor y la Amistad. Me acuerdo que con mis amigas jugábamos al ‘amigo secreto’ y en el colegio se repartían ‘carnations’. Me duele saber que nunca tuve la oportunidad de dar ni recibir ‘carnations’. Cuando estudiaba en el Bucki, solo los de bachillerato podían hacerlo y yo solo hacia parte de los ‘grandes’ de primaria. Hoy, daría lo que fuera por poder ser parte de un Valentine’s Day.
P.D. It is increidible the amount of things that we take for granted. If you ever decide to do something, ask yourself “Is it worth it?”, “Will my decision make me happy?”. I’ve always said: Live your life to the fullest extent for you might not know when it’ll be gone for good.
Un saludo a todos los que leen esto a miles de kilómetros de mí y a los que leen esto cerca de mí. Un saludo a aquellos que hacen y que hicieron parte de mi vida, gracias por hacerla más feliz.. Los extraño y los recuerdo.
Class of 2006 – Aprovechemos este tiempo que nos queda. Este pasa rápido, y esto acabara mas rápido de lo que creemos.




