Time for a little quote, just because.
Posted 8 years ago“As a nation, we are in a constant state of denial. That’s as true of the USA as it is of England. Great Britain has passed the times of its Empire. We lost it fifty or sixty years ago, and everybody —well, except for Tony Blair —has noticed that we are no longer a major world power. We have become a strange kind of parasite of the USA.
The USA is now living through its Imperial Phase, and has probably not yet arrived at the conclusion that sooner or later the end will come to their empire, too, because empires don’t last forever. However, the fact of having had one makes everybody else despise you for ages. We are in a post-empire phase and we still have to learn what the Romans already learned, what everybody else learned: Empires may only survive if they forget.
They can only live with themselves if, concerning the moment when they committed the massacre or invaded another country and suppressed its citizen’s rights, they decide to forget all that, rewrite the history and say, ‘This never happened, it was a long time ago , and it doesn’t matter now, because things were different and people didn’t know the things they know now’. Bullshit. Be it as individuals or as a culture, we cannot make a step forward into a viable future as long as we are not capable of bearing the overwhelming weight of the dark side of our past.”
— Alan Moore.
Oh, it's something to always keep in mind, is all...
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Posted 8 years agoPues nada, que ayer acabé asistiendo al concierto "El gusto es nuestro, 20 años después". La verdad me divertí bastante.
Eso sí, hay que ver cuanta influencia sigue teniendo toda la cultura española sobre la mexicana (y claro, americana), sea para bien que para mal.
De esas cosas a tomar en cuenta.
Today is my birthday!
Posted 9 years agoMade it to the next one!
So yeah, I'm now 34.
So yeah, I'm now 34.
2016 retrospective: Comics.
Posted 9 years agoFor my third retrospective, here are the comics I read in 2016. Only included printed books (so webcomics are out, except for one that did recently get printed), and read in full (so no separate stories). Again, by language:
EN ESPAÑOL.
- 4X4 #3 (antología).
- En el espejo de arena: Una vieja pesadilla. Sergio Vicencio.
- Poppers. Ralf König.
- Pobre diablo y otros cuentos. Juan Acevedo.
- Blasfemias ilustradas. Jis y Ari Volovich.
- Nadie es astronauta en su propia tierra. Manuel Ahumada.
- Blacksad Integral. Juan Díaz Canales y Juanjo Guarnido.
- Gay gigante: Una historia sobre el miedo. Gabriel Ebensperger.
- Lobbo comics #1. Luis Daniel Arenas Robles.
IN ENGLISH.
- Saga of the swamp thing, vol. 2. Alan Moore, et. al.
- Miracleman: The golden age. Neil Gaiman, et. al.
For a total of 11 comics, nearly one a month.
My favorites were:
- Lobbo comics #1. A gay webcomic that started as a private joke from the author and has since become something special: A story that jumps from dark humor (very dark) to absurd fantasy and even to social commentary. And all from a markedly Mexican optic (that does not feel forced; if anything, the author manages to sound sincere and direct); and under the furry aesthetic, which is slowly insinuating itself more into the mainstream pop culture.
- Blacksad integral. Another furry comic, this one with international awards and prestige. A postmodern Noir story that explores subjects such as racism in the 50’s under a modern, lucid optic. Now, it is impossible not to regret the disappointing fifth volume (“Amarillo”), which seems to exclude the subject of homosexuality on purpose (it portraits characters that are gay icons in real life as absolutely heterosexual, with little or no ambiguity). It attempts to repair an historical minority omission, but commits another. Even so, the quality of the art and the script merits recognizance.
- Pobre diablo y otros cuentos. A compilation of the strangest and most marginal stories of Juan Acevedo, one of the best Peruvian comic authors, and who definitely has not received the international recognizance he deserves. These diverse stories mix memories and dreams with metatexual games and an eloquent social critique.
- Gay gigante: Una historia sobre el miedo. Autobiographical comic in which a man searches his childhood and teenagehood memories to make amends with his homosexuality and his own self. It manages to turn a catalogue of pop culture references (songs, tv shows, movies and other comics) into unique signals of identity. The sincerity of the author makes this book an act of bravery.
- Saga of the swamp thing, vol. 2. The second volume of Alan Moore’s run on “Swamp Thing”, one of his first works for the US. A special stand-out is the story “Pog”, Moore’s tribute to Walt Kelly’s “Pogo”, in which he creates a new dialogue to frame a tragic story of outcasts in this world and in others…
- Miracleman: The golden age. When Neil Gaiman took over one of Alan Moore’s best oeuvres, Gaiman’s run was heavily criticized at the time. But seen now, there is plenty of merit about this portrayal of an idyllic time when gods and mortals rub shoulders every day. The final sequence is a genuine celebration of the human spirit.
Retrospectiva 2016: Comics.
Posted 9 years agoPara la tercera retrospectiva, los cómics que leí en el año 2016. Cuento sólo los impresos (es decir, los webcomics se dejan de lado, salvo uno que sí fue impreso recientemente) y los libros completos (no se incluyen las historias sueltas). Nuevamente, por idiomas:
EN ESPAÑOL.
- 4X4 #3 (antología).
- En el espejo de arena: Una vieja pesadilla. Sergio Vicencio.
- Poppers. Ralf König.
- Pobre diablo y otros cuentos. Juan Acevedo.
- Blasfemias ilustradas. Jis y Ari Volovich.
- Nadie es astronauta en su propia tierra. Manuel Ahumada.
- Blacksad Integral. Juan Díaz Canales y Juanjo Guarnido.
- Gay gigante: Una historia sobre el miedo. Gabriel Ebensperger.
- Lobbo comics #1. Luis Daniel Arenas Robles.
IN ENGLISH.
- Saga of the swamp thing, vol. 2. Alan Moore, et. al.
- Miracleman: The golden age. Neil Gaiman, et. al.
Da un total de 11 comics, casi uno al mes.
Y mis favoritos fueron:
- Lobbo comics #1. Un webcomic gay que comenzó como una broma privada del autor y que ha conseguido transformarse en algo especial: Una historia que pasa del humor negro (muy negro) a la fantasía absurda y hasta al comentario social. Y todo con una óptica marcadamente mexicana (y sin que se sienta que el autor la pretende así; más bien da la impresión de ser sincero y directo); además, bajo la estética furry, que poco a poco va introduciéndose más en la cultura popular.
- Blacksad integral. Otra historieta “furry”, ésta ya con reconocimientos y galardones internacionales. Una serie Noir posmoderna, y que además consigue explorar temas como el racismo de los 50 bajo una mirada decididamente moderna y lúcida. Eso sí, es imposible no reprocharle el fallo que es el quinto volumen (“Amarillo”), que parece excluyente a propósito con respecto al tema de la homosexualidad (retrata personajes que son iconos gay en la vida real pero los vuelve absolutamente heterosexuales, con muy poca o nula ambigüedad). Repara una omisión histórica de minorías pero comete otra. Aún y así, la calidad del dibujo y los guiones le valen un reconocimiento.
- Pobre diablo y otros cuentos. Juan Acevedo. Recopila las historias más marginales y extrañas de Acevedo, uno de los mejores autores de cómic del Perú y que debidamente no tiene el reconocimiento internacional que se merece. En muy diversas historias consigue combinar el recuerdo y la entonación autobiográficas con juegos metatextuales y crítica social elocuente.
- Gay gigante: Una historia sobre el miedo. Gabriel Ebernsperger. Cómic autobiográfico en que el personaje Gabriel acude a los recuerdos de la infancia y la adolescencia para reconciliarse con su homosexualidad y con su propia persona. Consigue convertir un catálogo de cultura pop (canciones, programas televisivos, películas y otros comics) en señas de identidad. La sinceridad de su autor vuelve este libro un acto de valentía.
- Saga of the swamp thing, vol. 2. Alan Moore, et. al. El segundo tomo que recopila una de las primeras obras en estados unidos del escritor Alan Moore. A destacar la historia “Pog”, su homenaje a “Pogo”, de Walt Kelly, y que inventa un dialecto nuevo para contar una historia trágica sobre desposeídos en este y otros planetas.
- Miracleman; The golden age. Neil Gaiman, et. al. Gaiman continuó una de las mejores obras de Moore. En su momento, éste tomo fue menospreciado, pero visto ahora hay mucho mérito en éste retrato de un tiempo utópico en que dioses y mortales conviven a diario. La secuencia final es una auténtica celebración del espíritu humano.
2016 retrospective: Books.
Posted 9 years agoFor my next retrospective, the books I read in 2016. With two exceptions:
1. Not including comics, because those go in a separate list.
2. Not including short stories that I read separately, only full books.
Again, in Spanish and English; then, by length.
IN SPANISH
NOVEL / LONG ESSAY
- Tengo que morir todas las noches. Guillermo Osorno.
- Ciudades desiertas. José Agustín.
- La cultura mexicana en el siglo XX. Carlos Monsiváis.
SHORT STORY COLLECTION / SHORT NOVEL / ESSAY COLLECTION
- La esquina es mi corazón. Pedro Lemebel.
- Los atacantes. Alberto Chimal.
- La generación Z y otros ensayos. Alberto Chimal.
- Ensayos. Emiliano González.
ANTHOLOGY
- Se habla español: Voces latinas en USA.
- Cicatrices: Un retrato del cuento Centroamericano.
- Cuentos mexicanos. (Poli Délano, 1996)
IN ENGLISH
NOVEL / LONG ESSAY
- The girl on the train. Paula Hawkins.
- Pendulum. Ruby Jean Jensen.
- Glinda of Oz. L. Frank Baum.
- Catching fire (Hunger games, vol. 2). Suzanne Collins.
- Burning up. Caroline B. Cooney.
- Five nights at Freddy’s: The silver eyes. Scott Cawthon and Kira Breed-Wrisley.
- Magic words: The extraordinary life of Alan Moore. Lance Parkin.
- The dark half. Stephen King.
- Zoo. James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge.
- Pretty girls. Karin Slaughter.
SHORT STORY COLLECTION / SHORT NOVELS
- My trip to Alpha I. Alfred Slote.
- The grownup. Gillian Flynn.
That gives us a total of 10 books in Spanish and 12 in English. Almost one of each per month…
Looking back, I see that this year I almost didn’t read any short story collections —and none in English (the two books listed there are just short narrations); odd, because that is usually my favorite genre.
There are a lot more novels in English than I thought.
There were no poetry books and nothing in Italian. I’ll try to include them this year.
As I remember it, the books I liked best out of these were:
- Ciudades desiertas. José Agustín. An excellent novel about the adventures of a Mexican man in the US; the humor is as effective as ever, and so is the lucid critique subtly implied. It was the basis of the movie “Me estás matando, Susana”.
- La esquina es mi corazón. Pedro Lemebel. Amazing collection of essays about gay life in Santiago de Chile (with some detours to Valparaíso) in the 80’s. I think the reason I liked this one better than it’s Mexican counterpart (“Tengo que morir todas las noches”, by Guillermo Osorno) is that Lemebel enters all social sectors and makes a profound study of each corner, all from a gay perspective, whereas Osorno always has the perspective of a rich kid shyly peeking at what is around him.
- Los atacantes. Alberto Chimal. In my opinion Chimal’s best short story collection so far, and one of the best Mexican horror books I have read (though the stories aren’t all horror; some are fantasy and some are impossible to classify. A sign of a good production). A very pleasant surprise.
- Cicatrices: Un retrato del cuento Centroamericano. For the quality of all the stories, for the great variety of subjects (as varied as the nations they came from), for looking at a territory that is unfairly ignored by general literary critique and for daring to be a bilingual anthology, with stories in Spanish and English. Quite a catch.
- Magic words. Lance Parkin. A smart biography and study of the wonderful, impossible to classify autor that is Alan Moore. Of all the books I read in English this year, this one stands out in so many ways.
Retrospectiva 2016: Libros.
Posted 9 years agoPara la siguiente retrospectiva, los libros que leí en el año 2016 —pero con dos excepciones:
1. No se incluyen comics, porque esos van en una lista separada.
2. Tampoco se incluyen los cuentos que leí sueltos, solamente libros completos de cabo a rabo.
Y nuevamente, en inglés y en español, divididos más que nada por longitud y más o menos por género:
EN ESPAÑOL
NOVELA / ENSAYO LARGO
- Tengo que morir todas las noches. Guillermo Osorno.
- Ciudades desiertas. José Agustín.
- La cultura mexicana en el siglo XX. Carlos Monsiváis.
CUENTO / NOVELA CORTA / COLECCIÓN DE ENSAYOS
- La esquina es mi corazón. Pedro Lemebel.
- Los atacantes. Alberto Chimal.
- La generación Z y otros ensayos. Alberto Chimal.
- Ensayos. Emiliano González.
ANTOLOGÍA
- Se habla español: Voces latinas en USA.
- Cicatrices: Un retrato del cuento Centroamericano.
- Cuentos mexicanos. (Poli Délano, 1996)
EN INGLÉS.
NOVEL / LONG ESSAY
- The girl on the train. Paula Hawkins.
- Pendulum. Ruby Jean Jensen.
- Glinda of Oz. L. Frank Baum.
- Catching fire (Hunger games, vol. 2). Suzanne Collins.
- Burning up. Caroline B. Cooney.
- Five nights at Freddy’s: The silver eyes. Scott Cawthon and Kira Breed-Wrisley.
- Magic words: The extraordinary life of Alan Moore. Lance Parkin.
- The dark half. Stephen King.
- Zoo. James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge.
- Pretty girls. Karin Slaughter.
SHORT STORY COLLECTION / SHORT NOVELS
- My trip to Alpha I. Alfred Slote.
- The grownup. Gillian Flynn.
Dan un total de 10 libros en español y 12 en inglés. Casi un libro de cada idioma al mes…
Viendo mis propias lecturas, veo que éste año casi no leí colecciones de cuentos, y de hecho ninguna en inglés (los dos libros listados en esa categoría más bien son narraciones breves); curioso, porque suele ser mi género favorito.
Veo que hay muchas más novelas o ensayaos largos en inglés de los que había pensado.
No hubo ningún libro completo de poesía ni tampoco nada en italiano. Intentaré incluir ambos éste año.
Según recuerdo, los libros que más me gustaron de todos estos, fueron:
- Ciudades desiertas. José Agustín. Una excelente novela sobre las aventuras de un mexicano en Estados Unidos, que aún conserva vigente su humor y la lúcida crítica sugerida. Fue la base de la película “Me estás matando, Susana”.
- La esquina es mi corazón. Pedro Lemebel. Asombrosa colección de ensayos sobre la vida gay en Santiago de Chile (con viajes a Valparaíso) durante los 80. Diría que la razón de que éste libro me gustó más que un equivalente mexicano (“Tengo que morir todas las noches”, de Guillermo Osorno), es que Lemebel se introduce en todos los sectores sociales y estudia a fondo cada rincón que explora desde la óptica homosexual mientras que Osorno se coloca siempre en un plano de niño privilegiado atisbando tímidamente lo que hay a su alrededor.
- Los atacantes. Alberto Chimal. En mi opinión la mejor colección de cuentos de Chimal hasta ahora, y uno de los mejores libros de terror mexicano que he leído (si bien no todos los cuentos son de terror; algunos son fantásticos y otros inclasificables. Señal de una magnífica producción). Una sorpresa muy grata.
- Cicatrices: Un retrato del cuento Centroamericano. Por la calidad de sus textos, por la enorme variedad de temas (precisamente tan variada como las naciones de donde proceden), por dirigir la vista a un territorio tan injustamente menospreciado por la crítica literaria general y por arriesgarse a ser una antología bilingüe, con textos en español y en inglés. Todo un hallazgo.
- Magic words. Lance Parkin. Una inteligente biografía y estudio del maravilloso, inclasificable autor que es Alan Moore. De todas las obras que leí en inglés, ésta se destaca por muchas razones.
2016 retrospective: Movies.
Posted 9 years agoInspired by a friend’s post, I decided to list all the movies I saw in 2016 (or at least those I remember watching). For that, I went through my archive here, which was a nice two-day trip down memory lane.
Anyway, so this is the list, in two categories and two sub-categories —simply, movies in English, divided by if I saw them in theaters or in another way (dvd, Netflix, online…), then movies in Spanish or in any non-English language, with the same division.
The list is:
MOVIES IN ENGLISH
Seen In Theaters:
- Collateral Beauty.
- Blair Witch.
- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.
- Suicide Squad.
- Ghostbusters.
- Bad Moms.
- Lights out.
- The neon demon.
- X-Men: Apocalypse.
- The Witch (aka The VVitch).
- Batman vs Superman.
At Home:
- Insidious
- Inside Out.
- Holidays.
- Carlito’s way.
- Immortal Beloved.
- Closed circuit.
MOVIES IN OTHER LANGUAGES.
In theaters.
- Cuando dos mundos colisionan.
- La asesina.
- Desde allá.
- 7:19 la hora del temblor.
- Me estás matando, Susana.
- Sadako vs Kayako.
At home.
- El gran calavera.
- México Bárbaro.
Comes to a total of 25 movies; roughly two movies per month plus another one. Not bad, IMO.
The only movie I didn’t list was that year’s “PreCure All-Stars” entry. I love those movies, but they always feel more like a tv episode to me (even thought they are theatrical releases in Japan).
I’m kinda annoyed that there are far more entries in English, though that’s logical: as in a lot of countries, Mexican entertainment venues are far too flooded with US media. I am also annoyed that there are only two entries in another language, “Nie Yin Niang” (released here as “La asesina”) and “Sadako vs. Kayako”. So I’m gonna try to watch more “movies not from the US” this 2017.
As for the movies themselves, let’s see…
I can’t really choose a favorite amongst those, but I think the highlights for me were, in no particular order:
- El gran calavera. Classical Mexican comedy, one of Luis Buñuel’s most underrated works.
- Me estás matando, Susana. Amazing adaptation of the novel “Ciudades desiertas”; poignant comedy that contrasts Mexican and US society in the context of literature academy.
- 7:19, la hora del temblor. Chilling drama set during the massive earthquake that devastated Mexico City in 1985.
- Cuando dos mundos colisionan. Powerful Peruvian documentary concerning one of the biggest environment disasters of the 90’s.
- The Witch. Definitely my favorite horror movie of 2016 (or that’s when it was released here): a finely crafted rural gothic that feels like an old legend.
- Ghostbusters. One of the best remakes I have seen, with a genuinely hilarious script and cast.
- Sadako vs Kayako. Simply a well-made “two famous monsters fight each other”, the kind of fun rump they rarely make nowadays.
- Collateral Beauty. Essentially a Twilight Zone episode given the Hollywood treatment. A plainly charming fable.
Anyway, so this is the list, in two categories and two sub-categories —simply, movies in English, divided by if I saw them in theaters or in another way (dvd, Netflix, online…), then movies in Spanish or in any non-English language, with the same division.
The list is:
MOVIES IN ENGLISH
Seen In Theaters:
- Collateral Beauty.
- Blair Witch.
- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.
- Suicide Squad.
- Ghostbusters.
- Bad Moms.
- Lights out.
- The neon demon.
- X-Men: Apocalypse.
- The Witch (aka The VVitch).
- Batman vs Superman.
At Home:
- Insidious
- Inside Out.
- Holidays.
- Carlito’s way.
- Immortal Beloved.
- Closed circuit.
MOVIES IN OTHER LANGUAGES.
In theaters.
- Cuando dos mundos colisionan.
- La asesina.
- Desde allá.
- 7:19 la hora del temblor.
- Me estás matando, Susana.
- Sadako vs Kayako.
At home.
- El gran calavera.
- México Bárbaro.
Comes to a total of 25 movies; roughly two movies per month plus another one. Not bad, IMO.
The only movie I didn’t list was that year’s “PreCure All-Stars” entry. I love those movies, but they always feel more like a tv episode to me (even thought they are theatrical releases in Japan).
I’m kinda annoyed that there are far more entries in English, though that’s logical: as in a lot of countries, Mexican entertainment venues are far too flooded with US media. I am also annoyed that there are only two entries in another language, “Nie Yin Niang” (released here as “La asesina”) and “Sadako vs. Kayako”. So I’m gonna try to watch more “movies not from the US” this 2017.
As for the movies themselves, let’s see…
I can’t really choose a favorite amongst those, but I think the highlights for me were, in no particular order:
- El gran calavera. Classical Mexican comedy, one of Luis Buñuel’s most underrated works.
- Me estás matando, Susana. Amazing adaptation of the novel “Ciudades desiertas”; poignant comedy that contrasts Mexican and US society in the context of literature academy.
- 7:19, la hora del temblor. Chilling drama set during the massive earthquake that devastated Mexico City in 1985.
- Cuando dos mundos colisionan. Powerful Peruvian documentary concerning one of the biggest environment disasters of the 90’s.
- The Witch. Definitely my favorite horror movie of 2016 (or that’s when it was released here): a finely crafted rural gothic that feels like an old legend.
- Ghostbusters. One of the best remakes I have seen, with a genuinely hilarious script and cast.
- Sadako vs Kayako. Simply a well-made “two famous monsters fight each other”, the kind of fun rump they rarely make nowadays.
- Collateral Beauty. Essentially a Twilight Zone episode given the Hollywood treatment. A plainly charming fable.
Retrospectiva 2016: Películas.
Posted 9 years agoInspirado por el post de un amigo, decidí enlistar todas las películas que vi en el 2016, o al menos de las que me acuerdo. Para eso, revisé mi propio archivo, lo que de paso trajo varios recuerdos.
Va la lista, en dos categorías con sus sub-categorías: películas en inglés (y según si las vi en el cine o en casa) y en cualquier otro idioma, con la misa división.
La lista.
PELÍCULAS EN INGLÉS
En el cine.
- Collateral Beauty.
- Blair Witch.
- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.
- Suicide Squad.
- Ghostbusters.
- Bad Moms.
- Lights out.
- The neon demon.
- X-Men: Apocalypse.
- The Witch (aka The VVitch).
- Batman vs Superman.
En casa:
- Insidious
- Inside Out.
- Holidays.
- Carlito’s way.
- Immortal Beloved.
- Closed circuit.
PELÍCULAS EN OTROS IDIOMAS
En el cine.
- Cuando dos mundos colisionan.
- La asesina.
- Desde allá.
- 7:19 la hora del temblor.
- Me estás matando, Susana.
- Sadako vs Kayako.
En casa.
- El gran calavera.
- México Bárbaro.
Da un total de 25 películas. Dos por mes mas una extra. Nada mal, creo.
La única que no va en la lista es la de la serie “PreCure All-Stars” de este año. Me encantan, pero siempre las siento más como un capítulo de televisión, aunque en Japón las exhiben en el cine.
Debo admitir que me molesta un poco que la gran mayoría sean películas en inglés. Pero es lógico: Como en muchos otros países, en México la industria del entretenimiento está inundada de productos estadounidenses.
También el hecho de que sólo hay dos películas no habladas ni en inglés ni en español. “Nie Yin Niang” (“La asesina”) y “Sadako vs Kayako”.
Voy a plantearme para este año ver más películas que no sean estadounidenses.
En cuanto a las películas en sí, no tengo favoritos, pero sí algunas que para mí se destacaron:
- El gran calavera. Clásica comedia mexicana, una de las obras menos valoradas de Luis Buñuel.
- Me estás matando, Susana. Extraordinaria adaptación de la novela “Ciudades desiertas”; una comedia muy lograda y que contrasta los modales mexicanos y estadounidenses en el ambiente de la academia literaria.
- 7:19, la hora del temblor. Un drama escalofriante que toma lugar durante el terremoto que azotó la ciudad de México en 1985.
- Cuando dos mundos colisionan. Poderoso documental peruano sobre uno de los mayores desastres de los 90.
- The Witch. Con mucho mi película favorita de terror del año pasado. Un relato gótico que se siente como leyenda.
- Ghostbusters. De los mejores remakes que he visto, con un guión y reparto muy divertidos.
- Sadako vs Kayako. Una de aquellas películas en que dos monstruos famosos se enfrentan; el tipo de diversión cinematográfica que ya es raro ver.
- Collateral Beauty. Como un capítulo de Twilight Zone pero con presupuesto hollywoodense. Una fábula encantadora.
HAPPY GREGORIAN NEW YEAR!!
Posted 9 years agoJust what it says on the tin, folks!
Back from vacation and a message.
Posted 9 years agoWas on vacation, just got back home today.
Had a great time, apart from some mishaps. My father stepped on a sea urchin. It's weird how he keeps doing stuff like that o_O
Oh, yeah, the message. It's pretty simple, really:
Thank you, to everybody who follows me, who has been reading my writings and who is reading this. Thanks to you all!!
So, yeah, Merry Christmas to all of you.
Or if you don't celebrate Christmas, just have a great day!
See you all soon.
Had a great time, apart from some mishaps. My father stepped on a sea urchin. It's weird how he keeps doing stuff like that o_O
Oh, yeah, the message. It's pretty simple, really:
Thank you, to everybody who follows me, who has been reading my writings and who is reading this. Thanks to you all!!
So, yeah, Merry Christmas to all of you.
Or if you don't celebrate Christmas, just have a great day!
See you all soon.
Some thoughts on Gabshibaa // Reflexiones sobre Gabshibaa
Posted 9 years agohttp://yawar-fiesta.tumblr.com/post.....a-unas-cuantas
An essay, in both Spanish and English about a webcomic that quite frankly, has disappointed me.
Un ensayo, en Español e Inglés, sobre un webcomic que francamente acabó por decepcionarme.
An essay, in both Spanish and English about a webcomic that quite frankly, has disappointed me.
Un ensayo, en Español e Inglés, sobre un webcomic que francamente acabó por decepcionarme.
Ensayo (in Spanish)
Posted 9 years agoHe aquí la ponencia que presenté en el III Congreso Internacional de Narrativa Fantástica en Lima, Perú. Un ensayo sobre el director mexicano Carlos Enrique Taboada.
Ojalá les guste.
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Posted 9 years agoI have seen the marble forest...
Back.
Posted 9 years agoHad a great trip!
Got to visit plenty of museums --MoMa, Met, Guggenheim, the Museum of Natural History, some smaller galleries...
Got to attend a couple musicals, too. "The lion king" was great; very creative use of marionettes. I really liked "Wicked", surprisingly political for a mainstream production, so to speak. I'm gonna read the novel someday (I've been told it's considerably more grim).
Had plenty of time to think about a few things; also to discuss some stuff with my sister, mostly about where we stand regarding art.
Anyway, glad to be back.
Got to visit plenty of museums --MoMa, Met, Guggenheim, the Museum of Natural History, some smaller galleries...
Got to attend a couple musicals, too. "The lion king" was great; very creative use of marionettes. I really liked "Wicked", surprisingly political for a mainstream production, so to speak. I'm gonna read the novel someday (I've been told it's considerably more grim).
Had plenty of time to think about a few things; also to discuss some stuff with my sister, mostly about where we stand regarding art.
Anyway, glad to be back.
On a trip.
Posted 9 years agoGoing with my sister to NYC for about a week, leaving tomorrow.
Man... I really wanted to have my next fanfic chapter done and posted before I left.
But, you know... in the end, I'd rather take a bit longer and give you all the best chapter I can than just rush it and deliver a half-baked one.
So, yeah, see you next week.
Take care, everyone.
Back!
Posted 9 years agoHad a great vacation in Ixtapa.
And man, was it ever necessary. Really needed to disconnect for a while.
And man, was it ever necessary. Really needed to disconnect for a while.
Vacation!
Posted 9 years agoGoing away from July 10 to July 17.
Really looking forward to this trip --it's been a seriously stressing week. I really need to unwind.
Well, take care, everybody, and see you next week.
Small update.
Posted 9 years agoI have been very busy these last days; sick, too.
But I'm feeling much better now --rarely had I had a cold this bad, but it seems the meds finally did their job. And I finished both books I was proofreading for work.
I also finally finished my next fanfic chapter. I have to edit it, and hope to have it up tomorrow.
I hope everybody is ok.
Back!
Posted 9 years agoAnd man, I really needed this vacation; hadn't even noticed just how exhausted I was. Or, to borrow a friend's phrasing, "exhsaughsted".
I got some writing done in the meantime, too. Hopefully I'll be able to share some of it with you all soon.
I got some writing done in the meantime, too. Hopefully I'll be able to share some of it with you all soon.
On vacation.
Posted 9 years agoI’ll be away from the 17 to the 23.
Take care, everyone, see you soon!
Take care, everyone, see you soon!
Excerpt.
Posted 9 years ago"Patterns abound in nature, architecture, and music. Birds have feathers and lay eggs, mammals have hair, things fall down and trees grow up. Patterns show the repetitiveness of one or more observable features of characteristics of things. Continually searching for patterns everywhere opens the door to a new and amazing world. A sharp observer will find patterns while experiencing the pleasure of discovering the wonders of nature and its beauty: The joy of knowledge. "
This Mathematics textbook for children I'm helping translate is downright poetic at times.
Just wanted to share that with you all.
This Mathematics textbook for children I'm helping translate is downright poetic at times.
Just wanted to share that with you all.
Birthday.
Posted 10 years agoTurned 33 today... Man alive, Christ's age, etc. etc.
But these have been wonderful years, overall, despite a few bumps in the road now and then. I'm grateful for that.
So, thanks to everybody who has been following and/or reading me.
Take care, everyone.
But these have been wonderful years, overall, despite a few bumps in the road now and then. I'm grateful for that.
So, thanks to everybody who has been following and/or reading me.
Take care, everyone.
Work and more work...
Posted 10 years ago...naturally, the organization I work for is trying to do in three months what they didn't in the entire year. And naturally, it's the employees (myself included) that suffer from it.
So I'm leaving in about an hour to yet another out of state trip. Be back next week.
That's also why it's been a while since the last time I updated here.
Still, my next fanfic chapter is almost finished, so hopefully I'll be able to post it next week.
Take care, everyone!
So I'm leaving in about an hour to yet another out of state trip. Be back next week.
That's also why it's been a while since the last time I updated here.
Still, my next fanfic chapter is almost finished, so hopefully I'll be able to post it next week.
Take care, everyone!
Un par de ensayos / A couple essays.
Posted 10 years agoPues como había comentado, les comparto las ponencias con que participé este año y el pasado en el Congreso de Literatura Fantástica Latinoamericana, en Perú, con algunas pequeñas correcciones:
- Tres homenajes iberoamericanos a Lovecraft. El del año pasado.
- Crítica social en dos cuentos de ciencia ficción. El de este año.
Si se animan a echarles un ojo, espero les gusten.
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Above are the links to a couple essays, my entries for this and last year's event in Peru, the first about three spanish-language tributes to Lovecraft and the second about two spanish-language sci-fi tales touching on social critique.
I would love to translate both to English someday.
- Tres homenajes iberoamericanos a Lovecraft. El del año pasado.
- Crítica social en dos cuentos de ciencia ficción. El de este año.
Si se animan a echarles un ojo, espero les gusten.
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Above are the links to a couple essays, my entries for this and last year's event in Peru, the first about three spanish-language tributes to Lovecraft and the second about two spanish-language sci-fi tales touching on social critique.
I would love to translate both to English someday.
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