Coincidences

I was having lunch with Ivana and Edurne. We were talking about life, you know...this, that, Luciano....AND HE WALKED BY!! He stopped to say hi, because he didn't know we had called him with our conversation. In the meantime, without being called, my boss walked by from the opposite direction.
I'm flying to Boston tomorrow, 6:51 in the morning. What the hell was i thinking about when i got the ticket 2 months ago?? It's unclear, as ponja would say. But, CLEARLY, Kalina wasn't thinking either when she decided to take MY SAME PLANE!!!!!

I'm about to leave to go play vball with Clausito. Then we are going to his best friend's house, aka Enrico. Soul night was spectacular last night, the music made me feel particularly happy, it had a good vibe. Thomas found 3 more austrians at the bakery and brought them along to Danny's. I wonder how much he remembers, becuase as you would guess, he was drunk. I had been at MP earlier at the concert, never got so drenched in my life, as it started pouring when i had to ride my bike BUCK home. Ivana is BUCK, for a change.

The probability of an event to happen is sometimes unpredictable, but seeing them as 'coincidences' brings around a different taste to them. I Especially like them when they are funny.

Up and down...

While at work today so many things crossed my mind that it's not surprising that i forgot a not so obvious control for my experiment. So no conclusions on the science front...However, it feels good to do a little bit of retrospective on the events of the last two weeks til the present time. Uhh that took time!!!
Was it the air conditioning? Was it the stars aligning? One of those many questions with no answer...
Brainstorming: Summer, beach, vball, beer, Danny's, friends, sun, famiglia, soccer, new people...
Too many good things happening no doubt were going to empty our serotonin receptors (I learnt it from Claus). And neuroscience can explain the anxiety feeling i've been experiencing, can't it?
It's been amazingly good times!!! And can't ignore that the little bit of traveling also made a difference....to Uruguay and other places. Even though Antonio is probably there right now, and Claus was in the border the other day, and reality makes it impossible to meet each other (at least til December). Let's just keep it up!! Don't forget your VISAS!!!!
But i still need to solve other things that puzzle me....including organize myself at work, and get motivated to overcome frustration, and as part of my utopic world, maybe do a little bit to fix this one that is pretty messed up.
Anyway, life is super good in Chicago.
Hope the famiglia en el extranjero is having a good time also.
Looking forward to other people updates....Back to worksticlesssss

Time for an update...

Currently under construction...check soon.

The World Cup

Every four years, it's time for my favorite TV prgram: the world cup and it's advertisements. Uruguay didn't qualify and it was really dissapointing, check out the picture (...by now i'm totally over this fact even though i'll never forget that tuesday when Gabi, Antonio and I listened to the game that started at 2 AM in the morning Chicago time, and finished around 5:30 after the fatal penalty shots). But since 'futbol' is something you like watching no matter who is playing, as long as the game is good, elegant, intense and fair, at this point alining with a team is just a secondary thing.
FORZA AZZURRI!!! My italian friends influence....and/or the best looking men in the 'futbol' industry...
It gave me goose bumps to listen to the national anthems of Brazil and France today before the game started. It was a strange feeling, that made me wonder how deep it can be to represent your country in a situation like this, and how it can remain in your memory for the rest of your life if you ever raise the trophy. And letting my mind fly a little (or a lot), it took me to the times when wars were stopped to participate in sport events. Without getting into too much phylosophy and crazy ideas, I love to 'feel futbol', to laugh, to cry, to get nervous, to celebrate a goal, to suffer, to get upset, impatient. And here I am on a hot Saturday afternoon, watching a tied game at home and planning how to organize my work so i can watch the semifinals games next week in ponja's recently opened 'Il teatro' without my boss totally loosing control. OK, need to get back to the game, half-time is over, and i haven't decided who I want to win this one....

El Despues

After the storm comes the calm...and so does after the 3-day party. Let's see....it seemed we were out of town, in a parallel dimension...
We got a nice bungalow, in a nice neighborhood, 15-20 minutes from the beach by car. There weren't beds for everybody but we had air matress/sleeping bags and a porche. The weather was HOT, summer comes early in this place.It was 11 of us in the house, we had a big party Saturday...went to the beach Sunday, BBQed in the back yard in the evening, pancakes for breakfast. Talks, music, food, friends, relax, not so much, thanks everybody for such an amazing weekend.
When are we doing it again...mmm?? Ivana wasn't so happy when i told her the police came. And I didn't mention there were THREE cars!!
Pictures are being uploaded.

The fence equilibrium

In theory , many things can be seen as there being a certain equilibrium. It's hard to explain in just a few words but the idea is the following. Some people loose weight, some people gain it. Some people shave, others grow beards. You move into this city others are leaving...and you can keep thinking about examples until you reach the fences. Yes, some fences are put up, just like in Mexico, and others are knocked down, like the one in the back of my house. And as much as I disagree with the border approach, it was my turn to be involved in proving the equation. Might there be science behind this tragic-comic situation. In summary, R=reverse and D=drive, got it? The car had been previously tested by parking it into a space smaller than itself, and this time again it proved tougher than iron.

FUN!

That's the emotion I have when the weekend is coming to an end. I'm home trying to finish reviewing this paper, not that easy, but i'll have it done for tomorrow. The time spent with the family was really good. I will have to miss tonight's dinner though...
Check out the pictures in the 'Chicago' folder.

Reflexiones/Reflections?

Persecucion/Persecution, Interrogatorio/Interrogatory, Travestis/Transvesties...and so it goes...
I just think that not all the questions have answers, specially when you expect to get them from somebody else. Sometimes you are not even allowed to ask and others you just have to play games.
Talking with family helps.
For pictures, check 'My photos' link.