22 mar 2010

How many films a day can you watch?


As a personal record, per day and full of ocupations as I am, 3 or 4.

When I was 10 And up to my 15th birthday, I read about 1 book a week or so. Depending how thick the book, my mood at the time, the type of book I had chosen and some other factors as the previously mentioned.
I remember making a list of all the books I read, and the dates. This year I learnt my dad used to do the exact same thing. Only his list was the double of mine.
Everything started in january after I turned 10(read my profile, my bday is in November).
We had gone on holiday to a little village and we were sorrounded by woods and a river. We didn't have a t.v. Luckily we never have used it that much, so no loss.
The best thing there was to be done was riding and swimming. I'm a huge fan of both of them, so after a long morning swim, we would have lunch next to the river and then read together for hours. By "together" I mean, my dad, my brother and me.
I read 4 books in those 2 weeks.
I have kept the reading habit with me all my life. The stories become a part of me, making me rethink things or helping me reasure something I knew I was right about. They make me cry, or laugh. They wrap around my sad little heart making it feel warm or making it burst in flames.
Lately, and by lately I mean since I was 15, motionn pictures have had a similar effect on me.
Perhaps it has to do with the fact that a lot of the things I've read have been adapted to become movies.
I can sit and watch them for hours. New movies, old movies, sci-fi, realistic, of old times, comedies, dramatic,if its worth it, I'll watch it.
One of the last ones I saw was The Life Aquatic from Wes Anderson. I have it on dvd and it was the only one I hadn't watch from him. And I found it incredible. It amazes me how simple are this characters to express and infity of feelings.
Why can't we do that as well?

"Sometimes I can find more life and passion and ideas in a good novel than inn a thousand boring sermons."
Mr.Henry Tilney (Northanger Abbey)

1 nov 2009

Long time, no write.


So. my birthday is in a week. Yeah one sole week.
18 fucking years old.

I know what Im doing. I know where Im going, who my friends are, who I love, and what the name of my future children are.
I know where I like to party and I do it.

I am thinking in passing my subjuects and passing the last year of high school.

Im gonna study my ass off to be a first line translator, and teacher.

Right now Im thinking about my presents and my christmas trip and how Im gonna spend it.

So, until something interesting actually comes up... See you.
Whoever you are.