Archive for February, 2006
Monday, February 27th, 2006
Introducing Karissa
Karissa is my new friend and co-worker. She embodies that line from the Billy Joel song, “Always a Woman to Me”, “she is frequently kind and she’s suddenly cruel”. Except that with Karissa it is the other way around, “she is frequently cruel and suddenly kind.”
3 Comments » - Posted in Friends / Family by eric
Monday, February 27th, 2006
Rose Super Star Rocks con 5 Triples
Mi querida amiga e ídolo del balencesto femenino, Rosa Pérez, ha realizado un partido impresionante al marcar 5/6 triples con un total de 21 puntos para liderar al USP-CEU Adecco Estudiantes en su victoria contral el CajaCanarias (85-73).
1 Comment » - Posted in Rose Superstar by eric
Saturday, February 25th, 2006
Premio Extraordinario al Mejor Compañero del Fin de Semana
¿Premio del Fin de Semana? a . . . ¿Juantomás?
2 Comments » - Posted in FON, Friends / Family by eric
Saturday, February 25th, 2006
Body
Sometimes all I am left with are the blueprints of that apartment, with me as its lone inhabitant. But the images of its blueprints are colored in by your belongings and your interior design. Nothing fancy, just warm and pragmatic. Like your body and the memory of your body, that apartment was and is my […]
No Comments » - Posted in Digressions by eric
Friday, February 24th, 2006
Jamón y paella, rompiendo barreras
Se habla tanto hoy en día del Plan Ibarretxe, del Estatut, de si se come mejor en Galicia, si es mejor la sidra de Gijón o de Donosti. Pero los viernes se comprueba que es el jamón que une a España … yo un jamón. Y la paella FON Ready vuela como un router flasheado. […]
7 Comments » - Posted in FON by eric
Thursday, February 23rd, 2006
And the winner is . . .
Y el ganador del primer Premio al Mejor Compañero de Trabajo de la Semana es . . . Guillermo.
5 Comments » - Posted in FON by eric
Thursday, February 23rd, 2006
I am surrounded by words
I am surrounded by words. Words dropping one by one from clouds that have slipped through the summer sky, droplets resting on leaves to Beethoven’s Piano Concerto Number Five. Subtle at first then into a downpour until I am immersed. Thunderous words. Words cover my body, they soak into the crevices, sketching my silhouette.
2 Comments » - Posted in Digressions by eric
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006
Pinchos are not lunch, and they are definitely not a meal.
Pinchos are good. They are tastey. But, pinchos are NOT lunch, and they are definitely not a meal. In Spain, Pinchos are essentially the delicious Basques tapas. You take something yummy and put it on bread, and then top it off with an anchovy. Pinchos should be accompanied by a caña (beer) or a glass of […]
5 Comments » - Posted in Living la vida española by eric
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006
¿Qué quedará del día después del diálogo?
Esto lo escribí yo hace más o menos año y medio, pero creo que sigue teniendo cierta relevancia en la política española actual:
En las últimas semanas no puedo evitar pensar en aquel personaje creado por Kazuo Ishiguro, Lord Darlington, en “Lo que queda del día” y el diplomático estadounidense interpretado en la película del mismo nombre por […]
No Comments » - Posted in Essays by eric
Tuesday, February 21st, 2006
Happy Birthday Rose!
Felicidades a mi querida Rosa Perez, SUPER STAR, que hoy cumple los 25 añitos. Pero si los sigue cumpliendo a la misma velocidad que mete triples, tendrá mi edad en breve.
