Archive for December, 2002

A new guest

The last days have been crazy! A lot of changes in my life lately…

I have now a xmas tree at home. It looks great, with blue and red lights and silver and gold fake gift boxes hanging from it. Needed some kind of xmas feeling in my flat, which looks quite simplistic and dreary.

My first xmas present has arrived. It is a new job in a promising company in Madrid. I thought finding these positions in Spain was impossible.

5 comments December 12th, 2002

Yet more Joaquin Sabina

Another contribution to the internationalization of these meaningful lyrics…

“With you” (acoustic)
by Joaquin Sabina

I don’t want a civilized love,
with bills and scene in the sofa;
I don’t want you to travel to the past
and come back from the market feeling like crying.
I don’t want neighbors with stewpots;
I don’t want to sow or to share;
I don’t want February 14th or “happy birthday”.

I don’t want to carry your luggage;
I don’t want you to choose my shampoo;
I don’t want to have my ponytail cut,
move to another planet, drink a toast to you.
I don’t want Sunday afternoons;
I don’t want a swing in the garden;
what I want, cowardly heart, is you dying for me.

And die with you if you kill yourself
and kill myself if you die
because love kills when it doesn’t die
because killing love never dies.

I don’t want to save up for tomorrow,
I never knew how to reach the end of the month;
I don’t want to eat an apple twice a week
and don’t feel like eating.
I don’t want greenhouse warmth;
I don’t want to kiss your scar;
I don’t want Paris with downpour
or “I love you” without you.

Don’t wait for me in the court at midnight;
don’t tell me “let’s try it again”.

I don’t want neither free nor busy,
neither meat nor sin, neither pride nor mercy.
I don’t want to know why you did it;
I don’t want neither with you nor without you;
what I want, lass with sad eyes, is you dying for me.

And die with you if you kill yourself
and kill myself if you die
because love kills when it doesn’t die
because killing love never dies.

p.s. once again I’ve translated this on the fly… it is provided “as is”.

7 comments December 9th, 2002

Smile!

Today’s a public holiday, so there’s a loooong weekend ahead :)

Add comment December 6th, 2002

Xmas planning

Well, it’s time to start thinking what you’re going to do this christmas. I know it’s quite a Spanish thing to plan everything the day before. Just remember whether you applied this method last year and, in that case, where did you finally end up. So you don’t have any more excuses not to start -at least- thinking what you intend to do.

Peronally, I’d like to organize a (big) meeting with old friends and those not so old. There’s a lot of people I don’t see since ages and it’s a good opportunity to change that. Besides, I think Robert would appreciate a breakout from cold Sweden ;)

Does anyone support the motion?


Dig out your xmas tree!

1 comment December 5th, 2002

The Coast of Death

“I live in La Coruña coast. I can’t believe what my eyes are watching. I can’t believe what is happening in my community. The coast bathes in a sea of death and the beach looks like a highway. All sea life is dying.” –Provorst

Sorry for going on about it… but I don’t seem to get this out of my head. My indignation and powerlessness are just raising by the minute, especially when knowing that single hulled oil tankers will not be phased out before 2015.


An oiled bird in Muxia, Spain

1 comment December 4th, 2002

Nokia Game

It’s finished now! I’ve been playing Nokia Game for the last three weeks… got through to the quarterfinals, semifinals and the final, which was played some days ago. Although I dunno it yet, I guess my final position will be within the first fifty (out of one million participants).

By the way, Alvaro has behaved and is hosting the photos from his bday party in his web site [in Spanish!]. I’m still doubting wether I should give you that link, because you’ll find photos about my dark years… but here we go!

Add comment December 3rd, 2002

Chinese and night out

Arnau paid us a visit yesterday. After having a chinese dinner at a traditional restaurant downtown, we met some of Luis’ co-workers and had a drink somewhere in the city. It was tricky though, because we were directed to the wrong place (so we inferred they didn’t actually want to see Luis). All the photos here!

p.s. 1st december (pinch, punch…). Xmas are getting closer and closer!


Bond, James Bond

1 comment December 1st, 2002

Ready, steady, go!


Looks like everyone’s filling years in this time of year. Last weekend we were celebrating Alvaro’s birthday… went bowling, had a really nice dinner and visited Elvis’s place afterwards (don’t ask).

Two weeks ago it was Bigly and Karen‘s turn. Apart from the extremely original bday presents, we had a tasty lion-face cake and an Indian dinner at one of the best places in Manchester. Have a look at the rest of the photos!

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