La Tortura

Is it possible that you can only see/know the truth from afar?

As many of you know , I longed for Cali while I was in Boston... just as any other college student would miss the sun in the middle of winter in Boston..and don't get me wrong, I ALWAYS loved Boston.. but I still missed home..this was a win win situation.. My love for Boston was not decimated by my missing Cali and vice versa... love is multiplied never subtracted. (how corny but true) ...

As a person that has lived in both places, you come to understand the idiosyncrasy of the culture..some you embrace, some you do not... some you might never understand.

For example, Calenos are a bit lazy...and slow.. the sun is shining, its hot, there is no rush.

New Englanders on the contrary have the , first bird catched the worm thing going on ... I like this... this is me.

Calenos are disorganized.... NEders are not..I like this too.

There is so much snow in Boston... I think I might miss it...(I saw an ER episode with snow in it...) There is so much sun here! jajaja and green mountains and palm trees...

Cali has a lot of good factors...the slowness is good, nice stress free life, no complications, things happen when they happen, every day is pool day, people are warm and affectionate, a bit too gossipy but thats ok. There is no subway..and no coffeeshops though.

So my point is not to draw a list of pros and cons, my point is that you miss things when you dont have them, whether or not you liked them in the first place.

Is this objectivity? Is this me seeing the bigger picture? and appreciating things for their net worth? Or is this sentimentalism? Is this Idealization? Or can we only see things and value them at their net worth when sentimentalism erases the bad, and allows us to see the big picture? Can these two go hand in hand? Instead of hindering each other?

See, when you break up with a boyfriend you hate him. That asshole...but then times goes by and sometimes its hard to remember why you dumped him (unless he cheated or something along those lines) ...so if its one of those times that its hard to remember , you think of the good things, and have to think extra hard of what was bad...but its probably the first time you can look at things and seeif maybe you overreacted once or twice, or if one day he really was being amazing.. in this sense idealization hinders objectivity because you remember the 10 times he was nice and forget the 355 times he was an asshole.

no conclusion.

Things I miss...if you want to send them my way..

Hello all.. so I went out today for a bit of fun..eh not so much but still... i need to tell you that I love colombia and all but hello a third world country is exactly that and i cant order stuff on the internet and make it arrive here..so if you want to send me the following i would be forever grateful.. by the time you send it, and the time it arrives, it WILL be christmas.

1. Three Minute Aussi Miracle. - I dont know where to find that stuff here.... and in CVS its 3.99.
2. 501 French Verbs. - bc Amazon doesnt deliver to countries like mine. sucker.
3. Dvds. Bc my dvd player is region 1...not region 4....I need region 1!!!! (suggested titles: friends, sex and the city, desperate housewives, CSI Las Vegas, Gilmore girls:) jajajajjaa)
4. Books. I like reading in english...I would like a book on Churchill...
5. Updates on fashion... a vogue here costs aprox. 20.000 pesos...in the US its 4 $
6. A subscription to the Economist.
7. Ethernet. bc dialup sucks.
8. a mass means of transportation such as the T.
9. C. per che mi manca! (this maybe last but not least)

The list will continue to grow. I have needs.

quickie

Lo encontré en el aol profile de un amigo y en un momento de desocupe lo hice jajaja…. Me parece chistoso y en ciertas cosas acierta. He mirado el de otra persona y me parecio que acertó bastante.

What does your birthmonth say about you?
May

Stubborn and hard-hearted. [yes] Strong-willed and highly motivated.[yes]Sharpthoughts. [yes] Easily angered.[always] Attracts others and loves attention. [that would be nice] Deep feelings. [yup] Beautiful physically and mentally. [if you say so!] Firm Standpoint.[yes yes yes] Needs no motivation. [i think i need it] Easily consoled. [not always] Systematic (left brain).[that would explain things] Loves to dream. [hello breakfast but not much] Strong clairvoyance. [pay attention !] Understanding. [i would like to think so] Sickness usually in the ear and neck.[no?] Good imagination.[yes! rather twisted] Good physical. [no] Weak breathing.[ would this explain whoopie? and once-a-yr- bronchitis?] Loves literature and the arts. [yes] Loves traveling.[yes] Dislike being at home.[only if alone] Restless. [yes] Not having many children[ what??] .Hardworking.[yes] High spirited. [yes] Spendthrift [ theres no money to spend!]


Bueno, a ver hago un breve resumen de todo lo que ha pasado desde el 22 de agosto-
1.mi papá salio perfectamente bien de su cirugia.. y como uds saben , eso era mi tormento desde hace un año.
2.I’m still taking French, driving lessons are on the way, Lsats start soon. Ooo how studious.
3.I should have a job soon… still waiting for the contract. No need to jinx it. More information as I get it…
4.Quiero ir a Boston!!!!

Cali sigue igual, hace un calor horrible, pero el sol no sale …entonces hace calor pero no pool time.