Let’s wave to Mr. President…
President Obama on Magnolia ave..while we stood by the Tacobell. My Glamorous life
He was on his way to Laurel Cyn
11May,edit: here are some fotos i took while i hiked fryman cyn today.
saw this sign at the bottom of the hill at this cute house. but hmmm... $50. a plate still seems a bit much for me nowadays
Well.. at least it's less than... what was is it ? 40K (?) to enter and eat and socialize with the president...
he raised a ton of money.... this man.
oh, the life of the rich and famous... so glam. ha.
I love this house. and i like their signs.
I can do it myself, Mama !
if Mama is too busy... why should I have to wait!?
the nosy neighbors., originally uploaded by ¡Laura!.
the nosy neighbors.
dani and remy want to know what is being built behind the hedge. i told them we'd go next door soon to ask the men working there if we 'd be able to see the new construction.
they couldn't wait!
dani cares less about rules and goes in the garage, gets the ladder... remy is so excited to do something 'bad' with bou. I can still hear her giggling.
i'm not sure they'll hang out all the time. they are too similar.
i mean... what will they do tomorrow? ugg...light up a joint?
oh, those crazy girls. :)
one of my current favorite things... this moment. cute girls for sure.
porque eres a toda madre!
today is mother's day. not THAT mother's day. The other mother's day.
Felíz Día de las Mamás.
:)
yer..all kinds of cool and pretty and you did done good! porque eres a toda madre!
and, in case you're not sure wut the wut....The UD Says: A toda madre
Mexican slang that means something is totally awesome. Often abbreviated, especially in graffiti" as ATM.
"La fiesta estuvo a toda madre." translation:
"The party was totally awesome."
hi beautiful ! rise and shine.
rise and shine., originally uploaded by ¡Laura!.
i think i'm ready... but if you're not... that's okay.
take your time. you can catch up later.
errr... i mean, take your time.. i'll sit here and wait for you. no. that's not what i mean.
i mean.... get off your ass and just do it !
well... never mind.
i'm not sure what i mean.
all i know is I AM READY! let me know when you are.
:)
truth be told… the honest man is not extinct.
the honest man., originally uploaded by ¡Laura!.
every day should be 'honesty day'. not sure i'd join you in celebrating... that's the truth. but if you're interested in being honest , at least once in a while, then...please g'head. you have to wait for next year, though. it's april something. 30th. i think.
...meh, honesty is over rated. i'm so done with that. well... maybe.
i've been told i can alter or modify the truth a bit here and there...
is there anyone honest out there? i wonder.
your birthday is coming up… i won’t go to your party but i’ll drink you’re booze!
your birthday is coming up... here you go.
Taurus (The Bull) You're not that popular.. you just have good booze!
April 21 - May 20
ruler: Venus, the sexy planet
lucky day: Fridays and Wednesdays
lucky material: emerald, brassy stuff, recycled paper.
lucky numbers: 4
in brief: Somewhat like the Aries. Competitive, quick-hot-tempered. You're a bit of a bully. Okay, not just a bit. You ARE a bully. Even Aries is a bit afraid of you. A bit.
who you are: Stubborn little bully. You shove your way to our hearts... You look for the people who are less smart than you. Doesn't take much... ahem... you're not the brightest animal. You feel superior among the 'stupid crowd'. But You do make a killer social butterfly. You throw some parties that everyone needs to attend. The beer and the wine and the booze is the best available. You're looking for friends with no brains and a ton of money... a few more parties like these and you're sure to find them. But i wouldn't know, you've never invited me. You seem strong on the outside but really you're a bit of a coward.
love with el toro: DO you ever get some love. I mean... you make everyone around you feel like they need to hold a red blanket around... If you don't get kissed first , you never make the first move. What's the matter little bull? too afraid of rejection or are we not good enough for you? Strong willed taurus will get what it wants. You just have to ask nicely... don't be too pushy and condescending or demanding. it is not charming. it's a bit tiring and we don't like you for it. Be tender... i think your are capable.
The Better You: this is a pretty important year for you (yes, i say this to everyone, but i really mean it for you). Little Taurean beast please know that 2012 will be better for you. better than last year for sure. Some positive changes are in store for you. POSITIVE.... remember that and don't turn it into something you're so used to doing... turning everything negative. If you need someone to remind you of the good thing around you... you need to get a positive Leo to put you back in your place... find one.
one more kiss and love forever.
spring time in hollywood. love is in the air. makes me smile.
oh yes... because this makes me happy. i think this is my current favorite foto. a whole lot of sweetness... for sure!
happy earth day weekend
no. we didn't plant a tree. we didn't plant flowers or seeds and i'm sure we didn't water a damn thing. ooopsies.
nope. instead we drew a tree on a non-recycled large paper. we used non-eco-friendly markers with probably non-recycled plastic materials. we stayed indoors...blasting the AC. meh... it's too darn hot out there!
watched some TV and curled our hair. baked a cake. yes, we baked in hot weather... the AC kept us real cool indoors. uh, huh. we probably had all the computers on and maybe some lights too. oh well.
every single day is earth day.
we took a dip in our pool. we should have heated that thing up but it was just too hot to walk back there to turn the switch on. we suffered but we figure , hmmmm...let's give our appliances the day off. it's earth day after all.
i know you don't believe me but. i'm pretty sure that's what we did. maybe. well... i don't know.
waitaminute. i think we picked strawberries from our garden. that's earthday-ish, right?
(i will not be!) checked out and faded…
i think that's what happens to a large number of people...
they lose it.
i'm not really checked out and faded, am i?
the thing about females is that we want to know. we want know where we stand. we want to know who is willing to stand next to us and wanting to stand beside us. we want to know if you want us to stand next to you. we want to be near you...we want to know who you are. we want to know what tomorrow looks like. you may be going through an emotional roller coaster...but baby... you're heading for an emotional wreck! (yes, that's really bad. but im not a writer and i speak without filtering... and yes, i suck at this personal blogging thing!)
i have two kids. two sweet pretty little girls. they are my mommy priority next to a million laura projects. next to a million laura social activities. next to a few laura working projects and next to laura wifey things. i take fotos for fun. for therapy. i dont garden or pop pills or drink (too much. ha!) i take fotos and i lose my self in that world. i love it. but lately... well... i just don't even feel like doing it. although husband thinks differently... when he looks at the daily fotos i take. still, i'm not feeling it. just feels like i'm wasting time now.
meh... i need a break.
how do you not check out for a while? or should i just eliminate the rest and keep only one mommy priority? should i just be mommy and forget the rest of the fun shit around me? but there are , still, so many unfinished things and projects. i'd feel like some kind of failure. total bummer. or should i just not sleep to squeeze everything in? yes. because i want to do all of them. so for now, i'll hang out and you can hang out too... and i won't fade or check out. not yet. i'll let you know when i'm done or had enough. :)
i need a vacation but that's another thing to do. and the good lord knows i have too many of those to handle. i'll take something smaller yet important and wanted and needed. i'll take a distraction. and beautiful one.
i'll take a small break. one small break in paris: the great escape. i think next time you need a break. go to your happy place. with nothing else but you. just you. yep. go there and stay for a little while. just long enough to regain focus and strength and put your priorities in order. i hope i'm a priority (just had to say that!)
we want to know if you can watch the kids while we go out or away or out for run or out with the girls or out with the boys...
:)) we want we want we want. and if you give, we will give twice as much. maybe. maybe more.
edit: special note to my dear friend, pam. i love who you are... you are so damn cool and creative and you inspire me with your good spirit and kind heart and smart ass humor. :). seriously. and...i can go on and on...but this blog is not about you, is it? ha. :)))
Meh, you don’t scare me…and your birthday is coming up.
your birthday is coming up... here you go.
Aries (The Ram) At ease, soldier! please don't shove me...I'm not looking for a fight. Battle ram...that's who you are.
March 21 - April 20
ruler: Mars, Aggressively red planet of war.
lucky day: Mostly Sundays but sometimes Tuesdays (trust me on this)
lucky material: Diamonds, Glass.
in brief: Competitive, quick-hot-tempered. Aggressive, attention hog. Don't look now, but that's a chip on your shoulder. aries... always looking for a fight!
who you are: Must you always be combative? Accusatory? Jeeze.. you are always looking to dominate, humiliate, and beat up anyone who get's in your way of your war. On the plus side...if we're ever at war , here, again, still, ...i'd like to take you, Aries, on my side. i call dibs !!
BE WARNED: if something goes wrong they will blame you. it's all your fault and not theirs.
lovely beastly ram: "i said i love you , dammit! now, what else do you want?!" smack smack...shove shove. Tough love. that's what they're good at. A little ram here, and little push there and , voila!, je t'aime mon amour. and wow, they are ultra smart and determined. They are eager to please you... even when a little on the rough side, they want to please and let you know how much they are worth to you. And show you how you just can't live without them. But make sure to be the one with the stronger ego in the relationship as they need to hear how everyone needs them and how everyone is so afraid of them! KAPOW... RAAAAAMM.
Show them who's boss!: this is a pretty important year for you (yes, i say this to everyone, but i really mean it for you). Kickback Rammy-pie. 2012 is the year you will be able to intimidate everyone around you with not much effort. But that's not all...you'll be able to convince your lovers, friends, family that they need to work for you and that you are the wise and strong one in any relationship. on any given day. any day or night! go get'em tiger...ahem... bully...ahem.. rammy-pie. show 'em who rules!
my sunday best: being fooled
i fell for the oldest trick in the book. last night when i got home late i could not find my toothbrush...so i went to bed without brushing my teeth. yuk. i am a pig. dios mio! umm...right, as if i've never done that before. as if YOU've never done that before...
anyway, where was I? ah, yes. my dirty teeth. So I went to bed without brushing my teeth. the next morning I get up an realize my tooth brush and toothpaste are side by side...neatly on the counter. perfect, i thought. why i had not seen those here the night before was puzzling. probably too tired to notice, i figured. BUT NO! it was those darn kids. i squeeze the toothpaste out and start to gently brush my teeth. i think i might have had my eyes closed a bit... you know how that is? just a little tired and trying to go with the motions, right? oooh but, the strange taste in my mouth made me open up my eyes nice and wide!!!
aaaah the taste of relish on your teeth first thing in the morning! oooooh you bad kids.... i'll get you yet!
as if that was not enough..
after hanging outside for a while, i came back in only to have this thing fall on my head as i opened the door.
fool me once... blablabla...
fool me twice... fuckdamnshit! aaaah!!! (yes, im such the lady when it comes to spiders!)
yes... we get fooled. fooled and conned by someone tricky individuals...just as tricky as we are. but i think im one step ahead. not that it matters...it's the training i've had so i should always be one step ahead. i go with the fool's/foolee's/fooler's flow.
my sunday best: snuggle time.
my sunday best: snuggle time., originally uploaded by ¡Laura!.
pre teens are funny. they push you away. they want to hang out with you. they become independent... they need you to snuggle them...
they are damn cool. well... this one is.
my alex... she loves when i play with her hair while her head rests on my lap. she be all kinds of emotions lately...and all kinds of sweet. :)
my sunday best: words across down
my sunday best: words across down, originally uploaded by ¡Laura!.
bou loves crossword puzzles! she loves to look up word origins and meanings... she LOVEs to (over) use her new words any time she can. any time!
some of her faves are spoonerism, metamorphic and a few others. she has a whole list.
recently, she learned what homosexual is. although , she already knew what the words gay and lesbian are and according to her "that is more normal than a homosexual because homosexual sounds too weird and i'd rather say gay and lesbian because that sounds normal"
BUT she can't understand why a homosapien is not a gay monkey? :)
it smells clean. happy spring…now, kiss me damnit!
the other day as i walked the parc and headed up to the observatory i noticed all the pretty clouds and, although the winds were cool, they were strong and fierce. i was happy to fight it off knowing that the night would be filled with bright stars in the sky. i felt my ears freezing a little. it was crisp out there..and i thought: oooh it smells like winter-spring here! spring will happen in a few days. days are longer. longer outings. outings in the warm desert...pure sweetness.
then i thought of this note i sent my friend some time last autumn:
"the nights here get really cool so i have a sweater over my tank top and a scarf and warm jeans and flip flops.
/fashion report :)
the mornings are cool, the afternoon is warm and then coolish at night too. (desert-like coolness)
it's autumn. no fires yet, tho. but when we feel a warm inferno-ish wind gently approaching... we become wide-eyed bunnies and panic because we're waiting for that subtle wind to become el diablo and slap us hard on our faces with its heat that burns us and everything around! it's far out. crazy!
then when winter comes.... it's crisp. when the rain comes.... it's messy. we get floods sometimes. when it rains it pours all at once. most of the time. and we drive slow. I can drive in the rain no problem. but it;s hard when it your car feels like it should be a boat.... but i need practice driving in snow.
when spring comes back (OH fuck YEAH!) it's beautiful. we get a whole handful of pretty days with no smog and puffy clouds in the sky. it;s like what heaven should smell like and look like and feel like......
just makes you want to stop, turn around and kiss everyone around you. i dont but i it;s that good.
/ wtf? rambling"
a clean day with tourists., originally uploaded by ¡Laura!.
party like an 8 year old
dani's kiddie-jello-shots.
we had our own. moms and dads can party too...
there are times when we make up stories…
we make our own conclusion and form our own reality...a far-from-being-true reality.
or something like that.
the darkside of a bad apple.
sadness.
apple-workers-plant-inspected-hours-before-blast
chinese-labor-practices-sour-apple-consumers
the truth about everything comes out sooner or later... just wait for google stuff to come out.
so… here’s to being a woman.
happy international women's day.
we do good. we get choices...the right to choose this or that... and the right to bare arms or legs... to color our hair... to cut it ...or show it off. or not. we can run for miles or run for office...run out of laundry detergent and have you go out to get some more. go on. do it.
even when we feel society is regressing a bit...a lot... we manage to do good... because we're strong that way.
now, go get me a rum ...and make me a sandwich while you're at it. and do it with a smile.
i just really don’t like you much. and your birthday is coming up!
your birthday is coming up... here you go.
Pisces (The fish) hmm a bit fishy! for sure.
sneaky little slippery thing. that's what you are.
February 19 - March 20
ruler: Neptune, God of the Sea.
lucky day: Thursday,and sometimes Saturday (trust me on this)
lucky material: aquamarine.
in brief: Oversensitive, Confused, Indecisive, Irrational, Deceiver, Obsessive, Compassionate, Imaginative, Romantic. NEEDY!
who you are: Oh Pisces... what can i say?
UGG! Irrational Pisces are as slippery as the fish sign that sign symbolises you. they use double-speak, are wishy washy...and can never give you a straight answer even if they could, they would not! It would be to un-natural of them. They are sly and noncommittal and a bit lazy (did i already say lazy?). This bewildering, vagueness can trick people to comply with their wishes. BUT really, they can be tricked easily too... and worse they can get caught just as fish will get caught in fisherman's nets. never ever trust them, they will fain innocence in order to get help from others. they will also give you 'sound advise' solely fror one pupose only...so that they can hear you say "thank you! i could not have survived without you...". they think they know everything. they know a limited some. and boy (!) can we say co-dependent!? for sure! they are habitually lazy and manipulative. a Piscean (is that a word?) will work you to the bone and say "oh, i thought you wanted to make yourself useful." they are best suited to have careers where the work can be delegated... ideally as 'the inspector-boss-man of all finished projects', or as the "i told you that would not work". they are alwasy "researching" and never actually doing...unless someone holds their hand.
love in a fish bowl: They are soooooooo needy. Oh, how they hunger for attention, for love and reassurance. how completely unattractive. but some people find their constant craving and need for emotional reassurance exciting! that's right! but WHY?! They hunger for pats on the back and the "good job!" and the "you're amazing!" comments, hoping to fill their futile little lives... and to escape from their perpetual empty contributions to society. They will cling to you.. hold on to you ...get stuck on you...just as a fish on a hook. Irritating? yes! they want attention for their mediocre work, talk, knowledge, etc... UGG. a bit pathetic. for sure.
swim little fish, swim if you can: this is a pretty important year for you. 2012 is the year you will not have to make an extra effort into getting people to work harder for you. get a Scorpio to clean your house. get a Capricorn to attend your meetings. a get Cancer to organise your cabinets. get an ever so powerful Leo to supervise them all...because even an "inspector-boss-man of all finished projects' needs a break!
wanna go somewhere?
¡vamonos!
remember to pack your bags.
fotos originally uploaded by ¡Laura!.
it’s always sunny in los angeles, too.
view of downtown, l.a. from hollywood sign, originally uploaded by ¡Laura!.
hey, you...out there in far away land... out there..in the east... on the other side of the country!.. can you hear me?
you know...it's sunny here. :)
just thought you should know and see this lovely view of downtown, l.a. from hollywood sign....come for a visit.
edit: hmmm...but maybe you're in the midwest or the deepsouth or the rockies or the southwest...maybe. still, it's sunny here.
because, in l.a. , we can hail cabs , too.
wired heart, originally uploaded by ¡Laura!.
it's still valentine's day week...because love needs more than just one day.
not for nothing…
mistress day is today feb 13. valentine's day is feb 14, this week is flirt week...oh lal la! it's a busy week for you lovers!
well.. not for nothing , but mistresses count too. don't they? i mean, you can't help who you fall in love with (even if it's a 3 month fling or a 3 year affair, a one night stand-turned to a long weekend, haha). love is love. it comes at any given moment, unpredictable places, wrong or right times...lasts a little while or longer than expected. love is strange. and love is felt differently by everyone.. just as love takes a different meaning and value by everyone.
still , a mistress is just that, ONLY a mistress. nothing more. the person on the side, covered up...rushed..fogged.
but a wife...well a wife is everything. and that's a lot. she holds on to you. she is in the front line... on all sides, every day...
which, depending on your perspective, may be a good or bad thing ... if you want to be with your mistress on that day. hehe.
but, really, who's to say we are only and always suppose be with one single person even after one's married? Is that even possible? I don't know. and i think, I THINK, as long as you tell your partner you feel this way, there's some kind of mutual understanding, right? But , then, why get married in the first place? is it because we just want to conform or some kind of security?
But really many of us would not tell our partner, would we? maybe you don't tell because you don't want to get caught..and because you're too afraid of the reactions etc etc..
BUT maybe you don't tell your partner because it's more exciting this way? because, it , your mistress , your affair, means that much more when it's a secret! because the value of a secret... well, it's cherished and invaluable. and it very well may be that you hold your mistress dear to you. and well, not for nothing, but a mistress has some power over you.
Oh!! and when i say 'mistress' it can refer to a mister , too..and wife as husband..etc etc.
well....i don't promote having a mistress/mister/affair , but i certainly don't chastise either.
and i guess, the dept of your love and the amount of love you give , is what you deserve to get.
and also... just to be clear... this thought was not to suggest i have a mister or am, myself, a mistress.
you know... this is only adailynote. :)
international flirting week… begins aujourd hui!
but don't worry, i'm not flirting with you, baby. hmmm...and there's room here for you.
owls about we get together?
you have to read title in an italian accent. or owls it's not that funny.
my sunday best: running with you.
some times when you're talking to someone on the fone and he's far away, and at that moment you want to share where you are and what you're doing and who you're with. you want to describe it ..but there's either no time , or you don't know how to describe it...
i was out of breath fast-walking up hill.
then , i was here... going down...running.
so...nothing ...just thought i'd share ..so you'd get a visual. that's it.
why did jesus cross the road?
to get a-cross.
laugh... you know you wanna.
lost... man on cross, originally uploaded by ¡Laura!.
my sunday best (2): vino and cake
taken at claudia's ...superbowl sunday best.
salud. with cake and vino... you always win.
uh..that is horrible. but i'm not going back. im keeping it.
my sunday best: dialog with dani
we talked about Candy, the pigeon's poop and triple-dog-daring... all over a fruit and granola brunch. excuse me...i talked with a mouthful .
Dani: mama, guess what?
Me: what?
Dani:on friday, candy the pigeon from the farm...she pooped an inch away from my shoulder..
me: eeew.
Dani: and some of friends triple-dog dared me to smell it. so i did.
me: they what?! (with my mouth full)
Dani: they triple dog dared me to smell it.
me: eeew. pigeon poop?
Dani: uh huh.
me: that's so gross.
Dani:hahaha
me: never do that again.
Dani:but it smelled like nothing.
me: that's so disgusting, Dani. (i almost spat out my granola.)
:)
makes me laugh (with mac photo booth)
we play with photobooth.a lot. too much. sometimes i find these on the mac on the dining table and it's a nice surprise to find these wacky things instead of dinner. :)
tangerine (5)
not sure ...but sometimes we just remember things. less important things... i guess.
or something.
maybe it's just moodyness happening... probably.
tangerine (5), originally uploaded by ¡Laura!.
bunny the horse
the girls and i walked up to Elysian Park the other day (saturday 21). it's a bit of a hike up there... with all its little paths and trails. so i had to keep the girls interested. 'just little further...c'mon , you can do it, babies" i'd say.
they were happy to hike but it isn't as fun for them as it is for me. not yet, anyway. we made quick and short stop along the hike. we stopped and looked at mustard and thought ...hmmm how can we make our own mustard.
mustard
we stopped to pet a dog named Oscar who befriended both dani and alex. that made them HAPPY!... walking with Oscar while his person was yards away from us. they are working their parents for a dog. sorry to say... i don't want it to happen. i like dogs but.. honestly i do not want one. yeah... not going to happen. i think.
anyway,
we continued without oscar and that made them "tired"and 'bored" UGG! so i told them i was taking them to see "the beast" on the tree. when we get there they seem a bit disappointed. it's a sculpture of a prehistoric bird. a broken pterodactyl. they were bummed out and really showed no interest but they wondered why anyone would put that thing... there on a tree.
here's what it looked like previously about less than a year ago:
so we took a break over at the flower cacti garden.
break time at the cacti garden
they wanted to go home.
but i said NO!
then alex wanted to see if the tire swing was still 'there' hidden away...
before we visit the site of the tire swing i tell dani we're going to see a couple of horses. and with that... she walked super fast.
we met the horse who was standing at the corner of his 'stable' and we called him over. asked him to pose. and he did. asked him to say cheese... and he DID! right on queue. and NO it was not a coincidence. nope. i don't care what you think. he smiled at the camera... at us.
there were some carrots near by and the girls fed it. ... then named him Bunny. he was sweet and when we left he went back to his corner. no foto (i was running out of juice and wanted to save my batteries for other things!).
so... we walked off the trail to see the swing. alex was very happy to show dani this 'cool tire swing that hangs over the freeway..."
dani got excited and we rushed to see it. nope! gone. only a rope hangs now. bummer! no tire swing. 
Here's what it looked like before:
oh well. then we dragged our feet for about a mile back. i heard dani whine and complain...UGG! :)
i told her we'd make another swing...another day...
and with that i thought we were ending our bummer-ish hike.
then ...suddenly ... she wants to hike up to angels point. she is a moody one... this girl!
no fotos of angels' point ... no juice. bummer. :)
my sunday best: sunning with or without socks
the three of us hang out... it's cold... a bit. hence the socks.
red sky at night…
red sky at night..., originally uploaded by ¡Laura!.
i'll send you some kind of signal. i won't break anything or cause a fire or power outage... no, no. don't worry, the firemen won't show up anybody's door (again). no... just a small quiet signal. you'll know when it happens.
when you feel a sharp pain in your lower abdomen or when your knee suddenly bends the wrong way ...or when you're being pulled by an unseen force... that's when you'll know.
or when you feel the need to laugh but can't explain why...or when you suddenly have an urge to make a sharp left turn and ....when you want o just run but have no idea where you're going...
well.... you'll just know. :)))
i'm thinking about you. in a nice way. i'm just kidding about the sharp pains. really. i am.
but i can't promise i won't set some outage. it's just my powerful thoughts of you making things burn and break.
oh dear.
the vices, the pleasures, the habits and the undisclosed desires
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” - Aristotle
we all have them. not necessarily bad or good or ugly... but we have our little desires and quirks..
when we do things with not much effort ...when we run on automatic, you know, without thinking about it... and do it long enough until it becomes a habit, a ritual, a vice and pleasurable something something. hopefully without hurting anyone or hopefully not getting hurt yourself.
we often have dreams and goals... we can make those habits too. or we can make day-dreaming and making unrealistic goals a habit. that is easy to do too. but it's an awful feeling ... the feeling of unfulfillment, of something lingering and unaccomplished, of failure...
so... where was i? habits. pleasures... yespleasures!
keep the good ones, and the fun ones, and the ones that fill you...fill every part of you....and the naughty ones but makes the naughty ones nice and don't talk to anyone about them. the word will get around and your secret will be , well, out. told. so be careful.
but you can tell me. i won't tell a soul. promise.
a simple note to you:
an (anonymous) undisclosed desire to want to see someone-- to charge and move everyone out of the way just to get to that someone (or something like that...)
when i hear SOPA, i ask “¿de Tortilla?”
so....the "internet blackout day" is all over. or is it? the PIPA and SOPA opera drama... we'll see what other exciting things happen...
still, we need awareness...i found it very strange that so many of the people who were not aware were college students. weird. i just thought those young kids knew everything! i guess... it can be a bit overwhelming and somewhat confusing. so here you go:
excerpt"
"SOPA is disguised as an anti-piracy bill. Any first year CS student knows better. The bill is, in actuality, designed to obliterate free speech on the internet and allow media publishing companies to commercialize everything.
SOPA explicitly states that companies will be liable for everything their users post. Sites like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Reddit, Wikipedia, or any sites that allow user generated content CANNOT exist under these laws. Immediately after this bill is passed, you will see the media mafia (MPIAA, RIAA, etc) replacing websites like Wikipedia with commercialized encyclopedia software. Mainstream media outlets will not cover this bill because they are the ones lobbying for it. ...."
The entire document SOPA FOR DUMMIES
Sopa Pipa from Gombos Robert on Vimeo.
i looked like this earlier.
but it's a good week for sopa de tortilla anyway... mmmm.mmm.mmm. i will make some this week and post :)
familiar faces.
familiar faces., originally uploaded by ¡Laura!.
our minds racing and overwhelmed... but we keep going...some times we meet with tea.
blame it on… your fortune cookie?
well... if you're a great manager then you blame it on others. that's what great managers do, right?
but...
when the corporate world has sucked you dry, manager, blame yourself.
you should have been smarter and more experienced...and not expect much from yourself and others.
i’m not sure i like it…
i'm not sure i liked it, originally uploaded by ¡Laura!.
there's always room for more.
i love champagne. i. love. it.
i have to find some great california sparkling wine*. one that i truly enjoy. i need to do some tasting and some research soon. i'm sure there are some excellent ones out there. cali has so many fine wines... just as fine as the french ones i've had. some better. das right! i said it.
but... back to champagne. our consumption increased something like 30% in 2011. which is great news because it's such a happy and well admired drink.
(side note: no matter how broke people are there is always $ for ssex and booze, right? i've heard)
ok... no more booze and sex talk. back on track and to champagne.
... and though i'm not sure who invented champagne, i make sure i say 'merci, dom perignon.' and amen to the bubbly!
i love it alone. or a kir royale, death in the afternoon... but i've yet to try a black velvet and i do like guiness room temp so i'm not sure how that would work. lemmethink....
(i'll add some cocktail potions here soon) mimosas anyone?
and now for some trivial champagne info... which i find interesting (and somewhat useless) to know.
my favorite fact is this myth or legend. it may be possibly true and i really don't care if you say it's false. i'm not listening.
—it is said that the coupe de champagne is molded after the bitchy, witch... narcissistic French Queen Marie Antoinette’s, breast. this way all her 'admires, her subjects and everyone else could drink to her health in them. them...being her breasts. ah, i love that .
—i mentioned the monk, dom perignon as a possible 'inventor' of the champagne process. The monk allowed the necessary carbon dioxide to build up in the fermentation process-- this created the bubbles! now that's a good find.
—there are over 40 million bubbles in one regular/normal/common bottle of champagne. yikes! this may be closer to 50 million, actually. but who's counting?
—there's a special "methode champenoise" on the label of each bottle of the bubbly. there are three traditional grapes used to make champagne :Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, and Chardonnay all which grow in the northeastern region of la france.
this is a fun fact too:
—careful!: champagne cork leaves the bottle at a velocity of approximately 35-40 mph, but can possibly pop out at as fast as even 100 mph. that's pretty darn fast and if you're hit... well, drink the pain away.
—i've never taken a bath in champagne. not yet anyway. bubble bath... hmm. sounds fun.
...and please remember that i'm not wikipedia.... and i probably wrote this while sipping a glass or two so the facts are all true as long as you have a glass of the bubbly with me. :)
some favorite quotes:
Come quickly, I am tasting the stars!
~ Dom Perignon, at the moment he discovered champagne
I drink Champagne when I win, to celebrate…and I drink Champagne when I lose, to console myself.
~ Napoleon Bonaparte (i wonder if he thought of this while he was being entertained by the veuve clicquot ? hmm.)
Remember gentlemen, it's not just France we are fighting for, it's Champagne!
~ Winston Churchill, WWI
* remember, we can't call it champagne if it doesn't come from la france.
peaceful, muted morning.
it's been warmer than we care for lately. It isn't really surprising but we do find it difficult to believe it's january.
me... i'm not complaining i'm actually a fan of a warm climate. i like my scarves on tank tops and flip flops are all the comfort.
AND i love when our parisians and east coasters visit and they get a sunny treat out here. we can hang outside in the patio.. soaking up the sun. By the evening we end up throwing on our sweaters and scarves but we can sit outside with a nice cab or lemonade or a not-so-hot chocolate. these past winter vacation mornings our books kept us company outsid... and quietly, we read while our feet got a nice tan. hehe. hey, you can have healthy-vacation-y-looking feet while you act all intellectual. yes you can.
(hmmm... side note: i wonder if my book club still wants me? hmmm. 2nd side note: damnit! we're overdue at the library again. uggg)
i love where i live. i love my house. it's a house of love.. i've been told. you should visit. :) there's plenty of room, wine, books, blankets, pillows, food in la cocina, and ...sun.
....no matter how broke we are, we manage to buy our girls shoes, enjoy a nice glass (or two) of champagne and, ¡ damnit !, it's sunny. it's what i tell husband, anyway. we'll see how the mood is tomorrow. for now, i'm living large and plan to be in this (un-medicated*) blissful state of mind for as long as my brain can remain reasonable. or something like that.
then.....this morning.... my girls were off to school... i'll miss hanging with them.
*not everyone in l.a. is medicated on'happy' pills. many of us are high on love. hehe.