Hello pretty people!
This post is full of random thoughts that are going through my mind right now. Feel free to jump parts if you don't feel like reading lots of randomness :)
1) First I want to tell you about my Halloween... I actually celebrated it on Friday by going to a party dressed as Princess Leia. This would be my version of a princess pose:
I saw several interesting costumes that day, some of which included: a man dressed as a Christmas tree, with lights and a present included; Adam & Eve with clever non-naked-that-looked-like-naked costumes; a girl dressed as a... uterus. But it wasn't too weird; she was just dressed in black with the drawing in the middle of the shirt. The two ovaries were two different people... she constantly looked for them; she also had glued cotton balls as eggs for people to take if they wanted to... crazy. Oh! and I didn't see this one but heard about it at the party: a love triangle (three people dressed as hearts and connected to each other with yarn strings).
2) {Photography} I can't take it anymore... I can't continue taking pictures with a point-and-shoot camera while I see how others learn, improve, and are able to get more creative with other (better) equipment. I feel I need to get started with something of higher quality soon if I really want to carry out the projects I have in mind. I've decided to buy a Canon 30D. My friend has one as well as a Canon 50D. He said I could buy the 30D from him, and I'd love to do that as opposed to buying it online or at Craigslist (I have to settle for the 30D right now since I don't have much money). He let me borrow that camera when I went to Venezuela, and I know that it is a great way to start {or should I say move on... transition}. I enjoy photography a lot... and these are my goals: I will be better at it, I will become an artist with it, I will have my own style, I will be known-- at least in the city I live in!
3) I am 23 and already have some facial lines! Yes, I'm complaining a bit... here is the positive thinking: it's because I smile a lot! :) Actually, it's a bit my fault. I don't drink the amount of water I should every day; I don't didn't until now put creams/lotions on. I always thought they weren't necessary... how many beautiful older women say "I never put anything on actually..." and so I thought I could wait until later... but I guess not. Here's what I'm doing about it: I bought daytime & nightime moisturizers with very natural ingredients, I am will drink more water, and I found these nice facial exercises that everyone should try! {and I have one more my mom taught me! Maybe I will have the nerve to take some pictures of me doing those funny faces and post them... we'll see}. I won't become an old lady yet!
4) This past Saturday was not only Halloween. It was "El Dia de la Canción Criolla"* {Day of Criolla Song} in Peru. For those of you who are new here, I'm from Peru. I wanted to use this opportunity to post a poem that my uncle wrote to honor an important man in the world of Musica Criolla who died recently. My uncle creates beautiful poems (décimas) and he could create one for any topic you give him. He just started a blog and I will promote it by showing you the poem I just mentioned. As a Peruvian [and of course as a niece], I needed to include this in today's post. Thank you for reading my random thoughts today!
Message for any Peruvian visitors: Hola! Gracias por visitar mi blog, aquí les dejo una décima escrita por mi tío. Les recomiendo que visiten su nuevo blog, ya que él tiene un don y al fin se animó a darle un rinconsito en internet. Le pueden pedir que escriba una décima de lo que deseen! Por ahora su dirección es:
DECIMA CRIOLLA AL ZAMBO CAVERO
LO LLORA EL PERU ENTERO
LO LLORA EL CRIOLLISMO.
TODOS LLORAMOS LO MISMO.
HA MUERTO EL ZAMBO CAVERO
ZAMBO ALEGRE Y JARANERO.
ARTURO ZAMBO CAVERO
TE LLORA EL PERU ENTERO
Y EN EL CIELO LUCHA REYES
TE PREPARA PEJERREYES
TARAREANDO UN TONDERO
CHABUCA GRANDA IMPROVISA
Y COMPONE UN VALSECITO
Y LO HACE EN UN RATITO
PUES SAN PEDRO YA LE AVISA:
CHABUQUITA DATE PRISA
QUE ESTA LLEGANDO CAVERO
Y QUIERO SER EL PRIMERO
EN VERLO Y DARLE LA MANO
CANTANDOLE UN VALS PERUANO
MUY ALEGRE Y JARANERO.
ELOISA ANGULO LUEGO
LE SUSURRA A SAN FRANCISCO:
SAN FRANCIS ACA ESTA EL PISCO
PERUANO, DEL VERDADERO.
SIRVALE AL ZAMBO CAVERO
Y DELE LA BIENVENIDA
MIENTRAS SIRVEN LA COMIDA
PORQUE ESTO NO QUEDA AQUÍ
HAY CEVICHE CON AJI
Y UNA MESA BIEN SERVIDA
HAY CAU CAU, ARROZ CON PATO
TAMALITOS Y ESCABECHE
ZARZA CRIOLLA PA QUE SE ECHE
AL COSTADO DE SU PLATO
Y NO SE VAYA QUE AL RATO
FELIPE PINGLO SE PRESTA
CON ANGELICAL ORQUESTA
A CANTARNOS UNOS VALSES
SIGUIENDO DIOS LOS COMPASES
EN CRIOLLISIMA FIESTA.
LUIS PIGHI VILELA
15/10/2009
* 'Criolla' Music: a category of Peruvian music, which combines mainly African, Spanish and Andean influences.
Haha, a uterus?? That's the most original/weird halloween costume I've heard of to date! I really like your costume though!
ReplyDeleteI've made a pact to drink more water too :) Ooh, those facial excersises sound good, I might try them too!
I really like your costume too and how amazing that you will be soon getting that camera! I am glad you had a nice Halloween, talk about interesting costumes that you saw! :)
ReplyDeletethank you for the compliments ladies :)
ReplyDeleteand yes indeed very crazy costumes; one can see even weirder ones downtown, but I haven't had a chance to go there for Halloween. Thanks for stopping by, as always!
Hola Marcelita. Curiosando por tu blog me encontré con la gradable sorpresa de ver publicada la décima que me inspiró la muerte del Zambo Cavero. Gracias también por los comentarios acerca de mi "arte" o afición.....había dejado olvidado un poco mi blog desde diciembre, pero desde ayer lo he retomado, así que pronto se podrán leer otras décimas que he ido escribiendo. Nuevamente gracias, y un besotote. Saludos por casa.
ReplyDeleteTío Lucho