Hello everybody! So now I’m back from outer space… Let’s give a small briefing of what went on during my second week of Vacation Time!

Saturday: Departure from Texas. Fernando, Maria Luisa, Patricia and me went to a steakhouse for the farewell dinner. Since I had a heavy breakfast I could only manage to eat some steak chops and onion rings. Patty left for a school-friends gathering, and the parents took me to the airport. I took pics of Patty’s award shows and before the goodbyes and MariaLuisa will send them to me later on. :D The plane travel was fast and fun. They were showing Are we there yet and although I didn’t get the headphones the movie looked funny and interesting so I didn’t realize the hours went fast. Soon I arrived at Orlando, and Michael received me. Vangie was parked outside, with Groundel. They picked up my luggage and off to the quest of finding the EconoLodge! No problem, right Vangie? LOL

Sunday: The plan was Disney for 7 days, but as I woke up a bit late I had a vision of Virgilio’s face moving side to side saying “Not just Disney, Universal! Universal!” LOL (Virgilio is the chauffer with ultra super traveling experience and he warned me NOT to stay away from Universal… God, I was a good Padawan and followed his advice… So got the 3 days at Universal offer (2 days, 3rd one free). Universal Studios. Shrek 4D was the first ride, and The Mummy was the first roller coaster in my life. Wow! No bone was left untouched in the Mummy! As we went out of the Mummy store Inhotep scared me on the entry door… How nice of him…Then Twister, Jaws and Earthquake. The MIB ride was a nice shooting experience, loved the spins! Went to Back to the Future and got many bumps in the head… The whole day went too fast. Fun, fun, FUN!

Monday: Well, got the Disney’s 4 day one park a day Magic Your Way offer. Disney’s Magic Kingdom. Plenty of memories. Absolutely LOVED the Splash Mountain, and the Thunder Mountain. The Pirates of the Caribbean and It’s a Small World brought many memories, and got pretty postal-like pictures as keepsakes. (I went to Disney when I was 7 years old… so imagining… More than 20 years later…) Space Mountain broke down in the afternoon but was up and running in the night, and Haunted Mansion was cool for decorating tips. Saw the Light Parade up close and personal since we sat on the edge of the walkway, and the demon from Fantasia looked impressive! The fireworks were ok.

Tuesday: Universal Islands of Adventure. At first I was overwhelmed because the place is visually intimidating… looks busy everywhere. Went into the Hulk ride, I guessed that if I went in it I would go in every ride… and I did. :D Got into the Storm spinning ride, then to the Spiderman 3D ride (awesome FXs). The Dudley Falls ride at Toon Lagoon, was closed as we got there… we were pissed because of the 45 minutes stay in the line but it turned out to be a good thing… Went to Jurassic Park, loved the draft ride. Rode the magical Unicorn, and then rode the blue dragon at the Dueling Dragons ride. That was WAY OUT OF THIS WORLD COOL. Then took the Poseidon adventure and passed by DrSeuss land very fast (I am not fond of him). Returned to the Marvel Island and took pics of the places I had not seen. Then Went back to Toon Lagoon… the ride was wet. As a last resort for entertainment, we went to Popeye’s ride… turned out to be a great ride as well as we came out SOAKING wet (thanks to a London family we took the ride twice and the waves that I missed the first time I caught the second time). Dripping water, we went to drink a warm coffee and cinnabuns. Yummy! We had time to go into the heated pool at night, soothing!

Wednesday: Disney’s Epcot center. Ok, the history of communication and progress ride was ok, but the Innovations area sucked by my standards… The Living Seas area was my favorite. No need to go to an aquarium, you have it there. Loved the manatees. And the sharks. And the Mind Flyers… And the show Turtle Talk with Crush was outstanding! Had great laughs on that one! The Land is mostly agriculture and more agriculture, but they do have Soarin, a new attraction that is a ride that makes you believe that you are hand gliding… It was outstanding, just that I didn’t enjoy it because I was frozen the whole ride (I am SCARED to DEATH when it comes to heights). After that unique experience went to Mission Space. I loved being the ships engineer, but the captain got space sick… I thought Groundel was joking, so we went on to the Energy pavilion… which sucked… And then I realized that Groundel was REALLY sick. So, we visited first aid and stayed there for an hour. Afterwards, we visited the nation’s pavilions… Mexico’s pyramid was nice. Norway’s Viking ship was really cool. Loved Germany and Italy because they had intricately beautiful surroundings. In Morocco bought liquor with coffee, and the Illuminations show took place. I was baffled. I had never seen such a beautiful display of fireworks in my whole life!

Thursday: Disney’s Animal Kingdom. You want to visit a zoo? Here it is… The whole place has like 3-4 trails for animal watching, Mombats, tigers, a Conservation awareness place, a petting zoo where the Cabrita Incident took place… The parade was nice, no lights and not too fancy but the idea of “cardboard” animals pulled by humans and humans addressed as animals worked very nicely. I liked everything in the park, especially the Bug’s Life 3D experience and the Tree of Life. The tree has over 350 animals carved on it, it is majestic!

Friday: Disney’s MGM studios. The main thing is that Star Wars weekends started on Friday, and we were excited about that… Only a couple was dressed as Jedis… Oh, well… The Star Tours ride is old but still good, and the store deserves 5 stars, plenty of nice goodies! Took pics of Leia, Anakin, ewoks, the bald band, and Jedis… and of course, Vader. Absolutely LOVED the Muppet Show stage. Everything else in the park was a bit… lame… Liked the stunts and backstage ride… Wanted to see Beauty and the Beast and Indiana Jones shows but they were closed when we got to them… that was a downer… But all in all it was a good day, everything was calm, and the place was pretty.

Saturday: Universal and Islands of Adventure. Went to the best rides of both parks. Took pics of Popeye & Olive, the crazy doc from Back to the Future, and others that I missed the other days. In the MIB ride got the killing attitude and hit with high scores Yay! And in the mummy ride almost lost my hat and glasses… Never mind that oopsie… Imhotep grabbed one of my ponytails when taking a pic with me Yay! And ate at the Monster Café those legendary ribs that I loved so much. At the Islands went to the Dueling Dragons ride and this time rode the red dragon. Way cool! It has 2 more loops in midair. Had time to take a cool break and drink a giant Icee, then ride the Spiderman3D cart one last time. Bye-bye Universal, I love You!!! :P

Sunday: Check out at 7:30am. In the end the hotel experience was not so bad… I get used to cheap things easily… LOL Nah, the room was always clean and the people were always ready to service with a big smile, which counts Anyway, the taxi was a small bus, and the taxi driver was a crazy fuck from Iowa. The guy is a horror freak, which was awesome as he was debating with us about horror movies and then he told some pranks he used to do to his brothers and sister. Arrival at the airport went well, no problems at all. In the plane, a lady almost got bitten by the flight assistant because she had a cat… Seems the flight assistant HATES cats… but besides that there was no more commotion…

Arrived at San Juan at 1:30pm. Coriolis picked us up and we went to get Joe to have his late-birthday-meal-celebration-whatever-thingie. It was fun, my first time at Longhorn. Wheeeeee! We dropped Joe in his house and Coriolis took us to his dwelling. Groundel and me departed at 8pm from Caguas to Mayaguez. The trip went fast and was surreal… Two weeks without driving made me feel weird… almost as if I were in a ride…

Anyway, went home and got a bit pissed (welcome to Mayaguez, city of continuous pain in the ass), but having all kitties around at bedtime was enough to make me smile. I love them, ABSOLUTELY love them. I guess I’ve learned that if I am going to travel it should be just one week away, because they suffer… either that or take them with me… I guess that means trying to get rid off my fear of traveling on cruises! LOL But THAT will be another story…

Today is Tuesday, and I should have taken the whole week for a vacation of vacation... I am tired, sleepless... Oh, well... I will take 2-3 days off when vangie visits for the wedding of Frances so that will make up for the working-right-away thing... Want to go to Caña Gorda or El Morro... We'll see... Anyway... Wanna go eat something so... Sayonara!

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Memorial Day.

The smell of Clorox in the air... Clean litters, clean house, clean bedding... It deserves a big WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! :D

The kitties, all of them, slept in my bed last night. They definitively missed me. And if they are happy and they show, then I am happy.

Tomorrow is working day, so... I didn't have any rest last night, and I don't feel so sleepy tonight... Sooooo... Whatever...

Saw my auntie today. Solved a small water problem thats her water heating system had, as well as washed some clothing that the kitties had spoiled. Oh, and had a hearty BORICUA dinner, YAY!

Basically, thats it... Tomorrow I'll talk about my vacations. Gotta go to bed, I'm beat!

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A night in which I come home and discover mayhem. The good news: the kitties are alive although Cyric and Crow are skinnier... The bad news: They peed on any clothing they saw in the floor, so THATS were the smell came from... I am aware that they were only meant to be fed, but I didnt expect to find the house with clothing in the floor soaked in urine and floor messed up with vomit, hairball and anything else that comes to mind... Taking care of animals includes their environment and I intended to pay for the service. I am really pissed because I guess I expect too much of people, or asume common sense from them... I think they will do into others as I do into others... I arrived at 10pm... and just finished cleaning almost everything... The litter is beyond comprehension and that will be tomorrow's quest because I'm guessing stores will be closed... I'm tired... Frustrated... Pissed... Yeah, welcome home... Now back to reality...

My vacations went smoothly, the time with my family in Texas was great, and the Disney and Universal adventure week was a thrill. I am just NOT in the mood to talk about it right now... But yes, this is the first vacation I enjoy throughly. Amen to that... And amen to finding my children in one piece. I know they missed me as much as I missed them.

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Thursday night was Patricia's Awards Night. We went to her school's theater and it lasted for more than 2 hours. The most important thing is that she got a $180,000 scholarship, the highest in the school. Way to go! :D So she will be starting college in a prestigious campus in the states.

On Friday, we attended a luch given by the McDonalds hispanic funds. Patricia was also awarded with a $2,000 scholarship from them. It was a lavish lunch at the Houston Hilton hotel. My long lost brother Ron was there and told me mom was looking for me... (Yes, the clown made a crack about my hair, but I laughed it off gracefully thank-u-very-much!). Maria Luisa got lost taking us out of Houston's downtown, but we made it home. Patty went to a mall with some friends and I tagged along. Got Kali a nice cute belt. On the way back we took two more of Patty's friends and went to the movies, so I finally had the chance to watch StarWars even if it was from the dreaded far side of the theater (I loathe seating so far, I always sit on the 4th-5th row... but hey, I had to comply, it's part of being a guest...)!

The Star Wars movie was trash. It was completely linear, with no depht. Amidala had the dumb chip on her, of course, she got married... Such a strong character with so much potential and they did nothing useful with her. And Anakin... the character's development went from bad to worst. The only star than shined brightly was Yoda and ObiWan. It was all as I had foreseen... What a shame...

Arrived after midnight based on Fl time, so missed a call from Groundel. I hope I don't get stranded over there... And made a final call to Trilogy. Seems that I won't be calling no more because he got stupid with me, for the last time. So, after crying that one off, and some therapeutical words from NoName, I went to sleep.

I just woke up because I wanted to wash my clothes, but the machine has clorox and white drapes inside... Left the bucket and came back to the room. So, I took advantage of solitude for a last time this week... I foresee I wont be able to get in the net until the end of month... But it is ok. I will make the sacrifice. I'm going to Disney! A Magic-Your-Way 7-day extravaganza! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

My father arrived yesterday while we were at the movies. We should be able to have a last family lunch at midday. I must leave at 4:30 so i get in time to the airport. The flight leaves at 6:50 and arrives in Orlando at 10:15pm... Hopefully it will be fast. :) So, wish me a safe trip and an end to my woes... at least for one week.

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I hate knowing so many Star Wars fans out there are waiting in line to go see the premiere and I am not able to do the same... Heck, no one around me knows the pain! the pain! No sci-fi fans over here, and no way for me to get to the movies... :( Oh, well... Nothing is perfect and I won't die for waiting a week or two before I can be able to finally see the friggin movie, but I really visualized I would go in a group and stay in the line for two hours and joke and have fun and watch the movie and be the usual dissappointed one that critiques everything and then go eat something and finally get home and be stalked by kitties to death... It is right, nothing I REALLY plan turns out that way... Oh, well...

Been in the house the whole day. Tricia's car window had a small accident so she had to take it to a window repair place, so the small outing to the mall was suspended. I stayed and chat some with NoName and Joe, got a drawing request from Lucinda that won the oddest moment of the day award (LOL) and fall asleep while reading one of my stories... I figured that since I had the time I could try finishing one of the storylines... but the silence and the air from the fan won the best of me. I woke up around 10, called Tril but he left the cel in his sister's hands even knowing I was gonna call... well, he is at the movies having fun with his friends (very full of me to think that he would actually look forward to talk to me...)... Called Lucinda but she was sleeping... Called Coriolis and finally talked to him after 4 signal losses... LOL He was complaining, too... about not being able to go to the premier because no one invited him... Yup, its either that or people around you that just cannot understand WHY it is important... Anyway... Joe celebrated his Bday today and planned on taking his ass over to the movies... Lucky guy (I said guy, not gay). :D

Nothing interesting on TV... I'm starting to get really bored... Well, luckily things will start speeding up tomorrow (I hope). The last days of my staying here will go fast, Thu & Fri... I must be in the airport during Sat afternoon, so Sat day does not count as a real day... It's a pass day... Whatever. I'll just embrace what the next two days will bring my way. It's been nice being over here once more, spending time with Grandma (she always has interesting anecdotes), teasing Patricia, trying outwitting Luis, listening to MariaLuisa's health speech, listening to my fathers work woes... All in all it is nice to witness a family that functions as a family should. It gives some hope, and some inspiration. Don't you think?

I wonder how things are going for the house-closing thinguie...

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Ok, since I have a bit of a spare time, I'll talk a bit about these last couple of days... :)

Thursday. I was REALLY stressed. In the way to the airport there was this BIG traffic bottleneck in Arecibo just before the access to the freeway... For 45 minutes the traffic was almost stopped and I was quite angry about it. I arrived in San Juan and got lost getting to Auxilio Mutuo... Yes, I dont remember streets as I used to, sue me. Met Coriolis assistant, whom I really liked, and part of the crew. Got just in time to the airport, five minutes later the plane was boarding... Ok... At least that part of Beginnings was covered... The flight from San Juan to Orlando was... LONG! Three hours, no tv, no music, no nothing... not even the peanuts they give at other cheap ass companies (I guess this one is the king of cheap asses!). Well... At Orlando the baggage claim was fast and without further events. Vangie went to pick up the tourists and off to Cape Canaveral! She took us to a sports restaurant-bar called Beef O'Bradys. The titanic burger was most welcomed, thank-u-very-much! :D And so the night came to conclude.

Friday. I wanted to take a bus to walk around or maybe to get to the Kennedy Space Center... Wishful thinking. Not one bus passed my way, and so ended up watching some nice horror countdown on Bravo. :D No complaints here! Vangie took everybody to a place that reminded me of El Gatito negro at Joyuda... Anyway... The show was this weird lady that had been thrown out of the place like 2 hours before our arrival and that kept walking side to side in front of the restaurant as well as screaming or calling people's attention... Ok... That was fun... I had a fishy sandwich that was superb, and tried fried pickles... That's a new one and tastes delicious! Since we had quite a crew, vangie decided to take us to a pier. There we walked along the boardwalk, watched the sea and the boats and the people... A guy was surfing in the chore (WTF) and a lady took a picture of my hair (another WTF). LOL Well... We stayed there chillin for a while, then we all disbanded. It was a cool outing, a pity I didnt enjoy much of it thanks to the friggin wind... It was too strong and kept leaving sand in my eyes (and I was wearing my contacts). Whatever...

Saturday... Started in the wrong side of the bed I guess. Couldnt have the breakfast I expected at the Waffle House because it was full, so had to settle for a footlong at Subways... No biggie... Diabetics cannot be too choosie when it comes to food at the right time. Vangie took me to the airport, since I had a flight heading towards Houston. The flight went smoothly. The 747 had tv, they were showing Sideways (a stupid but moronically funny movie I had seen a week ago). Never mind that, they gave a nice snack (sandwich and coffee) and I read a complete book about Event Coordination as a business (yes I am also feeding my mind, am I an entepreneur or what? LOL). Arrived to Houston after a smooth 1.5 hour flight. There was a funny thing, when I tok my window seat I had two elderly people at my sides, so went over them. I sat, and took the magazine to read the flight news... And in the third page there was a cancer ad. Normally that would be something not so important, but as I was about to turn the page I spotted the name underneath one pic... It was Luis Felipe. One of my brothers. I stared for about 5 minutes and laugh. Now, that was something. Yes, I took the 'zine with me. :D Back to the arrival... The flight was perfect and my father received me at the airport. It was a happy moment. MariaLuisa and Luis were there too. No luggage problems, we had a nice dinner and headed home. I fall asleep as a log.

Sunday... I woke up a bit late, after midday. We all went to Olive Garden, and I had my first salmon dinner (yes, I've never had salmon before, so what?). We celebrated my father's birthday, Mother's day and my arrival. It certainly was fun. Afterwards, we went to a boardwalk, Kima. The stores are vividly displayed, and there's entertainment and fun for everyone. I ate an Amaretto ice cream that tasted heavenly, as well as I got the chance to call my aunt, Tril and Groundel. It was a day that went away really fast!

Monday... Woke up around 10. Finally had some internet contact, and after a while watched tv and said farewell to my father (he had to go to work, and the proyect is in Louisiana). We all hope he will be back by Thursday. (Fingers crossed) So... Tricia (my sister) has been Driving Miss V ever since. LOL Oh, well... She had to go get some groceries and make some payments so I went for the very first time to Kohl's... and was VERY unimpressed. After Walmart and other places, we crashed at Starbucks and I had a nice, smooth, invigorating Cappucino. Since the beauty store was on the way home, we stopped so I could get something to refresh my hair's color... And then home, Internet, and bed. :P

Tuesday... I bleached the dark spots in my hair, and colored it RED. Did the laundry, cleaned my living space, and washed my hair. Went with Tricia to see Kingdom of Heaven. Liked the flick. Orlando Bloom looks so different! Much better, if I may add... :D Well, we deserved a Starbucks stop, and this time I got a Cafe Mocha. And so, we headed home. Gruendel called, and then I tried calling Tril but all i got was the damn answering machine. Hmmm... Well... Called Coriolis and that was hitting jackpot. We talked for a while... The house turned out to be a bad idea that didn't fill his void... Well, home is where your heart is... A house is just walls when it has no heart. No shaman needed to reveal that truth... Hope that he gets better... One way or the other... :)

So... It is Wednesday... very early in the morning... I will soon go to sleep... Today I should go with Tricia to a mall to check the local Hot Topic... I am curious but I know it should be the same as in PR, even Sally was divided the same way... Whatever... Visiting HT is always a good thing... :P On Thursday my father should be back, and I think there is an activity because of Tricia's graduation... cannot recall if it's Thu or Friday or both... Whatever. On Saturday I should be taking a flight back to Orlando, where I'll meet with Groundel to have a Magic your Way sort of vacation thingie... I hope I can get the tickets. Fingers crossed! :)

Spoke to Lucinda today, and to my other sis... The kitties ARE depressed... They are eating very little and they are even allowing them to touch them... I hope that they snap out of it... It has been making me sad, knowing they are not around me. I cant believe just how attached I am to my furry little friends... I need Kali to sleep, and Roxy to stalk me, and Isis to watch me and Set to scratch me... Ah... I hope they don't get sick. Especially without me being there. :(

Been doing plenty of thinking and soulsearching. Also plenty of ideas for businesses... I started reading a Webdesign book and I am around the middle of it. The ideas for establishing Webdesign as a business are very sound and help a-lot to visualize what I want and what I need (especially after the ongoing experience I have on it). I am certainly NOT wasting my time, my eyes and ears and mind being very open and being fed with useful stuff... good stuff... possitive stuff. Well, I must admit that THAT is a change. This week has been energizing, and in a way perfect for introspection. Next week will drain me but should be devoted to clean, good FUN!

Well... This kinda sums everything up,huh? LOL At least I am getting a bit sleepy. So I shall leave you all with good vibrations and hopefull bliss...

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Sunday night. Here I am... making a small, fast little post, so all of you little people know that I am alive and kicking. One good thing I've come to realize after these 4 days is that Puerto Rico kicks serious ass in the beach department. Our chores are beautiful even with trash. Our views and streets feel alive and welcoming.

PR may not be an idillic Neverland, but it IS an island of enchantment, and I am very proud of calling it my homeland. So much beauty, so diverse... and it keeps more wonders to discover. I just had to write that... True, in US everything is big and flashy... but in the island everything is REAL, if you know what I mean. We don't need flashyness because our sea, our sunset, our forests, our caverns, our flora and fauna and Taino spirit makes us unique, and beautiful without adornments. That's the fact.

I feel a bit sad. I am doing many things in matters of going places, eating out... But something is missing. Something keeps on being missing... And it aches and makes me unhappy.

Whatever. As a flashy note, my father turns 60 on the 17th. HAPPY BDAY TO YOUUUUUU! And, a small coincidence, Joe turns XX on the 18th. So, HAPPY BDAY BIG GUY!!! I hope that when I get back we can do something to celebrate your adulthood iniciation. Jijiji... :D

Missing mi kitties badly. I had no idea they meant so much to me... My kiddies... :( I wuv them so! Called my aunt, and Groundel, and Tril. That's about it. Oh, and submitted myself to the torture of watching Episode I... No comments please!

Well, one of my half-brothers is going back to study-home early as in 4am, so I better leave this place and go to sleep. Dont want to bother anyone with my addictions...
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Gloria, you're always on the run now
Running after somebody, you gotta get him somehow

I think you've got to slow down before you start
to blow it
I think you're headed for a breakdown, so be
careful not to show it

You really don't remember, was it something that
he said?
Are the voices in your head calling, Gloria?
Gloria, don't you think you're fallin'?
If everybody wants you, why isn't anybody
callin'?
You don't have to answer
Leave them hangin' on the line, oh-oh-oh, calling
Gloria
Gloria (Gloria), I think they got your number
(Gloria)
I think they got the alias (Gloria) that you've
been living under (Gloria)
But you really don't remember, was it something
that they said?
Are the voices in your head calling, Gloria?

A-ha-ha, a-ha-ha, Gloria, how's it gonna go down?

Will you meet him on the main line, or will you
catch him on the rebound?
Will you marry for the money, take a lover in the
afternoon?
Feel your innocence slipping away, don't believe
it's comin' back soon

And you really don't remember, was it something
that he said?
Are the voices in your head calling, Gloria?
Gloria, don't you think you're fallin'?
If everybody wants you, why isn't anybody
callin'?
You don't have to answer
Leave them hangin' on the line, oh-oh-oh, calling
Gloria
Gloria (Gloria), I think they got your number
(Gloria)
I think they got the alias (Gloria) that you've
been living under (Gloria)
But you really don't remember, was it something
that they said?
Are the voices in your head calling, Gloria?

(Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, Gloria)
(Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, Gloria) ...
[fade out]

- Laura Branigan, Gloria

In case I must die…

It is never too early or too late to think about it. It should not be a gloomy though, because when you die you stop all pains, yet you keep emotions. This is my cyber-wish list in case I die:

Possessions are nothing. If you must fight for everything, well… enjoy! Only a small catch: Comics go to Trilogy, cards and cd’s go to Coriolis and RPG’s go to Gruendel. My dolls, all of them, go to Lucinda. My clothing to whoever likes goth. My car… sell it and share the split money with my uncle and my aunt. That’s all I have.

Very important for me would be my kitties welfare. I would like my sister to keep Michita, Cyric and Kyonne. Lucinda can keep Kali and Set. My aunt can keep Crow and Isis. Lightshadow can keep Roxy.

You may sell the paintings that survive me, if any. You’ll make me famous. :P

And I guess that’s about it. I am pretty defective, so I don’t think being a donor would help anyone… Just burn me to ashes and make sure that I am stirred to Nature on the top of the Combate’s Lighthouse. And please, let me rest in peace for a while… Be certain I will return as the most unexpected person on Earth…

Ok… Enough nonsense. I was feeling sick last night… Thanks to the moves at work. I had a damn allergy and my eyes felt itchy-tasty. Went to bed early but I still feel the need to sleep. I must go to Aguadilla like in half an hour… will see how I manage to do such a task. Hope that my sis and Lucinda pops up at my house after 4:30 to give them the leys to my lair and show them the 1-2-3 kitty basics. :P Whatever.

I must leave tomorrow around 8am to San Juan. I hope that Coriolis appears at the McDonalds near his house around 11am. I’ll leave my car in his hands… hopefully that ain’t a bad thing… And he should be able to give a lift to the airport. Departure is 3:50pm, arrival in Orlando is around 7:00pm. Vangie is supposed to be there, if all runs as planned. Flight NK592.

On Saturday I’m departing for Texas around 6:00pm, and should be arriving to the Houston Intl Airport by 7:30pm.

Well, I must go now. Work and packing and cleaning and visiting to do, in just 8 hours… I’m getting even more tired by thinking about it! So, stop the thoughs and go into the action! :D

To Joe and LS: I’ll miss you, guys! You are so much fun to be around! Love you both!
To Coriolis: You better be there or I’ll kill you
To Lucinda: Thanks for everything! And watch Roxy and michita, they like to run away!
To my sis: I know I can always count on you. Thanks a-lot! Hugggsss!
To No Name: Thanks for the good vibes! :D
To Groundel: Hope you find answers in your side of the trip Hugggsss!
To Trilogy: Be certain I’ll miss you, lots...

That’s it for now…Von voyage! Fading out…

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OK, LISTEN UP KIDDIES: I shall go in a journey on Thursday 12th afternoon, around 4pm. I will head towards Orlando, Fl and then head towards Texas on Saturday 14th afternoon around 5pm... I shall return to Puerto Rico on the 29th, during the early afternoon around 2:30pm. Any questions?

So, if I do not update this blog in a daily basis, bear with me... It's not an easy task being away from home without Internet... That sounds scary enough... :P

My sister will feed the kitties during the week, and Lucinda shall feed them on weekends. Everyone has a name tag, and hopefully no accidents will happen. I am concerned that they might get depressed when the days pass by, but hopeflly they will keep each other entertained. I love them so! I'll miss my kids... Sniff, sniff

Trilogy is making a final effort. Let's see how real it is this time.

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The weekend went away pretty fast. On Saturday went hunting for a gift for my aunt and then for some hair dye. Spent the rest of the evening and night at home, scrapbooking and answering phone calls. Checked the net late at night, had a nice conversation with a friend and then went to catch some z’s. On Sunday the quest to wrap the gifts was hilarious… Had to use Christmas wrapping, and since I had no tape I used sisal. :P Well, went over to auntie’s, she liked her stuff. Had a grrrrrrrrreat meal, and deliverd Groundel to the house. Had an appointment with Trilogy so went to pick him up. Went on a long drive, then he invited me to dinner. Delivered him, said hello to his sister and his niece, and went home. Arrived in time to watch Spirited Away once more, and then went to sleep. So, as you see, pretty straight forward weekend… And it went away too fast…

Today… I gotta try getting a hold of my sister to see if she feeds my kitties. Gotta fax the house papers first thing in the afternoon… Just got a called of a problem in a pc in Yauco… Must deliver another pc to Aguadilla… And I am damn sleepy… When I get home gotta start packing, and send a message to my family in Texas so they remember to pick me up on Saturday. :P This week will also go away fast… I can feel it…

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Finally… Friday. This has been a LOOOOOOONNNNNGGGGG week. I feel like trash, physically and mentally. Working lots to keep things ready for next week (I don’t want MORE stress next week). And since nothing wow was happening the local boss decided to make infrastructure changes relocating everyone… What a way to have a field day! I guess its all in the spirit of Spring, renewal, new hopes, yadda yadda… Me… My back/arm/neck can take nothing more.

Yesterday went to Aguadilla to fix something that took too long so I ended up bringing the pc with me. Had to visit Yauco, too, and at least over there things were more fun. Installed Dragon for a counselor, and since she talks too fast and with too many expressions in her voice I think the Dragon wont help much… But it was funny. I tried not to laugh in her face, but after an hour and a half, sorry… LMFAO!!!

Well, went to get some papers and to check out the changes at the Hormigueros house. Walls are down, cool. Only two things to make it perfect for a reevaluation. Hope this is it. :)

Arrived at 7pm… Quite beat, no desire to move. Did some scrapbooking, checked my mail and the battery went off as I was talking with Falls. Oh, well… That’s my timer for going to sleep and so I did. I still feel tired, I need to get used to sleeping 9 hours… 7 is too little and 8 leave me feeling bad. Problem is: too much to do, too little time… And my friggin brain! That’s the mayor problem. It wont stop moving, planning, pondering,… not even if I close my eyes because my body is in empty… Ah, and nothing seems to work besides working myself to exhaustion so I drop dead in a minute.

Six more days until doomsday! Yup, next Thursday is the liberation from Puerto Rico and all its bullshit for 2 weeks… YAYYYYYYY! I hope things keep moving and that everything will go as planned… or as scheduled (because my plans always gets spoiled!).

Today… I’ll probably go see House of Wax. Need to relax a bit. Tomorrow… need to gather my luggage at my aunt’s and put everything together. Mother’s day is on Sun… Well… Let’s see how things turn out…

Working. Gotta go.

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Face to face
my lovely foe
Mouth to mouth
raining heaven's blows
Hand on heart
tic tac toe
Under the stars
naked as we flow
Cheek to cheek
the bitter sweet
Commit your crime in your deadly time

Commit your crime in your deadly time
It's too divine
I want to bend
I want this bliss but something says I must resist

Another life
another time
We're Siamese twins writhing intertwined
Face to face
no telling lies
The masks they slide to reveal a new disguise

You never can win
it's the state I'm in
This danger thrills and my conflict kills
They say follow your heart
follow it through
But how can you
when you're split in two?

And you'll never know
You'll never know

One more kiss
before we die
Face to face
and dream of flying
Who are you?
who am I?
Wind in wings
two angels falling
To die like this
with a last kiss
It's falsehood's flame
it's a crying shame
Face to face
the passions breathe
I hate to stay but then I hate to leave

And you'll never know
You'll never know . . .

"Face to Face", Siouxie and the Banshees

I tried to make you happy
You know I tried so hard to be
What you hoped that I would be
I gave you what wanted
God couldn't give you what you need
You wanted more from me
Than I could ever be
You wanted heart and soul
But you didn't know, baby

Wild, wild is the wind
That takes me away from you
Cold is the night without your love
To see me through
Wild, wild is the wind
That blows through my heart

Wild is the wind,
Wild is the wind
You got to understand, baby
Wild is the wind

You need someone to hold you
Somebody to be there night and day
Someone to kiss your fears away
I just went on pretending
Too weak, too proud, too tough to say
I couldn't be the one
To make your dreams come true
That's why I had to run
Though I needed you, baby

Wild, wild is the wind
That takes me away from you
Cold is the night without your love
To see me through, baby
Wild, wild is the wind
That blows through my heart tonight
That tears us apart

Wild is the wind,
Wild is the wind
You got to understand, baby
Wild is the wind

Solo

Maybe a better man
Would live and die for you
Baby, a better man would
Never say goodbye to you

Wild, wild is the wind
That takes me away from you
Cold is the night without your love
To see me through, baby
Wild, wild is the wind
That blows through my heart tonight
That tears us apart

Wild is the wind,
Wild is the wind
You got to understand, baby
Wild is the wind

"Wild is The Wind", Bon Jovi

This week has gone fast… Well, almost… At work, all the offices were changed in matters of layout location, so everyone was working as ants moving everything from one place to the other… I had to make sure the computers were moved and installed correctly… Midday came in pretty fast and in the afternoon completed some of the loose ends… Tomorrow will visit Yauco to install a voice command thinguie and then head to Aguadilla to configure a PC. Hopefully I’ll get the papers that I need for Retiro during the night so I can try getting them to that place, even if only faxed, before Friday. :O I wanted to complete the house buying before my travel, but seems that will not be possible. So… At least I know that during the first two weeks of June things will be completed. :) Fingers crossed…

Been scrapbooking. Yes, its fun especially to relax and forget about everything and everyone… Love doing the layouts and bringing a special touch to each page. I had to break up the big scrapbook so now it makes more sense and it is less intimidating in a way… Still working on the one that belongs to Sti’s baby-childhood. Looking for info and trying to be as chronological as I can… want it to be a nice memento for him. :) Then will work on mine, and then will work on the kitties scrapbook. After those three, the focus will be travels, and event coordination book of my works, and the AD&D years covering everything from 1991 to 2000. A scrapbook for New Millenium will come afterwards. :P Let’s see how all develops…

Totally collapsing, need sleep asap.

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Ok, so it is true: The older you get, the faster that days pass by. Translation: Too much to do, too little time no matter how you schedule things. Here goes this week informational on my favorite subject: Me! :P

Friday: Went with Groundel to watch Amytiville Horror. Since he saw the original he could tell me if it was better, the scenes that were changed, yadda yadda. He tells me that the intro strip of the police on the crime scene was part of the news about the true murder case. Also, that the ghost characters were more developed, in the original the spirit just possessed the guy to kill, in this one there was a sound background and it was cool. My opinion: It was an ok movie, although now very original. The killing of natives reminded me of Poltergeist cemetery under the house… The ghosts beside the people were a cross between 6th sense (a little girl that sees dead people, in this case Jodie) and classic horror scenes in bathrooms. Horror from China and Japan kicks this American flick’s ass, but it is ok to pass 1:45 minutes of your life if you have nothing better to do.

Saturday: Woke up a bit late, around 1:00PM. Went searching for a nice pair of black sneakers. Then searching for cheap shirts that just didn’t appear. Ended up going to Almacén Navideño to get some scrapbooks: One for Baby Viv, one for Baby Sti and one for The Kitties. Later on will get one for Travels and one for a portfolio on my events decorating… Yup, will start that business next year if God helps me put the Master Plan together. :) Then attacked the mall… Actually, nothing to be found in there… Visited my aunt, watched some What Not to Wear and Trading Spaces, and then went home to accomplish a deadly mission: Clean-Up. Stayed until 2:00AM on that chore… Yup, THAT bad.

Sunday: Woke up early, finish off some cleaning and layed out a spot for repairing things that kitties had broken upon the last year. Three ceramic items. Bind them together the best I could. After THAT, went with Groundel to Plaza del Caribe. The plan was to get some shorts for the trip, but I found NOTHING at Old Navy, NOTHING at KressX and NOTHING at Marianne… On the way out I looked around in Sears and FINALLY found them… in the most unexpected of places… Go figure! We had lunch at Sizzler (and yes, it is the FIRST time I go there). Fall in love with the seafood salad and the Dorado fish fillet. I am returning to my fishy roots… LOL I remember my uncle used to take me to Joyuda every weekend to eat Chillo Entomatao. I loved THAT. Been so many years… more than 15… Guess fishes are striking back… :) Anyway… Went to visit El Calvo to give him an update on the reaction of the people (they want more), suggested he starts a motivation business, and left. Passed by my aunt’s to get provisions and read the newspaper, and then FINALLY made it home.

Well… I am exhausted! My arm-neck hurts from all the driving… and the cleaning… I am sleepy and an allergy is trying to catch me… Oh, well… Sent a notice to the realtor to see what’s up in the house thingies, and also sent a note to Hechicera to see if we can FINALLY meet to get down to business. LOL Ah, lately the whole thing of just getting a hold on me is very, VERY difficult…The forecast for this ongoing week : Need to meet hechicera, do her logo and get ideas for a site if she still wants it; get realtor’s opinion on her site and finish it off if she wants it; finish Baby Sti scrapbook and start baby Viv scrapbook. I may take a day off because I feel too tired, need to be on the bed for 12-20 hours to get my strength back! :P Ordered some Christopher Lowell books, a book on event planning and a book on web design business. The bookworm is satisfied.

About old acquaintances: I am pretty disappointed on them, but that is almost a permanent spell by now. I do not live so far, I have a phone and email, and they all know where I live but it seems that a simple drop by and say hi is the most difficult task in the world. I understand they have new stuff to do, but if I can manage to take some time to try reaching them I think the favor can be returned. I mean, friendship is two way, not one way. I have plenty of projects ahead of me, and I am running short of time, STILL I think they are important enough to drop my things and go check them if they ask. It’s in plural, so it’s not just a one-person thing. Anthony, Trilogy, Coriolis… What the heck is wrong with you all? The only one with enough excuses not to look for me is Lucinda, and even her calls to give me updates. I wouldn’t complain if you guys were people that I’ve known for a year or two, but DAMN! I know all of you for more than 14 years! I don’t know… Everything changes, but I believe true friends are forever. How about you?

Joe couldn’t travel thanks to money matters and his eyes. LightShadow passed during the week with 2 movies, and she is a very busy girl. Lucinda was shopping (or trying) and may not go to take Einstein to Ponce anymore. Groundel is finally washing his clothes after almost 2 months… LOL

Well, that’s about it. Right now, in my office, starting the day with some insight on what has been done and what is left to do…

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