Today's gratitude

-Thanks for being able to Call Andy for his birthday
-Thanks for D
-Thanks for loneliness
-Thanks for friends
-Thanks for Life…Ahhhh Life!!

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Today's

-Rainstorms
-Children laughing
-Dilawi festival
-Going to the movies with Nicolas
-Sharing a very funny time between Arlenis, Nicolas and I when Arlenis locked herself out of her bedroom at 4:00am and we had to use every tool in the house to get it open (while on underwear). One of those anecdotes to never forget.

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Caldo verde

Prepared Caldo Verde this weekend but I put so much pork sausage on it, instead of green looked red hehehe.

It was a great evening.

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I'll need a hell of support on this one!

Anyone want to create a group at Sparkle for 43thingers???

I really “wanted” to go yesterday to the gym (2 minutes by elevator from my floor) but instead I’d a pound of Yuca (A very starchy root) with Chicken Tasajo (Smoked chicken) deluding myself on that I’ll go later and I would prepare dinner first. While I was “preparing” dinner, since I was still hungry I put in the microwave a “5 minute rissoto” after eating all of it finally I finished preparing dinner: 2 pounds of spagetthi with chicken…That spagetthi never got to the 6:00pm dinner time btw…either I’m overeating or it was really good…

No wonder I’m 220 lbs now!! :-(

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Today's

-Being able to see beauty no matter the circunstances
-The amazing display of yesterday’s moon
-The sound of rain over a tin roof
-Feeling again driven to create
-My beautiful dogs

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Desk

For the Nth time I cleaned my desk, it seems everything I can find a place for ends there (it’s one of those BIG executive desks). It’s a pitty because it looks so good when bare empty.

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Today...

I’m greateful

-Being manic so I finally got to declutter my desk.
-For doing the right thing.
-For Ich+Ich songs
-For having someone I can send Ich+Ich songs
-For love

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Friday...

-Solve E’s issues with his ITR.
-Fill and send the port opening request forms.
-Check today extractions
-Prepare monday’s task list
-Prepare list of pending errands
-Fix Avatar issue with R.
-Reflect on the whole week acomplishments.
-Take mom to see Mama Mia.
-Go out for a drink with Peter.
-Return early.

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Would write this in big letters in my bathroom's mirror

Hope it works!

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Tuesday

-Help Allis to complete the Segmentation project.
-Wrapup the Apple project
-Put up to day all extractions.
-Install Magento at Jessie’s website.
-Fix Edouard’s Forum
-Create a basic animation to put as hold for Rasputin’s site.
-Transfer money to Mom’s account
-Pay my bills
-Buy myself a gift
-Go to Edouard to check his hardrives.
-Discuss with Alberto the Marketing approach to his magazine.
-Return home to work on Jessie’s site.
-Play with the dogs.
-Go to sleep early.

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Morning..

-Walk around my old town
-Take pictures of the new park
-Take a bus to Almirante
-Enjoy the view of the mountain crossing
-Take as much pics as I can
-Take a boat to the main island
-Have Fish/Coconut Rice/Fried Plantains/Icing glass (A beverage made of seagrass)
-Take pictures of Icing Glass for the facebook “Sabor Panameño” application
-See a nice rainstorm at the sea
-Enjoy quality time with Mom
-Locate Matias and other CSers in Bocas

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Nothing compares to...

Walking barefeet over Mama Earth…

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"Me" Time

“Me” time for reading at leisure.
“Me” time to watch the rain fall.
“Me” time to write my friends overseas.
“Me” time to wander in a bookstore.
“Me” time to cook my favourite dishes.

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Some specifics thanks to Wanderer and Sandy

1) Professional project finished.

2) My house decluttered and decorated!

3) Organize my studies.

4) Be happier in – or quit – my job(s).

5) Be say 14lbs lighter with a 6 pack and such

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I'll dedicate 5 minutes daily to this...

It’s going to be also an exercise on discipline :)

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Still...

It seems I’m able to “Stop” just for a few seconds, wondering if I’m manic. Anyways, at least I got to take the dogs to the vet, still have a pending list of stuff, what would be required to force myself to stop and reevaluate where I am and what I want to do, it’s always easier saying it to yourself than doing it, one rarely follows our own advise or others’s.

Remember that 43things 5 things to be grateful always made me stop and think and I miss that, I’ll add that goal again.

Moments ago found an interesting quote:

“The only obstacle is the distance between your ears”

Soooo truthful!!

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Prognatus creo...

Well, I finally put in order my desk, bought that Tiffany lamp I wanted and moved out of my room everything that could make me feel constrained.

The new version of java on Vista somehow wrecked my freemind installation and now I can update my ideas mindmap.

Is amazing how little stuff like that can keep you from doing.

I missed this semester registration for the master’s degree, so I’ve to wait, would push forward every day for the next 4 months to complete at least half of my ideas cloud after that, my whole focus would be on the degree.

I need to do this before my next existential crisis hit hehehe.

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Damn!

Four days of celebrating my birthday I spent 600 US. Amazing, I could’d travel to Caracas for a weekend with that amount and having a better used time instead of, well, basically, debauchery.

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Dispersed...

That feeling of everything going to fast for me to care, I thought I’d overcome it, when I tripped and felt into the maelstrom again, don’t know, but is way clear I’m willing or unwillingly, more willing I think, to put myself again in a path of self-destruction.

Best sign of this: this year five priorities, so important at the beginning of this year, now don’t induce the simplest emotional response.

Is stability deluding me into thinking everything is ok? while my mind blocks itself, the barely capability of rationality that I’m allowed to summon is not enough to make me react, shake, awake.

Is like being trapped in a dream, trying to awake myself but unable to do so, while danger looms closer and closer.

Maybe I’m down and I hadn’t notice, could be, wish I could just go away for a while, alone, to sit and ask freely and without fear of judgment, “Ken, what’s going on now?” and receive an answer.

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Update Status

-Debts
Up to date with all payments Zero Credit Cards. There’s a 218 showing up in my mortgage, seems is interest because a skipped payment from the office. Need to check that.

-Personal
Never thought an open relationship would be this taxative, more if I find troublesome just to get laid when I’m emotionally involved with someone else.

-Professional
Anyone can hear the word “stagnation” echoing around? Enjoy the job but is this what I want to be doing when I reach my 40ts?!!

-Alternate careers
Not even had done the required research.

-Family
I told myself I’ll marry before turning 36, that’s in two days!

-Art
Doing a lot lately

-Financial freedom
Doing a lot of freelance work.

-Growth
There’s a lot of static in my mind lately

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