Happy Holidays

I'm late but who cares?

It's coming on Christmas,
And they're cutting down trees.
Putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace,
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on.

It don't snow here,
Stays pretty green.
I'm gonna make a lot of money
And quit this crazy scene.
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on.

I wish I had a river so long,
I would teach my feet how to fly.
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on.
I made my baby cry.

You tried hard to help me,
You put me at ease.
You loved me so naughty,
It made me weak in the knees.
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on.

I'm so hard to handle,
I'm selfish and I'm sad.
Now I've gone and lost the best baby
That I've ever had.
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on.

I wish I had a river so long,
I would teach my feet how to fly.
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on.
I made my baby say goodbye.

It's coming on Christmas
And they're cutting down trees.
Putting up reindeer,
And singing songs of joy and peace.
I wish I had a river I could skate away on.

 

[Joni Mitchell - River]

My Christmas song... always.

God help me, I'm 22!

I have never been afraid of age, I always liked birthdays, not celebrating my birthday is almost an abomination for me. But recently I've been feeling a bit old (yes, I realize I'm not old at all)

But I am now, able to remember and talk about things that happened over 10 years ago. I've been saying the sentences "When I was your age..." or "In my good old days.." a lot. Maybe it only means that I live around younger people, maybe it means nothing at all.

Still, the more time goes by, the more I dislike the present. I just has no appeal, no glamour, no nothing. Maybe I'm just too retro. Maybe, that's why people think I'm pretty much older than I'm really am. 

Probably I'm just a drama queen! LOL

p.s. I'm looking for inspiration for writing the HP7 review. ;)

I am plus size

I went out with my mother on the other day, looking for a dress for my Graduation Ceremony. And it was like hell! I wear, in American size, around 12/14 and unfortunately that is now considered fat. I'm not saying that I'm thin, because I am not, but I'm not that fat eighter. I was feeling like crap in the end of the day because none of the almost 10 dresses I tried looked nice. Just to tell the end of the story, I went to a really good shop, one that make good clothes I end up paying a lot more than I should but I found a dress that fitted me and that made me feel good in it. But I kept myself thinking about this subject, again: why should we all be skinny?

I'm not a person that can complain about my body (or my health) simply because my body is what it is because I do nothing to change it. I don't excercise, I drink loads of coke, I eat fried meals, I eat way too much because I love eating. If you ask me if I prefer to spend my hard earned money in a gym or eating good food I would ALWAYS say food. But I was a size 6 once and I wasn't any healthier. The health speech  is the biggest lie ever told and it makes us feel even worse, extra guilt. ("I'm a fat, ugly and unhealthy. I'll die in a couple of years") But I have seen people who ate nicely and excercised but never lost a single pound! And I have seen top model sized people who had all those medical conditions that are common to fat people. 

Health (and knowledge) is the greatest commoditie a human being can have. It's important to take care of our body (and mind!!) but that does not mean we have to squeal ourselves to fit a standart that's not really ours. Most of fat people are indeed unhealthy but some people are fluffy and very healthy, and you can't imagine how hard and how much prejudice fluffy/fat people suffer. 

I'm trying the happiness standart. Be happy, search happiness, look for happiness. 

It's been too long, I'm glad to be back

I have had some tough days and I'm sure that they're not all water under the bridge. But I'm also sure that there's still a lot of water to run under the bridge so... Why worry?

Ideas that became drafts are about to become posts really soon. As you wait, enjoy a fine and pure shot of rock'n'roll.

News News News!

I HAVE FINALLY FINISHED MY GRADUATION COURSE!

That's it! This is the big news! My graduation ceremony sets place in September so tecnically I'm not graduated yet but I have finished all my subjects. 

I have had a nice week so far, things at work as less worse than I thought and I survived my feedback. I won't be there next year, thogh, unless things change. I lost my hability of planning my life for the next year because of the moving possibility and I have decided, at least, try not to worry before it's time to. I went to a Zeca Baleiro concert on Wednesday and unfortunately I don't have pics because my mum was with the camera and she was travelling. The concert was great and he played almost all my fave songs. It was really good, I haven't danced like that in a while! 

I was taken by the World Cup fever. I watched all Brazil's matches and except for the ones against Cote d'Ivoire and Chile, the other ones were absolutery boring! Specially today's fiasco against Netherlands. I don't know enough bad words in English to express my indignation. Of course Brazil isn't only football and I hate the Brazilian stereotypes but the Worl Cup is the World Cup and even though you don't like football that much (I don't like mostly because I get stressed, as I did today) you can't help getting a bit excited. The whole country stops to watch the games and you get a day off from work (or at least half of the day), so it's easy to be taken. 

I'll have to work for 2 more weeks before I can get a 10 days recess. I won't be able to start my psycology course or post graduation this year so I intend to rest from "school" for the nexts 6 months and that's a strange thing because I don't really know what it feels like not having to wake up at 5:45 a.m. to go to the class. That was my life during the last 20 years. I need to organize my stuff, my university things and so on... I haven't done that for 2 years or more so you can imagine how messed up things are. All the stuff is badly acomodated in the closet.

I can't wait to watch Toy Story 3. My brother has spoiled some facts to me (I wanted to kill him) and I'm excited about it because it seems that the movie wasn't made for kids but the old Toy Story fans, like me, who were kids when the first one was made. It's been 11 years since Toy Story 2 and I've been waiting for a long time. Probably my next post will be about it. 

That's it. A resumé of my last month.

=D

p.s. Listen to the link on Zeca Baleiro, I love him and I'm a fan since I was a child. ;)

p.s.2 That's me, age 6. Graduation ceremony when I leaned to read and write. =)

Against History is one year old!

Happy Birthday Against History!

I'm not posting as often as I wanted but It's been nice blogging for such a long time. 

Huge thanks for those who are reading me, whoever you are! 

5 completely lame love songs that I love

Love is lame or passion at least. But that's where all the fun is. Being ridiculous. From lame public expressions of love to nicknames that not even your mother could give you. But aparentely, the best "love songs" aren't about love, they're about the end of, the break up. And that's something that can get even more ridiculous, and even more funny if you're not the one involved. This list could get endless but I choose the ones I really listen to despite of all lameness of it, so here it goes... 

5. Always On My Mind - Elvis Presley

I'm being heretic for considering Elvis lame, he's a classic! But I'm analyzing the song's content. The guy didn't give any attention to his girl and she obviously left him, and men are like this, they don't give a shit but once you leave them they start to say things like "You were always on my mind..." This sentence is also very used if the bastard cheated on you. (I'm not talking about my own experience, I was never cheated - as far as I know - and I never left my boyfriend because he didn't care about me, but I have seen cases like that)

The lamest lines: Tell me. Tell me that your sweet love hasn't died.Give me.Give me one more chance to keep you satisfied. ("I know I deserved it but pleaaaaaaaaaaase give it another shot!)

4. Wicked Game - Chris Isaak

4 minutes of song and 3 stophes being sang over and over again. The song is lame with that riff. The video is lame with a chick running through a beach and the lyrics are lame with all that "you're so hot and special and I don't wanna fall in love with you" 

The lamest line: Nobody loves no one. (Totally random!)

3. Iris - Goo Goo Dolls

Mediocre band and even more mediocre ability of writing foolish balads for making money. This one only went to the top thanks to Meg Ryan open arms in a bike being smashed by a truck. Nothing more. Still this is one of the top "relationship music theme" and it's cute.

The lamest line: You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be.

2. Always - Bon Jovi

Hear the keybords, the violins, the guitar. Feel all the passion, the agony, the angst. Hahaha. Jon Bon Jovi is a Diva, in the very Mariah Carrey way. With the wind is the hair, close fists, tight t-shirts and leather pants he is the drama enbodyed the first line starts the whole thing, ("This Romeo is bleeding...") then he blackmails the poor girl ("And I know when I die, youll be on my mind") and declares that he'll "be there till the stars don't shine, till the heavens burst and the words don't rhyme". That's true love, not walking into your girlfriend's bedroom though the window every night. LOL The funny thing is that I could choose any Bon Jovi song, (or any 90's hard rock song) I chose this one because maybe it's the most famous, and I don't know one single person that doesn't start to sing the chorus of it (AND IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII.... WILL LOOOOOOOVEEE YOUUUUUU BABEEEEE) if the song starts somewhere. You can hate this song, but you sing it. 

The lamest line: I can't choose one. The whole song is lame and cheesy. Still I love this song and all the other lame Bon Jovi songs. I guess I'm lame and cheesy. LOL

1. Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler

Like Bruce Willis said in "Bandits" it's "The ultimate sappy chick song" and it's owner of one of the most ridiculous videos I've ever seen. But  HOW can't you feel the sorrow and the grief and how it grows while she's singing??! "Once upon a time I was falling in love, now I'm only falling apart." See? She can play with the words, it's deep! It's the ultimate sappy chick song, the ultimate song if you're in the dumps, it's the ultimate lame 80's love song!

The lamest line: I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks. (WHAT THE HELL?!)

BONUS - Total Eclipse of The Heart - Literal Version 

Hope you enjoyed! ;)

p.s. I need to buy a valentine's day gift to my boyfriend. (Brazilian Valentine's Day is next Friday) Suggestions?

Picture Of The Day

To celebrate my Mira's birthday.

It's complicated

It's no news that I'm -after all- a hopeless romantic and that I love romantic comedies. But sometimes, some can bug even me, like the awful "Valentines Day" (CRAP MOVIE!) but a recent one really made my mind up. I said before that this film deserved a whole post dedicated to it and while I watched it for the second time today I was finally sure that it's a good movie: My father laughed. And that's saying something. lol

It's Complicated it's about a woman, mother o three grown ups, (Jane - Meryl Streep) that was cheated by her husband (Jake - Alec Baldwin) who changed her for a younger woman and it's been divorced for 10 years. They travel to NY for their youngest's graduation and end up having sex, after 10 years almost wresting each other. They end up having an affair, that of course isn't that great but it helps them (and specially her) to understand better what happened between them. Of course she sees that the thing isn't going to work and she starts seeing Adam (Steve Martin) but many, many things start happening at the same time and her situation become a little bit comic, not to say tragic. lol

I've read some bad critics about it. That the director, Nancy Mayers (Something's Gotta Give), it's reapeting herself by passing the message of love in the maturity. Or that it's never late to be wanted by two men, but I don't think that's the "message". The thing is: Love after the 50's always bugs people. People like to think that life is over after certain age and all you've got to do then is wait for death to come. Lot's of directors are always repeating themselves and nobody gives a shit! It's the most mature romantic comedy I have seen in years, probably since, Something's Gotta Give!

Original? Maybe not, but somehow the movie felt like real life. (Apart from living in a big house in Santa Barbara, CA. and having fancy cars and these material things lol) and real life doubts. Apart from it, the movie is extremely funny, I had a great time watching it and watching it again. And the acting is impecable. I'm a huge Meryl Streep fan (I'll write a special post about her soon) and I would watch anything she's in but she's always great. She is a chameleon and that's what I admire in actors and actresses. Alec Baldwin is also great and so as Steve Martin, though I don't like him that much.

I loved this movie and I think that this would be one of those I'll have to buy because I'll watch it hundreads of times. And I recomend it, even for those who don't like romantic movies. 

Random thing I have to say... 

I'm studying a very interesting not compulsory subject at university, it's called "History of English Language". The classes are in another school inside the university. This course is similar to the English course in the universities in another countries, they study Portuguese grammar, linguistics, literature and the same aspects of other languages.  Well... it's suposed to be a place of good readers. And readers of good stuff. 

Well... it happened that we were talking and somehow the subject of the chat was Emily Bronté and I commented that the poor woman must be having a bad time wherever she is since they republished Whuthering Heights in a special edition as "Bella and Edward's favorite book". And I started the flame wars there, I'm a teaser and sometimes I can't help myself. lol Well... a "girl" (a woman to be honest) lifted her file and there were Twilight stickers on it. Special New Moon's premiere stickers! I was shocked when I saw it! I don't know what is worse: a student of this course that doesn't like to read (the teacher told me that they exist) or a student of this course that likes to read the Twilight Saga (this word has been so badly used lately)

The thing got worse: Last class the "girl" went wearing a Twilight T-Shirt! 

What can I say? Twilight happens!

Top favorite male voices

They could read me anything, the phone book, the bible or even Twilight. I wouldn't mind to keep hearing their voices for hours and hours and hours. They could sing anything, I wouldn't mind to listen. Here's my favorite male voices.

6. Matthew Barlow
He probably has one of the most powerful voices in heavy metal and it makes me shiver. It's amazing. The best Iced Earth vocalist ever!!
Listen: Iced Earth - A Question of Heaven

5. Gabriel Macht
I wouldn't mind keep looking at him and not only listening to him. I first saw him in the awful romantic comedy "Because I said so", where he plays a very charming musician and while I was watching I could only think "What is this voice?" Deep and hoarse, very very sexy.
Watch: The Spirit

4. Morgan Freeman 
I don't know, I just love his voice. It's kind and warm and really nice when saying "Shoot that motherfucker" in Wanted.
Watch: The Bucket List

3.  Gary Oldman
He doesn't have a deep voice, in some interviews it can be almost high pitched (not in an annoying way) but I love what he does to his voice, he can change it in different levels and he's a wonderful singer. He can speak in a way that can really touch us, like in the last scene of The Dark Knight.
Watch: Dead Fish - because he sings on this one, and it's hilarious.

2. Nick Cave
When Nick Cave sings "Happy Birthday to you" he can make it sound like the funeral march.Period.
Listen: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Far from me 

1. Johnny Cash
His songs are great and he could make covers better than the original versions. His voice is captivating and can make you want to stand up and dance or lay down and cry. He deserves the first place.
Watch: Johnny Cash on the Muppets Show - Ghostriders in the Sky

Another blog Nana?

Everytime I don't like one I just make another one. LoL

I'm glad to know that the 300 blogs I made when I was 13 were deleted by the superior force that controls the internet and that you can't laugh at me and at the bullshit I used to write. LoL

This one have the same reason to be that the last one, I just didn't like the dominium name. Btw, I'm terrible with names, I hope I can keep to this one.
Once "again" I just like writing about everything that comes to my mind and everything I like, it can be a movie, a book, a song, a website... whatever.

I've been busy, it's the end of the semester and teachers at the university have the bad tedency to drive us, poor students, crazy in this time of the year. So I'm not watching movies, reading books or listening to music as much as I like so I don't have much to say today, just that I watched an funny video on you tube made by a girl that looks like a Barbie Doll and claims to be the 1st female on youtube. She made a parody of a music of that absolutely strange singer Lady Gaga (Who in the hell listen to that???????!) It really seems that she's from 'outer space'. hehehe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h47fNaOb-JU&feature=fvsr