Well, I do not draw regularly since a year ago, so, my poor skills are getting worse. I gave a look in my gallery and could see that it's full of photos and with less draws each year. In fact my gallery was stagnant last year...
I'm really not sure if I can continue drawing or I should quit for good... I have no time to exercise my skills and when I draw awfully as in the last to pieces in my gallery I fell even worse... Well, this is the point. Time to stop? Maybe I could be a not so bad photographer in return...
Watching: Bones, Nodame, Corda D'Oro, Hataraki Man
Eating: More than I should...
Boas Festas!!! Happy Holidays!!!
Sun Dec 24, 2006, 5:29 AM
Mood: Affection
Listening to: Nodame Cantabile Soundtrack
Reading: Zorro, The Devil wears Prada, and some others
Watching: Bones, NHK, Hataraki Man, La Corda D'Oro, Nodame
To my friends,
I leave my votes of Happy holidays. I decided not say “Happy Christmas”, since I know that nor everybody celebrates the Christmas… And also because for those that believe in Christ everyday is Christmas, because He is in our heart. I wish the New Year can bring peace, serenity, health and hope for all of us. That Brazil (and the world) of 2007 may be even better, with more justice and more democracy, food in our tables, job, respect, dignity, freedom of choice and equality for all of us, men and women. That our faith never fail, and we may win all the adversities. That we may have a world of real understanding and not fals tolerance.
A great hug for all!
Para meus amigos e amigas,
Deixo meus votos de Boas Festas. Decidi não dar "Feliz Natal", pois sei que nem todo mundo celebra o Natal... E também porque para quem tem Cristo no coração Natal é todo dia, pois Ele renasce dentro de nós sempre e sempre. Que o Ano Novo possa ser de muita paz, serenidade, saúde e esperança (que não pode faltar nunca) para todos nós.
Que o Brasil ( e o mundo) de 2007 seja melhor, com mais justiça, com mais participação e com o triunfo de uma democracia legítima feita pelo povo. Que as pessoas tenham comida na mesa, emprego, respeito, dignidade, liberdade de escolha e igualdade para todos nós, homens e mulheres. Que o Brasil possa se lembrar que é um pais multiracial e que deve a sua existencia a isso. Que a nossa fé nunca acabe, pois só ela pode fazer esta nação crescer e triunfar contra as adversidades - muitas criadas por pessoas que se consideram brasileiros, mas que ao invés de trabalharem pelo Brasil, querem que o Brasil trabalhe para eles.
Reading: Misquoting Jesus, My Lord De Burgh, Castoriadis
Watching: Bones, NHK, Hataraki Man
Well, well, tomorrow we go again. Most people vote because they do not have choice around here. In fact, the Government pay for a lot of advertisiments telling people that they should be proud for voting, and in fact in a normal democracy, we should. But pay attention, our politicians are really corrupt; people even do not considerer it as a flaw. The great fault is to be gay, to defend bortion and so on; rob people's money is NORMAL. For that reason, I do not have hope and no matter who wins, it's going to be the same...
Looking at the newspaper it's quite amazing to see that in serious countries a minister can fell "just" for not paying all the work rights for a babbysitter. It happened in Sweden. Here the most voted deputy of the congressman of the country is a confessed corrupt, one of the worst and a man able to say "Rape but do not kill" and "teachers (*female ones*) are not bad paid, they're not well married" and his ancient slogan was "I steal but I work for the people". No comments... So sad...
Well, a whole group of Japanese anime have debuted this month. Hataraki Man is the one I liked most, but no group is subbing it for real... So, I'm just with NHK. But I'm watching Nodame Cantabile dorama and it's really good! I love it, no subs, but very good. The only weak point is: Chiaki is beating Nodame... It's not fun. Violence against women is no joke and the manga does not show it.
I'm reading Harlequin and other romantic novel stuff. I've never read any of them till this year, I despised this kind of book without even reading, but since I got one Harlequin manga and hated it, some friends of mine pressed me to read the books and make a fair judgement. Big problem, I liked most of what I read, specially Deborah Simmons books. Bad time to begin with a new addiction, but it's too late. I even write to her and she answered me. Very kind lady, and I'm finishing her De Burgh series.
On Sunday, we, Brazilians, are going to vote. Not a new experience anymore. Since the end of the dictatorship we elected three presidents, one of them two times. I'm quite sure our current one will win. He's a consummated corrupt that continues repiting the mantra "I saw nothing, I heard nothing, I knew nothing", an absolute coward, and maybe worse an almost illiterate. As a teacher and daughter of poor people coming from ther same region of the country as the President, I cannot agree with a public person that sell the image the education is not important. edutcation may change your life for better, but our President did not use his time to improve himself, so he pass the wrong message to the young. We had the soccer/football players and the girl dancers saying it to the poor teenagers, now we have the man in charge of the country saying the same. You maybe President and not be educated even having money and time for that. So sad... But he'll be elected again, and if not I do not see any change for good.
This one was a boring election, a clean one too, no papers, no billboards, no discussions. People is almost dead... All the politicians are corrupt, so we stay with the same. I only see one great movement Pro-Life groups are trying to stop the election of Pro-Choice Congressists. The problem is, generally the Pro-Life candidates are complete scums, but for Pro-Life Catholic and Evangelical movements it's not a real problem. You may steal education and health resources, tell lies, do not try to stop child prostitution and general exploitation, but you cannot let even a raped woman choose about her fetus... Well, I'll not get so many mails after the election, this is enough for now.
out of the election, new season of Bones, full of dreadful crimes. I wish they stay with only the bones and some sex... In fact the male lead character is making sex till with the new boss. If Angela and Hodgins were not there I would completely prefer the first season. In anime, Ouran Host Club is almost gone, and I'll miss the series, but i still have Welcome to NHK for now. let's see how it ends!
I am a Jane Austen fan since I watch the movie Sense and Sensibility. I'm brazilian, so Jane Austen is not required at school, and at English course they did not make us read any of her books... Pity! She writes very well and her characters are so alive. I really enjoy her settings and how she portrays the British society of her time. I love the Brönte sisters as well, specially Jane eyre, one of my top favorites since I was a teenager, but Austen make things serious but lighter at the same time.
Well, I watch the last Pride and Prejudice movie. It was good, but the better part of it was that reading the reviews I got in touch with the BBC version from 1995. Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy is really awesome. He makes the character even more real! And Keira Knightley is nothing in front of Jennifer Ehle, that made a far interesting Eliza Bennet. If you like Jane Austen, you should watch this minisserie. It's a must!
Ah, and now I understand the only interesting part of the last Bridget Jones movie. It's in the extras, Bridget interviews Colin Firth - that is in the movie as Mr. Darcy - and she must ask him about his new movie, but she only talks about the "shirt scene". Well, it's one of the top moments of the BBC's series... fanservice for the girls, because it's made just for the straight feminine taste and it was not one time...
I'm not sure, but I think Pride and Prejudice would make a great shoujo mangá. I do not know if there's one, but some other interesting books such as Little Women were turned into anime. But returning to Pride and Prejudice: read the book, watch BBC series. And after that Mr. Darcy will always be Colin Firth.
Quite Horrible
MY CLUBS:
Anguish
Affection
To my friends,
Stumped
Agony
