New Moon On Monday!

Because I've been...

zanguango_murray@hotmail.com — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:18:50 GMT

...rather terrible when it comes to Xmas and New Year salutations this (last) year, now I wanna make it up to you!

So please post your addresses here (all comments are screened) so I can send you belated but still heartfelt postcards. :)

Don't think I've forgotten you - I love you all very much. ♥

Just wanted to...

zanguango_murray@hotmail.com — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:32:07 GMT

I won't be online for a few days around Xmas,

so I wanted to wish you all

in advance

and from very deep in my heart

a very very

Merry Christmas

:)

Cheerios for all of you!

-V

World AIDS Day

zanguango_murray@hotmail.com — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:19:41 GMT

Start Deutsch A1

zanguango_murray@hotmail.com — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:32:11 GMT

Final score = 84!

It's a good score, I know, but I ain't happy. XD

Talking to some classmates and the teacher that prepared us, I realized there was a general feeling of discontent - many of us did well in the exam, but we really felt underprepared before taking it. And the exam was very very different - and more difficult - from what we had been practicing in class.

I KNOW I could have done better!

Anyways, it's done now - and I get to rest! Heeee!

<3 @ all of you!

-V

Start Deutsch A1

zanguango_murray@hotmail.com — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:18:58 GMT

I'm on my way to take the first part of my first international German test ever.

UWEKJFWNDANKFJSNDFKLW.

I'M SCARED!

KJSHJFVHSDJVHSDFV.

zanguango_murray@hotmail.com — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:10:13 GMT

Just came back from watching Duran Duran live in Buenos Aires.

:D

All I can say is:

WOW.

Pictures and a detailed commentary to follow in the next few days!

And, YES, this time I DO have pictures! XD

YYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYY!

<3!

-V

GREAT NEWS! :D

zanguango_murray@hotmail.com — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:19:37 GMT

DURAN DURAN

IS COMING TO BUENOS AIRES

IN NOVEMBER!

*runs off to look for her piggy bank*

I promise I will...

zanguango_murray@hotmail.com — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:09:06 GMT

...come back again to post regularly on LJ soon. :)

Let me just say for now that everything is going more than well, and I will tell you everything once I get a chance. :D

For now, I can tell you this:

I LOVE STARBUCKS. ♥

They FINALLY opened a Starbucks here in Argentina, and of course I just had to go! It's in Buenos Aires, so I had to travel 300 km for a cup of coffee, but, damn it, it's well worth it!

YYYYEEEEEAAAAHHHHHH!

That'll be all for now!

CHEERIOS! And be well!

With much love,

-V

Just because I feel like updating...

zanguango_murray@hotmail.com — Thu, 22 May 2008 23:33:28 GMT

Hmmm.
I've been neglecting this LJ for far too long.
I need a new layout, new icons, and above all things I need to post! YAY! Well, at least I'm starting with something. :P

Let's see...

1. I'm starting a photography course next July! :D Once I start taking some decent photos, I'll post them here for you to see. I'm really looking forward to learn to take less-amateur photos once and for all. :P

2. AAAAAA, I WANT THE EURO TO START I WANT THE EURO TO START I WANT THE EURO TO START I WANT THE EURO TO START I WANT THE EURO TO START I WANT THE EURO TO START I WANT THE EURO TO START I WANT THE EURO TO START I WANT THE EURO TO START I WANT THE EURO TO START I WANT THE EURO TO START I WANT THE EURO TO START I WANT THE EURO TO START I WANT THE EURO TO START I WANT THE EURO TO START I WANT THE EURO TO START I WANT THE EURO TO START I WANT THE EURO TO START!
Erm... I still don't quite get some of the decisions Joachim Löw has made regarding the team, but, heck... I'M SUFFERING A SERIOUS MANNSCHAFT WITHDRAWAL. D: So bring it on!

3. Found last Saturday on a shopping mall:

TOO AWESOME FOR WORDS. XDDD

Did I tell you you're all awesome? Because you are!

Hugs all around!

-V

YEAH BABY

zanguango_murray@hotmail.com — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:38:43 GMT

I happen to have a

PANINI EURO 2008 STICKER ALBUM!

YAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!

As if I needed yet another reason to be hyped up about the Euro!

I AM A HAPPY, HAPPY CAMPER! :D

Hugs to all of you!
(And lots of love to my Patito... ♥)

-V! :D

YEAH BABY

zanguango_murray@hotmail.com — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:47:34 GMT

I know I haven't posted in ages, but now that I finally post, I'm happy to say I have good news:

Remember I'm moving out to my own apartment soon?

Well, the construction is soon to be over, so I finally got to see what my apartment looks like! :D Well, I didn't actually see my apartment - the whole building is almost ready, and they've already finished all of the apartments except for the ones on the first floor. The finished ones are already closed and locked up until they're finally given away to their owners. The apartments on the first floor are yet to be finished, but those are open to all buyers so we can see what they look like. :P

So I've seen the apartment on the first floor that looks exactly like mine, which is on the ninth floor. I've taken pictures, but I do apologize for them being so crappy - excitement makes me take awful piccies! XD

http://picasaweb.google.com/epee.girl.gzm/MyHome

Still I guess you can get an idea of what it looks like - it's small, but we're already working on ideas to make it the coziest little place in the world!

Plus, the best part is that it's MINE, IT'S ALL MINE! :D

CHEERIOS to all of you! :D

-V

I guess I should really get my ass to post, right? XD

zanguango_murray@hotmail.com — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:24:47 GMT

I know I've been TOTALLY away, but it's all for the right reasons... And hopefully soon I'll tell you what I've been up to. :D

So, HOW IS EVERYBODY?? :D

I'm back in class already, starting this week... I'm actually excited about it, even though my classes aren't really that exciting! XD Hopefully I'll get rid of them and move on to greener pastures next year. Good things are I'm finally starting with a whole new repertoire in my piano class, and I'm also back to my German lessons. This year I switched to a different institution for my German classes - now I'm at the local Goethe Institute, which offers me a whole 6-year course and the opportunity to take as many international exams as I want. :P Looks like this course goes at a faster pace than the one I took before, because in the first class we were already bombarded with LOTS of stuff. XD But, hey, I couldn't be happier! I'm really enjoying it. :D

But perhaps the best part is going back to school is actually buying stationary and other supplies! I even bought myself a new bag... Because I actually need a rather big bag to carry my folder, my books and all that jazz.

I'm in love with my new bag, which is proving to be VERY useful and looks like this:

I loved it from the first moment I saw it! ♥

Anyway, I just wanted to say hi and let you all know that I'm still alive and slowly reading and commenting on your journals. :P

Cheerios, people, I'm off to do some reading on the properties of musical modes. XD

Love and cookies!

-V

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

zanguango_murray@hotmail.com — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:27:36 GMT

Look what I just ordered!

Duran Duran's releasing a special limited reissue of their three first albums - Duran Duran, Rio and Seven And The Ragged Tiger. ONE OF THOSE BABIES WILL BE MINE! :D

I am a happy Duranie right now. :D

My reading list!

zanguango_murray@hotmail.com — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:03:31 GMT

I really, REALLY love to read. I absolutely love books! I'm always tempted by a new book, and I just love the smell of new books... Don't you?

Unfortunately, I've been slacking a bit on my reading lately, mostly because I was busy with my final and everything, but now that I'm officially free, I want to catch up on my reading!

So, yesterday I bought myself three books, and today I picked up quite a few books I have at home and I've been meaning to read for ages. My reading list suddenly became HUGE, but, well, I have to deadline, so I'm just gonna enjoy all these books on my new reading list!

I already started with the first book on the pile... The list goes like this:

1. Agatha Christie - Five Little Pigs
2. Alejandro Dolina - El Libro Del Fantasma (The Phantom's Book)
3. Agatha Christie - The Moving Finger
4. George Orwell - 1984
5. Agatha Christie - Three Blind Mice
6. Truman Capote - A Tree Of Night
7. Agatha Christie - The Boomerang Clue
8. Umberto Eco - The Name Of The Rose
9. Agatha Christie - They Do It With Mirrors
10. Robin Cook - Toxin
11. Agatha Christie - Elephants Can Remember
12. Alexandre Dumas - The Count Of Monte Cristo
13. Agatha Christie - The Body In The Library

My dad bought A LOT of Agatha Christie books... XD I really enjoy her books, so I'm gonna read them all, one by one! By I'm also trying to spice things up a bit, and throw in some other authors... I'm really curious about Truman Capote, for example, because I've never read any of his writings, but I get the feeling I'm gonna like them!

We'll see what I'll read after these books... I really wanna get my hands on the Harry Potter series (I've seen the movies but haven't read the books), and I have a few more classics here at home that really deserve to be read.

But, in the meantime, I have more than enough to entertain myself for now! :P

Hope you're all fine! :D

CHEERIOS!

-V

Absolute bliss...

zanguango_murray@hotmail.com — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:50:18 GMT

I FINALLY got rid of that freaking piano final...

And I PASSED!

:D

You wouldn't believe the bliss I'm in right now... I've been dragging that final for quite some time, and now that I'm done with it, I feel a major burden has been lifted off my shoulders.

I didn't do as well as I would have wanted to, but still I passed. I still get really nervous when I play in front of people, and that always makes my performances be worse than they could be. Nevertheless, the teachers that listened to me for the final (including my own teacher) were really encouraging. They've told me I really have what it takes to be a good pianist - I just have to get rid of my fears.

Sometimes I feel people trust me more than I trust myself. That's something I'm working on changing about myself, and I know I'll change it... Slowly, one step at a time.

I'm a really happy camper right now. :) Things are going really well. I feel there's still a lot ahead of me, but I'm enjoying myself every step of the way. This year has stared out really well for me, and I'm hoping things will continue looking up. :)

That being said...

I'M BACK, PEOPLE. :D

Love for all of you!

-V

I'm here!

zanguango_murray@hotmail.com — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:43:56 GMT

Just incredibly busy!

I'm back at work, and I'm studying like a b!tch because in a couple of weeks I will FINALLY take that darned piano exam I've been postponing forever!

This means I'm not really devoting much time to my online activities, but hopefully I will be back to my usual self once I'm done with this final.

I will keep you posted about my progress, and I'll let you know once I finally have an official exam date, alright?

Just keep me in your thoughts and please send lots of positive vibes! :D

I LOVE YOU ALL! ♥♥♥♥ And I will be back, I promise!

Hope you're all alright! :D

Cheerios!

-V

GUESS WHO'S BACK, BACK AGAIN!

zanguango_murray@hotmail.com — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 04:50:52 GMT

And, no, it's not Slim Shady! XDDDDDD

IT'S ME!!!

HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, WORLD!

I've been a bad BAD LJer and friend, because I actually came back to Rosario last Sunday, but I've been too lazy to post anything. XDDDD

I'm back full force now - back at work, back studying, back at pretty much everything. But that doesn't mean I'm back in reality, because I certainly ain't! This trip to Buenos Aires was one of the best things that ever happened to me, not only because I really managed to disconnect myself from my usual routine (we had no schedules, nothing was predetermined), but also because sharing nine days of my life with four awesome people like Rory, Ryo, Nadia and Catu has been a really changing experience. I can't believe how much I've learned apart from all that we enjoyed the time we spent together.

If things go well, I'll be back in Buenos Aires in March/April! We've ravaged lots of stores and bought as many Duran Duran things as possible, BUT I WANT MORE! XD SO BEWARE, BUENOS AIRES! XDDD

I'll try to catch up with your latest entries one step at a time, but I just wanted to say HI! WE'VE ALL BEEN MISSED!

Lots of love,

-V

Hiatus note!

zanguango_murray@hotmail.com — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:10:21 GMT

HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOO EVERYBODY! :D

First of all, thanks for all the kind birthday greetings and everything. :D I felt really loved yesterday, and you're responsible for a great part of that feeling. :D

Now I'm posting this hiatus note because I'm going away to Buenos Aires for nine days. :D I'm leaving tomorrow morning, and I'll be back on Sunday Jan 27. I will most likely not be checking my email during those days (and if I do, it won't be too often), so I'm not gonna be commenting on posts and all that jazz. Will try to catch up when I'm back, though. :P

So, for now, don't miss me too much, even though I'm positive I'm gonna miss you. :P

CHEERIOS!

-V

GAY RIGHTS! - Taken from lost_marbles555

zanguango_murray@hotmail.com — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:47:04 GMT

"Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?" - Ernest Gaines.

We would like to know who really believes in gay rights on LiveJournal. There is no bribe of a miracle or anything like that. If you truly believe in gay rights, then repost this and title the post as "Gay Rights". If you don't believe in gay rights, then just ignore this. Thanks.

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT :D

zanguango_murray@hotmail.com — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:14:22 GMT

I just finished reading ALL of my old email! Back on Friday I had around 900 unread emails, and now I just managed to read them all. :D I left around 100 emails and LJ comments to answer, mostly really old fanfiction I want to read. :) Some posts were ABSOLUTELY AWESOME, but after months of sitting there, there's no fun in answering them now. XD The momentum is kinda gone, I'd say. XD

ANYWAY

While reading all these emails, I started sailing around home decoration websites, because, if everything goes well, I might get my apartment by the end of February. :D I still have absolutely NOTHING for my apartment (well, that's not true - my family has already started giving me home-related presents, and I also own my beloved David Bowie poster! XD), and I need to buy all the BIG stuff, such as furniture and the like.

IT'S SO EXCITING TO START DECORATING FROM SCRATCH. :D Tomorrow I'm gonna start visiting whatever big decoration houses I can find in my city, and also start looking at some design magazines. Of course you can never make your house look exactly like those amazing spaces in those magazines, but, what the heck, at least you can get ideas!

So, I'M EXCITED! :D

Hope you're all alright. :D

Cheerios!

-V

My piano...

zanguango_murray@hotmail.com — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 05:19:29 GMT

I believe my dear Charlie The Piano and I will have to part ways soon. :-/

As any other acoustic piano, it gets out of tune with use and time. My piano was already having tuning problems - basically, it was always tuned around a semitone too low.

[boring explanation follows]

As you may or may not already know, most instruments are tuned following certain standards, so that you can actually tune all instruments in the same pitches. Just imagine what a band would sound like if you didn't tune all the instruments following the same standards. XD

The problem with my piano is that it's tuned, but not following these standards. The middle A should be tuned at 440 Hz, and it isn't - it's actually lower. SO, even though it sounds right, if I ever tried to play with another instrument, it'd really sound very weird, as if we were playing in different tonalities. Not to mention it really fucks up my ear, because every time I study, my ear memorizes the pieces I play and I hear them in my mind in a certain tonality, but when I play in another piano, everything sounds in a different pitch. D: So it's rather weird.

[boring explanation ends]

ANYWAY

It's about time I get this thing fixed, because it really fucks up my brain.

Our usual tuner isn't working anymore, so we had to get another one. And, well, his verdict was that, basically, my piano has a serious problem and I should totally replace it. There's a problem with my piano's internal machinery, and it can't be tuned to A-440 as it should be. Problem is getting the machinery fixed or replaced would actually cost just as much as the piano. XD

SO

Answer is

BUY ANOTHER PIANO!

Yeah, right.

I'm APPALLED by how much money a good piano actually costs. Don't get me wrong, it's totally worth it, especially for me, since playing the piano is a part of my daily routine. Nevertheless, I really wasn't counting on having to buy a whole new piano just like that, out of the blue!

The idea really brought me down, partly because of the money, and partly because I'm really fond of my piano.

Nevertheless, a friend of mine gave me a suggestion I'm really digging right now:

"Buy a DIGITAL piano!"

AWESOME. ABSOLUTELY AWESOME.

Really good digital pianos sound and feel just like any other acoustic piano. Plus you've got some advantages:

- I'd NEVER have to tune my piano again
- I can plug in a set of headphones and my neighbors wouldn't be mortified by my daily practice (plus I can play at 3 AM if I want to without getting sued for being a pest!)
- I can record myself
- I can plug the goddamn thing to my PC!
- Digital pianos may be expensive, but not as expensive as acoustic ones! WTF!

SO THERE!

I'm gonna have a hard time saying goodbye to my old Charlie, but well... I'm really digging the idea of getting a digital piano. ESPECIALLY since I'm moving to an apartment this year, and I really don't want the neighbors to hate me. XD

Right now I'm really digging this baby:

It's a Korg C-520, and looks like I can buy it from Korg's official retailer in Argentina (which only has a handful of Korg digital pianos - it so SUCKS to be living in a Third World country!).

Of course I haven't made up my mind yet - I'm still keeping all of my options open.

But who knows - we have have a new piano in the house soon!

WTF!

Love,

-V

PS: New icon! Because Duran is back in my life! :D

XDDDDDD

zanguango_murray@hotmail.com — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 14:23:37 GMT

I just had the most amazing dream about smooching Prince William.

XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

Looks like he got stuck somewhere in my mind after watching SOOOOO many "100 Best..." shows. What is it about making countdowns once the year is coming to an end?

Well, who cares?

I'm glad it was William and not Britney Spears!

THANK YOU, SUBCONSCIOUS MIND!

XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

Cheerios, and Happy New Year!

Cookies for all!

-V

WELCOME 2008! :D - Meme courtesy of sweetestremedy

zanguango_murray@hotmail.com — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 04:47:50 GMT

1) Was 2007 a good year for you?
Indeed it was. Of course it had its lows, but overall it's been a good good year. :D

2) What was your favorite moment of the year?
All those tiny moments when I started feeling I fit in my new office;
the Duran concert and the Secret Oktober Convention in Mar del Plata;
knowing I'll be moving out next year;
some seriously awesome chats;
lots of Mannschaft crack;
being able to FINALLY understand something in German;
the moment when my brother's wedding was over.
(Am I forgetting something?)

3) What was your least favorite moment of the year?
My brother's wedding and all the preparations for it;
the weeks when I was pushing to get a transfer at work;
leaving all the awesome people at the office I used to work in;
my uncle passing away;
the death of Roberto Fontanarrosa;
having vocational doubts YET AGAIN.

4) Where were you when 2007 began?
At my aunt's.

5) Who were you with?
My aunt, my uncle, my uncle's sister, my dad, my brother and his wife (girlfriend back then), my cousin and her boyfriend.

6) Where will you be when 2007 ends?
At my aunt's house yet again. :P

7) Who will you be with when 2007 ends??
The same people, except for my brother and his wife, and my cousin's boyfriend.

8) What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
SEE DURAN LIVE! ♥;
meet with all my Duranie friends all together;
work and actually get paid for it;
study German.

9) Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't really make New Year's resolutions in the strict sense of the word. I do make plans and set goals for myself, though. I didn't quite accomplish all the goals I had set for 2007, but I'm sure I did my best and I'm quite happy with the results. :D

10) Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope, not really.

11) Did anyone close to you die?
Yeppers, my uncle.

14) What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
A little more stability. There's been so many changes in 2007. I wish I could settle once and for all. I was really insecure when I started working, but I think I finally came to settle on that. Now I want to move out to my apartment and get rid of these vocational doubts.

15) What date(s) from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
November 24 and 25 - the Secret Oktober Convention in Mar del Plata;
July 19 - the death of Roberto Fontanarrosa;
December 24 - my uncle's death;
August 7 - my first day at my current office.

16) What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Settling at work, definitely. This is my first job ever, and I think I'm doing quite fine. I had to handle that whole transfer business, so I had to settle down in two different offices. I'm even rather happy with the way I'm handling money.

17) What was your biggest failure?
College. I took very few classes and did like shit. I feel I'm not making any progress with the piano (hence my vocational doubts).

18) Did you suffer any illness or injury?
Pharyngitis, three times, due to stress.

19) What was the best thing you bought?
My David Bowie poster and CDs. :D Several Duran things. And a few books at Amazon.com.

20) Whose behavior merited celebration?
roryfitzgerald, danysanders, catunia, nadiamdq and mine - BECAUSE WE WERE FUCKING SAINTS IN MAR DEL PLATA. XDD No Duran was harmed! XD

21) Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
My previous boss's.

22) Where did most of your money go?
Books and music, definitely.

23) What did you get really, really, really excited about?
DURAN DURAN. :D

24) What song will always remind you of 2007?
Well, the entire Red Carpet Massacre album. And Miranda!'s Perfecta and Don. XDDDDDDD

25) Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Happier. :D
ii. thinner or fatter?</b> Thinner... After some serious dieting!
iii. richer or poorer?</b> Richer - I HAVE A SALARY!

26) What do you wish you'd done more of?
Speak out and tell people when I'm angry.

27) What do you wish you'd done less of?
Worry.

28) How will you be spending Christmas?
With my family, most likely.

29) Did you fall in love in 2007?
Haha, yes.

30) If yes, with who?
Remember Federico? *sigh* I saw him the other day. His hair is longer. He looks decidedly scrumptious.

31) If yes, do they know?
Nope.

32) Are you still in love with them?
Not in love. But every time I see him I remember the song that will forever remind me of him, and I get this cozy feeling inside. He's lovely indeed.

33) You regret it?
Nah. You can't control what you feel.

34) Did you break up with anyone in 2007?
Haha, yes - BUT THEY DON'T KNOW IT YET. XDDDDDDDDDD

35) How many one-night stands?
AAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. XDDD

36) How many people did you sleep with in 2007?
Myself.

37) Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Nope, I hate the same people!

38) Did you make any new friends in 2007?
YESSSSSSSSSSS! :D

39) Who are your favorite new friends?
If they're my friends, then they're my favorites too!

40) What was your favorite month of 2007?
November.

41) Did you miss anybody in the past year?
My Mom.

42) Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year?
Not really. XD My shame levels are usually very very low. XDDD

43) What was the worst lie someone told you in 2007?
Hmmm... I can't remember. Nobody lied too blatantly at me. OR MAYBE I DIDN'T NOTICE. XDD

44) Did you treat somebody badly in 2007?
Yep, starting with my family. AND THEN ALL THE MORONS I HAVE TO DEAL WITH AT WORK. XD

45) Did somebody treat you badly in 2007?
Same as above!

46) What was your proudest moment of 2007?
A few days at work at my current office when I really felt I had come to control my work.

47) What was your most embarrassing moment of 2007?
Probably a few at work. XD

48) What was your greatest musical discovery?
Many David Bowie songs.

49) What did you want and get?
A SALARY. See Duran. German lessons. Meet with my Duranie friends.

50) What did you want and not get?
To take that FUCKING piano final I've been postponing for ages.

51) What was your favorite new film of this year?
Das Leben der Anderen and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

52) What was your favorite TV program?
ER and 24.

53) What was your favorite record from 2007?
Record? As in CD? Whoa. Manumission Ibiza Classics, Red Carpet Massacre and the David Bowie Platinum Collection.

54) How many concerts did you see in 2007?
DURAN DURAN IN MAR DEL PLATA. :DDDDDDDDDDDD

55) Did you have a favorite concert in 2007?
SEE ABOVE. :DDDDDDDDDDDDD

56) Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2007?
Just as much as every year - NONE! XD (It's hard, you know - living life sober!)

57) Did you do a lot of drugs in 2007?
Does chocolate count?

58) What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 22 and I have no idea what I did for my birthday. XD

59) What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Doing better in college.

60) How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
Well, I had to get some decent clothes for work, but my idea of fashion is still very personal. I really like fashion (I never thought I'd say that!), but I sail on my own boat.

61) What kept you sane?
Music and friends.

62) Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Timo Hildebrand. :D And then Duran Duran. And their children. XDDDDDDDDD

63) How much money did you spend in 2007?
WAY TOO MUCH. But not enough to leave me broke, so I guess it's OK!

64) Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:
The only thing you should be serious about is NOT TAKING YOURSELF SERIOUSLY!

65) What are your plans for 2008?
Here we go!
- Decide what fucking instrument I wanna play (even if it means sending the piano straight to hell);
- MOVE OUT TO MY NEW APARTMENT :D;
- Start that distance philosophy course with the U of London;
- Keep it up with German;
- Start learning Latin;
- DO BETTER IN COLLEGE, DAMN IT;
- Go to Buenos Aires for the Violence Of Summer Convention;
- SEE DURAN LIVE AGAIN!;
- THE EURO 2008! (I can't believe it's almost here);
- TRY NOT TO GO NUTS! XDDDDDDDDD (Well, no more than I already am!)

66) Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Head out to a better life, I can
get a job, settle down
I'm full of love and I'm full of feeling
I can't stand the here and now
Leave town, for pity's sake you know
It's time to make a move on
'Cos in three days I'll be out of here
And it's not a day too soon
Yeah, three days I'll be out of here
And it's not a day too soon...

(St. Petersburg - Supergrass)

HAPPY NEW YEAR, Y'ALL! :DDDDDDDDD

Here's what really matters about Christmas...

zanguango_murray@hotmail.com — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:25:46 GMT

We're in the middle of summer here in Argentina, so no white Christmas for us. That means we go for mostly cold dishes, even though they're not any less spectacular than hot Chrismassy plates.

Here's a ~~taste~~ look of what our Christmas table included:

My Dad's infamous pancake tower:

My camera has a "Food" scene mode, that actually twitches colors to make things more spectacular. It really really works! But, well, it just brings up the colors. The food did look spectacular by itself!

Cheerios!

-V

Belated, I know, but still...

zanguango_murray@hotmail.com — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 20:16:31 GMT

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,
Jack Frost nipping at your nose,
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
and folks dressed up like eskimos.
Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
help to make the season bright.
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
will find it hard to sleep tonight.
They know that Santa's on his way -
he's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh,
and ev'ry mother's child is gonna spy
to see if reindeer really know how to fly.
And so I'm offering this simple phrase
to kids from one to ninety-two.
Although it's been said many times,
many ways - Merry Christmas to you!

Even though my Christmas has certainly been different than this
and probably yours too (but hopefully just as great!),
I still hope you had a very lovely Christmas. :)

Love and cookies,

-V