Sad

I just left Simone at the airport. She has left for good. She will be studying in Boston this summer and then living in California.

It is sad to say goodbye to a friend. I love you, Simone.

Idyosincratic jargon ( and i love my friends I)

Natalia es una divina.
Diana cocina deli.

One

Strive at first to meditate
Upon the sameness of yourself and others.
In joy and sorrow all are equal.
Thus be guardian of all, as of yourself.

Shantideva, "The way of the Bodhisattva".

Marie Antoinette

Sofia Coppola directed and wrote this movie about herself in a revolutionary manner that gave her a prize in Cannes. What I think stands out from the film is the aesthetics. It is not hard for today's audience to buy into the cosmetic, fashion, teen magazine type of images and music. Nearly everyone that is alive today has grown up watching them everywhere. But in some sense, the deepness of the superficial is the most attractive part in the movie.
The reason why I think she did a good job in portraying that society is because she must connect so well with today's equivalent. Being the daughter of a respected and wealthy cinema master must allow you to relate to all the dirt within "success" and status. Enjoy.

Music

-have you seen the movie?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHa-fEpMkJ0

-que puedo hacer?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhkvOdr7Wqk&mode=related&search=

-algunos me llaman chaval y otros me dicen caballeroy las chicas van cantando:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efbpscMJDPM

-everybody knows heroes are happy/sad:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LrQCmtsnWc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrCooR2chfk
http://www.leonardcohen.com/Samples/AlexandraLeaving-epk_hi.asx

-a better way:
http://benharper.net/jump.php?id=379

You never really know

It turns out that you never really know. You don't know what are the good news and what are the bad news. I was in Austin, next week I will be in NY, then Madrid, Barcelona, Pamplona. People in my program will be proposing ( a key step in the PhD) and I won't. Not clear what that means. It might mean I have no financing next year. It might mean that my professor's now think I am weak, not smart enough or even not fit for academia. But you never really know what are the good news and what are the bad news. I met Diana.

LOVE

LOVE