Never say I don't make you laugh!

Guess where I've been spending my nights and days lately? Paris? Rome? Bogota? Athens?

nah, overrated.....I've been enjoying the beautiful cities of Birmingham, Alabama and Meridian, Mississippi!! (yeaaah!! no ironic tone, I swear).

Anyway, didn't want to keep out of your radars for too long, so while I was filling up my time sheet for work, watching American Idol, eating my room service dinner, browsing through facebook, and archiving old stuff in my computer (multitasking? nah), I found these very funny videos circa 2009 of my audition to HGTV Design Star. No, I never made it too far (hmmm I wonder why? was it my hardly noticeable accent? my lack of concentration? or my inability to say 3 sentences correctly? judge for yourselves after watching these videos), but I laughed so much it was worth it.

Gloria's Design Star Take I

Gloria's Design Star Take II

Gloria's Design Star Take III

Gloria's Design Star Take IV

And then a miracle happen....I was able to complete the whole thing without any apparent mistakes, although I can tell from my face that I am about to explode out of laughter in any given second. Enjoy, don't laugh so much if you are watching this in your office, and never blame me for not making you laugh!

La Chapulina Colorada

Not feeling too inspired to write or take many pictures today. My energy level is a bit low after spending most of my day in bed eating Chinese food and watching pay per view movies. I do not recommend sleeping more than 8 hours straight, specially during the day. I can already foresee a sleepless night.

Lazy Sundays remind me of my favorite superhero of all times: El Chapulin Colorado. I remember how I used to spend hours watching  this show. I always wanted to become tiny like an ant with one of the pastillas de chiquitolina (some sort of pills that made you super small) that the main character used to take to spy on his enemies.

I miss you Chapulin, hope you like my heart sweater, I can only think about you every time I wear it.

Oh, ¿y ahora quien podrá defendernos?

("Oh, and now... who could defend us?")

Más ágil que una tortuga.

Más fuerte que un ratón.

Más noble que una lechuga.

Su escudo es un corazón.

("More agile than a turtle. / Stronger than a mouse /

Nobler than a lettuce / His emblem is a heart.")

The grass is indeed greener in Cartagena

While browsing through the pages of a Veranda magazine, I found these great pictures of a "casa grande" in Cartagena, Colombia. I just love the way the architect (Alberto Burckhardt) managed to preserve the historic structure of a 250 years old house while still creating a modern & minimalistic retreat. 

Mental note: add Cartagena to the places I would like to visit this year list.

Editor's note: I love hammocks, they are beautiful & simple. Yes my back hurts if I use them for long, but don't we all deserve a bright soft hammock? Damn office chairs, damn you to hell!

Hey you! living in the North Hemisphere (more specifically in the North East area of the US), did you find yourself crying after seeing these pictures? I want you to know that you are not alone, I feel your pain, specially today when the wind had no mercy and froze us to death.

Oh Cartagena, why are you doing this to us?

...the grass is definitely greener on the other side.