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 Rosario Fernandez 2004-03-30T15:38:07-05:00 2004-03-30T20:41:43Z 2004-03-30T20:41:43Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742431.post-108067908792264725 Anybody out there? I need an art buddy. I want to...
<strong>Anybody out there?</strong> <br/> <br/>I need an art buddy.<br/>I want to keep aside some time for my pseudo-artistic pursuits. I've been commissioned a few ugly birds and I have several ideas to play around with Sculpey. <br/>But, being me, I need some company. Somebody to chat away while I work. Or somebody to just be there. I don't care if you don't have a clue 'cause I don't either. I just need to commit my time. <br/>If I can't find somebody soon I might post an ad on Craig's list.<br/>I could probably be creatively available on Sunday mornings, probably most Sunday afternoons. Some Saturday mornings. Definitely some boring weekday evening (like on Mondays - Thursdays and Fridays I really hope to have better options).<br/> <br/> <strong>Wood melts</strong> <br/> <br/>I had no idea. I forgot a wooden spoon next to the stove. It caught fire. It melted.<br/>It's never too late to learn something new.<br/> </div> </content> </entry> <entry> <link href="http://www.blogger.com/atom/3742431/108060860585856490" rel="service.edit" title="Everything sucks today I haven't done half of the..." type="application/x.atom+xml"/> <author> <name>Rosario Fernandez</name> </author> <issued>2004-03-29T20:03:25-05:00</issued> <modified>2004-03-30T01:07:01Z</modified> <created>2004-03-30T01:07:01Z</created> <link href="http://rosarionyc.blogspot.com/archives/2004_03_01_rosarionyc_archive.html#108060860585856490" rel="alternate" title="Everything sucks today I haven't done half of the..." type="text/html"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742431.post-108060860585856490</id> <title mode="escaped" type="text/html">Everything sucks today I haven't done half of the...
<strong>Everything sucks today</strong> <br/> <br/>I haven't done half of the stuff I needed to do. I barely managed to take a shower. Other than that I almost did not sleep and the little sleep I got was constantly interrupted by nightmares and the kind of end of the world middle of the night thoughts.<br/> <br/>The hosting-pp server is still down.<br/>ATT Wireless can't get back my deleted voice messages.<br/>I could go on and on on this particularly self-pitying day but Mario will be here in a short while, we'll open a bottle of wine and hopefully this gloom and doom mood will be lifted. </div> </content> </entry> <entry> <link href="http://www.blogger.com/atom/3742431/108054320021932232" rel="service.edit" title="I am working and keeping an eye on the most fascin..." type="application/x.atom+xml"/> <author> <name>Rosario Fernandez</name> </author> <issued>2004-03-29T01:53:20-05:00</issued> <modified>2004-03-29T06:56:53Z</modified> <created>2004-03-29T06:56:53Z</created> <link href="http://rosarionyc.blogspot.com/archives/2004_03_01_rosarionyc_archive.html#108054320021932232" rel="alternate" title="I am working and keeping an eye on the most fascin..." type="text/html"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742431.post-108054320021932232</id> <title mode="escaped" type="text/html">I am working and keeping an eye on the most fascin...
I am working and keeping an eye on the <a TARGET="_blank" href="http://www.itvs.org/search/ataglance.htm?showID=831">most fascinating show</a> on channel thirteen.</div> </content> </entry> <entry> <link href="http://www.blogger.com/atom/3742431/108052389701010013" rel="service.edit" title="Italian mood The Italian vibes started on Friday...." type="application/x.atom+xml"/> <author> <name>Rosario Fernandez</name> </author> <issued>2004-03-28T20:31:37-05:00</issued> <modified>2004-03-29T01:35:10Z</modified> <created>2004-03-29T01:35:10Z</created> <link href="http://rosarionyc.blogspot.com/archives/2004_03_01_rosarionyc_archive.html#108052389701010013" rel="alternate" title="Italian mood The Italian vibes started on Friday...." type="text/html"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742431.post-108052389701010013</id> <title mode="escaped" type="text/html">Italian mood The Italian vibes started on Friday....
<strong>Italian mood</strong> <br/> <br/>The Italian vibes started on Friday. Then Monica called from Rome on Saturday. Told me her husband, and my friend since high-school, is coming to NYC in April for a couple of days. Then she told me she met a girl I was friends with back in the days. Her name is Paola A., she is into her third marriage but in high-school she was Virginio's girlfriend, and Virginio was one onf my closest friends. She and I were called "Virginio's blondes" by his mother. Oh, I really really really want to go to Italy ...<br/> <br/> <br/> <strong>Coming and goings</strong> <br/> <br/>Johanny and Pascale came over for dinner yesterday. I had not seen the two of them together alone for a while. It was great and they had fantastic news. They are getting married!!!! And I was the one who introduced them so I see it as a personal victory. They are the cutest couple ever. <br/> <br/>Pam is arriving on Wednesday. She is coming to see her friend Nora from Australia who is in town with her husband.<br/>We might leave together on Friday in time for Ellen's exhibition in D.C. or she might just stay in the city for the weekend.<br/> <br/>In April Raoul (my friend from Rome) will be here. Then Lisa from Geneva will be staying with me for 3 or 4 days.<br/> <br/> <strong>A stiff neck is not a good thing to have</strong> <br/> <br/>I went to the office today. The place is surrounded by trucks and movie people. Nicole is filming. Too bad Tom is not around.<br/> <br/>Too many hours on too many computers and I will probably work at home through the night so right now I am off to get a full body deep tissue massage. Heavenly.<br/> </div> </content> </entry> <entry> <link href="http://www.blogger.com/atom/3742431/108041251754940394" rel="service.edit" title="Lack of logic I am still holding the phone in one..." type="application/x.atom+xml"/> <author> <name>Rosario Fernandez</name> </author> <issued>2004-03-27T13:35:17-05:00</issued> <modified>2004-03-27T18:38:49Z</modified> <created>2004-03-27T18:38:49Z</created> <link href="http://rosarionyc.blogspot.com/archives/2004_03_01_rosarionyc_archive.html#108041251754940394" rel="alternate" title="Lack of logic I am still holding the phone in one..." type="text/html"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742431.post-108041251754940394</id> <title mode="escaped" type="text/html">Lack of logic I am still holding the phone in one...
<strong>Lack of logic</strong> <br/> <br/>I am still holding the phone in one hand ... my mother is off on a rant ... somehow she manages to get to point C without passing through A and B ... and then jump to Y ... it drives me up the walls.<br/> <br/>Once in a while I'll get suck into a conversation and deeply regret it afterwards ...</div> </content> </entry> <entry> <link href="http://www.blogger.com/atom/3742431/108037157822137385" rel="service.edit" title="untitledMemory Lane This evening bits and pieces ..." type="application/x.atom+xml"/> <author> <name>Rosario Fernandez</name> </author> <issued>2004-03-27T02:12:58-05:00</issued> <modified>2004-03-27T07:19:48Z</modified> <created>2004-03-27T07:16:29Z</created> <link href="http://rosarionyc.blogspot.com/archives/2004_03_01_rosarionyc_archive.html#108037157822137385" rel="alternate" title="untitledMemory Lane This evening bits and pieces ..." type="text/html"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742431.post-108037157822137385</id> <title mode="escaped" type="text/html">untitledMemory Lane This evening bits and pieces ...
untitled <strong>Memory Lane</strong> <br/> <br/>This evening bits and pieces of what I thought were long forgotten poems started suddenly popping into my mind.<br/>Like <em>Verràla morte e avrài tuoi occhi</em> by Cesare Pavese, who used to be one of my favorite authors. <br/> <br/> <em> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">VERRA' LA MORTE E AVRA' I TUOI OCCHI<br/> </span>Cesare Pavese <br/> <br/>Verràla morte e avrài tuoi occhi-<br/> questa morte che ci accompagna<br/> dal mattino alla sera, insonne,<br/> sorda, come un vecchio rimorso<br/> o un vizio assurdo. I tuoi occhi<br/> saranno una vana parola,<br/> un grido taciuto, un silenzio.<br/> Cosìli vedi ogni mattina<br/> quando su te sola ti pieghi<br/> nello specchio. O cara speranza,<br/> quel giorno sapremo anche noi<br/> che sei la vita e sei il nulla<br/> <br/>Per tutti la morte ha uno sguardo.<br/> Verràla morte e avrài tuoi occhi.<br/> Saràcome smettere un vizio,<br/> come vedere nello specchio<br/> riemergere un viso morto,<br/> come ascoltare un labbro chiuso.<br/> Scenderemo nel gorgo muti.</em> <br/> <br/>Found a couple of <a TARGET="_blank" href="http://www.terra.es/personal2/cantitella/djembe/antologia2000/itpaveseverraamorte.htm">translations into Spanish</a>. The second is far superior. I could not find a decent English translation on line.<br/> <br/>Then I recalled the beginning of another poem: <br/> <br/> <em>Ho sceso, dandoti il braccio, almeno un milione di scale ed ora che non ci sei e il vuoto ad ogni gradino ...</em> <br/> <br/>A beautiful love poem by <a TARGET="_blank" href="http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/montale.htm">Eugenio Montale</a>. Amazing how I still remember it.<br/> <br/>And everything else came tumbling after:<br/> <a TARGET="_blank" href="http://www.italialibri.net/opere/cronachedipoveriamanti.html#Top_of_Page">Cronache di poveri amanti</a> by Vasco Pratolini.<br/>And Dacia Maraini.<br/>And <a TARGET="_blank" href="http://www.ralphmag.org/AR/elsa-morante.html">La Storia</a> by Elsa Morante.<br/> <br/>I even remembered most of <a TARGET="_blank" href="http://www.valenzapo.com/pascoli/lavori/poetica/la_cavalla_storna.htm">La cavalla storna</a> by Giovanni Pascoli: <em>O cavallina, cavallina storna, che portavi colui che non ritorna ...</em> <br/> <br/>From poems to songs: ...<br/> <br/> <em> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">AMORE CHE VIENI AMORE CHE VAI</span> <br/>(<a TARGET="_blank" href="http://www.faberdeandre.com/home.htm">F.De Andrè</a> - Monti)<br/> <br/> <br/> Quei giorni perduti a rincorrere il vento<br/> a chiederci un bacio e volerne altri cento<br/> <br/> un giorno qualunque li ricorderai<br/> amore che fuggi da me tornerai<br/> un giorno qualunque li ricorderai<br/> amore che fuggi da me tornerai<br/> <br/>E tu che con gli occhi di un altro colore<br/> mi dici le stesse parole d'amore<br/> <br/>fra un mese fra un anno scordate le avrai<br/> amore che vieni da me fuggirai<br/> fra un mese fra un anno scordate le avrai<br/> amore che vieni da me fuggirai<br/> <br/>Venuto dal sole o da spiagge gelate<br/> perduto in novembre o col vento d'estate<br/> <br/>io t'ho amato sempre, non t'ho amato mai<br/> amore che vieni, amore che vai<br/> io t'ho amato sempre, non t'ho amato mai<br/> amore che vieni, amore che vai<br/> </em> <br/> <br/>And of course <a TARGET="_blank" href="http://www.sonymusiceurope.com/cgi-bin/multimedia/wmwax?207.189.87.198&snymusiceur/catalog/audio014/491854/912345861931259.wma">Buonanotte fiorellino</a> by Francesco De Gregori.<br/> <br/>I could hop on a plane right now.<br/> </div> </content> </entry> <entry> <link href="http://www.blogger.com/atom/3742431/108030975059748173" rel="service.edit" title="My turn! Finally, they split!" type="application/x.atom+xml"/> <author> <name>Rosario Fernandez</name> </author> <issued>2004-03-26T09:02:30-05:00</issued> <modified>2004-03-26T14:06:01Z</modified> <created>2004-03-26T14:06:01Z</created> <link href="http://rosarionyc.blogspot.com/archives/2004_03_01_rosarionyc_archive.html#108030975059748173" rel="alternate" title="My turn! Finally, they split!" type="text/html"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742431.post-108030975059748173</id> <title mode="escaped" type="text/html">My turn! Finally, they split!
<strong>My turn!</strong> <br/> <br/>Finally, <a TARGET="_blank" href="http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/26/people.cruise.cruz.ap/index.html">they split!</a> </div> </content> </entry> <entry> <link href="http://www.blogger.com/atom/3742431/108023909154271255" rel="service.edit" title="Finally!!! I've just checked my domain and it's n..." type="application/x.atom+xml"/> <author> <name>Rosario Fernandez</name> </author> <issued>2004-03-25T13:24:51-05:00</issued> <modified>2004-03-25T18:28:20Z</modified> <created>2004-03-25T18:28:20Z</created> <link href="http://rosarionyc.blogspot.com/archives/2004_03_01_rosarionyc_archive.html#108023909154271255" rel="alternate" title="Finally!!! I've just checked my domain and it's n..." type="text/html"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742431.post-108023909154271255</id> <title mode="escaped" type="text/html">Finally!!! I've just checked my domain and it's n...
Finally!!!
I've just checked my domain and it's not pointing to my mac.com page any longer. Good. This means the new name servers are working. Tonight I'll install PHP-Nuke or some other content manager. It will be a busy evening.
 Rosario Fernandez 2004-03-24T21:54:05-05:00 2004-03-25T02:57:32Z 2004-03-25T02:57:32Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742431.post-108018324513660793 Uploaded pictures from the awards and fixed the pr...
Uploaded pictures from the <a TARGET="_blank" href="http://rosarionyc.lunarpages.com/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=24">awards</a> and fixed the problem with the <a TARGET="_blank" href="http://rosarionyc.lunarpages.com/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=25">Montevideo album</a>.<br/> <br/>The new server should be up in 72 hours max.<br/> <br/>JP left this morning. Was here for a record 1 day and a half.</div> </content> </entry> <entry> <link href="http://www.blogger.com/atom/3742431/108008487731413825" rel="service.edit" title="I'll make you an offer you can refuse About 36 ..." type="application/x.atom+xml"/> <author> <name>Rosario Fernandez</name> </author> <issued>2004-03-23T18:31:37-05:00</issued> <modified>2004-03-23T23:38:03Z</modified> <created>2004-03-23T23:38:03Z</created> <link href="http://rosarionyc.blogspot.com/archives/2004_03_01_rosarionyc_archive.html#108008487731413825" rel="alternate" title="I'll make you an offer you can refuse About 36 ..." type="text/html"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742431.post-108008487731413825</id> <title mode="escaped" type="text/html">I'll make you an offer you can refuse About 36 ...
I'll make you an offer you can refuse

About 36 hours after my dental surgery I look like Marlon Brando. Just what I always wanted.







Rosario Fernandez 2004-03-22T00:48:57-05:00 2004-03-22T05:52:20Z 2004-03-22T05:52:20Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742431.post-107993453704837767 Unpleasantness runs in the family I am watching L...
<strong>Unpleasantness runs in the family</strong> <br/> <br/>I am watching Larry King with different Martha Stewart's relatives. They are as unlikable as her. Either these folks are the least charming people ever or they are in dire need of non-verbal communication coaching. Her daughter, niece and sister are exactly the kind of people that, should I had the disgrace of meeting at a party, I would walk away from as fast as I could.<br/> <br/>Saturday Melissa and I saw <a TARGET="_blank" href="http://www.dawnofthedeadmovie.net/">Dawn of the Dead</a>. Great gore movie!<br/> </div> </content> </entry> <entry> <link href="http://www.blogger.com/atom/3742431/107984188009274044" rel="service.edit" title="The kids are asleep. I am surfing the net on someb..." type="application/x.atom+xml"/> <author> <name>Rosario Fernandez</name> </author> <issued>2004-03-20T23:04:40-05:00</issued> <modified>2004-03-21T04:08:03Z</modified> <created>2004-03-21T04:08:03Z</created> <link href="http://rosarionyc.blogspot.com/archives/2004_03_01_rosarionyc_archive.html#107984188009274044" rel="alternate" title="The kids are asleep. I am surfing the net on someb..." type="text/html"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742431.post-107984188009274044</id> <title mode="escaped" type="text/html">The kids are asleep. I am surfing the net on someb...
The kids are asleep. I am surfing the net on somebody's unprotected network.</div> </content> </entry> <entry> <link href="http://www.blogger.com/atom/3742431/107982784141154075" rel="service.edit" title="Webcam off now. I am taking my iBook with me to Ce..." type="application/x.atom+xml"/> <author> <name>Rosario Fernandez</name> </author> <issued>2004-03-20T19:10:41-05:00</issued> <modified>2004-03-21T00:14:04Z</modified> <created>2004-03-21T00:14:04Z</created> <link href="http://rosarionyc.blogspot.com/archives/2004_03_01_rosarionyc_archive.html#107982784141154075" rel="alternate" title="Webcam off now. I am taking my iBook with me to Ce..." type="text/html"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742431.post-107982784141154075</id> <title mode="escaped" type="text/html">Webcam off now. I am taking my iBook with me to Ce...
Webcam off now. I am taking my iBook with me to Cecilia's so I can get some work done.<br/> <br/>JP is not coming on Sunday. It's Monday now. </div> </content> </entry> <entry> <link href="http://www.blogger.com/atom/3742431/107980596684421414" rel="service.edit" title="Webcam Could I get feedback on my webcam? Is it w..." type="application/x.atom+xml"/> <author> <name>Rosario Fernandez</name> </author> <issued>2004-03-20T13:06:06-05:00</issued> <modified>2004-03-20T18:09:29Z</modified> <created>2004-03-20T18:09:29Z</created> <link href="http://rosarionyc.blogspot.com/archives/2004_03_01_rosarionyc_archive.html#107980596684421414" rel="alternate" title="Webcam Could I get feedback on my webcam? Is it w..." type="text/html"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742431.post-107980596684421414</id> <title mode="escaped" type="text/html">Webcam Could I get feedback on my webcam? Is it w...
<strong>Webcam</strong> <br/> <br/>Could I get feedback on my <a TARGET="_blank" href="http://192.168.0.2:8080/webcam.html">webcam</a>? Is it working?</div> </content> </entry> <entry> <link href="http://www.blogger.com/atom/3742431/107980237598463103" rel="service.edit" title="untitledAllow me to brag and please allow me to b..." type="application/x.atom+xml"/> <author> <name>Rosario Fernandez</name> </author> <issued>2004-03-20T12:06:15-05:00</issued> <modified>2004-03-20T17:13:49Z</modified> <created>2004-03-20T17:09:38Z</created> <link href="http://rosarionyc.blogspot.com/archives/2004_03_01_rosarionyc_archive.html#107980237598463103" rel="alternate" title="untitledAllow me to brag and please allow me to b..." type="text/html"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742431.post-107980237598463103</id> <title mode="escaped" type="text/html">untitledAllow me to brag and please allow me to b...
untitled <strong>Allow me to brag<br/> <br/>and please allow me to brag again</strong> <br/> <br/>You are now reading the blog, the very head juice, straight from my brain to this webpage through my fingertips and a few technicalities, of an UN 21 awardee. What's the UN 21 Awards thingy? Tzk Tzk. Such ignorance on your part. You should be ashamed.<br/> <br/> <em>Introduced in 1996 by the Secretary-General, the UN 21 AWARDS were established as part of the management reform effort. The award provides recognition and special thanks to staff members for outstanding achievements in improving efficiency. </em> <br/> <br/>I am part of a technological advisory group that, when I joined, was basically comprised of six geeks meeting in the cafeteria. Now we are officially recognized and, should I add, globally admired and revered. One of us, an extraordinary guy with a mind that's always all over the place, came up with a great idea the details of which I will not disclose - first and foremost because geek stuff is pretty uninteresting to non geeks and then because I' d like to keep my job and the safest way to do so is not to blog about it. Anyway, as a team we all pitched in and again, as a team with fine emotional intelligence and a knack for milking an opportunity, we presented the project and well ... won. Got it? WON!!!! <br/> <br/> <strong>Just a little more bragging</strong> <br/> <br/>Our project was one of 78 submitted in 2003 from across the global Secretariat. It was selected as a winner in the category of "outstanding knowledge management initiative" and, mind you, was the only IT award designed and carried out by amateurs.<br/> <br/>So yesterday was the award ceremony. With Kofi da' man himself. I was a little apprehensive and concerned that it might turn into one long self-congratulatory pompous affair. I was wrong. It was fast paced, unrehearsed and heartwarming. I especially appreciated all my coworkers crowding the seats of the auditorium and clapping like crazy. Kofi Annan could not ignore my celebrity status and when I got to shake his hand he commented on what a popular staff member I was. I answered something very humble like "Yes, of course" and beamed a few seconds on stage for the mandatory picture before the the lights went off on my brief 15 minutes of fame.<br/> <br/>Back to planet earth now. Gotta hop to the pharmacy to get antibiotics in preparation of my dental implants surgery on Monday. Talk about a reality check.<br/> <br/> <strong>In other headlines</strong> <br/> <br/>JP will be arriving sometime tomorrow afternoon and departing sometime on Wednesday. I sure won't get a husband overdose anytime soon.<br/> <br/>Today I shall take Melissa to the movies and then babysit Cecilia's kids in the evening. Tomorrow I will refuse to speak to anyone under 5 feet. </div> </content> </entry> <entry> <link href="http://www.blogger.com/atom/3742431/107965904277058140" rel="service.edit" title="Apologies to the fans: the blog was down most of t..." type="application/x.atom+xml"/> <author> <name>Rosario Fernandez</name> </author> <issued>2004-03-18T20:17:22-05:00</issued> <modified>2004-03-19T01:20:42Z</modified> <created>2004-03-19T01:20:42Z</created> <link href="http://rosarionyc.blogspot.com/archives/2004_03_01_rosarionyc_archive.html#107965904277058140" rel="alternate" title="Apologies to the fans: the blog was down most of t..." type="text/html"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742431.post-107965904277058140</id> <title mode="escaped" type="text/html">Apologies to the fans: the blog was down most of t...
Apologies to the fans: the blog was down most of the day. Some problem with a server on blogger.com. Now everything is back to normal. <br/> <br/>Yesterday was St. Patrick's. And I finally had a great evening out! First I went and had my hair chopped off. It was quite long, for my standards, and it was getting to look very ladylike. Frankly, I detest ladylike. Of course they did not go without a fight and yesterday morning they looked better than they had in months, pleading for their life. I ignored the ruse and kept my appointment with the hairstylist ... hair dresser ... hairs sculptor ... hair artist ... whatever ... He has done Uma recently, does Julia's sister consistently and has even chopped Meg's hair back when it was very long. Notice how I am now on first name terms with all of them now that our butts have shared the same chair. Anyhow, my hair is now way shorter than planned, but probably the length I secretly wanted. It's also kinda shaggy, not ladylike at all. JP will kill me but it's too late now.<br/> <br/>After the chopping session I went to Monse's and from her place, with her two visiting friends and Pamen, we went over to a nearby Irish pub. I've been there once with M.A. before but can't remember the name of the place. After a few beers there I proposed a stop at <a TARGET="_blank" href="http://www.theduplex.com/index.shtml">The Duplex</a> and there we had a grand ol' time. The singing waiters and waitresses were great, as usual, and the whole atmosphere was so much fun. I sang like there's no tomorrow or, more like it, I hollered painfully. I didn't even mind standing in line to use the disgusting bathrooms. People are so friendly and it's always nice to strike a conversation about different peeing urgencies. A guy actually begged me to pee as fast as possible. I think it's called an intercultural exchange.<br/> <br/>A lot of beer was consumed. I wasn't particularly damaged (then again, I am a functional alcoholic) but it seems one of the guys does not remember long stretches of the evening. After The Duplex we had dinner somewhere and I finally got home happy. Content. Satisfied. Appeased.<br/> <br/>More later. I gotta rush to Delta Grill for dinner.</div> </content> </entry> <entry> <link href="http://www.blogger.com/atom/3742431/107952283001508920" rel="service.edit" title="Yesterday we had a snow storm! While everybody was..." type="application/x.atom+xml"/> <author> <name>Rosario Fernandez</name> </author> <issued>2004-03-17T06:15:02-05:00</issued> <modified>2004-03-17T11:31:20Z</modified> <created>2004-03-17T11:30:27Z</created> <link href="http://rosarionyc.blogspot.com/archives/2004_03_01_rosarionyc_archive.html#107952283001508920" rel="alternate" title="Yesterday we had a snow storm! While everybody was..." type="text/html"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742431.post-107952283001508920</id> <title mode="escaped" type="text/html">Yesterday we had a snow storm! While everybody was...
Yesterday we had a snow storm! While everybody was bitching about it I actually got to the office singing out loud. I love it and, for chrissake, it's probably the last snowfall of the season: let's enjoy it!

Cecilia told me about going to see the elephants but then we decided against it, thinking it they would probably not come out in the snow. We were wrong and we missed them!

So, snow and all, I was home very early yesterday and climbed into bed to play on the computer and do nothing else. End result: I woke up at 5 AM today. I am getting up now and having a decent breakfast.

A few shots taken with my Nokia on my way to the nail salon from the office:





Rosario Fernandez 2004-03-15T06:28:22-05:00 2004-03-15T11:31:37Z 2004-03-15T11:31:37Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742431.post-107935010231564733 Is it just me? DailyCandy today assures me that ...
<strong>Is it just me?</strong> <br/> <br/> <a TARGET="_blank" href="http://www.texaschainsawmovie.com/">DailyCandy</a> today assures me that on <em>those rare occasions when you feel a bit less than perfect</em>, I can count on this <em> sexy lingerie, which is saucy as only the Brits can be,</em> ... is it just me or do somebody else finds this <a TARGET="_blank" href="http://www.sttropezleisure.com/shop.html">on-line shop</a> repulsive? The girl looks so young and, frankly, retarded, her body so undefined, her butt so sad. In some poses she looks like she had to pee, badly. Everything has an amateurish taste to it and the underwear itself <em>made of silky nylon and soft mesh</em>: yuk!</div> </content> </entry> <entry> <link href="http://www.blogger.com/atom/3742431/107931978573124933" rel="service.edit" title="Big socialist victory in Spain. M.A. called from M..." type="application/x.atom+xml"/> <author> <name>Rosario Fernandez</name> </author> <issued>2004-03-14T21:59:06-05:00</issued> <modified>2004-03-15T03:08:21Z</modified> <created>2004-03-15T03:06:20Z</created> <link href="http://rosarionyc.blogspot.com/archives/2004_03_01_rosarionyc_archive.html#107931978573124933" rel="alternate" title="Big socialist victory in Spain. M.A. called from M..." type="text/html"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742431.post-107931978573124933</id> <title mode="escaped" type="text/html">Big socialist victory in Spain. M.A. called from M...
Big socialist victory in Spain. M.A. called from Madrid in an explosion of happiness. Something tells me a lot of people are rejoicing today. I know for a fact my family is.
Can't wait to hear the comments tomorrow at work.
For now watching The Texas chainsaw massacre will have to do.




Rosario Fernandez 2004-03-14T12:40:38-05:00 2004-03-14T17:54:51Z 2004-03-14T17:43:25Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742431.post-107928601133054011 I'll be back rosariofernandez.com might be down...
I'll be back

rosariofernandez.com might be down for a couple of days while I am transferring name servers, so you'd better bookmark the URL to this blog instead of relying on the link on the main page.


A pleasant Saturday and an extremely unusual experience

Vivienne did not feel well yesterday so Nicolas and I ended up having vegetarian dim sum in Chinatown before slowly strolling over to the Apple Chapel were I had to resist the strong urge to buy an Epson printer that I will probably end up ordering on-line today. The beast's consumeristic appetite having not being assuaged and I having checked the new Swatch collection on-line just a few hours before I interpreted the unexpect appearance of a Swatch store as a sure sign from Heaven above and dived inside to get myself a nifty new Melting Spot .
We kept strolling towards Monse's and by the time we got there it was a little early but too cold to stand outside so we decided to shamelessly interrupt her siesta.
Her friends are very nice, one more so than the other. Not that one is not nice, just that I am naturally drawn to more open personalities and man who are clearly into anything female have a charm of their own.
We had several beers at the Beauty Bar - it was my first time there and though a little dingy at the beginning it quickly filled with all sort of East Villagers and the likes. Plenty of models or models wanna bees, plenty of strange looking girl in quirky outfits and a nice eclectic crowd all together.
Dinner was at some Ucranian place, not particularly good.

Something amazing happened yesterday: I was outchatted by this tiny young girl with a very sweet voice and a steady, unrelenting stream of yakety-yak coming out of her mouth. I was in awe. She actually shut me up. Wow.


One fourth of my fan base reading my blog at the Apple store in SoHo.