Fat Ballerinas

two things that should never happen together are the “Festa Major de Gracia” and the reading of George Orwell’s book ‘Homage to Catalonia’. that is not to say they don’t mix well, it is just not recommended (not by me anyways). let me explain…reading the book that cronicles the Civil War in Spain [...]

haven’t you ever just wanted to….

Do a cartwheel or play leapfrog.
Sing into your hairbrush.
Walk barefoot in wet grass.
Read the funnies. Throw the rest of the paper away.
Play a game where you make up the rules as you go along.
Change into some play clothes.
Be utterly amazed and entertained by the simplest objects.
Try to get someone to [...]

it sounds so mysterious and romantic in Español, which is exactly what this book was about. i won’t ruin the plot, but this story was absolutely gorgeous. the excerpt from the back cover:

Hidden in the heart of the old city of Barcelona is the “Cemetery of Forgotten Books”, a labyrinthine library of obscure [...]

i love Spanish women’s fascination with fans. they bring them everywhere…on the metro, to the cafe, walking down the street. the fan has a language of its own, an unwritten air of mystery or perhaps femme fatal. i cannot believe that i never used one in Arizona. although i kept [...]