just around the corner...

I don't walk around, here in São Paulo... I drive!

that does not mean that I don't see, but I do not get to shoot as much as I would like to (even if I do take some pics from inside my car). I miss that a lot about my life in Paris... just wondering around... every corner was a great opportunity to spend some film...

Maybe next year I'll explore a bit more the indoor photography...

São Paulo is a huge city and we have something called rodizio, which means to rotate. It's actually a rotation system to try and control traffic. My licence ends with 6 and I cannot circulate from 7AM to 10AM and from 5PM to 8P every Wednesday...  Nevertheless, all that, just to say that, every Wednesday at 9AM I go to the manicure (something that only Brazilians, or people who've lived in Brazil, can understand...), anyway... every Wednesday I walk about 2 blocks away from home to have my nails done and as I'm always early, last time, I've decided to take some time and shoot some pictures...

I won't say that I'll do this every Wednesday for the sight shall not change, but well, we never know...

I'm having a less busy week...

hope you're all enjoying the last week of 2011...

any new year resolutions yet? ;o)

some music...

no time for rewriting...

Last Tuesday was the office party... 
As I actually never pictured myself working at an office, I never had the chance to imagine what would the party be like...
I did took the regular pictures, but with my OM I choose to show you how I actually saw the event!


Have a merry xmas! :o)

step by step...

Time is flying and the year is almost over...
I miss snow...
I do like the sun... A LOT! but it's waaaaaaay too hot... and, as I've said before, I hate floods!!! (and Tina, water takes quite awhile to drain, because of all the trash people throw in the streets). But I'm starting to remember that I actually like summer storms...
They's refreshing and liberating... And the smell... oh! I love the smell of summer rain... and the rainbow! ;o)

Let me confess something to you... something that I'm trying not to think about...
The thing is, I'm afraid the end will end... I'm quite scared of it...
I'm scared of having to REALLY start over... of not being able to look at 2011's time line and see myself in Paris... I'm afraid of turning the page and that people will also turn theirs...
but I know new beginnings are always welcome and there's nothing like a fresh start, right?
But if things could just slow down... juts a bit...
For now, I'll just catch my breath for those next couple of weeks will be quite speed as a matter of fact.
Have you all a great one!

Oh! Inga posted this video on her blog and I can't stop listening to this song... :o) what do you think?

29, some gatherings and a lot, lot, looooooot of work...

Wow! Now that I got to look at the date of my last post I was pretty impressed...
it's been more than 10 days since I've been here... well, actually, I've been reading you from my tablet, but with really NO TIME to post any comments... sorry... :o/
Well, let me see...
When the year comes to its end everyone gets busy, but I think I was not quite used to it any more... I mean, the end of the year being actually the end of the year... summer vacation, christmas, traffic, hot, summer thunder storms (and my city that floods almost everyday)...
I turned 29 last Monday... and it actually didn't feel like my birthday, almost at all. For 6 years I've waited to spend my birthday at home, and now that it happened, it felt weird...
But we had some fun... We've barbecued Saturday and had mom's dinner on Monday... oh! and grandma's cake, of course! ;o)
Well, just wanted to say hi... tomorrow I'll try and catch up with comments and reading you all.
Hope you've had a week less busy than mine, but also as nice as the one I had (although pretty tiring...)
Let the week end begin!

rainy Monday...

As I run a lot all the time, sometimes I do have the time to take a break and I just love when it happens near the ibirapuera park. 
While at it, last week, I took the chance to end the black and white roll I had on my OM (who's almost 1 year old - living with me, of course...)
I wish all (and specially me) a stress free week! :o)

what goes up must go down...

Sometimes I really miss Paris and its ups and downs... when I thought things sometimes would get so hard we would never be able to get out of it...
But then again, we always did... 
A LOT is going on right now... here we say that's 'cause of inferno astral (which would literally mean the hell your life turns into a month before your birthday).
for 6 years I wanted to be "home" for the end of the year (my b-day, christmas and everything) and now, that I'm here, I'm not handling all that well.
Maybe I just need to get used to the new problems and craziness...


"Drop your problems by the riverside 
Ride a painted pony and let the spinning wheel fly"

Parque da Luz

Light Garden is the oldest park in the city... 
I think I'll visit it more often this summer... there's something about the sunlight through the branches of the trees... the green leaves and the brown from the State Gallery bricks... all that right in the middle of city center.
Downtown is definitely my favorite place in São Paulo... as crazy and, sometimes, "ugly", as it can be...
go figure!

the circus is in town!

Interlagos after 6 years, a few French GPs and the most amazing Italian one...
I can't help but remember how exciting it was going to the track as a child... 
High speed cars and extremely loud engines... definitely the best way to decompress!!!
And besides that, I must admit that I've missed going to the GP track with baby bro...
Can you tell who do I cheer for? ;o)

TGI Friday!!!

I had a terrible day!!!
Perfect to close a stressful week!
But that's ok... today is Friday!!! :o)
some music? 
Shall we have a good week-end! 

A girl with kaleidoscope eyes...

There were some interesting art work at the front porch of the State Gallery... 


"Cellophane flowers of yellow and green,
towering over your head.
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes,
and she's gone!"

Yesterday was musician day... I have so much on mu mind today that I completely forgot... and by so much I mean everything but music... and you wanna know something? I MISS IT! very much.

Can't wait for the moving high season to be over...