How long to the weekend?

"Deus é um cara gozador, adora brincadeira

Pois pra me jogar no mundo tinha o mundo inteiro

Mas achou muito engraçado me botar cabrero

Na barriga da miséria nasci brasileiro"

- God is a funny guy, he loves to play jokes

‘Cause to throw me on the world, he had the whole world

But he thought it wold be funny to make me suspicious

Poor as hell I was born Brazilian -

When you're starting, probably, the most stressful week of the year, one can only listen to Chico Buarque and dream of the ocean...........

  

Are you living your dream?

Just for today, let’s pretend everything's ok. More than ok, just for today, let’s pretend everything’s perfect. Just for today, let’s pretend there’s nothing else but this. Just for today…

Just for today let’s focus on the bright side. Let me remind myself that I’m actually where I wanted and worked hard to be, just for today. Just for today, I’ll put all my worries aside and will smile.  Will smile for things may, actually, not be perfect, but I’m on the right path, just for today. Just for today, I’ll have it in mind. What about you, are you living your dream ?

From out of space...

Long time no see... about 8 months.
No, I did not plan to get away from blogging (which I love) but, somehow, life got in the way.
But, well, one had to come back, eventually. Right?
And after a few unsuccessful tryouts, here I am.

Let's see what we've missed out since Semptember 2012.
I saw the Berliner Ensemble perform (Lulu and The Three Penny Opera) directed by Robert Wilson and it was AMAZING. (Berliner ensemble performance checked out of my to do list)
Alonso did not win the F1 championship (even if it was very very very close), and I was really upset.
Had an unexpected and very pleasant visit from France (always miss my French friends), and now I have one of my best friends from my French University who's here in Brazil.
I turned 30 last December, and the world did not end in 21/12/12 (although turning 30 was quite close to it a few days earlier... lol)
Went to Bahia for new years on a quiet family party.
One of my childhood best friends got married and I cried my eyes out!!
Went to spend "carnaval" (mardi gras) in NYC with my french BFF big brother who I miss so so so so so much and we had a blast under the snow storm. Opera at the Metropolitan also got checked out of my to do list.
Nina was born! She is the cutest and she's one of my best friend's baby, so I feel I can call myself an aunt if I want to lol. And I'm longing for us to have a more accurate schedule compatibility, so I can spend more time with her and I already fantasize about how is it going to be years from now. :) (btw, if you read Portuguese, you can fallow her and her mommy's adventures here).
Joined a gym (the place where I don't belong) and started swimming again (4 times a week). I know all about the "no pain no gain" stuff. Hate the gym! But must keep going!!!
Work's crazy as always. (but I still love it) I'm crazier than ever! (and becoming a facebook expert. Watch out Zukerberg!!!) (if you have facebook, here it is)

Well, I guess that's it!
Some images for the road (I have so many rolls to develop that my iphone pics will have to do for now)

it's Friday for those how can say it's Friday........

I’m working this week end again...

I was going to say that I’m not complaining, but that’s not entirely true…

I am complaining a little bit… It seems so far away when I had the whole weekend all to myself.

Mom and dad are coming back from vacation (it’s been only me and baby bro for the past 2 weeks) on Saturday…

Little cousin coming to town for us to go to a concert on Sunday…

Well, maybe my weekend won’t be all about work, after all……………………

Working in such a sight...

The Twilight of the Gods season is almost over. But that doesn't mean, though, that I'm working any less (on the contrary).

Just needed to share some quick images (from my cellphone) of the alleys of the city thater... isn't it amazing to work in a place like this?

I'm sleepy and in need for some sugar (made apple pie yesterday - can't wait to get home), but have so much to do around here...

I better dash... (apple pie on my mind)

working girl...

I still need to share with you the NYC pics… I’m sorry, but I MUST do it! lol

Nevertheless, I decided to take a short break to be a little more up to date…

I brought HOLGA to work almost every day, but I’ve been running around like crazy and haven’t had time to develop the pictures. (for now I’ll just have to share some cell phone pics)

I must say I’m enjoying my lunch hours so very much! I get to wonder around the neighborhood (and it’s a quite nice one)… it makes me feel, almost, in Paris. 

Oh! the soundtrack of my week (I do listen to the same song(s) over and over and over and over again...)