Acceptance

Somehow I always thought to accept things was my worst nightmare. I don't just want to live and accept, I wanna be able to brake the destiny and change the future as long as -I feel like it-. But unfortunately, that happens just in fantasy.. everyone knows people would have to accept many things in the real life.

I think I share with many people how hard is to accept we don't control all the factors implied in a decision.. and it's even worse when that decision is about to change our lives.

I consider myself a very opened person, who accepts many things and tries to interact with others enjoying how they are or will be more than how they were in the past, which makes me proud of myself because that's what I like in another people too.

Here I want to share with you these words that I found very appropiated.. for another topic, because doesn't talk about acceptance.. ;) but no doubt they are worthy to read:

"It may be that the gulfs will wash us down:
It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles,
And see the great Achilles, whom we knew
Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho'
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive , to seek, to find, and not to yield."

                                Fragment of Tennyson's 'Ulysses' poem.

Metamorphosis - Stage #3

Renaissance:

Here I am in the first post of the year..

Last days of 2007 are gone, and, as I posted before, I went to BCN and had a wonderful time with many friends and great people I met there!!

Here you can see some pictures from the trip:

Architecture
Beach
Montjuic

Right now I'm in Buenos Aires figuring out what to do within the next months and of course enjoying my friends and people around me.

Geek section:
I use skype very often in my Linux/Debian machine, but that version doesn't have the SMS option, altought the API does allow it, so I've tried some python tools made by a Skype developer and the SMS script seems to work fine.
Here is the blog of this guy explaining how to install them.

Goals

Talking with a friend from Orlando today about my goals for this year makes me realize they weren't in my blog, so I thought of adding a short section (look at the right side) with all them and publishing a post like this one to comment it..

2007 - I wanted to..

[change my 2006 job] decision based on a professional growth. I cannot complaint, I was working in a huge company with excelent people around me.

[get my driver license] since I've never needed it, I was never interested in it, but in MTV is unthinkable not to have it.

[finish my eng. degree] this is something I've posposed to make some trips, so it was time to make it end.

[improve my english] I want to understand everything and being understanded by anyone in all aspects of the english language. I made some improvements, this blog is also helping a lot.

[live alone] somehow at the beginning of the year I was living with my father, obviously I rather like to live in my own apartment.

2008 - Expectations..

Hopefully next year I'll have more stability in my life. I want to settle down somewhere (I have to find out which place would be the best for me), get a job where I can feel I'm growing professionally, and have a nice person who I can enjoy all that with..

[Time for me to stop the car somewhere and enjoy the view]

Metamorphosis - Stage #2

Before my announced trip I've been studying for 2 weeks (and that's why I haven't answered some emails, sorry) to take the 2 last tests for my title of "Information Systems Engineer".. and I've passed them!! so now I don't have to worry about it anymore!! Amazing, uh!?

You may not believe this but I got my tickets to BCN 32 hs before the flight (12/19, the same day I took my last test) and they are not electronic ones.. so you can imagine how insecure (aka scared) I was about it.. but luckily I'm here now! pheew!

Unfortunately, I didn't get any news about a job I want to get [no more info for now ;) ], so that added a bit of nervousness to my head.. at least I'm sure this uncertainty won't last for a long time..

As I've anticipated, I'm in BCN and I'm staying in the hostel "La Palmera".

Here I was having fun with a friend and another great people, we were talking a lot, hanging around, going out, having some "tapas",.. in two words: enjoying BCN! :)

Yesterday I was walking around the city and taking pictures to the buildings which have a very particular architecture.. really awesome! (I'll upload some photos soon).