Lucy weekend update

I have been away for a while and I am sorry for that...

Lots of things happened during the last days: I visited some friends (wich was really nice cause we had lots of fun cooking and laughing), went to Petrópolis (more fun with friends: wine, chicken soup and good company to warm up our souls in winter nights), came back to Rio (had some extra work and also guests over my place)...

I am still with the guests over my place, which means more fun and good company... :-)

Lets see if I can get back to regular and more consistent posts next week. Meanwhile, you guys keep smiling and enjoying the brake from Lucy ;-)

By the way, here are some pics taken by my bro while we were talking online... I wanted to take pictures of myself doing the 3 monkeys (blind, death and silent monkeys), but this will be possible only in a next time... He he he he...

Love you all!!!!!

Lucy faces the enemy - correction

My dear friends,

I was telling my mom about the first time I held a cat and she told me I had held a cat before in my life!!!!

I was around 5 years old and I almost killed the little cat... We were over a friend's house and my mom's friend had to save the cat because I was pressing its neck so much....

My mom was laughing so much while she was telling me this, she said it was really funny :-)

I guess cats should be more afraid of me than I am afraid of them!

Take care!

Dreams - the copy machine!

I was talking to a friend about some of the weird dreams that I have sometimes, then he told me I should post my dreams at the blog. So, here I am!

The first dream I will tell you guys about is the one I named "the copy machine dream".

I had this dream in a Thursday night and I was 14 years-old. It's really unforgetable... At least it's to me! The dream is long, so I will try to summarize it as much as possible. The dream is crazy, but the end not that much exciting and not funny at all.

I was in a very old house with some friends. Somehow I found out that there was a "machine" in the front door and this machine wanted to control my mind. How can a machine control someone's mind?! By sending some kind of waves through the air just like in physics classes! Scary, right?

I tried to hide myself in the house, but the machine got in. Then I faced the machine for the first time: it was a copy machine!

I was inside the house running away from the machine. I don't know how, but I found out the machine wouldn't be able to control my mind if I talked non-stop. The talking would work as a kind of shield...

However, my friends inside the house didn't know about it and didn't even know about the machine!!! Yeah, I still ask myself "how come someone doesn't notice a huge copy machine "walking" around the house?!"... It is possible in my dreams, dude.

Anyways, the copy machine was sending really strong-powerfull waves to try to brake the talking shield, then my quiet friends ended up controlled by the machine! Exactly! The copy machine was accidentally controlling the mind of my innocent friends. I realized they have their mind under control when they turned to me and asked me who they were...

They wouldn't do anything bad against me or against themselves, but they were looking kind of dumb and didn't even know who they were!

It seemed to me the machine was getting even more strong and suddenlly it started changing its shape. What?!? Yeah, the machine was changing its shape! It was no longer a simple copy machine, it turned into T-1000!!!! Turned into what?!? Come on, haven't you seen Terminator 2: Judgement day?!? Basically, T-1000 was the android assassin made out of mercury! Just check the link and you will understand in how much dangerous I was...

I got desperated and didn't know what to do anymore. So, I decided to run away from that house and started climbing and jumping the walls to the neighbours' houses. Yes, I would climb and jump walls from one house to another. Have I told you that I was singing a brazilian song while I was running away from the mercury guy?!

The mercury was still in my back, just a few steps behind me.

Two interesting facts: 1. I got into the backyard of the neighbours, but there were no houses; 2. All backyards were the same and they all have swimming pools.

For some unknown reason, I realized that diving into the water would also work as a shield. So I kept jumping from backyard into another singing the same song and also diving into the swimming pools...

Then comes the boring part I told you: the end! I woke up in the middle of my scape and I understood that the mercury guy was waiting for me to lose my voice, so there wouldn't be any shield if I were hoarse (and I couldn't be under the water all the time!).

The ridiculous part of the dream happenned when I was already awake. I didn't go to school that Friday morning because I didn't wake up on time. So, I was at home in the morning and turned on the radio into one of the most popular radio station back then.

There was a special guest in the morning radio show: a lady would pick up some calls and would "solve" the dreams of the audience. Can you guess who called the radio station to tell about the last night dream to the lady?!

Come on! I had to call, it was a sign! I had the dream in the previous night, didn't go to the school and in that particular morning there was a lady revealing dreams! So, I called the radio and incrediblely someone picked up my call.

I introduced myself and then I said: "I dreamt that a copy machine wanted to control my mind". There was a 2-seconds silence, and then the next thing you could hear was only the laughs in the radio station. Yes, I called a radio and said in national network that I was running away from a copy machine that wanted to control my mind.

The lady explained me the facts behind the dream and what it really meant. I also got a nice book written by her.

Are you curious about what she told me? It's a secret. A secret that belongs to me and to the people who were listening to the radio that morning, but it's still a secret ;-) He he he he...

By the way, the dream wasn't sponsered by Xerox - the document company®, but I wouldn't mind if Xerox paid me a few bucks to mention the company's name in my posts or to put a link to its website...

Here are the pictures of the copy machine and the mercury guy that haunted my dream in that night :-)

Love you all! Have a nice week!!!!

I wanna a puppy!

I was so amazed by the problem with the pics that I forgot to say a funny thing!

After holding a cat for the first time in my life, I dreamt for the whole night that the cat was attacking me! He he he he... I must have some problems!

Anyways, so far nobody was able to solve the mystery regarding the pics. Meanwhile I wanna a puppy more than ever!

It might be an english bulldog or a basset hound :-)

I have quited about the beagle because it is a too vigorous animal and I won't be able to give that much attention to it...

Can any of you give me a puppy?! The person who gives me a puppy will have the right to pick up its name!

Hummm.... Why am I so sure I won't get any puppy from any of my readers?! He he he he...

Love you all! Take care :-)

Lucy faces the enemy!

Have I told you that I don't like cats?

It is a matter of family and how my mom raised me: she doesn't like cats, so her kids also wouldn't like cats.

We don't like cats because we don't think they are trustfull... We believe a cat doesn't really like its owner, it likes the benefits of living at some place and with certain person. Cats aren't animals that like to live in society... They tolerate the presence of other cats or people, but they prefer to be alone.

I also don't like cat's nails: I am scared to death of it! Nopes, this is not a problem that my whole family faces. This's one of those typical Lucy weirdo problems...

Btw, I love dogs and I want to get a puppy to myself :-) I searched for a beagle to add at my wishlist, but i couldn't find any puppy for sale...

Anyways, I have never held a cat in my life because of all those reasons. I haven't so far, but now I have faced the enemy and held cat!

Come on guys, congratulations to the brave Lucy!!!!!

I was over Bartira's place and they made me held their cat. The name of the cat? Mephisto... I held the devil itself, but he had such a lovely face!

For some unknown reason, I can't upload the pics at my yahoo album and they look funny at the blog... Can anyone explain me the reason the pictures look like that?!

The person who solves the problem with the pictures will get a prize!!!!!!

Love you all!!!!!

Jamie Cullum!

Ladies and gentlemen, it is a pleasure to introduce you to Mr. Jamie Cullum!

Hope you all like him!!!!!

Have a nice week and keep smiling :-)

The 48 hours suffering project

Here is something helpful to all of us!

I had started a new project in my life: the 48 hours suffering project! No, it doesn't mean that I wanna suffer for 48 hours...

The idea is pretty simple, but I must agree it is not easy to make it work. It takes lots of commitment and will-power to make it a reality, but it is worth trying hard.

Everybody hurts and everybody gets hurt. There is nothing we can do about it: we will hurt or get hurt by someone at least once in our lives. It doesn't mean that people want to hurt others, but sometimes it happens... Friends, family and lovers can hurt each other. I believe that sometimes we can hurt even ourselves...

Anyways, my idea is that I won't allow myself to suffer for more than 48 hours. Exactly! If I get hurt, I will refuse to suffer for more than 48 hours!!!

Let me explain it better. Do you know when you buy something and there's an expiry label warning that people shouldn't use the product after certain date? This is exactly what I will be doing from now on! Next time I get hurt, I will take that hurt and put an expiry-date warning on it: expires in 48 hours!

If you are interested in this project and also want to do the same, then you should copy or print the instructions below so you won't forget what you have to do...

"In case of getting hurt, proceed according to the following steps: 1. enjoy your sorrow and suffer for the next 48 hours; 2. take the best you can get out of this suffering; 3. learn something with this situation; 4. take a deep breath and then put a big smile upon your face. You may cry during the 48 hours suffering period. The suffering-hours limit allowed is 48 hours, do not exceed this limit in any circunstance."

There is one more thing you can't forget about! Some of you already heard me saying this before, but I will repeat it again: "if something is not able to kill me, then this something will only make me stronger".

By the way, before any of you ask me if I am fine and if I got hurt... YES, I am fine and I couldn't be better. NO, nothing has happened in the last few weeks and I didn't get hurt recently :-)

Love you all!!! Keep smiling!!!!!

Cuba libre: good company, good movie and good drinks

Tonight was movie night!

I went to the movies with a very nice friend of mine who graduated in cinema, and we watched a movie that is not one of those hollywood "most watched" top list movies.

I like those typical "blockbuster-hollywood" movies, but sometimes I like to watch interesting movies that make me think about life and the human condition.

This time I watched "En tres y dos", a 1985 cuban movie about a baseball player who is in conflict with himself because he is about to retire.

The guy is in his late thirties, he is in good shape and he feels he can still play, but he is no longer in his best feature... He is already "old" and it is time to retire from baseball... However, what is he going to do now? He has no plans for the future, he hasnt thought about retirement and now he doesn't know how to restart his life without playing baseball.

Some former cuban athletes testified their personal experiences regarding retirement and how hard it's to face the fact you are no longer able to play or to be a professional athlete.

I know the movie does sound like any other hollywood drama, but it is not that like. You must watch to understand what I am talking about ;-)

After the movie, my friend and I got together with some students and cinema professionals for a nice talk and some cuba libre drinks (rum and coke).

This is what I call having fun and enjoying life: good company, good talk and good drinks :-)

By the way, have I mentioned it was all for free?! He he he he... ;-)

Love you all! Have fun and enjoy life!!!

Lazy Lucy (or perfect day to stay at home)

I woke up this morning, but it's almost impossible to get out of bed: it's kind of cold and I could see from my windown that sky's gray.

It would rain for certain and it's the perfect day to stay at home doing nothing!

I finally got out of bed and took this picture so you could see what I am talking about.

It started raining just after I took the picture and it only made me even more lazy! I am thinking if I really should go to class... Come on, it is raining and I could get a cold! He he he he...

Take care!

Music news: walk away!

I just got a new song that will make me dance until the dawn with my dear friends :-)

This is what I call "songs-for-girls-who-know-what-they-want"!

Fragile sex?! No way, dude!

Similar songs to this one? Check here!

Take care and enjoy the songs ;-)

Lucy goes to the kitchen :-)

This is a good one!

Some of you already know that I don't have culinary skills. I can cook somethings, but I do have some limitations at cooking and regular home care.

However, I spent last Saturday night learning how to cook a new kind of food (May 5th). It is something I have never tried before.... Can any of you guess what I cooked?!

I wonder how many of you thought "she cooked INDIAN FOOD!!!!".... The answer is right but you won't get any prize for that! He he he he...

I cooked "Makhani Chicken" (I guess it is also called indian butter chicken). It was so good!!!! It's really tasty and it's the first time I had some real indian food.

However, I can't get all the credits for my wonderfull experience cooking this chicken because I wasn't "alone" in the kitchen! The idea of cooking it and the recipe were from a very good friend of mine. He spent his Sunday morning teaching me how to cook the makhani chicken and got amazed by the fact I really don't have any cooking skills!!!

I won't say his name because I didn't ask permission for that, but let's see if he reads the post and allows me to mention his name :-)

There is only one thing that I didn't like: I forgot to take pictures of me cooking on Saturday night... Anyways, here is the picture that I took today of my makhani chicken :-)

Love you all!

Take care and namaste :-)

तके कारे ऎंड नमस्ते

Still about friendship...

Since friendship's a topic that came out in the post about my two loyal readers, I thought about posting this nice text of Oscar Wilde... It's such a nice poem, just read and enjoy it!

"I choose my friends not by their skin or other archetype, but by the pupil. They have to have questioning shine and unsettled tone.

I'm not interested in the good spirits or the ones with bad habits. I'll stick with the ones that are made of me being crazy and blessed.

From them, I don't want an answer, I want to be reviewed. I want them to bring me doubts and fears and to tolerate the worst of me. But that only being crazy.

I want saints, so they dount doubt differences and ask for forgiveness for injustices. I choose my friends for their clean face and their soul exposed.

I don't just want a man or a skirt, I also want his greatest happiness. A friend that doesn't laugh together doesn't know how to cry together.

All my friends are like that, half foolish, half serious. I don't want forseen laughter or cries full of pity.

I want serious friends, those that make reality their fountain of knowledge, but that fight to keep fantasy alive. I don't want adult or boring friends. I want half kids and half elderly.

Kids, so they don't forget the value of the wind blowing on their faces and elderly people so they're never in a hurry.

I have friends to know who I am. Then seeing them as clowns and serious, crazy and saints, young and old, I will never forget that 'normalcy' is a steril and imbecil illusion."

Oscar Wilde

My two loyal readers

Some people asked me about my two loyal readers.

I am not sure if people were amazed that I only have two loyal readers or why in Earth someone would be a loyal reader of my blog...

Anyways, let's be honest: almost all of my friends don't really read my blog. They usually read it after I tell them about something that happened to me... Sad, right? He he he he...

Besides that, there are two loyal friends of mine who are also loyal readers of my blog. Believe me or not, but they always read my blog and I don't even need to mention anything about my life to them! It is amazing!

Do I get mad at my friends who don't read my blog? Nopes. They might not be loyal readers, but they are all loyal friends ;-)

Who are my two loyal readers? It is pretty easy to find out about one of them, but I won't reveal their identities. I've always loved some mystery!

Love you all!!!