Growing up

Se acerca mi cumpleaños ¿Y qué mejor forma de celebrar casi 24 años de vida que dibujando muecas exageradas y riéndonos de las inseguridades? Además, no hay nada mejor que dibujar cejas grandes ¡Guapa, campeona, heroína, reina, diva, MISS!

 

El reto de las 100 canciones

Llevo un laaargo tiempo preparando esta entrada. Ha sido muy entretenido y desesperante a la vez ya que mi obsesión era que la lista de reproducción resultante fuera de 100 canciones que genuinamente me gustan y a poder ser, que haya disfrutado durante años. Sea como sea, al final lo he conseguido (a excepción de la nº67 por cuestiones obvias).

1. A song that makes you smile: Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson)

2. A song that makes you laugh: Buen Soldado (Francisca Valenzuela)

3. A song that makes you want to cry: And then you (Greg Laswell)

4. A song that makes you want to dance: Love and pride (King)

5. A song that helps clear your head: Burning (The whitest boy alive)

6. A song that always gets stuck in your head: Say my name (Destiny's child)

7. A song that gets you pumped up: Papaoutai (Stromae)

8. A song that calms you down: Put your records on (Corinne Bailey Rae)

9. A song that means a lot to you: A los que volveremos (Izal)

10. A song that has a new meaning to you every time you hear it: Sleepsong (Bastille)

11. A song that would be the theme song of your life: I'm not my hair (India.Arie feat P!nk)

12. A song that reminds you of summer: Hawaiian roller coaster ride (Lilo y Stitch)

13. A song that reminds you of winter: Breathe no more (Evanescence) Todo Evanescence en realidad.

14. A song that reminds you of a family member:  Sick and tired (Anastacia) por mi hermano.

15. A song that you would consider a guilty pleasure: Toxic (Britney Spears)

16. A song that was released in the 60's: (You're the) Devil in disguise (Elvis Presley)

17. A song that was released in the 70's: Hot stuff (Donna Summer)

18. A song that was released in the 80's: Don't you want me (The Human league)

19. A song that was released in the 90's: Don't speak (No doubt)

20. A song that was released in the 00's: Survivor (Destiny's child)

21. A song that was released this year: 101 (WALLA)

22. A song that needs more recognition: La La La (Naughty boy)

23. A song that everyone should knows the lyrics to: Bohemian rhapsody (Queen)

24. A song that got you hooked on a band: Bad Blood (Bastille)

25. A song that you loved right from the first 5 seconds: Dernière danse (Indila)

26. A song that you need to be in a certain mood to listen to: Less is more (Joss Stone) el disco completo de "Mind, body and soul" es mi relajante natural.

27. A song that will always be in your top 5 favorites: Broken (Seether y Amy Lee)

28. A song that's connected with a memory: Follow (Crystal Fighters) por Badajoz.

29. A song that's very simple and repetitive but you love anyway: Are you sure (Randy Crawford)

30. A song that's a one hit wonder: Over my shoulder (Mike and the Mechanics)

31. A song that's a power ballad: Baby can I hold you (Tracy Chapman)

32. A song with a line you would tattoo on your body: Enjoy the ride (Morcheeba) por el "(stop chasing shadows) just enjoy the ride"

33. A song with a color in the title: La mujer de verde (Izal)

34. A song with a number in the title: 19-2000 (Gorillaz)

35. A song with a place in the title: Sierra y Canadá (Sidonie)

36. A song with a name in the title: Carmensita (Devendra Banhart)

37. A song with more than 5 words in the title: Somebody that I used to know (Gotye)

38. A song with a question as the title: Where is the love? (The black eyed peas)

39. A song with a one syllable title: Burn (Ellie Goulding)

40. A song with "Q" as the first letter of the title: Quicksand (La Roux)

41. A song with "K" as the first letter of the title: Kif'n'dir (Zaho)

42. A song with "F" as the first letter of the title: Flaws (Bastille)

43. A song with "N" as the firs letter of the title: Neon lights (Molotov Jukebox)

44. A song with "E" as the first letter of the title: Emergencia de amor (Laura Pausini)

45. A song with "J" as the first letter of the title: Joints and Jam (The Black Eyed Peas)

46. A song with the word "fire" in the title: Fireflies (Owl city)

47. A song with the word "under" in the title: Going under (Evanescence)

48. A song with the word "little" in the title: Little secrets (Passion Out)

49. A song with thw word "go" in the title: You're gonna go far kid (The Offspring)

50. A song with the word "eye" in the title: Behind blue eyes (Limp Bizkit)

51. A song with a great title: Chandelier (Sia)

52. A song with a great guitar solo: Rock you like a Hurricane (Scorpions) creo que no es un solo pero me vale.

53. A song with a great drum solo: The river (Good Charlotte) es la primera batería que me viene a la mente sin ser Evanescence.

54. A song with a great keyboard solo: My immortal (Evanescence)

55. A song with great vocal harmonies: Seasons of love (Rent)

56. A song with lyrics that could read like poetry: Eco (Izal)

57. A song you haven't listened to in a long time: Summer Sunshine (The Corrs)

58. A song you had to look up the lyrics to: Hey mama (The black eyed peas)

59. A song you sing in the shower: Blame it (Glee)

60. A song you liked this time last year: Clarity (Zedd, Foxes)

61. A song you liked when you were younger: Why not (Hilary Duff) y me sigue gustando.

62. A song you tap/drum/hum the beat of: Tomorrow (Duffy)

63. A song you can play on an instrument: Tourniquet (Evanescence) cuatro notas mal puestas hace mil años con la flauta dulce.

64. A song you wish you could play on an instrument: Hit that (The Offspring) la batería de cualquier canción que me motive a andar muy rápido.

65. A song you play when you can't sleep: Good enough (Evanescence)

66. A song you can't help but sing along to: Suerte (Shakira)

67. A song you hate from a band you love: Alors on danse (Stromae) la detesto.

68. A song you used to love but now hate: Fingers (P!nk) no la odio, pero se me hace pesada y en su momento me pareció un grandísimo puntazo.

69. A song you would choose for karaoke: Toda (Malu)

70. A song you're currently obsessed with: Boom Clap (Lennon and Maisy)

71. A song your parents played in the car when you were younger: Luna lunera (Eydie Gorme y los Panchos)

72. A song people wouldn't expect you to like: Un error de los grandes (Laura Pausini)

73. A song by an artist that goes by a one word name: Believe (Cher)

74. A song by a band's lead singer: Rich Girl (Gwen Stefani) como líder de No Doubt.

75. A song by a band with a ridiculous name: What you know (Two door cinema club)

76. A song by a band you have on a t-shirt: Of the night (Bastille) no tengo camisetas de grupos, pero me encantaría el triángulo/A de Bastille.

77. A song by a two-person band: Prefiero (Antílopez)

78. A song by a band with more than 5 people in it: Numb (Linkin Park)

79. A song from a genre you usually dislike: The Riddle (Prezioso and Marvin)

80. A song from an album with a beautiful cover: You had me (Joss Stone)

81. A song from an original film score. Eli's theme (Let the right one in)

82. A song from a musical. Another day (Rent)

83. A song from a TV show theme. The beginning (RuPaul drag's race)

84. A song in another language: Tout ce temps (Zaho feat Idir)

85. A song under 2 minutes long: Blue Suede Shoes (Elvis)

86. A song over 6 minutes long: La vie boheme (Rent)

87. A song for a rainy day: Missing (Evanescence)

88. A song for a road trip: A movement between these two (Hola a todo el mundo)

89. A song for moving on:  Bulletproof (La roux)

90. A song for not giving a shit: Animals (Nickelback)

91. A song without words: Salento (René aubry)

92. A song cover better than the original: Feel good inc (Celia Pavey)

93. A song with an acoustic version better than the original: Do it like a dude (Jessie J)

94. A song from a really obscure band: Everybody's girl (Jinkx Monsoon) si "obscure" es desconocido, a mi querido drag no lo conoce nadie que no haya visto Drag's race.

95. A song currently stuck in your head: Outside (Calvin Harris feat Ellie Goulding)

96. A song you've seen performed live: So happy I could die (Lady Gaga)

97. A song by one of your favorite bands 1: Sex Foot (Molotov Jukebox) 

98. A song by one of your favorite bands 2: Karma (The Black Eyed Peas)

99. A song by one of your favorite bands 3: Karma (Joss Stone)

100: A song. Actually, not just "a song", THE SONG: Super duper love (Joss Stone)

Justa

Mi abuela no va a meterse en facebook a darle a "me gusta" a mis publicaciones, probablemente no sepa ni que tengo este blog y  tampoco escucharía bien mi voz si la llamara por teléfono. Pero la sonrisa de oreja a oreja cada vez que me ve entrar en su casa y me pregunta por trigésima vez qué estoy estudiando y dónde estoy, compensa la falta de contacto. La última vez que la vi fue el día de Reyes y creo que prestó más atención al momento en el que se dió cuenta de que la estaba dibujando que cuando la cabalgata pasó bajo su balcón. Hoy he visto una foto de ella compartida por mi tío y he recordado que yo estoy aquí y todos ellos allí.

A veces me apena no tener una relación más estrecha con algunos familiares, no ir más a los pueblos, no mandar postales o responder sin falta a todo mensaje recibido. Parece que sólo doy señales de vida en vacaciones, fiestas o cumpleaños pero lo cierto es que mi cabeza es un torbellino de recuerdos y personas con las que me gustaría pasar más tiempo. Vosotros no lo sabéis, pero para mí, dibujar a alguien conocido es una demostración de amor y cariño. Es mi forma de combatir distancia y nostalgia a golpe de lápiz. Y no os hacéis una ligera idea de la cantidad de caras conocidas que se apelotonan en mis libretas y diarios.

Los días de lluvia a veces me ponen tonta.

Skinny love

Una tarjeta de crédito ha sido la culpable de partir en dos mi sesión de trabajo esta tarde ¿El lado bueno? Mi bloqueo se ha saldado con este simpático dibujo. El sentimiento de culpa por no haber trabajado a full lo compensa el buen rato que me he echado dibujando a este par.

Fragmentos - Bertie plays the blues

'Dreadfully insincere,' said Angus. 'Psychopaths - every one of them. Show me a cat, Domenica, and I'll show you a psychopath. Textbook examples.' (...)

The memory of dreams is curiously fleeting; the vivid experiences of a few seconds earlier, so entrancing or frightening, are lost after a moment or two, or only vaguely remembered. It is as if daylight acts as a spotlight directed onto a play that had seemed so convincing but is now seen to be nothing; an absurd jumble unworthy of critical attention. But in the mind obliterates the cluttering, silly stuff of dreams, it can also deprive us of the insights that those same dreams provide, the moments of love; the friendly, revealing visions; the ability to fly (...) But if dreams are to be retained, they need to be committed to memory as soon as possible after waking, so that they are laid down in a different, more retentive part of the brain. Don't pay any attention to this, the rational mind tells us as it begins its task of obliteration. No, I want to remember, one must say (...)

How terrible it must be, she thought, to believe that one was in some sense accountable for one's dreams. The loyal husband dreams he is in the arms of another - Some Siren - and concludes that he is an adulterer- The dieter finds himself enjoying a feast - and reproaches himself for his failure (...) All that would be a terrible burden; would make one dread going to sleep at night for fear of what one might do (...)

Of course purpose and pattern in a life did not have to be conscious. There were many lives, Angus thought, that revealed a pattern when one looked at them at the end, even if the people living those lives may not have seen that pattern while they were actually leading their lives. People did the things they were destined to do without having any real sense of that destiny. But when their lives were laid out, it became apparent where they were heading; it became clear why they had made the choices they did.

'I'm not blaming you for that; you are a man and can't help being a man... No, I shouldn't say that because I'm not sure if that's what I really believe. We are not trapped by gender to the extent that some people say we are; we can trascend all that an be people, simpliciter (...) So the fact that you are a man is no real excuse for insensitivity to the feelings of others; we must all work to develop awareness of others; it is part of our necessary moral effort that we should make ourselves capable of sympathy' (...)

 

Bertie plays the blues - Alexander McCall Smith

El mapa perfecto

Diario de viaje a Polonia

Quien me conoce sabe que tengo cierta tendencia a inmortalizar toda ocasión relevante, viaje o momento de cambio en mi vida ya sea por medio de fotos, vídeos o dibujos. En el caso de mi último viaje, no sólo hay testimonio audiovisual en camino, sino que también me propuse adentrarme en el encantador mundillo del travelogue del que tanto he leído últimamente. El resultado, como de costumbre, cuenta con más texto que dibujo, pero es un buen primer acercamiento a los diarios de viaje. No encuentro forma de incluirlo visualmente en el blog, pero os dejo el link de mediafire para verlo online o descargarlo en formato pdf: AQUÍ.

El viaje a Polonia fueron cuatro diítias y tres ciudades. Todo muy intenso y veloz, pero suficiente para llenar cincuenta páginas de cuaderno (¡superando al pdf del interraíl!)

Y a continuación, el vídeo resumen. Para vivir la experiencia al máximo.

(Adjunto algunas panorámicas ya que no sé dónde subirlas para que se vean bien)