When we were young and truth was paramount

Today I am grateful for mercy and compassion. Though they sometimes seem foreign to me, I know they`re out there… and inside.

Reasons to smile

We held a child in our arms and smiled, she nurtured the better parts of us.

A sober moment

A black and white moment, edited with Pixlr. Shot at El Catrín, a pub located inside Guatemala`s Clarion Suites hotel.

Photo by Duffboy

One of the highlights of my week

Quick post: I don`t know if you are familiar with Cesar Kuriyama`s 1 second everyday project, but I just started documenting my year (with the help of Duffgirl and her Powershot).  It`s an exciting creative venture, to say the least.

Hispanic and Latin rockin’ tunes (27)

Heartbreak is sometimes accompanied  by rain. That’s the case with the Mexican band Maná and their power ballad No ha parado de llover (It has not stopped raining), and its video filled with Christian and symbolic imagery.

Hispanic and Latin rockin’ tunes (26)

A sexy tune about a freaky girl, courtesy of Mexican rockers Azul Violeta: Quiere Más (She wants more).

 

Walk on a cloud without coming through

I am at a loss for words, with the sudden departure of Misha, Duffgirl‘s cat for 13+ years.

I did a bit of googling, to make up for not having the right thing to represent what I feel for her or about her. So this list should do for now.  One of my favorites is this Jules Verne quote:

“I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.”

 

Upon reading disturbing information we conclude that

Babies do not belong inside suitcases.

Audiovisual metaphor for a fragile emotional state

From a conversation with a compadre. Works better if you saw the Season 1 Heroes finale.

The Guatemala sunset moment

You can score some wicked sunset views from the balcony at the office where I work. I`ve shied away from photographing landscapes, for a while now. I felt compelled to photograph a couple of recent sunsets, though. I felt grateful for its beauty.

“Baby got back” (sung by the movies)

Roger Ebert shared this on his journal… it`s brilliant!

You’re good at it

“Lucas, look at this place. They’re so busy in here. You get to go and do something. Go help people. You’re good at it”. – María

I was very much looking forward to seeing The Impossible a few weeks ago, since the trailer alone almost brought me to tears. I remember when the Thailand tsunami hit: it happened the day after Christmas and it was my father’s birthday. We were relaxing at home, when the devastation was broadcast all over the world. Even though (as I read in Ricky Martin’s auto-biography) a lot of people turned into vultures (sexual predators, for example) during this terrible ordeal, this story proves that human kindness and selflessness are not myths. Both adults and children will reach out to one another.

If you haven’t seen this movie, I strongly suggest you do so: it will make you appreciate the little everyday things that we so often take for granted.

A Word A Week Challenge – Island

Really diggint the word a week challenge! Great photos, btw.

Sometimes I just

…fail to understand humans.