Ya va siendo hora de hacer un review de mi visita fugaz a la ciudad que nunca duerme. Y francamente, me apetece hacerlo en una de mis nobles lenguas (lo haría en catalán pero me entenderían sólo 3 personas de mi flist) a las que en ocasiones siento que he abandonado.

Hace un par de meses, en Marzo para ser exactos, me fui de escapadita a New York con unas amigas. Aquí la menda se había leído una historia ambientada allí y de pronto me entró la acuciante necesidad de ir a Nueva York. "¡Tengo 25 años y aún no he estado en NY! " les grité por email a mis amigas allá por Noviembre del año pasado. Y aunque no pudo ser en los 25, justo 3 semanas después de hacer los 26 nos plantamos en NY para por fin ver con nuestros ojos todo aquello de lo que tanto habíamos leído y que tantas veces habíamos visto en películas o series de TV.
( Fotos neoyorkinas del poder! )

Oh dear, it's been a long time, isn't it? But that's not unusual on my love/hate relationship with LJ and all the stuff that I usually link in my mind with LJ.
Anyway, I suppose the main reason I've been out it's my lack of interest in the HP fandom lately (and when I say lately I mean that I haven't read a single HP fic in about 5 months, even more if you don't count the ones I had to check and edit for the Christmas exchange). I haven't just left, I've let my interest go to other fandoms and that has taken me to other kind of archives for a while.
But now I'm back to LJ, even if it's only as a reader at the moment because I'm absolutely in love with two fics that are updated first on LJ, and I hope to get more involved again in my oh-poor-forgotten-account (which is a paid account that I really don't use as much as I should for the 29$ a year that I spent on it) because if not, I don't I'll be able to restart the f*cking AI machine again, and that would be a pity.

All this said, a quick summary of my life this last months: my job bores me so much that I could kick my head just to kill the boredom (or bored-doom that is more like I feel), I've been in New York, I'm going to Japan next September, I need a change of airs and at the same time I want to remain like that forever.
And most important: the Barça is going to the Champions League final in Rome (GO BARÇA, GO!!) and  Lebrom James is the new MVP!!!!

Ok, I'm writing (or at least I'm trying to write) a long post about the first week of February, in which I was in Reus and later in London,  and it was absolutely crazy, and chaotic and oh-so-much-fun.
But meanwhile I finish the bloody post, I just wanted to say "thanks a lot" to everybody that remembered that the past 28th of February was my birthday. So, thank you very much^^ And yes, I had a lot of fun, and laugh and I went out on Friday and Saturday on a classic  triple pack dinner-drinks-club... So you can imagine how I felt on Monday after two rounds of party and a family Sunday (with granpas, uncles, aunts, little cousins, parents and more cake)^^ I even caught a cold!
And as they say: "a picture is worth a  thousand of words"  So here come some pictures!!!


1) Chocolate fudge cake on Friday morning at the office. 2)Partying  with my job friends in La Salamandra 3) Mexican dinner on Saturday with the UAB friends.

This next week is the first time I'm going to be on a job trip. They are sending me (and another of my coworkers) to Reus to spent the full week forming and teaching the people of the two Property Registry on our GIS programme, so they could update all their database in a GIS format (which let me tell you, is a big improvement because the Registries still works with the old paper books and maybe some Excels, that's all, really archaic indeed).
I'm a bit nervous... what if I don't teach them alright, what if they don't understand nothing or they just don't care about what I am explaining.
Aaaaarrrggg... But then, I breath, clam down and I realize that the Geobase programme is so basic and simple that's there's no way I can fuck out this, lol :)

Anyway, the good think is that we are going to spent the full week on a four star hotel called Quality Reus, and even if it's a bit far away from the Registry ( 20 minutes by bus), the rooms look  nice, with Tv, Internet connection, etc. And they pay us enough money everyday to have lunch and dinner and even save some part. So no complaints here!

The other crazy thing about this weeks is that once we finish our job on Friday's afternoon we are going to take a fly from Reus to London, where we will meet with the other six girls of my job. Yaaaaiiiii, London weekend with the girls from work. It's madness I know but we are going to have so much fun!! We are going to London, darlings!
It's been too long since I went to London last time, actually since I left a year and a half ago I haven't come back there, and I kind of miss it (a lot). So I am very excited, and happy, and nervous and a bit sad because I'm just going to stay for two days and I don't think it's enough time to meet with any of the wonderful and amazing people that I met over there.
Next time I suppose, next time I'll try to spent a few more days... Next time, who knows, next time I could stay for good.

 

I'm sick (again)... I know I've got a problem, virus/bacterias/all-kind-of-nasty-little-stuff just seems to love me (well, they love my body, it seems I play a nice house-bacteria, sweet...).
That means I have lot of time to spent on the sofa watching the ten season SG-1 pack that my mom bought for Christmas. 
Can you believe I started by season 9? Why? Well dears, because there's Cameron Mitchell, so there's so much love!!!
Ok, I started to re-watch the series around Christmas (I just have more free time now) and I re-discovered the whole SG1 fandom. With SGA I didn't have any problem: watched the first and second seasons and fell in love with the Sheppard/McKay friendship ans Sheppard/Dex sex so it was all nice and great in my mind. And fandom had lots of fics to read.
But with SG1 it wasn't the same, at lest not the fist time I checked  the fandom. There weren't any ships that pick my interest up (because no, I just can't see the Jack/Daniel factor, not in a love-sex relationship at least). But this time it was quite different, because "beware, here are Cam Mitchell" and Cam Mitchell is sex. An l kind of like him having sex with Daniel, and it seems the fandom in general agrees with me. So there's so much love and fun! And I am in a full squeeee mood (minus the awful stomach-flu, but that's no really important)

And all this nonsenses to say that lately I've felt tired of to much Harry Potter fic/fandon/etc. I've spent years only reading fics about HP, and I think I've reached the limit. I suppose that's the reason in the last few months I've started reading about several other fandoms, like Smallville, DC-comics (with or without the crossover with Smallville), SG-A and just recently SG-1.
It's refreshing, and there's so much to read about! Especially for a fast--I-can't-stop--reader like  me.

So yes, I'm sick and I feel awful but there's a new whole fandom out there!

WWWOOOOOoooooOOOOOEeee
It's done and I feel like something is missing (actually an enormous amount of hair is missing from my head, so not surprises here).
And I look like a little bit like Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction and another little bit like Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra. Obviously no so gorgeous as both of them, but the hair style is pretty similar.

So if you are curios...
( Have a look!!! )

Really, not joking at all, lol)))
I was looking for nice NY's pics for all my future post about the preparative of my trip there when I came across of these two amazing communities: world_travel  and student_travel  Both of them just to share the experience of traveling around. I love it!  Really, you can share pictures, experiences, ask questions or for some recs. It's a bit like the Altaïr forum here in Spain or the Lonely Planet forum, but just here in LJ.
I've already joined them (obviously, lol) and I've even answered a post from a girls asking fore some clubs to go out in London.
I feel so full pf energy at the moment... I suppose it's because next year is really going to be great in the travellin aspect, so I absolutely excited, yyyaaaaaaaaaaaaiii!!!

Ok, that was all... Just wanted to share these comm^^

I should know at this point that wherever there's a book or a movie, or a tv-show, there fan-fiction about it, and usually once people starts writing about some characters it doesn't need to pass too much time till the first slash fic appears.

I don't remember exactly what I was looking for on ff.net, I suppose I was checking some author's profile, but I came across with some Caspian/Peter slash from Narnia books/movies. And maybe you could think I am kind of sick about reading that ship, but you know what? There are worsts ships on the whole fandom-verse, and at least Caspian and Peter and two young good looking guys around the same age (ok, that's not exactly true, but you can't count the difference of time between Narnia and real-world, so around the same age I say +/-3 I think).

Just want it to let you know^^ If you are bored at some point, check on them!

That's it, I can't stand it anymore! I've been with the same layout like forever (ok, maybe not forever but at least 3 or 4 years) and I'm just tired to see everyday (-that I enter into LJ) the same colours, the same picture... I love Ellen Von Unwerth, I really do, she's one of my favorite photographers but I need a change. It's not me anymore... Or maybe it still is but bloody hell I need to change it.
So I decided to try some of the new pre-phabricated layouts from LJ, change them whenever I feel like doing it, and meanwhile I'll be thinking about designing my new layout.

So that's it, goodbye old layout, rest in pace.

PN: I'm also uploading new icons, yaaaii!!!

In an additional note I have to say that I'M GOING TO NEW YORK!!!!
Yes, OMG yeeeeeessss!! It's was just a crazy idea that I told some friends about, because you know,  planing to go to Japan next September means I have to save a good amount of money. But my friends said yes and I said yes again because I'm so fucking weak sometimes that it's even funny.
So that's it, we've  alredy got the tickets. And even if it's just for a few days it's going to be awesome, I'm prety sure^^

Sooooooooo... Neeew Yooork, Neeeewwww Yoooooork !!! (insert Frank Sinatra voice^^)

Buenas a todos y todas,
Quick note anunciando que ya anda en marcha el Amigo Invisible que desde la_torre  organizamos (tercer año, oh my!).
Iremos subiendo diariamente un par de fics/arts entre semana, aumentando el nivel los fines de semana a 3 o 4. Si todo va bien, iremos posteando regularmente hasta el 30 de Diciembre (por la sencilla razón de que me voy a pasar el fin de año a la montaña y dudo que tenga conexión a Internet, y como gaia_naturae  también viene, pues estaremos ambas admins incomunicadas).
Como siempre, para Reyes sacaremos la lista del Quién Escribió Qué y habremos pasado un años más todo este sarao.

Recordad a los autores/artistas que si quieren contestar a los comentarios que les dejen, deben hacerlo de FORMA ANÓNIMA.
Se agradecerán los comentarios majos, respetuosos y con buen rollo. Para criticar destructivamente y macharcar a los demás, casi que mejor ahorrarse el  tiempo de dejar el review, ¿no?

Pueeessss... Creo que ya está todo... ¡Oh! Hemos puesto un layout navideño, para ponernos en situación XDDD

Besos a todos and let's the Harry Potter's love begins!

Remember the last post? The one I was talking about reading some het fanfiction? Well, let's just say that I am and it seems I will always be a slash-girl deep on my heart.
I'm still reading some het and gen fics in SV and Angel (yeeessss, I'm watching again Angel, so what? I love David Boreanaz) but the part on my brain that screams for some boy/boy action seems awake again.

Maybe is because when you can have two hot guys for the price of one, why should I stay just for one? Maybe is because I'm writing some Harry Potter slash again (H/D of course!) or because I'm all in "Amigo Invisible"-mode again (the Spanish version of the secret santa game). I don't know and I actually don't care either.

I'm enjoying myself too much to wonder why, and for now it seems I have some new fics to read, which is great because I don't read, I devour fics, like 4 to 10 fics a day.

That's all for now, I'm going to try to post some pictures about the Saló del Manga in the next post.
Have fun!!

Oh! Mañana voy hacia Madrid. Maaaadriiiiiiid!!!!! A celebrar por adelantado el cumple de aviss. Rondaremos por allí morgana_avallon, gaia_naturae, darkmoona y yo. Así que en caso de que alguien sea de allí, o ronde por allí por el puente y quiera quedar para hacer un café (que no creo, pero ey! I'm all for meet new people!), ya sabéis.

Let's just say that for a very long time I've been an absolutely slash girl. I didn't mind het, yuri (femmeslash) or gen, but it wasn't my cup of tea. Or maybe it was more a question about not haven't found a het ship with a great attractiveness (for me at least), or a female character that picked up my interest enough. I don't know... I started reading Card Captar Sakura fanfic with the Sakura/Syaoran ship but I jumped quickly to the Touya/Yue. And then with Harry Potter it's been all about Harry/Draco and sometime Draco/with-another-male-character.

But a few months ago I started reading batman fics, first nolanverse  and later about DC, where I discovered the Superman/Batman slash, or they alter-egos Clark/Bruce, and with the Clark Kent character I re-entered again to the Smallville fandom (and I said re-entered because two or three year ago I passed for a short phase of Clark/Lex aka Clex) and fell in love with Chloe. Chloe is to Smallville what Draco is for me in Harry Potter. My fetish-character, I can read just Chloe centric fics or  about her with any male character of the series or even other fandoms (and I mean DC, especially Bruce Wayne, I'm not into the Smallville/Supernatural crossover because I haven't seen the show).
And I am really happy with my new obsession and  favourite character. I've even found even a new favourite ship: Chloe/Oliver. And I'm writing! Writing! I'm writing outside the HP-fandom which is something I haven't done since my Slam Dunk phase three or four years ago.

Soooo, I'm quite accomplished with myself, and really happy about all the new fics I'm reading, I just needed to say it, and if not here, where?

Well, yesterday night I went to the cinema with morgana_avallon and barbampec to watch Wall·e, and all I can say is: Ooooohhhh... I want moooaaaaarr!! lol)) Really, the little ickel robot it the cutest thing ever, so much love for him^^ And I think I haven't laugh so much on a film for a long time.

Later, on my way back home I wondered about the obvious similarity between Wall·e and Short Circuit, because they exactly alike if not for Wall·e being quite a bit smaller.
But I needed one more ingredient, so though about it for a while till it came up suddenly. So here we are:

  +   =
SHORT CIRCUIT  + POOR  ICKLE FANON HARRY POTTER = WALL-e

Look at them!! They have this thing about them that make you say "ooohhhh, poooor thing"

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And now, let's do some credits: Harry Potter belongs to JKR and the images are from http://xbssm.popullus.net/ by the talented yukipon
Short Cicuit belongs to TriStar Pictures, bla bla  bla and Wall -e to Disney and Pixar Studio (Pixar is so much love^^)

You know you have a problem when...

      or... 

 or even more, when ...

Well, tomorrow is my last day working in the department at the CREAF (inside of the UAB), then I'm going to have all the week free, although not exactly free as I have the annoying CPE test on thurday (buuuhhhh ¬¬ I dont' want to do it, I'm going to fail it so why waste my time? Can someone remember me why I though it would be a good idea to try  it out ).
Anyway, the good news are that the next monday 16th of June I'm starting at the new job. Yep, the one I had to go to Madrid for the first interview.
The bad news are that I'm going to spend all the summer in Barcelona working and finishing all the assignments and thar project of the master. Buuut, as lots of my friends are going to spend all the summer over here too, at least I won't be all on myself.
And Barcelona has beach^^ Maybe not the best beaches of Catalonia (especially not in summer), but at least I could go some afternoons^^

Wish you all a more enjoyable and excited summer than mine!!

¡Que me voy a Madrid en visita relámpago! Jajajajaaa
Resulta que me han llamado para un oferta de trabajo aquí en Barcelonal pero la empresa, Hitec, parece que centreliza los preocesos de selección en Madrid. Así que nada, allá voy, y de paso veo algo de la ciudad y le hago un visita a aviss ^^

Salgo mañana por la mañana en AVE  a las 07:00, llego allí a las 10h, y me vuelvo el lunes por la noche a las 22h (que suerte que aquí en Barcelona el lunes es festivo).

Pues eso, que me hace ilusión, pero ahí va otro de mis planes de finde de relax y avanzar trabajos del máster, tirado por la borda...

Wish me luck!

I don't know if you are keeping updates on this new fantabulous  fic/art posting comm for all the Harry/Draco lovers.
Any H/D shipper should do it, really, it's some kind of "must do", such as hd_holidays on Christmas.
The funny thing about this new comm hd_worldcup (and its sister with the same name in IJ) is that for each promt or topic (for tis occasion they are trying with the tarot cards), you have four arts or fics, with a different canon/fanon perspective: you have canon team, epilogue team, EWE team amd fanon team. If you are curious about what each team implies, check their FAQ.

Anyway, what I wanted to say is that if you think that there too many fics to read, or maybe you are not sure if you are going to like it all, o not, well... I'm saving in my "memories" the my favourites, the ones I enjoyed most. Just click here and if you trust my judgment and taste, and have fun^^
So far I've saved ten fics, but with every update it's done (now every tow days), I update my list too.

Oh! And if you are looking for a good laugh try first with "How do you mend a broken heart?",  "Love in London Tube Stop (Under Construction)" or "Beneath Boundless Skies", trust me on these. I read the first one on a "remote sensing and oceanography" class and I had to  make incredible efforts to disguise my laugh as some kind of bored snort (quite difficult, indeed).

oh! And as reminder for all the folk who participates in the fest "If wishes were fics..." in la_torre, I just wanted to let you know that we've opened the period to claim the wishes. So... Venga todos a pediros un deseo, algunos ya han sido adjudicados!!! Y si no pasastéis por la 1ª fase, no problem! Aún hay tiempo para apuntarse, sólo os tendréis que esperar a que los primeros participantes hayan sido asignados.

Feliç dia de Sant Jordi!!!
Fa un dia fantàstic, o almenys a Barcelona fa un solet d’allò més “estupendo”. Així que no deixeu passar l’oportunitat de passejar pels carrers i places dels vostres pobles/ciutats tot gaudint d’un dia tant especial com aquest.
St. Jordi és tan característicament nostre que ni els anglesos i les seves borratxeres en el dia d’aquell qui és el seu patró en les poden treure.

Y para todos aquellos que no viváis en Catalunya, ¿por qué no darle una oportunidad? Probad de regalar rosas y libros a vuestros amigos, familiares, compañeros de trabajo o estudios, o con quien buenamente os apetezca.
¡Dadle un poco de color a la primavera!

And for all the Brit people, why don’t you try something different for this St. George day? It’s alright if this evening you go as always to some pub and have some drinks, but try something new as well, buy a rose and/or a book for your wife/husband/partner/friend/father/mother/etc. I am quite sure that nobody is going to complain about the present, flowers and books are a classic.

Roses & Book for everybody!!