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13th-Feb-2011 10:22 pm(no subject)
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Originally uploaded by (o'_'o)
The distance between what could have been and what is deserves contemplation from time to time. Not to reminisce, mind you, for these things should be done with a quiet detachment in the manner and way that sitting in utter silence is disturbing. Yes, the point of it all, I suppose is an attempt to try and make sense of it. Draw out the moments that could have gone one way but didn't and in the process draw out in chalk the death you cause to all those little what ifs and wash it all down with reality that while sweet on the tongue still burns a little going down.
7th-Nov-2010 09:43 pm(no subject)
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What questions do you ask these days? The sun light fades too fast now and the seasons don't last very long anymore. It's all perception, undoubtedly. What lens do you use in viewing the world? It's not the same question.

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16th-Jun-2010 11:45 pm(no subject)
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Originally uploaded by (o'_'o)
I'm pretty sure I've put this thought down here before, but it doesn't hurt to repeat it.

It's the strangest scene to see, Lima has a bunch of cats that roam the streets and in Cuzco it's the dogs that roam, but I digress from the point I wanted to make.

Does a kept animal look at those who are wild and experience any envy at the freedom it has? And does a wild creature look upon those who are kept and wish for that life? Where is the balance?
Is there some middle ground where we can feel happy or content to lead one existence over the other?
16th-Jun-2010 11:39 pm(no subject)
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Pisac Market
Originally uploaded by (o'_'o)
It's the colors you use that ultimately dictate what you end up seeing. I know my life isn't the most colorful picture right now, but I've seen glimpses of what it could be. Think this as my own Pleasentville experience, of sorts.
27th-May-2010 09:54 pm(no subject)
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With one night left in this trip I am both wishing that I were able to extend it and at the same time home sick. I suppose that's how you know you've been away long enough.

Haven't had time to write, but I have been thinking a lot. I don't know how much I will eventually post here--I'm just trying to be honest--I'll at least try to recap in broad strokes.

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22nd-May-2010 12:41 pm(no subject)
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I was reminded yesterday life is part risk and reward, and those risks shouldn't be the bone headed kind. What started the thought?

I was in the JW Marriott casino yesterday night up $15 and then lost it and my initial $20 buy in all by betting on black.

That is all for now.

Oh by the way I do like that starbucks has wifi, even, here. It's funny how we seek out the familiar in the unknown.

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22nd-May-2010 12:27 pm(no subject)
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I experienced the monopoly money problem where the local currency doesn't make sense in my head.

When I exited the airport yesterday I had misgivings about agreeing to pay the taxi drive 40 soles or nearly $20 at the exchange rate offered at the airport. I felt bad when I got into his car because it was running on empty. It was a little unnerving as we kept passing gas stations and I really didn't know where we were heading. The guy turned out to be quiet nice and dropped me off at a nice restaurant in the neighborhood I asked to be let off. At night when I looked at the map of Lima he had driven me nearly 10 miles. $20 seems cheap in comparison.

As for the restaurant where I was dropped off at, La Tiendecita Blanca, I've been there three time for what amounts to an entire day's worth of meals. Can't complain about the food except that the prices again play mind games with me. Lunch today cost a bit over $30 for a fish dish, mango juice and chocolate cake. I only bring up the cost factor because it was more than dinner yesterday, which was a steak dinner. Then again the cake was pretty darn good, nothing in comparison with the cakes from the Hotel Plaza (of my memories) but I think I spent more time savoring it than the other parts of my meal.

I'm tempted to try the street food but as I've grown older I've also become more skiddish about getting food borne illnesses (and foreign diseases). I know I'm missing a large part of life here in Peru by skirting the local street food.

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19th-May-2010 07:28 pm(no subject)
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The misgivings of missing out on a mini-family reunion have been brushed aside, for now, and as I type this i'm on my way to JFK Airport to board a flight to Peru. Pray that I have a safe trip, won't you?

The last time I was at JFK was more than a decade ago when my sister and I went to pick up my dad from a trip abroad. The last time I was in South America was more than two decades ago. Two decades ago I could speak Spanish without much problem. A decade ago I may have been able to use proper spanish grammar albeit butchering the language. Now, it's all just a mess. So it is that time separates the person you were and who you are now. I wonder what my eye will see and what my brain will think and how the memories of a child will differ.

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2nd-Mar-2010 07:57 am(no subject)
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Poppy seed bagel
China green tea
A walk, hand becoming cold
Granola with milk, not yogurt
Espresso
A chapter from the Fountainhead

I've been awake for nearly three hours and it feels right.

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21st-Feb-2010 11:11 pm - I'm blindeder
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2010-01-30 03:09:45 -0500
Originally uploaded by (o'_'o)
Spent something like $2600 on eyeglasses in the last 30 days. $700 was spent on my mom's glasses yesterday which was a sort of circus act of having a pushy sales person whose concept of helping my mom understand things was to speak louder and dealing with arbitrary fluctuating prices too. I'm not against spending money, I'm even willing to pay a premium for good service and good work, but I sometimes wonder what sort of black box experience optometry stores are. You're sold something blind—you pick out a certain type of lenses without ever seeing it or its alternative or knowing why things cost what they do. Ironically, I happened to read a piece in GQ magazine about a company/site (Warby Parker) that does frames and prescription lenses for $95. To put that into perspective instead of having bought two pair of glasses, I could have bought twenty one pair. TWENTY ONE as in jackpot!?!?! If it weren't for five years of pining for a pair of Gold&Wood frames I would be poking myself in the eyes for being a such a stoog. I guess killing animals and cutting down trees warrants paying more, right? How are you supposed to maintain wooden frames by the way, Pledge it once a few month???

Anyway, I'm glad to see someone utilize a pretty straight forward business model that's socially...good. I wonder what sort of things would come about if the people at Warby Parker and the Adpecs glasses got together. That'd be pretty cool.

Lastly, the photo makes me happy for some reason, and will remind me that I don't have to spend crazy amounts of money because sometimes even a pair of cheap 3-D glasses can make you look good. 
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