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Acostumbrados

5 junio, 2007

Nos acostumbramos, a vivir en departamentos y a no tener otra vista, que no sea las ventanas de alrededor.
Y porque no tiene vista, luego nos acostumbramos a no mirar para afuera.
Y porque no miramos para afuera, luego nos acostumbramos a no abrir del todo las cortinas.
Y porque no abrimos del todo las cortinas, luego nos acostumbramos a encender mas temprano la luz.
Y a medida que nos acostumbramos, olvidamos el sol, olvidamos el aire, olvidamos la amplitud.

Nos acostumbramos, a despertar sobresaltados porque se nos hizo tarde.
A tomar cafe corriendo, porque estamos atrasados.
A leer el diario en el colectivo, porque no podemos perder tiempo.
A comer un sandwich, porque no da tiempo para almorzar.
A salir del trabajo, porque ya es la noche.
A dormir en el colectivo, porque estamos cansados.
A cenar rápido y dormir pesados, sin haber vivido el día.
Nos acostumbramos, a esperar el día entero y oir en el teléfono: “hoy no puedo ir” ,“A ver cuando nos vemos”, “La semana que viene nos juntamos”.
A sonreir a las personas, sin recibir una sonrisa de vuelta.
A ser ignorados, cuando precisabamos tanto ser vistos.
Si el cine esta lleno, nos sentamos en la primera fila, y torcemos un poco el cuello.
Si el trabajo esta complicado, nos consolamos, pensando en el fin de semana.
Y si el fin de semana no hay mucho que hacer, o andamos cortos de dinero, nos vamos a dormir temprano y listo, porque siempre tenemos sueño atrasado.
Nos acostumbramos, a ahorrar vida.
Que, de a poco, igual se gasta y que una vez gastada, por estar acostumbrados, nos perdimos de vivir.

Alguien dijo alguna vez:

La muerte, esta tan segura de su victoria; que nos da toda una vida de ventaja.

You have no life

12 mayo, 2007

Next time you log into your Youtube account, be aware that it can affect your mental health:

You have no...

(Unless you are an active member of the video community!)

Need a shrink?

First thing in the morning: Yeah, right.

11 mayo, 2007

How many time have we heard ourselves or someone else say: “I’ll do/turn in that… first thing in the morning…”

But have we stopped to think what is the first thing that we actually do in the morning? (after leaving the comfort of our home)

As soon as I get to work, my first things are (listed in the most likely order):

  1. Set up my desk -which means take out the laptop, connect all the cables, and start all the usual apps.
  2. Get my thermos and scurry to the water dispenser to get hot water for the mate. (if I don’t get there too late, there might be a chance for me to have a decent mate).
  3. Check my To-do list for urgent stuff.
  4. Open my browser and read the news, then go to my feed reader and see if there are new posts on my usual reads.
  5. Check email.

And then I start working, after my little ritual.
This actually doesn’t take me more than 15 minutes, but clearly shows that first things are not first after all.

The evolution of habits

And then I can’t help but wonder how it use to be before -say internet, for example- and how those new technologies changed our habits.

The morning routine must have been very different back then. Imagine. You get to work, maybe you don’t have a PC. You go and get your coffee (one of the many habits I guess that persisted through time) and then what? Work. I hardly think that reading a book was an option. Maybe the morning paper, if you haven’t already done so at home.

There must be many examples like these.

Some people would consider this a waste of time, something that affects productivity. And in fact, I agree with the latter. After all, it’s a zero-activity lapse of time. But in spite of that, I think it helps me to face the day in a whole different way, than if I just sit and start working right away.

So now you know, consider yourselves warned. I need to have my 15 minutes of bliss, before turning in anything first thing in the morning… or second… ;-)

Jobs: What would you do

27 abril, 2007

Have you ever asked yourself what would you be doing if you didn’t have your current job?

I did.

These are the type of questions that pop out of nowhere when you’re travelling somewhere, and have plenty of time to think (because you can’t do anything else).

And so I thought, that I’d love to try different jobs, before leaving this world. I’m not saying I want to become a Mike Rowe, but these are the jobs I’d like to try:

  • veterinarian
  • assistant at a shop*
  • writer**
  • work in a coffee shop

… to name a few.

Here in Argentina, sometimes it comes to where you begin. There aren’t many choices for a first job. To apply for most jobs a certain experience and studies are required, so it’s hard to find a place were to start.

My first steps in the real world after high school were at a Pago Fácil, as a teller, not because I was qualified for the job -I had no experience at all-, but because my dad had an acquaintance there and he knew they were needing someone to fill in for that job. It wasn’t difficult to learn, and there weren’t many requirements.

Back then I remember scanning the morning paper everyday searching for job offers, and discovering I wasn’t suitable for most of them… It was really disappointing. :(

I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for my second job. As an IT student, I couldn’t continue working as a teller… I had to acquire experience in my future line of work, in order to get better job opportunities. In my case, it was a change to technical support and help desk area. One step ahead.

At some point you have to make a switch, otherwise you get stuck, and feel miserable at the prospect of a life doing something you don’t like.

The whole point of this post, was to state that although I have the luck to do something I like, that’s related in a way to what I’m studying, I keep wondering what would it be like to do something different for a living.


*: for example, in a clothes shop.
**: writing a blog sort of makes you a writer, but I mean a novelist, a story teller.

Pettinato en Morón

20 abril, 2007

Hoy a la mañana, al salir para el trabajo, me encontré con el estudio de la 100 en la Plaza de Morón !

Con lluvia y todo no pude evitar quedarme un ratito a escuchar… Sólo para complacer a la cholula que llevo dentro! Muy muy adentro…. aunque no quiera reconocerlo.

Pettinato en Morón

Pettinato en Morón