February 2012
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On Finding The Right Place To Live
I just wanted to share this essay by Bart Schaneman of Thought Catalogue because it’s the best thing I’ve read all day. I’ve been trying hard to articulate everything going on in my head but I haven’t exactly found the perfect words but since it totally hits the spot this will do for now.
Woody Allen had it partially right with the main characters in “Midnight in Paris.”...
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“Your past no longer belongs to you, it belongs to the world, the only thing...”
– Unknown
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“Don’t settle because you’re afraid you won’t find something better. Don’t...”
– Jackson Kiddard (via elige)
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On Porto
I am choosing this over Milan, because I need to be closer to water. And, because I am inexplicably in love Portugal to the point that it actually hurts.
Aby
January 2012
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On It Being What It Is
I have a ticket to watch El Clasico and I don’t even feel like going. I just can’t be part of all this right now (football, sports, etc.)
Yes, this is a very condescending blog entry, but it is what it is.
Love,
Aby
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My Favorite Things: Lisboa
Here are couple of the things I am most definitely going back for when I visit the city again sometime.
Pinoquio - They serve arguably the best local cuisine in the city and was specifically mentioned by a Portuguese acquaintance who made my To-Do list. The menu is quite confusing; my suggestion is to just simply ask the waiter for his recommendation. The restaurant is known for seafood and the...
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December 2011
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eskapo asked: 48?
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On Lisboa (Sola)
Without a guidebook and getting away with speaking only Spanish.
Is it me or the people seem nicer here?
Aby
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November 2011
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On It Being What It Is
William Hayes: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Why are you so upset?
April: Don't you think it's a little weird we've been writing each other for however long and somehow you neglect to tell me that:
A, you've fallen in love, and...
B, you've fallen in love!
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On Truths That Shouldn't Be Said Out Loud
V: If you're going to wait for a primera football player to come along then you will die alone.
A: In the future, I'm going to tell your son that he will never become an astronaut.
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SEE HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES: 5. →
onionglass:
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The world is too big for love to be real. There are too many people in the world to ever know, beyond everything, that you are with the right person. That your heart is as swollen as it can be. Think of all the people in China. It is unlikely anyone will ever meet all of them. How can we know for certain, for absolute certain, that trapped inside a foreign language and thumping...
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October 2011
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sofeefifofum asked: Thought I was going to miss your birthday but then I remembered it's still afternoon in Madrid. Hehe. HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY! :) Continue living your dream. Best wishes!
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On Sightseeing in Vienna
I bumped into Cynthia Nixon while touring the Schonbrunn.
Prague tomorrow.
Love,
Aby
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“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life....”
– Steve Jobs (Commencement Address for Stanford Class of 2005)
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September 2011
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On Transatlanticism
I’m here, you’re there. I shouldn’t be thinking of you that way.
Aby
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Oh, P.S.
subtleisntme:
I have a dinner date with Abyinwonderland in a little over half an hour. Jealous? You should be.
Edit: Glad to have finally met you in person. :)