February, cats and drone

ah it seems like so long

since i posted, but today

a cold but sunny Friday morning in San Diego

some February picts and today's drone

yes, while Herr Gato hides

i listen to this band, Swans, drone music

not for everyone, that a friend sent

hoping the headache (and the office) will melt away

'Nobody will find me here' ~Herr Gato

'Nobody will find me here, either' ~Herr Gato

all these cats from the Mingei Museum at Balboa Park

January 2013 visuals

January has been an interesting and busy month
my mom spent some days here
my old friend Jaime from Monterrey / Mexico City visits
http://www.brightlightbrightlight.com/
and i play with the cats...
among this, i read, and drink beers
the visual collection and recollection
of the dying 1st month of 2013

Blind Lady Ale House
http://blindlady.blogspot.com/

Blind Lady Ale House, best beer in San Diego!

Automatic Brewing Co. sign at BLAH

Ocean Beach pier

Jaime Martinez at OB pier chasing birds

Jaime and the bird photo

Frau Kitty plays with my mom

Herr Gato and my calendar collection

my mom and some weird people at the Copley Symphony Hall

Monterey pine goes to Alpine

my little Christmas tree (a potted Monterey pine)
has been living in the patio for the last couple of weeks
since I know it won't thrive living in a pot
today I am giving it to a friend
his parents live in Alpine, California (San Diego County)
so he won't be very far...
and there they will plant it

farewell my dear tree friend
I will miss you!
but you will surely thrive living in the Alpine woods!

this morning in the patio, he's already bigger!

picture test, Life of Pi film

just testing the uploading of pictures on Blogger
it works OK with Google Chrome
while testing, I uploaded this guy
I met him at the Grand Canyon back in 2008...

last night I watched Life of Pi on 3D with my mom
really enjoyed the film!
for a good review of it, please read I Me My's blog entry
http://iditis.blogspot.com/2013/01/ang-lees-movie-life-of-pi-illustrates.html

hello!

Domingo antes del almuerzo

Sunday before lunch
Sonntag vor dem Mittagessen
Domingo antes del almuerzo

Salute to Vienna 2013

a lovely re-creation of the world famous
Salute to Vienna, New Year's concert
here in San Diego, on January 1st of 2013
at the Copley Symphony Hall
with the Strauss Symphony of America
with Andreas Mitisek, conductor
Anita Lukacs, soprano; Zsolts Vadasz, tenor
and the dancers from the Kiev-Aniko Ballet of Ukraine

it was a great way to start the year
with live music, fun Operettas, Polkas, and Waltzes
and with my mom's company...

also plenty of costumes at the entrance!

adiós 2012

this was an interesting year
a good year
the first year in my new home
finding a more comfortable place at work
enjoyed spending time, mostly with these 3...
my mom, Herr Gato, and lovely Frau Kitty
reading books, listening to music
and mostly, living life...

i wish you all my blogger friends
the best for this 2013, and always
health, love, warmth of heart
and some little money, why not? too!

love you all who are around this blog!

now the infamous 3 from pictures
from these days...

my mom outside my home

Frau Kitty by the window

Herr Gato helping my mom pack her suitcase

old year's resolution: 1Q84

back in August, i bought 2 books, that actually came as 4,

Julian Barnes' Sense of an Ending, which i finished 3 days after getting it

and Murakami's 1Q84...

the original hard cover novel is something like 900 pages or more,

very ala Infinite Jest

but the lovely paper back,

is divided into three more manageable books,

with colored graphics by Chip Kidd (i wish i had his job...)

today, as my last old year's resolution,

i finally finished the first book, another 2 to go...

but the 'other' and 'this' reality lived by Tengo and Aomame

is worth getting confused by, and yes,

the 1Q84 is a Japanese word-game, and yes,

it has to do with Orwell's 1984... very recommendable so far!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1Q84

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_Kidd

http://www.julianbarnes.com/bib/senseofanending.html

give it a try! and happy 2013...

little Christmas tree

the little Christmas tree and the cats
der Weihnachtsbaum und Katzen
el arbolito de Navidad y los gatos

live Christmas Monterey Pine, so a tree won't die! and Herr Gato's look-alike ornament

Frau Kitty enjoying a peaceful morning by the live Christmas tree

The Benedictines of Mary "Advent at Ephesus"

truly beautiful and holy music
the best for this Christmas!
the The Benedictines of Mary "Advent at Ephesus"
really sounds like heaven on Earth
if you buy the album from the sisters' web-page

 http://benedictinesofmary.org/content/advent-ephesus-0

the funds will go directly to them