Young Woman Drawing

Marie-Denise Villers (French, 1774–1821)

Oporto

Hoy, después de la comida, me tomé un oporto y me supo a mis vacaciones en Portugal.

Me acordé de Adri y de lo feliz que estuve allá.

Altocumulus

Estoy tratando de aprender más sobre nubes, sobre sus nombres y cómo y por qué se forman. Voy muy lento, pero he avanzado un poquito en estos días.

Uno de los pasos es tomar fotos de nubes y compararlas con las que hay en The Cloud Appreciation Society y así aprenderme sus nombres. Esta es la primera.

The Student, Anton Chekhov

"And when he was crossing the river on the ferry, and then when he was walking up the hill, looking down at his own village and across to the west, where the cold crimson sunset was glowing in a narrow band, he realised that truth and beauty, which had guided human life in that garden and at the high priest’s, had continued to do so without a break until the present day, and had clearly always constituted the most important elements in human life, and on earth in general; and a feeling of youth, health, and strength - he was only twenty two years old - and an inexpressibly sweet expectation of happiness, of unfathomable, mysterious happiness, gradually overcame him, and life seemed entrancing and miraculous to him, and full of sublime meaning."

Anniversary (2008)

De Jacob Magraw-Mickelson

Astralmente jodida

Keep it simple

Valid during many months: This influence signifies a time of great uncertainty and possible confusion. Your objectives are unclear, and you may feel incapable of coping with even the ordinary details of your everyday life. One of the best ways to cope with this influence is to make your everyday life as simple as possible, because you are so easily overwhelmed at this time.

This is not a time of robust confidence. You are questioning almost every aspect of your life, particularly your goals and ambitions, your ability to attain them and even whether you are worthy of attaining them.

At the same time you may feel that your universe is constructed in such a way that you cannot ever live up to your ideals. Disappointment, discouragement and pessimism are all likely effects of this influence. The danger is that this kind of negative thinking may actually undermine your effectiveness in your work or other important activities. Feeling insecure often creates circumstances in which you really are insecure. Do not take things so seriously! Your negative state of mind is probably not justified by the facts of your life. This is just one of those times when your spirits seem to sag.

You should try to hang on without making any permanent decisions or commitments on the basis of your current pessimistic views. In a short time, you will understand that right now your view of reality is changing in a way that ultimately should be very constructive, although it does not seem so now. About two years from now, you will be able to make constructive changes in your life based upon your new understanding. This is probably not the best time to make changes.

Transit selected for today (by user):Saturn Square Neptune, activity period from end of October 2008 until beginning of August 2009

Blonde Waiting

Roy Lichtenstein

Así estoy hoy. Así he estado las últimas dos semanas.