Curiosidades

Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)

by Urko
Este texto que me encanta, aún no lo había puesto...

Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)

Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of '99: Wear sunscreen.

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience.

I will dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh never mind; you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked.

You’re not as fat as you imagine.

Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing everyday that scares you.

Sing.

Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts; don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours.

Floss.

Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead; sometimes you’re behind; the race is long, and in the end it’s only with yourself.

Remember the compliments you receive; forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters; throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch.

Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what to do with your life; the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives; some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don’t.

Get plenty of calcium.

Be kind to your knees; you’ll miss them when they’re gone.

Maybe you’ll marry -- maybe you won’t. Maybe you’ll have children -- maybe you won’t. Maybe you’ll divorce at 40 -- maybe you’ll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don’t congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either -- your choices are half chance; so are everybody else’s.

Enjoy your body; use it every way you can. Don’t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it. It’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own.

Dance -- even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.

Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them.

Do NOT read beauty magazines; they will only make you feel ugly.

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Get to know your parents; you’ll never know when they’ll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography, in lifestyle, because the older you get the more you need the people you knew when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard;

live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.

Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths: price will rise; politicians will philander; you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble, and children respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund; maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run out.

Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will look 85.

Be careful who advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia: dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts, and recycling it for more than it’s worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen.

Seven Tricks to Remembering Names

by Urko
Artículo interesante, al menos para mí, que he heredado esta prodigiosa memoria selectiva de nuestro progenitor... :)

Seven Tricks to Remembering Names
Kate Lorenz, CareerBuilder.com

Being able to remember names is a valuable asset in both the business and social arenas. It helps you build instant rapport with new contacts, and, as many companies place a premium on interpersonal and relationship-building skills, it makes a decidedly good impression on employers, too.

So eliminate "whatshername" and "whatshisface" from your vocabulary once and for all. The following techniques can help you remember the names of everyone you meet.

1. Be interested.
Many of us don't even catch the other person's name when they're being introduced; we're too focused on ourselves. So the first step to remembering a name is to pay attention as you are introduced.

2. Verify.
Unless the person has introduced himself to you, verify what he or she wishes to be called. At a conference or seminar, for example, the name tag may have been typed incorrectly or it may be a more formal or informal version of the name they like to go by. Or someone else may have introduced you who doesn't know the person well. Asking what they prefer (e.g. "Jeff introduced you as Debbie, is that what you prefer to be called?") will not only cement the name in your mind, but ensure you are using the name that pleases them.

3. Picture the name written across their forehead.
Franklin Roosevelt continually amazed his staff by remembering the names of nearly everyone he met. His secret? He used to imagine seeing the name written across the person's forehead. This is a particularly powerful technique if you visualize the name written in your favorite color of Magic Marker.

4. Imagine writing the name.
To take step three even further, neural linguistic programming experts suggest getting a feel for what it would be like to write the name by moving your finger in micro-muscle movements as you are seeing the name and saying it to yourself.

5. Relate the name.
Try to associate a person's name with a familiar image or famous person. For example, if a woman's name is Jacqueline, picture her as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in a pink suit and pillbox hat. If a man's name is Arnold, imagine him as the "Terminator" or striking a body-builder pose.

6. Use it frequently.
Try to use the name three or four times during your conversation. Use it when you first meet, when you ask a question and in your departure, (e.g., "Andrew, it was a pleasure talking to you. Maybe we'll get a chance to chat again sometime.")

7. Record the name in a "new contacts" file.
Top sales representatives keep a record of new contact names and information, including where and when they met. Review it now and then, especially when you will be attending a conference or meeting where you may see these individuals again.

Using these techniques will dramatically increase your ability to recall names, but it is inevitable that at one time or another you may slip up. If you do happen to run into someone whom you previously met and can't remember their name, you have two options:

Look delighted to see them, lock eyes and extend a warm "Good to see you again," and then find out their name from a friend or guest list later.

Or, with the same warmth, try the more direct:

"I remember you well, but your name has slipped my mind."

LETTER TO AMERICA

by Urko
Tontería con alguna cosa graciosa...

Letter To America

In the light of your failure to elect a human as President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective today. Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchial duties over all states, commonwealths and other territories. Except Utah, which she does not fancy. Your new prime minister (The Right Honourable Tony Blair, MP for the 97.85% of you who have until now been unaware that there is a world outside your borders) will appoint a minister for America without the need for further elections. Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire will be circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed. To aid in the transition to a
British Crown Dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect:

1. You should look up "revocation" in the Oxford English Dictionary. Then look up "aluminium". Check the pronunciation guide. You will be amazed at just how wrongly you have been pronouncing it. The letter 'U' will be reinstated in words such as 'favour' and 'neighbour', skipping the letter 'U' is nothing more than laziness on your part. Likewise, you will learn to spell 'doughnut' without skipping half the letters. You will end your love affair with the letter 'Z' (pronounced 'zed' not 'zee') and the suffix "ize" will be replaced by the suffix "ise". You will learn that the suffix 'burgh is pronounced burra' e.g. Edinburgh. You are welcome to respell Pittsburgh as 'Pittsberg' if you can't cope with correct pronunciation. Generally, you should raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels. Look up "vocabulary". Using the same twenty seven words interspersed with filler noises such as "like" and "you know" is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication. Look up "interspersed". There will be no more 'bleeps' in the Jerry Springer show. If you're not old enough to cope with bad language then you shouldn't have chat shows. When you learn to develop your vocabulary then you won't have to use bad language as often.

2. There is no such thing as "US English". We will let Microsoft know on your behalf. The Microsoft spell-checker will be adjusted to take account of the reinstated letter 'u' and the elimination of "-ize".

3. You should learn to distinguish the English and Australian accents. It really isn't that hard. English accents are not limited to Cockney, upper-class twit or Mancunian (Daphne in Frasier). You will also have to learn how to understand regional accents - Scottish dramas such as "Taggart" will no longer be broadcast with subtitles. While we're talking about
regions, you must learn that there is no such place as Devonshire in England. The name of the county is "Devon". If you persist in calling it Devonshire, all American States will become "shires" e.g. Texasshire,
Floridashire, Louisianashire.

4. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as the good guys. Hollywood will be required to cast English actors to play English characters. British sit-coms such as "Men Behaving Badly" or "Red Dwarf" will not be re-cast and watered down for a wishy-washy American audience who can't cope with the humour of occasional political incorrectness.

5. You should relearn your original national anthem, "God Save The Queen", but only after fully carrying out task 1. We would not want you to get confused and give up half way through.

6. You should stop playing American "football". There is only one kind of football. What you refer to as American "football" is not a very good game. The 2.15% of you who are aware that there is a world outside your borders may have noticed that no one else plays "American" football. You will no longer be allowed to play it, and should instead play proper football. Initially, it would be best if you played with the girls. It is a difficult game. Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby (which is similar to American "football", but does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty seconds or wearing full kevlar body armour like nancies). We are hoping to get together at least a US rugby sevens side by 2005. You should stop playing baseball. It is not reasonable to host an event called the 'World Series' for a game which is not played outside of America. Since only 2.15% of you are aware that there is a world beyond your borders, your error is understandable. Instead of baseball, you will be allowed to play a girls' game called "rounders" which is baseball without fancy team strip, oversized gloves, collector cards or hotdogs.

7. You will no longer be allowed to own or carry guns. You will no longer be allowed to own or carry anything more dangerous in public than a vegetable peeler. Because we don't believe you are sensible enough to handle potentially dangerous items, you will require a permit if you wish to carry a vegetable peeler in public.

8. July 4th is no longer a public holiday. November 2th will be a new national holiday, but only in England. It will be called "Indecisive Day".

9. All American cars are hereby banned. They are crap and it is for your own good. When we show you German cars, you will understand what we mean. All road intersections will be replaced with roundabouts. You will start driving on the left with immediate effect. At the same time, you will go metric with immediate effect and without the benefit of conversion tables. Roundabouts and metrication will help you understand the British sense of humour.

10. You will learn to make real chips. Those things you call French fries are not real chips. Fries aren't even French, they are Belgian though 97.85% of you (including the guy who discovered fries while in Europe) are not aware of a country called Belgium. Those things you insist on calling potato chips are properly called "crisps". Real chips are thick cut and fried in animal fat. The traditional accompaniment to chips is beer which should be served warm and flat. Waitresses will be trained to be more aggressive with customers.

11. As a sign of penance 5 grams of sea salt per cup will be added to all tea made within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, this quantity to be doubled for tea made within the city of Boston itself.

12. The cold tasteless stuff you insist on calling beer is not actually beer at all, it is lager. From November 1st only proper British Bitter will be referred to as "beer", and European brews of known and accepted provenance will be referred to as "Lager". The substances formerly known as "American Beer" will henceforth be referred to as "Near-Frozen Donkey Piss", with the exception of the product of the American Budweiser company whose product will be referred to as "Weak Near-Frozen Donkey Piss". This will allow true Budweiser (as manufactured for the last 1000 years in Pilsen, Czech Republic) to be sold without risk of confusion.

13. From December 1st the UK will harmonise petrol (or "Gasoline" as you will be permitted to keep calling it until April 1st 2005) prices with the former USA. The UK will harmonise its prices to those of the former USA and the Former USA will, in return, adopt UK petrol prices (roughly $6/US gallon - get used to it).

14. You will learn to resolve personal issues without using guns or lawyers. The fact that you need so many lawyers shows that you're not adult enough to be independent. Guns should only be handled by adults. If you're not adult enough to sort things out without suing someone then you're not grown up enough to handle a gun.

15. Please tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving us crazy.

Tax collectors from Her Majesty's Government will be with you shortly to ensure the acquisition of all revenues due (backdated to 1776). Thank you for your co-operation."

The Grudge

by Urko
Ya deben haber estrenado el remake de The Grudge en los USA. Y no está gustando demasiado, parece. Eso sí, en taquilla está haciendo bastante guay en su primer fin de semana.

Por supuesto, ya hay screeners por ahí disponibles, buscad en vuestro p2p favorito.

El mejor recorrido...

by Marta
...de una gran carrera cinematográfica.
Del Señor a las 50 primeras citas de Sean Astin...
Para los que no la hayáis visto, es la peli de Drew Barrymore y Adam Sandler de amor. Y si Rob Sneider lo hace bien, éste lo hace aún mejor!!!

Atención a la americanada de Mr. Cage!

by Urko
Menuda pseudopelícula nos trae Nicholas... En algún lado tiene que sacar su pasta, claro, cada cierto tiempo hace una de estas, es normal... pero pufffff....

Nueva peli de Superman

by Urko
Como se ve aquí, ya han decidido el actor, relativamente desconocido (pero destinado a posters de quinceañeras inmediatamente, estaremostodosdeacuerdo). Y la historia no tiene mala pinta. Básicamente retomarán la historia a partir de Superman 2, olvidando la 3 y la 4. Interesante...

Viaje a San Sebastián

Como ya sabéis todos y para que quede constancia: el lunes 11 vamos a San Sebastián David y yo a pasar la semanita (los lujos del paro y el amor familiar, eso o el suicidio por aburrimiento, señores).
Como se puede deducir, aún no he encontrado trabajo. Todo se andará. A más ofertas no me puedo apuntar ya.
EL plan en San Sebastián es hacer turismo y ver cosas, en contra de todos los viajes realizados hasta la fecha!!!! :)!
Después de esto, volveremos el domingo o el lunes (aún está por decidir; pero apuesto por el lunes y los camiones antes que por el domingo y los atascos) y nos traeremos a Mamá y su amiga a Barcelona para que puedan coger el avión que les llevará a hacerle una interesante visita a Urko!!! Suerte!
Y vuelta a buscar trabajo, ir al gimnasio e intentar adelgazar.
Tengo la esperanza de que Raúl se quiera pasar por aquí con el kali... Pero ya veremos!

FELICIDAD EN BOCADOS

Raúl.
Solo quería compratir con el resto del mundo mi felicidad al descubrir que han abierto frente al guggenheim, cerca de mi casa, un Subway con Ben & Jerry juntos en el mismo local. Gracias.
PD: ayer mismo lo encontré y hoy ya me he puesto tonto.

LOTR: Return Of The King

by Urko
Ya están aceptando reservas para la Special Extended Edition de Return Of The King aquí. Va a venir con 50 minutos extra!!!

El momento en que sacarán el pack completo se acerca... :) (ese será el momento en que yo sacaré la Visa Oro, y me lo traeré a casa)

Me voy de vacaciones!

Raúl:
No sé exactamente la fecha, pero sobre la semana anterior al puente del pilar, no sé exactamente el lugar, pero más que probablemente sea Mallorca o Menorca. Evidentemente, y como era de esperar, me voy con Cristina. A nadie le pilla esto por sorpresa, es para celebrar el aniversario y esas cosas, hablando de lo cualo, alguna idea de que regalarle? a mí se me había ocurrido comprarle la edición en DVD de la trilogía original de la Guerra de las Galaxias pero creo que no le haría tanta ilusión como a mí. Ideas o sugerencias, por favor, en comentarios.

PD:Poned alguna cosilla en el blog. Que ultimamente está muy soso, a pesar de mis fotos.

AL FIN EL FIN!!!

Dos semanas de examenes, 14 dias de horror, 336 horas de poco dormir, ha sido mucho más eterno de lo que las palabras pueden describirlo.
Parece que no pasamos a 4º, pero veré si me puedo matricular de más de 1 de 4º, es que con 3 un año me volvería una poco perezoso. Esto en el caso de que solo vaya a dejar 3, que son las que creo yo.
En fin. Ahora sí que sí, nos vemos en los bares. Porque creo que me merezco un poco de sano alcoholismo. Con medida.
PD: hasta el 20 no salen las notas así que tengo tiempo para resacas.

Nuevos juguetitos!

by Urko
Bueno, últimamente ando tentado con las nuevas cucadas que está sacando Archos... En particular, me tiran mucho el Pocket Video Recorder AV420, o el Gmini 420... El primero, además de poder ver pelis, te permite grabarlas! El segundo, además de poder ver pelis... es una especie de GameBoy!
Dudo, dudo, dudo... pero están los dos de un cuco...
Aquí se puede ver el catálogo. Buscando, los he visto ambos por poco más de 400 euros... El problema es que las pelis se tienen que convertir para poder verlas... aunque en realidad, tengo que pensarme cuánto los usaría... :)

Por otro lado, me he vuelto a apuntar a salsa!!! Dentro de dos semanas empiezo, en Extremos, una escuela en Amsterdam. Nivel avanzado, nenas!!! :D

Y mañana me voy a Six Flags!! Ahhh... la vida podría ser peor en algunos momentos... :)

Peliculas

Pues como esto lleva un tiempo sin actualizarse (parece ser que cuando Urko está ocupado nosotros no ponemos nada...) pues voy a poner unas chorradillas que me he encontrado por internet, por ejemplo:
¿sabías que EL HOMBRE EN PERSONA, David Hasshelhof (o como se escriba) hizo una película para televisión de Nick Furia? Porque yo me enteré el otro día, voy a ver si la consigo por internet una vez tenga el ADSL puesto en mi ordenador. También me voy a bajar Dreamscape, que es una película que Urko me contó hace años y no he llegado a ver en mi vida, y de la que no conocía ni el nombre, pero ahora que lo sé...
Cambiando de tema, he decidido que si apruebo 9 me hago una camiseta que lo diga.
Otro cambio de tema más: ¿Tenéis decidido ya el plan de estas navidades? ¿o pensado algo?
Incluso otro cambio de tema más: La liga empezaba hoy y no me la puede sudar más.

Raúl (c'est genial!)

QUE MAL ROLLILLO

Raúl:
Parece que se ha puesto de moda coger comics para hacer películas, eso lo sabíamos todos. ¿Pero sabíamos que les ha dado a hollywood por coger un comic y transformarlo en comedia? no me refiero a la fabulosa Mystery Men, si no a que a los 4 fantasticos van a tener su propia comedia, y lo que es casi peor, este personaje de aqui va a interpretar a Green Lantern y los fabupendos hijos de su madre a los que se les ocurrió esta idea ponen "La Máscara" como ejemplo de la película que van a hacer (esto es, puta mierda). Espero que por lo menos no lo doble el mamonazo del Canto Del Loco.

SHREK 2

Buenas, ayer fuimos a ver Cris y yo Shrek 2, no es tan original como la primera, pero lo compensan yendo a por el chiste fácil, y lo consiguen. Utilizan un humor que es refrescante, teniendo en cuenta las bastardadas de las que nos solemos reír, a mí me ha gustado, a Cris también. Está muy bien en definitiva. El gato con botas es muy mono.
En otro orden de cosas, ya tengo la rodilla mejor.
Y puede que me corte el pelo mañana, o no.

What is the Matrix?

by Urko
Llega la primera de las dos trilogías que estoy esperando a que saquen juntas en una cajita bien mona y bien llenita!!!

Todo Matrix en una caja especial, 10 DVDs, estas próximas Navidades!!!!

Mola o mola?

Nada dura para siempre...

by Urko
...como aquí se puede comprobar...

No sé qué más puedo añadir... :)

Ju-On: La Maldición

by Urko
Pues eso, que me ha molado la peli, y que me estoy consiguiendo las 2 originales, las que salieron directas a vídeo, y las 2 nuevas, ya hechas para cine. En Japonés original, con subtítulos en inglés. Es bastante fácil encontrarlas en castellano, por cierto...

En cuanto a las 2 películas hechas para cine, aquí está el trailer de la primera, en inglés, y aquí el de la segunda...

Todo esto, además, para irnos preparando para cuando saquen, algo más tarde este año, la versión americana, con versión americana, con Buffy de prota... aunque el mismo director. Menos mal.

De vacaciones

by Martita
Aquí tenéis un artículo comentando la buena información que da el Ministerio de Exteriores sobre los peligros de los destinos de viaje. Me he pasado por la güeb, pensando en mi hermanito mayor, y esto es lo que dice de Cuba: NOTA IMPORTANTE SE RECOMIENDA NO VIAJAR A CUBA EN NINGUN CASO SIN CONTRATAR UN SEGURO MEDICO.
Otras recomendaciones:
1.- Evitar aceptar la compañía de personas no conocidas que suele ofrecerse como acompañantes o guías para facilitar todo tipo de servicios y compras de algunos productos.
2.- Es recomendable que aquellos que utilicen los servicios de alquiler de coches en las distintas Agencias existentes en este país lean con todo cuidado las condiciones del alquiler y las coberturas del seguro correspondientes antes de firmar el contrato.
Lo de las drogas no lo incluyo; pero ya has visto películas en que los malos engañan a los buenos y les meten cosas raras en las maletas, ¿no? Pues eso, mucho cuidadito por Cuba, ¿eh?