I’ve neven been able to understand maps, and, since I can remember, my sense of orientation hasn’t been useful for me even to find my own nose. It’s because of this that, the first time I did it, nobody believed me. “You have decided to get on a random subway and get lost on purpose? Yeah, right...”
By now, they have accepted it. My favourite passtime is to get on a random bus, subway or underground train without looking wich one it is or where it goes.
My mother, my poor mother, is still worried, asking me every time for the reason I do it, asking what I’m looking for, begging that I stop it because it’s a dangerous hobby. I have to admit that, sometimes, I have landed in dangerous neighbourhoods, and I have been robbed twice, menaced with a knife.
But I don’t care, these “trips”, as I call them, open the world to me. My nostrils expand to percieve the always changing odor of streets and people, and my mind also opens up to sniff the ideas, cultures, personalities and diverse people I find in my voyages:
The desert and perfect streets, flanked by immaculate gardens and fragrant flowers of the rich neighbourhood where I sometimes end up.
The narrow and ancient alleys of the old town that sparkle with new life, full of exotic men that have come to the city I travel through with the hope of a better life.
The desolate and grey sadness of the industrial zone I walk in, that mutates into dance and fun when, on the weekends, the flocks of workers are substituted by young people that want to party.
But, wile I embark on an unknown bus, walk through the unknown destination it has brought me to, or I search for a subway line that brings me to Catalonia Square, the place from wich I know how to get home, I always have the voice of my mother inside my head. Worried because of me, of my trips, she asks me what I want, what I’m looking for getting lost. Asking why, even if I love to get soaked in the world, I can never have enough and I always try to get more and more lost.
What can I answer to this mother that accompanies me?
Today I went out for a trip, and while I was waiting for the bus, came the voice. “My son, what are you looking for?”
The truth is, like always, that I don’t know.
Getting on, I greeted the driver. “My son, what are you looking for?”
No idea.
While I opened the wallet, with the crack, full of static, of the veteran velcro. “My son, what are you looking for.
And then, while I heard the son of the ticket sliding into the machine, I found the answer.
And you looked back at me.
Should have said that on the original post... Just because of you, I'll go now and, even if I'm sick and at home, try to do a mediocre translation! :aaahhh: FOR MY HONOR!Edrondol said:Nicely done, young man! I'll be reading it here in a bit. Then I'll tear you a new one reviewing it. :tongue:
-- Thu May 14, 2009 8:44 am --
Okay I won't. Non-English site.
Edrondol's Post translated into Chinese then Finnish said:Firefox Babel Fish talk of my site, but we're know that the Babel Fish talk well.
[/quote:18gzyum8]Singularity.EXE said:[quote="Edrondol's Post translated into Chinese then Finnish, then Croation, then to Catalan and Greek and then back into English":18gzyum8]Firefox Babel Fish talk of my site, but we're know that the Babel Fish talk well.
You have to use me on your girl to get her ready for sex?CrimsonSoul said:I like seeing Silver Jelly as the last post in the NSFW area, it's like he's a lube or something.. I dunno
[/quote:bwj4bfgk]Singularity.EXE said:[quote="Edrondol's Post translated into Chinese then Finnish, then Croation, then to Catalan and Greek and then back into English":bwj4bfgk]Firefox Babel Fish talk of my site, but we're know that the Babel Fish talk well.
[/quote:25cpbhdu]Singularity.EXE said:[quote="Edrondol's Post translated into Chinese then Finnish, then Croation, then to Catalan and Greek and then back into English":25cpbhdu]Firefox Babel Fish talk of my site, but we're know that the Babel Fish talk well.
Read my (Aborted) Serialized Novel, then. I wrote a chapter of it every day for some months, last year, and IT'S IN SPANISH (But it's full of errors...)The Mike said:Dude, i was hoping it was in spanish, I hate Catalan, it's a freaky non language.
Silver Jelly said:http://elviajedecruz.blogspot.com/[/url]
edit: Wow, and Blogspot completely ignored my paragraphs... It's all a big wall of text...
Maybe don't read it :S[/quote:2wfdn2rl]
Wasn't there a fotolog dedicated to it? Linky it!
It was a nicely done. All of you who wouldn't understand it because of the language, just believe me!
I think it's fine here since time is of the essence and that section doesn't get as much traffic.Denbrought said:Shouldn't this be in the Share your Stuff section, tho?
Good thinking, obaa-sama.ZenMonkey said:I think it's fine here since time is of the essence and that section doesn't get as much traffic.Denbrought said:Shouldn't this be in the Share your Stuff section, tho?
tegid said:Silver Jelly said:http://elviajedecruz.blogspot.com/[/url]
edit: Wow, and Blogspot completely ignored my paragraphs... It's all a big wall of text...
Maybe don't read it :S
Wasn't there a fotolog dedicated to it? Linky it!
It was a nicely done. All of you who wouldn't understand it because of the language, just believe me! [/quote:30p6k8lv]
I shared too many personal things in my fotolog to go and link it around... Even my internet exhibitionism has a limit! :bush:
Silver Jelly said:Are there no mods that care that I lost?
So you DO care! :tongue:ZenMonkey said:Silver Jelly said:Are there no mods that care that I lost?
I'm sorry you lost. But if you want something to happen to a thread, please report it and make your specific request. We are happy to serve, but not psychic.