binh minh quán

everything is good, every single time! the most memorable dish might be the wild boar grilled at the table, though.

picnics in shell beach with Amy, Mychal and Jenny

oysters, martinis, olives, cheese...

Doña Tomas

mmmmhhhhh... todo es bueno.

the savages (tamara jenkins)

Siblings (Philip Seymour Hoffman, Laura Linney) and karma. And even the lives of most unhappy, unfriendly people in the most horrible situations might have a bright side.

city lights

city lights es city lights

vesuvio

las mesitas de arriba, la sensación de historia, la madera, los colores, el polvo... y el milagro de que siempre haya mesas, en pleno North Beach.

Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections

"Maybe, if she'd been a better person, she would have left Robin alone. Maybe she wanted to make Robin like her simply to deny her the satisfaction of disliking her -to win that contest of esteem. Maybe she was just picking up the gauntlet. But the desire to be liked was real." 397

"From that day forward, Denise became a stealthy advocate of infidelity. She learned that by defending Brian's minor insensitivities she could spur Robin to more serious accusations with which she then reluctantly concurred. She listened and she listened. She took care to understan Robin better than anyone else ever had. She plied Robin with the questions Brian wasn't asking: about Billy, about her dad, about church, about her Garden Project plans (...)" 407

"-Mother.
-If he's really sick, Gary, I understand, he can´t come. But if he gets over his fever...
-Believe me, we're all disappointed. Especially Jonah.
-No need to make any decision righ this minute. Tomorrow is a completely new day.
-I´m warning you it will probably just be me." (469).