:::Alessandra:::

A New Year!

2011-01-02T16:49:00.000-05:00

No resolutions for this new year, just goals to achieve. I start the new year with a brand new job and I am so excited about it I can't tell you how much. I am not naive and I am sure I will be bombarded with tons of information in the next 3 days (the current assistant leaves on Wednesday) and I will to pick up the most I can before she walks out that door.

It's a company in the television/entertainment business with lots of new things for me to learn and I am sure it will be a challenge...but hey! I LOVE to be challenged!

Gonna work hard this year to make my first trip to Europe happen and who knows I will be able to drag my sister with me for the adventure? She said she will go, lets see if that happens...I hope so.

Music makes everything better and keeps me going. I have been listening to a lot of Arcade Fire, Sigur Rós and now Adele's new single which is beautiful. Movies, I have been watching a lot lately on DVD and on TV, but want to go check Tron at the theater next weekend...I am sure is great, at least looks great.

Hope you all have a great first week and that we can share great things this year.

xoxo

Ale

And I watched...

2010-12-10T21:15:00.000-05:00

Le scaphandre et le papillon (2007) most known in English as The Diving Bell and The Butterfly.

This movie is the true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn't paralyzed.

I am not claustrophobic but this movie made me uncomfortable at times because you just want to speak for him since he is narrating the story. It's touching, troubling and because it's true is even more amazing. What a story! What he accomplished while trapped inside his own body is out of this world. If you haven't seen it...worth watching!

Re-adaptation

2010-12-05T22:22:00.000-05:00

I don't know if I still have anybody reading my blog...you guys probably got tired of checking it out for new posts. It's 1am and I am wide awake...like most days, I can't seem to be able to go sleep before 2am...sometimes even 3am. Is is my body getting used to the time difference? I don't think so...it's been a little over a month since I got back from the USA and I can't use that excuse anymore.

So, if you ask me how is it going the re-adaptation, I might answer that it has more downs than ups, but that as always I need a little more patience. I am not used to not working and even though I needed a break, I am bored out of my mind and I feel useless.

For a while now, I have felt like I have no more dreams, which is pretty sad if you think about it. I asked myself that the other day...what my dreams were and I couldn't answer it right away and I confess it scared me.

Of course I know things I want to do in my life, but there is nothing I am really looking forward to, nothing driving me, nothing exciting me. Maybe it has to do with the deception of trusting people and putting your life in someone else's hand and having the rug pulled from under your feet. I do believe that was a mistake, but hey...like I said a while ago...if you never try, you will never know. God knows I wanted to try, but thanks to him, things happened differently and avoided a major headache and heartache for myself in another foreign country.

It's hard to look for a job this time of the year because of the holidays, and for those who don't know, Brazil has a problem, from now on things run slowly, only gets back to its normal speed after Carnaval which next year starts on March, 5th. Hopefully I will have a job before then, otherwise you will hear about me on the news ;-)

I've said this many times before, I live my life with no regrets, the past stays in the past and there is nothing I can do about it...but lately, I know that if I had graduated from the University (I quit on my 3rd year of Business Administration), I would probably be employed by now. Even though my knowledge of the English language is way better than it was 5 years ago, the fact that I was away for 5 years, doesn't help much in getting back in the job market.

If I could, I would just move away to another country...but to do what? Where to? Those are the questions!

Have my fingers crossed that I will have a job soon and then my plan is to go back to my studies and get to the career that has more to do with me and more opportunities that is in the Information Technology area...such a nerd I am.;-P

Let's see what happens...in the meanwhile I have to survive in this heat and humidity that is making my hair look like shit.

Thanks for all the support and I promise I will post more often.

xoxo

Ale

Everything happens for a reason?

2010-11-01T06:41:00.000-04:00

I believe so.

This whole thing that happened with the move to the UK, with coming to Brazil first to see my family, leaving the USA behind and getting out of that "safe" life I was living there, everything is connected and I needed something to push me out of there so I could come back here and do what I am doing now...enjoying my family, my friends and acting on a new chapter of my life.

I live this life with no regrets and I am aware I am a good person, I have no hate inside of me, no anger and I just want what's best for me and the ones around me. So I know in my heart I did everything I possibly could, but in the end when he pulled the rug under my feet, I didn't fall...I stood up, with my chin up, and to tell the truth, I haven't even thought about it in the last few days, until now when I am writing this post. It doesn't matter, past stays in the past and I wouldn't change it in any way.

I am blessed with the best friends and family anyone could have and I feel the love around me and from far away too and I take it all in and hope you can feel it too, because you, my friends, hold a very special place in my heart and I love you all back.

xoxoxo

Countdown to Brazil...

2010-10-19T23:30:00.002-04:00

...in less than a week I will be landing in my hometown Sao Paulo. Oh yeah bitches...I am back!

Can't wait to party with all the girls (including my dear beloved sister)...it should all be a blast, lots of food, drinks, conversations, laughs, tears of joy and I hope they don't lock me up somewhere so I can't move to England. Oh the horror! LOL

XOXO

Andrez and I

2010-10-14T23:10:00.001-04:00

R.E.M. - Leaving New York (Video)

2010-10-14T22:55:00.000-04:00

Every single time I leave New York I play this song and it always gets to me. It's hard to leave once you set foot on this concrete jungle. It's a much better and smaller version of my hometown Sao Paulo (which I love), and New York has a very special place in my heart.

I <3>

New York Fucking City!

2010-10-14T22:52:00.000-04:00

Oh Yeah! I am gonna miss you, my favorite city...but I know I will be back one day. xoxo

Little Daisy

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She is going to miss her nanny ;-)

Party Animal

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My first car...

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Chris used to call it a pharmaceutical rep's car. hahaha...but I love it! And I am sad to have to sell it. Gonna miss you buddy!

Last Days in the U.S. of A.

2010-10-13T23:02:00.000-04:00

I've had my run in this amazing country and I am ready to move on to the next adventure in my life. I say amazing because there so many things fascinating here, specially coming from Sao Paulo, such a massive city, 18 million people, heavy traffic, pollution, violence...and I ended up on the East Coast of the US, New Jersey, loving the peaceful, green and the shore for the last 5 years, except from my 5 month run in Las Vegas.

So many experiences I've had here, good or bad, they only made me stronger and wiser (I hope). Some were recorded, photographed, written about in this blog or just put aside in a vault or turned into million little pieces in my imaginary shredder.

Regrets? None. I can say that with all my heart and with clear conscious that I've done my best and everything I could. If I would do anything different? Maybe, maybe not. I am a different person from who I was when I moved here and I think it will be interesting to see my perception of the outside world (outside the US).

In a couple weeks I will be flying to Brazil, after 5 years away from home, without seeing my dad, sister and brother and most of my great friends, I am beyond excited for it. I am sure I will have a shock when I get in, specially because in my mind, things are still the same as they were when I left...which is far from the reality. I will stay in Sao Paulo until November 14th, when I fly to London to start my new adventure.

Wish me luck! I will need and your positive vibes and love as always, keep me strong and smiling. Can't wait to explore the old continent and absorb all the culture and experiences I've always dreamt of, and I am sooooo excited I can't contain myself anymore...wish I could leave tomorrow, maybe I should, but I can't.

Sorry that this blog that has become rather boring in the last year or so.

Love, peace and cheerios! hahahaha

A New Beginning

2010-09-09T21:00:00.001-04:00

5 years ago, when I decided to quit my job and move to the USA for 2 years I had no expectations but to learn, have fun and to grow as a human being. All of these were achieved, but as the months went by I realized how much I loved this country, the way things work (or don't) around here, simple things that made he realize that I wanted to live here, probably forever, that I belonged here.

Being a live-in nanny for 3 years and a half, taught me what you should and should not do when raising kids, in a marriage, what matters and what's bullshit. Even though I know we will all make mistakes in our lives and we never know everything, I still think that I see things from a different perspective now then I did before I went through this experience. It was like going to college to get a degree in Family Life.

I've had wonderful experiences here, the first two years were a mix of a dream come true to a nightmare, in parts because she could be a witch when she wanted to and she sometimes made me feel like crap...still I went through because of what I wanted and because of the kids, whom I call my kids...specially my baby (6 years old now!). I will forever love those kids and Remi specially is like my first daughter and I don't think nobody can ever break the connection we have to each other, it's simply love.

All the trips, 5 star hotels, limos, expensive cars, dinners, parties, living in mansions were all part of it, but I always knew that that reality wasn't mine, it was just temporary borrowed...and it had it's price tag on it, which I paid for daily knowingly...and sometimes without knowing.

5 years looking for love, for a soul mate, for companion...wasn't so successful there, but had a good run and fun. A broken heart more than once (actually twice), it hurt like a bitch, but made me feel alive. Less then a month ago I thought my hope was gone, I was deep down in a depression crying without knowing if I was ever find someone who could deserve and reciprocate my love (sounds corny, but it's true). I really thought that I had lost my hope to find that person.

Besides all that, for those who know me personally (not only virtually), know that I've always been a dreamer and an achiever, I go for what I want and am not afraid of challenges. Lately, in the last 3 years, I have been fighting for something that is just not gonna happen like I expected, and instead of accepting the reality, I let myself just live life like it is and lost myself. I've not been myself for a long time. I was angry, unhappy, so frustrated that I took out on other people around me. I will pick on small stupid stuff, which made me just angrier and more frustrated to begin with.

Two weeks ago I had a moment of clarity after I made a special request for a light from above and finally I found myself again. It seems crazy, because I am not a religious person, just spiritual, but at the same time, I am a true believer that when you have faith and you ask things with your heart, if they are meant to be, they will.

I've decided to take a big step, take a chance at life again and I've decided to move to England to be with someone that is very special for me. I can't explain, but it is just different from everything I've ever felt in my life for anybody and the most important, it feels right. Have the blessings of my mom, my friends, family and that's the most important. I won't be working in the beginning, which is great because I need a break, but we have been looking for schools and I will see my options to going back to study while there.

Only time will tell what the future holds, but I know I have in my heart to make this work and I feel the same from him, and I truly believe in "If you never try, you will never know"...so here I am, starting to act on my moving plan, quiting jobs, getting ready to sell my car and some of my stuff, which I could care less about...most of the stuff I am just giving away (that's how materialistic I am people!).

What am I taking with me? Clothes, shoes, few accessories & beauty products (we all need them), books, Cd's, DVDs, pictures, laptop and a heart full of love to give and a soul willing to have fun and see the world and enjoy life.

Cheers to a new beginning and I now think I will have reasons to post more often on my blog ;-)

Thank you for sticking around for all these years.

Love,

Ale

Roommate from Hell

2010-08-30T00:31:00.000-04:00

Well, you might not know, but I have a roommate from hell. She is the classic slob who doesn't see what she is not doing right or what she is doing wrong...which is bad, because she has no clue of anything! So you can complain, but she still doesn't get it.

After almost one year trying very hard to live together, she finally go the hint that she needs to get out. Can't wait for October!

Then, the problems will be divided by 2...not 3 anymore. good!

Hey! Yeah! I am back!

2010-08-08T20:37:00.000-04:00

After all this long period of ignoring my blog, I feel like I have something to say again.
My blog was first created to keep my family and friends back in Brazil updated on what was going on in my life here in the USA, the first posts were mainly in Brazilian Portuguese, but that changed with time and I even tried to post in both English and Portuguese but that seemed like too much work ;-), now thanks to St. Google, you can even translate the page you are reading, without me having to do twice the work.

But what I wanted to say is that I made a decision, actually, I came back to my senses and could see things clearly again and decided to move back to Brazil. Things here didn't work out as I was hoping, but I was still hoping that they would...maybe fall from the sky right on my lap, but we all know life doesn't work that way.

I went to a seminar about Dreamweaver (Adobe's software to design web pages), which I used to work with in Brazil 5 years ago. So, it was an update (a very good one), but for my surprise, the seminar had another meaning for me...it was a wake-up call. I realized that that's what I love, that's what drives me, creating, being involved in projects that need my brain in full speed...I wasn't born to do what I've been doing here for the last few years.

Learned a lot, no regrets (trully, I live my life with no regrets) and I think it's time to go back. If I am gonna be able to re-adapt to the life in Brazil I am not so sure, but it means that I will be free to come and go as I please and probably will be able to do some of day dream trips (like UK, Norway, Belgium, Italy, Germany...and so on...hahaha).

So I am giving myself a year to sort my life out here, save money and then I will go back. Until then I have time to plan things and leave some unplanned and see what life brings.

I haven't posted any pics lately because my iPhone died (fried in Washington's heat wave couple weeks ago) and I still have to buy one...and my camera I gave to my mom when she was visiting last month...so, sorry if this looks a little blah.

I will write more soon...now gonna finish my dinner (broiled salmon with sweet potato fries). yummm!

xoxo

Okayyyyyyyyyyy...update!

2010-06-04T21:13:00.000-04:00

I know, I know...it's been quite a while since I posted anything. But I have a great excuse. Since I moved in with my roommates and totally changed my work schedule I barely have any energy left at night or weekends...so what's left you know...I won't spend in front of the computer to post anything. Besides that, I have been lazy about posting, even tweeting...you know that feeling that you don't have anything to say? Well, that's exactly how I feel.

Tomorrow (Saturday) my mom is arriving from Brazil! Yay! It's been a little over a year since her last visit (last April) and I can't wait! This time she swears she will spend a month and I really want her to, because I have something planned for every single weekend until July 5th, plus 4th July is the biggest and coolest holiday in the great U.S.A. and I want her to experience it.

I am going to have quite a day tomorrow, 3 hours driving to pick her up at the airport and more 3 hours back...luckly will be raining and there won't be any major traffic due to the crowd going to the shore.

Let me tell you one thing...it's great to live only 2 blocks from the beach and be able to go to the beach after work, like I did today. It was sooooo nice! Even though I don't have the patience to lay down to get tan for too long, but I did go and listened to some music while sipping a Smirnoff Ice to refresh. Then, all my happiness went away when I got a call to fix someone's printer...jeez! So I came home, showered and went there to get it done...and besides getting paid, I even got a Corona to help ease the pain and refresh this very hot night.

That's it! So, I will try to post pics with mom and keep you guys updated on what we are up to.

xoxo

Ale

On my way...

2010-05-07T17:13:00.001-04:00

...to NYC. It feels great to be going away for the weekend, even though I am coming back on Sunday morning because it's my friend's Birthday and I promised I would be back to spend the day with her.

Saturday night I will go see a concert. A-ha (Norwegian band from the 80's for those who have no clue of who they are) and it's their farewell tour. I've seen them many years ago in Brazil and I can't watch to see Morten hotness again and also hear their music. Ha! And I will toast to my dear online friend MGI. ;-)

Besides that, no plans but to meet s friend that is in the city. But when you are in NY, who needs a plan?!

Well, enjoy your weekend and don't do anything I wouldn't do! Ha!

Be brave, stay safe.

Astral Hell is OVER!

2010-05-02T20:25:00.000-04:00

I am finally out of my Astral Hell and let me tell you it took months until I figured out a way of it. It wasn't an easy task but I've come out of it realizing things and seing it from another perspective.

I am the the kind of person that gets bored easily. I need goals to achieve, I need to be driven, motivated, enticed, estimulated to feel like there is a purpose in my life or for waking up everyday and keep going. The problem is that I can't settle for something for too long. That's what got me to the USA in the first place, otherwise I would've stayed in my busy work schedule in Sao Paulo and maintained my once a month visit to the ER due to stress, but at least I would've been close to my family and friends, right? Wrong! I could've never settled for that.

Life is made out of choices, people might say, even I used to say, that we have to sacrifice things in order to get what we want. It's not a sacrifice, it shouldn't be a sacrifice, but a choice that you make and then you live with the consequence of it...good or bad.

I've come to accept at this point that I have a good life here, I am not settling, but I should just hang on to what I am doing now for a little longer and give myself time to improve or to plan the next move. I've come to understand that I don't have to be in a hurry to live my life, that things don't happen overnight and that I shouldn't expect big changes every year.

At the same time I know that there are still so many things I wanna do and that I am not where I wanted to be in my life after being here for almost 5 years, but this is my reality and I should be grateful and appreciate how far I've come.

Still there are few things I am working on overcoming and getting motivated about, but I am taking my time.

For now, I am happy that I don't feel like locking myself in my room and staying in bed the whole day anymore and dragging myself out of bed every morning. Spring is here, Summer is around the corner and I am back BITCHES! ;-D

Thanks for stopping by and reading my boring stuff, I love you for that.

XOXO

2010 FIFA World Cup - Music by U2 and Narrated by Bono

2010-04-22T19:58:00.000-04:00

Now the reward...

2010-04-04T17:21:00.000-04:00

...extremely cold Stella Artois.

And they...

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...just sit there staring at each other for hours and it's called Art.

@ MoMa

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A view of the park and a beer...

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...another glass of Stella Artois. Yummm

Philadelphia city hall

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Happy Birthday to me!

2010-03-28T18:32:00.000-04:00

32 years well lived and with lots of fun, hard work, adventures, tons of great stories to tell to my children, laughter, tears of happiness and sadness, but mostly healthy.

Write more later.

XOXO

St. Patrick's Day

2010-03-21T18:19:00.000-04:00

Toga Party

2010-03-21T18:17:00.000-04:00

Spring...Pocahontas goes to the beach

2010-03-21T18:07:00.002-04:00

Absolutely love the sound of the waves and the view from under the boardwalk.

Toga party

2010-03-13T21:29:00.000-05:00

Stones and stripes

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Bored

Homemade...

2010-02-26T12:46:00.000-05:00

...by yours truly! I just love cooking.

For those who missed my mug

2010-02-24T20:12:00.000-05:00

here I am...nothing new. Same ol' same ol'. xoxo

Everytime...

2010-02-19T21:14:00.001-05:00

...I think about posting on my blog, I give up. Many times while I am thinking about my life and wondering what I should do, I think about writing about it, but I feel lazy and just give up on doing so. I wish there was some kind of technology that would read your mind and record your thoughts...than make a transcript...oops...that would be convenient in some situations, but very dangerous in others, don't you agree?

I shouldn't be complaining at all, but I am only human and even though I am very grateful for what I have, I am not happy, I am actually pretty unhappy at this moment. Wondering what should be my next move, trying to get motivated to lose weight (but I am not that motivated, or don't want that much otherwise I would've done it already). I find the most ridiculous excuses to not go to the gym...the other day I said to my friend Michelle while doing ABS at the gym that I would rather go to jail...we laughed so hard we couldn't finish the workout. Ha! Good strategy I must say.

When I get to this point, when I am frustrated and lost, I start getting depressed. I don't want to talk to anybody, I don't want to see anybody, I lock myself in my room when I am home and all I wanna do is sleep and watch movies or listen to music...and when I am listening to music, sometimes in the car or while working...I cry. I am driving and crying...or sometimes to not cry, I confess I put the music very loud and sing with all my heart...like there is no tomorrow...or nobody watching...hahaha...which I don't give a shit if there is.

There are so many things I want to do, or at least wanted to...maybe I don't have the courage anymore like I had when I decided to leave everybody that meant anything to me behind...almost 5 years ago and came to the US to stay only 2 years. I do love this country, it feels safe living here (at least where I live), I've met great people, seen beautiful things, had great experiences, but somehow things haven't turned out the way I expected and I am getting tired of fighting for it.

While surfing the web today, I came to a web site that talks about people who travel the world and work at places just to make some money to live by and then go to the next place. I would love to do that! That's something I would love to do...if I have the guts to do it? I believe so! I trully do and I just need to take the first step.

Where would I go? Of course I would start in somewhere in Europe because it's been a dream to visit the old continent, but the ideal would be going to different continents. The countries that are a must visit place on my list are in no particular order of place or continent: Ireland, England, Scotland, Spain, France, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Turkey, China, Russia, Japan, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. I also would love to go back to Brazil to visit my family and friends and then go around visiting Argentina, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, Cuba, Costa Rica, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos and many of the other islands...including my dear and beloved Dominican Republic.

The ideal would be save up money until my start date, which should be next spring...then sell my car and belongings that I am not taking with me and go! Work could be anything from teaching English to working at a restaurant...anything legal of course...enough to make money to travel and explore around on my free time and also to pay for room and board. Also, something very important to me would be going to Africa and doing some volunteering work or even to any other place that needed it.

That's a dream and all I need to make it happen is to set my mind to do it and give the first step. The deadline I set to stay in the USA is December, if nothing changes by then, I will put my plan B into action...whatever that might be.

I will keep you guys posted.

Hope we survive this freakishly cold winter and that my peeps in Brazil don't melt with such a hot summer! I envy you all my Brazilians! xoxoxo

Hangover 2

2010-02-14T23:10:00.001-05:00

Soooo, decided to go out with my roommate, Michelle, and smart as we are, we drank before we left the house and the result was that we took the term "out of control" to another level.

Nothing I am proud of, but we had a hell of a great time, so much so, that this morning we were dying laughing about it.

All I can say is that the keywords are: wine, wheelchair, amnesia and hangover.

But all looking great! Ha!

Feel like dancing...

2010-02-10T23:25:00.000-05:00

For the girls out there who know what I am talking about...the feeling that you just want to go somewhere with loud music, specially some dance music where you can just close your eyes and dance the life out of you...that's exactly how I feel right now.

On Monday I was working and turned off my music, that meant I was gonna start thinking about things, which for sure wasn't a very good idea...and I ended up crying because the first thing I realized was that I am unhappy. The last few months have been kind hard on me because I came to the conclusion that I don't have a plan and what's worse is that I don't like the options I have...so what do I do? I drive myself insane over thinking things and trying to figure life out...what's next. That's the biggest motherfucker question...WHAT'S NEXT?! I have no clue!

Today I was thinking that maybe I should just make a list...might sound silly, but maybe if I write down things I want to do or could do, I might make a plan to make it happen. One thing I know for sure, I am not getting any younger and the thought that in a bit more than a month I turn 32 and still have no ground to stand on is killing me, that's not how I picture things, but I am concious that things could be worse and even though I am not happy, I still feel blessed for what I have and done.

Once in a while I get depressed and feel like throwing everything up in the air and disappearing...watching tv today they were showing this nuns and they were so happy, I told my roommate that maybe that was what I needed to do...hahahaha...can you imagine?! Myself, a nun! How the heck am I gonna give up on music and U2! That's not happening! Hahahaha...the other things...the material things I don't give a shit about, I think life would be easier without all this pressure, specially when it comes to looks.

I have few extra pounds, that I try to get rid off, but don't try so hard...for some reason I don't find the will inside of me to workout...I actually dislike it so much...I don't like to use the word hate for anything, but I HATE working out...looking at the guys staring at themselfs in the mirror, walking like they are the hottest thing in town makes my head spin like the girl from the Exorcist...and I am sure one of these days I will start throwing up green too...hahaha

Feel like going outside in the snow tonight and just start to scream very loud, until I laugh so hard I will wee wee in my panties...hahaha...guess I am going crazy.

Maybe I should just stop with this nonsense. I had to write, I wanted to write before but even though this is my blog I didn't want to bother anybody with any depressing and boring thoughts.

So, as I type this I have my headphones on, blasting Telephone by Lady Gaga and Beyoncé on the repeat and God only knows when I am gonna stop. It might not be a song with the deepest meaning lyrics, but is what is keeping me happy right now...feel like dancing.

One thing I know for sure...there is hope out there and I will find my way...and another thing I know for sure is that I am loved, very loved by my family and loyal friends...and I love you all back!

XOXO

My lovely

2010-02-02T12:45:00.000-05:00

Fun times...

2010-02-02T11:52:00.000-05:00

...in New York City with the loves of my life. They are getting so big and I miss them more by the day. My little girl is reading like a pro and I am blown away by how smart she is. Beauty aside, they are both such sweethearts and they melt my heart. I cried the day before we had to part ways, couldn't control myself...again the thought of being apart hurts deep inside my heart and we both (Remi & I) cried the day we left.

This little person was my best friend, the only friend I had right next to me when I first moved here and she was only 1 & 1/2 year old. When I talk about them is like talking about my own kids, is just different. I love kids but I know a lot of people who don't or just plain don't understand the connection we have. It wasn't just a job for me and I am glad they are still part of my life and forever will be

New Year, News...

2010-01-10T19:19:00.000-05:00

Well,

Some of you already know, but I am back to the single life. Yeah, didn't last long right? 3 months were enough to see that the other half of the relationship was trying to turn me into somebody I am not. I am the friendly type, my family and my friends are super important and vital part of my life...he didn't care.

He was so selfish, self-centered and narcissistic that I couldn't deal with it and with the few good things put aside, we were not compatible...so better off alone. Didn't surprise me the way we broke up, trust me, not the regular and mature way, because he couldn't find time or will to do so. I am not mad or sad about the whole thing, I am relieved! Swear to God, it was the right decision and I am not upset about it at all, but he is...his loss.

That aside, I am fine after having to run to the Emergency room with both ears clogged and one of them infected. I couldn't hear a thing for 5 days...it was awful! But now I am taking antibiotics and I can't drink...damn! ;-) It's so cold here and I can't even enjoy the booze to warm up!

Now I am gonna focus on my life as a single woman and I can tell you there are quite a few guys that were heartbroken when I broke the news I was in a relationship, so one of them knows that I am single and is super happy...ha! Lets see what happens.

Have a great week! Hope the cold weather doesn't hurt none of us and that you guys stay safe!

xoxo

Alive and Kicking

2009-12-07T21:04:00.000-05:00

Of course, there is not a single relatioship that has no drama from time to time. I thought mine wouldn't have, because I am not a dramatic person, but he is...hahaha. He is so freakishly afraid of of getting hurt that at the first bump on the road he shut down. I was like wow! What's going on, but I finally gave him the ultimatum, or he gets over this stupid misunderstanding or I could not keep going like this...guess it worked. ;-)

I spent the whole weekend miserable with a cold, sore throat, sinus, everything came out at the same time, incredible! But I am feeling better now, even though my day didn't start very well, but like I said I put my foot down and got things back on track.

Confess that I was heartbroken. Somehow I was sad that someone could consider giving up on something so good and fun. We have so much fun when we are together...or even apart. I am a very silly person (my friends are witnesses), and we are always doing something fun.

He is a good man, but only son...so from that you can picture the situation. Never married, no kids (Thank God!), but he needs to chill his pill and open himself for a relationship...something he wants so bad, but doesn't know how to deal with.

I am not going to Florida anymore...was going to spend Christmas there with him and his family (totally a scene from a movie, right?), but it's not happening anymore...for different reasons...but mostly because things were going too fast, so we are slowing things down a bit.

Tomorrow, dinner, movie date. Then Saturday we are heading to Connecticut...he wants to look at houses there. We were going to NYC to see the X-Mas decoration, but he wanted to change the plans...so be it. Next week he is taking me to see my first NBA (Basketball) game. I confess I am very excited. Last week he took me to this recital of classical music and it was beautiful and sweet (trust me, I can appreciate classical music and enjoyed every second of it)...but then came the fatidic episode...well, that's over and buried now.

I like him a lot, but like anything in life, it's a big risk to put myself out there, but if I don't do it, I will never know...right? ;-) Wish me luck my friends!

XOXO

Love you all and thank you for coming back. I will try to keep this updated. Since I moved, it's been very crazy and busy, then came the boyfriend...so you know...little time...not even to Tweet as much as I wanted. Dominica is the Queen of Twitter! Viva Dominica! hahaha

Officially...

2009-12-02T14:10:00.001-05:00

...sick. Sore throat and everything else that comes along. :-(

Alessandra
Sent from my iPhone

Well, well, well...

2009-11-15T20:41:00.000-05:00

Where should I start? I have no clue. So much has been happening lately, mostly good things and I am so overwhelmed that I have zero time or energy to update the blog and I feel guilty...but just a little bit.

Work has been very good and sometimes challenging (which I love), but no big deal for anybody else...just me, myself and I. It's crazy how time goes fast and today (Sunday) marks a month already since I moved to the apartment. Things are getting done and looking better each week (mostly because of me), but that's just how I am...I can't wait for anybody else, so I go ahead and do it. Which in my books is not a good thing, since you have roommates, they all should somehow participate. Michelle is the best, even though she has her problems, everyday when I get home from work and she is gone to school, everything is neat and clean, mostly my laundry is done and folded on my bed...yay! So because of that and to show my appreciation I do little things, like dinner, etc.

I am finally gonna buy my car, so I started to look for cars (which is hard!)...unless you have a lot of money to buy a brand new car, you gonna have to do a lot of research and pray that you are not buying a lemon. So please...wish me luck!

The dating is getting serious by the day, we speak everyday, more than once or txt. He is nerdy, but he is just the kind of man I like...yeah...I don't like boys, never did, I like man! So with respect to that I am more than happy and since he went on a trip to Chicago on Friday and just got back today (Sunday), I will get to see him on Monday and Tuesday...and who knows, maybe Wednesday too. Then, he is off to Florida and if I don't get to fly down there for Thanksgiving, I won't see him for almost 10 days (which is not a good thing).

I've been a nice GF, even got to cook him dinner, which he approved and my roommate ate the left over and loved it too. Hahahahaha...she said was the best food she has ever eaten...and she doesn't own me anything, so why would she lie, right? hahaha

Besides that, plans for New Year's Eve in Philadelphia with him and after that only God knows. I am very excited about this whole thing. He is a very sweet man and caring and I love his nice emails that I get almost every morning and our conversations...so who knows how long this bliss is gonna last, but all I can say is that I am loving every second of it. Love smart people that are not boring and are funny, and that's just few of his qualities.

Well...now I am gonna go, watch some good ol' TV and sleep with my body pillow, because tomorrow night I won't need a body pillow, if you know what I mean! Ha!

Have a wonderful week and I will be checking your blogs. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Just getting better

2009-11-08T16:41:00.000-05:00

It's a date!

2009-11-02T23:23:00.000-05:00

I mean...the third one! I am excited and I LOVE surprises and he likes surprising, so there you have it.

I will tell you all more about him and the whole dating thing, it's late here and I have to wake up early tomorrow...who doesn't, right? Life is easier when you have things to look forward to and it feels good, actually feels great!

Cross your fingers and send me your positive vibes, this one looks like is a very good one. ;-)

Details to come...hehehe

XOXO

Ale

Oy Vey!

2009-10-26T23:25:00.000-04:00

I knew things wouldn't be easy, but this is bullshit!

I haven't had a break to enjoy the apartment, because every single day is something new (for the worse...not better). Really? How much can someone take? Jeez!

This Tuesday night I have a date, and I am excited because it's one hour from here, in Philadelphia, so I get to go away for few hours and have fun. Like the world knows already (even if you don't care), Halloween is this Saturday and the parties are starting and besides parties, they do this haunted houses, haunted theme parties and warehouses, etc...even the Penitentiary that I went last year and it was awesome. Tomorrow night, I am going to the Edgar Alan Poe Halloween thing and I am excited, it is supposed to be scary and fun...lets see. I will report to the blog later on. After that, we will go have dinner somewhere in Philli too.

On Friday I have Pearl Jam's concert, in Philli too. and it will be the first time I will get to see them. I really love their music (no way to compare to U2, but I do love it!) and I am getting excited to see Mr. Vedder.

Sorry, I have left my blog to the flies, but I had no energy to type or anything like that. My right hand has been hurting a lot and its hard to even work...very hard. Gotta take it easy.

Miss all your comments and for what I see some of the blogs that I usually read are not being updated...maybe you guys are just enjoying the weather before the frost? hahaha

Dominica, as always, keeps hers updated and fun!

xoxoxo

I so want to see this!

2009-10-16T00:01:00.000-04:00

So far, for what I read about this movie, the critics and fans agree that this shit is scary as hell. A journalist said after watching the movie she couldn't sleep until it was 5am and is still frightened...sleeping with the lights on every night. hahahaha

Of course now I want to see it...check the trailer out and let me know...would you see it?!

This is what I was talking about!

2009-10-11T21:07:00.000-04:00

No words can describe it. Sorry, yes, I am a big U2 fan...no news there.

Skype rules

2009-10-10T14:06:00.002-04:00

Just had a video with my big sis in Brazil and we had so much fun. While I was making silly faces, she took snapshots of me and was cracking up laughing on the other hand. She showed me the cats (how I miss them!) and I took revenge and got some snapshots of her too.

Fun, fun, fun!

Have a great weekend Y'all!

Ai...ai...ai...

2009-10-09T19:04:00.002-04:00

...é tudo que eu tenho a dizer nessa sexta-feira.

I wanna SCREAM!

2009-10-03T20:16:00.000-04:00

Houston we have a problem!

I am the kind of person that doesn't like much when things don't go my way...specially when it's not for the better. I try to have patience and be understanding, but I HATE when people find a way to fuck up my dreams and plans. It's amazing that I have no fucking peace to do my things and be left alone, there is always need to have someone that is a pain in the neck to mess things up.

This is all related to the moving, the roommate thing, and we didn't even move yet. As you all know, the plan was for me and my friend Michelle move to an apartment...just the 2 of us. Luckily I found an apartment owned by my boss, that would rent for us without all the hassle. 3 bedroom, nice location, we were gonna use the 3rd bedroom as a closet/guest bedroom, we had all our plans, started to buy things, etc. Then, comes this girl in the picture and asks to be a roommate too, I don't know her well, just met her few times, asked my friend what she thought and she said it would be a good idea, specially because we would split everything in 3 instead of 2...accepted, but with the condition of just the two of us making the decisions, not her...she would be just renting the room.

Of course the plan sounds great, but the girl now is speaking her mind and making demands. I don't give a shit to her demands and confess I am very pissed off right now. Last night I told her that the rules are that just Michelle and myself will make decisions, but she is not having it and said...well, what if I don't move in with you guys...and I said...well, then don't!

I am tired of bending over to everybody, TIRED! Can't take it anymore, 4 years of doing what's best for everybody else but myself. It's not fair, not fair at all. Right now I feel like I should just throw everything up in the air and say fuck it all. Of course I won't do it, because I made commitments and if there is one thing I have, it's my word and I keep it. It sucks to be in this fucking situation again, once again, not doing things my way. I will be leaving this house so I can have my own place and liberty, but I am sure I won't have shit, because this girl is gonna drive me insane.

Sorry Michelle if you are reading this and not liking it, but I am not happy with this shitty situation at all. I can't stand Livia right about now. It sucks to see all our plans and dreams go down a fucking drain because of somebody else. It was supposed to be our place, and now I can see her trying to control everything and we haven't even moved yet.

ps: sorry for the f words...but I had to use them. LOL

Where the Streets Have no Name

2009-09-29T19:51:00.000-04:00

The audio is not great, it was recorded with my iPhone because my camera ran out of battery. It's just part of this amazing song, in honor or my sister and best friend in the world that couldn't be there :-(

When this song started, I had this knot in my throat and I could barely breathe. I was so chocked up! Very emotional for me and all I could do at first was to scream their names (Márcia and Priscilla) and try to sing...sorry for the shaky camera.

This was the first concert.

Nem preciso...

2009-09-27T13:08:00.000-04:00

...explicar essa cara de felicidade! Pertinho do meu lindo!

No need to explain this happy face with my sweetheart behind me!

Helloooooooo

2009-09-26T20:29:00.001-04:00

I wish! I am exhausted, but happy. Had the best week in a long time!
So much fun.

Great to see old friends and make new ones. Make a dream come true and
be so close to my only idol and the best band in the world.

Can't describe all the fun and joy I had this week, but one thing I
can say : "...only love can leave such a mark..."

At GAP with my friend, while he try clothes and does his last minute
shopping. Soon he will head to his hotel near the airport and I will
head to Hoboken. Need a hot shower, dinner, some chocolate and watch
U2 on SNL...closing this Magnificent week.

Might post the videos and pics tonight or Sunday. All depends if I can
stay awake tonight.

Hope you all enjoying your weekend. Now I need to buy a new digital
camera...a decent one and that is a Leica. Maybe one day I can afford
it.

@ Guggenheim

2009-09-26T16:53:00.000-04:00

Just finished looking at the Kandinsky exhibition and it was awesome.
One of my favorite painting is Several Circles.

I am exhausted, really want to go back to the apt and sleep.

U2 360

2009-09-24T09:00:00.000-04:00

U2 360

2009-09-24T08:57:00.000-04:00

U2 360 Tour

2009-09-24T08:56:00.000-04:00

U2

2009-09-24T08:55:00.000-04:00

U2 360 Tour

2009-09-24T08:54:00.000-04:00

U2 360 Tour

2009-09-24T08:53:00.000-04:00

U2 360 Tour 2

2009-09-24T08:52:00.000-04:00

Maykow no Show

2009-09-24T08:50:00.001-04:00

U2 360 Tour

2009-09-24T08:49:00.000-04:00

My view!

2009-09-23T19:11:00.001-04:00

The walkway where my dear Bono gonna be walking in front of me!

A passarela onde meu lindo vai passar!

My spot/ meu lugar!

2009-09-23T17:56:00.001-04:00

Do lado do Edge

Quase lá...

2009-09-23T16:30:00.000-04:00

Almost there...

Will call o caralhooooo

2009-09-23T13:51:00.001-04:00

Alguns caminhões

2009-09-23T13:39:00.001-04:00

Ha!

2009-09-23T12:43:00.001-04:00

As figuras...

2009-09-23T11:52:00.000-04:00

Friends in NYC

2009-09-23T07:50:00.000-04:00

Fazendo compras na 5a. Avenida, na segunda-feira! Sheila, Euzinha e Ana. Priceless!
Sodadis das otas mocréias que não estão aqui em pessoa, mas em pesamento estão, porque não paramos de falar de vocês.Daqui a pouco estamos vamos para o estádio.

Monday, friends shopping at 5th Ave. Sheila, myself and Ana. Priceless!

The first day has come!

2009-09-23T07:24:00.001-04:00

I still can't believe it! I will believe it when I see the stage!

Alessandra
Sent from my iPhone

Time to...

2009-09-21T18:10:00.000-04:00

...have a drink and rest our feet. So tired, but happy!

Almoço

2009-09-21T16:09:00.001-04:00

Num pub Irlandês pra entrar no clima e no espirito dos shows! Estava
tão bom!

Such a beautiful day!

2009-09-19T15:51:00.000-04:00

This is my favorite street here in Linwood.

I know, I know...

2009-09-18T21:44:00.000-04:00

...I have been away and not giving my blog too much attention. I confess that it's a mix of laziness and also too much going on regarding my move to the new apartment.

At the same time I am very excited, there is so much to do, not so much money to do things and not even much time to do it. But everything seems to be falling into place and I hope that in the next couple weeks I will finally have my first car! Yayyyyyy! Shame that I can't drink to celebrate it! Hahaha...unless I drink at home, or drink somewhere and somebody drives me, because I don't want to drink and drive AT ALL! That's a no no in my book (have done that, last time in Vegas...scary!). So I will be nice and safe from now on!

I CAN'T believe that I am gonna say this...that the days are almost here...but next Wednesday and Thursday will be the U2 concerts! The time is flying and I can't believe it's almost time!

I am going to New York this Sunday and won't come back home until next Sunday. So a week off in the city with my friends from Brazil, and couple American friends too. It will be so much fun! But what I really wish was that my sister was here too (damn consulate!) and that my best friend Priscilla was here too for the concert and everything else that comes along with it. As they both can't, I will keep them there in my heart and will scream their names like I've done before.

Gonna take pictures and poor Twitter! Gonna tweet from the city that never sleeps, pics and posts about it all. It will show up on the blog too, so you guys can check it out.

Have a wonderful weekend and cross or fingers for me, so I can get very close to my one and only idol: Bono! Yayyyyyyy I am so happy I can barely contain myself from jumping up and down everyday! Every time I think or talk about the concert I have butterflies in my stomach! Sounds silly, but it's love and it feels so damn good!

XOXOXOXOXO

Ale

At the Renaissance Fair

2009-09-06T16:04:00.000-04:00

Ahh...

2009-08-31T23:05:00.000-04:00

...forgot to mention that I saw The Final Destination (3D) and District 9 yesterday. The first one of course was cheesy, but funny. The second was surprisingly very good, not a single famous actor in that movie. I really enjoyed it! Aliens are the shizzz!

End of Season

2009-08-31T22:34:00.000-04:00

Yeah...this time of the year seasons of different things end and some others start. End of summer, beginning of Fall/Autumn. But the seasons I am most sad/excited are my favorite TV shows of course!

Nurse Jackie = over (if you haven't seen it, look for it, because it's worth it!)
Weeds = over (tonight...just watching it while I am typing) so far, so good. This show is one of my favorite of all time, it's so funny and crazy.
True Blood = almost over, Sept 13 will be the end of the season (if you like Vampires and Sex...that's the show!) hahaa...I guess this is one of the shows I will miss the most until the next season starts.
Hung = almost over also, a good show, but not as good as True Blood

Dexter = Sept, 27th will start the new season! Can't wait! The commercial say: New Wife, New Baby, New Life, No Time to Kill! Ha!
Californication = Damn Hank (David Duchovny) ! I am so looking forward to see you on screen!
Grey's Anatomy...

the list goes on!

ps: just saw the end of Weeds and my jaw just dropped to the floor! Holy Shizzzz!!

So pissed off...

2009-08-31T14:24:00.000-04:00

I cleaned the whole freaking floor and the little brat had some chocolate pudding while I was upstairs making the beds and as he can't sit down and eat, he was walking around while his friends were here and spilled the fucking pudding all over the floor. Instead of calling me or telling me when I came down, he wiped it, like he wipes his ass and stepped over it with his socks and walked around the living room with it...without noticing it. Of course, I came down and I see these white and brown marks all over the floor that I cleaned.

He didn't even apologized. I am so mad, my head is spinning. I dislike spoiled kids, I really do, and the behavior I see in this house made me rethink my wishes of having kids one day. Because if I work my ass off and make the biggest commitment of my life giving someone life, I better have a good one, otherwise I would rather pass on that experience.

I know there is no guarantees when you have kids, but I see these kids walking over their parents and it just makes me sick to my stomach. I know that we all growing up got mad at our parents and at certain point wanted to tell them to fuck off, but to say it out loud...at my house it was unacceptable, even today.

Now that I vented, I am gonna take an Advil for my headache, because it is killing me. :-(

New Tom Ford Sunglasses & Haircolor updated

2009-08-30T14:27:00.001-04:00

I just got this on a great sale! From $450 for $ 134. I shouldn't have bought it of course...but I love his sunglasses and always wanted one...you know...all those girls excuses! I know Dominica has a passion/addiction to scarfs...mine is for sunglasses...and bags too. Funny thing is that I am not crazy about shoes, maybe is because I don't wear them so often.

Gonna rock my new shades today and I am waiting for my friends to come pick me up to go to lunch and movies. Gonna see Inglorious Basterds and maybe District 9.

xoxo

I forgot...

2009-08-30T11:38:00.002-04:00

...how sarcastic I am! When I lived in Brazil I used the sarcasm all the time and most people got it, but my two assistants in the beginning were terrified of even asking me anything. No, I wasn't mean, it is just that I knew that they were scared and because I am not a mean person, I would use the sarcasm to see if they got me or not. I confess it was funny watching their face expressions, but I would laugh out loud right after and they would get it.

The difference is that when I am mad, I am MAD and you can see right on my face or tone that I am not kidding. Like my mom says...I am almost a general...specially with kids, but on the other hand I am very mellow too.

I decided I am going to start posting facts about me and my personality, that way you will get to know me better. I will tag them as Curious Case of Alessandra Santos. Ha!

ps: I am not sarcastic when speaking English...I tried, but I look mostly stupid because people don't get it and then I have to explain. Or maybe some of them are stupid? Ha!

New Face

2009-08-29T21:52:00.000-04:00

...not me! Just the blog.

I am super duper mega ultra lazy to blog, but I blame it on the boredom, so I decided to change it up a little bit so I might feel more like I am writing notes, and post more often. Ha! Yeah right!

Hope you guys like it, if not, I am sorry...I plan to change it again soon...maybe every season I will change the layout. Ha!

I love coffee, but the truth is that they didn't have a template with a pint of Guinness...so I had to stick with this more fancy and polite version. Ha!

Enjoy your weekend! Don't be shy, say hi.

XOXO

LEAKED: New iPhone Commercial

2009-08-29T11:58:00.001-04:00

This is HYSTERICAL! The funniest thing I've seen in a while.

36 Hours in Oslo

2009-08-24T21:35:00.003-04:00

Interesting...so, what do you think MGI? True or not? Did they miss anything? Would you do anything different? Tell me! Tell me!

The article is by New York Times, on the Travel Section of the last weekend.

http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/08/23/travel/23hour.html

Youtube Moment

2009-08-21T20:29:00.001-04:00

10 Drugs you should NEVER use while driving...ha!

In German, but with English Subtitles.

It's a beautiful day...

2009-08-16T16:21:00.001-04:00

...don't let it get away! ;-)

Had a great day at the beach, even though I was alone. The water was
amazing! Got to renew my tan and relax. Just wish I had an umbrella so
I could take a nap here with this nice breeze.

Hope you all enjoyed your weekend and that you have a wonderful week!

Enjoying...

2009-08-16T10:33:00.001-04:00

...a hot day at the beach by myself.

Aproveitando o dia na Praia sozinha.

Happy Birthday Dad!

2009-08-07T21:00:00.001-04:00

I love you and miss your chubby self more than anything in the world!
Wish you many happy and healthy years of life and that we get to see
each other soon! Can't wait another 4 years. :-(

Love you forever meu gordinho!

Alessandra
Sent from my iPhone

I just had a baby...

2009-08-07T19:55:00.001-04:00

...and it came out a bottle of Patrón...maybe I should consider stop
drinking? Hahaha

For Rent

2009-08-05T21:40:00.000-04:00

Ha! Pics from Hoboken...just being silly as usual.

Pandora Box

2009-08-02T23:54:00.013-04:00

So it's past midnight and I am still up. Updating my budget & expenses spreadsheet (now I really have to use it every week), talking to one of my besties on Facebook, writing on the blog and also listening to Pandora. Pandora is one of the coolest tools. It's a shame it doesn't work outside the U.S.A. At least my friend tried to use it while in Brazil and couldn't. I can either use on my laptop or on my iPhone.

Pandora is like an online radio, you create your own channels, mixing up artists you like, or if you do it like me, I create one radio for each artist I like and Pandora plays similar artists in the mix...so I end up finding new bands and cool songs. ;-)

I know it's been a while since I really updated the blog, I haven't been writing constantly or daily as I used to. It's a mix of lazyness and also being super busy trying to figure things out. Since I decided to move to my "own" place, it's been a constant rollercoaster ride. Not so much drama on my end, actually there is none. My peers are very supportive and excited for this new step, the problem is that my roommate is not having the same luck. Now seems like things are starting to look brighter on her end, and I hope they do. I am very positive about it and believe things will work out great for her and that we will finally start this new chapter in our lives.

Started to buy things for the new house (the best part), not cool to have to pay for it...but that's life, right? Ha! So much to buy, so much to do! Now I need to buy a car and that's another pain in the arse...it's so hard to pick a car and I definetely don't want what they call a lemon, that's the least of the problems I want to have. To do so I have to work something out.

Gonna see the apt this week someone I know owns to make sure everything is ok and close on it. So wish me luck and cross your fingers. It's a 3 bedroom apt on the beach and it will be very sweet if it works out. We would have a guest bedroom, which would be great! hehehe My mom is just waiting for me to close on the apt, so she can come back to visit.

Can't wait for September, to see the 2 concerts and even though my sister is not coming anymore, I know she will get to see them in Brazil next year.

I am trying the control my expenses, so not so much of going out happening lately. Doing all on the cheap side. A bottle of wine here and there with friends, or 2 shots of Patrón to get a breeze and I am fine...don't need another drink. Just Saturday night I saw 3 movies and they were very good. I've seen other movies and here is a quick review of them all:

Sex & Lucia: Spanish movie from 2002 with Paz Vega. This movie is very graphic (if you know what I mean), so graphic that some of the stuff is funny...hahaha, but it's a beautiful story. A mix of fact and fiction that connects everybody in the movie somehow. Sad, but lovely story. I recommend.

Then She Found Me: With Helen Hunt, Bette Midler and Collin Flirth, its a dramedy fun to watch, about a 39 year old woman that gets married and dumped, only to find out after her mom's death that her birth mother is looking for her. Colin is delightful in this movie and I just love him! Ha! Plus my dear Salman Rushdie makes an appearence and it's nice to see his creepy face on it.

Lakeview Terrace: Samuel L. Jackson is a bad ass and so mean in this movie that I was almost shitting my pants. Ha! It is a very good movie and I recommend. If you like the creepy jerk next door kind of thing, watch it!

Step Brothers: This is that kind of comedy you love or hate. But it's very funny, the only problem is that since I saw Will Ferrell live on Broadway as W. Bush I can't shake off that image of my face everytime I see him. Like most comedies, it has it's stupid moments, but mostly is funny. The ballsack on the drums was disgusting but hysterical. I recommend!

Any good movies you've seen lately? Any good music? Let me know!

Have a wonderful week and hopefully after summer is over we will be all bored again and back to blogging everyday! ha!

xoxoxoxo (that means hugs & kisses, for those who don't know)

Yeah, I know...

2009-08-02T11:56:00.002-04:00

I know I have been posting only random stuff lately and I will explain why. It's summer, lots going on and I am busy looking for an apartment and trying to accomodate my work schedule...believe it or not, I am over booked. Ha!

I am going out now to look at cars and will be back later...promise I will open my heart here and tell you all about what's going on in details...no details will be spared...don't worry...nothing dirty...hahaha

Have a wonderful Sunday!

Thanks for coming back.

xoxo

Lazy Saturday

2009-08-01T21:56:00.001-04:00

U2.com | Take the Cake

2009-08-01T19:44:00.001-04:00

I want that cake! How cool is that?

Que delícia!

2009-07-28T07:43:00.000-04:00

Pão francês na chapa e um café com leite! Yummmmm

Lovely

2009-07-26T20:34:00.001-04:00

Gonna...

2009-07-21T19:14:00.003-04:00

...eat my pain away! One slice at a time. :-(

Devastated...

2009-07-21T16:12:00.003-04:00

...today my heart is broken and I am deeply sad. I am working and crying at the same time, so disappointed and sad that I made my sister go through that shit again. I miss and love her so much, just wanted to make her dream come true and show her another part of the world.

It matters now, and I am sad, very sad that I put her in that situation again. This sucks and I apologized to her for it.

"keep your head up, because new days will come"

New York - Hoboken

2009-07-21T16:12:00.000-04:00

Once again, we had a blast between NYC and Hoboken. It's always fun and we totally lost the idea of time and had way too much fun, specially on Saturday night. Of course walking is a big part of it, and my legs are still hurting a bit, since I was too lazy to wear sneakers, and wore my Havaianas instead...lazy and it was too hot!

I will post some pics later in another post.

Que bostaaaaaaaaa

2009-07-21T08:31:00.001-04:00

Não acredito nesses filhos da puta! Sacanagem!

Alessandra
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