No tratemos de correr antes de andar:.

I've always had a passion for languages, it's amazing how they shape your thoughts and, to some extent, who you think you are. Right now there's a possibility I'll go study abroad, specifically to a french speaking country, which is why I've been studying French on my spare time for the last couple of weeks.

I'm using the Rosetta Stone approach, and if you haven't heard of it before, let me tell you it's great!!. They try and teach you not by translating words or sentences from your native language, but by letting you associate images, colors and sounds to concepts, just the way you learned your first language =). It's an interesting approach, if you ever find yourself trying to learn a new language, I would recommend you give this software a shot!!:.

Esta noche estamos vivos,
sólo este momento es realidad.

You could leave or live with it:.

Some say life is just a little bit of history repeating, and to be honest, the more I grow old the more I think they are right. Anyway, though I've done nothing but rest for the last couple of weeks, now I should really start thinking about what I want to do for the next few years.

Well, I guess there's no rush, this cycle is not over yet =):.

I was never much of a romantic,
I could never take the intimacy.

Don't act like I never told you:.

Last Thursday I finished my master's degree =). I passed the thesis defense, and I think it went pretty good. One of the best teachers I've ever had even said mine was one of the best studies he had evaluated so far, and coming from him, it really means a lot.

Now I'll finally take sometime for myself and think about my future in the short and medium term. For instance, one of the advisors talked to me about the possibility of pursuing a PhD abroad, and it certainly sounds interesting. On the other hand, it would also be nice to be back in the industry and deal with real world software engineering. I guess I could also do both =):.

Anyway, I'm enjoying what's left of this year, hoping next one will be even better =):.

Work it harder, make it better,
do it faster, makes us stronger,
more than ever, never over,
our work is never over.

For reasons unknown:.

The year is coming to an end, which is great because it also means I'm about to finish my master's degree. To be honest, I enjoyed most of this year and a half at school, though there are many things I'd change. Anyway, I think this is an excellent opportunity to stop for a moment and make some comments about things that have been in my mind for sometime now.

When I graduated from college five years ago, most of my generation was interested in software engineering and solving problems at a high abstraction level. Yesterday I went to a small conference at school, where the best projects of the computer department courses where presented, and you know what?, 80% of these projects were games!. I'm not saying this is necessarily a bad thing, but I kind of disagree in giving such an emphasis in these kind of topics, and not so much on server side technologies and stuff like that.

Another thing, maybe related, we really need better programmers!. People who can dig into problems, manage the abstractions and come up with innovative solutions. Sadly, most of the programmers I've come across don't do that. And what's more, when you point out that their work is not good enough, instead of trying to improve it, they resent it and take it as a personal matter. The truth is I've also done that, maybe it's the huge ego inside every programmer =). The lesson here is to accept you're not always right, even if it takes you sometime to realize that.

I pack my case, I check my face
I look a little bit older,
I look a little bit colder.

Y te duermes?:.

It's really funny when you realize time doesn't mean anything at all. You could sit for what seems an eternity listening to someone ramble, and when you finally look at your watch it's only been half an hour, for God's sake!!. In my case these last two or three weeks have been exactly the opposite. It's like every Thursday night I stop for a moment and think, oh oh, it's almost the end of the week and I still have a lot of things to do!, why didn't I work on that before??.

This wouldn't be much of a worry if this weren't my last semester at school, for now, but it is, and I'm expected to finish my thesis work in less than a week!. Well, no more excuses, tomorrow will be thesis-day!!:.

Vivan las noches,
el sol, la sal.

Much brighter than all this static:.

Next Saturday I'll go to one of the best concerts of the year, if not the very best, the Festival Corona Capital!!. I know it would sound so cool to say I'm going because of Interpol or Pixies, but the truth is that, even though those are great bands, I'm really looking forward to see James!!.

Let me explain my self. First, I can still remember when I was first obsessed with 'She's a star', without knowing who was singing it. Without the internet it was really difficult to find a song when all you could remember were a few words from its lyrics. My hopes were on the radio...Then one day I went to this party where I came across the 'Now That's What I Call Music! 36' album, and on the second disc I found the answer to my music quest!!

Time passed, and as it usually happens I forgot about all that. Years later I listened to the 'The Best of James' album and it really rocked my world!!. There were some excellent songs in these discs that I didn't event know were from these guys, it was an amazing discovery..

Then again, I forgot about it, but during college I rediscovered James' music, and it sounded to me as good as those days when I struggled to live through high school. It seems that every time I rediscover their music, I remember parts of my life that I thought were long forgotten =):.

Whenever she's feeling empty
Whenever she's feeling insecure
Whenever her face is frozen
Unable to fake it anymore

My sign is vital, my hands are cold:.

I tend to have just two levels of attention for what I do, either obsession or complete indifference. Of course, this has brought me problems, specially when it comes to people, but that's just the way I am.

Well, I'm telling this because yesterday I took an exam of a class I don't really care about, with awful results. I hadn't felt that lost since I took the first Physics I exam, about 9 years ago!. However, I still don't care about that class, and I probably should:.

Close your eyes,
clear your heart,
cut the cord.