Thinking out loud

When you are done with work late on a Friday night, and all you can think is go home and lay in bed.

When you find you left your cell phone at the office and you have to go back.

When you find a voice message and all you hear someone on the other side singing THIS from the top of his lungs...

When your legs don't work like they used to before

and I can't sweep you off of your feet

Will your mouth still remember the taste of my love?

Will your eyes still smile from your cheeks?

And darling I will be loving tou 'til we're 70

and baby my heart could still fall as hard at 23

and I'm thinking 'bout how people fall in love in mysterious ways

maybe just the touch of a hand.

Well me, I fall in love with you every single day

and  I just wanna tell you I am

So honey now...

Take me into your loving arms,

kiss me under the light of a thousand stars.

Place your head on my beating heart,

I'm thinking out loud,

that maybe we found love right where we are.

When my hair's all but gone and my memory fades,

and the crowds don't remember my name,

when my hands don't play the strings the same way,

I know you  will still love me the same.

'Cause house your sould could never grow old, it's evergreen,

and baby your smile's forever in my mind and memory.

I'm thinking 'bout how people fall in love in mysterious ways,

maybe it's all part of a plan.

Well, I'll just keep on making the same mistakes

hoping that you'll understand.

But baby now...

Take me into your loving arms,

kiss me under the light of a thousand stars.

Place your head on my beating heart,

I'm thinking out loud,

that maybe we found love right where we are.

So honey now...

Take me into your loving arms,

kiss me under the light of a thousand stars.

Oh darling, place your head on my beating heart,

I'm thinking out loud,

that maybe we found love right where we are.

And we found love right where we are.

Yeah, life's all right.

I quit

That's what I told my big BIG boss about two weeks ago.

I started not to like my contractor's job or the supervisor's attitude, feeling like my work there was taking me nowhere, far away from hapiness.

Yes, I was still an independent urban planner/engineer, and I was just a part-time contractor there but hey... I'm not there for the money (alone), or for the "let's keep in touch, buddy!". I want to go places!

So yeah, I quit.

I sat along two of the big people in charge and quit.

Call me an a$$hole, I actually asked them for recommendation letters to take to new job prospects.

They said they'll given them to me. "We'll call you tomorrow to make sure all's well", they said before leaving.

I went home, with a little bit of luck they'll find something nice to say about me.

I thought I was going to be sad but I was actually proud of how brave I was and, honestly, how straightforward I was able to talk... a little badass! hell yeah, baby!

The next day I went out for coffe with Anycas and Mapicava when I got a call from one of them:

Mafe, are you sitting down?

Huh?

Are you sitting down?

Ummm... I am. What's going on?

You're hired.

Whhhh--- huh!?!?!

You're our new full-time --- and everything went blurry after this sentence ---

So yeah, I went from an "I quit", to a "You're hired full time" in less than 36 hours, in the same company.

According to Mr. Big, in the last 3 years, every January has become a month of HUMONGOUS changes in my life. All of them looked like jumps off cliffs at their moments but turned out to be starting points of incredible adventures.

This adventure started two weeks ago, I haven't have much sleep since then but I've never been happier.

My dreamed job was waiting for me, and I had to crawl, scratch and bite to get it, but I got it.

2015, you started well. Keep them coming, I'm ready.

2015 reading challenge

My friend Adriana posted the reading challenge and I jumped on that bus without thinking. Then I thought... WHAT WAS I THINKING?!?!?!

2012 was the year I read and listened to almost 30 books... this year's resolution is, well,, do at least a third of it.

The challenge contains 52 books, theoretically, you're supposed to read a book per week.

I know myself and I KNOW I won't be able to do it. So, in order to avoid future disappointments, I chose books that fit more than one category. To make up for that I plan to read books in Spanish, English, a book written in French and a book in Portuguese.

I can't assure I'll be able to finish, but I solemnly promise I'll try.

Anyone ready to take the challenge, be my guest.

Here’s the list:

• A book with more than 500 pages - WICKED

• A classic romance - THE PRINCESS BRIDE

• A book that became a movie - LISISTRATA

• A book published this year - EL INCREIBLE VIAJE DEL FAQUIR QUE SE QUEDO ATRAPADO EN UN ARMARIO DE IKEA

• A book with a number in the title - FAHRENHEIT 451

• A book written by someone under 30 - RED RISING

• A book with nonhuman characters - WICKED

• A funny book - EL INCREIBLE VIAJE DEL FAQUIR QUE SE QUEDO ATRAPADO EN UN ARMARIO DE IKEA

• A book by a female author - BOSSYPANTS

• A mystery or thriller - GUNS, GERMS AND STEEL

• A book with a one-word title - WICKED

• A book of short stories - EL LIBRO DE NAVIDAD

• A book set in a different country - CAIM

• A nonfiction book - AUTOGOL

• A popular author’s first book - LOOKING FOR ALASKA

• A book from an author you love that you haven’t read yet - LOOKING FOR ALASKA

• A book a friend recommended - LISISTRATA

• A Pulitzer Price-winning book - GUNS, GERMS AND STEEL

• A book based on a true story - AUTOGOL

• A book at the bottom of your to-read list - THE PRINCESS BRIDE

• A book your mom loves - LE PETIT PRINCE

• A book that scares you - GUNS, GERMS AND STEEL

• A book more than 100 years old - LISISTRATA

• A book based entirely on its cover - IS EVERYONE HANGING OUT WITHOUT ME?

• A book you were supposed to read in school but didn’t - (Nothing... I read everything I was supposed to in school. Sue me)

• A memoir - BOSSYPANTS

• A book you can finish in a day - GUIA PARA LA VIDA DEL ECOLOGISTA DE HOY EN DIA

• A book with antonyms in the title - GOOD GIRL GONE BAD

• A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit - CAIM

• A book that came out the year you were born - 100,000 KM TRAS LOS OVNIS

• A book with bad reviews - LOST SYMBOL

• A trilogy - RED RISING

• A book from your childhood - LE PETIT PRINCE

• A book with a love triangle - WICKED

• A book set in the future - HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY

• A book set in high school - WICKED

• A book with a color in the title - RED RISING

• A book that made you cry - THE BOY IN THE STRIPPED PAJAMAS

• A book with magic - WICKED

• A graphic novel - GUIA PARA LA VIDA DEL ECOLOGISTA DE HOY EN DIA

• A book by an author you’ve never read before - EL INCREIBLE VIAJE DEL FAQUIR QUE SE QUEDO ATRAPADO EN UN ARMARIO DE IKEA

• A book you own but have never read - EL INCREIBLE VIAJE DEL FAQUIR QUE SE QUEDO ATRAPADO EN UN ARMARIO DE IKEA

• A book that takes place in your home town - A USTED TAMBIEN LE HA PASADO, ADMITALO!

• A book that was originally written in a different language - LE PETIT PRINCE

• A book set during Christmas - EL LIBRO DE NAVIDAD

• A book written by an author with your same initials - OTRA GENESIS

• A play - LISISTRATA

• A banned book - FAHRENHEIT 451

• A book based on or turned into a TV show - THE PRINCESS BRIDE

• A book you started but never finished - WICKED

UPDATE: Right after posting this, I lost one of the books, the one I'm supposed to finish asap... I am slowly dying.

UPDATE No. 2: Found it!!!