Ring ring

estou sim? good afternoon sir am i speaking to mister [enter proper noun, +human, +male]? yes, [enter proper noun, +human, +male] speaking. sir i am calling from [enter brand name, +air-carrier, +trying-to-be-all-modern-fun-and-alternative] i apologise sir but your flight to [enter proper noun, -human, +attractive-city] on wednesday had to be cancelled and we will have to re-book you would you like to leave two days earlier or two days later? i... well, i... mm, in fact... would monday be suitable for you sir? well, i guess... if there's no... guess it'd have to be monday, i... i will book you on monday then sir thank you. i will send you an updated itinerary by email later today is that alright sir? well, i... thank you sir have a nice day sir and thank you for flying [enter brand name, +air-carrier, +trying-to-be-all-modern-fun-and-alternative].

Salomão says

o coração alegre é bom remédio, mas o espírito abatido faz secar os ossos.

a cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

provérbs 17.22

nada a acrescentar. full stop.

Cruzinha

o.fe.ren.da.o.fe.ren.da.o.fe.ren.da.o.fe.ren.da.o.fe.ren.da.o.fe.re
vota oferenda. oferenda a presidente

oferenda pa sã bento, oferenda páutarquia
o.fe.ren.da.o.fe.ren.da

oferenda sempre, idade média nunca mais

isto sim é voto útil
oferenda pó tacho
o.fe.ren.da

Eurasian fish

say you're an istanbulu fish swimming free in the bosphorus nibbling on this in asia nibbling on that in europe discharging your offspring on both continents. make no mistake. cosmopolitanism won't shelter you from life as usual oh no sir-slash-madam.

as you nonchalantly make your way up the golden horn, you're likely to be caught by one those nonchalant fishermen on the bridge. and then you'll be displayed your freshness examined by callous hands your worth violated in loud haggling.

in a while you'll find yourself under some fragrant hamam steam. in a cooking pot. you're a fish - don't forget - and as destiny would have it fish often end up as someone's late afternoon meal. death as usual.

Lurking

in the dark lurks a black deity and don't you forget. behind the metal wall before the metal war in gloomy garden sheds beneath every stiff petal of the compass rose. under the sand of the gobi and the sand of the negev throbbing in the clangor of coins ahead of every torch and in its wake between the closed pages of holy books there breeds a pustule of upcoming defeat. don't look so shocked. please please don't look so shocked. the inside of every living skull after all lies in permanent shade.

Enter at own risk

it's a best-seller and a life-changing monograph

in my oddest dreams.

in case you wish to join in the spiritual experience, to share the enlightenment, to pathfind across and away from the murky waters of ignorance, it can be acquired here.

When it rains, it pours

non-metaphorically, alright?............

Abode of snow

here, take a word - himalaya. this is a sigh one of those nostalgic ones surely you know the type. a memory so unspeakable it will probably remain unspoken till i learn to unspeak.

Three things that increase your heart rate

typhoid

typhoon

thai food

Home so soon?

não de coimbra a minha mas de viseu. anda lá perto.

Freeze!

Amsterdam opnieuw

just another turn of the wheel. among other things, i'k ben benieuwd how it'll feel to be a sublimated amsterdammer.

Temperature rising

it ain't the outside air
it ain't desire
it ain't a fever

could it be anticipation?

Little house on the prairie

by pop
ular demand, the humble macanese abode just after i we
nt on a cleaning spree. i can show you nothing
but the livi
ng room, the rest of the house was cover
ed in dry
ing sheets.