This post is written in two languages (English and Portuguese) because it’s a response to a meme written in Portuguese.

Very Jess does an interesting game on her blog called “Conte 4” which means something like “Tell me 4 things”. On each “Conte 4” she proposes a theme, gives her 4 answers and encourages the readers to answer it (through the comments or in their blogs). The last theme was “things you said you’d never do but ended up doing it”. Here are the 4 things I said I was never going to do but did it anyway.

A Very Jess faz uma brincadeira bem interessante no blog dela chamada Conte 4. Em cada Conte 4 é proposto um tema em que ela dá 4 respostas assim como os leitores (nos comentários ou em seus blogs). O tema do último Conte 4 foi “coisas que você disse NUNCA e acabou fazendo”. Aqui estão as 4 coisas que eu disse que nunca faria e acabei pagando língua.

1) I used to say I was never going to put posters in my bedroom walls or on my wardrobe. I think I said that more to please my mum than anything. Some years ago I put a little shy Harry Potter trio poster on my photo board. In the next year I put one of Edward and Bella in the bottom of my wardrobe (you can barely see it) and last year I bought another Harry Potter poster and put on the inside of my wardrobe door. The worst thing is that I want other posters and I don’t know if I should switch the current ones or add new ones. And you won’t believe it but it was my mum who helped be placing the last one!

Eu dizia eu eu nunca colaria posters nas paredes do meu quarto e nas portas dos armários. Acho que eu fazia isso mais pra agradar minha mãe porque ela não gostava. Há alguns anos atrás eu coloquei um poster pequeno e tímido do trio do Harry Potter no meu quadro de fotos. No ano seguinte colei um do Edward e da Bella no fundo do meu armário (quase não dá pra ver) e ano passado comprei outro do Harry Potter e colei do lado de dentro da porta do guarda roupa. O pior é que eu quero outros posters então não sei se troco ou se adiciono. E você nem vai acreditar mas foi a minha mãe que me ajudou a colar o último!

2) I used to say I was never going to be an indecisive person cause I always knew what I wanted. I still know what I want but life ends up taking us to distant roads than the one we had always desired. Instead of taking a shortcut like I wanted I’m going to have to take a distant diversion to get where I want. And this generates indecision. I hate it!

Eu dizia que nunca seria indecisa porque eu sempre soube o que eu queria. Eu anda sei o que eu quero mas a vida acaba levando a gente pra caminhos meio distantes daquilo que a gente sempre desejou. Ao invés de pegar o atalho como eu queria eu vou ter é que fazer um desvio enorme. Isso gera uma indecisão. Detesto!

3) I used to say I’d never like 80’s culture cause I thought it was quite trashy. But look at me wearing high waisted and skinny jeans, wayfarers e even listening to 80’s music!

Eu dizia que nunca iria gostar da cultura dos anos 80 porque tudo era mega brega. Mas olha eu usando calça skinny, de cintura alta, wayfarers e até escutando músicas dos anos 80!

4) I used to say I’s never stop loving Ozzy Osbourne. But that was during the time I thought Black Sabbath was the second greatest band in the whole world and I only looked at young Ozzy photos. After The Osbournes was on TV I started to think he’s an idiot. We ought to cut him some slack though cause drugs probably killed 90% of his brain cells.

Eu dizia que eu nunca ia deixar de amar o Ozzy Osbourne. Mas isso era na época que eu achava que Black Sabbath era a segunda melhor banda do mundo e eu só ficava olhando as fotos do Ozzy quando ele era jovem. Depois do The Osbournes eu acho ele muito idiota isso sim! Também temos que dar um desconto né? A droga matou 90% dos neurônios dele.

What about you? What are the 4 things you said you’d never do but ended up doing it anyway?

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I decided I won’t be delaying my dreams anymore. I made that decision after standing still and seeing a lot of people living my dream as I stood in the same place. I’ll focus on my objectives (even if they seem ridiculously distant and impossible). A decision like this is something that you must practice everyday and on many moments you just want to give up. Even when it seems like nothing cooperates and everything that happens takes away your opportunities and courage, go on, keep going. It’s best to live with a distant dream then live without even trying to achieve it.

“Concentrate on your dreams because everything else is just background noise.”

Jack Bauer in “24”

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I like to have my little mess handy on winter break. Well little tiny mess I would say cause my bedroom never gets too messy. Messy places make me feel suffocated. This place is just beside my TV which is just beside my notebook (or the place I use it most times).

You can see:

• a bit of my TV on the left;
• a DVD case with a program I bought for uni;
• a bottle of water which I always carry with me (specially now since the weather is really dry and my throat is a bit sore) – I want to make some use of bit but I still don’t know how;
• a tube of potato chips from the day I watched Eclipse ( I love eating those or torrones when I watch films);
• a case with pens, pencils, scissors, brushes, erasers and a bunch of other stuff I like to have handy;
• my cow bank which is practically empty :( ;
• an empty cup I used for hot chocolate;
• another bottle of water ( I use one at home and another one to carry in my bag).

– If I were a season, I’d be spring.
– If I were a month, I’d be December.
– If I were a day of the week, I’d be Friday.
– If I were a time of day, I’d be dawn.
– If I were a planet, I’d be Mercury.
– If I were a direction, I’d be up.
– If I were a tree, I’d be a willow.
– If I were a flower, I’d be a sunflower.
– If I were a fruit, I’d be a kiwi.
– If I were a land animal, I’d be a horse.
– If I were a sea animal, I’d be a sea horse.
– If I were a bird, I’d be an owl.
– If I were a piece of furniture, I’d be a work desk.
– If I were a liquid, I’d be water.
– If I were a stone, I’d be diamond.
– If I were a tool, I’d be a pencil.
– If I were a kind of weather, I’d be sunny and breezy.
– If I were a musical instrument, I’d be a guitar.
– If I were a colour, I’d be purple.
– If I were a facial expression, I’d be a half smile.
– If I were an emotion, I’d be satisfaction.
– If I were a sound, I’d be laughter.
– If I were an element, I’d be hydrogen.
– If I were a car, I’d be a Mini Cooper.
– If I were a food, I’d be an ice cream.
– If I were a place, I’d be a park.
– If I were a flavour, I’d be fresh.
– If I were a scent, I’d be lady-of-the-night.
– If I were an object, I’d be a book.
– If I were a body part, I’d be forearms.
– If I were a song, I’d be “Dress Up In You” by Belle & Sebastian.
– If I were a pair of shoes, I’d be comfy white converses.
– If I were transportation, I’d be horse back.
– If I were a cartoon, I’d be Little Lulu.
– If I were a fairy tale, I’d be The Little Mermaid.
– If I were a holiday, I’d be Mother’s Day.
– If I were a superhero, I’d be The Invisible Woman.

I TAG: Jo, Krissy, Kya, Cecilie, Marie and all the cool people who wants to do it. Let me know!

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meme from ashonethiswon

Hello everyone!

I don’t know if you noticed but I had to change my layout cause I realised the previous one had serious problems to open correctly on Internet Explorer. I still don’t know if this layout works cause I can’t open my blog at all when I use my IE. So give some feedback about the layout please?

On other news I’m writing this in the melancholy of my last vacation day (a two month vacation – the longest and he est vacation ever!). What a drama you must be thinking hehehe! I was half sarcastic half truth cause my college suffocate its students with the huge amount of work extra class plus this is my last semester in the classroom and I have to make my final graduation assignment. My graduating will depend on its quality.

So I just have to hang on the things that make me happy in among all of this and I should be fine. This blog and you are on the Top #5 of those things did you know? Yeah blogging is therapy!

So are you with me in this?

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