Something special i guess

I really don't have special objects like trinkets or things like that, because I don't put much value in material things, I guess, so it's hard for me to understand.

But one thing that I value a lot is a letter that my brother wrote to me for one of my birthdays (maybe like my 14th or 15th). It was his birthday present to me, and to this day, it's probably the most memorable and valuable gift I've received for my birthday.

He handed it to me in a sealed envelope. It's a handwritten letter that lasts about a page and a half. I guess it's not difficult to read,and i have to say that my brother has really nice handwriting. 

The letter came to me at a crucial moment in my life because in it, my brother describes how important and valuable he sees me, and he gives me his trust that I'm capable of doing whatever I want. This touches me deeply because many times I tend to lose my way and doubt myself, my abilities, and the things I consider important, when i need a pick me up, i read it, and i ry almost all the time that i read it.

 The best piece of technology of all the times

Well well well, the piece of technology that i use the most has to be my notebook, wich is a HP Omen 16 i think. 

I use for pretty much everythimg that i like doing, like playing videogames (right now im playing, Valorant, Blasphemous 2, The binding od Issac, and Sekiro), making music (or at least trying), reading papers and academic articles, consuming content online, do most of the university work, and writing my ideas and thougths.

This especific computer i think a got it at the end of 2023, because before i had a desktop pc and it wasnt very practical, especially because i travel a lot to my hometown and university, and having a computer in these two locations is crucial for me.

I think the difficulty is relative for what you use it for, because one can literally do almost anything through a computer: from entertaining oneself, working, ordering food, connecting with family or loved ones, practically living life through it, or even living a life different from the one they have in real life.

Im not sure if this specific computer is necessarily special to me, but the concept of the computer definitely is. It opened the doors to the world of the internet when I was around 15 years old (I'm not really sure if that was a good thing or a bad thing haha), and it completely transformed me as a person, from my hobbies and my way of acting to my way of thinking. It introduced a whole new way of living life. I have probably spent a large part of the last 10 years in front of a computer, dealing with all the upsides and downsides what this implies (having a horrible posture hahaha).

 2 photos

Well, well, well, today im gonna write about two photos of myself. Both are fairly recent because i remenber very little of my young self, so i would be able to give much context.

This one is from this year, so i had 23, and it was in the Aeropuerto Internacional Arturo Merino Benitez. I went to say my goodbyes to one of my best friends José Tomás (the one in the middle), before he flew to Singapour to do an intership for a tech company. I went with my other best friend Sebastían "Sebobina"(the one on the right). I remember that i was really proud of my outfit from this day, i felt like a cowboy in a big city, like the protagonist in Paris, Texas (my favourite movie).

Okay so this one is from 2018, and i was in my Highschool, because they were taking our class photo for the senior yearbook. I remember at this time i was a fuking clown (maybe i still am), i was willing to dumb shit to make people laugh and get attention. I dont really remember fron were i got the coat, (maybe we were doing a play for the spanish class), and i dont remember the context for the pose. 

So, yeah, i think both are happy times, at least they were not bad.

Bonus

The best song of all the times (right now) 

Well, well, well, the song i been listening recently is "Out of the blue" by Julian Casablancas.

The genere probably has to be indie rock, synth pop and a little of new wave maybe?.

Is the opener to "Phrazes for the young" the only solo album of the frontman of the Strokes, and like the whole album, this song has a lot of influences of New Order, The strokes and dance pop 80s bands. I guess i like it mainly because the production and sound of the synths, the storytelling of the lyrics, the timeless chorus "woah ooo oh", just the weird charisma of Julian is in full force in this song, and last but not least the dog on the cover art is nice.

 The best semester of all the times

Well well well, i dont really have much of the so called classes this semester, only 4, and if had to pick probably has to be english. One of the reasons is that is easy for me, and i really enjoy the activities that the teacher make us do. 

The worst class, is a tie between Yoga and Proyecto 4. The first because i have really bad elongation, and executing propelly all the postures is a living hell, let alone mantain them for 10 or 20 seconds. My disgust for Proyecto 4 has to do with the fact that the activities that we do are kinda pointless, i mean i understand them, and i get what the teacher is trying to teach, its just i dont see the utility in them, and the teacher is kinda crazy, no disrespect, i dont really understand her. 

Because i dont have many classes managing time it has been easy this semester, so i just leave an hour or two for the university activities and the rest i just do whatever, witch conists in reading, (right now im reading de Asimov trilogy), writing, listening to music (i been listening to Sonic Youth, Smashing Pumpkings, Flume, wich has this amazing song called Take a chance, Fito Paez, Charli XCX and Adrianne Lenker), playing videogames (recently finished the videogame cuphead witch was really fun), trying not to suck at singing, and waching movies. 

My highlight like always is the people that i meet. This semester is no diferent, reconnecting with classmates that i didint see much the past semester, and getting to know 2 really cool persons.

 

The best video games of 2024 so far

https://www.theguardian.com/games/article/2024/jun/13/the-best-video-games-of-2024-so-far

 The best teacher of all the times 

Well well well, i had a lot of good teachers throughout my life but i think my favourite has to be head teacher from primero to segundo medio. Her name is Veronica and she teaches history in my highschool called Almenar del Maipo. 

When i was his student she was really strict and seemed very cold, the typical teacher that is hated by all the students, and for the most part that was the case, which was true to a certain degree, with the caviat of that she was really nice to the students that put attention in her classes and do the work. 

I learned this because at the time i was going through a really rough time in my life, because at the time i started to realize all the things that happened and were happeing around me, and understanding them, mostly were very negative things that really affected me in a deep way, and she was really understanding of that, she offered comfort and supported me in probably my lowest point in my life. I think she was one of the first persons on comunicating to me that i was worth something, that my value was not determined by all the things that were happening around me. That meant a lot specially because she was, and still is, a person that admire very much and i am really thankful for that.

I remember that i was the only one she wrote a message, in the senior year yearbook, which was really cool.

The last time a saw her was like one year ago, when i came back to my school only to see her, catch up, thank her for all the support that she showed me and to show her that all her work was bearing fruits.