Quiet Thrills

  • Going to the movies with my sister.
  • Heath Ledger as The Joker.
  • Not having a single baby crying or stupid people talking on their cellphones at the movies. Only geeks.
  • Roses.
  • AIM text messages feature.
  • Chocolates.
  • Surprises.
  • Laughing all night with your friends in the Friend’s Day’s weekend.
  • Drinking a lot. Even if I have a hangover now.
  • Singing along old songs.
  • Having my best friend ritual (the two of us and a long talk until 6 in the morning) after months of not being able to.
  • Hearing a new song on the radio that it had been one of your favorites for months thanks to the internet.
  • Your mom bringing you a tea to bed because you said your tummy felt weird (haaaangover).
  • Getting your first “Felíz Día!” text at 12:01 am.

Sensations

Every time I’m walking on the streets and Damien Rice’s “The Blower’s Daughter” pops up on my Walkman, I can’t help but feel like I’m walking in slow motion…

…and that a car is about to hit me. :P

Okay, it really sucks having to explain myself. But it seems nobody got it. Here’s the explanation: