Isidora Works

Oct 10, 2014Mar 22, 2019 M English, My Pen, Pen, Verse

Sylvia’s tree

Only the branches seem to grow and multiply - like Sylvia's tree. I should not depend on the wind as guide - it changes all the time. But the speed with which I need to grow (do I?) may well be the death of me. Shallow roots grow faster but never hold.

Oct 1, 2014Sep 9, 2016 M My Pencil

vacation sketeches

Sep 22, 2014Mar 1, 2018 M English, My Pen, Pen

my unbelievable country

Once upon a time there was a poor country whose rulers turned to technology in order to try and fool everyone into thinking they were developed. The Ministry of Education created a new mathematical formula to place teachers in schools in fair order. It was a disaster. The Minister who implemented it - a mathematician … Continue reading my unbelievable country

Sep 22, 2014Sep 9, 2016 M Blurb

10 years ago

This was my very first (and insignificant) post in the blogosphere, on the now fossilized Eternal M: acontece aos melhores.... I miss the carelessness of being 22, even if I had to work 2 jobs to pay for Uni and the bills.

Sep 17, 2014Mar 1, 2018 M English, My Pen

TV in the Internet age

Three years ago, my TV broke down and I decided not to replace it, depending only on a computer to watch what I wanted, whenever I wanted. Alas, I have recently been afflicted by tech-hater-gobblins, and am now without a PC (borrowing a friend's as I type this). To make up for it, I went … Continue reading TV in the Internet age

Sep 10, 2014Mar 22, 2019 M Best Of, English, My Pen, Pen, Verse

the miner

Watch your step as you tread through the depths. The surface is always safe - all lies rest above the ground. So go ahead out the cave all the way down. You may not even be afraid of the dark or damp dusty tunnels you'll need to cross to get to us. But make sure … Continue reading the miner

Aug 27, 2014Sep 9, 2016 M Blurb, Pen

nolite te bastardes carborundorum

Only just noticed that Hey Rosetta! quote The Handmaid's Tale on a song from their debut album.

Aug 22, 2014Sep 9, 2016 M Blurb

bibles

Twitted about The Holy Bible from the Manic Street Preachers - one of the best, most brutally raw & cathartic albums I have ever heard. Immediately gained new follower from account with Bible quotes. Should I tell them?

Aug 21, 2014Oct 5, 2018 M Best Of, English, My Pen, Pen

The Philistine Gene

Coming from an eclectic background where religious beliefs are concerned (extended family who attend Mass without ever having read the Bible vs. Mom and Dad who found more sense & meaning in Eastern philosophies), I have always believed in some kind of higher force. To this day, I still question what that force might be … Continue reading The Philistine Gene

Aug 20, 2014Sep 9, 2016 M Blurb

my rock ‘n’ roll life

Stayed up late last night watching interviews with the stunning Margaret Atwood and a Pullman lecture on the importance of book illustrations. Because I'm hardcore that way.

Aug 19, 2014Sep 9, 2016 M My Eye

office companions

Aug 15, 2014Sep 12, 2018 M Digital, My Eye

Getting Medieval: the Crowd

Aug 14, 2014Jun 19, 2018 M Best Of, English, My Pen, Pen

«Read like a butterfly, write like a bee»

I have always wanted to write. Even before I knew how, I was already scribbling on the blank spaces of all the books lying around the house - including the Bible. The love for writing was never just about the thoughts-to-words dynamic, it was the physical side of it as well: the paper textures, … Continue reading «Read like a butterfly, write like a bee»

Aug 13, 2014Sep 12, 2018 M Digital, My Eye

Getting Medieval: The Artists

Aug 12, 2014Mar 1, 2018 M English, My Pen, Pen

the dead poets generation

Robin Williams July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014Being a child of the 80's, I was lucky to grow up during Robin Williams' golden age.I remember being about 10 and wanting to go to Hollywood to become an actress so I could be in a movie with this wonderful grown up who acted like a kid … Continue reading the dead poets generation

Aug 11, 2014Sep 12, 2018 M Digital, English, My Eye, My Pen, Pen

Getting Medieval: Magic

Every year since 1996, the town of Santa Maria da Feira hosts what has become one of the biggest events in Europe of medieval recreation. So much so that the organization has named it a "Medieval Journey", instead of the plain old Medieval Fair: once you get into the historical part of the town, you … Continue reading Getting Medieval: Magic

Aug 8, 2014Sep 9, 2016 M Blurb

idade: 32…

...ainda põe a língua de fora quando desenha e pinta.

Aug 7, 2014Sep 9, 2016 M Pen

De Divinatione

Therefore, as we have done many other things better than the Greeks, so, most especially have we excelled them in giving a name to this most admirable endowment, since our nation derives the name which it gives to it, Divination, from the Gods (Divis), while the Greeks derived the title which they gave it, namely … Continue reading De Divinatione

Aug 6, 2014Sep 9, 2016 M My Eye

on the way to work

Aug 5, 2014Sep 9, 2016 M My Pencil

temos pena

Aug 4, 2014Mar 10, 2017 M Blurb

on vanity (II)

Decisions based on emotion aren't decisions, at all. They're instincts. Which can be of value. The rational and the irrational complement each other. Individually they're far less powerful.Binge-watch House of Cards during the weekend. Feel severely under-dressed all throughout the show. Realize how much I love to be able to look at myself in the … Continue reading on vanity (II)

Jul 31, 2014Mar 22, 2018 M Best Of, English, My Pen, Pen

on vanity

Woke up this morning to an article in The Guardian about how men are now feeling what it's like to have your looks scrutinized as you grow older. We're more than used to seeing women being objectified, for the simple fact that we keep being bombarded with Photoshopped images of almost-perfect female specimens. All. The … Continue reading on vanity

Jul 30, 2014Sep 12, 2018 M Digital, My Eye