2008 New Depa

new depa 012, originally uploaded by Victorita.

Ok, so I haven't written here in like over two years. It's funny how the internet is... these things just hang around, they keep getting hits and there's always a way to get back into your account.

I just moved out on my own. What I believed was almost impossible (omigod Lomelin wants a fiador) has happened. Asi como si nada.

I've learned to recognize that... that´s how life is. The cool shit always seems out of reach, something that other people do, but not you. But that's not true. Things just look like that. Once you make a plan, start working out things step by step, you eventually come to a point where you did what you thought was impossible.

Instead of looking towards the future thinking "Gawd... how can I do that? I really want that but it's so haaaaard... ", you're looking back in time thinking "Huh! I did that. That's all done. I accomplished exactly what I wanted... "

Then you start thinking... "So... what's next? "

Collar Firecracker

Collar Firecracker, originally uploaded by Victorita.

I've been back at work. This is part of my new collection - La Colección Verde. It's all about being beautiful, brillant and natural.

Over the past year or two, green has become a really attractive color to me. Which I thought was strange, since I never used to like green before. Now I love it.

Also, I love SILK. I've been really into the texture and shimmer of it for a while, and I finally decided to make a collection based on and inspired by green, using silk. TA DAAAA!

Amazing... !!!

Okay, I was in Long Beach CA for a month for the holidays, I was bummed out ‘cause exercising was much more difficult there then I had expected – too much fun! I was living up fast food and friends…

I vowed that as soon as I got back to Mexico DF, I would immediately get back to my exercise plan.

The night I arrived, my roomie and I went to the corner store for beer. Much to my amazment, they have just opened a BRAND NEW GYM THERE!!! A block from my house!!!

I turned around and came back, and paid for a month of spinning classes. I am so happy. I have been feeling fat – yes, I gained a bit, and now I can get right back on track, 3 minutes from my house!!!!

See more progress on: exercise 3X a week

Lo Bueno del DF...

Lo Bueno del DF..., originally uploaded by Victorita.

Jajaja... Regresé ayer al DF, la cuidad de esperanza, la cuidad donde realizará mis sueños... !!!

Clutter in my Brain

Hi! Welcome HOME!!! Bwahahahahahaaaaaaaa.... !!!

This is my old home. In the past 6 years that I've been out of the house, things have deteriorated greatly. Now I certaintly didn't do much when I lived here - I was a lazy 25 year old.

Now I'm a responsible, thrifty 31 year old and each time I arrive here my eyes and mind are overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of STUFF my parents OWN!!!

I have forbidden my mom to buy anymore candles. And I'm taking some home with me. She'll never know. Never ever. I swear to you..

I'm still doing it... !

I’ve been living in Mexico City for 3 years.

I’ve learned amazing things, about myself and life and people. I’ve had great experiences.

I refused to say I was going there “to find myself… ” – I would never have wanted to sound so cliche! – but that’s EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED!!!

I found myself!!!!

I LOVE the person I am now, inside and out, and it shows in everything I do!!!

I still live there – I have a few more wonderful things on my list to accomplish there – like falling in love, running my own business, etc.

Fusion Regresó

¡¡¡Ya no me van a decir gordita... !!!

Hace 2 semanas empecé una dieta - La Dieta South Beach. Ya no como azucar, y por dos semanas no comí pan ni starches, ni nada de crap.

Como carne baja en grasa, y muchas verduras. Y frijoles, y leche light. Ah, y mas verduras.

Me siento maravillosa, y en 2 semanas he bajado 5 kilos!!!



Y, anoche, tuve mi primera clase de spining. Ahora estoy un poco dolorida, pero en una semana o dos me acostumbraré.

Two weeks ago I started the South Beach Diet. Now I don't eat CRAP. I eat lean meat, veggies, and more veggies. Also, I eat beans everyday, and milk, and this week I'm starting to introduce other carbs - I ate an apple yesterday!!!

I've lost about 12 lbs so far.

Oh, and I just started spinning classes last night!!! Wow!! My butt hurts!!!

Me and My Roomie

Berenice is my Little Sister-Roomate!

Centro Cultural de Espana

Originally uploaded by Victorita.

My roomate and I are working on starting tourguide business...

Underground DF - we would take you to all the "underground" spots in DF, for a fee, for night. It would be a pretty simple package - we take you to the places you wouldn't find on your own, and you pay us.

Anyone interested? Or have any ideas?

Mi roomate y yo estamos trabajando un negocio de guias... daríamos turs de la la vida nocturna y underground del DF.

Como les parece?

Esta foto es del Centro Cultural de Espana - claro, no un lugar tan tan underground, pero pienso es muy buena para empezar la noche, no??

I'm Bitter.

Don't Be Vague. Ask for Victoria.
Originally uploaded by Victorita.

I haven't yet forgiven this guy for the offense of not adoring me.

I know, it sounds vain.

I think it's because of my new found sense of self-worth. I think I'm pretty hot stuff - and I'm offended that he kinda did too, and then changed his mind.

Sigo molesta por un chico que cometió el ofenso de no adorarme.

Siento que ya debo de perdonarlo, y olvidar de todo, pero mi orgullo insiste en seguir asi....

Sera porque antes los dejaba tratarme mal, y nunca me di cuenta cuando no me querían? Y ahora... pues ahora, he cambiado. Ya no soy la misma niña que antes...

Golondrinas for Victoria!!!

Golondrinas for Victoria!!!
Originally uploaded by Locochona.

Well, I've been thinking aobut getting a another tattoo for awhile now.

I really like that retro shit, so I started thinking about Old School tattoo (ólskul en español).

I like the swallows, and I made this drawing myself - based on a few other ones I saw.

But now I'm being told that the swallows are totally played out:(

Of course, I want them on my feet... I DO think that's a original place...

I Make Clothes Now, Too.

Originally uploaded by La Zoila.

I've been wanting to make clothes - I've done so much sewing on my machine, making the accessories, making clothes seemed like a logical and natural step. Since I'm such good friends with my sewing machine now...!

I've made a few simple things, but this skirt really suprised me. I love it, and it loves me, and ... like, it has a zipper and stuff!

Now that I've worn it a few times, I can see some mistakes and things to work on. Like the fabric is really stretchy - so that hot tight fit you see in my pictures goes away after a few hours of walking and sitting. So I think I have to put lining in, so it won't lose it's form. And the waist is too high, and it won't stay there.

Meanwhile, I'm so happy!

PS I know I haven't blogged in a while, and I'm sorry, I just can't keep it up. I may just blog from Flickr from now on, it's actually easier!

Se Traspasa Intervention

I Love The Blue Light
Originally uploaded by La Zoila.

I went to a installation in this old house in the centro historico. Complete remodeling and rennovation will start next week, but the artists had 3 weeks to take what was inside and do stuff with what the found.

I just loved being in the space, being in the old house, walking around and looking at everything. I probably would have been just as excited if they just let us wander around in an old building - sans the "intervention".

Los Cajones
Originally uploaded by La Zoila.

Originally uploaded by La Zoila.

Stupid Junk Mail

I recieved this email today under the subject heading: Please resend this!!!

Hay una pagina en el internet, contra la que
tenemos que protestar, para hacerla desaparecer.

Un japones que vive en Nueva York esta criando y vendiendo gatitos, que se
llaman BONSAI CATS.

Esto todavia no es nada extrano,pero....!!!! A los gatitos les dan un relajante muscular, y les encierran en frascos de vidrio, VIVOS! Alli viven toda su vida, encerrados.

Respiran por un agujero pequeno, y les dan de comer por un tubito . Los huesos del gato se adaptan a la forma del frasco, porque todavia son muy jovenes.

Esta cosa horrible esta muy de moda en NYC, en Indonesia y en China.

Si lo aguantas, lo puedes ver en la pagina
www.bonsaikitten.com

Para poder protestar, esta lista tiene que tener por lo menos 500 nombres.

Por favor, copia este mensaje a un mensaje blanco, agrega tu nombre al final de la lista y envialo a todas las personas que conoces.

Si ves, que la lista tiene 500 nombres ya, mandalo por favor a XXXXX@XXXX

A quick glance at the website reveals over-enthusiastic sugary sweet descriptions of techniques, and some not-so-scary photos of cats that have been temporarily shoved into clear containers of various sizes, by loving owners who must have been snickering over their vision of this silly website.

The email I recieved had about 130 names on it - I've read the wording over and over, it seems sincere... could it be? Does Ana Checa (the originator) really believe this is going on? The internets are strange enough, joke websites, let alone with the people who believe them.

Fusion

Originally uploaded by La Zoila.

My stuff at Fusion.

Flickr

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

They Think I'm Dating My Best Friend's Husband

Two years ago I was in love with a Mexican boy here. He wasn't in love with me,(or maybe he was, it remains a mystery) but his family adored me. I became best friends with his sister, and very close to his mom, and we all spent a year a half trying to get me and this guy together.

It was pretty sad, and painful, and things just didn't work out. But me and the mom and the sister had been through so much, we have always continued our friendship.

They were there for me for my surgery, and ever since I came back to Mexico in January, I've been thinking about them and missing them. I've even had dreams about them, inspired by the guilt I was feeling for not calling the house.

But the house is where the brother lives, and the other super-gossipy sister live, so I just prefer not to call.

I noticed I had recieved a few phone calls from that house last week. I called back, one day when I had just gotten home, shortly after the call had come in. The mother answered and was very short with me.

I just thought she was upset because I had taken 3 months to call them. We talked, and I just kept apologizing, and telling her how much I missed them. She finally softened up a bit, and we got off the phone. I told her to please tell my friend to call me, that I really want to talk to her.

A few days ago, I finally thought to text-message her husband, to ask him to tell her to call me. He messaged me back, "I can't. Everyone thinks you and I are seeing each other." I was in cold shock. I just kept thinking, what the fuck what the fuck what the fuck.... A half hour later he called me to explain.

Apparently a neighbor says they saw me and him together in the Zona Rosa, and everyone believes this, and my friend is mad, and hates me, because she believes it too.

This is a nightmare - this person I loved so much, thinks I have betrayed her in the worst manner possible, and I haven't done a thing, besides think about her and miss her.

I decided not to do anything. First of all, I haven't done anything in the first place and secondly, if they can really believe this of me, then I don't think I need their friendship.

Last night I recieved my first prank call. Someone called from a public phone around 11:30. I answered, and they didn't talk. I hung up, and they called again, and said, "I know who you are seeing, " I just said "I'm not seeing anyone." They said that wasn't true, and started telling me about how I'm a ZORRA and how I like to do this and this and I hung up.

*sigh* What a fucking sad mess.

Fusion Arte y Diseño que no tiene madre...!

Okay, the time has come again. Fusion, art, design, crafts and clothes, and lots of cool people, music, movie shorts, etc. This weekend, I'll be there selling my wares, and you should go because: there is cool shit there, and you will be happy you went.

Bring money, and friends.

Ya es hora, Fusion ha regresado. Estaré vendiendo alli, con otros 30-tantos participantes, hay arte, diseño, artesanias, y ropa, y gente chida, con musica, cortometrajes, etc. Hay que ir, porque te va a gustar mucho mas de lo que imaginas.

Vente con otros, y un poquito de dinero.

Cerca de Metro Salto de Agua.

Why I Love My Dad

Today I got an email from my father - who NEVER emails us. It was sent to me and my brother.

This was the email:

Hey Boys and Girlz!!!

DON’T FORGET. MOTHER’S DAY IS THIS SUNDAY. BE SURE AND CALL MOM. DON’T WORRY ABOUT GIFTS.

Love,

Dad

I love my DAD. Living over here in Mexico, I think about my parents everyday, and I talk to them every few days, but I'm a mess with dates.