Archive for December, 2008

Transcript From Ward 32

 
What follows is a literal transcription of the events in Ward 32, Hospital General de Zaragoza, starting at 14:56h, Tuesday 30 December 2008.
Sound technicians: Soraya Campos, Alfredo Muntaner.
Transcription: Heen Martínez, Sheen Martínez, Soraya Campos.
Acknowledgements to Dr. Jorge Pérez Salvatierra, Dr. Pablo Muñoz Serra, Srta. Lourdes Minifaldez.
Thanks also to all staff, patients and well-wishers at [...]

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Do The Right Thing In Greenland

Sheen says:
 
This has been the most traumatic Christmas I can remember. To think it was just a couple of weeks ago that I posted here my recipe for stuffed turkey, and we hadn’t a care in the world…
 
Now let me see… Where to begin? A few days ago, a “friend” of ours gave Heen a [...]

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Christmas is coming!

Don’t you just love Christmas? We’ve got our tree festooned with tinsel, baubles and brilliant angels, the crib on the mantelpiece above a roaring fire, a plethora of joyous decorations draped around everything in sight, carols blaring from the speakers…
 
Ah, what joy it is to open a new little window every morning in our Advent [...]

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Tarry a while, pray…

Sheen says:
I came across an old notebook of Heen’s the other day and discovered this little poem. It’s very typical of the sort of stuff he used to churn out in those days and I quite like it so I’m going to post it here before he finds out.
 
 
 
 
 
Tarry A While, Pray… 

 
 
Gods on high, high [...]

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What to Drink While Watching “My Blueberry Nights”

Sheen says:
Wong Kar-Wai made “In The Mood For Love” specially for me in 2000. He followed that up with “2046”, specially made for Heen in 2004. These two films need to be watched together, with a short break for lunch or something. He made a couple of films in between that I’ve never seen, but [...]

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I am a nice person, honest.

 
Yesterday I received an email from a friend of mine who I haven’t seen for a long time. He’s been reading my blog and he gave me his frank opinion of the stuff Sheen and I have been writing here. I’ve always thought he was a very observant person, so I’m taking his remarks seriously.
 
He [...]

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