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  • 5 years living in Austin

    I moved to Austin 5 years ago (Nov. 3rd 2001) and started working for National Instruments on Nov 12th. Back then I had a short-term (5 years) and a long-term (20+ years) plan: the short-term plan was to get my masters at UT and to save a good amount of money to start my own…

  • Halloween 2006

    The halloween weekend was very fun! On friday I converted into a mennonite, but on saturday I was seduced by the dark side and turned into a Devil. Check the pictures here, here and here.

  • Halloween is coming!

    Here are some pictures from last year’s halloween The devil seducing a hot angel – Picture by Familia Mota The devil seducing a hot Leslie Cochran – Picture by Familia Mota The devil seating comfortably in his living room

  • Lets get Kinky!

    Last night Kinky performed at Emo’s (on 6th St). They have a really good show and their electro-lounge-funk style makes you wanna dance all night. The best part is that before the concert the organizers announced that Jumbo was going to be playing on Nov 2nd and they told the crawd that whoever knew the…

  • Trip to Spain: Episode I

    [Update – 10/24/2006] : My visa just got approved! 😀 Pa’ España me voy! Joder! A few months ago, I was chatting with my friend Carolina Vásquez and I was telling her that the next three places I would like to visit for vacations would be: Australia, Spain and the southern part of south america…

  • Lake Travis non stop

    In almost five years in Austin I never rented a boat on Lake Travis, but this summer I made an effort to catch up and yesterday was my 5th time going to the lake! It was Olimpia’s goodbye party because she is going back to Poland on tuesday, but I’m sure she’ll come back to…

  • Austin, Texas 1973-2006

    33 years ago my parents came to Austin for three months because my dad needed to take an english course before going to the University of Michigan to obtain his Masters. Back then photography was one of his hobbies and I remember growing up watching several times the slides of the pictures he took in…

  • Colombia: Superpower in Speed Skating

    No, I’m not joking. Colombia has won the last few world championships of speed skating and it is very close to win it again this year in Anyang – South Korea. It really amazes me that Colombia can beat countries like the USA, Italy, Spain, France, New Zeland, among others. I really can’t understand the…

  • Water Skiing at Lake Travis

    Marcos posted some good pictures of this adventure!

  • Confesiones de un ex-fan de Maná¡

    Hoy voy a confesar algo que me causa verguenza contar, pero que igual lo comparto con mis lectores para que vean que el errar es humano: Confieso que a la edad de los 13 o 14 años fui con mi hermanita y sus amigas a un concierto de Maná. Fué mi primer gran concierto y…