<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37326894</id><updated>2012-02-05T20:50:07.872-08:00</updated><category term='Check This'/><category term='indignação'/><category term='estado de alma'/><category term='clarividencias'/><title type='text'>Branko</title><subtitle type='html'>At the end it all boils down to who you know and what they think of you.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://joaobranko.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37326894/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://joaobranko.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Branco</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01138690491037463123</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_h74KpN5e0ZM/R9b6Cfq-cQI/AAAAAAAAADc/FKtDGuQovIY/S220/DSC00533.png'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>7</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37326894.post-5640965492887614207</id><published>2011-11-16T19:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-16T19:14:32.291-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Check This'/><title type='text'>Depois da tempestade...</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Uma semana inteira. Parece demasiado para uma simples gripe, mas foi precisamente uma semana que esta doença me violou. Violou-me a natural boa disposição, as noitadas, and &lt;i&gt;so on&lt;/i&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Mas ultrapassada a doença, decidi fazer aquilo que todo o homem deve fazer depois de uma semana de quarentena.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Cortar o cabelo!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Óbvio, não?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Não. Quem me conhece sabe que cortar o cabelo é uma daquelas coisas que requer reflexão, determinação e coragem. Afinal, não se trata apenas de cortar o cabelo. Eu queria um novo corte, um &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;statement&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt; para o exterior, um &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;out with the old and get ready to face the brand new me.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Depois de tanto ouvir amigos, conhecidos e até estranhos falar num &lt;i&gt;hairstylist&lt;/i&gt; de Leiria &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"&gt;(&lt;i&gt;hairstylist&lt;/i&gt; surge aqui como sinónimo de cabeleireiro/barbeiro, mas com muito mais estilo)&lt;/span&gt;, rendi-me e decidi experimentar, traindo abruptamente a relação que mantinha com a minha, até à data, &lt;i&gt;hairdresser&lt;/i&gt; &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"&gt;(curiosa a diferença)&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Marcada a sessão, eis que surjo na &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="http://pt-br.facebook.com/pages/Visual-Concept/312426796469" target="_blank"&gt;Visual Concept - Beauty Center&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;(Av. Nossa Sr.ª de Fátima) e informo da minha marcação com o "&lt;i&gt;Dani&lt;/i&gt;", provavelmente diminutivo para Daniel, mas creio que claramente muito menos impressionante no mundo da estética capilar.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Durante toda a experiência, estou certo que em algum momento deixei escapar um &lt;i&gt;WOW&lt;/i&gt;. Ainda que apreensivo no início, rápido dei conta que a escassos centímetros de mim, estava alguém com inegável talento e habilidades raras para alguém que exerce o ofício.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Acreditem, este "&lt;i&gt;Dani&lt;/i&gt;" faz com que todos os outros barbeiros/cabeleireiras que já me atenderam pareçam verdadeiros talhantes de cabelo.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Desde o atendimento afável, simpático e cordial, à execução atenta, minuciosa e excelsa com que opera as, sem exagero mais de 20 tesouras e navalhas (&lt;i&gt;trust me... he has a whole suitcase of those&lt;/i&gt;), dou-lhe &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;"&gt;5 estrelas&lt;/span&gt;. &lt;i&gt;Fuck it&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;. Até me ajudou a vestir o casaco.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Caro, é verdade, mas depois deste &lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"&gt;ego-boost&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;, o que é o dinheiro comparado com todos os elogios que recebi hoje &amp;nbsp;;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Recomendo vivamente a quem gosta de cuidar da sua imagem e não se importa de gastar mais algum dinheiro para o conseguir.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Por vezes, faz toda a diferença.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37326894-5640965492887614207?l=joaobranko.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://joaobranko.blogspot.com/feeds/5640965492887614207/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37326894&amp;postID=5640965492887614207&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37326894/posts/default/5640965492887614207'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37326894/posts/default/5640965492887614207'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://joaobranko.blogspot.com/2011/11/depois-da-tempestade.html' title='Depois da tempestade...'/><author><name>Branco</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01138690491037463123</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_h74KpN5e0ZM/R9b6Cfq-cQI/AAAAAAAAADc/FKtDGuQovIY/S220/DSC00533.png'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37326894.post-8883469549363588574</id><published>2010-06-05T19:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-05T19:43:43.017-07:00</updated><title type='text'>live well, laugh often, love much</title><content type='html'>bom conselho... sem dúvida!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;who am I to preach...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37326894-8883469549363588574?l=joaobranko.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://joaobranko.blogspot.com/feeds/8883469549363588574/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37326894&amp;postID=8883469549363588574&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37326894/posts/default/8883469549363588574'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37326894/posts/default/8883469549363588574'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://joaobranko.blogspot.com/2010/06/live-well-laugh-often-love-much.html' title='live well, laugh often, love much'/><author><name>Branco</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01138690491037463123</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_h74KpN5e0ZM/R9b6Cfq-cQI/AAAAAAAAADc/FKtDGuQovIY/S220/DSC00533.png'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37326894.post-307054874703783771</id><published>2009-09-28T08:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-28T17:27:58.439-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='clarividencias'/><title type='text'>A fair point</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Talked to the Devil today, and every time I do, I always remembers&amp;nbsp;one thing.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;First, she is usually right, and wrong, if we put things into perspective. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Second, she always makes a fair point. And last but not least... following her advice will always, always get you into trouble.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;But at the end of the day... it is up to you to decide, whether or not you'll fall for it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;If you're like me, a saint that means no one harm, you'll ignore her and keep up your path far from temptations, and you will live happily ever after… that is, until you crumble up in despair when you take a long look to your life and all you’ve been missing out.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;But if by any chance you are like the other me... a misogynous freak that always peeps to the other side of the fence, where the grass always seems greener, and unbelievably beautiful naked ladies lay on it... then my friend... you're in for the time of your life, just bear in mind that’s this only lasts till the devil comes to collect.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;… and she will.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Obviously the devil here portrayed is representing a friend of mine, just in case you’re dumb enough to think that I actually talk to demons. But she’s right. Sometimes we forget to live life and spice up things a bit.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;We all need passion, fun, laughter and joy, but we often fall into that predicament that ultimately leads us to routine.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;The same old habits.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Giving up your way just to avoid small fights.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;A night movie sometimes feels right… nightly movies don’t.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;And bit by bit, all begins to taste the same, and the color of your life story begins to fade to gray.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Now I’m not telling you to go out and make a mess out of your life, to end up that relationship and bang every piece of meat you find in your way to the next bar.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;But like my friend the devil says…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;"We’re only here once… and if someone is dragging you back, there is a lot others that can at least make you smile in your way to the top."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;And we all need joy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;A sense of freedom.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;The right to want more.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;The urge to have it here and now rather than there and later.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;And as much we need to compromise on some things, in others we shouldn’t, because when you do…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;You find yourself talking to the devil… &lt;strong&gt;and &lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;she&lt;/span&gt; is coming to collect.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37326894-307054874703783771?l=joaobranko.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://joaobranko.blogspot.com/feeds/307054874703783771/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37326894&amp;postID=307054874703783771&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37326894/posts/default/307054874703783771'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37326894/posts/default/307054874703783771'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://joaobranko.blogspot.com/2009/09/fair-point.html' title='A fair point'/><author><name>Branco</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01138690491037463123</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_h74KpN5e0ZM/R9b6Cfq-cQI/AAAAAAAAADc/FKtDGuQovIY/S220/DSC00533.png'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37326894.post-8979845951528391147</id><published>2009-09-07T05:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-07T05:47:57.449-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Carências</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Começar por explicar a condição que nos remete para uma vida a dois, é por si só empreitada a que não me atrevo a começar...&lt;br /&gt;Sim amar é bom, dar a atenção e carinho que a outra parte deseja é crucial. Mimar e aconchegar-nos à lareira é impagável e dar o melhor de nós próprios à nossa outra metade é o segredo para uma vida a dois.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mas por vezes...&lt;br /&gt;... em raras, mas extraordinárias ocasiões, tudo o que é preciso é uma valente f***.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tenho dito.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37326894-8979845951528391147?l=joaobranko.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://joaobranko.blogspot.com/feeds/8979845951528391147/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37326894&amp;postID=8979845951528391147&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37326894/posts/default/8979845951528391147'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37326894/posts/default/8979845951528391147'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://joaobranko.blogspot.com/2009/09/carencias.html' title='Carências'/><author><name>Branco</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01138690491037463123</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_h74KpN5e0ZM/R9b6Cfq-cQI/AAAAAAAAADc/FKtDGuQovIY/S220/DSC00533.png'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37326894.post-7535231265859747114</id><published>2009-04-08T12:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-08T12:31:02.844-07:00</updated><title type='text'>PISSED</title><content type='html'>i don't really know what makes me more pissed. the lack of attention or my rejection to the contact.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37326894-7535231265859747114?l=joaobranko.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://joaobranko.blogspot.com/feeds/7535231265859747114/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37326894&amp;postID=7535231265859747114&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37326894/posts/default/7535231265859747114'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37326894/posts/default/7535231265859747114'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://joaobranko.blogspot.com/2009/04/pissed.html' title='PISSED'/><author><name>Branco</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01138690491037463123</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_h74KpN5e0ZM/R9b6Cfq-cQI/AAAAAAAAADc/FKtDGuQovIY/S220/DSC00533.png'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37326894.post-5499557589474614889</id><published>2008-03-23T15:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-23T16:17:25.487-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='estado de alma'/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" &gt;MARAVILHOSA &lt;span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"&gt;INÉRCIA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" &gt;"férias após férias, dias passam e ninguém parece ver, que contudo o tempo passa e depressa parece correr."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;Nunca fui grande poeta, nem tão pouco a isso aspiro, mas é particularmente em dias cinzentos e frios, particularmente propícios à introspecção profunda, que percorre a nu o corpo, que descobrimos os elos de ligação que temos para com a nossa existência mundana.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;Mas nestas coisas de procura de identidade ou pertença na realidade eu realmente não sou muito bom. Perco-me demasiado e demasiadas vezes nos meus próprios pensamentos, e rapidamente me desvio do desafio que o meu subconsciente à partida se propôs. Tal como no cumprimento atempado de entregas de trabalhos, e apesar dos grandes planos, graciosamente delineados e de execução &lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"&gt;excelsa&lt;/span&gt;, quando chega a hora de pôr mãos à obra, ou para ser mais preciso, no teclado, sou atingido por uma incontrolável força que canaliza as minhas energias para outras tarefas, curiosamente, muitas vezes relacionadas com o &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"&gt;ócio&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Atenção, entenda-se e perceba-se inequivocamente que não há nada que possa fazer para contornar este fenómeno, e acreditem no que digo, porque apesar de saber de antemão que esta força ou macabro poder que me impossibilita de melhor prestação me levar a melhor, luto arduamente contra ele...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;...e que de cada vez que estas lutas de &lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"&gt;dimensão apoteótica&lt;/span&gt; têm lugar, saio invariavelmente derrotado.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:verdana;" &gt;daí o poema...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37326894-5499557589474614889?l=joaobranko.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://joaobranko.blogspot.com/feeds/5499557589474614889/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37326894&amp;postID=5499557589474614889&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37326894/posts/default/5499557589474614889'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37326894/posts/default/5499557589474614889'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://joaobranko.blogspot.com/2008/03/maravilhosa-inrcia-frias-aps-frias-dias.html' title=''/><author><name>Branco</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01138690491037463123</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_h74KpN5e0ZM/R9b6Cfq-cQI/AAAAAAAAADc/FKtDGuQovIY/S220/DSC00533.png'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37326894.post-8150141373389651841</id><published>2008-03-11T09:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-23T06:37:26.468-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indignação'/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="margin-right: -0.05pt; text-align: left;font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" &gt;PLAYING &lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;STUNTS&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"&gt;ON ME???&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="margin-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right;font-family:verdana;" align="right"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="margin-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right;font-family:verdana;" align="right"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-style: italic;"&gt;Shame on those who dare to bring me down.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="margin-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;One thing is to tempt to lure me with a refined and subtle polish on my ego, just to suddenly sweep the rug under my feet and try to hit me unbalanced. I could consider that smart and a compelling challenge, now, a completely different thing is to deliberately push me down with arrogance, just because they have achieved a privileged higher hierarchic position, forgetting that their supposed assumption may be utterly wrong, or plain stupid. In fact, if they stop to process the idea that they are slightly older, which obviously &lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;granted them opportunities to prove themselves in society, or just go through all those job interviews that opened that golden door he one day passed that led them to that higher position. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="margin-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Not trying to take their credit, they may in fact be very good at what they do, but, to instantly assume that their better than me…. Well, like &lt;i style=""&gt;&lt;span style="color:gray;"&gt;Armstrong&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt; once said, “&lt;i style=""&gt;it’s a giant leap…&lt;/i&gt;”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="margin-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Come to think about it, if they were really that good, they would rapidly come to the conclusion that they shouldn’t pass judgments on those they are not acquainted. I’m all in favor to show all that &lt;i style=""&gt;manly&lt;/i&gt; superiority in first encounters, just to give that extra leverage on the connections followed, but to do it, you definitely need to do it with all the &lt;i style=""&gt;&lt;span style="color:gray;"&gt;savoir-fare&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i style=""&gt;&lt;span style="color:gray;"&gt;charisma&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt; or whatever you want to call it, or you may end shooting yourself on the foot.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="margin-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Show you’re better, show you’re confident, but don’t be cocky.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="margin-right: -0.05pt; text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -0.05pt; text-align: right;" align="right"&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-US"&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"  &gt;….no one likes a blabbermouth.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 56.65pt 10pt 2cm; text-align: right;" align="right"&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-US"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37326894-8150141373389651841?l=joaobranko.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://joaobranko.blogspot.com/feeds/8150141373389651841/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37326894&amp;postID=8150141373389651841&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37326894/posts/default/8150141373389651841'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37326894/posts/default/8150141373389651841'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://joaobranko.blogspot.com/2008/03/playing-stunts-on-me.html' title=''/><author><name>Branco</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01138690491037463123</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_h74KpN5e0ZM/R9b6Cfq-cQI/AAAAAAAAADc/FKtDGuQovIY/S220/DSC00533.png'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
