Today it's Halloween. It has been cloudy, it has been rainy, it has been sunny. And it has even been sunny and rainy, which was beautiful. Sometimes horrid things (like rain) can be beautiful - as when it's sunny and rains at the same time. - You can even get a rainbow! Just like the rainbow I can see from my office now, here at the top floor of the building. Tim Burton is a director who can turn ugly and scary things into beautiful things. One of my favourite films by Burton is The Nightmare Before Xmas which I recommend you to watch. Or read the draft script here .A very appropriate film for tonight!Halloween, Halloween!!


Hoy es Noche de Difuntos. El dia ha estado nublado, lluviouso y soleado. Incluso ha llovido mientras brillaba el sol, algo que siempre me ha parecido muy bonito. A veces ciertas cosas horribles (como la lluvia) pueden ser bonitas - como cuando llueve y brilla el sol al mismo tiempo. - Incluso puede ser que se vea un arco iris! Justo como el arco iris que veo desde la ventana de mi oficina, en el ultimo piso del edificio. Tim Burton es un director que excele en convertir lo feo y que da miedo en belleza. Una de mis peliculas preferidas, dirigida por Burton, es Pesadilla antes de Navidad, que recomiendo ver. Tambien podeis leer el borrador del guion en ingles aqui. Ideal para esta noche! Halloween, halloween!!


And the weather:
Showers in the Vicinity
11C
UV Index: 1 Minimal
Wind: From the North Northwest at 6 mph
Dew Point: 8°C
Humidity: 82%
Visibility: Unlimited
Barometer: 978.0 mb

Hungry burglar robs Kerikeri (New Zealand) takeaway
A burglar stole $500 of chicken, beef and pork from a Chinese takeaway in Kerikeri - and ate a bowl of scraps left for the owner's dog. On Monday, 243 anchovy tins in Spain. On Tuesday, 440 left foot shoes in Japan. Today, scraps for the dog in New Zealand. I hereby officially open the Surrealistic Robbery International Week. Go and steal something original or in absurd quantities. You won't regret it. I went to the park and tried to steal a squirrel, but the damn animals were too fast and children were pointing at me and starting to laugh. So tonight I will steal my neighbour's rubbish bag!!


Ladron hambriento roba en restaurante de comida para llevar en Kerikeri (Nueva Zelanda)
Un ladron robo pollo, ternera y cerdo por valor de 500 NZ dolares de un restaurante chino de comida para llevar en Kerikeri - y se comio un plato de sobras guardadas para el perro del propietario. El lunes 243 latas de anchoas en Espania, el martes 440 zapatos del pie izquierdo en Japon, hoy las sobras del perro en Nueva Zelanda. Con placer declaro inaugurada la Semana Internacional del Robo Surrealista. Vayan y roben algo original o en cantidades absurdas. No se arrepentiran! Para dar ejemplo, he intentado robar una ardilla del parque, pero las malditas eran demasiado veloces y los ninios ya me estaban senialando con el dedo y empezando a reirse. Por tanto, esta noche robare la bolsa de basura de mi vecino!

The weekly shopping list:
1, Wholemeal Deli Rolls 4 Pack
1, Finest Croissants 2 Pack
1, Finest Large White Choc/Chunk Cookies 4 Pack
1, Seedless Grapes Double Selection Pack Class 1
1, Gala Apples Pack
1, Spring Onions Bunch
1, Supersweet Sweetcorn Price Marked Twinpack
1, Closed Cup Mushrooms 250g Pack
1, Bigger Pack Better Value Leafy Salad & Tatsoi 165g
1, Herta 4 Jumbo Frankfurters 360g
1, Lemon Sole Fillets
1, Whole Milk 2.272ltr/4 Pints
1, Medium Mature Cheddar Small
2, Italfresco Prosciutto Tortelloni 250g
1, Bertolli Chargrilled Vegetable Sauce 500g
1, Bertolli Green Pesto Sauce 185g
1, Finest Spinach Asparagus & Ricotta Sauce 190g
1, Bigger Pack Better Value Frosted Flakes 1kg
1, T.Temptations Mature Cheddar Crisps 150g
1, Walkers Sensations Lamb Mint 150g
1, Mccain Crispy French Fries 1kg
1, Diet Coke 12 X 330ml Pack
2, Coca Cola Regular 24 X 330ml Pack
2, Diet Coke 24 X 330ml Pack
2, Coca Cola Regular 4 X 2 Ltrs Pack
2, Diet Coke 4 X 2 Ltrs Pack
1, Carex Handwash Hypoallergenic 250ml
1, Marigold Extra Life Gloves Kitchen Large


And the weather today:
Cloudy
10C
UV Index: 1 Minimal
Wind: From the West at 5 mph
Dew Point: 7C
Humidity: 82%
Visibility: Unlimited
Barometer: 993.9 mb

Tokyo. - The Japanese police arrested a 45 year-old man who stole 440 left foot women shoes.

According to the police, Ichiro Irie was arrested Saturday after stealing their shoes to two women at the entrance of an hospital of the Japanese city Usa. In many Japanese hospitals it is obligatory for visitors and patients to change their footwear to slippers before entering the facilities. The Usa hospital contacted the police after receiving complaints of the mysterious dissappearance of shoes for two years. "In the registry made in his house we found 440 left foot shoes", informed a police spokesperson, wo added that Irie confessed to have been the author of these robberies. My my...anchovies yesterday, shoes today...some people have very strange obsessions...


Tokio.- La policia japonesa arresto a un hombre de 45 años por robar a 440 mujeres sus zapatos del pie izquierdo.

Según informo la policia, Ichiro Irie fue arrestado el sabado tras quitarle a dos mujeres sus zapatos a la entrada del hospital de la ciudad japonesa de Usa. En muchos hospitales japoneses es obligatorio que tanto las visitas como los pacientes cambien su calzado por unas babuchas antes de entrar en sus instalaciones.
El hospital de Usa contacto con la policia despues de haber recibido quejas durante dos años por la misteriosa desaparicion de zapatos. "En el registro realizado en su casa encontramos 440 zapatos del pie izquierdo", aseguro un portavoz de la policia, quien añadio que Irie confeso haber sido el autor de estos robos. Ayer eran anchoas, hoy son zapatos del pie izquierdo. Que obsesiones tienen algunos!!


The weather today:
Haze
5C
UV Index: 0 Minimal
Wind: calm
Dew Point: 3C
Humidity: 91%
Visibility: 4 miles
Barometer: 1,015.9 mb

Thieves steal 243 anchovy tins and police catches them while eating sandwiches.

Two men and a woman who stole 243 anchovy tins and 5 whisky bottles from a supermarket were caught by the Catalan Police (Mossos d'Esquadra) last Wednesday in Blanes (Costa Brava). An undercover policemen observed the thieves breaking in and phoned the police headquarters with their description and car plate number. Later on, the police found the car and caught the thieves while their were eating anchovy sandwiches. Right, I love anchovies but this seems a bit too much!!


Roban 243 latas de anchoas de un supermercado y la policia les detiene comiendo bocadillos
Los Mossos d'Esquadra (policia autonomica catalana) detuvo el miercoles en Blanes (Costa Brava) a dos hombres y una mujer que habian sustraido 243 latas de anchoas y cinco botellas de whisky de un supermercado de Lloret. La actitud de los detenidos fue observada por un agente fuera de servicio que facilito la descripcion de los ladrones y la matricula de su coche a la policia. El coche fue encontrado mas tarde con sus ocupantes comiendo bocadillos de anchoa. A mi me gustan las anchoas, pero nunca he llegado a ese punto!!!


The weather:
Sunny
12C
UV Index: 2 Minimal
Wind: From the East at 7 mph
Dew Point: 2C
Humidity: 51%
Visibility: Unlimited
Barometer: 1,021.0 mb

The Concorde will fly for the last time today. Here are some interesting facts about the world's fastest commercial aircraft:
It made its first flight on March 2, 1969 from Toulouse, France
October 1, 1969 was the Concorde's first supersonic flight
Concorde's four engines - specially designed Rolls-Royce/ Snecma Olympus 593s – are the most powerful pure jet engines to fly commercially
Takes off at 220 knots (250mph) (compared with 165 knots for most subsonic aircraft)
And today we'll lose it forever. I've never flown in Concorde and now I will never be able to do it. Instead of developing the technology and cutting down on Concorde's prices, we discard it. Right, now we've started, why don't we discard the internet and start sending letters again? why don't we scrape all cars and use again horses and carts? I don't understand it. Why is the Cocorde taken away from us? For a whole summer, I saw Concorde flying over London every Sunday afternoon. And every time it was thrilling to see it, even if it wasn't flying at supersonic speed. Concorde, we'll miss you!


Hoy Concorde volara por ultima vez. Detalles interesantes sobre el avion comercial mas rapido del mundo :
El primer vuelo tuvo lugar el 2 de marzo de 1969 desde Toulouse, Francia.
El primer vuleo supersonico del Cocorde tuvo lugar el 1 de octubre de 1969.
Los cuatro motores del Concorde -diseniados especialmente por Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593s- son los jet mas potentes en vuelos comerciales.
Despega a 220 nudos (250 millas/hora) (en comparacion con 165 nudos de los tipicos aviones subsonicos).
Y hoy lo perderemos para siempre. Nunca he volado en el Concorde y ya nunca podre hacerlo. En lugar de desarrollar y abaratar el Concorde, lo descartamos. Ya puestos, por que no descartamos internet y volvemos a enviar cartas? Por que no destruimos los coches y nos desplazamos en carro de caballos? No lo entiendo. Por que desaparece el Concorde? Durante todo un verano, lo vi sobrevolar Londres cada domingo por la tarde. Y en cada ocasion, fue un espectaculo digno de contemplar, aun cuando no habia alcanzado la velocidad del sonido. Concorde, te echaremos de menos.


The weather today:
Mostly Sunny
4C
UV Index: 0 Minimal
Wind: From the West Northwest at 1 mph
Dew Point: 1C
Humidity: 83%
Visibility: Unlimited
Barometer: 1,022.4 mb

Noooo, I am not busy, I am just copying all these docs and preparing those reports and sending those letters and answering to thousands of emails and chasing those buggers who have not sent the marks, but noooo, I am not busy! Ha ha ha! - psycho mad laugh...


Noooo, no tengo naaadaa de trabajo, que va! Estoy copiando estos documentos y preparando esos reportes y enviando estas cartas y respondiendo a miles de emails y persiguiendo y amenazando a los que no me han entregado las notas, pero nooo, para nada, no tengo nada de trabajo! ja ja jaaaa!!..risa de psicopata asesino..


And the weather:
Partly Cloudy
11C
UV Index: 1 Minimal
Wind: From the Northeast at 22 mph
Dew Point: -2C
Humidity: 40%
Visibility: Unlimited
Barometer: 1,016.9 mb

This week's shopping list:
5, Wholemeal Deli Rolls 4 Pack
1, Finest Croissants 2 Pack
1, Finest Large White Choc/Chunk Cookies 4 Pack
1, Strawberries 400g Class 1
1, Value Lemons 7 Pack
1, Seedless Grapes Double Selection Pack Class 1
1, Gala Apples Pack
1, Tomatoes 750g
1, Spring Onions Bunch
1, Red Peppers Loose Each Class 1
1, Asparagus Bundle Price Marked Class 1 Each
1, Closed Cup Mushrooms 250g Pack
1, Bigger Pack Better Value Leafy Salad & Tatsoi 165g
1, Iceberg Lettuce Each Class 1
1, Beef Steak Mince 250g
1, Free Range Skinless Chicken Breast Fillets
1, Corn Fed Chicken Thighs
1, T.12 Smoked Wiltshire Cure Streaky 250g
1, Smoked Sandwich Ham 125g
1, Cooked Sandwich Beef 125g
1, Lemon Sole Fillets
1, Whole Milk 2.272ltr/4 Pints
1, Irish Creamery Butter 250g
1, Medium Mature Cheddar Small
1, Grana Padano Portions
1, Leerdammer Slices 200g
1, Creme Fraiche 500ml
1, Corngold Free Range Eggs Box Of 10
1, Lasagne Sheets 250g
1, Heinz Whole Peeled Tomatoes 4 X 400g
1, Buitoni Spaghetti 1kg
1, T.Temptations Thai Curry Crisps 150g
1, T.Temptations Steak/Marsala Wine Crisps 150g
1, Walkers Sensations Lamb Mint 150g
1, Walkers Sensations Four Cheese/Onion150g
1, Leaf Spinach 1kg
1, Royal Greenland Cooked & Peeled Prawns 400g
1, Youngs Fish For Life Hoki 540g
1, Birds Eye 4 Southern Fried Chicken 400g
1, Dr. Oetker Speciale Pizza 330g
1, Dr. Oetker Pollo Pizza 355g
2, Coca Cola Regular 12 X 330ml Pack
2, Diet Coke 12 X 330ml Pack
1, Coca Cola Regular 4 X 2 Ltrs Pack
1, Diet Coke 4 X 2 Ltrs Pack
1, Ariel Color Liquid 1.5ltr Pouch
1, Comfort Mandarin 2 Litre
1, Marigold Extra Life Gloves Kitchen Large
1, Kitchen Towel White 2 Roll
1, Luxury Soft T/Tissue Peach 9 Roll 2169 Sht
1, Easy Seal Ice Cube Bags Pack 10's
1, Drawstring Refuse Sacks 20pk


And the weather today:
Cloudy
4C
UV Index: 0 Minimal
Wind: From the Northeast at 10 mph
Dew Point: 3C
Humidity: 93%
Visibility: Unlimited
Barometer: 1,006.1 mb

From where I am sitting now I can see the less used item in this office : the fax machine. Dear good old fax machine. We may receive a fax every three months nowadays. Our fax machine enjoys an almost total retirement in its corner. We keep it just in case. Just in case of what, I wonder. Nowadays it's email, isn't it? Ah, but thirteen years ago it was so different! Nobody had ever heard of email and internet. And the fax machine was a wonderful invention, we thought! Hundreds of faxes were sent and received every month. We did not have to wait for the daily post anymore. No more long and expensive phone calls abroad. We had our fax machine! We also had jammed paper, old documents looked like crap and we had to dial again and again because the lines were always busy. Dear good old fax machine..enjoy your retirement because I am not going to use you anymore. This has been your epitaph. Long live the internet!


Desde mi mesa veo el instrumento menos usado de la oficina. El fax. Querido y viejo fax. Probablemente recibimos un fax cada 3 meses, hoy en dia. Nuestro fax disfruta de su jubilacion en un rincon de la oficina. No lo retiramos del todo por si acaso. Por si acaso, que? me pregunto yo. El email es lo que hay, no? Ah, pero hace trece anios, que diferencia! Nadie habia oido hablar de internet o de los emails. Y que maravilla era el fax, todos pensabamos! Cientos de faxes se recibian y enviaban cada dia. Ya no teniamos que esperar al correo o realizar largas y costosas llamadas al extranjero. Porque teniamos fax! Tambien teniamos atascos de papel, documentos que se enrollaban como pergaminos y lineas que comunicaban y nos obligaban a marcar y marcar y marcar de nuevo. Querido y viejo fax...disfruta de tu jubilacion porque yo no te voy a usar nunca mas. Este ha sido tu epitafio. Larga vida a internet!


The weather today:
Partly Cloudy
11C
UV Index: 2 Minimal
Wind: From the West Southwest at 5 mph
Dew Point: 3C
Humidity: 58%
Visibility: Unlimited
Barometer: 1,010.2 mb

Blaine's out. Taylor's in. Illusionist David Blaine ended his 44 day fast in a Perspex box suspended from a crane beside the river Thames yesterday, when he finally walked out of the box. Before that, he had to suffer people throwing eggs at his box and waving burgers at him. End of the story? No. Enter Andy Taylor, from Gosport (South-East of England). Inspired by Blaine's stunt, Andy Taylor will raise money for the British Heart Foundation by spending 44...days? no! 44 hours in a Wendy house 4.5 feet square in a Gosport's pub garden (see picture above). Prepare your eggs and burgers for next Friday at 5.00pm!


Blaine sale. Taylor entra. El ilusionista americano David Blaine completo ayer su aventura de pasar 44 dias sin comer, encerrado en una caja transparente de Perspex, suspendida de una grua, en la ribera del Tamesis, Londres. No le fue tan facil, ya que tuvo que sufrir el recochineo del publico en general cuando le arrojaron huevos y le mostraron hamburguesas. Fin de la historia? No. Hace su entrada Andy Taylor, de Gosport (Sudeste de Inglaterra). Inspirado por la hazania de Blaine, Andy Taylor recaudara donativos para la fundacion British Heart Foundation pasando 44...dias? no! 44 horas en una casita de juguete para ninios en el jardin de un pub de Gosport (ver foto arriba). Preparen los huevos y las hamburguesas para este viernes a las 5 de la tarde!


The weather:
Mostly Cloudy
12C
UV Index: 1 Minimal
Wind: From the North Northeast at 23 mph
Dew Point: 2C
Humidity: 49%
Visibility: Unlimited
Barometer: 1,006.4 mb