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sexta-feira, 3 de maio de 2013

100 posts = 100 100% nice stuff


Hi there...
Actually, I've already greeted 100 times... Some in English, some in Portuguese, some in both languages...  Anyway,
This is my 100th post.

Man, who could have seen that coming? Me, a blogger!

100 is such an important number, it closes a circle and starts a new set. ONE HUNDRED is a whole.

100% frequency, 100% good fellow, 100% neat.



Let's check out a list of 100 stuff that I consider

100% nice, shall we?


  1. Watch 'House of flying daggers' for the 1st time;
  2. Watch 'The sound of music', 'Philadelphia', 'Vale tudo', 'Mary Poppins', 'Sex and the city', 'Bewitched', 'The hangover' every chance I've got;
  3. Read 'Pride and Prejudice' again, from Netherfield 'till Hunsford;
  4. ‘In vain I have struggled. It will not do. My feelings
    will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how
    ardently I admire and love you.’
  5. Imagine a witty comeback for 'She is tolerable, but
    not handsome enough to tempt me; I am in no humour
    at present to give consequence to young ladies who are
    slighted by other men.'
    ;
     
     
     
     
  6. Watch Colin Firth come out of the lake;
  7. Watch Mathew McFadyen pout in the rain;
  8. Swoon over George Clooney's flirtatious looks;
  9. Swoon over Raoul Bova;
  10. Street parties during Carnival in Rio;
  11. A sunny January day at the beach in Rio;
  12. Kill time at the beach;
  13. Coconut water straight from the coconut;
  14. Morro de São Paulo;
  15. Crab meat in the crab shell;
  16. Salmon sushi;
  17. Rice+beans+steak+french fries. And a side dish of fried sliced bananas;
  18. Baby giggle;
  19. Pregnant belly;
  20. Feel the baby move inside the belly;
  21. Hear 'mommye' (or any incompreensible variation of it);
  22. Make my son happy with another toy he does not need;
  23. Gift someone you love;
  24. Have a beer with friends;    
  25. Laugh with friends;
  26. Travel with friends;
  27. Meet again friends that I miss;
  28. Befriend people on line;
  29. Darcy friends;
  30. The Lizzie Bennet Diaries;
  31. Stamp my passport;   
  32. Try out raw salame or any mean variation of the tradicional food of the place you are visiting just  to 'see how it goes';
  33. Experience the wonder that's a 60cm heigh tulip;
  34. Hear Italian spoken all around you because you are in Italy;
  35. See Times Square for the 1st time;
  36. Realize how true the verses 'If I can make it there / You know, I'm gonna make it just about anywhere' are;
  37. Have a really cold Stella Artois;
  38. Cream cheese and pepperone pizza;
  39. Run at the beach lane;
  40. Hear 'Fairground';
  41. Hear 'Balada do amor inabalável';
  42. Hear 'O último romântico';
  43. Hear 'Wonderwall';
  44. Hear 'Good ridance';
  45. Hear 'Fico assim sem você';
  46. Marry under the Catholic tradicional;
  47. Eat marriage cake;
  48. Eat your own marriage's cake;
  49. Puppy;
  50. New heigh heeled sandals;
  51. Brand new shampoo;
  52. Manicure;
  53. Change hair color and cut;
  54. Brigadeiro;
  55. Sell my book;
  56. Write a book;
  57. Architecture design;
  58. Architecture design built;
  59. Let Human engineering talk to you;
  60. Concert;
  61. Rock in Rio wherever it takes place: at Maracanã stadium, at Jacarepaguá, in Portugal, etc;
  62. Watch a championship final match at the Maracanã;
  63. Madonna's concert;
  64. Lulu Santos' concert;
  65. Simply Red's concert;
  66. George Michael's concert;
  67. Mickey Mouse;
  68. Asterix;
  69. Cinderela;
  70. How good a new book smells;  
  71. How good a new notebook smells;
  72. Infusion d'iris by Prada;
  73. Be delicious by DKNY;
  74. Designer's bag;
  75. New bag;
  76. Sneakers that doesn't cause blisters;
  77. Red wine when petience runs thin;
  78. Kit kat;
  79. Sonho de valsa;
  80. Twix;
  81. French kiss;
  82. Flirt;
  83. Amsterdam;
  84. Paris;
  85. Buenos Aires;
  86. Photo book;
  87. Baby's clothes;
  88. Country flowers;
  89. Top cat;
  90. Sunrise;
  91. Sunset;
  92. Caipirinha;
  93. Alfajor Havanna;
  94. Jewels;
  95. Maskara;
  96. One day by David Nichols;
  97. The hours by Michael Cunningham;
  98. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen;
  99. Drive yourself outside the box;
  100. Start all over again.      



Did I forget anything?
 lots of other stuff are 100%, right?

Disclaimer just like the previous 100: unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's  or in other words: all images I found on Google, the delightful list of nice things is 100% mine. This list was also posted in Portuguese. 

sábado, 16 de junho de 2012

The end

'Darling, now you are mine. No fighting and no running. My Mrs Darcy.'

Brazilian writer Fernando Sabino once wrote a touching short story where he quoted one of his late father's favorite lines:

"In the end, everything works out. 

If it didn´t, it´s because we haven´t reached the end yet."


Everything HAS worked out! It´s the end!


Friends, today I posted the last chapter! 'How William Darcy persuaded Lizzy Bennet to love again' AKA 'Foask' reached its end.


Some surprises, some tears, some laughs, and these Darcy and Lizzy found closure. How did you like it? 
Aww... how cute!


I loved the experience. I was very insecure about posting this story, it was my first time. Before that, I had only posted the short story where ODC meet in Brasil, but it was not even close to 41 chapters and 190k words.

Posting on AHA and AU I had a steady 1100 views/post, that´s 2200/week! WOW! Let´s see what´s 1100, shall we?

Yep, a lot of money...
Rio - NY flying coach

Three almost-on-stage seats to watch Madonna live - US 2012 tour
A lot of Real bills too...
Michael Kors ostrich clutch
3 days in a posh cabana in Paradise: 
Patachocas Resort - Morro de São Paulo, Bahia, Brasil


I also had some lovely comments, people mulled over the story, suggested more songs, approved or disapproved of my characters' actions... I loved it!


On Fanfiction.net it´s on chapter 12 - after Hunsford - and I´m close to 9k views. That´s good!
Giancarlo Neri spread 9k lighted balls at Paris square here in Rio. Amazing!

Every time I finish a good story, I re-read my favorite parts... Like:
Darcy´s Iphone text screen - chapter 3
Darcy´s Iphone text screen - chapter 11
Darcy´s Iphone text screen - chapter 18
I hope you liked the story and want to re-read these parts. Or others. Or read it all again, this time without having to wait some days for the next post.


How sweet it is to be loved by you.


Thanks for following this story! And enjoying it!

And this was it for Darcy and Lizzy, as well as for my experience as a writer. So far.