Comments on: Lovers and Cities

By: Sikanda

Sikanda — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:28:34 +0000

Estoooo… Yo me refería a otro uso del verbo sembrar. Uno que tiene que ver conmigo y con mi historia, por eso es lógico que no entendieras porqué lo dije. Pero sí, es probable que muchas parejas esperen que les den y no poner de sí mismos. Fue lo que me sucedió a mi, pero eso ya te lo he contado.

By: oso

oso — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:30:16 +0000

Cindylu,

That was the other thing she brought – some cities are better to visit than to live.

Sikanda,

Me parece que un problema bastante común en las parejas es que todos los humanos quieren ser sembrados, pero pocos quieren sembrar.

El Chavo,

It’s true that creativity does breed creativity and there is something magical about being part of a community that collectively makes positive creative change, but those groups exist in all major cities. It’s just a matter of tapping into the right group. The problem with San Francisco (it seems to me, I’m really no expert on the city) is that everyone comes with those expectations, but no one really knows where to start.

Chris,

Headspace. I like that – it applies both to cities and relationships and I’ve never heard it used to describe either.

By: ChrisN

ChrisN — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:27:32 +0000

Great post, I’ve thought the same thing. Headspace is one of the ignored ingedients to a good match.

By: EL CHAVO!

EL CHAVO! — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:09:27 +0000

Man, your captchas are a pain.

By: EL CHAVO!

EL CHAVO! — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:08:09 +0000

I used to want to live in Frisco, until I spent enough time there to realize it’s an island with vary narrow expectations. Most of the interesting people I knew went there, cuz that’s where “stuff was happening” but in reality all those people went just to consume stuff, not to make their own. Cities are meaningless, the people within are what make them interesting. Those that keep trying to catch the next wave are always playing catch-up. My city is flawed, but I stay here to try and somehow make it better.

By: Sikanda

Sikanda — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:45:23 +0000

Para nosotros, los extranjeros (esto de estar dividida por dos paises no es facil, diria mi hermana), las cosas son exactamente como las has descrito. No existe un lugar perfecto, porque quisieras tener lo mejor de todos tus lugares favoritos en un solo sitio. La parte buena de la historia es que puedes escoger. Por eso un dia decidi venir y quedarme.
Hay una pelicula “No te mueras sin decirme adonde vas”, donde el protagonista lleva consigo a todas partes una planta llamada Anita. Al final de la pelicula, rompe la maceta y la siembra en un patio. Le dice: bueno Anita, se acabo el encierro de la maceta, debajo tuyo esta el planeta, y sobre ti, el cielo. Crecé todo lo que quieras, y no te preocupes: nunca te voy a abandonar.

Como Anita, quiero que llegue ese dia. El dia en que alguien me siembre de una buena vez y me diga que puedo crecer tranquila. Porque no me van a abandonar.

By: cindylu

cindylu — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 02:28:55 +0000

I get your sister.

I fell for SF when I fell for a boy who lived in the city. And then a few years later, long after our relationship ended, I realized I could never live in the city. It would ruin the fantasy.

Miss you!