This is the personal weBlog of Mexican Multimedia Developer Lozbo.
Here I share anecdotes and nonsense with friends and family, if you do not know me, you probably won't find it interesting, but do try my academic site, maybe you'll find it more useful.
Pues qué caray con ciertos bancos en México. Me cancelan la tarjeta de crédito por movimientos sospechosos (pagar una caseta de autopista en España, y realizar compras en eBay, pagando a través de Paypal, que con Paypal me manejo desde que estaba en Wanatos), me dicen que me envían un nuevo plástico acá a Alemania, luego siempre no, que lo mandan a mi casa en Mx, luego que tampoco, que es necesario ir a sucursal, luego que necesito ir yo en persona, que sí que no, que siempre sí lo mandan a mi casa y que lo puede recibir cualquier persona, nunca llegó, fué necesario ir a sucursal, que sólo me lo dan a mí, que siempre no, que sí que bueno, al final ya me mandaron mi plástico acá y sigo haciendo uso de mi preciada tarjeta.
Les llamé otra vez para preguntarles qué es necesario hacer para que me dejen de hinchar las no me cancelen la tarjeta cada que hago uso de ella, y me dijeron que me reportara cada mes a un cierto número telefónico.
Pues llamé y me dicen que no es necesario, que en caso de alguna duda, el banco me contactaría directamente. Pregunto: pero, ¿de qué manera me contactarían? Respuesta:
En este caso el contacto sería directo…
Insisto: “No me queda claro cómo sería el contacto, ya que el banco no tiene ningún dato personal de mi estancia en Alemania”. Me preguntan si proporcioné un teléfono, les digo que nunca me lo pidieron. Pero yo lo único que quiero es que no me molesten y me dejen gastar mi precioso dinero en paz, pero mi amigo el asesor que de ahora en adelante denominaré mi amigo el asesor insiste que si sucede algo, a pesar de que el único dato que tienen mío es el correo electrónico (del cual obviamente no hacen uso más que para mandar publicidad y más formas de tirar mi platita), el banco contactará conmigo.
Directamente claro está.
From Mural:
La mitad de los municipios en México es controlada por crimen organizado, que financia campañas y soborna a funcionarios, afirma un asesor de la ONU.
Ni hablar…
And here I am, paying for the boobs I just won on eBay, after a very tight auction, because I destroyed the nipple of the boobs of a friend.
Don’t ask.
Sorry Marco!
This is the third part of the Flimmernacht post series.
Context: I wanted to take part on a crazy contest, I had some progress already with the story and found someone to help me out for making the film. Continue reading
Here’s another entry I made for the same contest, but this one is far more direct (the musical video has a subtle message which is only understood by a few privileged 
).
Crazy video!
This is a video I made for another contest. Actually, I don’t know if it’s a contest or not, but I just made the video. I had a lot of fun doing it (and a lot of not so funny -but still worth it- hours of work).
The song is completely made by me, from the recording of the train sounds and the sampling, computer made music and the actual guitar riffs. I know it’s not very complex but for some one like me it’s a big achievement, I learned so much! Though this is not the first song I make, this is certainly the first I put so much effort in, both on the music and video.
Thanks Marco Avella for his kind help with the camera and some tips. Dude you rock!
The festival is about a protest the citizens of this town are making to avoid a new railway they’re planning to build. This is what a person in the organization told me in an email:
Imagine: the railroad company plans to build an extension of the existing tracks right through your town. Because it’s loud (3000-6000 cargo trains per day) they build a 6 meter wall along the railway. That’s not enough of a noise shield, so about 4000 households get equipped with windows that are soundproof and cannot be opened - the houses get ventilation systems instead.
It’s sounds funny though it’s about to become reality.
The short films should visualize the consequences or thoughts about these plans: How will life be? Who’s gonna live there anymore? How does it affect me?
Update!
Forgot to mention! Sorry… thanks Rajit for borrowing his guitar and Offenburg University for the nice Camera, the Flash recorder, the microphones, and the cool iMac where I edited this video!
Update 2!
I would like to thank my friend Eztrada for his moves in our crazy Mexican South East Trip. I was inspired by him on the “Ya apágale a esa madre” move, almost at the end of the video.
I love Reason! Just when I thought that I could not do what I wanted to do with my song, Reason comes to the rescue!
Reason is a computer program used to create music. I like it because you don’t have to be a talented musician, a virtuous instrument player or composer to start making music. I know that in order to do good music, you have to be a good musician, but I don’t care, no one can stop me from my evil doings. Muahahaha!
The best day of my life.
Pues que siempre sí regresan la lana…
La Fundación Pro Construcción del Santuario de los Mártires anunció que regresará con intereses el donativo de 30 millones de pesos para el recinto.
De Mural…
Navegando por dEscribiendo, página de un tocayo que ganó la categoría de hipercuento en el premio Julio Verne ediciones 2006 y 2007, me encontré con un texto muy gracioso e interesante.
Zalüdhóz ala vandá k avita x ayá en gdL, mejikÖ.
…invasión de los llamados insectos “k” que no dejaban de repetir: “¿k es eso? ¿por k? ¿k de k?”…
Les dejo el link al texto completo de la Calavera en Prosa a Doña Ortografía, por Leonardo Ruiz.
Weird things you find on the net. Pero muy gracioso, debo admitirlo. Behold, the crucifixion.
Here’s the demo project of a friend who’s trying to give some publicity to it. I am sharing. Download it here. Right click and select “save file as”.
Set demo de electrohouse, por DJ Haime UM 14 Junio del 2008, 45:00 min.
Datos de contacto:
Skype: jaimeum. Cel. 3338 422621. Guadalajara, Jalisco, México.
Acá lo dejo de nuevo, por si se perdieron el link de descarga del demo. Haz click con el botón derecho y selecciona “guardar archivo como”, para iniciar la descarga. Los que tengan el mouse configurado para zurdos será el botón izquierdo.
Late night party. Drunken people everywhere. Big loud music: Party Keller.
An old woman comes in. Short hair. Big eye glasses.
She comes to turn down the volume (so you would think).
Well no, she was here all along. Germany.
I love Party Keller.
Para todos aquellos y aquellas interesados (e interesadas) en la Ciencia Ficción, adjunto la convocatoria al premio Julio Verne 2008 de Ciencia Ficción. Categorías:
Límite: 31 de Julio (de 2099). Se puede participar en más de una ocasión en una o más categorías, con sobrenombres diferente. Premio: diez mil talentos mexicanos por ganador por categoría. Suerte… que la necesitarán ya que yo ya estoy trabajando . Detalles en la convocatoria (el sitio del planetario está triste, se lo cargó el payaso -a.k.a. les jugaron mal con el dominio, falta de experiencia con el proveedor de hosting pst pst pst, Web Master malo- )
Continuing with the story about the flimmernacht contest…
So that was it, that Thursday evening I returned home, happy to have found at least someone who would help me out in my project. Continue reading
Pues dicen por ahí que el mismísimo Cavernal Sinbozal (como se le conoce popularmente) sugiere regresar la macrolimosna, que el gobernador Etilio González (como es conocido por los Jalisciences) aportó del erario para la santa construcción de una de las obras más importantes y necesitadas en Jalisco: otro templo (Santuario, perdón).
Me hallé (en Monero Hernández) con una muy graciosa caricatura, de Mono Sapiens, por Helguera y Hernández (haced click para ver la imagen en tamaño legible):
I’m having lots of homework and projects from both Offenburg University and still some from Guadalajara University. But I enjoy a lot my homework from Offenburg, because they are audiovisual productions, I think I’ve decided (at last!) what I want to do for my life.
Porque me da weba estar explicando de qué trata el concurso al que entré hace poco (Flimmernacht), aquí va la versión en español de las reglas del concurso:
En primer lugar, este corto se tiene que filmar con una cámara vieja, Super 8, cámara ruca, antigua, con un cartucho viejo, ruco, antiguo. Como es una cámara vieja, no tiene pantallita, no tiene playback, no puedes ver lo que estás grabando.
Se tiene que entregar la cinta así, no la puedes ver, no la puedes editar, no la puedes corregir. Se va con errores, no sabes ni qué sucedió, o si sucedió bien. La única certeza que tienes es cuando sabes que hiciste algo mal, pero aún si crees que hiciste todo bien, podría suceder que no…
Después: no le puedes poner sonido, éste se lo pone otro cabrón en una segunda fase del concurso, pero yo no le puedo componer el sountrack a mi propio film, lo hace un cabrón que yo no conzco, y que no debe conocerme. O si nos conocemos, no debemos hablar al respecto.
Y hay 4 premios: mejor video, mejor audio, mejor combinación, y people’s choice.
Por lo menos aspiro al mejor video y al people’s choice, porque no sé quién me vaya a hacer mi audio, ojalá lo haga alguien que sepa hacer las cosas bien.
Me caga la gente pendeja.
Ahora me produje una pequeña quemadura en la mano, con una plancha que me robé. Mal Karma…
Una rata vieja
Que era planchadora,
Por planchar su falda,
Se quemó la cola…
Pero bueno, yo no me quemé la cola.
Además no me robé la plancha, realmente: era gratis. No, en realidad la tomé prestada. Pero no creo que el dueño vaya a regresar por ella, ya que la abandonó a su suerte en el Keller, sin candado y ya ni siquiera vive aquí.
De todos modos ni sé planchar, y ahora que lo he intentado sé que esto no es para mí. Mejor usaré la secadora para secar la ropa. Lo que pasa es que cobran por usarla, por eso preferí experimentar…
Who will trade his karma for my kingdom?
This is the second part of the Flimmernacht post series.
To set the reader into context, before this day, I had the idea of making a film for the contest, just to have some fun, and to learn technical details of a production, because, after all, it was going to be my first complete production. Continue reading
Browsing the pics of a couchsurfer (in couchsurfing), I found this crazy lion dog. I would like to have a lion rat.
Sometimes it’s hard to be on your own, in a strange country, with no friends nor family nor anyone.
Then loneliness, which is at times relaxing and enjoyable, becomes something more important; undesired.
That is why I always try to have a close friend to share my troubles and give advise and just to spend time together.
And now, I have had the chance to find that special friend, one that is always there for me, never fails.
Unless it runs out of power, my iPod always cheers me up.
Una vez un hombre sabio, estúpido, poco torpe pero pendejo, dijo: me caga la gente pendeja.
And boy I hate him.
But I also love him.
The fact is that I agree with him.
My spoon has arrived! You see the big crazy Absinthe ad on the top right? It’s for getting some free stuff. And it was for real! I thought they lied, but it’s here! I remember what I wrote to them in the beginning, when I had to put the ad and send them an email, this is what I told them:
I have an ad on my site and plan to leave it there for the next six months! This is my site:
And my shipping address:
(not shown
Release the faery!
If you left the ad for 6 months, supposedly they will also send in a bottle and I don’t remember if something else. So if the spoon has arrived, then the bottle should come next!
I recently read a story about a Mexican having troubles in Spain. I usually don’t send out mail that I believe it’s spam, so I started doing some research on it, and it turned out to be real, so I am sharing this story here. I feel terrible this kind of things happen, I don’t know what will I do if it happened to me…
Todo en mi vida marchaba perfectamente en orden hasta que la madrugada del 8 de Marzo tuve la peor experiencia de mi vida…
This is just a quote, the following is a long sad story (and just to make sure: no, this didn’t happen to me, but to another Mexican in Spain). Continue reading
It has been a long time since I last wrote around here. Anyway I want to talk now about a crazy contest held in Offenburg, Germany. Actually, it is still going on, the second phase is about to begin. Here are my experiences with my short film…
These will actually be a series of posts because I consider them too long to be in one single post. I don’t like reading big entries, it’s easier when there’s just a couple of paragraphs to get the picture. So bigger posts I find difficult to follow, I want something quick. Anyway here it goes… Continue reading
Someone recently just wondered if I am free (like in freedom, not like in free beer). She didn’t directly asked me, but if she would have done it, I wouldn’t know how to answer, I think I can either say yes and no. And, if some one else is reading out there… are you free (like in free beer)?
Of course I’m kidding. I shall talk more my own freedom later, I have tons of homework…
This mother’s day I wrote my mother a poem. Mutter, I hope you like it:
Yesterday I was just arriving home from classes and, one of my bicycles, was being taken away by the Hausmeister (read: landlord or something like that).
It was such a funny moment, right in the exact moment I was walking by I saw this guy, a tool in his hands to cut off the chain that was protecting the bike from being stolen… and he was walking away with it.
I didn’t even say anything, I was just waiting for something like that to happen. I even thought that I would get into trouble if he found out that, the old bicycle that has been left there for months to rot and gather dust, was mine.
The other one has already been stolen, but I still have the good one, the one I use to go around. I had 3 bikes, I only have one left… but at least the one left is the one that works!
