Palomas

As I'm learning Spanish, I would really love to listen to Spanish music all the time. But it's not so easy for me, as I'm not really fond of pop music. I found some rock bands that are pretty good, like Fito y Fitipaldis (a group which is from Bilbao!)

This song reminds me a lot of my Spanish friend from Andalucia who simply loved this song.

I also have a few random songs that I adore. Like this one:

Chavela Vargas was one of the most important Mexican singers. The lyrics, her voice and the way how the song goes - from the quiet tone of voice to scream - are simply amazing.


The second one that I wanted to mention has also a paloma in the lyrics. Well-know one, especially from the movie Hable con ella.

This song has a lot of different versions. The other one that I like is of Julio Iglesias and Nana Mouskouri, but it is available in poor quality, so I won't put it here.

Do you know any other bands/songs that you could recommend me?

Polpo ubriaco

I'm not that kind of person who puts thousands of pictures of food. I can't understand why people do that. "Oh, today I ate that...and now I'm going to eat that...and tomorrow...". They think that someone may find it interesting? But don't get me wrong, I refer to those posts on facebook.

I do love sites with recipes, although I'm not really good at cooking (read: I prefer eating than cooking). A few weeks ago I found this brilliant recipe for octopus.
Polpo ubriaco (drunk octopus) is really easy to make.

Looks really tasty, doesn't it?:)
There are a few ways how to "prepare" your octopus so that it wouldn't be tough and chewy. The easiest way is to freeze it for about 48hours.
You can also asustar el pulpo (to scare octopus) - put the octopus in the boiling water and then immediately take it out, and repeat this process 5 times (remember that each time water has to boil).

You can see the full recipe here:

http://worldrecipes.expo2015.org/en/recipe-octopus_with_red_wine_436.html

Louie

If you like stand-ups, I highly recommend you this guy! Not all of his performances are equally good, but some parts of his shows are really great:)

And something about the difference between girls and boys;)

One of his biggest influences was George Carlin. Carlin's performances were filled with highly cynical, sometimes even dark, but always intelligent humour with a judgemental approach towards reality.

8 tracks

Great site with music. For those who don't want to/can't pay spotify, it is a great alternative:)
It's a site where people put their playlist. At first it supposed to be a playlist made of 8 tracks, but now you can find some that last for hours.
You can find music by genre, tag or simply by writing one's group name (in that case you'll probably find some other groups that are similar to the first one).

Here is one that I like a lot

http://8tracks.com/yana_monp/i-can-see-through-you

Perfect for a calm evening

When people lose their patience

Have any of you seen the movie "Relatos Salvajes"? I remember that when I saw the poster I thought: "omg... just not another REC movie...." And because it reminded me of this terrible movie called "Genesis" it took me a while to go to the cinema to see Szifrón's film.

Wild Tales is made of six different stories that are linked by common themes. 

"Catharsis, vengeance and destruction... and the undeniable pleasure of losing control".

It's about ordinary people who have been pushed to their limits, people who had enough of injustice and pretending that everything was fine. 
It's about people who have lost their patience. 
Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could scream at your boss without thinking about all the consequences? Without worrying that you'll get fired and you will not be able to find another job? Just to let your emotions out...
But you know that you can't do that. 
We have this quiet voice in our heads that whispers us "you can't do that! what will society think of you?"
The fun part of this movie is that the characters don't care anymore. 

I remember that a few days after I saw this movie I found out about the Germanwings plane that has been deliberately flown into the mountain by the co-pilot. I was shocked. The first thought was "Pasternak!"

Wanna know why? Watch the movie!