about
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This is the (web)playground of Gabriela Fustos, born 11.04.1975,
Bistrita (that's in Transylvania ...Dracula? but of course :[ ), Romania . I'm a college graduate (marketing
degree). I was back in school in 2005/2006 at SAE Zürich,
getting a diploma in creative media (webdesign,
interactive design). At the moment freelancing in web. At day for Sunrise, at night for other venues.
I'm happily (well, most of the time) married to a guy I know since forever and we live in Zürich, Switzerland. We have a son, Thomas Lenard, born on July 23rd 2009.
I lived for one year in Vienna and this was - for so many reasons - a life changing experience.
Oh, and I did walked on fire - thank you Josianne!
.what's in a name.
Right: why window, and why orange? First try to imagine a house with no windows- a gloomy thought, no? - and then remember benigni in "down by law" drawing a window on the jail's wall? Windows separate worlds in a more subtle way that doors do (did someone ever slam the window on you ?;-)), they let life in and life out, let you observe the world while reflecting your image too. Briefly, a window is a tool of more subtle connection. And orange, well, do you need to ask that? It's just plainenergeticexplosivecool.
.thoughts.
Sometimes I think I've done a lot so far, sometimes I'm ready to dismiss it all. In spite all failures (past and future), I am still proud to be unique and different, trying to stay fresh, true to myself, and keep my eyes open. I've been there and done that (mis-take is a fine word, isn't ist?) and still have to come to peace with certain things (will I ever?). Hey, but there are things, that once met, cannot be taken away from you; also, there are horses that cannot be straddled ;-) and yes, there's got to be a meaning in everything, even if sometimes that is so damned hard to admit.
I strongly believe, that this life -all things considered- is a lonely ride. Solitude is highly underrated: people try to escape it, when there is actually no way to do it. Don't get me wrong - family is important, friends are essential and there are people you can connect with, fall in love with, get crazy about, listen to their stories but still, this is a lonely ride.
.music.
all time favs: sincerely l.cohen/ the doors (ah, the scream of the butterfly)/ tom waits/ paolo conte/zdob&zdub/ buena vista social club/ beatles/ travis/ ella f./ louis a./ duke e./ benny goodman/ miles davis/ billie holiday/django reinhard/john coltrane michael franks/ mani matter/ joao gilberto/ stan getz/ bakken&muthspiel/ michel camillo/ jamie cullum/ vienna jazz orchestra/ astor piazolla/ malediva/ jack johnson/ petsounds from the beach boys (not the beach boys you'd imagine)/ moby/ lots of swing and so on...
.books.
currently reading: Marisha Pessl - Die alltägliche Physik des Unglücksall time favs: haruki murakami/ jorge luis borges/ arnon grünberg / j.d. salinger/ milan kundera/ john irving/ alain de botton/ marguerite duras/ gabriel garcia marquez/ mircea cartarescu/ nichita stanescu / h.r.patapievici/ patrick süskind/ loriot/ michael ende/ and I still haven't finished the bible...