Saturday, April 25, 2009

Best view of Planet Earth

By JuanMapu

 

This one here is from the time in space when I was part of a patrol that used to guard strategic small planets, during a short vacation that we took along with civilians who were traveling between planets for leisure. The scene here is of a house that's situated in Mangifera, a planet with perhaps the best view of planet Earth when winter is ending in the southern hemisphere.

 

The guy behind the diva standing there owned the house; you can only see his legs -Tom Kurtes is his name. He protects and keeps a whole civilization –books and live beings– in that house. It wasn't a culture in jeopardy, so to speak, but Tom got into that task because he can feel like they do and play their music. We stopped there for this diva who travels space giving lectures about her daughter, history and common places. She was a novelty at that time.  We spent three days with her. Look at the way I'm looking at her. I was very focused.

 

Next to me is one of those around the way girls you love forever. We were together during the stay at Mangifera and she was all about change. On a daily basis she modified everything, except the view of planet Earth.  She was frustrated about something, but on sunny days she felt better because it was like going back to her childhood. She took some of our uniform jackets with her. They were fresh and insulated for the winter, bullet and laser proof, but she just liked them because of the shoulder pads.

 

The guy in the corner, next to the host, was an actor. I don't remember his name, but you can catch him if you channel surf.

 

That little boy…I'm not sure…oh…he was kind of a nomad. I remember he said something about having a bad time at home and how he just loved Mangifera because it was dysfunctional and full of sweets. He also liked to gather around with unknown people and had a fixation with the view of planet Earth. He spoken often about having a bad time at home.

 

And the lady here was the governor of Mangifera. She lived with her husband and had a daughter. That guy used to be a ball player and the girl is now a dancer in Venus.

 

I haven't seen the photographer again. He just sent me an email with the word PICT in the subject and the photo attached. I am going to place it here, next to the photo of the party at Danny's house, the best party ever on planet Earth.

 

JUANMAPU
 (aka Juan Mesa) is the major contributor of www.juanmapu.info. He is also known for his sexy late night DJ sets and co-hosting the soccer podcast www.manzanapecosa.com. He rides his bike around Washington Heights and is highly recommended to people that need spiritual or sneaker advice.

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