Gabriel's Almanac

Knock Knock! Trick or treat! 👻👻 Well, October 31 st is close, so It’s time to speak about something spooky. For this occasion, I’ll talk about my favorite horror movie. I’m referring to “The Thing” from Carpenter, which is an American science fiction horror film from the 80s. The movie is an adaptation of the novella “Who Goes There?” by author John W Campbell. The story is about a group of scientists isolated by the winter in a base in Antarctica. One day, they discover an alien spaceship buried in the ice, where it crashed several years ago. They end up recovering a frozen alien the spacecraft. Thawing revives the alien, a being that can assume the shape, memories, and personality of any living thing it devours. The creature begins to kill the people inside the base, it even eats the dog!! With that, the crew realizes they must isolate their base and therefore disable their airplanes and vehicles. Because if the creature escape, the thing could take over the world and that mea...

Yo! Wassup.  🥘 I must say: I love food. Experiencing different kinds of flavors and cultures through meals is one of the most precious things humanity has. Therefore, it's very difficult for me to talk about only one specific meal; but if I must choose then it would be Charquican. It's a stew traditionally made with a base of potatoes, squash and dried beef (charki). The name derives from a combination of a Quechuan word: Charki kanka (beef stew) and the Mapudungun word: Can can (dried beef). Do you want to make your own Charquican? Ok! Let me tell you how: 1. First, you must clean, peel and chop the vegetables for the preparation (potatoes, squash, lima beans, carrots, corn, and onions). 2. (If you're going to put the meat in the charquican) You must wash and start chopping the beef in cubes (I recommend using chopped instead of ground beef because the taste of the beef is more prominent). 3. Put the Onions, the beef, salt, some spices, a couple of garlic cloves, ...

Howdy, howdy, howdy! What´s up? For the blog of this week, I have to talk about my interests or hobbies, so let's get into it. Like everyone else, I have several interests like do sports or cooking. But on this occasion, I would like to talk about one thing that is an important part of my daily routine. I'm referring to music. I’m a music geek, I like to listen to any kind of music.  Perfectly I could pass to hear any song of The Beatles to the new release of Bad Bunny (that was what Spotify says). Ironically, I’m not talented at playing but one of my favorite things of my life is to listen to music. Is the best way that I have to relax when I’m stressed or anxious. It helps me to focus when I have to draw plans or make any kind of design process.  Also, I love to discover the lore behind the concept of an album or the meaning of a song. For example, I’m a huge fan of Gorillaz. All the concepts behind the albums and the characters themselves are amazing. My favorite albu...