I'm in October, 2026 now

This will be the place where I will be posting some Now stuff, the things I am reading and doing.

Pablo Lara H in black and white with spikes coming out from his face, neck and t-shirt, with blur distortion and RGB distortion on the contours of the image

In case you are reading this page and you didn't visit my homepage, I am PABLO LARA H. , award-losing illustrator & Photographer living a good but messy life in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil (with an s in Portuguese, sorry).

Reading

Ocean Vuong

Ocean Vuong is a Vietnamese American poet, essayist, and novelist. His debut novel, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, was published in 2019.

I am reading it, the first novel. I am reading it in Portuguese, so double trouble.

Website Ocean Vuong

Listen here my favorite Ocean Vuong's poem Seventh Circle of Earth

Photography

Inhotim Infrared Inhotim Antiga Igreja da Se Christ the Redeemer from Botafogo

I am walking a lot, as always. These Inhotim pictures, edited recently, belongs to a series I made visiting the Inhotim museum in Minas Gerais.

You can always stay updated on my Tumblr

Web Dev

I have been adapting some codepens like this one, to fit my testings.

For example, I made this (non Responsive as in those days was) MySpace 2006 profile at Neocities or this Gallery of Rio de Janeiro Pictures with lots of Sungas

Check them!

Brazilian bum with a sunga with text Brazilians do it better

Learn Spanish with me

I recently created this channel on Instagram: Dica de Espanhol (translated as Tips on Spanish) for Brazilians, but you are invited if you want to learn.


Cover Dicas de Espanhol Instagram channel with image of Pão de Açucar

The Instagram link: Dica de Espanhol

Thinking

Man biting the neck of another man

I have been thinking a lot about: Politics

We have elections here in Brazil and the future doesn't look bright. The perception of a Gentile Brazilian as kept in the Public Imaginery and as a folklorical representation of the typical Brazilian is crumbling. As it is crumbling the whole SouthAmerican Politics Panorama.
I fell in love with the Brazilian attitude of celebrating life everyday, because I came from a sad background, both mine and historically depicted on my country's development.

But we are in the first round in the Elections.

. We have faith. And as the Brazilians say: We never surrender.

O Gostoso da Paulista

Watching

Tongue illustration

Watched: On the Sea is a 2025 British drama film written and directed by Helen Walsh. The film stars Barry Ward, Lorne MacFadyen, and Henry Lawfull.

Trailer On The Sea

Music

Flamingo flying illustration

I love Sufjan Stevens and I found this long hour film of Carrie & Lowell Live on the channel of his Asthmatic Kitty Records

Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell Live (Official Film)

I have been listening a lot again of Cristobal Tapia De Veer, the creator behind the movie soundtrack of The Girl With All The Gifts and behind The White Lotus

Here, Gifted Cristobal Tapia De Veer's Gifted

What else do you wanna know?

Sometimes I am busy, sometimes I am not. If you are curious and want to talk, just reach me on Mastodon or Bluesky.

Also, I have a form specially for that at ASK ME ANYTHING

Or if you know my WORK and maybe want a QUOTE there is a special form for that.

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