I am Astrid H. Cruz. I write, take photos, draw, paint, dance and ride on the backseat of my husband’s Harley Davidson. Everything here has copyright. © 2010 Astrid H. Cruz Astrid Cruz’s ProfileCreate Your Badge var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-9686843-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Tumblr (3.0; @artistikem)http://www.artistikem.com/He is trying to talk to me but that darn kid of his is playing with his new helicopter too near us....http://www.artistikem.com/post/437678968http://www.artistikem.com/post/437678968Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:25:00 -0500It was almost midnight when I arrived at Queen Abigail’s studio. She closed the book and...http://www.artistikem.com/post/428444097http://www.artistikem.com/post/428444097Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:59:23 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VFx4LNB3WsY&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VFx4LNB3WsY&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFx4LNB3WsY&feature=youtube_gdata" target="_blank">MacDuff the Scottish Terrier Attacks!</a></p>http://www.artistikem.com/post/391590701http://www.artistikem.com/post/391590701Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:17:08 -0500My knees shake as I enter the place reeking of cigarettes. The strappy stilettos that hold my feet...http://www.artistikem.com/post/367078916http://www.artistikem.com/post/367078916Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:57:24 -0500“Don’t shoot me, please.” “Why? Why shouldn’t I kill you right now,...http://www.artistikem.com/post/335819513http://www.artistikem.com/post/335819513Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:05:11 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvngdpPQPT1qzanado1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvngdpPQPT1qzanado2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvngdpPQPT1qzanado3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvngdpPQPT1qzanado4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvngdpPQPT1qzanado5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvngdpPQPT1qzanado6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvngdpPQPT1qzanado7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvngdpPQPT1qzanado8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Pictures from a photographic trip to the municipality of Corozal, Puerto Rico.</p>http://www.artistikem.com/post/313822151http://www.artistikem.com/post/313822151Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:32:13 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kueeirXZQw1qzanado1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>While my husband took his students on a photography trip through Old San Juan, I would write anything that came to my mind. He took this candid shot of me in front of the Cathedral, I was too deep in thought to notice.</p>http://www.artistikem.com/post/276373383http://www.artistikem.com/post/276373383Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:40:03 -0500“Does your child know how to swim?” “I don’t know.” “How can you not know? That is a matter of life...http://www.artistikem.com/post/266549531http://www.artistikem.com/post/266549531Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:05:00 -0500Bruised men aren’t like any other bruised being in the world. You feel lost in a pond of dark waters...http://www.artistikem.com/post/255827382http://www.artistikem.com/post/255827382Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:38:11 -0500“Words will never be enough for all the things we want to say in a lifetime. No kisses enough...http://www.artistikem.com/post/247694644http://www.artistikem.com/post/247694644Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:19:33 -0500I was sitting there with myself waiting for the night bus and I couldn’t stop thinking about...http://www.artistikem.com/post/242788898http://www.artistikem.com/post/242788898Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:02:50 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kspeyttnsW1qzanado1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>From that side of my brain that makes me happy.</p>http://www.artistikem.com/post/235227490http://www.artistikem.com/post/235227490Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:16:01 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksi0tpZSbY1qzanado1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.artistikem.com/post/231063333http://www.artistikem.com/post/231063333Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:27:24 -0500 **Versión en Español** Ella estaba sentada al otro lado del escritorio observando fascinada...http://www.artistikem.com/post/230793370http://www.artistikem.com/post/230793370Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:56:00 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks6qeq3mD51qzanado1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks6qeq3mD51qzanado2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks6qeq3mD51qzanado3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks6qeq3mD51qzanado4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>This is me, ‘The Artistikem’. A photoessay by Carlos Llovet.</p>http://www.artistikem.com/post/225056804http://www.artistikem.com/post/225056804Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:08:50 -0400It was years since I saw Johanna, since I felt the butterflies in my stomach when her bright brown...http://www.artistikem.com/post/216533947http://www.artistikem.com/post/216533947Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:57:00 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krmqs5oTuR1qzanado1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krmqs5oTuR1qzanado2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krmqs5oTuR1qzanado3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krmqs5oTuR1qzanado4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krmqs5oTuR1qzanado5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krmqs5oTuR1qzanado6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krmqs5oTuR1qzanado7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krmqs5oTuR1qzanado8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krmqs5oTuR1qzanado9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Puerto Rico National Strike on October 15, 2009</p>http://www.artistikem.com/post/215048012http://www.artistikem.com/post/215048012Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:04:53 -0400“I look up at the bright blue sky wondering if maybe you are looking down at me and I know for...http://www.artistikem.com/post/211464148http://www.artistikem.com/post/211464148Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:58:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krdmaiMaUF1qzanado1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.artistikem.com/post/210564571http://www.artistikem.com/post/210564571Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:49:30 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kr9kgcnEVZ1qzanado1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.artistikem.com/post/208655251http://www.artistikem.com/post/208655251Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:19:24 -0400