Je was op zoek naar: la cruda no me pega mi vieja si (Spaans - Engels)

“a mí no me pega mi vieja”.
“i am not my anxiety”

después vino la cruda. no importa.
not that it makes any difference.

-no sé. no me pega tanto.
“dunno. she doesn’t hit me so much.”

fotografié rostros que no me fascinaron, aunque sí provocaron mi mirada y la de mi vieja cámara pequeña.
i photographed faces which didn't fascinate me, although they provoked my gaze and that of my old little camera.

gracias virgencita de guadalupe que mi esposo ya no me pega tanto.
thank you, virgin of guadalupe, now my husband doesn't hit me so much.

me preguntó, mirando a mi vieja cámara grande, silenciosa sobre el trípode, por qué no me pasaba también a la -nueva fotografía-.
looking at my old big camera, silent upon its tripod, he asked why i didn't also pass to the -new photography-.

pero no, me equivocaba, pasó junto a mí como si mi vieja cámara grande y yo fuéramos invisibles; ni siquiera nos miró, y cuidado que eso es difícil, porque cuando la llevo a la vista hasta me abordan desconocidos para hacerme comentarios.
we both decided to ignore each other: some days ago, i was standing besides my big camera placed on the tripod, on a street in the city waiting for something sensible to do (today's picture), and the mature artist with a luxurious white beard appeared before me and i told myself: -i can't avoid this one because i had all my paraphernalia as well- but no, i was wrong, he passed me as if my old big camera and myself were invisible; he didn't even look at us, even if that was difficult, because when i carry it in plain sight even strangers accost me and make comments.

ad: no me gustan nada los cambios, aún uso mi viejo nokia y las únicas "nuevas tecnologías" en las que estoy invirtiendo son un ipod y un pedal multiefectos para la guitarra.
ad: i don’t like changes at all, i’m still using my old nokia and the only “new technologies” i’m investing in are an ipod and a multi-effect for my guitar.

antes de volver a ocupar el escaño de argelia, desde donde seguiré participando, en calidad de jefe de delegación, en la construcción de los consensos necesarios e indispensables, no me queda más que entregar la posta a la delegación de la argentina, a la que ofrezco las garantías de toda mi disponibilidad y colaboración, garantizando a mi viejo amigo, el embajador guillermo gonzález, las seguridades de mi apoyo personal y disponibilidad permanente.
before returning to algeria's seat, from where i shall continue to participate as head of delegation in the construction of the necessary and essential consensuses, it remains to me only to pass the baton to the argentine delegation, which i wish to assure here of my absolute readiness and full commitment to work alongside it, assuring my old friend ambassador guillermo gonzález of my personal support and my constant readiness to assist.