Post-it
Originally uploaded by sloganmaker.
Found on sloganmaker.net.
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Sunday, August 27, 2006
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Friday, August 18, 2006
„Who dares wins“ and „Ghostbusters“
„Who dares wins“ is the name of a jump and run computer game which was released in the 80s.One of the reasons I remember the game is because it´s one of those I finished, I played it through, every level of the game without a cheat and without modifiying a lousy savegame.It think it took me two weeks to do this and the day I accomplished the last level was in the morning of a regular school day.
In those days school did not have the priority it maybe should have had.
My mother went to her half-day job and I was expected to go to school with the other kids when they were ringing at the door to take me with them.What happened is that since I already was sitting in front of the computer I told them just to wait a few minutes until I showed up. Pretty soon they realised that if they would wait until that moment we all would arrive too late at school and they decided to go without me.So I was playing that game every day in the morning before going to school and soon I mastered one level after the other.
As far as I remember the last two levels were pretty hard. From todays point of view it was a simple shooting game where a soldier had to fight his way through a playingfield upwards by shooting other soldiers or throwing granates near where they were standing or hiding.So finally one day I mastered to reach the last level and you can imagine my nervousness after having played it again and again to finally reach that last stage. I knew it was the last because they were numbered and somehow it was obvious how many levels the game would have.The only problem was, that the last level did not display the playingfield right. There were ugly pixel everywhere and the „sprites“ (the technical term for those user defined graphical objects which in this case were supposed to be soldiers) were displayed as boxes and everything was awkward and barely identifiable. I suppose it was an error that happened when cracking the game or just an error in the copy.
So there I was sitting and playing that last level that took me so much time to reach. And to make a long story short; I did it.It was overhelming; there I was alone in my room having played through the whole game; smiling and happy.
That day I also arrived late at school and I think I can remember saying to the others that „I did it!“ when entering the class room.
I sure can´t remember what we learned at school that weeks or even that year, but I can remember the game and that it was an successful effort.
I learned more by playing that game through than I learned in some school class.
„Ghostbusters“ is the name of the game of the computer game corresponding to the movie.It was also a game I used to play but I never finished it. The aim of the game was to hunt ghosts. The game was not organised in levels but the speed in which the ghosts appeared on the screen was becoming faster and when the player could not hunt them down one by one fast enough the remaining ones would accumulate in a house in the center of the city were finally they would sum up to a really big ghost.
So that last task consisted in somehow trick that last big ghost, or to be fast enough to run by its side and to not be caught, I can´t really remember it to well. One day I stopped playing it. I did not look for cheats or how-to´s on how to make it. I just stopped playing it. It was not longer important for me to play that game for whatever reason.
Currently I am reading „Weinberg on Writing“ and since he states that writing about something one cares about is a preliminary for writing itself I write about those two games.
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Ergonomics
Mobile devices empower their users to adapt their global working style to nearly every circumstance. Nevertheless those technical tools still could be improved to take into consideration "user posture" and "limited bandwith after thunderstorms".
Monday, August 14, 2006
Arrival
Originally uploaded by aquarius72.
As you can see on the upper left the passengers for the next flight are already waiting to enter the plane. We call it here "ir con el pito al culo" :-)
Ok, the flight was already 40 minutes late..
Sunday, August 06, 2006
"luisfolchspeaking"
Looks like a new toy for the blog. Voice recording is indeed nothing new; the nice feature of Evoca is that it provides also a german telephone number which you can call to record your postings(030 Berlin). It recognizes the user by the registered phone number you call from (caller id) so that no further pin is required and you can start recording imediately after the tone.
Perfect to call from a mobile phone. Posting requires an additional publishing step on their site.
The free account offers a 60 minute hosting service.
Try it for yourself at Evoca.
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Sunday, July 09, 2006
"test test test"
Just a small test post from the Apple store in New York (and bothering Michis girlfriend with the obvious benefits of owning an Ipod)... :)
Sunday, July 02, 2006
Flying back to Frankfurt
Sometimes the best you can do in a plane is
just to sit there and watch out of the window.
Saturday, July 01, 2006
Presenting yourself @work
Person A: "Hello, I am the Sox man."
Person B (making a move like pulling of his shirt to reveal a fancy t-shirt with a cool logo on it): "Sounds like a kind of super hero!"
Person A: "No, it´s not."
The best sense of humor still is found in IT departments.
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Saturday, June 24, 2006
Sunday@Hyde Park
Guess who is going to see Depeche Mode and Thomas "She blinded me with science" Dolby tomorrow :)
Event: O2 Wireless Festival
Here are some pictures.
Monday, June 19, 2006
Pics of the weekend
Two picture sets coming up for the weekend.
One with a few impressions on the Rose and Light Festival at the Frankfurt Palmengarten which was pretty full at Saturday. Usually being a more empty place it had three stages and the visitors laid pictures from tea lights.
Sunday I saw the Brasil - Australia game at the MainArena. Pretty good idea to put a gigantic screen on the Main! (Wait for the pictures..)
##Update:
Only one pictureset: "Guckst Du hier"
Nevertheless I am in London right now and the next set is going to have some city impressions. Nothing big like pictures from buildings which all know from the tourists guide but from my daily walk to work which surprisingly to me is nearly different every day. Not that it has something to do with my fab sense of orientation but maybe with my taste of risky adventures like crossing the street on red.
If someone has a recomendation for Saturday night: walkingaround(at)luisfolch.com
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Tuna Fish Sandwich
Tuna Fish Sandwich
Originally uploaded by aquarius72.
Hey Hobbes, maybe it´s time to learn to cook by yourself ;)
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Monday, June 05, 2006
Skyarena
Skyarena was the name of the show that could be seen in Frankfurt this weekend and today. Upond the skyscrapers scenes and pictures standing for the "11 EMOTIONS OF SOCCER" are being displayed and you can listen to comments from former comentators. Does not sound spectacular, but is better than it sounds.
Nicer pictures can be found on the official site(or later here :) ).
Monday, May 01, 2006
Nacht der Museen
At the "Nacht der Museen" here in Frankfurt on Saturday friends and me at random found CARICATURA a museum for comical art which is somehow hidden beside the historical museum at the Römer.
Actually there is an exposition of drawings from Gerhard Glück which caused laughter.
The drawings show a lot of details which enhance the humoristical effect. If you have the possibility and like to laugh give it a visit.
"Instead of tickets the 7 little dwarfs again carried only gooey candy paper."
"With minimal expedient Mr. F. explained to Miss K. how chaotic his previous life had been."
Museum für Komische Kunst -
Caricatura im Historischen Museum (Steinsaal)
Saalgasse 19 (Römerberg)
Monday, April 24, 2006
Ebbelwoi Express
On a sunny Sunday a funny activity to perform with friends is to view the city out of the local "Ebbelwoi Express". It is a tram cruising in the city and playing kind of traditional music while you can taste some Apfelwein inside. On some locations (like the zoo) passengers can exit and take some photos. The most interesting part of such a tour is mainly that while automatically participating in such a touristic activities when away, seldomly they are made at home.
Note to self: Next weekend is the Museumsuferfest:) Nacht der Museen.
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Saturday, April 15, 2006
Modern times: Podding out
On one side we are podding out to gain some kind of space for ourselves and on the other side we are chatting and blogging.
Communicatve issues do not seem to become much more easy these days, isn´t it?
Happy Easter to the readers.
Monday, April 10, 2006
Ring ring 2005
FA 2005
Originally uploaded by aquarius72.
Somebody in Langen is going to receive a letter from me :)
The german word for tax declaration: Steuererklärung
Saturday, April 08, 2006
Education
I always had a somewhat aggressive attitude for education in the meaning that I see myself as the only person preventing me from going further in what I want to be and want to achieve. But that is nothing special since I have a more technical background due to my IT jobs and me and my colleagues usually had the "obligation" to be up to date with current technologies and trends.
http://www.joshkaufman.net/personalmba/
The most interesting part is the idea that if Mintzberg states that by reading the relevant books you could gain relevant information:
- What would happen if more persons would purposefully invest time and money in their own progress, and in expanding their personal network?
- And in which areas like own life-planning skills, financial planning skills and people skill in general could a more deeper insight be gained which lead to changes or new ideas?
Friday, April 07, 2006
Since U been gone B-)
Browsing I found two performed versions of the same song.
This seems to be a favorite out there. You can vote for this crew called "The Baylor Studs" at Googleidol.com. They have also more videos to see.
Also funny is this version. A night out with friends:
You can also find more home made videos on www.youtube.com
Sunday, March 26, 2006
Bonn - Frankfurt - Madrid - Alcalá de Henares (and way back)
The last 3 days I have been in Madrid where I spend some days with friends. The above mentioned cities describe the tour Sandra did since she joined from Bonn:
"Respekt, mein lieber Herr Gesangsverein!".
Highlight this time was an excursion to Alcalá de Henares, the hometown of Miguel de Cervantes (author of Don Quixote) where we spend some nice hours enjoing the sun and the city.
In Madrid itself we had the opportunity to join see a demonstration against the positioning of parking meters, which was a little bit suprising since I had not seen a big demonstration for years. First it seemed even strange to see such a big crowd on the street for such an issue but it´s maybe a difference in how political issues are connected to everyday life or just perceived as abstract or non-alterable.
Visiting Madrid has this time again been a pleasent trip which I can recommend to everyone.
Puhh...I can´t remember when I have been offline 3 days in a row the last 10 years.
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
"Google Pages": Online Web Site creation
Today I received an email to test the "Google Pages".
It is a complete online Web Site creation solution which offers the user the possibiliy to use up to 100MB of space to create a web presence without having to install anything.
In the "Page Manager" you see all your pages with their current status and when they where last modified. You can start there by creating pages you will need or with the start page and then add another page by just creating a new page with the "Create new page" link or by clicking on the link button and select to which object you want to link. You can link to your already available pages, your files, a web address or email address. You select by clicking on a radio button one of these four items presented to you in a selection.
Adding a picture via a Flickr static link seems a little bit tricky due to the complete preview of the picture and therefore the user can not reach the save button but hey..save it and upload it :) By the way the upload is starting automatically after having selected the file.
Starting is easy, you have 4 layouts to use and 41 skins that can be used out of the box however I did not see any possibility to change those by modifying those templates like e.g. in Blogger. In the page manager, layout and look section you can see your space usage in Gmail style.
Context sensitive menus appear e.g. after uploading a picture with resize options and some formatting options can be selected from the left menu. Links can be tested when entered by selecting this option from the then appearing context menu.
100MB is plenty of space and the possibility to edit your site without installing any software is interesting. So all those who do not want to commit to a regular blogging lifestyle have a tool out of the Google repertoire to handle their publishing needs.
Just take a look at my first steps with the tool:
http://luis.folch.googlepages.com/home
Sunday, March 19, 2006
World Cup coming nearer...
...and no entry cards available.
Join me in the virtual stadium!
http://www.largestonlinestadium.com/fan/LuiZ
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Groove: News update
Although it is known some time that there is going to be a close bundling between the MS Office suite, Sharepoint Sites and Groove here is a quick update.
- The name will change to "Office Groove 2007".
- It will be the official Sharepoint Site client to perform offline availability and it is also planned to support check-in and check-out functionality.
- Integration with Infopath.
- Office Groove Server 2007 will bundle the now available different server editions (maybe then on a MSDN account available :) )
In my opinion Groove is still rocking.
Information source:
Groove FAQ
http://www.groove.net/
Blog:
http://blogs.msdn.com/marco/
German site Computerwoche.
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Motivational 2006
Experimenting with Flickr it looks like even the pics designed to be hidden from public can be employed for something useful :)
How to relax on Monday:
Surfing on Flickr while listening to Trance music.
Monday, March 06, 2006
Pedro Bial: Filtro solar
Senhoras e Senhores da Turma de 2003, filtro solar. Nunca deixem de usar filtro solar.
Se eu pudesse dar só uma dica sobre o futuro, seria esta: use filtro solar.
Os benefícios a longo prazo do uso de filtro solar estão provados e comprovados pela ciência. Já o resto de meus conselhos não tem outra base confiável além de minha própria experiência errante. Mas agora eu vou compartilhar esses conselhos com vocês.
Aproveite bem, o máximo que puder, o poder e a beleza da juventude.
Ou então esquece. Você nunca vai entender mesmo o poder e a beleza da juventude até que tenham se apagado.
Mas pode crer, daqui a 20 anos você vai evocar as suas fotos e perceber, de um jeito que você nem desconfia hoje em dia, quantas, tantas alternativas escancaravam a sua frente e como você realmente tava com tudo em cima. Você não tá gordo ou gorda.
Não se preocupe com o futuro.
Ou então preocupe-se, se quiser, mas saiba que pré-ocupação é tão eficaz quanto mascar chiclete para tentar resolver uma equação de álgebra.
As encrencas de verdade em sua vida tendem a vir de coisas que nunca passaram
pela sua cabeça preocupada e te pegam no ponto fraco às 4 da tarde de uma terça feira muito horrenda.
Todo dia, enfrente pelo menos uma coisa que te meta medo de verdade.
Cante.
Não seja leviano com o coração dos outros.
Não ature gente de coração leviano. Use fio dental.
Não perca tempo com a inveja. Às vezes se está por cima, às vezes por baixo. A peleja é longa. E no fim, é você contra você mesmo.
Não esqueça os elogios que receber. Esqueça as ofensas. Se conseguir isso, me ensine.
Guarde as antigas cartas de amor. Jogue fora os extratos bancários velhos.
Estique-se.
Não se sinta culpado por não saber o que fazer da vida. As pessoas mais interessantes que eu conheço, não sabiam, aos 22, o que queriam fazer da vida. Alguns dos quarentões mais interessantes que conheço, ainda não sabem.
Tome bastante cálcio. Seja cuidadoso com os joelhos, você vai sentir falta deles.
Talvez você case, talvez não. Talvez tenha filhos, talvez não. Talvez se divorcie aos quarenta, talvez dance ciranda em suas Bodas de Diamante.
Faça o que quiser, não se auto congratule demais e nem seja severo demais com você. As suas escolhas têm sempre metade das chances de dar certo, é assim pra todo mundo. Desfrute de seu corpo, use-o de toda maneira que puder. Não tenha medo de seu corpo, ou com o que as outras pessoas possam achar dele. É o mais incrível instrumento que você jamais vai construir.
Dance, mesmo que não tenha onde além de seu próprio quarto. Leia as instruções,
mesmo que não vá segui-las depois. Não leia revistas de beleza, elas só vão fazer você se achar feio.
Dedique-se a conhecer seus pais. É impossível prever quando eles terão ido embora de vez.
Seja legal com seus irmãos. Eles são a melhor ponte com o seu passado e, possivelmente, quem vai sempre mesmo te apoiar no futuro.
Entenda que amigos vão e vêm, mas nunca abra mão de uns poucos e bons.
Esforce-se de verdade pra diminuir as distâncias geográficas e de estilos de vida, porque quanto mais velho você ficar, mais você vai precisar das pessoas que conheceu quando jovem.
More uma vez em Nova York, mas vá embora antes de endurecer. More uma vez no Havaí, mas se mande antes de amolecer.
Viaje.
Aceite certas verdades inescapáveis: os preços vão subir, os políticos vão saracotear, você também vai envelhecer. E quando isso acontecer, você vai fantasiar que quando era jovem, os preços eram razoáveis, os políticos eram descentes e as crianças respeitavam os mais velhos. Respeite os mais velhos
e não espere que ninguém segure a sua barra. Talvez você arrume uma boa aposentadoria privada, talvez case com um bom partido, mas não esqueça que um dos dois pode de repente acabar.
Não mexa demais nos cabelos, senão quando você chegar aos 40, vai aparentar 85.
Cuidado com os conselhos que comprar. Mas seja paciente com aqueles que os oferecem. Conselho é uma forma de nostalgia. Compartilhar conselhos é um jeito de pescar o passado do lixo, esfregá-lo, repintar as partes feias e reciclar tudo por mais do que vale.
Mas no filtro solar, acredite.
Refrain:
Dance.
Brother and sister, together, will make it through, oh oh
Someday, a spirit will take you and guide you there
I know, you´ve been hurting, but I´ve been waiting to be there for you
And I´ll be there, just helping you out whenever I can
Dance!
(música: Everybody´s Free (To Feel Good))
Sunday, March 05, 2006
"Spring"
In Germany currently heavy snowfalls are covering the country.
Although it was not possible for me to drive around with my car because I had some trouble to reach the street even after shoveling around my garage some time, on an average sunday it is nice to walk around and hear some birds sing and to casualy meet known people on the street on the way to the park.
Definitively the song of the day: "Where the streets have no name"
Thursday, February 09, 2006
Normalayze: o tempo
Eu vou a mil mas minha cabeça ta na paz
Hoje acredito muito mais no que sou
É muito bom você poder olhar pra trás
E ver uma bela estória que deixou
Minhas idéias continuam imorais
A minha voz pela cidade ecoou
Eu tenho sorte os meus amigos são legais
as minhas lágrimas transforman-se em vapor
A brisa chegou o céu escureceu
aonde eu estou? aonde esta você?
o tempo me fez
Alguém que eu nunca imaginei que eu poderia ser
Valeu esperar o tombo foi grande e a volta também
Mas nada é impossível pra quem tem
cada vez mais força de vontade pra mudar
Eu gosto mesmo é de ficar numa fogueira em frente o mar
Curtindo um love ao som de bob e vendo o tempo rolar
Eu gosto mesmo é de ficar numa fogueira em frente o mar
Curtindo um love ao som de bob e vendo o tempo
é o tempo que apaga toda cor
é o tempo que cura o ódio e toda dor
Durante todos esses anos procurei
uma resposta pro que eu nunca entendi
se realmente existe certo ou errado
será que existe inocente ou culpado
Eu mal sabia o rumo que ia tomar
mas felizmente resolvi pagar pra ver
por um instante até pensei em me entregar
mas um guerreiro só se entrega se morrer
A brisa chegou o céu escureceu
aonde eu estou? aonde esta você?
o tempo me fez
Alguém que eu nunca imaginei que eu poderia ser
Valeu esperar o tombo foi grande e a volta também
Mas nada é impossível pra quem tem
cada vez mais força de vontade pra mudar
Eu gosto mesmo é de ficar numa fogueira em frente o mar
Curtindo um love ao som de bob e vendo o tempo rolar
Eu gosto mesmo é de ficar numa fogueira em frente o mar
Curtindo um love ao som de bob e vendo o tempo
é o tempo que apaga toda cor
é o tempo que cura o ódio e toda dor
Sunday, February 05, 2006
T-Shirt folding x-treme
Long ago I posted here a link to a funny video on how to rapidly fold a shirt (21.11.2004 japanese video on howtofoldashirt.net).
Here the european version: french t-shirt folding machine
I am sure there is now a "patend pending" on the other side of the ocean on that ;-)
Saturday, December 31, 2005
Friday, December 23, 2005
Feliz Navidad!!!
Another year is going towards its end and this one has been a *very* special one due to many reasons, most of them unexpected and some nicer than others.
I wish you all who I have met this year anywhere in the world (and even those I did not) a very nice Christmas and that your wishes may come true.
Have some nice days with your family and friends and that you may have the time to relax and enjoy those special days.
*Feliz Navidad*
*Frohe Weihnachten*
*Feliz Natal*
*Merry Christmas*
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Surprise, surprise
Completely unexpected this year it was announced that there is going to be a special festive day on 24th December: Christmas.
Since some of you have already received a present from me without gift wrap paper (to reduce the global amount of gift wrap paper being thrown away after unwrapping the gift) but lovingly stuffed in a supermarket bag, you can see on the picture above the design I decided to be meant for the paper not being present at the time you received your gift.
To make the illusion perfect, just watch some time at the picture and imagine then that your present was wrapped in it.
8-)
Sunday, December 18, 2005
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Games on LAN.com
DSC00556
Originally uploaded by aquarius72.
Here you see a picture of the popular game Hangman like it is implemented in LAN Airways. Every user in the economy class has a display in front with a touch display to handle the main menu (CD, films, music videos, radio stations) and some games which are played with the remote.
El Escorial
IM000457
Originally uploaded by aquarius72.
Saturday I visited San Lorenzo de El Escorial near Madrid, a place where I have been 12 years ago. It is also a World Heritage Site, and more information can be obtained here and also here.
The defense
IM000451
Originally uploaded by aquarius72.
From the inside you see how the design was made to limit the options of the counterpart. This is how the attacker should behave to strengthen the defense. That it has worked so far is proven by the existence of the castle.
By the way, the city is also famous for it´s food :)
The obstacle
IM000435
Originally uploaded by aquarius72.
When you are outside, you just see the obstacle and the only thing you know is that there must be a way to get inside. This is often a strategic problem which changes in symptoms but not in structure.
Overestimating the problem through focussing on the obvious is part of the game.
Segovia - Alcázar
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Originally uploaded by aquarius72.
Last friday I have been to Segovia. Here you see the castle.
The city was declared in 1985 as World Heritage Site.
The castle is well preserved and one of the two highlights of the city.
Thursday, December 08, 2005
To IPod or to not IPod?
I think this year there will be no electronic presents for me under the christmas tree. In the end a good book or a nice trip away brings me more fun than a gadget.
Quote of the day:
"Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music." -Kristian Wilson, Nintendo, Inc. 1989
Artificial Artificial Intelligence Part2
By the way, Yahoo has started a similar service: http://answers.yahoo.com/
Some background information is also available.
Nevertheless, if you want to get some also funny answers you still have to ask *me* personally.
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
Modus operandi: "Roadrunner"
Talked today with a friend about her and my job.
Looks like more and more people are getting to live a "web" live.
Nice to read: FastCompany
Artificial Artificial Intelligence ??
Amazon has launched a site which seems a little strange to me.
As Amazon puts emphasis on the more mechanical side of the work which is being paid to do, a theme some of us surely will recognize .) Google has a service which seems to be much more fun and also looks more interesting: Answers @ Google
Remains the question: What is the answer for questions not asked?
Monday, December 05, 2005
El Greco
"El Caballero de la mano en el pecho"
"Homem com a mão no peito"
"The Knight with his hand on his breast"
Friday, December 02, 2005
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
"Zahnputzbecher" =8-//
Abgesehen davon, dass ich immer die Tasche einfach voll packe, weil man ja immer was brauchen kann, ist der Rest wirklich witzig zu lesen.
(via vowe)
Sunday, November 27, 2005
"No se lo digas a nadie"
One year later: Same time, same place.
That's timing!
Watch out for the upcoming sweater :)
Friday, November 25, 2005
Thursday, November 24, 2005
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
O mundo não é uma rodinha de poesia!
Sometimes things tend to get a little bit out of control. Nevertheless it pays off not to lose the sense of humor
Monday, November 21, 2005
Some people just do not know what Avantgarde means :)
Rumours being spread again:
>> IT workers are "worst dressed" employees <<
Evanescence: Hello
Playground school bell rings again
Rain clouds come to play again
Has no one told you she´s not breathing?
Hello, I'm your mind giving you
Someone to talk to
Hello
If I smile and don´t believe
Soon I know I´ll wake from this dream
Don´t try to fix me, I´m not broken
Hello, I'm the lie, living for you so you can hide
Don´t cry
Suddenly I know I´m not sleeping
Hello, I´m still here
All that´s left of yesterday
Sting: Fields of Gold
You’ll remember me when the west wind moves
Upon the fields of barley
You’ll forget the sun in his jealous sky
As we walk in the fields of gold
So she took her love
For to gaze awhile
Upon the fields of barley
In his arms she fell as her hair came down
Among the fields of gold
Will you stay with me, will you be my love
Among the fields of barley
We’ll forget the sun in his jealous sky
As we lie in the fields of gold
See the west wind move like a lover so
Upon the fields of barley
Feel her body rise when you kiss her mouth
Among the fields of gold
I never made promises lightly
And there have been some that I’ve broken
But I swear in the days still left
We’ll walk in the fields of gold
We’ll walk in the fields of gold
Many years have passed since those summer days
Among the fields of barley
See the children run as the sun goes down
Among the fields of gold
You’ll remember me when the west wind moves
Upon the fields of barley
You can tell the sun in his jealous sky
When we walked in the fields of gold
When we walked in the fields of gold
When we walked in the fields of gold
Where in the world is Mr. Sandiego?
Where in the world is Mr. Sandiego?
Originally uploaded by aquarius72.
Old but not old fashioned.
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Johnny Nantucket
Johnny Nantucket
Originally uploaded by aquarius72.
Unbelievable! Johnny "Nantucket" himself was near Nantucket :)
Friday, November 11, 2005
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
Picabia
Picabia - moma
Originally uploaded by aquarius72.
"Our heads are round so that our thinking can change directions."
Where in the world is Lewis Sandiego?
Spending time
Originally uploaded by aquarius72.
Where is Batman?
8->
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Led Zeppelin: Stairway to heaven
There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold
And she's buying a stairway to heaven
When she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed
With a word she can get what she came for
Ooh, ooh, and she's buying a stairway to heaven
There's a sign on the wall but she wants to be sure
'Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings
In a tree by the brook, there's a songbird who sings
Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven
Ooh, it makes me wonder
Ooh, it makes me wonder
There's a feeling I get when I look to the west
And my spirit is crying for leaving
In my thoughts I have seen rings of smoke through the trees
And the voices of those who stand looking
Ooh, it makes me wonder
Ooh, it really makes me wonder
And it's whispered that soon if we all call the tune
Then the piper will lead us to reason
And a new day will dawn for those who stand long
And the forest will echo with laughter
If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't be alarmed now,
It's just a spring clean for the May Queen
Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run
There's still time to change the road you're on
And it makes me wonder
Your head is humming and it won't go, in case you don't know
The piper's calling you to join him
Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow, and did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind
And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our soul
There walks a lady we all know
Who shines white light and wants to show
How everything still turns to gold
And if you listen very hard
The tune will come to you at last
When all are one and one is all
To be a rock and not to roll
And she's buying a stairway to heaven
Frank Sinatra: Singing in the rain
I'm singing in the rain
Just singing in the rain
What a glorious feeling
I'm happy again
I'm laughing at clouds
So dark up above
The sun's in my heart
And I'm ready for love
Let the stormy clouds chase
Everyone from the place
Come on with the rain
I've a smile on my face
I'll walk down the lane
With a happy refrain
Singing, singing in the rain
I'm singing in the rain
Just singing in the rain
What a glorious feeling
I'm happy again
I walk down the lane
With a happy refrain
I'm singing, singing in the rain
singing in the rain
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Nickelback: Photograph
Look at this photograph
Everytime I do it makes me laugh
How did our eyes get so red
And what the hell is on Joey's head
And this is where I grew up
I think the present owner fixed it up
I never knew we'd ever went without
The second floor is hard for sneaking out
And this is where I went to school
Most of the time had better things to do
Criminal record says I broke in twice
I must have done it half a dozen times
I wonder if It's too late
Should i go back and try to graduate
Life's better now then it was back then
If I was them I wouldn't let me in
Oh oh oh
Oh god I
Every memory of looking out the back door
I had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
Every memory of walking out the front door
I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
Remember the old arcade
Blew every dollar that we ever made
The cops hated us hangin' out
They say somebody went and burned it down
We used to listen to the radio
And sing along with every song we know
We said someday we'd find out how if feels
To sing to more than just the steering wheel
Kim's the first girl I kissed
I was so nervous that I nearly missed
She's had a couple of kids since then
I haven't seen her since god knows when
Oh oh oh
Oh god I
Every memory of looking out the back door
I had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
Every memory of walking out the front door
I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
I miss that town
I miss the faces
You can't erase
You can't replace it
I miss it now
I can't believe it
So hard to stay
Too hard to leave it
If I could I relive those days
I know the one thing that would never change
Every memory of looking out the back door
I had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
Every memory of walking out the front door
I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
Look at this photograph
Everytime I do it makes me laugh
Everytime I do it makes me
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Silbermond: Wissen was wird
Von Sonnenauf- bis Untergang
Wart ich manchmal kurz und manchmal lang
Alles dreht sich nur um dich
Tausend Fragen quälen mich
Lassen mich nicht los, lässt mich nicht los
Keine Ahnung was willst du mir sagen.
Immer wenn der Mond am Himmel steht,
Immer wenn der Mond am Himmel steht...
...will ich
wissen was wird, aus dem Morgen
wissen was wird, aus Dir und mir
wissen was wird, sich ändern
wissen was wird
wissen was wird...
Was wäre wenn ich heut schon alles weiß
Frag mich, was würd ich tun um jeden Preis
Würd ich fliehen vor dem Ende
Bringen Antworten die Wende
Drehe mich nicht um, dreh mich nicht um
Keine Ahnung was willst du mir sagen.
Immer wenn der Mond am Himmel steht,
Immer wenn der Mond am Himmel steht...
...will ich
wissen was wird, aus dem Morgen
wissen was wird, aus Dir und mir
wissen was wird, sich ändern
wissen was wird
wissen was wird...
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Viajando de maneira diferente
Desde de muito jovem descobri que a viagem era, para mim, a melhor maneira de aprender. Continuo até hoje com esta alma de peregrino, e decidi relatar nesta coluna algumas das lições que aprendi, esperando que possam ser úteis a outros peregrinos como eu.
1. Evite os museus. O conselho pode parecer absudo, mas vamos refletir um pouco juntos: se voce está numa cidade estrangeira, não é muito mais interessante ir em busca do presente que do passado? Acontece que as pessoas sentem-se obrigadas a ir a museus, porque aprenderam desde pequeninas que viajar é buscar este tipo de cultura. É claro que museus são importantes, mas exigem tempo e objetividade – voce precisa saber o que deseja ver ali, ou vai sair com a impressão de que viu uma porção de coisas fundamentais para a sua vida, mas não se lembra quais são.
2. Frequente os bares. Ali, ao contrário dos museus, a vida da cidade se manifesta. Bares não são discotecas, mas lugares onde o povo vai, toma algo, pensa no tempo, e está sempre disposto a uma conversa. Compre um jornal e deixe-se ficar contemplando o entra-e-sai. Se alguém puxar assunto, por mais bobo que seja, engate a conversa: não se pode julgar a beleza de um caminho olhando apenas sua porta.
3. Esteja disponível. O melhor guia de turismo é alguém que mora no lugar, conhece tudo, tem orgulho de sua cidade, mas não trabalha em uma agência. Saia pela rua, escolha a pessoa com quem deseja conversar, e peça informações (onde fica tal catedral? Onde estão os Correios?) Se nao der resultado, tente outra – garanto que no final do dia irá encontrar uma excelente companhia.
4. Procure viajar sózinho, ou – ser for casado – com seu conjuge. Vai dar mais trabalho, ninguém vai estar cuidando de voce(s), mas só desta maneira poderá realmente sair do seu país. As viagens em grupo são uma maneira disfarçada de estar numa terra estrangeira, mas falando a sua língua natal, obedecendo o que manda o chefe do rebanho, preocupando-se mais com as fofocas do grupo do que com o lugar que se está visitando.
5. Não compare. Não compare nada - nem preços, nem limpeza, nem qualidade de vida, nem meio de transportes, nada! Voce não está viajando para provar que vive melhor que os outros – sua procura, na verdade, é saber como os outros vivem, o que podem ensinar, como se enfrentam com a realidade e com o extraordinário da vida.
6. Entenda que todo mundo lhe entende. Mesmo que nao fale a lingua, nao tenha medo: já estive em muitos lugares onde nao havia maneira de me comunicar através de palavras, e terminei sempre encontrando apoio, orientação, sugestões importantes, e até mesmo namoradas. Algumas pessoas acham que, se viajarem sózihas, vão sair na rua e se perder para sempre. Basta ter o cartão do hotel no bolso, e – numa situação estrema – tomar um táxi e mostra-lo ao motorista.
7. Não compre muito. Gaste seu dinheiro com coisas que nao vai precisar carregar: boas peças de teatro, restaurantes, passeios. Hoje em dia, com o mercado global e a Internet, voce pode ter tudo sem precisar pagar excesso de peso.
8. Não tente ver o mundo em um mes. Mais vale ficar numa cidade quatro a cinco dias, que visitar cinco cidades em uma semana. Uma cidade é uma mulher caprichosa, precisa de tempo para ser seduzida e mostrar-se completamente.
9. Uma viagem é uma aventura. Henry Miller dizia que é muito mais importante descobrir uma igreja que ninguém ouviu falar, que ir a Roma e sentir-se obrigado a visitar a Capela Sixtina, com duzentos mil turistas gritando nos seus ouvidos. Vá à capela Sixtina, mas deixe-se perder pelas ruas, andar pelos becos, sentir a liberdade de estar procurando algo que não sabe o que é, mas que – com toda certeza – irá encontrar em mudará a sua vida.
(via Paulo Coelho)
Thursday, October 06, 2005
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