quinta-feira, outubro 30, 2008
In-I
I was surprised with the cross-over nature of the event (I know I shouldn't have, it was written all over it): it turned out to be neither theatre nor dance.
Which is not a problem in itself, of course.
But the music and the dancing were touching only at times, more so towards the end.
Mostly, I was not too fond of the text, and I guess that was the decisive factor because the introduction set the tune for the rest of the performance.
The idea of glimpsing someone in the cinema, falling in love with his silhouette and then proceed not only to follow him but to actually change both lives in accordance can be interesting.
Wait. What a lame word.
It can be more than that. It can be a cry, an appeal, a moving invitation to add life to life, to fill us with more beauty during the limited time we have for that to happen.
But - and I think this is a big but - in order to rightfully be able to do so, the banal, naive clichés, worn-out and full of boast as they are, must be dropped. Those won't do.
Maybe we even need to build, to mentally construct, new understandings and paths for those emotions (and for others closely related, and for those things that are still just hints or potentials for emotions). And, especially, new words, new grammars are needed for them.
But there were pearls, no question about it.
She took a brave step, even if she's an actress with nothing to prove: leaping to glue herself to the wall, exposed under the spotlight, alone and unprotected in that awkward position, with difficult lines to be poured out between tears.
The scene at the mosque made me think of Room 101, from 1984. I've enjoyed that dark note because it speaks so strongly of love and betrayal: pure, strong, redemptive love; and destructive, irreparable, ultimate betrayal.
And when the dance mimicked the fights, when the movement showed their inner goings, back and forth, their struggles and jerks of pain, that was - deeply - moving...
http://www.theatres.lu/Danse/_19+Akram+Khan+_+Juliette+Binoche-p-134188.html
Interesting point
"...nearly one in three people eligible for USDA-funded food stamp benefits fail to receive them. In comparison, I have never heard of so much as one person eligible for Social Security retirement benefits who did not start receiving them after turning 65. While both Social Security and food stamp benefits are funded by taxpayers, the government acts on the assumption that every Social Security applicant is virtuous and deserving (and therefore makes it easy for folks to get benefits) while assuming that every food stamp applicant is a potential crook (and makes it mind-numbingly hard to receive and keep benefits)".
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joel-berg/voter-fraud-and-food-stam_b_139225.html
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terça-feira, outubro 28, 2008
Common misspellings
Kettle / Cattle
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Fairytaling
My lover comes from the land of the white poppy seed
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O
Para além de resultados deprimentes...
Curioso, o símbolo para 'correcto' é um círculo, não é ? Nós por cá estamos mais habituados a um "v", a um 'certo', certo ?
http://flashfabrica.com/f_learning/brain/brain.html
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Curioso, o símbolo para 'correcto' é um círculo, não é ? Nós por cá estamos mais habituados a um "v", a um 'certo', certo ?
http://flashfabrica.com/f_learning/brain/brain.html
segunda-feira, outubro 27, 2008
Ettelbruck
10 km, 43m33s
78º em 216 participantes
Entre o 7º e o 8º km, os pulmões começaram a querer arder por dentro.
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78º em 216 participantes
Entre o 7º e o 8º km, os pulmões começaram a querer arder por dentro.
domingo, outubro 26, 2008
Bolha 2
Eu acreditei na bolha durante 15 anos, e alimentei-a também dessa forma.
Como é que não hei-de agora ter medo do poder da esponja ?
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Como é que não hei-de agora ter medo do poder da esponja ?
Bolha
Vivi 15 anos à guarda de algo com que me abençoaram. Ou que reforcei de uma potência; ou que criei do nada; ou todos os anteriores.
Vivi com uma bolha de protecção, para usar o meu termo técnico.
E acrescento que funcionou, numa quase perfeição, alimentando, colhendo e protegendo rasgos de felicidade.
Até que agora a perdi, a furei, destruída por fora por lhe ter sido corrompida a fundação, a estrutura física.
Mas a minha bolha de protecção não foi apenas perfurada: implodiu.
Colapsou, concentrou-se, finalmente inverteu a polaridade, transmutando-se numa pequena massa de diferente matéria.
Numa esponja, numa terrível esponja que absorve e recolhe tristeza.
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Vivi com uma bolha de protecção, para usar o meu termo técnico.
E acrescento que funcionou, numa quase perfeição, alimentando, colhendo e protegendo rasgos de felicidade.
Até que agora a perdi, a furei, destruída por fora por lhe ter sido corrompida a fundação, a estrutura física.
Mas a minha bolha de protecção não foi apenas perfurada: implodiu.
Colapsou, concentrou-se, finalmente inverteu a polaridade, transmutando-se numa pequena massa de diferente matéria.
Numa esponja, numa terrível esponja que absorve e recolhe tristeza.
sexta-feira, outubro 24, 2008
Blue
Pfizer stock takes a plunge - watermelon mightier than the blue pill
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011488138
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Exo/eso
Exoteric
suitable to be imparted to the public; belonging to the outer or less initiate circle; external.
Exoteric derives from Greek 'exōterikus', meaning 'external'.
The antonym of 'exoteric' is 'esoteric', meaning 'designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone'; it descends from the Greek word for 'within', 'esō'.
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suitable to be imparted to the public; belonging to the outer or less initiate circle; external.
Exoteric derives from Greek 'exōterikus', meaning 'external'.
The antonym of 'exoteric' is 'esoteric', meaning 'designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone'; it descends from the Greek word for 'within', 'esō'.
terça-feira, outubro 21, 2008
Pérola
'The stages of development in my life: perfect, past perfect, imperfect'.
How to simplify your life, Tiki Kustenmacher
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How to simplify your life, Tiki Kustenmacher
Hope
'Your boots are high-heeled and are shinin' bright
the sun was sparklin' on the shaft of your knife
[...]
but I am no fool
I know you're cool
[...]
It's not that cool when I'm around'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7X0sr9R7MM
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the sun was sparklin' on the shaft of your knife
[...]
but I am no fool
I know you're cool
[...]
It's not that cool when I'm around'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7X0sr9R7MM
Blue flower
Waitin' for a sign from you
Waitin' for a signal to change
Have you forgotten what your love can do?
Is this the end?
Walkin' through the city
Your boots are high-heeled and are shinin' bright
The sun was sparklin' on the shaft of your knife
Flower in the morning rain
Dying in my hand
Was it all in vain?
Superstar in your own private movie
I wanted just a minor part
But I'm no fool
I know you're cool
I never really wanted your heart
You're the keeper of the key
Nothing seems to bring you down
It's not that cool when I'm around
Flower in the morning rain
Dying in my hand
Was it all in vain?
Superstar in your own bright movie
I wanted just a minor part
But I'm no fool
I know you're cool
I never really wanted your heart
Mazzy star
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Waitin' for a signal to change
Have you forgotten what your love can do?
Is this the end?
Walkin' through the city
Your boots are high-heeled and are shinin' bright
The sun was sparklin' on the shaft of your knife
Flower in the morning rain
Dying in my hand
Was it all in vain?
Superstar in your own private movie
I wanted just a minor part
But I'm no fool
I know you're cool
I never really wanted your heart
You're the keeper of the key
Nothing seems to bring you down
It's not that cool when I'm around
Flower in the morning rain
Dying in my hand
Was it all in vain?
Superstar in your own bright movie
I wanted just a minor part
But I'm no fool
I know you're cool
I never really wanted your heart
Mazzy star
Old news
My slogan would have been
'Keeping 750 pesticides out of your recipes'
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'Keeping 750 pesticides out of your recipes'
There, there
"Unlike, say, the parts of our brain that control movement and speech, the pleasure center and the altruism center cannot both function at the same time: either one or the other is in control".
in Sway
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in Sway
There
"The women unconsciously picked up on the 'beautiful' opinion the men had of them and acted accordingly.
In other words, being thought of as beautiful made the women actually think of themselves as beautiful and exhibit 'beauty' in their conversations".
Ori and Rom Brafman in Sway
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In other words, being thought of as beautiful made the women actually think of themselves as beautiful and exhibit 'beauty' in their conversations".
Ori and Rom Brafman in Sway
segunda-feira, outubro 20, 2008
Olha qu'esta
Surpreendi-me com esta afirmação: não gosto especialmente do que faço.
Par contre, gosto de fazer algo razoavelmente feito.
Foi isso que me trouxe até aqui (e esse será talvez também o limite da possibilidade).
O que seria eu se encontrasse algo que verdadeiramente amasse fazer?
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Par contre, gosto de fazer algo razoavelmente feito.
Foi isso que me trouxe até aqui (e esse será talvez também o limite da possibilidade).
O que seria eu se encontrasse algo que verdadeiramente amasse fazer?
Está com a razão
'But the uncertainty weighs all the more heavily as the road is long and the number of emergency exits reduces with time'
Arno Rauschenbeutel in research*eu nº 56
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Arno Rauschenbeutel in research*eu nº 56
Doce, doce
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0 commentsdomingo, outubro 19, 2008
Parcimonies
A fairy type of blue and orange flowers
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sexta-feira, outubro 17, 2008
Pois
Durante muito tempo confiei nos outros a tarefa de me desenhar o auto retrato.
Fazia sentido, afinal a tarefa estava em melhores mãos.
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Fazia sentido, afinal a tarefa estava em melhores mãos.
Badly
I need someone to paint my self-portrait.
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segunda-feira, outubro 13, 2008
Finsdesemana
Escrever na pele
trocar beijos
ouvir surpresas
tremer por dentro
abandonar planos
cozinhar saladas
Escrever na pele
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trocar beijos
ouvir surpresas
tremer por dentro
abandonar planos
cozinhar saladas
Escrever na pele
sexta-feira, outubro 10, 2008
Tic
O relógio continua a contar; é o que sabe fazer.
Eu, que ainda não ouvi tudo, sei o que - só não como - esperar.
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Eu, que ainda não ouvi tudo, sei o que - só não como - esperar.
terça-feira, outubro 07, 2008
Why ?
The power of 'Why' ?
When asked to perform a task, ask why.
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When asked to perform a task, ask why.
segunda-feira, outubro 06, 2008
Pois
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- [Colonel Kurtz] Where are you from Willard ?
- [Willard] I'm from Ohio, sir.
- Were you born there ?
- Yes, sir.
- Whereabouts ?
- Toledo, sir.
- How far were you from the river ?
- The Ohio river, sir ? About 200 miles.
- I went down that river when I was a kid. There's a place in the river.. I can't remember... Must have been a gardenia plantation at one time. All wild and overgrown now, but for about five miles you'd think that heaven just fell on the earth in the form of gardenias...
Have you ever considered any real freedom ? Freedom - from the opinions of others... Even the opinions of yourself.
They say why..., Willard, why they wanted to terminate my command ?
- I was sent on a classified mission, sir.
- Ain't no longer classified, is it? What did they tell you ?
- They told me that you had gone totally insane and that your methods were unsound.
- Are my methods unsound ?
- I don't see any method at all, sir.
- I expected someone like you. What did you expect?
[Willard only shakes his head]
- [Kurtz] Are you an assassin?
- [Willard] I'm a soldier.
- You're neither. You're an errand boy, sent by grocery clerks to collect a bill.
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- [Willard] I'm from Ohio, sir.
- Were you born there ?
- Yes, sir.
- Whereabouts ?
- Toledo, sir.
- How far were you from the river ?
- The Ohio river, sir ? About 200 miles.
- I went down that river when I was a kid. There's a place in the river.. I can't remember... Must have been a gardenia plantation at one time. All wild and overgrown now, but for about five miles you'd think that heaven just fell on the earth in the form of gardenias...
Have you ever considered any real freedom ? Freedom - from the opinions of others... Even the opinions of yourself.
They say why..., Willard, why they wanted to terminate my command ?
- I was sent on a classified mission, sir.
- Ain't no longer classified, is it? What did they tell you ?
- They told me that you had gone totally insane and that your methods were unsound.
- Are my methods unsound ?
- I don't see any method at all, sir.
- I expected someone like you. What did you expect?
[Willard only shakes his head]
- [Kurtz] Are you an assassin?
- [Willard] I'm a soldier.
- You're neither. You're an errand boy, sent by grocery clerks to collect a bill.
Vanilla
Vanilla is a genus of about 110 species in the orchid family, including the species from which commercial vanilla flavoring is derived.
The name came from the Spanish word "vainilla", diminutive form of "vaina" (meaning "sheath"), which is in turn derived from Latin "vagina".
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The name came from the Spanish word "vainilla", diminutive form of "vaina" (meaning "sheath"), which is in turn derived from Latin "vagina".
16 km
106º 1h 14m 10s
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sexta-feira, outubro 03, 2008
Destructive testing
In destructive testing, tests are carried out to the specimen's failure, in order to understand its structural performance or material behaviour under different loads.
Destructive testing is most suitable, and economic, for objects which will be mass produced, as the cost of destroying a small number of specimens is negligible. It is usually not economic to do destructive testing where only one or very few items are to be produced (for example, in the case of a building).
These tests are generally much easier to carry out, yield more information, and are easier to interpret than non-destructive testing.
O pior é quando se aplica este teste às relações: podem até produzir mais informação e ser mais fáceis de interpretar. Mas não são seguramente mais fáceis de levar a cabo.
E aí é que são elas.
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Destructive testing is most suitable, and economic, for objects which will be mass produced, as the cost of destroying a small number of specimens is negligible. It is usually not economic to do destructive testing where only one or very few items are to be produced (for example, in the case of a building).
These tests are generally much easier to carry out, yield more information, and are easier to interpret than non-destructive testing.
O pior é quando se aplica este teste às relações: podem até produzir mais informação e ser mais fáceis de interpretar. Mas não são seguramente mais fáceis de levar a cabo.
E aí é que são elas.
quinta-feira, outubro 02, 2008
E ?
E se partisse?
Partido,
poderia coser-me;
Perdido,
poderia descansar;
Saltado,
poderia regressar.
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Partido,
poderia coser-me;
Perdido,
poderia descansar;
Saltado,
poderia regressar.
quarta-feira, outubro 01, 2008
The rabbit-hole
The rabbit-hole... dipped suddenly down, so suddenly that Alice had not a moment to think about stopping herself before she found herself falling down what seemed to be a very deep well.
Either the well was very deep, or she fell very slowly, for she had plenty of time as she went down to look about her, and to wonder what was going to happen next.
Down, down, down. Would the fall never come to an end?
Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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Either the well was very deep, or she fell very slowly, for she had plenty of time as she went down to look about her, and to wonder what was going to happen next.
Down, down, down. Would the fall never come to an end?
Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
