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Monthly Archives: September 2010

anniversary

11 Saturday Sep 2010

Posted by azahar in photohunt, photos

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anniversary, photohunt

Today’s Photohunt theme is “anniversary”.

Next week, on September 16th, it will be my 17th anniversary of arriving in Sevilla. I’ll never forget the long drive from Salamanca with two screaming cats in the car and, after timing our arrival perfectly to meet my landlord at 8pm, we ended up having to wait outside the apartment for another three hours because he had been held up. Luckily we were parked outside a fabulous bar that served us food and wine – in the car! – making the wait much more bearable, and also making my first new friends in Seville.

These photos were taken that first week in our new home. It’s a bit sad looking back as Lua and Sunny have since passed on, but it’s also nice remembering…

photohunter

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energy devouring monsters

10 Friday Sep 2010

Posted by azahar in welcome

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Put this up on my Sevilla Blog yesterday, but since nobody ever goes there f_wah.gif I thought I’d post it here too. Came across this very cool (heh) exhibit yesterday morning in the Plaza San Francisco, sponsored by Havana Cultura to promote creative ways of recycling electrical appliances and conserving energy. You can read more about it here and also watch a video about the exhibit:

Havana Cultura: Exhibition Energy Devouring Monsters

And here is a little collage I made of some of the fridges…

As you can see, there are many very elaborate and arty fridges on display
but this one below is my favourite because it made me laugh out loud.

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stupid cat rules

09 Thursday Sep 2010

Posted by azahar in animals & pets, cats, home

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Everyone who has ever lived – or stayed at – casa az has had to learn and live by the “stupid cat rules”. I only call them stupid because some of them might seem silly or even extreme to the casual observer, but as each one is about ensuring the safety and well-being of my cats, they are non-negotiable. It used to be more difficult when I had a the ever-changing flatmates next door, but even Nog will sometimes forget, which always drives me mental because the cats need to be kept safe. To me this is far more important than seeming reasonable or even sane.

Anyhow, the rules came to mind last night when I found Loki pushing around one of the brick doorstops with his nose. He was being quite obsessive about it and then it dawned on me – there must be something inside! So I first put on my sandals and then gingerly tipped the brick upwards so I could look through it…and there I saw the vile hulking shape of what could only be a massive cockroach. Calmly as could be I shook the brick a little until the hellish creature slipped part-way out…and then I smashed it to smithereens! And it was only after the beast had been flushed and I’d finished the clean up that I got a post-traumatic case of the heebie-jeebies. Luckily I was about to meet my twitter pal Anna for some free tapas and a BIG glass of wine so, with skin still crawling, I got dressed and headed out. Later on when I was telling the tale of my bravery and Loki’s fine hunting skills I felt I should explain why I have bricks in the door jambs, but Anna already knew…

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duty calls

08 Wednesday Sep 2010

Posted by azahar in humour, internet

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humour, internet, xkcd

Heh, saw this the other day over at the Nag’s and it soooo reminded me of myself during my h2g2 days many years ago. Glad that’s over. All those pointless circular “debates”… anyone remember those?

~ from xkcd via Nag on the Lake ~

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sherlock

07 Tuesday Sep 2010

Posted by azahar in television

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bbc, sherlock

BBC does it again…

I first became curious about this programme when UK people on Twitter kept posting tweets about it this summer (happily without spoilers), so when it became available on Amazon I decided to order it on spec … but I sure didn’t expect what showed up in the post the other day. Turns out this latest version of Sherlock takes place is present day London – a concept that at first jarred and I was unsure about it working. But after about ten minutes into the first episode I was hooked. It’s clever, well-acted and fun to watch. Too bad there were only three 90-minute episodes made. One more episode to go so no spoilers please…

Sherlock

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