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connecting…

06 Friday Nov 2009

Posted by azahar in computers, culture, friends, internet, life stuff

≈ 7 Comments

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dating, online, singles

chickendating
Well, I’ve never done anything like this before and I’m not actually looking for a “date” as such, but the other day my yoga buddy Flor convinced me to check out a “singles connecting” place she is a member of, saying that she and a friend of hers have met some interesting people there. And so, since I am in the process of taking my life back and expanding my horizons, I decided to give it a go. It feels a bit odd because, all things considered, I can’t honestly say I’m looking for anything “long term”, so I’ve checked the option that says I’m looking for friends. In fact, I doubt I could do this if I were actually looking for a long-term relationship – it would feel like too much pressure or something. This way it’s simply another way of meeting some new and interesting people, though of course I’m keeping an open mind. Because you never know….

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05 Thursday Nov 2009

Posted by azahar in culture, home, sevilla, spain, travel, work

≈ 11 Comments

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dreams, hotel, pension, sevilla, seville

b&b

Has a nice ring to it, doncha think?

[updated: 10 November with pic & new ending]

Yeah, don’t ask. It was one of those spontaneous moments. I was showing the apartment next door (yes, another tenant has flown the coop) and mentioned that I was thinking of finally seeing Inglourious Basterds as it was going to be the last week for it, and the prospective tenant said it was the best film he’d seen all year. Five minutes later one of the present tenants, Nieves, showed up at my door saying she wanted to go to the cinema with me. And five minutes after that we headed out with Nog, not even remotely suspecting we were going to end up not seeing the film and wanting to open a B&B…

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facebook … why?

01 Sunday Nov 2009

Posted by azahar in computers, culture, internet, media

≈ 41 Comments

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facebook, internet, social media, twitter

facebook

Can anyone explain to me why Facebook is worth any of my time?

And I don’t mean why you may prefer Facebook over Twitter, or that it’s easier than having a blog, etc, etc …

I would really like to know why someone like me with several blogs, a Fotki account for photo sharing, and two active Twitter accounts would require a Facebook account. I am not being facetious – I really want to know. I’ve been keeping two FB accounts running, even though I maybe only visit them a couple of times a week. Any posts from me there are auto-forwarded posts from Twitter. And I would be happy to drop both FB accounts today except people keep telling me that they are necessary to have in terms of social media stuff, especially for business purposes.

I don’t understand the difference between FB home pages, Business Pages, and Fan Pages. I hate all the stupid adolescent apps that bombard you with zoo animals, pokes, and invitations to join a mafia family. To name but a few. And recently I can’t visit my FB pages without being bombarded by auto-suggestions about people I should add as a Friend. I mean, get outta my face already with that crap.

Am I the only person who seriously dislikes Facebook?

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the world’s oldest cities

05 Monday Oct 2009

Posted by azahar in culture, history, travel

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cadiz

Found this over at Nag on the Lake yesterday and just loved it – a photo essay done by the Telegraph on the twenty oldest continually inhabited cities in the world. And look – there’s Cádiz at number 19!  For more modern pics of Cádiz you can have a look here.

I want to go to Byblos!
Where would you like to go?

The World’s Oldest Cities

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are you a nerd, geek, dweeb or dork?

08 Tuesday Sep 2009

Posted by azahar in blogging, computers, culture, geekiness, humour, internet

≈ 8 Comments

nerd-venn-diagram

I’m a geek wannabe (in training). f_geek.gif

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