04 Sunday Nov 2007
Posted in life stuff, music, nablopomo, philosophy, religion, video
This is a ‘bonus post’ because I reckon that just posting videos during NaBloPoMo does seem a bit like cheating (and so, apologies for yesterday).
Anyhow, I am currently reading The Man Called Cash by Steve Turner (that was given to me by Sara & Steve) and this morning I got to the part where it talks about making this video. As I had never seen it I decided to have a look on Youtube, and it is so wonderful and moving that I thought I’d share it here too.
Enjoy! 
14 Sunday Oct 2007
Posted in books & writing, philosophy
. . . or at least shorter.
THE books which defined the way The West thinks now…
In their own words… but condensed and abridged into something
like readable
I love it. All the philosophy and none of the verbiage. 🙂
They also do squashed divines and squashed writers. I was hoping to finally read Ulysses but the books stop at 1915.
06 Saturday Oct 2007
Posted in fun stuff, philosophy, quizzes
| You Are 35% Left Brained, 65% Right Brained |
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Left brained people are good at communication and persuading others. If you’re left brained, you are likely good at math and logic. Your left brain prefers dogs, reading, and quiet. The right side of your brain is all about creativity and flexibility. Daring and intuitive, right brained people see the world in their unique way. If you’re right brained, you likely have a talent for creative writing and art. Your right brain prefers day dreaming, philosophy, and sports. |
01 Wednesday Aug 2007
Posted in animals & pets, blogging, books & writing, computers, culture, films, food & drink, friends, fun stuff, health & happiness, holidays, home, humour, life stuff, love, miscellany, music, musings, philosophy, photos, sevilla, television
It’s August 1st and I am officially ‘on holiday’.
No classes until September. Yay! Well okay, no income either, but I’ve been looking forward to this stretch of time ahead of me not having to be anywhere or do anything unless I feel like it. It will especially be nice not to be woken up by alarm clocks (well, other than the pointy-eared variety).
When I asked earlier about what summer stuff everyone was planning to do I still hadn’t made any major plans, and then I realised that what I wanted most was a month totally without plans. So there. 🙂
Well, there are a few things I want to do like go to the gym in the mornings and do some stuff around the apartment. But mostly I reckon I’ll be reading and hanging out online (hence that particular thumbnail), taking evening walks with Nog, going out for our *emergency cold beer and air-conditioning sessions* and the occasional tapa, and also watching films and playing with floppy cats who – I am very happy to report – appear to be friends again. They’ve even started playing fighting again, with no pee in sight, which to me is even more of a sign of them being pals again than falling asleep together.
For awhile it looked like a recent bad back incident (comment 19) had put the kibosh on my gym idea, but after a couple days of anti-inflammatories, gentle stretching and lots of walking I think I’ll be able to start back mañana.
Meanwhile, Sevilla has pretty much turned into a ghost town already, which is always a pleasant change of pace.
So all in all, August should be a nice month for carping the diem.
How’s your summer been so far?
26 Thursday Jul 2007
Posted in fun stuff, philosophy, quizzes
You are an N-S-R: a metaphysical Non-Reductionist, an epistemological Sceptic, and a moral Relativist.
If you are simply dying inside to figure out what all this mumbo-jumbo means, then simply continue reading . . .
casa azahar 