January 2008
gmail story →
I wonder what happened to the “gmail, what’s your story” thingy I used to see a link to whenever I logged in onto my gmail account. First videos that I saw were rather conventional not to say lame but then I viewed one, not so long after this ‘campaign’ was launched, that I thought was pretty amusing and made much sense. Come to think of it: what could one do with a...
stingy according to La Fontaine →
If you have something disagreeable to tell someone, one might as well take advantage of what illustrious others, more talented, wrote. I picked Jean de la Fontaine. One can’t go wrong with him. Back home his fables “le renard et le corbeau”, “la cigale et la fourmi”, “le lièvre et la tortue” are part of the national cultural patrimony. Today I let know...
Snuggle: definition →
It’s after viewing the … self-picture of a certain someone that the term ‘snuggle’ came to mind. Like when one says: “a t-shirt snuggles” for instance. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the ‘steps’.
C'est dans l'air →
TV is addictive. Not having one, I realized that when at my Mom’s last Christmas. I’m glad though to be able to view a couple of über interesting programs right from the net.
confusing picture →
I really don’t like those recurring articles supposedly warning us that the worst is to come. This one I read tentatively gives a full description of what the problem is, or rather one of the problems because, honestly, before it I didn’t know what the f**k a CDO was if you threatened to shoot me, as I had remained stuck to ‘subprimes’. We chatted a bit with a colleague...
Perfect combination →
I adore how the audience responded. Must be such a kick for the two performers.
Perspective →
We’re well, well, rather well into 2008 now. I haven’t made any resolution and don’t intend to. I’ve lost count how many Christmas I spent at my parents’ house (now my mother’s). I could do whatever I wanted to the rest of the year but X-mas was to be with family. I know how things start and finish there. I know my bedroom doesn’t get much visit all year...
political speech →
I watched excerpts of Sarko’s speech to journalists which was followed by answers to questions they were to ask him. The whole exercise had been said rather revolutionary with regards to what his predecessors (whom he, Sarko, didn’t spare in his criticisms btw) had accustomed the people to: selected journalist, chosen questions, you name it. Long story short: he can communicate, he...
lj meme →
2 memes almost in a row, I must get help. Rules: 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random The first article title on the page is the name of your band. 2. http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3 The last four words of the very last quote is the title of your album. 3. “http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/ The third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album...
Memories →
- Every now and then I have this funny reminiscence of a short excerpt from a series (or is it a movie?) where two characters meet one another and as they discuss find out they had a common acquaintance. - She was a survivor of the Titanic disaster. She had the chance to board one of the safety boats and left behind, on the sinking ship, that man, the common acquaintance, who, said she, kept...
Screenshot meme →
a mathematician plays the market →
I had about one hour to kill until my next flight to Turku at Stockholm. Rauma being a relatively small city, chances of finding books in any other language than Finnish are slim to say the least. I, then, took this opportunity to do some book shopping. Hence this one: “a mathematician plays the market”. In one chapter in particular the author develops a rather strange paradigm in...
Back →
I just returned from a 2 weeks hiatus spent at Mom’s. Happy Easter, Christmas, New Year, … Whatever the occasion: be happy. I didn’t sleep a wink last night, got up at 4:00, was taxied to Brest Airport at 6:40 to chain 3 connections {Paris, Copenhagen, Stockholm} over, what, 2200 kms; must be a record. I arrived only one hour ago. I’m beat.