Edinburgh, T-2 days

A) Pictures of this weekend in Edinburgh.

B) I think I am going unless the shit really hits the fan.
Jerusalem is not under fire at all,
but I will refrain from travel and limit usage of public transport.

Lots and lots of love,
yours truely

Magic Eight Ball

If you don't have access to the real thing ...

as you think, so shall you be

one who speaks their mind
is quickest to reach their element

Kick-ass corners

Not without tweaking,
but I've been looking for something that does this for ages!
(see my uni page for reference)

Extra income?

http://www.easyrecap.com/authors.asp

How to write a paper...

It has long been known...	I didn't look up the original reference.
A definite trend is evident...	These data are practically meaningless.
Of great theoretical and practical importance...	Interesting to me.

http://www.flyzhy.org/research/dictionary_research.html

( NOT as The Clash intended it )

Should I stay or should I go now?
Should I stay or should I go now?
If I go there will be trouble
An if I stay it will be double...

When you lead a horse to water and it refuses to drink, pet the thirsty horse compassionately while you enjoy the water yourself.

At the same time, notice that you too are standing beside a water source that you refuse to drink from, even as those around you cannot understand why you hesitate.

You’ll often find that once you begin to drink from your own neglected source, the horse you’ve been trying so desperately to help begins to drink as well.

~Steve Pavlina (blog)

Self-Actualization

"A musician must make music,
an artist must paint,
a poet must write,
if he is to be at peace with himself.
What a man can be, he must be.
This is the need we may call self-actualization ...
It refers to man's desire for fulfillment,
namely to the tendency for him to become actually in what he is potentially:
to become everything that one is capable of becoming ..."
~ Dr. Abraham Maslow

Wishlists

Nearest and dearest send me your wishlists!
Amazon and otherwise.
(don't forget the address)

I TOLD you fairies exist...

yet another stumbleupon encounter..

Backlog

response time still < 1 month
promise

(argh)

WILL YOU ALL JUST...
please stop bombing each other.

BumpTop

Visualizing news

=)

war on two fronts

is war all we know?
the news feels like a slap in the face

damned

push-pull

“Our frustration is greater when we have much and want more
than when we have nothing and want some.
We are less dissatisfied when we lack many things
than when we seem to lack but one thing.”
~ Eric Hoffer

Illusions of x-ray vision

this dude claims he can see through walls

Geeks only zone

I found a (yes, yet another) really cool new music recommender.
The set up requires registering for the demo and takes a while, but seems to be well worth the effort.

Looky, looky, likey, likey

You know you are a grown up when...

(...or for those of us who never grow up,
the title should be rephrased as: warning flags for being an adult when...)

1. you keep forgetting how old you are.
   
2. you haven't planned to celebrate your birthday for the last couple of years.
3. you plan to be working and/or being abroad on your birthday.
   

Choosing thesis topic

or, a day on google

E.g. -
@ On the effectiveness of a detoxifying agent
in preventing fusariotoxicosis in fattening pigs @

"Love is what we were born with.
Fear is what we learned here."
Marianne Williamson

the time: now,
the color: yellow.
the word: 'ostentatious', and if all else fails: 'yes'

zen

zen - i'm zen,
i'm fucking zen...

(quoting K in context of Lark in the Park)

urban art

a tribute to J

...who never ceases to tickle my mind
...and of his own living inspires me to continue to grow


n: You're a person I'd recommend to others, so I'm inviting you to join my professional network

j: thanks n. i'd recommend you too, but of course only to interesting people :P

n: of course, they must be interesting! :)

j: i will make sure they give me their official interesting certificate from an internationally recognized governing body.....

n: are we not part of this body?

j: maybe..i'll have to check with the doctor...i've been having out of body experiences...

bi-instrumental?

maybe learning your second instrument is a little like learning your second language?
in becoming 'bi-lingual' you are able not only to generalize - to see commonalities as well as differences - but as a consequence also to understand a form of communication that transcends each individual vehicle of communication...