I was caught by surprise by a totally unexpected esthetic emotion, reading, on a miniature train accessories company website (woodlandscenics.com), the descriptive of some new figure sets they proposed for sale (for reasonable prices).
Full Figured Folks
A1845 (HO Scale)
A man and a woman sit on a park bench. The woman holds her popcorn, while the man is totally unaware that a pudgy pug...
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Full Figured Folks
A1845 (HO Scale)
A man and a woman sit on a park bench. The woman holds her popcorn, while the man is totally unaware that a pudgy pug...
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Read in "Raed"'s blog:
A conversation overheard by G. while in the Meridian Hotel the Iraqi media center :
Female journalist 1: oh honey how are you? I havent seen you for ages.
Female journalist 2: I think the last time was in Kabul.
Bla bla bla
Bla bla bla
Female journalist 1: have to run now, see you in Pyongyang then, eh?
Female journalist...
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A conversation overheard by G. while in the Meridian Hotel the Iraqi media center :
Female journalist 1: oh honey how are you? I havent seen you for ages.
Female journalist 2: I think the last time was in Kabul.
Bla bla bla
Bla bla bla
Female journalist 1: have to run now, see you in Pyongyang then, eh?
Female journalist...
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carmele:
Je ne crois pas te l'avoir vraiment dit, mais te lire me fait toujours tres plaisir.
kinto:
Excellent ! (et triste aussi)
K
K
Muhammad Dib (French language Algerian writer) died May 03.
As a conclusion of the last interview he gave on Feb. 21 to " Le Monde des Livres", he quoted these verses: "Si ton chant n'est pas plus beau que le silence, alors tais-toi" :...'if your song is not as beautiful as silence, stay silent".
As a conclusion of the last interview he gave on Feb. 21 to " Le Monde des Livres", he quoted these verses: "Si ton chant n'est pas plus beau que le silence, alors tais-toi" :...'if your song is not as beautiful as silence, stay silent".
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denk:
No, no further improvements are possible. Now it has to detoriate again into a look-at-my-new-haircolor-and-my-cool-Duffy-Duck-tattoo-on-my-ass-I'm-a-real-rebel-punk-now-journal. 
That's a beautiful quote. Maybe in five years, when I'll be able to understand real french I can try to read him. Now I'm still at the stage of "Qu'est-ce que tu fais dans la vie? Je suis mcanicien."
That's a beautiful quote. Maybe in five years, when I'll be able to understand real french I can try to read him. Now I'm still at the stage of "Qu'est-ce que tu fais dans la vie? Je suis mcanicien."
smatt:
Wise words, maybe everyone should have to read that every morning!
Strawberries!
koolthing:
Is it that time of year already?
I had some beautiful ones in California - but great fruit is not such a treat there
;-)
good to see you back.
I had some beautiful ones in California - but great fruit is not such a treat there
;-)
good to see you back.
morgan:
*rushes out to buy some*
Thanks to the visitors who posted birthday wishes for my father on the previous page. We had a nice little birthday party, and instead of a "genuine" cake my dad would not have been able to enjoy, we had a birthday tiramis (with lotsa candles sticked in it, of course).
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morgan:
happies!
Did I send you an e-mail? I was pretty sure I did send it off but yahoo won't tell me whether I did or not...I don't want to think that I have sent one when I haven't!
Did I send you an e-mail? I was pretty sure I did send it off but yahoo won't tell me whether I did or not...I don't want to think that I have sent one when I haven't!
smatt:
A belated happy birthday to your father.
I doubt I'll be able to keep away for long, I've made some really good friends here. I expect I'll rejoin as soon as Erin has a new set up!
Mad Cow Eater!?! Ha! I'm a veggie! *Tries to think of something disgusting eaten in France and is overwhelmed with choices* heehee
I doubt I'll be able to keep away for long, I've made some really good friends here. I expect I'll rejoin as soon as Erin has a new set up!
Mad Cow Eater!?! Ha! I'm a veggie! *Tries to think of something disgusting eaten in France and is overwhelmed with choices* heehee
May 1st.
What kind of post could I think of, that could be related to May 1st?
Let's see.
I recently read that:
1820:
the richest 20% of mankind earn 3 times what earn the poorer 20%
1870:
the richest 20% of mankind earn 7 times what earn the poorer 20%
1913:
the richest 20% of mankind earn 11 times what earn the poorer 20%...
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What kind of post could I think of, that could be related to May 1st?
Let's see.
I recently read that:
1820:
the richest 20% of mankind earn 3 times what earn the poorer 20%
1870:
the richest 20% of mankind earn 7 times what earn the poorer 20%
1913:
the richest 20% of mankind earn 11 times what earn the poorer 20%...
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ratsonjulia:
living as I do in a rather rural-type area, I occasionally have to resort to Amazon in lieu of a much-preffered browse in a funky neighborhood record shop...
anyway, in my last order (which arrived yesterday) I included Gianmaria Testa's "La Valse d'un Jour", which I'm listening to as I type this (& I think I'm going to listen to it quite a bit in the coming months) similar,to these American ears, to Conte, but without all the studio frosting that tends to overwhelm some of his tracks (at least on the solitary c.d. that I've listened to)
thanks for the heads-up!
(& happy birthday tp the pere, eh?)
anyway, in my last order (which arrived yesterday) I included Gianmaria Testa's "La Valse d'un Jour", which I'm listening to as I type this (& I think I'm going to listen to it quite a bit in the coming months) similar,to these American ears, to Conte, but without all the studio frosting that tends to overwhelm some of his tracks (at least on the solitary c.d. that I've listened to)
thanks for the heads-up!
(& happy birthday tp the pere, eh?)
a35mmlife:
happy belated.
All work and no play made Tororo a dull boy,
all work and no play made Tororo a dull boy,
all work and no play made Tororo a dull boy,
all work and no play made Tororo a dull....
I assume you all know how it ends.
all work and no play made Tororo a dull boy,
all work and no play made Tororo a dull boy,
all work and no play made Tororo a dull....
I assume you all know how it ends.
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kinto:
Je viens de raliser que sur la photo tu ressembles a mon boss !! Heureusement, il est cool !
Marseille... moi aussi je veux du soleil !!
K
Marseille... moi aussi je veux du soleil !!
K
morgan:
Since I'm too sleepy to write a whole e-mail I will tell you about a lovely dream I had.
You know that weird soap stuff that they have that has little colored beads (i guess of gel or something) floating in it? I dreamt that beads like this, very small, in many different colours, and with a dull glow to them, were raining down everywhere. They rained on top of trees so it looked like christmas. It rained into lakes and streams and into snow. It made everything look fun and colorful and wasn't harmful to the environment.
And then one day they all kind of melted, leaving their colors everywhere. From then on trees bloomed a rainbow of colors and rivers were rainbows. I loved it!
You know that weird soap stuff that they have that has little colored beads (i guess of gel or something) floating in it? I dreamt that beads like this, very small, in many different colours, and with a dull glow to them, were raining down everywhere. They rained on top of trees so it looked like christmas. It rained into lakes and streams and into snow. It made everything look fun and colorful and wasn't harmful to the environment.
And then one day they all kind of melted, leaving their colors everywhere. From then on trees bloomed a rainbow of colors and rivers were rainbows. I loved it!
It could be that I appear not to be too much talkative in the next couple weeks... reason why: a deadline is dangerously approaching, I have lots of drawings to do, and i don't stay connected as much as usual...
but I swear, I love you all, all the same...
but I swear, I love you all, all the same...
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lionboy:
I'm much better, thanx. And thanks for checking in. Only problem now is that I let my sanity pills run out without getting them refilled. I have been without for four or five days and it hasn't gone over too well. I find myself irritable, easily slipping into much deeper depression than usual. I get overly pissed off at the smallest trifles then I feel severely guilty for reacting so inappropriately. Depressions follows hot on the heels and with that comes critical thinking. By this I mean something like, "what the f@#* is the matter with me? I'm such a stupid piece of scheidt and it's only a matter of time before people see through my facade and she's doing that wrong she should be doing it this way damn she's even dumber than I am oh god what an asshole I am for thinking negative thoughts about anyone else it's me it's all MY fault...." It goes on and on and on and on in my mind. The constant drone of negativity makes it so damned difficult to do anything but keep it in check, not to let it spill too much out into the world. I keep thinking about what an awful person I am but I suppose if I truly was as bad as I sometimes think I am... I wouldn't care about letting my pain and anger flood the earth. So irritable, quick to anger because I phucking hurt because for some reason I didn't refill my meds even though I knew what would happen if I went off them cold turkey. You know, I don't make sense to myself sometimes.
maelwys:
Aye, I get that at my work as well. Not drawing for me but F1 components. Stressfull at times. Take it easy
Ms Ani Di Franco, do you have anything concerning phoenixes you could be willing to share with us?
"... and God help you if you are a phoenix
And you dare to rise up from the ash
A thousand eyes will smoulder with jealousy
While you are just flying past."
Thank you very much.
"I did everything that I could do."
Thanks again.
"... and God help you if you are a phoenix
And you dare to rise up from the ash
A thousand eyes will smoulder with jealousy
While you are just flying past."
Thank you very much.
"I did everything that I could do."
Thanks again.
ratsonjulia:
& what does that mysterious demon-savant Google have to say?:
The Phoenix
a poem by Shams ud-din Mohammed Hafiz
as translated by Ralph Waldo Emerson
My phoenix long ago secured
His nest in sky-vault's cope;
In the body's cage immured,
He is weary of life's hope.
Round and round this heap of ashes
Now flies the bird amain,
But in that odorous niche of heaven
Nestles the bird again.
Once flies he upward, he will perch
On Tuba's golden bough:
His home is on that fruited arch
Which cools the blest below.
If over this world of ours
His wings my phoenix spread,
How gracious falls on land and sea
The soul-refreshing shade!
Either world inhabits he,
Sees oft below him planets roll;
His body is all of air compact,
Of Allah's love his soul.
The Phoenix
a poem by Shams ud-din Mohammed Hafiz
as translated by Ralph Waldo Emerson
My phoenix long ago secured
His nest in sky-vault's cope;
In the body's cage immured,
He is weary of life's hope.
Round and round this heap of ashes
Now flies the bird amain,
But in that odorous niche of heaven
Nestles the bird again.
Once flies he upward, he will perch
On Tuba's golden bough:
His home is on that fruited arch
Which cools the blest below.
If over this world of ours
His wings my phoenix spread,
How gracious falls on land and sea
The soul-refreshing shade!
Either world inhabits he,
Sees oft below him planets roll;
His body is all of air compact,
Of Allah's love his soul.
For your commodity (my dear Reader) the new "view the journal blog-style" feature allows you now to screen the entries 10 by 10! So it's now of no use I add, as I had planned, an index to the episodes of our Spring serial, ended last week (it started here)
Instead, as a postface of sort, some words by Hakim Bey (author of zataz/...
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koolthing:
The sun here is warm. It warms your skin, and makes you drowsy and happy.
And the Pacific...
I walk down the beach *yes real, beautiful, fine sand...* and watch the waves crash in, perfect break down the shore. The mountains drop into the surf, and the light is warm, golden. I feel almost silly saying it but it is true.
The light in Holland is unlike anywhere I had ever been,cool and mechanical, but this light is filled with emotion...
I owe you a long post and some pictures...
I think that is in order...
And the Pacific...
I walk down the beach *yes real, beautiful, fine sand...* and watch the waves crash in, perfect break down the shore. The mountains drop into the surf, and the light is warm, golden. I feel almost silly saying it but it is true.
The light in Holland is unlike anywhere I had ever been,cool and mechanical, but this light is filled with emotion...
I owe you a long post and some pictures...
I think that is in order...
silver___:
Well, platinum is considered a precious metal by the "industrialized" world and it does fall within the group of materials whose appearance can be described by the generalized term for my favorite "color". (ie silver). It also has exceptional resistance to corrosion and respectable structural properies.
I hope that doesn't rob the happiness from my previous statement. You must understand that these technical aspects can be beauty to those who think as engineers.
[Edited on Apr 09, 2003]
I hope that doesn't rob the happiness from my previous statement. You must understand that these technical aspects can be beauty to those who think as engineers.
[Edited on Apr 09, 2003]
In this last day of March our small Spring Serial comes to an end...To see the earlier episodes of this pulp fiction:
episode 1
episode2
episode3
episode4
episode5
And so on...
DAUGHTERS OF BASTET: 13th hour
I hadn't seen Mysterious Stranger since the day of the big fire.
I missed her, at least a bit. She would have liked this place, with so many things...
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episode 1
episode2
episode3
episode4
episode5
And so on...
DAUGHTERS OF BASTET: 13th hour
I hadn't seen Mysterious Stranger since the day of the big fire.
I missed her, at least a bit. She would have liked this place, with so many things...
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nisi:
i wonder the same thing about you. :curious:
sprechen Deutsches? ich wirklich sprechen nicht Deutsches.
my friend audrey is german, i can not understand her. i try but i give up. thank god she speaks french too, without it we would get no where.
nisi
sprechen Deutsches? ich wirklich sprechen nicht Deutsches.
my friend audrey is german, i can not understand her. i try but i give up. thank god she speaks french too, without it we would get no where.
nisi
silver___:
That may be, but platinum is such a lovely element.
You didn't happen to get that tooth from mrbling.com did you?
You didn't happen to get that tooth from mrbling.com did you?
Continued from here
DAUGHTERS OF BASTET: the twelfth monkey
I stirred, slowly, the capuccino that had costed me half the change that two weeks spent taking Greyhounds and planes one after another and covering my traces in various ways had left in my pockets.... or so it seemed.
So, checking again my pockets's content was the brightest thing I could think of, at the moment....
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DAUGHTERS OF BASTET: the twelfth monkey
I stirred, slowly, the capuccino that had costed me half the change that two weeks spent taking Greyhounds and planes one after another and covering my traces in various ways had left in my pockets.... or so it seemed.
So, checking again my pockets's content was the brightest thing I could think of, at the moment....
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tororo:
Excellent, student ratsonjulia.
It proves you paid attention to the last lectures. It was a test.
Repeat, class:
THE SO-CALLED "FOSSIL" BONES WERE PUT ON THIS EARTH TO TEST OUR FAITH IN GOD.
Good.
Student Jeeves, please put some more rats on Julia.
It proves you paid attention to the last lectures. It was a test.
Repeat, class:
THE SO-CALLED "FOSSIL" BONES WERE PUT ON THIS EARTH TO TEST OUR FAITH IN GOD.
Good.
Student Jeeves, please put some more rats on Julia.
ratsonjulia:
there is not now, & there never has been, such a thing as "Jeeves".
(owowow)
statements to the contrary are, of course, harmless fiction or misguided propaganda.
(ow!)
nonetheless, consider this your cease&desist.
(OW-DAMMIT!)
you have been warned.
(ow! OWWW!)
(owowow)
statements to the contrary are, of course, harmless fiction or misguided propaganda.
(ow!)
nonetheless, consider this your cease&desist.
(OW-DAMMIT!)
you have been warned.
(ow! OWWW!)
you are the sweetest mon ami.
i am so curious about this flying monkey??? do tell.