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Отличный подарок

Posted by Alina on March 8, 2009 at 4:33pm

Итак, праздник подходит к концу и первое место среди подарков занимает клип R.E.M. Losing my religion, который после много-много-многолетнего перерыва увидела сегодня по А1. просидела с открытым ртом, дааа, теперь такого не делают. Да и Шуху очень понравилось.Найден ответ на йорковские шаманские танцы - сначала их танцевал Стайп! Только у него они более упорядоченные. Чудесно танцевал. А 20 лет назад смотрела и не знала, что увижу продолжение, но в другом исполнении.

Punctuate

Posted by Marine on March 8, 2009 at 8:30am

Woman without her man is nothingHappy International Women's day !

Still a live raw nerve

Posted by Rachel on March 7, 2009 at 5:51pm

Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly, because you tread on my dreams.

Atlantic City Goes Solar

Posted by Marcia Divack on March 7, 2009 at 5:30pm

(CNN) -- With its energy-gobbling casinos, Atlantic City, New Jersey, isn't exactly known as a city that conserves electricity. Its motto: "Always turned on."This oceanside gambling mecca seems an unlikely place for a pioneering solar energy project. But at a ceremony scheduled for Thursday, city and state officials commemorated the city's convention center, newly powered in part by the largest single-roof solar-panel array in the United States.The 13,321 photovoltaic panels will produce an average of 26 percent of the convention center's energy, according to consultants. The panels cover most of the roof's usable space, leaving room for walkways and other equipment."We estimate that we are going to save $4.4 million over the 20 years of the contract [with the solar provider]," said Jeff Vasser, president of the Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority.In greener terms, authorities estimate the solar panels will avoid the release of 2,349 tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere -- equivalent to removing 390 passenger vehicles from the road or reducing oil consumption by 4,956 barrels per year."This is something we started thinking about when Gov. [Jon] Corzine came out with his energy master plan," Vasser said. "We thought, looking at our roof, that we would have a perfect opportunity to take the lead for New Jersey."When the Atlantic City Convention and Visitor's Authority received its electric bill in January, there was a significant difference from the year before. Despite relatively short days and weak winter sunlight, the panels produced 15 percent of the convention's center's power.Corzine's energy plan for the state went into effect in October. One of its five goals is: "Invest in innovative clean-energy technologies and businesses to stimulate the industry's growth in New Jersey."The governor has played in key part in inspiring businesses to look at solar options, Vasser said.The convention authority didn't set out to have the largest solar setup on one roof. The group had been thinking for several years of ways to be greener and to save money, Vasser said. It became apparent as they talked to consultants that the bigger the solar array, the better.Vasser sees convention centers as ideal places for solar arrays. They are big, boxy buildings with a lot of empty space on their mostly open, flat roofs. He thinks adding solar power should be an easy decision as long as the roof has good exposure to the sun.The hardest choice, he said, was picking the most cost-effective way to add panels to the 500,000-square foot building.After considering the option of buying the panels outright and having them installed, the convention center authority signed an agreement with Pepco Energy Services of Arlington, Virginia. Pepco owns the equipment and sells the power generated by the panels to the convention center.Another factor that made the agreement more attractive was that as a public entity, the convention center is not eligible for federal tax credits. As a private company, Pepco is.Pepco, which provides electricity from a variety of traditional and green sources, believes solar power is an important part of the nation's future."I think it's going to do a lot for reducing our dependence on oil and will have all kinds of positive effects, not only on geopolitics but on the cost of the energy in this country," said David Weiss, president and COO of Pepco. "[Solar] plants like this are what are going to make it happen."One of the advantages about having solar panels on buildings is that you use a free source of energy to produce power where it is being used, said Tom Hunton, CEO of American Capital Energy, the subcontractor on the project. When electricity is generated at a coal or nuclear plant, some of it disappears as it travels through transmission lines to homes and businesses.But, despite the fact that there have been many engineering and manufacturing improvements to solar panels over the past 50 years, solar energy is still too expensive for mass use, he said. "But eventually solar power will be a major source of power in the United States. It's just a matter of time."Atlantic City will continue to play host to renewable energy projects like large solar arrays, Vasser said."There's a lot of neon and bright lights here, but I think everyone is conscious of saving energy and being conscious of our environment," he said.It is nice to see my home state moving in the right direction . . .

Semana Radiohead en www.paservirleausted.blogspot.com

Posted by Su Serv on March 7, 2009 at 5:52am

Que tal estimados, como muchos de ustedes saben el próximo fin de semana se llevaran a cabo dos de los conciertos más memorables que vera nuestro país este año, me refiero a las presentaciones del 15 y 16 de este mes que Radiohead ofrecerá en el foro sol.A modo de festejo o de homenaje a dichas presentaciones tendremos una semana completa a partir de hoy de posts y posts de la banda. Y que mejor manera de ir calentando motores que un concierto en homenaje a Radiohead, la cita es mañana 7 de Marzo a las 8 pm en:Casa Cultural HilvanaColima 378 Col. Condesa (a 3 cuadras del metro Sevilla) México D.F.Cover : $35pesosBandas confirmados: Photogram , Rotten y The Exils.Aquí les dejo el Flyer del evento... Andele!!! Animese!!! Caigale!!!

Cauldron

Posted by PrttyBrd on March 7, 2009 at 3:40am

So much locked within bubbling at the surfacePinholes of strain attempt to release pressureIts immensity can't be touched by a million such holesDesire to discard the cloak grows with every breathBut the fear of being unveiled and naked prevents itAs the molehills burn and the fires are extinguishedMountains emerge in silence, born of the forgotten ashesSmoldering embers give rise to the unfathomableGargantuan by comparison and seemingly unstoppableCan such enormity be reigned in,Or will trying be a harsh lesson in futility?Never give up or knowing when to do soHolding tightly or letting goTo analyze or forgetNo clear cut paths in the forest of self-destruction

To Be Crust Free

Posted by PrttyBrd on March 7, 2009 at 3:30am

Lost... lost in the miry clay that gathers at the foot of the mountain after the rain.The sun slowly dries and hardens the outer shell forming the thick protective coating.If one were to stumble across the stone the soft and very human core would be invisible.So eager to attack that mountain, yet the torrential downpour that plagued that journey could not have been predicted.One slip and even the greatest will fall.One slip and forever lost.Barricaded from the warmth of the sun within the cold, dark casing.Awaiting another storm, hoping to soften enough to crack the surface.Looking to escape the safety of the carapace.Hoping all is reversible and nothing lasts forever.

Can't win...

Posted by Rachel on March 6, 2009 at 6:00pm

I'm a nurse working in a retirement home, night shifts. That can be very straining and once in a while it's very sad. But sometimes it is positively surreal, and situations occur that make you grin despite yourself. The other day I had a dialogue with a very old and very ill resident who died a few days later. I'm writing it down not to be disrespectful but as a way to remember him by. In my job you tent to forget those who have gone rather quickly and focus on the ones who are still there.

I'm writing down the original dialogue since it actually was in German, the translation would be awkward anyway.

Sehr kranker alter Mann: 'Wie spät ist es?'
Ich: 'Zwanzig vor drei.'
Er (ärgerlich): 'Ich will nicht wissen wie spät es ist, ich habe Sie gefragt wie spät es ist!'
Ich: *grübel* 'Möchten Sie gerne von mir die Uhrzeit erfahren?'
Er: 'Ach, lassen Sie mich in Ruhe!'

ain't love grand

Posted by Jin on March 6, 2009 at 1:53am

Mild domestic dispute outside. I peer from a balcony. Bystander says: "courtship ain't what it used to be."This after a Prop 8 rally in which both sides were crammed into the same space and began pushing at each other.Why can't we all just get along, eh?

counseling - i may come by later

Posted by maybe on March 5, 2009 at 3:30pm

for now at least,winter is receding like gumsthe cold snap was a rumour, and wasn'ti feel like a frozen chunk of dead leaves stuck in the gutter.. brr...it's today, it's tonight, maybe two more sessions to go afterbefore i get anothertemporary license to roam around alone with crazy thoughts, accumulated anger, cyclist road rage and car kicking, slamming doors and trapdoors abound. they do. why am i stuck in this loop then.9:30 - restate my assumptionsit takes me nowhere to judge - yet i am allowed to do so?I am looking for clues, for a signa rumour maybethis day's office chart: the loveboat theme (1979), Danny Michel's In the Belly of a Whale (song), I love LA by OMCdowner of the day: Vince Li's trialchuckle of the day: hee hee that picture is terrifyingly funny

In Rainbows

Posted by maybe on March 5, 2009 at 3:10pm

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fcLO5fmbQqg/R36SfpcMHDI/AAAAAAAAAa0/RPCQBQIrN7U/s1600-h/in_rainbows.jpgwonder if they named the album after something like that

Tamborine, Tamborine, Tamborine!

Posted by DreamerM on March 5, 2009 at 10:41am

First Press the String!

Close to Home

Posted by Rachel on March 4, 2009 at 11:00am

Building Collapsing in Cologne
Frightening on so many levels.
A resident living close to the site commented: 'Just think if this had happened only a week earlier.' Last week the Cologne Carneval Parade took its course through this very road, it's one of the most popular spots in the city, hundreds of people cramming on the sidewalks.
Besides the fact that there were people killed (which is upsetting as it is) there is also to consider that this building basically contained the entire memory of a 2ooo-year-old city. It's like a brainwash on an unfathomable scale.
There will be rain today and strong winds, not much of a chance to save anything. All gone.

simian

Posted by Thomas Jerome Newton on March 4, 2009 at 5:28am

my habits are forming around my continuous poor health. i never wear the same clothes more than once before washing them, but now...i just dont care. i feel too ill to cook or clean. i dont read anymore.

Suddenly Blair is an Environmentalist

Posted by DreamerM on March 4, 2009 at 5:00am

Check this out.

The wonders of soup

Posted by PrttyBrd on March 3, 2009 at 11:38pm

The stress of the day has melted. It's amazing what the scent of home can do to calm your nerves. On a whim, I made some shrimp soup. It tastes, but more importantly smells, just like my Mom's. My house is filled with the aroma of my childhood. My mind is swimming with memories that have enveloped me like a hug. It turns out that it was just what I needed to come back to my usual and somewhat pleasant self. Not bad for my first time. Thanks Ma.

Untitled

Posted by Luis Pink on March 3, 2009 at 9:20pm

Your Own Eyes

Posted by PrttyBrd on March 3, 2009 at 7:01pm

Your face goes numb in the freezing rainYet you can no longer feel the coldFrozen to the spot it happenedLike you are physically unable to moveUnable to seek shelterUnable, or unwillingShattered hopes and startling surprisesThe truth beheld one afternoonThe mind struggles to make sense of itHow could your eyes see what your heart denies?How can your heart believe what your eyes have seen?Any step away from that spot is a step closer to homeCloser to confrontationCloser to the affirmation of painYou remain planted like a tree to the sidewalkThe rain camouflages the tearsThat contrast the hope that you are desperately longing to cling toPeople pass by paying no mindUnconcerned and unfeeling as you wish you were

Blindsided

Posted by PrttyBrd on March 3, 2009 at 6:52pm

Stepping into the lakeFeet get stuck in the sludgeSinking deeper and deeperWater is dark and muddy with the struggle for freedomThe water slowly covers allThe sun gradually eclipsed by the murky waterWhat an unforeseen turn of events while going for a swim

Living in (quite) a big city is very useful to listen to new stuff...

Posted by Marine on March 3, 2009 at 5:10pm

I should permanently write on my forehead, forwards and backwards, "ignorant".Went to my first concert of the year, was about time you'll tell me, and you'll be right: I'm still amazed at how little I listen to live music. Terebi & live recordings don't count. I almost didn't go there , as usual for meaningless reasons, but a cocktail of hurting feet, television and a high mix of monosaccharide changed my mind somehow. Or maybe I just wanted to piss my flatmate off. Make him understand he cannot talk me, no matter how hard he tries, into laziness. Laziness is usually my own decision, but thanks for the concern.Anyway, off I went to this small converted-to-art malt-house (is my life dictated by and dedicated to beer ? hmm...) to hear a bit of jazz. I liked that place. The malt-house, I mean. It's small. So small that it was difficult for the double-bass to stand without touching the ceiling.About the music, well... I'm not able to make accurate comments about music, I mean, I don't know anything about it, it's mostly personal... Mmm... The first part was a French piano player, from what I have read his music is supposed to be inspired from Scandinavia, well, if he says so, right ? I'm no judge. And I wouldn't know how to judge that in the first place. He was talking about his daughter and an obscure Swedish writer, and I felt like an idiot because I had no idea who it was. I liked it, btw. His music. Sounded round. Made me wish I'll never learn how to play the piano, because it'd kill it all. Like in magic tricks, you know ? If you understand how it works, it isn't funny anymore.The main act was the Japanese piano player Fujii Satoko, along with the three other members of her quartet (good, you can count up to four !). And, well. I didn't understand much. At all. I am not made to understand this kind of jazz. It felt like they were all on different rythms, I'm sorry I don't have four brains to compute four differents tracks ! When they were splitting into solos or duos I could follow (a bit) but mostly I felt like an idiot. Sigh. Someday...For those interested, anyway, here are the MySpaces of Stefan Orins and Fujii Satoko.

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