autoCAD, on the mac, again :
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
nic marks: the happy planet index
as i listened to this talk, i was hurled back to a time when i was not only hopeful, but genuinely excited to see what the future would bring -- what we would find out, what we'd achieve.
while heroes struggle to unlock the mysteries that can not only save our species, but also produce wonders we have yet to even conceive, idiots are counting their virtual coins, bickering over their supernatural god-creatures and inventing new and improved methods to generate suffering and death.
there must be a way to help people wake up from their stupor and realize how marvelous existence can be.
while heroes struggle to unlock the mysteries that can not only save our species, but also produce wonders we have yet to even conceive, idiots are counting their virtual coins, bickering over their supernatural god-creatures and inventing new and improved methods to generate suffering and death.
there must be a way to help people wake up from their stupor and realize how marvelous existence can be.
Monday, August 30, 2010
v.s. ramachandran at beyond belief 2006
v.s. ramachandran talks about the peculiarities of belief in split-brain patients -- including the situation where one half lobe believes in god and the other half doesn't -- at beyond belief all the way back in 2006. in 2 parts.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
in a country where they turn back time
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... and the bus and the tourists are gone
and you've thrown away the choice and lost your ticket
so you have to stay on
but the drum-beat strains of the night remain
in the rhythm of the new-born day
you know sometime you're bound to leave her
but for now you're going to stay...
- al stewart
strummin' outside monastiraki station in athens, greece [geotagged on flickr].
...trying to overcoming my fear of shooting street...
©2010 helen sotiriadis
Friday, August 27, 2010
be square.
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stopped traffic in pefki, athens, greece. it's geotagged on flickr.
more custom-shaped bokeh... and a tutorial [of sorts]!
©2010 helen sotiriadis
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
of full moons and mars hoaxes
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if i ever again express the idea of not getting a good night's sleep in order to drive all the way out to saronida (the location's geotagged on flickr) to photograph the moonset, just shoot me.
i've been incapacitated with a migraine all day -- just starting to recover.
now that i'm up, here are two interesting bits of info:
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item 1:
it spreads, it mutates, it refuses to die.
for the seventh year in a row, the mars hoax is infecting email boxes around the world. passed from one reader to another, the message states that on august 27th mars will approach earth and swell to the size of a full moon. 'NO ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN,' the email declares--always in caps.
news flash: it's not true.
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item 2:
yesterday's apogee full moon was smaller than usual, as explained and visualized by anthony ayiomamitis:
click image to source
©2010 helen sotiriadis
i've been incapacitated with a migraine all day -- just starting to recover.
now that i'm up, here are two interesting bits of info:
-------------------------
item 1:
it spreads, it mutates, it refuses to die.
for the seventh year in a row, the mars hoax is infecting email boxes around the world. passed from one reader to another, the message states that on august 27th mars will approach earth and swell to the size of a full moon. 'NO ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN,' the email declares--always in caps.
news flash: it's not true.
-------------------------
item 2:
yesterday's apogee full moon was smaller than usual, as explained and visualized by anthony ayiomamitis:
click image to source
©2010 helen sotiriadis
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
WABC: rabbi schmuley interviews christopher hitchens
aug 22, 2010. rabbi shmuley discusses cancer, religion, hitch22, and prayers with christopher hitchens. in 2 parts.
moveway
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i made a mistake while editing -- and my picture turned into the above... nevertheless, i decided that, while not a leading specimen of fine art photography, it was interesting enough to keep for a laugh.
but that's not the story here. the story lies behind the tentative description i keyed in last night, to caption my mistake:
i think i turned left when i should've turned right. this is just weird.
originally purple with yellow stamen.
'i turned left when i should've turned right'? what's steering a car got to do with anything?
well, it was my personal little giggle, an inside joke for a company of one, which no one else would understand, surely, as it's a reference to a dim memory of a short story i once read when i was a kid.
ok... still... so what?
well, this morning, my google reader's rss feed had, in the cool recommendations section, 3 items about a nine-day 100-km [60-mile for metrically challenged americans] traffic jam in beijing. [ah... beijing traffic -- i remember it well.]
the thing is, whenever i'm stuck in traffic, my mind escapes back to that elusive bit of science fiction.
so, this morning, since coincidence was slapping me in the face to conclusively satiate my curiosity and repair my failed memory, i embarked on a virtual search for the tale. it turns out others half-remembered this thing as well, because there is an actual page where people are discussing it and where was it from, and who wrote it, and does anybody else remember this?
so, i was triumphant in finding the great moveway jam, by john keefauver, originally published in omni magazine in 1979, with the description:
'for months they waited to be rescued from the mammoth traffic jam. then the copters came!'
uploaded in PDF format for your reading pleasure by the mysterious krewe du kat.
as i sleepily -- yet excitedly -- read this early this morning, i did a mental jig at locating the prized sentence:
'a little old lady, signaling for a right turn in ventura, made a left turn instead.'
are you still reading this?
©2010 helen sotiriadis
but that's not the story here. the story lies behind the tentative description i keyed in last night, to caption my mistake:
i think i turned left when i should've turned right. this is just weird.
originally purple with yellow stamen.
'i turned left when i should've turned right'? what's steering a car got to do with anything?
well, it was my personal little giggle, an inside joke for a company of one, which no one else would understand, surely, as it's a reference to a dim memory of a short story i once read when i was a kid.
ok... still... so what?
well, this morning, my google reader's rss feed had, in the cool recommendations section, 3 items about a nine-day 100-km [60-mile for metrically challenged americans] traffic jam in beijing. [ah... beijing traffic -- i remember it well.]
the thing is, whenever i'm stuck in traffic, my mind escapes back to that elusive bit of science fiction.
so, this morning, since coincidence was slapping me in the face to conclusively satiate my curiosity and repair my failed memory, i embarked on a virtual search for the tale. it turns out others half-remembered this thing as well, because there is an actual page where people are discussing it and where was it from, and who wrote it, and does anybody else remember this?
so, i was triumphant in finding the great moveway jam, by john keefauver, originally published in omni magazine in 1979, with the description:
'for months they waited to be rescued from the mammoth traffic jam. then the copters came!'
uploaded in PDF format for your reading pleasure by the mysterious krewe du kat.
as i sleepily -- yet excitedly -- read this early this morning, i did a mental jig at locating the prized sentence:
'a little old lady, signaling for a right turn in ventura, made a left turn instead.'
are you still reading this?
©2010 helen sotiriadis
bash
i remember seeing this episode of west wing years ago, but this segment is making the rounds lately, and it's very good.
susan blackmore: the third replicator
a couple of years ago, susan blackmore presented a talk at TED about genes, memes and temes. today, sentient developments linked to an article on the same subject on by blackmore, on the NYT.
'... now, in the early 21st century, we are seeing the emergence of a third replicator. i call these temes (short for technological memes, though i have considered other names). they are digital information stored, copied, varied and selected by machines. we humans like to think we are the designers, creators and controllers of this newly emerging world but really we are stepping stones from one replicator to the next.'
the entire piece is here.
...just spreading my memes....
'... now, in the early 21st century, we are seeing the emergence of a third replicator. i call these temes (short for technological memes, though i have considered other names). they are digital information stored, copied, varied and selected by machines. we humans like to think we are the designers, creators and controllers of this newly emerging world but really we are stepping stones from one replicator to the next.'
the entire piece is here.
...just spreading my memes....
Monday, August 23, 2010
big wheel keep on turnin'
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nice and rough.
at allou fun park in athens. geotagged on flickr.
©2010 helen sotiriadis
Sunday, August 22, 2010
a wanderer watches wanderers
please view larger on dark and refer to notes for visible planets.
we are wanderers.
and so are they.
a view from my friend's home in saronida, greece, as night falls.
©2010 helen sotiriadis
Saturday, August 21, 2010
aphrodite bids poseidon goodnight
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poseidon's temple.
aphrodite [aka venus].
the moon.
the sky.
the sea.
a cool breeze.
greek salad, feta cheese, calamare, octopus.
ouzo on the rocks.
my camera.
my love.
aahhh.
this is you-know-where, geotagged here.
©2010 helen sotiriadis
Friday, August 20, 2010
connor trinneer at terraformers ii - episode 3
i just finished up a run-through of star trek: enterprise DVDs and was surprised how many episodes i'd never seen! i paid special attention to connor trinneer's work, after having met him at terraformers ii, which is quite simply the coolest star trek gathering in the world, located at stunning sounion.
give him a click!
connor is fun to meet -- he's approachable, funny and easy to talk to -- and i was fascinated by how he's genuinely interested in his fans. my meeting him, in addition to the Q&A sessions, spiked up my appreciation for the thoughtful and effective acting he did on enterprise, and how he made a complex job seem almost effortless.
enterprise was the series that illustrated the transformation of our present-day culture into the hopeful, optimistic future of humanity's potential, as originally envisioned by gene roddenberry. characters like trip depict us as we are, but with humanity's most valuable traits: our drive to conquer our reluctance to embrace the strange and unknown, to satisfy our curiosity to explore, to learn, and our innate impulse to do good... in short, the foundation for the best that's yet to come.
i processed the hell out of this picture because the lights cast shadows on his face. i'm way too timid to use a flash, or to become annoying by taking too many pictures. still, i'm glad i got this, and maybe i'll be a bit more brave at terraformers iii!
silly fangirl with connor. thanks for the shot, william!
more terraformers ii!
©2010 helen sotiriadis
give him a click!
connor is fun to meet -- he's approachable, funny and easy to talk to -- and i was fascinated by how he's genuinely interested in his fans. my meeting him, in addition to the Q&A sessions, spiked up my appreciation for the thoughtful and effective acting he did on enterprise, and how he made a complex job seem almost effortless.
enterprise was the series that illustrated the transformation of our present-day culture into the hopeful, optimistic future of humanity's potential, as originally envisioned by gene roddenberry. characters like trip depict us as we are, but with humanity's most valuable traits: our drive to conquer our reluctance to embrace the strange and unknown, to satisfy our curiosity to explore, to learn, and our innate impulse to do good... in short, the foundation for the best that's yet to come.
i processed the hell out of this picture because the lights cast shadows on his face. i'm way too timid to use a flash, or to become annoying by taking too many pictures. still, i'm glad i got this, and maybe i'll be a bit more brave at terraformers iii!
silly fangirl with connor. thanks for the shot, william!
more terraformers ii!
©2010 helen sotiriadis
ray bradbury excitement
i hardly noticed when i saw this posted somewhere a couple of days ago... but i finally paid attention on pharyngula and it was too good to not embed.
... careful... it's not safe for work....
... careful... it's not safe for work....
Thursday, August 19, 2010
a double-birthday for star trek
this video is part of trek movie's happy birthday tribute to both gene roddenberry and jonathan frakes [who is turning 58]. click over to view videos with riker bloopers and an interview.
as for me, i couldn't help but embed roddenberry's positive, hopeful message.
expanse anomaly
like it? you're joking.... well, click away!
just 'cause i've been watching too much star trek enterprise this week.
.... but it really was warped....
these are transparent chairs photographed through the back of another.
i'm feeling somewhat inspirationally challenged lately. any ideas?
©2010 helen sotiriadis
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
omega
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a flattened sun, as seen from saronida in greece.
want to know why it's flat? visit atmospheric optics!
this is on the map.
here's another:
©2010 helen sotiriadis
mix
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'you're an interesting species. an interesting mix. you're capable of such beautiful dreams, and such horrible nightmares. you feel so lost, so cut off, so alone, only you're not. see, in all our searching, the only thing we've found that makes the emptiness bearable, is each other.'
— carl sagan, contact
the sun just set, at saronida, greece. it's on the map.
©2010 helen sotiriadis
Saturday, August 14, 2010
a.zepatou
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my good friend and colleague, aliki [that's alice in english] invited me over her office to do some shooting. i loved the rich colors and classic style and opted or 5-exposure HDR shots for the office space. below are two of my series. i shot a few details as well.
i did a radial blur on the hand shot -- but i keep wishing for a lensbaby.
click any image to view larger.
©2010 helen sotiriadis
overnight stay
a sailboat settles in for the night under poseidon's temple.
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i had no idea how to expose this! ....but i was surprised by the sight as i drove by and wanted to keep it for my sounion collection. i should have opened up the aperture... silly of me. it was really dark at 1:36 am, so i shot a fairly long exposure and fiddled with it it in RAW.
it's on the map.
©2010 helen sotiriadis
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i had no idea how to expose this! ....but i was surprised by the sight as i drove by and wanted to keep it for my sounion collection. i should have opened up the aperture... silly of me. it was really dark at 1:36 am, so i shot a fairly long exposure and fiddled with it it in RAW.
it's on the map.
©2010 helen sotiriadis
Friday, August 13, 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010
aubade
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this is a special way of being afraid
no trick dispels. religion used to try,
that vast, moth-eaten musical brocade
created to pretend we never die,
and specious stuff that says no rational being
can fear a thing it will not feel, not seeing
that this is what we fear - no sight, no sound,
no touch or taste or smell, nothing to think with,
nothing to love or link with,
the anasthetic from which none come round.
- philip larkin
a 14 year old understood.
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a friend just finished up an apartment she intends to rent. i jumped at the chance to shoot the emptiness.
[interested?]
©2010 helen sotiriadis
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
lunch time!
at avissinia cafe
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a very light one: greek salad with feta cheese, tomatoes, peppers, cucumber, olives, capers and fava with lemon, onions and capers. nice bread. a coke light 'cause i wanted to continue shooting afterwards..
i had to pick off the capers-- i'm not crazy about them.
this is, of course, on the map.
©2010 helen sotiriadis
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a very light one: greek salad with feta cheese, tomatoes, peppers, cucumber, olives, capers and fava with lemon, onions and capers. nice bread. a coke light 'cause i wanted to continue shooting afterwards..
i had to pick off the capers-- i'm not crazy about them.
this is, of course, on the map.
©2010 helen sotiriadis
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
a lovely light [for christopher hitchens]
my candle burns at both ends;
it will not last the night;
but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends--
it gives a lovely light!
-edna st. vincent millay
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no, my friend, that was the wrong reference.
you are a candle in the dark.
for christopher hitchens.
i have recently been moved to send a personal message -- this is a public one.
christopher hitchens' writing and speaking has influenced me on many levels.
yes, i'm a lifelong atheist, and now an unapologetic one, thanks in part to the realizations brought on by him... but it's not only that. whether i agree with him on issues or not, he's helped me to get to the heart of them and think in clearer terms.
obviously, i'm distressed that this person who i admire is ill, but, seeing as how he's handling his predicament, and how he has a unique way of approaching even the direst of circumstances, i suspect he's going to surprise us all with his best work yet.
so, again unapologetically, my blog contains a lot of hitchens, and will continue to do so, as i wish him well.
friends will be glad to know that he's back in action, as he's scheduled to debate david berlinski in birmingham, alabama, on the issue of how atheism poisons everything on september 7th. my thanks to daily hitchens for the heads-up.
©2010 helen sotiriadis
it will not last the night;
but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends--
it gives a lovely light!
-edna st. vincent millay
please support and click.
no, my friend, that was the wrong reference.
you are a candle in the dark.
for christopher hitchens.
i have recently been moved to send a personal message -- this is a public one.
christopher hitchens' writing and speaking has influenced me on many levels.
yes, i'm a lifelong atheist, and now an unapologetic one, thanks in part to the realizations brought on by him... but it's not only that. whether i agree with him on issues or not, he's helped me to get to the heart of them and think in clearer terms.
obviously, i'm distressed that this person who i admire is ill, but, seeing as how he's handling his predicament, and how he has a unique way of approaching even the direst of circumstances, i suspect he's going to surprise us all with his best work yet.
so, again unapologetically, my blog contains a lot of hitchens, and will continue to do so, as i wish him well.
friends will be glad to know that he's back in action, as he's scheduled to debate david berlinski in birmingham, alabama, on the issue of how atheism poisons everything on september 7th. my thanks to daily hitchens for the heads-up.
©2010 helen sotiriadis
bioprinting!
on wired:
click image to source
'say goodbye to donor lists and organ shortages. a biotech firm has created a printer that prints veins using a patients’ own cells. the device could potentially create whole organs in the future.'
images and info here.
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'say goodbye to donor lists and organ shortages. a biotech firm has created a printer that prints veins using a patients’ own cells. the device could potentially create whole organs in the future.'
images and info here.
Monday, August 09, 2010
a message to those praying for christopher hitchens
...by jeffrey goldberg, at the atlantic contains this little gem:
'as for the few of you who wrote to goldblog to say they were praying for hitch's death, i can say that he does not care one way or another what you do or think or pray, but on behalf of myself and the entire team here at the atlantic, let me just say, go fuck yourselves'.
'as for the few of you who wrote to goldblog to say they were praying for hitch's death, i can say that he does not care one way or another what you do or think or pray, but on behalf of myself and the entire team here at the atlantic, let me just say, go fuck yourselves'.
hot town
... summer in the city
back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
been down, isn't it a pity
doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city
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scaffolding next to the monastiraki train station, athens, greece [on the map].
i'm stuck in athens this summer, puttering around, trying to find interesting bits here and there.
©2010 helen sotiriadis
back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
been down, isn't it a pity
doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city
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scaffolding next to the monastiraki train station, athens, greece [on the map].
i'm stuck in athens this summer, puttering around, trying to find interesting bits here and there.
©2010 helen sotiriadis
Sunday, August 08, 2010
no. 3A autographic kodak jr.
love those newfangled gadgets:
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HERE is a new camera, which is designed to meet the requirements of those who prefer the simplicity of the junior line, in the 8A size. it has the same general characteristics as the other juniors; the same relatively thin, compact form; the same reliable equipment, and like the 2C, is supplied only as a focusing camera.
the no. 8A kodak junior makes pictures 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches -- the most popular of amateur sizes -- which is adaptable to almost any composition, whether in the vertical or horizontal position. it loads with autographic film cartridges of ten, six and two exposures, and, of course, has the autographic feature so that the dates and titles may be written on the films at the time of exposure.
it looks like some bits are missing... but it's still quite cool.
found at monastiraki, on the map.
©2010 helen sotiriadis
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HERE is a new camera, which is designed to meet the requirements of those who prefer the simplicity of the junior line, in the 8A size. it has the same general characteristics as the other juniors; the same relatively thin, compact form; the same reliable equipment, and like the 2C, is supplied only as a focusing camera.
the no. 8A kodak junior makes pictures 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches -- the most popular of amateur sizes -- which is adaptable to almost any composition, whether in the vertical or horizontal position. it loads with autographic film cartridges of ten, six and two exposures, and, of course, has the autographic feature so that the dates and titles may be written on the films at the time of exposure.
it looks like some bits are missing... but it's still quite cool.
found at monastiraki, on the map.
©2010 helen sotiriadis
Saturday, August 07, 2010
the quest for realism - james blinn, 1980
in the 80s, executing the hide command on a large 3d file could have taken hours -- or days! today, rendering an image is not instantaneous, but it's fast in comparison.
here's a nice little video explaining the basics of rendering in a historical context.
jim blinn became widely known for his wonderful computer graphics for NASS's JPL and carl sagan's cosmos -- in my opinion, the greatest science documentary in the universe.
thank you, joel schlosberg!
... by the way, notice who's narrating* in the end....?
cross-posted at infostudio
* leonard nimoy
©2010 helen sotiriadis
here's a nice little video explaining the basics of rendering in a historical context.
jim blinn became widely known for his wonderful computer graphics for NASS's JPL and carl sagan's cosmos -- in my opinion, the greatest science documentary in the universe.
thank you, joel schlosberg!
... by the way, notice who's narrating* in the end....?
cross-posted at infostudio
* leonard nimoy
©2010 helen sotiriadis
from the inside looking out
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yesterday, i went to monastiraki in athens and wandered around a bit. my favorite spot for lunch is cafe avissinia... a little bit of happiness*.
the cafe is featured in the first few minutes of this video:
hungry? well, you can glimpse my very simple lunch of fava and salad on a future post :-)
if you're planning on visiting, it's on the map.
©2010 helen sotiriadis
live long and marry
on io9, the science fiction explanation of why gay people must be allowed to marry is thought provoking, and features this awesome photo from wikipedia:
click image to source
... if you must marry, that is. i'm not a fan, myself.
©2010 helen sotiriadis
click image to source
... if you must marry, that is. i'm not a fan, myself.
©2010 helen sotiriadis
Friday, August 06, 2010
prop 8, minority rights & american democracy
on sexual intelligence:
opening line:
'democracy does not mean three wolves and lamb voting on what’s for dinner.'
good one.
read the entire piece here, which refers the 14th amendment of the u.s. constitution:
'no state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the united states; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.'
opening line:
'democracy does not mean three wolves and lamb voting on what’s for dinner.'
good one.
read the entire piece here, which refers the 14th amendment of the u.s. constitution:
'no state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the united states; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.'
christopher hitchens on anderson cooper 360 on CNN
EDIT: watch the extended edition here.
here's a snip:
AC: in a moment of doubt, isn't there... i don't know... i just find it fascinating that... even when you're alone, and you know that no one else is watching that there might be a moment where you, you know, want to hedge your bets...
CH: if that comes, it'll be when i'm very ill, when i'm half-demented, either by drugs or by pain and i won't have control over what i say. i mention this in case you eve hear a rumor later on, because these things happen and the faithful love to spread these rumors. you know, 'on his death bed, he finally...' well, i can't say that the entity that, by then, wouldn't be me, wouldn't do such a pathetic thing, but i can tell you that, not while i'm lucid, no. i could be quite sure of that.
AC: so if there is some story that, on your death bed...
CH: don't believe it. don't credit it, no.
on AC360°
Thursday, August 05, 2010
richard dawkins: it must have happened for a reason
'you know how it is some days, you wake up with a particular tune in your head and you can't shake it off all through the day. why won't it go away? often it isn't even a very good tune but it sticks. just for the one day. why that tune? why that day?'
...read the entire uncanny noncoincidence.
...read the entire uncanny noncoincidence.
been there, done that.
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i can just see you rolling your eyes at the sight of another silly danbo shot -- but i love props and, besides... admit it: she's expressive and just plain cute.
i just saw rebellion: three successfully broken rules of photographic composition over at digital photography school and thought that elizabeth halford's description for the last image would make a very nice title for this one.
©2010 helen sotiriadis
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
christopher hitchens: topic of cancer
on vanity fair:
click to source
'to the dumb question “why me?” the cosmos barely bothers to return the reply: why not?'
and
'these are my first raw reactions to being stricken. i am quietly resolved to resist bodily as best i can, even if only passively, and to seek the most advanced advice. my heart and blood pressure and many other registers are now strong again: indeed, it occurs to me that if i didn’t have such a stout constitution i might have led a much healthier life thus far. against me is the blind, emotionless alien, cheered on by some who have long wished me ill. but on the side of my continued life is a group of brilliant and selfless physicians plus an astonishing number of prayer groups. on both of these i hope to write next time if—as my father invariably said—i am spared.'
i'm astonished how he conveys feelings i hope i will never have, and how he can continue to write through this.
... but writing: that's what hitch does.
©2010 toomanytribbles
click to source
'to the dumb question “why me?” the cosmos barely bothers to return the reply: why not?'
and
'these are my first raw reactions to being stricken. i am quietly resolved to resist bodily as best i can, even if only passively, and to seek the most advanced advice. my heart and blood pressure and many other registers are now strong again: indeed, it occurs to me that if i didn’t have such a stout constitution i might have led a much healthier life thus far. against me is the blind, emotionless alien, cheered on by some who have long wished me ill. but on the side of my continued life is a group of brilliant and selfless physicians plus an astonishing number of prayer groups. on both of these i hope to write next time if—as my father invariably said—i am spared.'
i'm astonished how he conveys feelings i hope i will never have, and how he can continue to write through this.
... but writing: that's what hitch does.
©2010 toomanytribbles
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