En primer lugar, quiero felicitar por su cumpleaños a mi amiga Virginia (no la de OT), y en segundo lugar tengo que hablar de algo que me ha hecho más feliz que un cubata gratis. Y es que, amigos, me han regalado un DVD de Shrek tercero.
Pero no es por la película ni por el DVD, que pienso usar para jugar al freezbee con mi querido o incluso con sino porque he luchado mucho por conseguir que me regalarán ese DVD. Si, es fruto de un largo y costoso trabajo que requirió toda mi creatividad y grandes dosis de alcohol.
Y me siento orgulloso de decirlo hoy públicamente, porque por fin por una vez en mi vida he ganado un premio literario. Bueno, ya tenían dos premios por crítica teatral, en la que puse a parir a los actores con una rabia tremenda que debió de gustarle al jurado, pero el caso es que ahora una marca de cereales de la que no pienso decir que es Kellogs, con su concurso de escribir un cuento con el personaje favorito de Shrek, decidió que mi texto tenía la suficiente calidad como para recibir tan merecido (y barato, reducido, miserable) premio.
El problema es que tenía que ir a recogerlo al maldito Correos, al que odio tremendamente a raíz de un suceso que os contaré más adelante. Sin duda alguna, Correos es una gran mafia que se dedica a controlar nuestra correspondencia y a arruinar los con un servicio que debería ser gratuito, como los emails. Que hoy en día, mandar medio kilo de papelotes ya te cuesta más un cubata.
Bueno, estoy seguro de que os encantaría conocer el cuento, pero como no me cabe en la extensión que tenía prevista para hoy, voy a dejar la referencia a una de mis páginas del blog.
También tengo que reconocer una cosa, y es que hice una pequeña trampa. Me autoplagie, y cogí dos ideas del texto del blog, concretamente la idea de y la idea de . Y ahora os miraréis horrorizados pensando en que tipo de cuento para niños he creado. En fin, que tal y como están hoy en día de educados los niños, y yo creo que mi texto de sus casi un fragmento de la Biblia comparado con las groserías que acostumbran a leer, o a mirar, porque están en esas edades de degustar las revistas pornográficas. Además, yo siempre he defendido que se debe educar a los chavales desde pequeños para que cuando cumplan los 18 años lo celebren con su primera borrachera.
Y si no os acordes de quien es Rasquitin, os diré que es el gran olvidado pero el que tiene más mérito en toda la película, porque por exigencias del guión por un mísero sueldo se vio obligado a rascarle el culo a un ogro. No, no nos referimos al
Así de curioso es el mundo del cine, y más curioso aún es el mundo de la literatura. Estoy deseando que los críos reciban mi cuento y se glorifiquen en lo maravilloso que es el alcohol. Y que el día de mañana sean unos buenos fieles de porque nosotros los borrachos tenemos la gran misión de extender el credo de San Alcohol allá donde vayamos, y yo lo hago a través de mis textos y mi blog. Y triunfo en la literatura más que mi odiado vecino Txetxu.
After Madeline wandered around Paris as a small child, she disappeared off the literary map. Here's where she's been:
Part One
In an old box in Paris that was covered with grime,
Lived twelve filthy bums and a struggling mime.
They drank themselves to death on wine...
The drunkest one was Madeline!
The stinky booze did cloud up her head,
Until she awoke in a stranger's crusty bed.
Her blue-buttoned coat was infected with staff...
From her romps in dark alleys for a buck and a half.
Though her childhood friends only mused over crepes,
Her "suitors" now confirm that the rug matches the drapes.
Even the unkempt man near the Circle K...
Traded Madeline crack for a roll in the hay.
The old Miss Clavel would’ve hated drug addiction,
But she's stuck on a cot with an Alzheimer's affliction.
With no one there to tell her no...
Madeline sold her body for an ounce of blow.
Even her poor dog Genevieve couldn’t lend a paw,
For she was hit by a truck as witnesses saw.
With all this turmoil, loss and death...
Madeline had no choice but to turn to meth.
As Madeline lay awake in her dingy old box,
Wasted and hiding her drugs in her socks,
She wondered what happened to her friends from school...
And if they too slept in urine and drool.
Può sembrare alquanto comico il fatto che il sito ufficiale di un sistema operativo sia realizzato (anche solo in parte) con... un altro sistema! Sto parlando del sito ufficiale della distribuzione Linux Ubuntu () che, purtroppo, sembra essere stato creato utilizzando Windows! Vediamo perché...
Vedete quell'immagine arancione? Quella dell'Ubuntu Store? È osservando quel bottone che mi è venuto il sospetto: se siete abbastanza esperti di grafica ma soprattutto di sistemi operativi, noterete che il font utilizzato (e il suo relativo antialiasing) è quello di default di Windows!
È vero: i font di Windows possono essere installati senza problema anche su Linux. Ma la prova definitiva è data dal "codice sorgente" dell'immagine, se cosí si può definire. Ecco la parte iniziale.
Da notare la parte sottolineata di rosso... sí, state vedendo bene: quell'immagine è stata creata con Adobe ImageReady, software che non è disponibile per Linux! E la stessa cosa si può dire di molte altre immagini presenti sul sito (compreso il logo del titolo!).
Rimangono due speranze: la prima, che l'immagine sia stata creata con Mac OS anziché Windows (d'altronde Mac OS è Unix come Linux); la seconda, che l'immagine sia stata realizzata con ImageReady lanciato attraverso WINE... speriamo...
Ipod on, breathe out and step into the street. It's 3 am, there's alcohol in my blood and I'm walking home. My periphery is blurring, the streetlights stroll by slowly and my legs are moving faster than they feel. It's cold for summer, though it doesn't surprise me now that I'm back home. In LA, low high 50's is frigid but back home, the chill is refreshing.
I'm walking by the kosher bakery that's changed hands 4 times in 4 years: my God, I've lived here since I was 6 months old. I walked on this street thousands of times. With dogs, with running shoes on, with girlfriends that I disappointed long ago. My God, it's 3 am, I'm drunk and I'm reminiscing about a gray streak of municipal property.
The night has already been odd enough. Tonight, my past came pouring back in the form of a beautiful girl. Mix in old friends, a rough semester and a couple of drinks and my tongue was loose. I didn't know she would be there. She came along with another girl that no one other than the host knew. Why was she here? It wasn't for me. She didn't know anyone else at the party. Why had she come? I never bothered to ask though. She stepped into the room and flashed me a smile. I shot up, stepping over crowded chairs and inebriated friends in order to lazily slip my arms around her waist and say "I missed you."
It was so easy. It had been over a year since we had seen each other, since we pulled over outside my house so she could terminate our budding romance. We had seen each other only twice before as a couple, the shortest relationship I had ever had. Yet, for some reason, I cared about her more than any other girlfriends I've had: before and after. There was something simple and beautiful about her. She was warm. My fingers spent hours tentatively sliding up and down her soft arms. But that was it. We left our love on the side of the road and drove off.
A full year, and here we are in each other's arms. She's smiling at me knowingly, with her head tilted up so she could meet my eyes. What happened with us? Why did I just let her go? I'm either lost in love or lost in alcohol because I never ask her over the course of the night. Rather, we spend most of the night in an embrace, slowly running our hands over each other's arms and legs, playing a year's worth of catch-up. The conversation is superficial, we are going through the motions, both thinking the same thing but too terrified to act. The alcohol is still talking more than I am, but she's been drinking too and so we sit and enjoy each other's intoxicated honesty that is filled with empathy and pity.
She leaves me with a kiss on the cheek and a goodnight. Later, people ask me if we hooked up. I regretfully tell them no. Drunken sympathy ensues. They all saw the sparks and were all anxiously awaiting for something to catch fire, only to be disappointed by the meager light show.
I'm walking home. It's 3 am. I pass the bakery that has changed hands 4 times in 4 years. What's changed since last year? The bakery has a different name but the airy sugar cookies are still the same. I've crossed the nation but I'm still afraid to move ahead. And her. Is she different? Have her feelings changed? Was it really her hand on my arm tonight or have drunken fantasies stepped in to embellish the truth? I don't know, to be honest with you. I never bothered to ask.
Voici Jun Mihara :D ce lapin rose est l'un des personnages du jeu Sony PS3 "Doko Demo Issyo". Jun aime le curry, les noodles, MTV et le Karaoké et comme vous pouvez le voir, la bière et les sushis ne le laissent pas insensibles non plus ;) J'aime bien cette figurine, je la trouve jolie et amusante (on peut changer les visages - 4 expressions différentes - et les accessoires, cool comme concept). Qu'en pensez-vous chers lecteurs? Vous aimez ce genre de figurines ou alors c'est plus de votre âge*?
*Par respect envers les personnes âgées (dans notre cas, la personne agée), je vous prie de ne pas faire trop d'allusion à son âge, d'ailleurs son nom ne sera pas devoilé sur ce blog ;)
Las Vegas, May 29, 2008 – Summer just got more revealing, the Brazilian style, adult-only Sapphire Pool debuts at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino this weekend created by Sapphire, known as the World’s Largest Gentlemen’s Club featuring more than 6,000 entertainers.
The magnificent pool area boasts 7 fully-outfitted cabanas with personal host, TV, refrigerator and plenty of beautiful eye candy. More than 12 circular navy blue and white day beds populate the area with umbrella for the option of shade, perfect for hanging by the pool. Navy blue padded chase lounges linger adjacent to the 128,000 gallon sparkling lagoon surrounded by 15 ft high rock features and lush foliage. Relax in one of the 2 Jacuzzis’ or enjoy the 3 cascading waterfall features.
Specialty cocktails range from build-your-own fresh Mojito in various flavors watermelon, guava and raspberry to the delicious Caipirinha, known as the “drink of Brazil ,” offering guests a taste straight from the beaches of Rio , Brazil . The Sapphire pool cocktail waitresses celebrate South American influences, dressed in sexy bikinis with sarong, catering to the guests every need.
The beautiful female DJ Madame Malixa spins the latest Top 40, and hip-hop tunes throughout the day creating a stylish hip club environment under the summer sun.
The luxurious Rio ’s pool complex boasts a sandy beach at the edge of a tropical lagoon, complete with waterfalls, four nautical-shaped swimming pools, and five Jacuzzi-style spas.
Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino is a Harrah’s Entertainment resort. Rio offers guests a unique all suite hotel experience. Complete with 2,522 all suite hotel rooms, the property overlooks the famous Las Vegas Strip, one block west on Flamingo Road . The Rio is the home of Vegas’ most popular free show - Show in the Sky performing nightly. A sand beach surrounds the edge of the Rio ’s tropical lagoon, complete with waterfalls, four nautical-shaped swimming pools, and five Jacuzzi-style spas. The Rio boasts 16 dining outlets, 2 showroom/ 3 lounges, 2 performance theatres ( Theater and the Theater), Spa/Health Club/Steam Room/ Beauty Salon, 23 retail outlets, 9 luxury Palazzo Suites and 2 nightclubs.
Sapphire, the World's Largest Gentlemen's Club boasts 70,000 square feet and features 6,000 beautiful women. Sapphire offers VIP arena-style skyboxes which are suspended 25 feet above the 400-seat main show and the finest in cigars, wine and champagne.
No, that's not the title of a movie (but it really should be!) It's the latest development in hi-tech Japanese beer.
Once again, the Japanese are light years ahead of everybody else- on Tuesday, the famous Sapporo brewery announced it's plans to brew "space beer."
The eccentric egg-heads at Sapporo are mixing up some astro-moonshine, using the offspring of barley which once was stored at the International Space Station.
It ain't the Mir Space Station. It's the BEER Space Station. (Hoho, You see what I did there?)
Yep, apparently the barley used the make the new brew is the third generation offspring of barley which was stored in the space station for five months. "Grandson of Space-Beer." Hey- that's an even better name for a movie!
Apparently the forward-thinking brewers want to get ready for the future- when we may well have to do all our beer-brewing in outer space. You see, if we can make beer from barley grown in a space station, this surely proves that humans could be self-sufficient in space.
That's right, screw growing vegetables- beer is the top priority!
Well, I suppose if I discovered I were stranded for eternity in the middle of outer space, I would need a stiff drink.
The Sapporo company, along with brainiacs at Okayama University, plan to produce 630 liters of beer using 40 to 50 kilograms of barley descended from plants grown in outer space. Enough for a modest house party, then.
One can't just blindly grab a bottle of this and a bottle of that, and toss a hunk of cheddar on a plate and call it a . No, When having a wine tasting, several things are law. You don't even have to know anything about what you're doing to get it right, all you have to be wiling to do is to ask questions and go to a reputable business for advice. If you don't want to take that kind of time, or leave the creativity all to yourself, then I've got a list of suggestions for you.
Sparkling Wines: are gentle wines, and even come in some lighter versions known as frizzante or pétillant, or simply semi-sparkling wines.
Ideally you should chill sparkling wines overnight. Cheese: Sparkling wines go wonderfully with light, mild, buttery, gentle cheeses such as triple cream.
Young Wines: are crisp, and dry. An almost refreshing type of white wine. Serve slightly chilled, 2-4 hours. Cheese:Chevre, or soft, young goat cheese.
Chardonnay: Chardonnays are considered white wine, and should be served slightly chilled, 2-4 hours. Cheese: Brie, Camembert.
Full Cabernet's: are wines who generally are full-flavored, and have a smooth finish. With a stronger flavor than Merlots. Cheese: Brie, Camembert.
Pinot Noir, Cotes du Rhone, and Medium-bodied Reds: are wines that tends to be of light to medium body and have an aroma of dark fruits. Cheese: Gruyere, Parmesan, Romano
Sweet Desert Wines: are typically sweet and best served with desert. Cheese: Blue cheese or Gorgonzola.
Make sure not to cluster each grouping of wine together.
Try to give your guests a starting point from sweetest to boldest wine.
Give each group plenty of space so your guests don't get confussed as to what goes with what.
Make sure to have a bucket on hand to dump unwanted wine into.
When serving these wines its important to have palate cleansers near each separate grouping of wine. For example, crackers, bread and water.
Most of all, don't forget to have plenty of plates, napkins, bottle openers, and cheese knives on hand so you too as the host can enjoy your party.
Thailand is one of the world’s most expensive countries to enjoy a glass of wine. The reason is simple; the tax on wine in the Kingdom of Thailand is two-hundred percent.
So, if you enjoy a nice glass of wine before, after, or during a meal like I do, it is an expensive habit. Those who drop into Bangkok for a visit usually bring a bottle or two as a gift for my hospitality.
Carlo Rossi jug wine is even an expensive tipple.
However, the good news is; the wine industry in Thailand is beginning to develop. In Hua Hin, a beach community southwest of Bangkok and where I recently worked as a New Year’s Eve dj at the Hilton Hotel, the vines are growing.
A pineapple plantation has been transformed into a 220-rai vineyard, which is about 87 acres. Yes, small by California standards, but it’s a healthy start and it’s just one of three vineyards there that produces about 40 thousand bottles per year..
The sandy soil on a shelf of slate bedrock combines with an altitude of only 170 metres to provide a growing vine with plenty of potential.
Although not available in the U.S., Thai wines are exported to Australia, continental Europe, and the U.K.
The harvest season is in March; with the best time to visit and see the grapes dangling from the vines is in the height of the tourist season, which is December, January, and February.
If you want to know more about Bangkok, Thailand or the Kingdom, you can visit my website or get a copy of my eBook.
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