Light Years

Once again, I understand how cheesy it is to post song lyrics on a blog. Yet, I do not give a flying f*ck for being cheesy, so, the song I have been playing repetitively these days (and probably being shown multiple times in the lower right of this page) is Pearl Jam's Light Years, the lyrics being very descriptive of my current state of spirit. Long distance relationships are really a burden, but what should one do with meaningful relationships?



I've used hammers made out of wood
I have played games with pieces and rules..
I've deciphered tricks at the bar...
But now you're gone,... I haven't figured out why...
I've come up with riddles... and jokes about war...
I've figured out numbers and what they're for...
I've understood feelings.. and I've understood words...
But how could you be taken away?...

And wherever you've gone...and wherever we might go...
It don't seem fair...today just disappeared...
Your light's reflected now,... reflected from afar...
We were but stones,... your light made us stars

With heavy breath,... awakened regrets...
Back pages and days alone that could have been spent,
Together... but we were... miles apar...t
Every inch between us becomes light years now...
No need to be void,... or save up on life...
You got to spend it all.....

And wherever you've gone... and wherever we might go...
It don't seem fair...you seemed to like it here...
Your light's reflected now,... reflected from afar
We were but stones,... your light made us stars

And wherever you've gone... and wherever we might go...
It don't seem fair...today just disappeared...
Your light's reflected now,... reflected from afar...
We were but stones,... your light made us stars

What men really think

Now, thanks to the Friday morning post from the British FHM, I plagiarize to whoever reads this blog an amazingly revealing video about what (some) men really think when they reply to cornering questions. Now, what I like the best about this video is the mellow soundtrack in the background, and the screeching record on the reality switch is just hilarious!


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Hello Cthulhu!

This morning I checked out an amazingly funny link sent to me by my friend Marcelo showing a spoof of the Cthulhu fictional horror creature, which consists of mixing the Cthulhu mythos with the world of Hello Kitty. This spoof is named, appropriately enough Hello Cthulhu, and is featured in a web comic strip called The Misadventures of Hello Cthulhu. I leave to you a sample of that comic strip.



Now for a slight update, my friend Paulo just brought to my attention this series of toys called My Little Cthulhu, which include cute little representations of the aforementioned creatures, including miniature victims, just so you can play Cthulhu by yourself at home.

Kegel Exercise

Kegel exercises, something every girl should learn for the benefit of mankind (or men kind).

The Ides of March

Lately I have been enticed by the teasers from HBO's new season of Rome, which is an unfortunate thing to be when you live outside America, where this season has already premièred, as opposed to Britain, which has yet to see it. If you are not willing to find the episodes on the Internet, that is. And even though I am a little late in the month to mention it, what caused me to take a look at HBO's website for the new series was the Ides of March, the date in which Caesar was assassinated. Of course a direct conversion of this date to the modern Gregorian calendar is quite hard to do, given the way people kept track of dates in the ancient Roman Calendar was quite ad hoc, so I guess I would have some leeway to mention this date now.

Achubergs

This post has been on my queue for some time, and it details a pseudo-institution of my home state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil; I am of course referring to Achubergs (they even have a website under construction). For those who do not understand Portuguese (which essentially means the vast majority of the web users), this is an acronym for the Association of the Pussy Lickers from Rio Grande do Sul, now that's rude! Or maybe not, since the target audience of this "speciality" might find this quite an interesting trait in recreational activities. In any case, I for one, am keen on seeing this site being completed.

Transaurus

While taking a look at Despair Inc, I came across this surreal contraption created in America called the Transaurus. Now that's a remarkably American thing, I must say. A fire-spewing mechanical dinosaur, which they use from demolition jobs to drug incineration.

My Sister, I, and the London Eye

 

A very turistic, yet interesting, view of London from one of the pods of the London Eye.

Sagrada Familia

 

One of the many architectural marvels of Barcelona is the church of the Sagrada Família, which is an enormous stone church in Gaudí's unique (and mind you, weird) style. It is still under construction though, and given its proportions, it will continue to be under construction for quite a long time. When (and if) it is finished, it will be the largest cathedral in Europe.