2008

Nov

Nov 17th
Nov 17th
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I just saw this cool video about London. Ooooobviously dedicated to my buddy Sheyda! Thanks for the...
Nov 17th

1st

Today was my first day of work. I’m so utterly happy, it’s ridiculous!! Hahaha :) And so...
Nov 17th

Me on TV!

A few days ago I appeared for an interview on TV, for the Bahá’í TV Program. It’s about...
Nov 14th
“On my Hotmail account, when I get emails from the Windows...”
— My hilarious friend...
Nov 14th
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I just saw this and cried. It’s amazing… It’s a beautiful music video by Devon...
Nov 14th
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This is hilarious…! I love how his last gesture, at 00:20, is as if he is summoning the crowd...
Nov 14th

"Japan ready to lend 100 bln dollars to...

“Japan is ready to lend up to 100 billion dollars to the International Monetary Fund to boost...
Nov 14th
“Chuck Norris was offered the role of Jack Bauer in...”
— Shared with me by Seco....
Nov 13th

Nuclear power... from water!

Here’s the fundamental thing about nuclear power: Atoms contain energy. If we extract that...
Nov 12th
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I am ever more cautious not to make any commentaries that will be considered political. Keeping that...
Nov 11th
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One of my all-time favorite bits of opera! Libiamo Ne’ Lieti Calici! Here is a translation of...
Nov 10th
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ABC 3D! (Via NTDWA )
Nov 10th
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I would’ve never guessed that this is what one has to do in case of an oil fire in the...
Nov 10th
Nov 9th
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This is a cover of Aimee Mann’s amazing song “Save Me”. I love this video....
Nov 9th
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I ♥ Bruce Willis.
Nov 8th
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As seen on Not Even Philosophy.
Nov 8th
Nov 7th
Without it standing for any form of political commentary or...
Nov 6th

Make up, part 2

HA, I ACTUALLY FEEL PRETTY COOL ABOUT THE MAKE UP!!! My skin looks so nice!!! Haha :D
Nov 5th

Make up

I just got back from a recording session for a short TV program, which is going to air November 10th...
Nov 5th
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A baby who finds tearing paper hilarious - I laughed so hard with this… Thanks Pereira!
Nov 2nd

Oct

Oct 29th

Frustration

The American National Security Agency commands a network, called ECHELON, that monitors phone calls,...
Oct 26th

Caring

Sometimes people will ask “So how are you?”, but they don’t really care to...
Oct 26th
“Mom stop calling me so much… it feels like I’m...”
— my friend Sharmin...
Oct 26th
Listen Listen
Last June, Chicago Public Radio published this audio piece describing Bahá’í Elections - the...
Oct 25th
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via kukas: Unbelievable McCain Vs. Obama Dance-Off
Oct 24th
One of the most hilarious encapsulations of all time! (click...
Oct 24th
This is actually an amazing GIF file. Click on the image to...
Oct 23rd

Back

I just got back from what I think is the most amazing place on the planet. Hope to post something...
Oct 23rd
Oct 12th
Oct 12th
Oct 12th
Oct 12th
Oct 12th

Overwhelmed

I’m just a few hours away from boarding a plane to one of the most extraordinary places on the...
Oct 12th
This is what Leona Lewis’s myspace page looks like....
Oct 10th
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WRAAAAAAAAAA!! (Via NTDWA)
Oct 10th
“Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a...”
— Dalai Lama (via kukas (via...
Oct 10th
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Dog meets Room Full of Balloons (Via NTDWA)
Oct 10th
Oct 7th
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In this hilarious video, John Bird and John Fortune brilliantly, and accurately, explain  the...
Oct 7th

Black Monday - the Comeback

The main index in the Portuguese stock market lost over 12 million euros per minute, today.
Oct 7th
Diversity: without a doubt, one of the coolest things about...
Oct 6th
“At this point I should note that for the first time, both...”
— United States Secretary of...
Oct 6th

Short Story - The Artist

Below is a short (fictional) story I just felt impelled to write. It talks about an artist becoming...
Oct 6th
Oct 6th
“When my mother was pregnant with me, they did an ultrasound...”
— Dwight Schrute - Dwight is a...
Oct 6th
Oct 5th
Oct 5th
Many have noticed the fact that the shoes Sarah Palin wore...
Oct 5th
“People aren’t looking for more of the same. They are...”
— No, not Barack Obama - but...
Oct 5th

Checklist

I just watched some scenes from the American Vice-Presidential debate. I now understand why Sarah...
Oct 5th
Loooong story behind this photo…
Oct 4th
Sooo cute :) Reminds me of Calvin&Hobbes!
Oct 4th
Juuuuust kidding, this is Nika :) And her brother, Mateen!
Oct 4th
This is Nika.
Oct 3rd
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Oct 3rd
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“Human Powered Ferris Wheel” - ZOMG!!!1! (Via Filipe’s shared items)
Oct 3rd

Sep

“New financial order” (via 5dias.net)
Sep 30th
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“Rachmaninov had big hands” (Via NTDWA)
Sep 29th
Sep 29th
The Big Picture: “You’re gonna be brave,...
Sep 27th
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Yo-yo kid. (Via Filipe’s shared items)
Sep 25th
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[This video is in Portuguese] Back in August 2007, during the Portuguese Bahá’í Summer School,...
Sep 24th
“The Bahá’í Writings show that humor and laughter have...”
— Transcribed from a February...
Sep 23rd
“Joy gives us wings! In times of joy our strength is more...”
— ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Sep 23rd
“Material civilization alone is not sufficient and will not...”
— ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Sep 23rd
“Often the question arises as to the effect of the pursuits...”
— Transcribed from a February...
Sep 23rd
“Anybody can be happy in the state of comfort, ease, health,...”
— ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Sep 23rd

Happiness

I was listening to an amazing hour-long talk called “The Foundation of Happiness”. In...
Sep 23rd
“In this glorious Cause the life of a married couple should...”
— ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Sep 23rd
“[M]an can receive no greater gift than this, that he rejoice...”
— ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Sep 23rd
Sep 23rd
Yesterday I put this up at my uni. Thanks Rosa for the pic!
Sep 23rd

Politics - distorted

September 4th’s print edition of The Economist featured an article titled “The woman...
Sep 19th
“I haven’t smoked everyday!”
— The amazingly lovely 4 year...
Sep 17th

TravelQuest

My friend Dellaram, from Australia, has just told me that she’s finally purchased her ticket...
Sep 16th

Tags

Tumblr has added tag filtering. Below is a list of my current tags (you can click them). You can...
Sep 14th

Context, Part 2

(Part 1 can be found here) A direct implication of taking context into consideration when analysing...
Sep 14th
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“Freestyle rap battle translation”. Sublime.
Sep 14th
Stare at the dot and watch as every color disappears from...
Sep 14th
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This is just hilarious! “Stealth Cat”, via NTDWA.
Sep 14th
Listen Listen
Exploring Alicia Keys’ latest album, I came across this song - “I Need You”. [Dear...
Sep 11th
I just ran into this picture of the 9 members of the...
Sep 10th
A U.S. Marine walks through the Hatra Ruins in the Jazeerah...
Sep 9th
Mr McCain walks on stage during day four of the RNC. (Via...
Sep 9th
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(Sorry for the autostart… embedding wmv’s manually has this problem…) This is the...
Sep 8th

Nelson Évora, Bahá'í, Olympic Gold Medal

(This is quite a long post.) A couple of nights ago I attended a dinner+party hosted by one of...
Sep 7th
Via www.birdbrid.com
Sep 7th
Via joeschwartz.net
Sep 7th

"The PADHG"

The Passive-Agressive Door-Holding Game: See if you can make an innocent stranger hurry from more...
Sep 7th
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[Audio] I just discovered TaliaSafa - they’re 2 bahais, Talia Johnson and Safa Paulson,...
Sep 6th
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Man jumps from a height of 10,67m (35 feet) into a “swimming pool” 30,5cm deep (12...
Sep 6th
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The first of the Seinfeld ads for Microsoft. What do you think of it? Via Estagiar Cansa, again.
Sep 6th
Via Estagiar Cansa. Notice anything uncommon?
Sep 6th
“Brains are so weird.”
— Nika Safaie (better out of...
Sep 3rd
“The people must be so attracted to you that they will...”
— ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, in...
Sep 3rd
Via The Sartorialist. Thanks (again) Nika for sharing this...
Sep 3rd

Aug

War, as seen by Calvin & Hobbes.
Aug 31st
War, as seen by 2 soldiers from “Gone With the...
Aug 31st
“Imagine everyone around you is enlightened. Take every...”
— in “Don’t Sweat...
Aug 31st
“If the love within your mind is lost and you see other...”
— Dalai Lama
Aug 31st

Perfection, happiness, welfare - a quote...

“It is evident to every perceiving soul that the world of humanity will attain perfection, and...
Aug 31st
Aug 30th
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Radiohead’s “I Will”, mashed up with De La Soul’s...
Aug 30th
“I saw this beautiful sunrise yestersol. Bittersweet,...
Aug 30th
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“HOLY backflip” (Thanks, Iuri!)
Aug 29th
Happiness! :) Thanks Della, for passing the picture along :)
Aug 28th

"Animal magnetism"

The following are from a Reuters article I just read: Excerpt 1: “Grazing cattle and sleeping deer...
Aug 27th
WORLD SUBMARINE RACING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2008
Aug 27th

"How I Met Your Mother"

Ted (to Barney): “Dude, do not pretend you’re not the kind of guy who keeps a list of...
Aug 26th
via “FFFFOUND!”
Aug 23rd
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Beat Box Cooking Show. Delicious!
Aug 22nd
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Nike Air ad, called “Awake”
Aug 22nd
Via “FFFFOUND!”
Aug 22nd
I just saw this on CNN.com. Pure “WTF??”
Aug 22nd
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Some dude put a video on Youtube mocking the fact that in the last game by Electronic Arts there was...
Aug 21st
Skillcat
Aug 21st
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The alphabet. Rapped at. Blackalicious’ “Alphabet Aerobics”
Aug 21st

Quotes

“To do is to be.” - Nietzsche “To be is to do.” - Kant “Do be do be...
Aug 18th

Resources for traveling

I’ve just put online a list of resources for traveling I’ve been compiling throughout...
Aug 18th

Nice guys

You know how they say “Nice guys finish last”? My aim is to become so ridiculously nice...