2008

Nov

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

1st

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

Me on TV!

A few days ago I appeared for an interview on TV, for the Bahá’í TV Program. It’s about...

“On my Hotmail account, when I get emails from the Windows...”
— My hilarious friend...

I just saw this and cried. It’s amazing… It’s a beautiful music video by Devon...

This is hilarious…! I love how his last gesture, at 00:20, is as if he is summoning the crowd...

"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...

“Chuck Norris was offered the role of Jack Bauer in...”
— Shared with me by Seco....

Nuclear power... from water!

Here’s the fundamental thing about nuclear power: Atoms contain energy. If we extract that...

I am ever more cautious not to make any commentaries that will be considered political. Keeping that...

One of my all-time favorite bits of opera! Libiamo Ne’ Lieti Calici! Here is a translation of...

ABC 3D! (Via NTDWA )

I would’ve never guessed that this is what one has to do in case of an oil fire in the...

This is a cover of Aimee Mann’s amazing song “Save Me”. I love this video....

I ♥ Bruce Willis.

As seen on Not Even Philosophy.

Without it standing for any form of political commentary or...

Make up, part 2

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

Make up

I just got back from a recording session for a short TV program, which is going to air November 10th...

A baby who finds tearing paper hilarious - I laughed so hard with this… Thanks Pereira!

Oct

Frustration

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

Caring

Sometimes people will ask “So how are you?”, but they don’t really care to...

“Mom stop calling me so much… it feels like I’m...”
— my friend Sharmin...

Last June, Chicago Public Radio published this audio piece describing Bahá’í Elections - the...

via kukas: Unbelievable McCain Vs. Obama Dance-Off

One of the most hilarious encapsulations of all time! (click...

This is actually an amazing GIF file. Click on the image to...

Back

I just got back from what I think is the most amazing place on the planet. Hope to post something...

Overwhelmed

I’m just a few hours away from boarding a plane to one of the most extraordinary places on the...

This is what Leona Lewis’s myspace page looks like....

WRAAAAAAAAAA!! (Via NTDWA)

“Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a...”
— Dalai Lama (via kukas (via...

Dog meets Room Full of Balloons (Via NTDWA)

In this hilarious video, John Bird and John Fortune brilliantly, and accurately, explain the...

Black Monday - the Comeback

The main index in the Portuguese stock market lost over 12 million euros per minute, today.

Diversity: without a doubt, one of the coolest things about...

“At this point I should note that for the first time, both...”
— United States Secretary of...

Short Story - The Artist

Below is a short (fictional) story I just felt impelled to write. It talks about an artist becoming...

“When my mother was pregnant with me, they did an ultrasound...”
— Dwight Schrute - Dwight is a...

Many have noticed the fact that the shoes Sarah Palin wore...

“People aren’t looking for more of the same. They are...”
— No, not Barack Obama - but...

Checklist

I just watched some scenes from the American Vice-Presidential debate. I now understand why Sarah...

Loooong story behind this photo…

Sooo cute :) Reminds me of Calvin&Hobbes!

Juuuuust kidding, this is Nika :) And her brother, Mateen!

“Human Powered Ferris Wheel” - ZOMG!!!1! (Via Filipe’s shared items)

Sep

“New financial order” (via 5dias.net)

“Rachmaninov had big hands” (Via NTDWA)

The Big Picture: “You’re gonna be brave,...

Yo-yo kid. (Via Filipe’s shared items)

[This video is in Portuguese] Back in August 2007, during the Portuguese Bahá’í Summer School,...

“The Bahá’í Writings show that humor and laughter have...”
— Transcribed from a February...

“Joy gives us wings! In times of joy our strength is more...”
— ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

“Material civilization alone is not sufficient and will not...”
— ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

“Often the question arises as to the effect of the pursuits...”
— Transcribed from a February...

“Anybody can be happy in the state of comfort, ease, health,...”
— ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

Happiness

I was listening to an amazing hour-long talk called “The Foundation of Happiness”. In...

“In this glorious Cause the life of a married couple should...”
— ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

“[M]an can receive no greater gift than this, that he rejoice...”
— ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

Yesterday I put this up at my uni. Thanks Rosa for the pic!

Politics - distorted

September 4th’s print edition of The Economist featured an article titled “The woman...

“I haven’t smoked everyday!”
— The amazingly lovely 4 year...

TravelQuest

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

Tags

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

Context, Part 2

(Part 1 can be found here) A direct implication of taking context into consideration when analysing...

“Freestyle rap battle translation”. Sublime.

Stare at the dot and watch as every color disappears from...

This is just hilarious! “Stealth Cat”, via NTDWA.

Exploring Alicia Keys’ latest album, I came across this song - “I Need You”. [Dear...

I just ran into this picture of the 9 members of the...

A U.S. Marine walks through the Hatra Ruins in the Jazeerah...

Mr McCain walks on stage during day four of the RNC. (Via...

(Sorry for the autostart… embedding wmv’s manually has this problem…) This is the...

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...

Via www.birdbrid.com

Via joeschwartz.net

"The PADHG"

The Passive-Agressive Door-Holding Game: See if you can make an innocent stranger hurry from more...

[Audio] I just discovered TaliaSafa - they’re 2 bahais, Talia Johnson and Safa Paulson,...

Man jumps from a height of 10,67m (35 feet) into a “swimming pool” 30,5cm deep (12...

The first of the Seinfeld ads for Microsoft. What do you think of it? Via Estagiar Cansa, again.

Via Estagiar Cansa. Notice anything uncommon?

“Brains are so weird.”
— Nika Safaie (better out of...

“The people must be so attracted to you that they will...”
— ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, in...

Via The Sartorialist. Thanks (again) Nika for sharing this...

Aug

War, as seen by Calvin & Hobbes.

War, as seen by 2 soldiers from “Gone With the...

“Imagine everyone around you is enlightened. Take every...”
— in “Don’t Sweat...

“If the love within your mind is lost and you see other...”
— Dalai Lama

Perfection, happiness, welfare - a quote...

“It is evident to every perceiving soul that the world of humanity will attain perfection, and...

Radiohead’s “I Will”, mashed up with De La Soul’s...

“I saw this beautiful sunrise yestersol. Bittersweet,...

“HOLY backflip” (Thanks, Iuri!)

Happiness! :) Thanks Della, for passing the picture along :)

"Animal magnetism"

The following are from a Reuters article I just read: Excerpt 1: “Grazing cattle and sleeping deer...

WORLD SUBMARINE RACING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2008

"How I Met Your Mother"

Ted (to Barney): “Dude, do not pretend you’re not the kind of guy who keeps a list of...

via “FFFFOUND!”

Beat Box Cooking Show. Delicious!

Nike Air ad, called “Awake”

Via “FFFFOUND!”

I just saw this on CNN.com. Pure “WTF??”

Some dude put a video on Youtube mocking the fact that in the last game by Electronic Arts there was...

The alphabet. Rapped at. Blackalicious’ “Alphabet Aerobics”

Quotes

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

Resources for traveling

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

Nice guys

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