Come by and if I am not here, I will probably be chasing pirates and singing opera!
Tuesday, 29 January 2008
"BE" - Ανοιχτή Γλαροεπιστολή, Μέρος Β'
Friday, 25 January 2008
Ανοιχτή Γλαροεπιστολή
word for Breakfast Flock flashed through the air, till a crowd of a
thousand seagulls came to dodge and fight for bits of food. It was another
busy day beginning.
But way off alone, out by himself beyond boat and shore, Jonathan
Livingston Seagull was practicing. A hundred feet in the sky he lowered
his webbed feet, lifted his beak, and strained to hold a painful hard
twisting curve through his wings. The curve meant that he would fly
slowly, and now he slowed until the wind was a whisper in his face, until
the ocean stood still beneath him. He narrowed his eyes in fierce
concentration, held his breath, forced one... single... more... inch...
of... curve... Then his featliers ruffled, he stalled and fell.
Seagulls, as you know, never falter, never stall. To stall in the air
is for them disgrace and it is dishonor.
But Jonathan Livingston Seagull, unashamed, stretching his wings
again in that trembling hard curve - slowing, slowing, and stalling once
more - was no ordinary bird.
Most gulls don't bother to learn more than the simplest facts of
flight - how to get from shore to food and back again. For most gulls, it
is not flying that matters, but eating. For this gull, though, it was not
eating that mattered, but flight. More than anything else. Jonathan
Livingston Seagull loved to fly.
This kind of thinking, he found, is not the way to make one's self
popular with other birds. Even his parents were dismayed as Jonathan spent
whole days alone, making hundreds of low-level glides, experimenting.
Richard Bach. Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Wednesday, 23 January 2008
Συμφωνίες Λέξεων και Κολορατούρες Συναισθημάτων
Οδυσσέας Ελύτης
(1911 - 1996)
ΤΟ ΘΑΛΑΣΣΙΝΟ ΤΡΙΦΥΛΛΙ
Μια φορά στα χίλια χρόνια
του πελάγου τα τελώνια
μες στα σκοτεινά τα φύκια
μες τα πράσινα χαλίκια.
Το φυτεύουνε και βγαίνει
πριν ο ήλιος ανατείλει
το μαγεύουνε και βγαίνει
το θαλασσινό τριφύλλι.
Το θαλασσινό τριφύλλι ποιος
θα βρει να μου το στείλει.
Ποιος θα βρει να μου το στείλει
το θαλασσινό τριφύλλι.
Μια φορά στα χίλια χρόνια
κελαηδούν αλλιώς τ' αηδόνια.
Δε γελάνε μήτε κλαίνε,
μόνο λένε μόνο λένε.
Μια φορά στα χίλια χρόνια
γίνεται η αγάπη αιώνια.
Να 'χεις τύχη να 'χεις τύχη
κι η χρονιά να σου πετύχει.
Το θαλασσινό τριφύλλι ποιος
θα βρει να μου το στείλει.
Ποιος θα βρει να μου το στείλει
το θαλασσινό τριφύλλι.
Lord Byron
1788-1824
SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY LIKE THE NIGHT
She walks in beauty like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies,
And all that's best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes;
Thus mellowed to the tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
Had half impaired the nameless grace
Which waves in every raven tress
Or softly lightens o'er her face,
Where thoughts serenely sweet express
How pure, how dear their dwelling place.
So soft, so calm yet eloquent,
The smiles that win, the tints that glow
But tell of days in goodness spent
A mind at peace with all below,
A heart whose love is innocent.
Friday, 18 January 2008
Απορίες, απορίες...
Τα παρακάτω λένε ότι είναι ερωτήσεις που έκαναν επίδοξοι τουρίστες σε μια ιστοσελίδα στην Νότια Αφρική. Είτε είναι αληθινές είτε όχι, οι απαντήσεις που έλαβαν είναι θεϊκές. Γέλασα πολύ και θέλω να τις μοιραστώ μαζί σας.
Εντζόυ!
> Q: Does it ever get windy in South Africa? I have never seen it rain on TV,
> so how do the plants grow? (UK)
> A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them
> die.
> Q: Will I be able to see elephants in the street? (USA)
> A: Depends how much you've been drinking .
> Q: I want to walk from Durban to Cape Town - can I follow the railroad
> tracks? (Sweden)
> A: Sure, it's only two thousand kilometres, take lots of water...
> Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in South Africa? (Sweden)
> A: So it's true what they say about Swedes...?
> Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in South Africa? Can you send me a
> list of them in JHB, Cape Town, Knysna and Jeffrey's Bay? (UK)
> A: and what did your last slave die of?
> Q: Can you give me some information about Koala Bear racing in South Africa?
> (USA)
> A: Aus-tra-lia is that big island in the middle of the pacific. A-fri-ca is
> the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe which does not...oh forget
> it. Sure, the Koala Bear racing is every Tuesday night in Hillbrow. Come
> naked.
> Q: Which direction is north in South Africa? (USA)
> A: Face south and then turn 90 degrees. Contact us when you get here and
> we'll send the rest of the directions.
> Q: Can I bring cutlery into South Africa? (UK)
> A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.
> Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? (USA)
> A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which
> is...oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in
> Hillbrow, straight after the Koala Bear races. Come naked.
> Q: Do you have perfume in South Africa? (France)
> A: No, WE don't stink.
> Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can you
> tell me where I can sell it in South Africa? (USA)
> A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.
> Q: Can you tell me the regions in South Africa where the female population
> is smaller than the male population? (Italy)
> A: Yes, gay nightclubs.
> Q: Do you celebrate Christmas in South Africa? (France)
> A: Only at Christmas.
> Q: Are there killer bees in South Africa? (Germany)
> A: Not yet, but for you, we'll import them.
> Q: Are there supermarkets in Cape Town and is milk available all year round?
> (Germany)
> A: No, we are a peaceful civilisation of vegan hunter-gatherers. Milk is
> illegal.
> Q: Please send a list of all doctors in South Africa who can dispense
> rattlesnake serum. (USA)
> A: Rattlesnakes live in A-me-ri-ca, which is where YOU come from. All South
> African snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and make good
> pets.
> Q: I was in South Africa in 1969, and I want to contact the girl I dated
> while I was staying in Hillbrow. Can you help? (USA)
> A: Yes, and you will still have to pay her by the hour.
> Q: Will I be able to speek English most places I go? (USA)
> A: Yes, but you'll have to learn it first.
Thursday, 17 January 2008
Αν είναι δυνατόν!!!
Για να καταλάβω, υπάρχουν γυναίκες που σκέφτονται έτσι;;;;
Φέρτε μου τν να την παντρευτώ ΤΩΡΑ!!!
Φάτα τώρα, δικιά μου!
Sunday, 6 January 2008
Feeling Good
Για να αναρτήσω όλα τα τραγούδια που μου έχουν γαργαλήσει την ψυχή, θα χρειαστώ ένα ολόκληρο ιστολόγιο μόνο γι'αυτά. {Εδώ παίρνω ύφος Κούρκουλου και φωνάζω, "Οχι άλλο ιστολόγιοοοοοοο! " καθώς εκρήγνυται ο υπολογιστής}. [Άσχετο.]
Λοιπόν, παρακάτω θα δείτε και θα ακούσετε το τραγούδι, που τo έκανε γνωστό με μια εκπληκτική ερμηνεία πριν από χρόνια η Lainie Kazan, από τον Michael Buble, όπως ακούγεται στην συναυλία του, "Caught In The Act."
Αφιερωμένο σε όλους/ες σας και στους ανθρώπους για τους οποίους ξαγρυπνούμε μην τυχόν και χάσουν κανένα όνειρο...
Tuesday, 1 January 2008
2008
Μας εύχομαι λίγα και απλά. / My wishes are few and simple.
Ανθρωπιά. Υγεία. Αγάπη. / May we be humane, healthy & loving.
Σεβασμό προς τον συνάνθρωπο, / May we have respect for each other,
προς τα ζώα, / respect for all living things
προς το περιβάλλον. / and for the environment.
Αυτά! /That's all!