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Belle-Isle-en-Mer

Une promenade parmi les plus beaux jardins de bord de mer ...

Happy Last Friday of 2007 to you. can you believe it is almost a whole new year? i'm really happy about it even though it does seem 2007 passed spookily fast. i am excited to try all sorts of new things, new experiences, new places. finally, as this year draws to an end, i'm trying to think through what changes i'd like to make for next year and what new adventures, experiences i would like to add to my life. yup, it is new year's resolutions time!


i've definitely gotten better at accepting myself the way i am. i'd like to be a little better at accepting others the way they are, too, and be more forgiving and compassionate when i feel betrayed or hurt by someone. when i feel someone has done me wrong or been a bad friend,i tend to be really unforgiving. it's not a good quality, but it's a defense mechanism... i guess i thought it was the only way not to get hurt again.

i'd like to learn how to be better than that, and learn how to both let go of hurt feelings and at the same time have good boundaries in place. (is it possible to be kind and not be a doormat? yes, i think it is possible. i want to learn this.) and i want to really learn that you can't change people, you can only change yourself. Sure I have heard this cliche' my whole life, but there's a big difference between hearing something and really really understand something. all you can change or control are your actions, your life, your responses, your behavior, your boundaries.

it's actually kind of a relief! i have enough work trying to change myself, people are going to do what they want to do, i want to really learn to accept it, and stop wishing things were different.. just live in what is, that sounds so good to me.

and in 2008 i want to keep my house mostly-always tidy so that i don't have to spend hours cleaning up and putting things away before someone can drop by. mainly this is a clutter issue. i still have more clutter than i want in my life and house, so that has GOT TO GO. i want to spend 2008 in a clean, tidy house so that I don't have to panic before guests arrive and a lot of that is just getting rid of the final mountain of clutter in my spare room/office/dumping ground. what a relief it will be to be able to have people over anytime without worrying if i have time to deep-clean the house. this may mean i have to get rid of more stuff i was holding onto and didn't want to part with... but it will be worth it. it is time to let go.

re-reading this, i guess my pondery listing all has to do with clearing out the old stuff and making clear paths to the new things i want! i definitely want a life that is less cluttered with junk both physical and emotional junk. just the pure, simple, good stuff, that's what i want more of. this past year was full of amazing great things and some very sad things, too. i want to learn from them both and make 2008 a happy year, more balanced, clearer. i want to hold onto more living and let go of loss with a little more grace. hope you have a good weekend.

Feist - Mushaboom
envoyé par ListenToFeist

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Lady Di and her feline fascination ;o

Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année!

Je vous souhaite un joyeux noël et une très bonne et heureuse année 2008!

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Scènes de rue - France

David Lawrence

Portraiting a friend/sci-fi writter David Lawrence aka DOT a californian young writter of infinite talent. David is an online friend, we have love for sci-fi books and cinema, thats how we met online in 2000, after the matrix release untill now, for me, he always viewed his world from an artist's perspective. David's wit and profound intelligence are bounded by a Vision of Hope. I trully admire his writtings.He has published two books through POD, and is currently working on DaViD(us): My Truest Fiction, an autobiographical work that questions the nature of reality.

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In 1964, Vieux Lyon became the first protected historic district in France. It is one of the largest Renaissance quarters in Europe and was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1998.

i (finally) watched Hard Candy - it was so much awesomer than i expected! i mean i just randomly watch most movies where photographers are the main characters, but here… it’s amazingly shot, the person behind the camera and the lighting people made sure nearly every frame could be a photo. there’s a lot of closeups of the characters’ faces. just showing the eyes, or the mouth, or the hands. the whole movie has just two people, their acting is amazing, i thought. it sort of felt like a play. except made stronger by the camera work.

and i saw a poster in the theater for a movie coming out in february 2008 called “The Other Bolein Girl”. now, you ready for this? Anne Boleyn is played by Natalie Portman and Mary Boleyn by Scarlett Johansson. this is going to be SO so good. i can’t wait!!!!

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Contre Jour

Greenpeace et Madredeus, se sont associés pour produire un clip vidéo qui dénonce la destruction des dernières forêts anciennes du monde.

Le single de Madredeus, Anseio ("Angoisse"), est un chant passionné, qui exprime l'angoisse de l'homme face au devenir de l'humanité et le tourment causé par l'actuelle dégradation de la planète.

Madredeus_GP
envoyé par guysou

uhhuh... found a great place for artsy shirts and they're most only 10$ on christmas sale! you rarely see this original designs. i was also happy to notice the shipping charges werent that bad, less than 10$and just 12+$ for a faster option. not bad i think.

i got myself this one a girl shooting herself in the head may seem negative but the butterflies make all the difference... i think that her mind is released and its full of beautiful things, love and creativity bursting out in the freedom, finally.

here you can score tshirt designs (obviously, the best ones become available ;o)

Barcelona - Théâtre-Musée Salvador Dali à Figueres

Créée en 1983 du vivant de l’artiste, la Fondation a l’objectif de divulguer et de protéger l’oeuvre et la pensée de Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) et, en général, son apport aux beaux-arts et à la culture contemporaine.



la coupole

le grand murale dédié à Gala, sa grande inspiratrice.

Gala nue regardant la mer qui à 18 mètres apparaît le president Lincoln 1975

une immersion dans son monde fascinant et unique

listening to Dionysos, d’après une histoire de Mathias Malzieu, qui ressemble beaucoup les univers de Tim Burton par ses thématiques qui m’émeuvent profondément, la solitude, l’imaginaire, la difficulté de communiquer... je love ce clip!

Tais-toi mon coeur - Dionysos
envoyé par Dionysos

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Les Machines de l’Ile - Nantes

Petit reportage a la galerie des machine, un projet artistique imaginé par Pierre Orefice et François Delarozière, une extraordinaire aventure digne d’un roman de Jules Verne, de l’univers mécanique de Léonard de Vinci et de l’histoire industrielle de Nantes. Ce que j'ai aimé, surtout, dans ces sculptures géniales, c'est la creation d'une passerelle entre le contemporain et la SF, qui rappelle l'oeuvre du peintre fantastique Giger fondateur du concept de la biomécanique et reconnu par sa création de la créature Alien.
Mondes Marins



l’Arbre aux Hérons


le Grand Elephant

je me demande, pour quand le preservatif ecolo? peut-etre existe-til d autres materiaux susceptibles de se degrader dans la nature.

pourquoi que le fabricant de preservatif se decharge du role qu’il doit avoir (le recyclage de son produit) en donnant le cancer aux populations habitants aux alentours des incinerateurs. s il ne sait pas comment le recycler, il peut faire un produit biodégradable .

quand on aura plus d arbres, qu on vivra dans nos detritus (comme dans certains pays ou c est deja le cas) et que l air qu on respire ne sera plus qu une epaisse fumee emanant des incinerateurs, on sera bien avance NOUS humain sur la planete Terre.

pour citer Bernard Werber les hommes ne sont ni des anges, ni surtout des dieux, encore que la part du divin soit inscrite en chacun de nous...

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Petit Annonce

jeune femme, recherche une relation durable avec un partenaire, un ami, un amant, un confident que defend le respect de l’environnement, la pratique du bio, du commerce equitable, des droits de l’homme et la paix mondiale, je crois que c'est difficile mais possible, de trouver quelqu'un de bien, de sincere et qui a des interets semblables. on aurait tort de croire que se mettre en couple c’est rajouter l’autre dans son univers et rester soi meme, l’alchimie en couple consiste a se mettre en mouvement, il faut accepter de changer, de s’adapter, c’est le couple lui-meme qu’il faut considerer comme un ecosysteme.si tu arrives a remplir ces conditions, le jeu sera interessante ;o)

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this kitty is so relaxed, i push the camera to her face and poke her and whatnot and she just strikes a pose for the cameragirl, she's just a wonderful model ;o)

interesting to think its already november. the year has gone fast. i have some personal tasks i have set myself... but so far ive been too lazy. just a couple emails here and there, aaaaanyway i feel okay. listening to.

George Thorogood-Bad to the Bone
envoyé par Whaleplayer

my computer almost died last night...or so it seemed. i do need to replace my laptop (well, this thing is like 5 yrs old which is a reputable age for a computer) for a new one (and this time it will not be a laptop), because:

. there are less options in memory and other components and harder to switch them later (more expensive too?)

. i really dont care how big my computer is, its my baby and its allowed to take space.

. i want a zillion gigabytes of hardrive INSIDE the computer, not as some extra boxes hanging outside.

. i cannot keep laptops as cool and quiet as desktops, as i can install all kinds of special shit and quiet fans.

. i need some 8 USB connections at least.

. i cant switch keyboards in a laptop and i'm dreaming about one of these.

. i NEED a BIG really FUCKIN GREAT monitor for photo editing and even if i never take another photo i want it and need it!

but i still havent checked my bank account to see if this is realistic at all, what strikes me as unrealistic is buying a new computer which i think would cost around 1500e ...

Pointe de Dinan

Ce moment magique!

What Kind of Reader Are You?

gotoquiz found this Quiz today...

it looks like i'm an obsessive-Compulsive Dedicated Reader... well, i find this results quite accurate, at the moment, i'm in the middle of a few novels, 1 non-fiction book, and one of those classics i've always meant to get to. I AM a book addict, but i definitely don't read to impress others.

What Kind of Reader Are You? Your Result: Literate Good Citizen You read to inform or entertain yourself, but you're not nerdy about it. You've read most major classics (in school) and you have a favorite genre or two.
Dedicated Reader
Obsessive-Compulsive Bookworm
Book Snob
Fad Reader
Non-Reader
What Kind of Reader Are You? Create Your Own Quiz

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i've been thinking of relationships and stuff. we avoid situations, or engagements, that could cause us harm, in other words, pain. i think i'm rational, but with people i'm all about emotions, i simply cannot base my decisions on sense, i am forced to go with what i feel like.

obviously, sometimes going with feelings rather than brain causes extra pain. but, isn't it so that we only feel bad if there was a counter emotion? such as positive expectations, positive experiences... anything with endorphin. you feel bad after being cheated by your bf/gf because you loved them and trusted them. can someone whom you don't care about hurt you? i doubt it, not much anyway. we feel heartbroken because we first feel in love. the negative cannot appear without the positive. the same goes for friendships and all.

in addition, cheating is more common that people would like to think. either that or i just always end up talking with 'cheaters'. i think people divide themselves in 2 categories, those who cheat and those who don't. but i don't agree, anyone might do it, not all do, but i think most end up cheating in their lifetime. the problem is, cheating is considered 'really fuckin bad' and while i agree it's not nice, there must be something natural to it because it occurs so often.

obviously there's a time for everything and everything comes to an end. i think something came to an end and i suppose i'm glad it did. it's so hard to let go and i admit i'm not good at that, i should be grateful if someone does it for me. horrible to admit i'm feeling really good... i wish i could remember this time and these days later on... life is rarely this easy. am i on drugs?

aaaaaaanyway, i found good music today and i'm not busy with anything, no responsibilities... nobody expecting anything from me. what else can you ask for? a good photo... i shouldn't have asked myself that.

Pologne

Wroclaw, Varsovie, Cracovie

my head is empty. i slept perhaps 3 hours last night, which was my own fault of course... the workday lasted forever and then i got really pissed off, someone got on my nerve, and was pushing me. i felt like saying fuck off but of course i didn't. i was all normal and said something else and hit my head to the wall while saying it.

i always behave a certain way in this certain situation and it annoys me, i can see those situations coming from far away and i know exactly how its going to end. well, its nothing that kills me, maybe i'll learn some discipline from this or something... because the consequences of what i say are annoying and long lasting.

i am tired and dont want to do anything when i have a zillion things to do. aaaaaanyway. i think im a bit stressed. this afternoon i broke into a helpless cry when the phone rang as i didnt want to answer it. clearly thats when i knew i need a sedative and maybe therapy too, but now, thanks to not going to work, i feel much better. now im totally exhausted. long day need to sleep.

Pont Aven

Paradis des artistes sur les bords de l'Aven, où Gauguin peignit son fameux tableau "Les galettes de Pont Aven" une histoire d'amour avec les peintres et ses nombreuses galeries d'art, çà a été un coup de coeur, que de bons souvenirs.

Projet Halloween

Mon projet de recherche La mort porte sur Les Fleurs du mal de Charles Baudelaire. Je crois qu' il recherche la dualité, les extrêmes et aime les confronter pour voir ce qui en sort, il sait que la réalité n'existe que par le regard que nous portons sur elle, et c'est, à mon avis, la base de son travail d'artiste assez perturbant. Je crois aussi que c'est la force vitale qui jaillit malgre tant de souffrance qui nous amane a accepter le fait que la mort ce n'est pas un sujet tabou mais que cela fait partie de la vie. Quand on perd un etre cher, une partie de nous est arrachèe et on ne peut pas y echapper, c'est tres dure. Je crois que les gens resterent dans nous memoires grace a son humanite. Tout le monde morre, rien ne nous rapproche plus que notre mortalite commun.
model: Olivier

Halloween Project

Les fleurs du mal - Baudelaire
L'héautontimorouménos
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Je suis de mon coeur le vampire,
- Un de ces grands abandonnés
Au rire éternel condamnés,
Et qui ne peuvent plus sourire !





model: Olivier