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<center>Tint's Den     </center> http://tintalasia.multiply.com/ Just... me... This is my place where I can show photos of my world and talk about whatever is on my mind at the time. My name is Corrianne. My friends call me Tint. I currently live in Brazil, but am proudly South African. I was born and raised in the Friendly City, Port Elizabeth, but spent my last, very happy, 10 years in South Africa living in Durban. The city of São Paulo, where we are now, is a huge hop from the lifestyle I knew. I hope you enjoy your visit with me. <center>Enjoy this music with me... <object height="80" width="300"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/8w-cR-kwDI/aus=false/"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed allowscriptaccess="never" src="http://media.imeem.com/m/8w-cR-kwDI/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="110" width="300"></object></center> <center>~Just a thought: "Once we choose hope, everything is possible." ~ Christopher Reeve "Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds." ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt <a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://tintalasia.multiply.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites' /"></a></center><center><embed allowscriptaccess="never" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://www.yourminis.com/Dir/GetContainer.api?uri=yourminis/yourminis/mini:weather" wmode="transparent" flashvars="loc=Sao%20Paulo%2C%20Brazil&unit=s&zipcode=BRXX0232&alpha=100&view=full&cr=10&color=68875&height=70&width=240&xheight=80&xwidth=250&uri=yourminis%2Fyourminis%2Fmini%3Aweather&swfurl=%2Fwidget%5Fweatherchannel%2Eswf&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="80" width="250"></center> Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:05:07 -0000 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:45:00 -0000 <center>Tint's Den     </center> http://images.tintalasia.multiply.com/logo http://tintalasia.multiply.com 100 100 Sophie (a 360 repost) Someone asked me what we're having for supper ; ) <img src="http://images.tintalasia.multiply.com/image/2/photos/39/1200x1200/14/sophie.jpg?et=tLnHxlMTl1m8tchiCKC1Vg&nmid=103122909"> Tonight, we had samp and beans or as the Xhosa call it, umngqusbo, for supper and it made me think of Sophie. Samp, for those who don't know, is a white hominy. It is cooked with sugar beans and beef. My version contains tomato extract too - delicious! Sophie is on the far left in the photograph. I'm the grubby looking kid with the bright red ribbons. My gran always put ribbons in my hair, no matter what the activity was or where we were going. I think she loved ribbons and they were always big and bright. On the far right, is Hamish, my brother and between us is Jemimah, Sophie's daughter and my playmate. Next to me is my gran. The other lady is a friend of hers, Gloria... a crazy lady. Sophie was our maid. She worked for my gran from before I came along. Then she became my nanny. She is the one who walked me to and from school in the early grades. Ouma (my gran) was at the shop (for those who don't know, I was raised by my... http://tintalasia.multiply.com/journal/item/231/Sophie Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:45:00 -0000 Who says animals don't have hearts... ? <a href="http://noticias.terra.com.br/brasil/interna/0,,OI3026323-EI5030,00.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://images.tintalasia.multiply.com/image/1/photos/521M/orig/1506/dog-saves-baby.jpg?et=5tiNQ6S0oJrh3tJ2RjVAxA&nmid=0"></a>Photo credit to <a href="http://noticias.terra.com.br/brasil/galeria/0,,OI69652-EI306,00.html">Terra News</a> Jorge put me onto this news article. Clicking on the image above will take you to the original article (in Portuguese). Not very far from here (in relation to the size of Brazil), at Santo Antônio do Monte, 185 km  from Belo Horizonte, in Minas Gerais, this gorgeous dog saved a newborn baby. The dog, Xuxa, named after one of Brazil's celebrities, is a 'vira lata' or mongrel.... with a heart of gold. Her owner found her standing over a cardboard box in a vacant lot, barking incessantly. Maria opened the box and found a newborn baby, still covered with blood with the umbilical cord attached. The little boy, now named João Gabriel, is doing well in hospital and will probably be adopted. The mother of the child has not been found. As Jorge put it when he showed me the article.... animals put humans to shame. I know there are those that will say the dog was barking because of the smell of blood, but I do believe that it goes far beyond that. The dog sensed lif... http://tintalasia.multiply.com/journal/item/230/Who_says_animals_dont_have_hearts..._ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:23:00 -0000 Picture Perfect Theme: ' A Song Title' ~ Spirit of the sea Spirit of the Sea by Blackmores Night <img src="http://images.tintalasia.multiply.com/image/2/photos/44/1200x1200/1/pp-song20title-spirit20of20the20sea.jpg?et=vC9SClyK0S4HsBJI7XGnsQ&nmid=107067177"> The photo was taken on a stormy day from the ferry going out to <a href="http://www.ilhabela.com.br/">Ilhabela</a>, São Paulo, Brazil <a href="http://www.metrolyrics.com/blackmores-night-lyrics.html">Blackmores Night Lyrics</a> <a href="http://www.metrolyrics.com/">Spirit Of The Sea Lyrics</a> <a href="http://www.imeem.com/magicmoments/music/fNIOFf8z/ritchie_blackmore_spirit_of_the_sea/">Spirit Of The Sea - Ritchie Blackmore</a> To join the Picture Perfect fun, go <a href="http://fotofriday.multiply.com/journal/item/128">here</a>. http://tintalasia.multiply.com/journal/item/229/Picture_Perfect_Theme_A_Song_Title_Spirit_of_the_sea Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:13:00 -0000 Weird conversation <img src="http://images.tintalasia.multiply.com/image/1/photos/39/1200x1200/12/grave.jpg?et=PifPVkzklEEDNcNMh%2B6CmA&nmid=103122909">Photo by Jorge on his trip to Lithuania Jorge is a strange character. His usual reaction to death or the announcement of someone's death is a super-tactful, "Sh*t happens." Apologies for the expression. I'm quoting very literally. I say, super-tactful, because he has been known to insert some black humour at that point, unless checked. I've always believed that this is because he has no earthly clue how to deal with the subject. Emotion of any sort in himself or anyone else makes him incredibly uncomfortable. This morning, he called an elderly spinster who apparently knew him and his family when he was just a tiny tot here, before they moved to South Africa. She also knows the Lithuanian lot well. The lady, Irene, was talking about another lady (I forget their connection) who is recently widowed and having a hard time adjusting. She's 70 and her husband was 75. This got Jorge talking about death and then, graves. He has this dream of returning to Lithuania to buy the land his grandfather... http://tintalasia.multiply.com/journal/item/228/Weird_conversation Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:24:00 -0000 Meeting the president A couple of days ago, we were told that the Lithuanian president is 'in town' and that he would be coming to our 'village'. For those who have been around a while, you'll know I don't live in a village, but in the Lithuanian community of São Paulo... very much city, except for the village-like atmosphere. Tickets to the presidential lunch were being sold at R$100 each (that is around US$63 ) per person. Naturally, we didn't go. We heard later that he would be coming to the village today to speak at the church. This church is Catholic, but unique here, as they have regular services in Lithuanian. But... I had shopping to do. Jorge went off to the meeting. After French plaiting Tat's hair, just for the heck of it, I called Jorge to ask him how I'd get the house keys to him. He said just to call him when I got to the church, and he'd come out to collect them. We arrived at the church to see the speachifying was in progress, so I snuck in to give Jorge the keys. Once there, I saw... http://tintalasia.multiply.com/journal/item/227/Meeting_the_president Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:38:00 -0000 Bored with the internet <a href="http://xkcd.com/77/"><img src="http://images.tintalasia.multiply.com/image/1/photos/521M/orig/1488/bored-with-the-internet.jpg?et=XCurKBcCRZGlMfNv%2C29CRQ&nmid=0"></a> I love this cartoon. The art in these cartoons is simple, cleverly done, and attractive. Click on the cartoon for more of the same. http://tintalasia.multiply.com/journal/item/226/Bored_with_the_internet_ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:25:00 -0000 ~ Zest ~ A Picture Perfect Theme <img src="http://images.tintalasia.multiply.com/image/2/photos/31/1200x1200/17/pp-zest.jpg?et=Yn7WGAcOXTHDdL6xoxx1aA&nmid=99476630"> bubbly fun laughing playing never walk only run bouncy friendly smiling sassy bright all this and more a zest for life few can miss ~ Tatiana ~ Photo taken at <a href="http://www.tintalasia.com/Brazil/Paraty.htm">Paraty </a>on our little boat going to the islands The roof of the boat was the perfect place to catch some sun Join Picture Perfect <a href="http://fotofriday.multiply.com/journal/item/124/Picture_Perfect_Friday_Zest_">here</a> http://tintalasia.multiply.com/journal/item/225/_Zest_A_Picture_Perfect_Theme Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:24:00 -0000 In the sunshine <img src="http://images.tintalasia.multiply.com/image/1/photos/521M/orig/1485/Specs%20in%20nasturtiums.jpg?et=q9ivrZR5nHTj1%2BwkyAcX%2BQ&nmid=0"> As most of you know, I subscribe to a daily e-mail from <a href="http://www.tut.com">TUT</a>. I loved this morning's e-mail... <blockquote style="font-style: italic;">If you just whistle every now and then, Tint; skip every thousandth step or so; skim the odd stone across the odd pond; go dancing on the occasional blue moon, if only alone in the dark; dress up sometimes, even with nowhere to go... for simply stirring up some little bit of hope, no matter how silly or disconnected your actions seem to be with the rest of the world, magic flashes in the unseen, friends are summoned, connections are timed, stars are aligned, opportunities are crystallized and serendipities are calculated, creating possibilities for new realities that cannot now even be imagined from where you presently stand.</blockquote>The sun is shining outside... brightly. Our weather has been incredibly dry, causing the powers that be here to issue health warnings. Sure, the dry air means more pollution hanging over us, but otherwise, I'm loving it. It is the kind of weather where it is cool i... http://tintalasia.multiply.com/journal/item/223/In_the_sunshine Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:18:00 -0000 I had a dream <img src="http://images.tintalasia.multiply.com/image/1/photos/521M/orig/1462/spider.jpg?et=xzaMnLYoCM706qiG9DkxBg&nmid=0"> The dream itself, like all my dreams, was long and I don't remember much of it. There was one part that stood out near the end. I was in bed and when I woke up, there was a spider's web at the foot. In the center was a very large, round, hard-shelled, rich chocolate-brown spider. It had a cluster white dots in the center of it's abdomen. This spider was surrounded by a few others, looking identical, but smaller. I was horrified when I first saw them, but was then fascinated. Bear in mind, I have no fear of spiders. I respect them and will defend their right to be there. Indoor spiders usually get captured and taken outside to the plants. I have been known to photograph and film spiders. We had a spider at our old place (the one in the photo) that I even used to have conversations with. I approached the web with the idea of finding out why it was there. Next thing I knew... you know the way dreams tend to morph... the web was moving and the big spider climbed down. Another morph la... http://tintalasia.multiply.com/journal/item/222/I_had_a_dream Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:09:00 -0000 Bird brain We often refer to bird brain... but is it? From the <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/08/0808_020808_crow.html" target="_blank">National Geographic article</a>.... ""The surprising thing about our crow is that, faced with a new problem, she worked out a new solution by herself," said Kacelnik. "In the wild, New Caledonian crows make hooks by working on twigs, but they live in social groups and follow age-old techniques in response to problems that the species may have been exposed to for thousands of years." The crow, named Betty, was caught as a juvenile in Yaté, New Caledonia in March 2000. Since then, she has shared a large indoor room and a small outdoor aviary with Abel, a male brought to the laboratory in Wytham, Oxford after spending ten years in a New Caledonia zoo. A hatchway leads from the indoor room to a testing area. Betty's toolmaking abilities came to light by accident during an experiment in which she and Abel had to choose between a hooked and a straight wire for retrieving small pieces of pig heart, their favorite food. When Abel made... http://tintalasia.multiply.com/video/item/25/Bird_brain Tue, 8 Jul 2008 14:42:46 -0000 I am grateful <img src="http://images.tintalasia.multiply.com/image/1/photos/521M/orig/1444/nasturtiumbee.jpg?et=RcYVSP0RlzZQXRjS%2BNObhA&nmid=0"> A conversation I had today brought to mind something I have been reading and hearing of over and over from various sources... being grateful, not just grateful, but grateful for where I am. Now, I must tell you, it takes a lot for me to say this. Those who know me and know how I've felt the past number of years will know what I mean, so I'm not going to follow that thought here at all... it would defeat the purpose. This blog is of a personal nature, so reading it may well turn out to be immensely boring. I won't be offended if you glance and move on : ) It is well known that those who give thanks for what they have, somehow 'attract' more of the good. Whiners tend to get more of the negative... right? The key here is to use no negative words at all. Try it... it isn't as easy as it sounds. I'm not allowing myself to say something like, "I'm grateful I don't have...", as 'don't' is negative. Let's see how far I can take this exercise. So... I'm grateful ... that I have a home that is brig... http://tintalasia.multiply.com/journal/item/219/I_am_grateful Mon, 7 Jul 2008 21:13:00 -0000 Freedom ~ a Picture Perfect theme <img src="http://images.tintalasia.multiply.com/image/1/photos/521M/orig/1438/pp-freedom.jpg?et=g7eM51%2By%2C7dygSpA0ileoQ&nmid=99476630"> Freedom for many comes at a price and often after tremendous struggle. The butterfly is free, but the struggle to emerge from its pupa seems to take a huge toll on its strength, but if you help it along, it won't develop properly. Perhaps freedom that comes easily is not appreciated as much? Freedom is beautiful, is it not? This photo is untouched beyond cropping and framing. We get tons of this particular butterfly. They decimate my nasturtiums. I have photos of the whole process, from egg through to butterfly. This one is taken of the butterfly after emerging on the ladder my husband made. Darn... I see there's a dog hair I should have removed. Visit<a href="http://fotofriday.multiply.com/journal/item/112/Picture_Perfect_Freedom"> Picture Perfect</a> to see the rest of the entries and join in the fun. Another <a href="http://tintalasia.multiply.com/journal/item/24/Freedom_What_is_it_to_you">'Freedom'</a> http://tintalasia.multiply.com/journal/item/217/Freedom_a_Picture_Perfect_theme Fri, 4 Jul 2008 04:22:00 -0000 When the center goes... <img src="http://images.tintalasia.multiply.com/image/1/photos/521M/orig/1435/pipes.jpg?et=uHtKZIZXXQCrLdW6EHMVfQ&nmid=0"> São Paulo is the economic center of Brazil. When São Paulo goes down, the whole country feels it. Last night, on the dot at midnight, our internet died. I cursed and went to bed, as the internet has been dicey for a few weeks now with super slow speeds at times. We woke this morning to the news that the whole of São Paolo was down. News later came in that the downtime was statewide. Our internet downtime meant that everything was down. Think banks, police, airports, the works. On tv (great crime-prevention move there), they announced that no one was able to make official complaints at the police (what happened to paper and pen?) and the cops weren't able to release bodies from the morgue without internet (we needed to know that). Our news tonight tells us that Annatel, the governing 'body' for telecommunications in Brazil, is considering a R$50 million fine against Telkom if they can prove negligence. This should get interesting. Take a guess who'll eventually foot that bill... the us... http://tintalasia.multiply.com/journal/item/216/When_the_center_goes... Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:36:00 -0000 Total Delights gemstone beaded jewelry necklaces earrings bracelets Do pop along to Total Delights. They have a competition running right now where you can win a set of earrings. I have bought from them before. Their sales come beautifully packaged and are shipped with love and http://tintalasia.multiply.com/links/item/27/Total_Delights_gemstone_beaded_jewelry_necklaces_earrings_bracelets Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:44:55 -0000 ~ Twisted ~ A Picture Perfect theme The ferry at Ilha Bela <img src="http://images.tintalasia.multiply.com/image/2/photos/31/orig/13/pp-twisted02.jpg?et=OWW89FYX7oj8WNJQljDJAA&nmid=99476630"> Twisted and frayed ropes keep me steadfast close to the shore as the seas of time toss me Tint © To join in the fun at Picture Perfect, go <a style="font-style: italic;font-weight: bold;" href="http://fotofriday.multiply.com/journal/item/107/Picture_Perfect_Twisted_">here</a>. http://tintalasia.multiply.com/journal/item/212/_Twisted_A_Picture_Perfect_theme Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:53:00 -0000 Where's number 3? Or are we going 1.1, 1.2... 1.10 then 2.0, 2.1, etc until 3? I thought it was supposed to be "Three's a charm". My day started with our neighbour, at some ungodly hour (it was still dark in my bedroom and my alarm had NOT rung yet), revving his car in front of my bedroom. He must have revved for over half an hour. He then hooted for his kids... and went back to revving once they had all slammed and shouted their way into the car. After a while, I dozed off again. I should have taken the hint, though, when my pc, after numerous restarts, refused to connect to the internet. It had no right! Perhaps it needed revving too. Finally, I got up and running and was  merrily checking my mail when the cat started crying for her ball. That can get annoying. She wants her ball and wants it now. Trouble is, her favourite ball is transparent and blends soooo well. I found it and asked Jorge to drill the hole in the ball a little larger, so that I could put a piece of ribbon in there, which would ... http://tintalasia.multiply.com/journal/item/211/Wheres_number_3 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:27:00 -0000 Garoa <img src="http://images.tintalasia.multiply.com/image/2/photos/27/orig/10/birdfeeder.jpg?et=toYa9UsPDomjp8fBnU1FIw&nmid=93932009"> We're finally in some sort of a winter here. We're in 'garoa' season, though I see there are warnings for heavy rains in many states. Garoa takes some getting used to. Imagine a rain that swirls like mist, penetrates everything, but differs from mist in that you feel the raindrops... ever so lightly... on your skin. This can go on for weeks. Dull... grey... cold... wet. Perfect weather for feijoada. <img src="http://images.tintalasia.multiply.com/image/2/photos/34/500x500/1/feijoada.jpg?et=Ve3TzUu7kiM1U%2BC1WAiaeA&nmid=102637900"> This photo is for Ben ; ) Feijoada is traditionally, a dish made with pork, specifically the... uh... less salubrious parts, such as the ears, tail and snout. It has a long history here in Brazil though. The early slaves were given the 'leftovers' of the pig to use for nutrition. Cooked with beans and served over rice, it became a staple, prized, too, for the fact that you could stretch the one pot of meal out over a few days - or serve a veritable army. Today, the dish is prepared rather differently. I <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-FhvSsLIlcqiW050vRT2t0ovt?tag=feijoada">blogged that before</a>, so I won't repeat it here. My way is somewhat different. My feijoad... http://tintalasia.multiply.com/journal/item/210/Garoa Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:35:00 -0000 Roadblocks <img src="http://images.tintalasia.multiply.com/image/1/photos/27/orig/8/road.jpg?et=a%2Cl%2BQMCSLeNF%2CoOeudefjw&nmid=93932009"> I thought I'd bring this old blog of mine across from 360°. I have added to it somewhat. "Decide that you'll be successful and happy come what may, and good things will find you. The roadblocks are only minor obstacles along the way."  I got to thinking about the roadblocks and detours in our lives. What is a roadblock? One of Webster's Random House definitions is: road·block n. 1. an obstruction placed across a road, esp. of barricades or police cars, for halting or hindering traffic, as to facilitate the capture of a pursued car or inspection for safety violations. Yes, I know there are roadblocks that frustrate us and some may even be dangerous, but I'm thinking of the roadblocks that we usually encounter. You're on your way home at night, in a rush to get home and tuck into bed after an evening out. You are stopped at a roadblock. Sure, its frustrating, but why is the roadblock there? Ultimately, for our protection. Its the roadblock that checks for the drunk/drugged drivers ... http://tintalasia.multiply.com/journal/item/208/Roadblocks Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:53:00 -0000 father <img src="http://images.tintalasia.multiply.com/image/2/photos/28/orig/20/father1.jpg?et=AHMdthFwRORPh6sC2KncrA&nmid=93944192"> teasing tormenting playing laughing <img src="http://images.tintalasia.multiply.com/image/2/photos/28/orig/21/father2.jpg?et=hQxZ1ngd%2BW8n7flJD6qJEQ&nmid=93944192"> collaborating helping teaching being a father http://tintalasia.multiply.com/journal/item/206/father Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:56:00 -0000 Definitions <img src="http://images.tintalasia.multiply.com/image/2/photos/28/500x500/19/rosemary%2520flowers.jpg?et=IKhJMC85ZlcSfj5I1a%2BrbA&nmid=93944192"> ADULT: A person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the middle BEAUTY PARLOR: A place where women curl up and dye CANNIBAL: Someone who is fed up with people Note: This one is NOT funny. Apologies to all chickens in present company CHICKENS: The only animals you eat before they are born and after they are dead COMMITTEE: A body that keeps minutes and wastes hours DUST: Mud with the juice squeezed out EGOTIST: Someone who is usually me-deep in conversation HANDKERCHIEF: Cold Storage INFLATION: Cutting money in half without damaging the paper MOSQUITO: An insect that makes you like flies better RAISIN: Grape with a sunburn SECRET: Something you tell to one person at a time SKELETON: A bunch of bones with the person scraped off TOOTHACHE: The pain that drives you to extraction TOMORROW: One of the greatest labor saving devices of today YAWN: An honest opinion openly expressed WRINKLES: Something other people have, similar to my character lines I needed the laugh this morning. Hope these gave you a ... http://tintalasia.multiply.com/journal/item/205/Definitions Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:06:00 -0000 'African' dancers Relating to my <a href="http://tintalasia.multiply.com/journal/item/204/_Extravagance_a_Picture_Perfect_Theme" target="_blank">Picture Perfect blog</a> The "African" dancers. Their performance was very un-African, performed by Brazilian dancers who had never been to Africa. They had tremendous energy, though we kept expecting their straw outfits to catch fire against the candles. http://tintalasia.multiply.com/video/item/24/African_dancers Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:59:23 -0000 Lindiwe Zulu Relating to my <a href="http://tintalasia.multiply.com/journal/item/204/_Extravagance_a_Picture_Perfect_Theme" target="_blank">Picture Perfect blog</a> Lindiwe Zulu, the South African ambassador to Brazil broke out in song during the speeches. I think the chap standing behind her looks somewhat uncomfortable. As you can hear by the background noise, the song was a hit, especially among her fellow http://tintalasia.multiply.com/video/item/23/Lindiwe_Zulu Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:58:46 -0000 ~ Extravagance ~ a Picture Perfect Theme <img src="http://images.tintalasia.multiply.com/image/2/photos/31/orig/5/pp-extravegance.jpg?et=AEF%2CqTTXKdcyW6QwjOUeEw&nmid=99476630"> Every year, we would go to the South African Consulate Function in April. It was usually a rather grandiose affair, but on this occasion, they had outdone themselves. Food was French style, ie. more artistic than designed to sustain, with an appetiser of Carpaccio of Ostrich, a rare meat here, but fairly common in South Africa. Wine flowed freely the whole evening. Designer gowns, flashy jewelry, and fancy cars abounded. The venue was an upmarket Bingo hall, Imperatriz. The building was palacial, done in an African style, with dark African warriors lining the walls, huge tusks curving up towards the ceilings, which were lit with myriads of tiny lights. The entrance hall boasted enormous statues of elephants and giraffes. The place and the event epitomised extravagance to me in every sense of the word. Lindiwe Zulu, the South African ambassador to Brazil broke out in song during the speeches. I think the chap standing behind her looks somewhat uncomfortable. As you can hear by the ... http://tintalasia.multiply.com/journal/item/204/_Extravagance_a_Picture_Perfect_Theme Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:55:00 -0000 Another day <img src="http://images.tintalasia.multiply.com/image/2/photos/28/orig/14/nasturtiumleaves.jpg?et=qjMtK2do0d89U2LFOIGX6A&nmid=93944192"> It has been a somewhat <a style="font-style: italic; " href="http://tintalasia.multiply.com/journal/item/70/Bouncing_rubber_balls">rough weekend</a> on this end. I started today thinking that it is at least a brand new week, but tension is still running high. You know one of those days when the air is thick and the silence, heavy. You know how one negative thing seems to be contagious... and everything else goes wrong from there? Well, it's true and I'll be danged if it isn't really hard to turn it around, especially when there are other stressors involved that aren't just going to go away in a hurry and I'm having a '<a style="font-style: italic; " href="http://tintalasia.multiply.com/journal/item/135/Glass_walls">glass walls</a>' kind of life. Ah well... we'll try for the 'new day' thing tomorrow again. Jorge went to some event at the Immigrant's museum yesterday. Looked like it could have been fun. Lithuanian dancers... <img src="http://images.tintalasia.multiply.com/image/2/photos/28/500x500/15/immigrantes1.jpg?et=lqGAs7OudJf6qBdo3V2dRA&nmid=93944192"> Russian... <img src="http://images.tintalasia.multiply.com/image/2/photos/28/500x500/16/immigrantes2.jpg?et=fLjfGcJ7WImeNxdSHFi5KQ&nmid=93944192"> Aren't they cute? <img src="http://images.tintalasia.multiply.com/image/2/photos/28/500x500/17/immigrantes3.jpg?et=pV%2CnSePPMYlnVT%2BfuMsTIA&nmid=93944192"> A very different sort of lifestyle <img src="http://images.tintalasia.multiply.com/image/2/photos/28/500x500/18/immigrantes4.jpg?et=Y%2BqdzSzZxt%2CwhcnHBc9rmw&nmid=93944192"> The photos, of course, were taken by Jorge. Tat and I stayed home and relaxed. It was peaceful ; ) http://tintalasia.multiply.com/journal/item/203/Another_day Mon, 9 Jun 2008 17:48:00 -0000 Lemon sorbet This recipe isn't mine. It is from <a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Lemon-Sorbet/Detail.aspx?prop31=3" target="_blank">Allrecipes.com.</a> I love lemon sorbet any time, but if you have had a rich meal, it is a great way to 'cleanse the palate'. PREP TIME 15 Min COOK TIME 1 Day 1 Hr READY IN 1 Day 1 Hr 15 http://tintalasia.multiply.com/recipes/item/25/Lemon_sorbet Fri, 6 Jun 2008 16:56:34 -0000 Creative coding Another one for Kippy. It is her birthday after all ; ) Don't kill me, Kippy! *runs and http://tintalasia.multiply.com/links/item/26/Creative_coding Sat, 31 May 2008 22:19:53 -0000