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Monday, August 9, 2010

Sweet Dreams...

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Dreams are answers to questions we haven't yet figured out how to ask.

~ X-Files ~

Journal de Jardin...

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I have never had so many good ideas day after day as when I worked in the garden.

~ John Erskine ~

... or so many sore muscles. After "working" in the garden yesterday for about 3 hours to free it from the weeds - which have obviously got the upper hand down there - I feel completely sore. Last time I felt like this was 2 years ago when I went for a whole week of power Snowboarding without any kind of workout within the precedent 4 months...

Maybe battling against those pest plants in the very uncomfortable "Schranz Hocke" position (named after the famous Austrian skier Karl Schranz >> take a look here) wasn't such a brilliant idea...

The Addition of Dostoevsky on Moscow Subway Leads to Concerns of Suicide

Monday, August 9, 2010
Addition of Dostoevsky on Moscow Subway Leads to Concerns of Suicide
via Juxtapoz Magazine

Moscow has been covering headlines with its current wildfire concerns and related smoke crisis, but we heard a different story about Moscow this morning. Moscow’s Subway system has a new set of murals, that psychologists fear might encourage suicidal impulses.

Listening to NPR this morning, we were introduced to Moscow subways covered in mosaics, paintings, murals, and statues. Sounds nice, doesn’t it? Everyone seems to benefit from public art, but what if it’s depressing artwork, even disturbing?

“The Dostoevskaya station — which opened this summer in memory of Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky — met a fair share of opposition when psychologists expressed concern that dark murals of the violent scenes from Dostoevsky's books could put riders in gloomy moods — or, worse, even encourage suicidal impulses,” NPR told us.

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Wishful Thinking...

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Daydreaming...
Thought is the labor of the intellect, reverie is its pleasure.
~ Victor Hugo ~

Feeling of the Day...

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The gardener with the most prosperous garden is the one who takes the time to do the dirty work of weeding. As with these flowering havens, we must do the same in our lives - rid ourselves of the bad to make room for the beauty within us to grow. This eco-friendly, inspirational wooden print shows that you must clear out your worry, anger, and sadness in order to open your heart to peace, joy, and light.

[ via ModCloth.com ]

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Les dernières nouvelles...

DER STANDARD. August 7/8, 2010
Der Journalist wird Lotse im Meer der Medien
via derStandard.at

Wie Zeitungen in 20 Jahren aussehen könnten, ob Internet und Gratisblätter herrschen, ob ein neuer Analphabetismus bedient wird oder der unabhängige Qualitätsjournalismus erstarkt, erforscht und imaginiert Stephan Russ-Mohl.

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Happy nameday!

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It's my nameday today. August 8 in France (though I am not French). It's a litte over midnight right now and I will enlighten you with that knowledge before I go to bed...

So, what's in a name then?

Dominique {pronounced do-mee-NEEK} French name that derives from Latin (Domenica). It means "of God" or "belonging to God" and also "God's disciple". Gender can be feminine and masculine. Form of Dominic (Latin; meaning "of the Lord". This name was traditionally given to a child born on Sunday. Several saints have borne this name, including the 13th-century founder of the Dominican order of friars.)

Characteristics
Although the name Dominique causes an active mind and a restless urge to explore new ideas, we emphasize that it causes a materialistic approach that frustrates higher humanitarian qualities. This name, when combined with the last name, can frustrate happiness, contentment, and success, as well as cause health weaknesses in the solar plexus and reproductive organs.

The name of Dominique brings opportunities for success in business and financial accumulation. It fires you with ambition and promotional ideas, ideas that are original, progressive, and large-scale. With this name, success to you is a foregone conclusion, for you cannot conceive any reason for not reaching all your goals, as you have self-sufficiency, supreme confidence, boundless energy, and enthusiasm. As long as you have a sense of freedom from monotony and drudgery, and can see progress being made, you feel buoyant and optimistic.

How sexy is your name?
D - Once you get it into your head that you want someone, you move full steam ahead in pursuit. You do not give up your quest easily. You are nurturing and caring. If someone has a problem, this turns you on. You are highly sexual, passionate, loyal, and intense in your involvement, sometimes possessive and jealous. Sex to you is a pleasure to be enjoyed. You are stimulated by the eccentric and unusual, having a free and open mind.

Friday, August 6, 2010

Fffleur de Lys: Innehalten

Some very nice and beautiful garden images of a dear friend...

Journal de jardin...

So, after my sister has successfully killed my former basil plant I had to get a new one... I just love this spice and fresh one tastes so much better. I've been so proud of the plant, it has grown nicely. During my vacation absence of 2 weeks in July my sister first managed to wither the plant since she put it into an aluminium pot and then placed it on our dining room window where it got grilled from top to bottom and probably the other way round as well. After neglecting it for almost a week she not only watered but drowned it with the effect of mold growing within the pot. My poor little plant just couldn't take it anymore... and finally gave in! Rest in peace!

I bought a new one 2 days ago. It now has a nice place at one of the shady windows and a ceramic pot and I myself will supervise the watering.