luni, 22 decembrie 2008

Asteptand sa vina Mosul


Sa stiti ca treaba e foarte serioasa. Atat de serioasa incat una din cele mai performante institutii din lume, NORAD (Nort American Aerospace Defense Command), are grija, an de an, sa iasa bine. Poate nu stiati, dar Comandamentul Apararii Aerospatiale a Americii de Nord are, in aceasta perioada, (printre altele, bineinteles) misiunea de a urmari traseul lui Mos Craciun pe cerul planetei, de la Polul Nord, in jurul lumii si inapoi. Si mai mult, de a o comunica, prompt si profesionist, de fiecare data cand i se solicita, celei mai competente autoritati in materie: copiii.

Totul a inceput in 1955 cand un magazin din Colorado Springs anunta pustimea nerabdatoare din oras, printr-o reclama la radio, sa sune la un numar special infiintat in acest scop, pentru a primi date despre pozitia Mosului in acel moment, astfel incat sa stie cand isi vor primi, in sfarsit, cadourile mult asteptate. Numai ca printr-o eroare tehnica, linia nou-infiintata directiona apelurile, nici mai mult nici mai putin decat catre biroul colonelului Harry Shoup, comandantul de atunci al sus-numitei unitati militare (pe atunci CONAD - Continental Air Defense Command). Primul pusti care suna intra deci in legatura cu unul dintre cei mai importanti oameni al Statelor Unite. Desi nu mica i-a fost mirarea, colonelul Shoup, deloc lipsit de simtul umorului, nu vrea sa strice placerea copiilor si cere oamenilor sai de la statiile radar sa-i furnizeze coordonatele posibile ale unui corp zburator care s-ar deplasa, la o adica, dinspre Polul Nord, pentru a le transmite mai departe. Operatorii radar intra si ei in joc si astfel o noua traditie se nascuse.

De atunci, CONAD, devenita cativa ani mai tarziu NORAD, isi executa constiincios cea mai frumoasa misiune din an: supravegherea traiectoriei lui Mos Craciun. Iar ea este, mai nou, vizibila pe Google Earth. Daca sunteti nerabdatori, puteti sa urmariti drumul Mosului aici. Cadouri frumoase si Craciun Fericit !

vineri, 19 decembrie 2008

O altfel de frumusete










Fotografiile, bineinteles, nu imi apartin. Ele pot fi gasite aici:
Dar cum, in curand, despre "21" se va vorbi doar la trecut, gandesc ca nu e rau sa ne bucuram de ele impreuna.

miercuri, 17 decembrie 2008

Zbor de iarna

Rectific - ASTA imi doresc eu anul asta :)







http://www.airplane-pictures.net

luni, 15 decembrie 2008

Better Days




Asta imi doresc eu anul asta.

luni, 8 decembrie 2008

Asa am fost candva

Multumita Mihneei, mi-am adus aminte de farmecul unic al vietii de student la arhitectura. Cei care n-au avut placerea de a gusta din acest minunat fruct au acum sansa de a afla ce au pierdut.

Asadar, you know you are an architect student when:

The alarm clock tells you when to go to sleep.
You're not ashamed of drooling in class anymore, especially during Structures lectures
You know what Superglue tastes like.
You celebrate space and observe your birthday.
Coffee and Red Bull are tools, not treats.
People are nauseated just by smelling your caffeine breath.
You are surprised when you see a new building in your school.
You think it's possible to create space.
You've slept more than 20 hours non-stop in a single weekend.
You fight with inanimate objects.
You've fallen asleep in the bathroom.
Your brother or sister thinks he or she is an only child.
You've listened to all your CDs in less than 48 hours.
You're not seen in public.
You lose your house keys for a week and you don't even notice.
You've brushed your teeth and washed your hair in the university's bathroom.
You've discovered the benefits of having none or very short hair, and you've started to appreciate inheriting baldness.
You've used an entire role of film to photograph the footpath.
You know the exact time the vending machines are refilled.
You always carry your deodorant.
You become excellent at recycling when making models.
When you try to communicate, you make a continuous and monotonous whine.
You've danced YMCA with excellent choreography at 3 am and without a single drop of alcohol in your body.
You take notes and leave messages with a rapidograph and colour markers.
You combine breakfast, lunch and dinner into one single meal.
You see holidays only as extra sleeping time.
You've got more photographs of buildings than of actual people.
You've taken your girlfriend (boyfriend) on a date to a construction site.
You've realised that French curves are not that exciting.
You can live without human contact, food or daylight, but if you can't print it's chaos.
When you're being shown pictures of a trip, you ask about the human scale.
You can use Photoshop, Illustrator and make a web page, but you don't know how to use Excel.
You refer to great architects (dead or alive) by their first name as if you knew them (Frank, Corbu, Mies, Norman).
You buy 50 dollars worth of magazines that you haven't read yet.
When someone offers you a Bic pen, you feel offended.

Va rog sa ma credeti ca exact asa este :)

joi, 4 decembrie 2008

"Zborul de Noapte"...


... brings you closer to the stars!

Thanks Adi :)

Sursa: www.egotastic.com

marți, 2 decembrie 2008

"Seemann"



4 nordici - Apocalyptica, o femeie fara varsta - Nina Hagen, si un cantec trist. Povestea celor disparuti pe mare. De ascultat la lumina de felinar, cu o tigara si un pahar cu rom.

(Danke schön, Mika!)

luni, 1 decembrie 2008