Há 109 anos nascia Carlos Drummond de Andrade em Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
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Poesia
Gastei uma hora pensando em um verso
que a pena não quer escrever.
No entanto ele está cá dentro
inquieto, vivo.
Ele está cá dentro
e não quer sair.
Mas a poesia deste momento
inunda minha vida inteira.
31 outubro, 2011
Numa sala perto de mim #175
Greenfingers (2000), a story of social rehabilitation inspired by actual events.
30 outubro, 2011
29 outubro, 2011
Caprichos #181
Don Giovaaaaaaaanni... a ópera onde é sempre difícil dar conta das mulheres, que são mais que as mães, como é próprio de um Don Juan ;-)
28 outubro, 2011
Cores de Outono #10
27 outubro, 2011
25 outubro, 2011
Foi neste dia #155 (1147)
Há 864 anos Afonso Henriques reconquistava Lisboa depois de um cerco de quatro meses. A sua estátua no castelo de São Jorge, presente da cidade do Porto, foi inaugurada há 64 anos por ocasião do oitavo centenário.
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864 years ago Afonso Henriques reconquered Lisbon after a four month siege. His statue in Saint George's castle, a present from Porto, was inaugurated 64 years ago for the eight-hundredth anniversary.
864 years ago Afonso Henriques reconquered Lisbon after a four month siege. His statue in Saint George's castle, a present from Porto, was inaugurated 64 years ago for the eight-hundredth anniversary.
22 outubro, 2011
Parece que estou a ouvir #119
Memórias de patins clássicos...
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I rode my bicycle past your window last night
I roller skated to your door at daylight
It almost seems like you're avoiding me
I'm okay alone, but you got something I need
Well, I got a brand new pair of roller skates
You got a brand new key
I think that we should get together and try them out you see
I been looking around awhile
You got something for me
Oh! I got a brand new pair of roller skates
You got a brand new key
I ride my bike, I roller skate, don't drive no car
Don't go too fast, but I go pretty far
For somebody who don't drive
I been all around the world
Some people say, I done all right for a girl
I asked your mother if you were at home
She said, yes .. but you weren't alone
Oh, sometimes I think that you're avoiding me
I'm okay alone, but you've got something I need
Well, I got a brand new pair of roller skates
You got a brand new key
I think that we should get together and try them out to see
La la la la la la la la, la la la la la la
Oh! I got a brand new pair of roller skates
You got a brand new key
Melanie Safka
I roller skated to your door at daylight
It almost seems like you're avoiding me
I'm okay alone, but you got something I need
Well, I got a brand new pair of roller skates
You got a brand new key
I think that we should get together and try them out you see
I been looking around awhile
You got something for me
Oh! I got a brand new pair of roller skates
You got a brand new key
I ride my bike, I roller skate, don't drive no car
Don't go too fast, but I go pretty far
For somebody who don't drive
I been all around the world
Some people say, I done all right for a girl
I asked your mother if you were at home
She said, yes .. but you weren't alone
Oh, sometimes I think that you're avoiding me
I'm okay alone, but you've got something I need
Well, I got a brand new pair of roller skates
You got a brand new key
I think that we should get together and try them out to see
La la la la la la la la, la la la la la la
Oh! I got a brand new pair of roller skates
You got a brand new key
17 outubro, 2011
Numa sala perto de mim # 174
Numa sala perto de mim #173
Daniel Deronda (2002), BBC's adaptation of George Eliot's classic novel into a 4-episode mini-series, tells the story of a young English gentleman whose search for purpose leads him to deal with different people and discover his identity.
14 outubro, 2011
13 outubro, 2011
Numa sala perto de mim #172
Life in a Day (2011) an innovative amateur documentary project with the single purpose of showing life on July 24, 2010. The producers received more than 4500 hours of videos from 192 countries. After a monumental job of compilation, editing and sound, the 90-minute movie shows that despite the differences in geography, culture, language, religion, traditions and purchasing power, everybody sleeps, eats, has hopes and fears, loves and foes. A movie to think about the joys and the tragedies of life... all in one day!
12 outubro, 2011
11 outubro, 2011
Ditto #191
10 outubro, 2011
Coisas que não mudam #167
Children's curiosity
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From a friend who grew up in an Israeli kibbutz:
...No, in general they didn't separate boys from girls. But, I have to say that I remember when, at the age of 8 or 9 (perhaps 10?), they separated boys and girls in the communal showers. There were some holes in the wall and we were all trying to take a peek at the girls shower... we were never interested before when we all showered together, and suddenly they separate us and curiosity came in :D
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From a friend who grew up in an Israeli kibbutz:
...No, in general they didn't separate boys from girls. But, I have to say that I remember when, at the age of 8 or 9 (perhaps 10?), they separated boys and girls in the communal showers. There were some holes in the wall and we were all trying to take a peek at the girls shower... we were never interested before when we all showered together, and suddenly they separate us and curiosity came in :D
Etiquetas:
Coisas que não mudam
09 outubro, 2011
07 outubro, 2011
Numa sala perto de mim #171
Elsa and Fred (2005) because the purpose of life is to be lived... what's a life of regrets and indecisions worth?
Take two seconds longer and I'm gone...
06 outubro, 2011
Parece que estou a ouvir #118
Ring of Fire*
Music by Jonhnny Cash
Lyrics by June Carter & Merle Kilgore
Love Is A Burning Thing
And It Makes A Fiery Ring
Bound By Wild Desire
I Fell Into A Ring Of Fire
I Fell Into A Burning Ring Of Fire
I Went Down, Down, Down
And The Flames Went Higher
And It Burns, Burns, Burns
The Ring Of Fire
The Ring Of Fire
The Taste Of Love Is Sweet
When Hearts Like Ours Meet
I Fell For You Like A Child
Oh,But The Fire Went Wild
I Fell Into A Burning Ring Of Fire
I Went Down, Down, Down
And The Flames Went Higher
And It Burns, Burns, Burns
The Ring Of Fire
The Ring Of Fire
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* here the original from 1963 Johnny Cash
05 outubro, 2011
Espantos #307
A sequência dos quadrados perfeitos
0, 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100, 121, 144, 169, 196, ...
obtém-se somando ao quadrado perfeito anterior, a sequência de números ímpares:
0 + 1 = 1
1 + 3 = 4
4 + 5 = 9
9 + 7 = 16
16 + 9 = 25
25 + 11 = 36
36 + 13 = 49
49 + 15 = 64
64 + 17 = 81
81 + 19 = 100
100 + 21 = 121
121 + 23 = 144
144 + 25 = 169
169 + 27 = 196
196 + 29 = ...
O espanto vai não só para a singularidade das séries, mas também para o facto de só ter dado por isto (certamente teorema há muito descoberto) agora e completamente por acaso... como tudo de melhor que acontece na vida ;-)
04 outubro, 2011
01 outubro, 2011
Parece que estou a ouvir #117
No Times de hoje vem um curto artigo sobre casas de fado no Porto... quem diria! Dos três links que à esquerda se podem ouvir, ficou-me na memória o segundo de poema simples mas nostálgico e melodia triste, como um bom fado.
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Primavera
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Primavera
letra David Mourão Ferreira
música Pedro Rodrigues
Todo o amor que nos prendera
Como se fora de cera
Se quebrava e desfazia
Ai funesta primavera
Quem me dera, quem nos dera
Ter morrido nesse dia
E condenaram-me a tanto
Viver comigo meu pranto
Viver, viver e sem ti
Vivendo sem no entanto
Eu me esquecer desse encanto
Que nesse dia perdi
Todo o amor que nos prendera
Como se fora de cera
Se quebrava e desfazia
Ai funesta primavera
Quem me dera, quem nos dera
Ter morrido nesse dia
E condenaram-me a tanto
Viver comigo meu pranto
Viver, viver e sem ti
Vivendo sem no entanto
Eu me esquecer desse encanto
Que nesse dia perdi
Pão duro da solidão
É somente o que nos dão
O que nos dão a comer
Que importa que o coração
Diga que sim ou que não
Se continua a viver
Todo o amor que nos prendera
Se quebrara e desfizera
Em pavor se convertia
Ninguém fale em primavera
Quem me dera, quem nos dera
Ter morrido nesse dia
É somente o que nos dão
O que nos dão a comer
Que importa que o coração
Diga que sim ou que não
Se continua a viver
Todo o amor que nos prendera
Se quebrara e desfizera
Em pavor se convertia
Ninguém fale em primavera
Quem me dera, quem nos dera
Ter morrido nesse dia
Etiquetas:
Imprensa-Press,
Música
Numa sala perto de mim #170
Moneyball (2011). With the Redsox off the post-season (in dramatic fashion, as always) and out of the ball parks until April, Moneyball is a good movie to chill and realize how money is indeed a huge player in the ball game... the ironic twist is that economics can change the game... even if just a little bit. It's hard not to be romantic about baseball...
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