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more about “One year in 40 seconds on Vimeo“, posted with vodpod
I just love this video. It’s almost meditative. I remember growing up in rural Illinois how I used to mark time in seasons, planting in the spring, the corn growing in the summer and then harvest in the fall. I miss that languorous sweep. Now, time seems to rush by without any particular rhythm. Taking a minute to think about it, I guess it’s a bit ironic that an entire year compressed into 40 seconds reminds me of that slow seasonal sweep of time. It takes a pause of less than a minute to remind me of the slow passage of seasons.
Thanks to Adrian Holovaty for Tweeting this to my attention.
Christmas lights of a whole other kind, originally uploaded by Kevglobal.
Suw’s father was possibly a bit enthusiastic with the brandy on our Christmas pudding (a very moist English fruit cake for my countrymen who might be impossibly confused about the idea of setting a pudding alight). When I flambé things, the flames usually die down after only a short while, leaving the dessert warmed but otherwise unaffected. This poor pud went on flaming for about five minutes, setting some of the raisins on fire, hence the bright orange jet on the side. The result was a bit of charcoal taste, like when marshmallow toasting turns the white globs of fluff into sugary infernos.
I shouldn’t complain too much because at least it allowed me to get some great action shots.
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As I said in the last post, Suw and I actually got into the holiday spirit this year with a bit of snow and a warm log fire back at my home in the US. Next year, we’re going to give ourselves the gift of a slightly larger flat and a kitten. Maybe next year, we’ll even have a Christmas tree for the little kittie to play in. If we do that in 2009, we will have had a good year.
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