Monday, September 27
Thursday, September 23
jardim da estrela
people are quite friendly in lisbon. everywhere i went i met someone and was able to have a pretty nice conversation.
i was riding the tram one afternoon and got into a lovely conversation with the tram operator, Maria Ines! and a darling old man. we talked for a good half hour, and after persuading me to stay on the tram a little longer, we decided to take a walk together in one of lisbon's many beautiful city parks.
we walked, talked and had a coffee at the small garden cafe. it was a lovely way to spend the afternoon!
Tomas Tome Pinto was a chauffeur for 35 years for some of the worlds finer hotels. for 20 years he moved around the united states and canada before deciding to settle back in lisbon. i learned a plethora of facts about tomas, and him about me. but enough of that! here's a few photos!
i was riding the tram one afternoon and got into a lovely conversation with the tram operator, Maria Ines! and a darling old man. we talked for a good half hour, and after persuading me to stay on the tram a little longer, we decided to take a walk together in one of lisbon's many beautiful city parks.
we walked, talked and had a coffee at the small garden cafe. it was a lovely way to spend the afternoon!
Tomas Tome Pinto was a chauffeur for 35 years for some of the worlds finer hotels. for 20 years he moved around the united states and canada before deciding to settle back in lisbon. i learned a plethora of facts about tomas, and him about me. but enough of that! here's a few photos!
Sunday, September 19
from the worst pop music possible, something beautiful emerges
i never thought i would live to see the day where i made a congratulatory blog post about justin bieber. yet, here it is.
thanks to justin and his ridiculous pop song "U SMILE", one of the most beautiful 35 minute glacial-like ambiance songs has been born. how is this possible you might ask? well, thanks to the brilliancy of one man; Nick Pittsinger (SHAMANTIS), 20, of Tampa Florida. The accomplished musician/composer has taken the justin bieber original and slowed it down to 800 x that of regular speed.
the resulting sound is 35 minutes of pure audible ecstasy. images of wavering sun beams through dark waters and sprawling mountain scapes come to mind. the fact that it emerged out of justin bieber really heightens the achievement of this song. it seems to be something perfectly suited for that of a planet earth episode on the ocean depths.
this is the first 15 minutes posted, if you want to listen to the full 35 minute length feature, click here!
others have followed in pittsinger's footsteps slowing, reversing other bieber songs. its a much welcomed 'revolution' in the eyes of a regular justin bieber detester, making bieber actually pleasant to listen to!
anyways, if you like the sound of this, please be sure to check out "explosions in the sky" and "sigur ros".
thanks to justin and his ridiculous pop song "U SMILE", one of the most beautiful 35 minute glacial-like ambiance songs has been born. how is this possible you might ask? well, thanks to the brilliancy of one man; Nick Pittsinger (SHAMANTIS), 20, of Tampa Florida. The accomplished musician/composer has taken the justin bieber original and slowed it down to 800 x that of regular speed.
the resulting sound is 35 minutes of pure audible ecstasy. images of wavering sun beams through dark waters and sprawling mountain scapes come to mind. the fact that it emerged out of justin bieber really heightens the achievement of this song. it seems to be something perfectly suited for that of a planet earth episode on the ocean depths.
this is the first 15 minutes posted, if you want to listen to the full 35 minute length feature, click here!others have followed in pittsinger's footsteps slowing, reversing other bieber songs. its a much welcomed 'revolution' in the eyes of a regular justin bieber detester, making bieber actually pleasant to listen to!
anyways, if you like the sound of this, please be sure to check out "explosions in the sky" and "sigur ros".
Saturday, September 18
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