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Have a Vibrating week

Pedro — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:55:43 +0000

Rufus Wainwright – My phone’s on vibrate for you

Chatting with a friend yesterday brought memories of Rufus, his music, and the memorable concert he gave in Lisbon a couple of years ago. Searching for some videos on YouTube to show him, I found out his mother passed away a few days ago, very sad news. Though, the message Rufus left on his website regarding this event manages to be a positive one. We should really try to see the glass as half full, and enjoy the little time we were given the best way we can. I leave you with his words:

“When inevitably I read today in the papers that my mother lost her battle with cancer last night, I am filled with an immense desire to add that this battle, though lost, was tremendously fruitful during these last three and a half years of her life. She witnessed her daughter’s marriage, the creation of my first opera, the birth of her first grandchild Arcangelo, and gave the greatest performance of her life to a packed crowd at the Royal Albert Hall in London.”. Read full note.

London, Nov-Dec 2009

Pedro — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:44:39 +0000

I went back to London for 6 days (after almost 2 years), in very good company. I walked for miles, saw the sights, and shopped more than I should have. Here are a few pictures from that trip.

Berlin, September 2009

Pedro — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:58:32 +0000

Here are some of the photos I took while spending a few days in Berlin, last September. Only today did I take them out of the camera, so here they are.

Week off

Pedro — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:39:20 +0000

After 6 days in London (got back yesterday), two at Codebits(today and tomorrow), and a weekend away from Lisbon, the blog will resume its regular programming next monday. Stay tuned

Have a Happy Christmas

Pedro — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:58:29 +0000

K.D. Lang – Hallelujah

I’ve posted this video before, but I think it fits the season well. One of the most powerful versions of one of the most beautiful songs ever written. Enjoy. Have a happy Christmas. May 2009 make your wildest dreams come true. Love. Be loved. Live.

Today’s song

Pedro — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:22:35 +0000

Jay Jay Johanson – Believe In Us

This too shall pass

Pedro — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:47:32 +0000

“King Solomon once searched for a cure against depression. He assembled his wise men together. They meditated for a long time and gave him the following advice: Make yourself a ring and have thereon engraved the words “This too shall pass”. The King carried out the advice. He had the ring made and wore it constantly. Every time he felt sad and depressed, he looked at the ring, whereon his mood would change and he would feel cheerful.”
Israel Folklore Archive

Today’s thought

Pedro — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:41:25 +0000

Björk – There’s more to life than this

Sometimes we need to shake it

Pedro — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:10:25 +0000

Daniela Mercury – Dona Canô

Quote of the Day

Pedro — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:25:45 +0000

“I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately, to suck the marrow from the bones of life; to put to rout all that was not life, and not to come to the end of life, and discover that I had not lived.”
Henry David Thoreau