Here we go!

Tying up lose ends

I've set up the built-in iSight camera of my MacBook to take a picture every time the login password is mis-typed. These pictures are tucked away somewhere in the depths of the file system and it's only recently that I've gotten around to digging them up and placing them in no particular order in a sort of mosaic that shouts "FAIL" :-)

I'm looking forward to ... - #3

I discovered a German TV series "Schätze der Welt", which has all its episodes on-line for our viewing pleasure:

Quito (link to German-language-only tv show, sorry; look for the "film" link on the left hand side of the page) - I had no idea it was one of the oldest cities in the region, with mudejar architecture and everything!

Sucre (German-language link) - Bolivias nominal capital of state and a charmingly old-style and well-preserved

Potosi (German-language link) - a huge silver mine in Bolivia (any comments, Filipe?)

Machu Picchu (German-language link) - even though I'm somewhat going off the idea of doing the Inca trail because it's so overrun, an alternative may be going to Choquequirau

Things you do when you're weak

Next to a potentially very useful headlamp - which incidentally makes me look like a cross between a doctor with an ill-chosen specialisation and the guru of a UFO sect - I also bought a set of two self-injection syringes with a blood-clot inhibitor (heparin-type) for that long 14 hour flight.

I admit it's stupit and I was pathetically weak when the doc looked me in the eye and said I should seriously consider taking this.

So if you see a fuzzy-haired bloke with a huge fridge strapped to his back at arrivals in Buenos Aires Airport in a few days' time ... it's because someone said I might be able to use it :-(

(This may become a highly entertaining, yet very real problem in future months; I'm not sure I want to keep you posted)


PS: Another very kind person - M.-A. you're duly noted on the postcard list :-) - passed her musical suggestions on to me, so my list of songs grows ever more complete
Queen - Bohemian Rapsody
Susheela Raman - L'âme volatile as well as - Stand by me
Gotan Project - Diferente
Quilapayun - La Vida and - Total

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I'll definitely be thinking of you when I listen to these!

Amazing Pictures

I just discovered some photos by Don Hong-Oai.

Wow, amazing examples of how to transpose classical compositional techniques into photography. There's so much movement and stillness at the same time in his work!

If you're interested in more, check out this podcast.

So there's something to aspire to!

Explaining South America to grandma

Well I'm proud of myself!

I bought a wall map of South America for my gran and proceded to colour in the main places I intend to visit. Next thing I know the little old lady almost bowls me over when she asks for the "number" of my blog ... I hope I'll be keeping it together as well as her when I'm in my 80s!

*** Late Breaking News ***

... and thank you to K., who went to the trouble of taking a big bite out of a busy schedule to recommend THE SONG (according to her), which I should definitely take along:

Jamiroquai - Corner of the Earth

This corner of the earth is like me in many ways
I can sit for hours here and watch the emerald feathers play
On the face of it Im blessed
When the sunlight comes for free
I know this corner of the earth it smiles at me

And some songs off Duffy's Album Rockferry - Warrick Avenue apparently came to mind.

Sounds good! Thank you for that.
You know how people say: "your check is in the mail"? Really, your postcard is almost already underway!
:-)