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The Magic of Nature by Numbers

Laura — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:29:36 +0000

The beauty and magic of this video has entranced me. It animates me. I dance ballet… Nature by Numbers etereaestudios.com

Foto Flashback: Vietnamese Monk

Laura — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:23:33 +0000

I was just browsing through my Flickr account and musing over the collection of photos I’ve managed to gather throughout my years of travel… which led me to a thought: why not start regularly posting a random photo from the past? Hence the birth of Foto Flashback. This photo is a portrait of a Vietnamese [...]

MindScraps: From Backpacking to Flashpacking

Laura — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:05:48 +0000

“Transition” has been the word on my lips for the past several months. “I’m ready for a transition,” I say. “I DO NOT want to stop traveling but I’m ready to graduate to the next level. I loved my five years of budget backpacking – the experiences I’ve had, the people I’ve encountered, the life [...]

Beautiful Bubbles

Laura — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:36:37 +0000

Just an enchanting video of gigantic, magical bubbles…

Mind Scraps: Blogging Cures Blocked Bowels

Laura — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:52:11 +0000

Okay. This is getting absolutely ridiculous. But, it is proven through my own self-study: I don’t write/blog = my bowels get blocked. I do write/blog = my bowels function. Thus, I really need to find a way to get paid for my mental musings… MY HEALTH DEPENDS ON IT! Which, ultimately means, I need to [...]

Mind Scraps: Challenged to Become Divine Lovers?

Laura — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:37:22 +0000

A brief email from Caballo Blanco inspired me to respond with this: Challenges are the training ground for restoring us to become the divine, loving beings we are destined to be. Posting the quote as my status on Facebook (ironically enough if you see my prior post) instigated this: Me: I do believe I’m learning [...]

Mind Scraps: ‘The Social Network’ Suggests Facebook “Friends” are an Illusion

Laura — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:26:39 +0000

Facebook Feels Unfriendly Toward Film It Inspires Behind the scenes… [Mark] Zuckerberg and his colleagues have been locked in a tense standoff with the filmmakers [of The Social Network], who portray Facebook as founded on a series of betrayals, then fueled by the unappeasable craving of almost everyone for “friends” — the Facebook term for [...]

Mind Scraps: The DNA of Music… The Beginning of the End of Idolizing Talent?

Laura — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:02:08 +0000

Improvox is a new iPad application developed by the concert pianist Robert Taub and his company MuseAmi. Improvox came about after Mr. Taub tried to help his kids learn music. (New York Times) Amazing, exciting… and thought-provoking. So I’m seeing a trend here… this program which can turn a tone deaf crow into a harmonized [...]

Mind Scraps: A Rare Soul Indeed

Laura — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:42:16 +0000

So why the goodbyes? Why the farewell to Playa? I met him, my king… ********** At First Sight When we arrived at the Blue Bay Riviera Maya resort we did what we did for each wedding we photographed. Cameras to face, my very talented Italian colleague and I descended upon the bride, her family and [...]

Mind Scraps: A Bittersweet Farewell to My Dear Playa…

Laura — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:14:25 +0000

Before, thanks to my almost uncontainable excitement for the next step of my journey, I always managed to subdue the melancholy of a “goodbye.” But these past few life transitions these past couple of years have left me red-eyed and profoundly touched. I had to say goodbye to some truly remarkable people during my last [...]