AA365

Nothing better on a friday afternoon than some self centered, egotistic publicity :)

I just started a photographic project called AA365. Some of you already know and are following, thanks for that.

For those of you who dont know what this is, go to http://www.aa365.ca/about

I will be having fun with this for another 11 months and a half :)

Window

For the first time in a long long time, Im sitting at work, looking at the window, wishing I would be outside instead of sitting here. Probably because for the first time in a long long time, I *have* a window close to my desk.


For the past year, I worked in a room with no windows whatsoever.
Before that, as a Master's student, I worked at a lab with no hopes of ever having anything remotely similar to a window.

That's three years already. It actually feels good having this desire to be out.

I feel human.

Autum

Oh dear autum, why do you leave us so fast?

(Click here for the full screen slideshow)

Regalo

My birthday gift, Dani's most recent attempt at getting me to like shaving :)

In all fairness, Ive been wanting to try this for some time now. Results are pretty good after using only twice...

Montreal

Siempre es agradable ir a montreal, y esta vez no fue la excepcion.

A falta de camara decente, utilice mi telefono para documentar los mejores momentos del viaje :)

http://picasaweb.google.com/andanthor/2009Montreal#5377247787740628978

Firefox Recover

Gotta love firefox's honesty:

Dining in the Dark

We spent last weekend in Montreal, and we decided to try O. Noir, a restaurant where you have dinner in total darkness.

A quick explanation of what the restaurant is:
- You get to the restaurant and order your food before you enter the main room
- Then, you are guided to your table by your waiter (most of them are visually impaired)
- The main room, where you spend all your dining time, is pitch black. No lights, no cell phones, no nothing. Black. Open or close your eyes, its pretty much the same.

The experience was really interesting. My highlights were:

1. I had to trust my waiter, because he guides you everywhere you need to go.
2. It was an exercise in patience, because when you needed something you call your waiter by name, hope he heard you, and wait.
3. The food was pretty good, particularly the beef strogonoff. The mushrooms were amazing. And yes, you experience the food in a totally different level - smells, tastes, touch. I invite you to cut and eat a piece of meat without seeing it; the result is almost always eating with your hands :)
4. It was also an experience in concentration. I found when you don't have visual cues, you need to concentrate in the voices of the people talking to you much more intensely. Also, I tended to lean towards people to hear better, and towards food when eating.
5. Finally, and most importantly, it was an exercise in adaptation. There were a couple things that bothered me, mostly the noise around me (people tent to speak louder when they cant see each other) and having pain in my back from leaning. Then I realized that we need to adapt to really enjoy the experience. There will always be small things that bother us. Most importantly, people who live in darkness all the time find hundreds of things that bother them or that they cant enjoy. The only way to enjoy life is to learn to adapt to those things, and concentrate on the ones you do enjoy.

Overall, it was a very positive experience. I strongly recommend anyone near a similar restaurant to give it a try (there are a few in north america and europe now i believe). Some will like it, some won't, but its surely an interesting experience.

Sombrerero Loco

Johnny Depp sera el sombrerero loco de Alicia en el pais de las maravillas, que tal?



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Don Mario

Gracias por la buena poesia, Don Mario. Hasta luego.

escribiendo desde lac simon, en la provincia de quebec. sentados frente a la chimenea de la cabania.

estamos mama, papa, bibi, dani y yo. solo falta andre :)