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10.10.10
Rompecabezas
Le copié la figura al buen Kirsch. Se trata de decir cuál es el radio del círculo usando la información en el dibujo sólamente, sin sacar la regla y medir. Avisen si lo resuelven pero POR FAVOR no pongan la respuesta. Me apena confesar que yo me tardé mucho más de lo razonable en resolverlo.
10.2.10
Más de nombres criminales
A estas alturas está clarísima mi obsesión con el tema de nombres absurdos. No quería dejar de incluir en la coleción los ejemplos que encontré en un artículo de la BBC que me mandó Martin hace tiempo.
La noticia en sí reporta la reciente demanda interpuesta por una niña en Nueva Zelanda para cambiarse el nombre. ¿Cuál era la maldición de la que esta pequeña se libró con la demanda?: Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii. El artículo lista otros nombre que fueron litigados legalmente, unos fueron permitidos y otros bloqueados por la ley. Aqui les dejo la lista.
La noticia en sí reporta la reciente demanda interpuesta por una niña en Nueva Zelanda para cambiarse el nombre. ¿Cuál era la maldición de la que esta pequeña se libró con la demanda?: Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii. El artículo lista otros nombre que fueron litigados legalmente, unos fueron permitidos y otros bloqueados por la ley. Aqui les dejo la lista.
Permitidos: Violence; Number 16 Bus Shelter; Midnight Chardonnay; Benson and Hedges (gemelos)
Bloqueados: Yeah Detroit; Stallion; Twisty Poi; Keenan Got Lucy; Sex Fruit; Fat Boy; Cinderella Beauty Blossom; Fish and Chips (gemelos)
Lo dicho es asombroso cuantos padres con mente criminal hay en el mundo.
Lo dicho es asombroso cuantos padres con mente criminal hay en el mundo.
1.2.09
25 random facts about me (in no meaningful order)
Gracias a Amanda por mandarme el "desafio" por facebook. Si deciden hacer el suyo, por favor avisenme donde lo ponen.
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Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you.
(To do this, go to “notes” under tabs (or the + sign) on your profile page, paste these instructions in the body of the note, type your 25 random things, tag 25 people (in the right hand corner of the app) then click publish.)
1- I have had cats as pets for most of my life. One of them was Greta, my most beloved non-human creature, who lived 17 years. I miss having cats.
2- Besides science, the only other career I ever attempted to have was dancing (ballet and contemporary). I danced very seriously for 5 years... forever ago.
3- Besides science, the activity that I have practiced the longest was stage acting. I did it for 7 years, always at school. I have found that such background is useful more often than I would have thought.
4- I have lived in four cities, in four countries, in two continents. None of them had under a million people (counting suburban areas), one of them currently has 20 million people. I like big cities.
5- I have voted in three presidential elections and two intermediate ones, all in the same country. I have voted for four different parties, most of them identified with the left. I think voting is a serious obligation even though I dislike many politicians.
6- Watching films is a fundamental part of my existence, it is almost a religion for me. I am told the first film I saw in a theater was a version of Tarzan, at the age of three, I don’t remember it at all.
7- I love music, I buy a lot of CDs and I go to a lot of concerts, you could almost call that a vice of mine. There are a couple of bands that I have seen live over ten times. The most I have traveled to see a concert was 9844 kms.
8- Science defines my life now. I think that even if I stopped being an active scientist, science would still define my life. I like being a scientist.
9- Curious fact: only one of my ex boyfriends is my friend in facebook (or two, it depends how strictly you count)
10- I love food. I love cooking. Sometimes I plan my days or weeks around meals. I am very fond of coming back to restaurants I like several times in a row.
11- I speak two languages fluently and I speak two more at a very dumb conversational level. I like learning languages, although I am kind of slow at it.
12- My career has given me the chance to travel a lot. I have visited twenty-few countries and I hope to see a few more before I leave this planet. I have come to hate the airport part of traveling, but I still think the new knowledge is worth the pain.
13- I have a sizable and fun extended family, as well as a wonderful loving nuclear one. I normally enjoy very much spending time with my family and being far from them is one of the worst aspects of my current living situation.
14- Where I come from, marriage was not a given, you might or might not do it and in either case, it would be fine. I got married over a year ago and I have to say it was one of the best decisions of my life. It is and has been a lot of fun. I love the man and I feel very lucky to have him be my husband.
15- Mexico is my country, the only one I ever had and probably will ever have. I love it and it pains me to see it in its current shape. I miss living there, but at the same time I feel living in other places has given me a useful perspective on it. I can’t help to hope that things will get better there.
16- The US is the country where I have lived the most outside of Mexico. It welcomed me and paid me to get a PhD. It gave birth to many people I care about. Those are enough reasons for it to have a nice place in my heart.
17- Canada is the first place I lived in outside of Mexico. My time there was tremendously educational and kind of a perfect dream. I like that country a lot, but the weather could be better for my taste.
18- I currently live in Germany. I never ever thought I would be learning German at this age. I am amazed of how much I like certain aspects of German culture. I am not amazed at how much I like German beer.
19- I spent about 26 years of my life enrolled in school. I am a deeply academic person. I am the first person in my family to get a PhD. I hope I won’t be the last one.
20- There was a time when I had a very strong fixation for U2. I am more reasonable now, but I look back on those years with tenderness. I am very thankful for the good, equally fixated friends I acquired during those days and that are still around.
21- I am a friendly person. I have a good number of dear friends. I think I am a good friend and I value close friendship very highly.
22- I grew up in perfect weather, so almost anything is extreme for me. Montreal, Austin and Munich have helped turn me into a more resilient creature
23- I never had serious health problems, but I visit doctors often. I think I inherited some of my grandfather’s hypochondriac personality.
24- I am now 33 years old. I was surprised that I never got the announced depression after turning 30. I am quite comfortable with my age.
25- I never experienced pleasure playing sports, never. I have experienced all sorts of pleasure watching sports. The team closest to my heart is Pumas, which leads to a bittersweet existence as a fan.
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Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you.
(To do this, go to “notes” under tabs (or the + sign) on your profile page, paste these instructions in the body of the note, type your 25 random things, tag 25 people (in the right hand corner of the app) then click publish.)
1- I have had cats as pets for most of my life. One of them was Greta, my most beloved non-human creature, who lived 17 years. I miss having cats.
2- Besides science, the only other career I ever attempted to have was dancing (ballet and contemporary). I danced very seriously for 5 years... forever ago.
3- Besides science, the activity that I have practiced the longest was stage acting. I did it for 7 years, always at school. I have found that such background is useful more often than I would have thought.
4- I have lived in four cities, in four countries, in two continents. None of them had under a million people (counting suburban areas), one of them currently has 20 million people. I like big cities.
5- I have voted in three presidential elections and two intermediate ones, all in the same country. I have voted for four different parties, most of them identified with the left. I think voting is a serious obligation even though I dislike many politicians.
6- Watching films is a fundamental part of my existence, it is almost a religion for me. I am told the first film I saw in a theater was a version of Tarzan, at the age of three, I don’t remember it at all.
7- I love music, I buy a lot of CDs and I go to a lot of concerts, you could almost call that a vice of mine. There are a couple of bands that I have seen live over ten times. The most I have traveled to see a concert was 9844 kms.
8- Science defines my life now. I think that even if I stopped being an active scientist, science would still define my life. I like being a scientist.
9- Curious fact: only one of my ex boyfriends is my friend in facebook (or two, it depends how strictly you count)
10- I love food. I love cooking. Sometimes I plan my days or weeks around meals. I am very fond of coming back to restaurants I like several times in a row.
11- I speak two languages fluently and I speak two more at a very dumb conversational level. I like learning languages, although I am kind of slow at it.
12- My career has given me the chance to travel a lot. I have visited twenty-few countries and I hope to see a few more before I leave this planet. I have come to hate the airport part of traveling, but I still think the new knowledge is worth the pain.
13- I have a sizable and fun extended family, as well as a wonderful loving nuclear one. I normally enjoy very much spending time with my family and being far from them is one of the worst aspects of my current living situation.
14- Where I come from, marriage was not a given, you might or might not do it and in either case, it would be fine. I got married over a year ago and I have to say it was one of the best decisions of my life. It is and has been a lot of fun. I love the man and I feel very lucky to have him be my husband.
15- Mexico is my country, the only one I ever had and probably will ever have. I love it and it pains me to see it in its current shape. I miss living there, but at the same time I feel living in other places has given me a useful perspective on it. I can’t help to hope that things will get better there.
16- The US is the country where I have lived the most outside of Mexico. It welcomed me and paid me to get a PhD. It gave birth to many people I care about. Those are enough reasons for it to have a nice place in my heart.
17- Canada is the first place I lived in outside of Mexico. My time there was tremendously educational and kind of a perfect dream. I like that country a lot, but the weather could be better for my taste.
18- I currently live in Germany. I never ever thought I would be learning German at this age. I am amazed of how much I like certain aspects of German culture. I am not amazed at how much I like German beer.
19- I spent about 26 years of my life enrolled in school. I am a deeply academic person. I am the first person in my family to get a PhD. I hope I won’t be the last one.
20- There was a time when I had a very strong fixation for U2. I am more reasonable now, but I look back on those years with tenderness. I am very thankful for the good, equally fixated friends I acquired during those days and that are still around.
21- I am a friendly person. I have a good number of dear friends. I think I am a good friend and I value close friendship very highly.
22- I grew up in perfect weather, so almost anything is extreme for me. Montreal, Austin and Munich have helped turn me into a more resilient creature
23- I never had serious health problems, but I visit doctors often. I think I inherited some of my grandfather’s hypochondriac personality.
24- I am now 33 years old. I was surprised that I never got the announced depression after turning 30. I am quite comfortable with my age.
25- I never experienced pleasure playing sports, never. I have experienced all sorts of pleasure watching sports. The team closest to my heart is Pumas, which leads to a bittersweet existence as a fan.
20.5.08
Do babes II
Martin tuvo la amabilidad de pasarme la foto de aca abajo. Esta sí no es ni broma ni arte conceptual, es un genuino letrero en una carretera británica.
Yo digo que esas son ganas de fregar, ¿como para qué necesitaría cualquier vialidad cinco miniglorietas dentro de una gran glorieta?... ¡y encima al revés!.
Yo digo que esas son ganas de fregar, ¿como para qué necesitaría cualquier vialidad cinco miniglorietas dentro de una gran glorieta?... ¡y encima al revés!.
14.5.08
Do babes
Me robé esta foto del Reforma. Es de esas que envían los lectores y se publican en la sección de "raros" (que tiene otro nombre pero no me acuerdo). Para no ser injusta, se le da crédito completo al autor de la foto, un tal Edward Moreno Lesarjette. Según recuerdo, el semáforo en cuestión está en Londres.
Mis teorías son:
a) es broma
b) es una trampa para dar multas por pasarse un alto
c) es un cruce de cuatro calles con glorieta y puentes a desnivel con varias rampas
d) es un adorno luminoso
e) ¿árbol de navidad sui generis?
Si alguien que viva o haya paseado por Londres recientemente y sepa sobre el asunto nos puede iluminar, este espacio la agradecerá infinitamente.
Mis teorías son:a) es broma
b) es una trampa para dar multas por pasarse un alto
c) es un cruce de cuatro calles con glorieta y puentes a desnivel con varias rampas
d) es un adorno luminoso
e) ¿árbol de navidad sui generis?
Si alguien que viva o haya paseado por Londres recientemente y sepa sobre el asunto nos puede iluminar, este espacio la agradecerá infinitamente.
13.3.08
Detalle insustancial
Ya sé, ¿quién me manda andar leyendo notas tan estúpidas?, pero sigo sin recuperarme de la impresión de saber que uno de los hijos de Cristian Castro de llama Mikhail Zaratustra. ¿En qué estarían pensando cuando nombraron a la pobre creatura?.
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