tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47377213163983724152024-03-13T16:34:12.841-04:00Up GeminiUpGeminihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587869602373822581noreply@blogger.comBlogger547125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737721316398372415.post-25045934837988909612014-06-02T12:38:00.000-04:002014-06-02T12:38:12.299-04:00Fortune cookie camera, in front of you<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">That was easy... if only I knew!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">[... and yes, I'm still alive ;) ]</span></span></div>
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UpGeminihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587869602373822581noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737721316398372415.post-32652037026105693982014-02-09T10:02:00.000-05:002014-02-09T10:02:05.257-05:00Fortune cookie camera, new interests<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Apparently so, it is about time! ;)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(In the <span style="font-size: x-small;">background</span> the Arena, the Roman amphitheater in Verona!)</span></span></div>
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UpGeminihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587869602373822581noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737721316398372415.post-39576500704443050462014-01-29T15:24:00.000-05:002014-01-29T15:24:29.388-05:00Fortune cookie camera, thin line...<div style="text-align: center;">
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UpGeminihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587869602373822581noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737721316398372415.post-92029656727473559392014-01-19T07:40:00.000-05:002014-01-19T07:40:07.719-05:00The window <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Just windows, with pretty curtains. In which apartment would you live? I'd go for the pink one.</span></span></div>
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UpGeminihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587869602373822581noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737721316398372415.post-56600688948442521882013-12-18T04:34:00.000-05:002013-12-18T04:34:15.356-05:00RGB People Profile<div style="text-align: center;">
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UpGeminihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587869602373822581noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737721316398372415.post-11644205785157063272013-11-01T05:02:00.000-04:002013-11-01T05:02:31.053-04:00How to cheer a Gemini up 4 - some favorites<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I have realized MANY people have been searching terms such as "cheer up Gemini", "how to cheer my Gemini friend up?" "cheer up a gemini girl" and so on, lately.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Being a Gemini AND finding myself in an emotional WTF moment, I can tell you what cheers me up! Here is a list of favorites:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Great photos for great recipes with a pinch of curses seasoned to taste at <a href="http://thugkitchen.com/" target="_blank">Thugh Kitchen</a>! Couldn't ask for more more! ;)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Nerd sarcasm at <a href="http://xkcd.com/">xkcd.com</a>, as the author states: </span><span id="slogan"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>A webcomic of romance,<br /> sarcasm, math, and language</i>. Aren't you already laughing? a bit?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And about sarcasm and disappointments, how not to empathize and crack a smile with <a href="http://www.darceldisappoints.com/" target="_blank">Darcel Disappoints</a>?!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">You got it? Force a smi<span style="font-size: small;">le, better if with a drink and a dish be<span style="font-size: small;">fore you, but, most important, keep your Gemini friend company, we hate being alone! <span style="font-size: small;">See ya (soon? can't pro<span style="font-size: small;">mise that)</span>.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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UpGeminihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587869602373822581noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737721316398372415.post-92200668727093680042013-08-30T13:11:00.001-04:002013-08-30T13:11:19.677-04:00Asaf Avidan in concert<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I still have goose bumps, never heard such an emotional voice. And I've appreciated the sounds, contaminated by so many Mediterranean influences... as a friend of mine pointed out (OK fine, you were right).</span></span></div>
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UpGeminihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587869602373822581noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737721316398372415.post-47300714916508177422013-08-17T04:30:00.000-04:002013-08-17T04:32:01.655-04:00Beams of light<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cutting through buildings, </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">highlighting </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> fragments of life. </span></span><br />
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UpGeminihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587869602373822581noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737721316398372415.post-12765392558359852652013-08-08T05:11:00.002-04:002013-08-08T05:11:46.933-04:00Where did everyone go?<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The city is empty, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMq8qc9NxfQ">feeling like Regina Spector</a>, need parades, protests, anything to mingle among strangers.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Or at least give me a watermelon Popsicle and an iced beer.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Just popping in to say hi. I've been on the loose lately, haven't I? Sorry about that!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I hope you're having a good weekend and will try to come back to <i>regular</i> blogging soon.</span></span></div>
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UpGeminihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587869602373822581noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737721316398372415.post-55392578412995469272013-07-13T05:39:00.001-04:002013-07-13T05:39:16.001-04:00Toy and candy machines<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">That kind of summer day, filled with laziness and guilty pleasures. Tomorrow I'm <span style="font-size: x-small;">h</span>eading to the beach, looking forward to: fresh coconut, shake<span style="font-size: x-small;">rato c<span style="font-size: x-small;">offee, sand between my toes, sticky </span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">sunscreen cream, comic books, ice cre<span style="font-size: x-small;">am</span>... and a little tan, why not!</span></span></div>
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UpGeminihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587869602373822581noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737721316398372415.post-29616474995929568962013-07-02T09:50:00.002-04:002013-07-02T09:50:38.003-04:00Ingredients of a good weekend, with recipes<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Top, ingredients to make cheese & mint brownies; bottom, to prepare salmon panna cotta. I told you I would have shared the recipes and here I am, but must admit... something went wrong with the cake. And it's totally me, not the recipe! In fact, <a href="http://thebakingbird.com/mint-brownies-with-cream-cheese-strawberries/">check the original source, doesn't it look delicious and great?!</a> Mine was pretty... but tasted funny, how embarrassing is that? While the panna cotta was a hit, idiot-proof, apparently! ;)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Anyway, salmon panna cotta, serves 6-8:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">340 g salmon</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Soften the gelatine leaves in cold water. In the meantime, mince the salmon and the chive. Pour the sour cream in a pot, add salmon, half of the chive. Salt and pepper to taste. Bring to boil and let simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from stove and add the gelatine, stirring till the gelatin melts. Divide the mix into 6-8 glasses and let cool in the fridge for at least 3 hours. Before serving, garnish with chive and small pieces of salmon.</span></span></div>
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UpGeminihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587869602373822581noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737721316398372415.post-3271012986833346052013-06-27T06:22:00.001-04:002013-07-08T05:24:11.772-04:00Venice Art Night exhibitions <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.pia-myrvold.com/myworld/">Pia MyrvoLD</a> - The Metamorphoses of the virtual @ <a href="http://www.officinadellezattere.it/">Officina delle Zattere</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Weekend in Venice for the Art Night<span style="font-size: x-small;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">2013.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The closing event was a <span style="font-size: x-small;">live, audiovisual performance </span>by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/MASBEDO/173859099329857">Masbedo</a> & <a href="http://www.marlenekuntz.com/">Marlene Kunt</a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.marlenekuntz.com/">z</a>. Honestly, not my thing, but<span style="font-size: x-small;"> I enjoyed every single<span style="font-size: x-small;"> minute of the night anyway!<a href="http://upgemini.blogspot.it/2012/06/art-night-venice-highlights.html"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span>See Art Night Venice 2012 her</a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://upgemini.blogspot.it/2012/06/art-night-venice-highlights.html">e</a> and <span style="font-size: x-small;">more about contemporary art in Venice soon.</span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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UpGeminihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587869602373822581noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737721316398372415.post-12075665123323687802013-06-13T06:03:00.001-04:002013-06-13T06:03:34.109-04:00A simple meal<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Shrimp bruschetta and creme brulee, at <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g194789-d1133803-Reviews-Il_Porticciolo-Lazise_Province_of_Verona_Veneto.html">Il Porticciolo, Lazise (VR), Italy</a>. Add a lake view and your perfect June night is served... </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">uh, wait, don't forget a glass (or two) of prosecco!</span></span></div>
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UpGeminihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587869602373822581noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737721316398372415.post-25774353966208280392013-06-07T04:46:00.000-04:002013-06-07T04:46:39.009-04:00Saint Ouen flea market, Paris... mon amour!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">As the weekend approaches, my appetite for flea and outdoor markets grows.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Les Puces Saint Ouen, you stole my heart! <a href="http://upgemini.blogspot.it/2012/08/paris-flea-les-puces-saint-ouen.html">Directions here</a>, not hard to find if you avoid the tourist traps along the way.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sometimes packages take you by surprise... some other times you nag at people so much they have no choice :) </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Either way, these are some of the beautiful gifts I've received in the mail lately<span style="font-size: x-small;">: <a href="http://upgemini.blogspot.it/2013/05/space-invaders-take-over-paris.html">s</a></span><a href="http://upgemini.blogspot.it/2013/05/space-invaders-take-over-paris.html">pace invaders</a>, nerd T-shirts, <a href="http://upgemini.blogspot.it/search?q=fortune+cookie+camera">fortune cookie camera (YAY!!!)</a>, Reeses, an unique dress and so much more.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">S</span>weets as sampled for you ;) at <a href="https://plus.google.com/118156289314988982988/about?gl=it&hl=en">Paul Bert, Paris</a>: Italian amaretto, </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">fruit compote, </span></span>chocolate mousse, ile flottante, and creme brulee... oh my, I want them ALL now!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">And they have reinforced my passion for street art ❤ <a href="http://upgemini.blogspot.it/search?q=street+art">find more here</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A<span style="font-size: x-small;"> carousel ride is what I'd need to brighten up this gloomy Friday. But no despair</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">, <i>Can't rain all the time...</i> (The Crow, 1994)</span></span></div>
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UpGeminihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587869602373822581noreply@blogger.com0Paris, France48.856614 2.352221900000017748.6894645 2.0294984000000178 49.0237635 2.6749454000000177tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737721316398372415.post-32630999710480478332013-05-15T05:30:00.001-04:002013-05-15T05:30:29.533-04:00Paris, Le Pas Sage... the unwise<div style="text-align: center;">
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