Right-brained or Left-brained?

You see the dancer rotating counter-clockwise?

You are left-brained! (like most people)

The dance rotates clockwise?

You are right-brained!

*LEFT-BRAINED people are analytical, rational, logical, sequential, objective. Generally the way of thinking is structured and clear-cut. They will understand by building the big picture from its components.

*RIGHT-BRAINED people are random, intuitive, holistic (big picture oriented), synthetical, subjective. They will see the big picture and then consider its different parts.

Personally, I am right-brained (not just proven by this test, but by several others as well). The thing with this dancer test is that you can "switch" the rotation if you try hard enough (you'll find it easier looking at the shadow below), so you really have to trust your first glance to define which operating mode is usually yours.

Optical illusions!

Because we love them! (At least I do ^^)

Don't worry, I've checked them all very carefully, they are not animated gifs but real optical illusions. You can actually stop the "motion" if you concentrate hard and stop moving your eyes. Most of these illusions actually depend on the brain's own anticipations and the approximative visual information of the peripheral sight. By unconsciously/ mechanically sweeping over the image while looking at it, you merely imprint the approximative vision in your very short-term memory, the brain easily modifies this vague information, and holds it for hard fact, in order to fit the conclusion it calculates can be drawn: motion. Colors, shapes and the different priorities subconsciously set to each of these elements define the imaginary motion more precisely (orientation, 3D conversion, etc). And there you have it!

Verum Addo Pacis

Structures rip open and break

Yet the inside remains intact

The dove is gradually rising.

 

Long live the glad upraising

Of love where hate is

Of joy where despair is.

 

And when the night comes

We won’t be scared, bathed

In the sacred peace, that

Burning feeling of comfort.

 

The sky won’t be clouded.

The light blinding, but it’s the only way

You know it’s the only way.

Memories: 1 song = 1 place

Budapest (Hungary).

Quimper (France).

Pont-l'Abbé (France).

Muscat (Sultanate Of Oman).

Al Ain (United Arab Emirates).

Liverpool (United Kingdom).

San Francisco (USA).

Abidjan (Ivory Coast).

Abu Dhabi (UAE).

Dubai (UAE).

Oldies!!!

Iiiiiiiit's... LAME TIME!! 90's electro/pop baby!To think we grew up listening to this lol. I thought I'd make a collection of some of my personal favorites. Some of these are actually still fun, ageless really! Others...but I'll let you be the judge of that hehe ^^

Anyways, be prepared,chances are these next videos will be a wild trip down memory lane for you too ;-)


ATC - "Around The World"




Alice Deejay - "Better Off Alone"

Haddaway - "What Is Love?"

Corona - "The Rhythm Of The Night"

Gala - "Free From Desire"

Ace of Base - "All That She Wants"

Aqua - "Barbie Girl"



Spice Girls - "Wannabe"

Meiko

Discover Meiko!

I'm in shock. Really. Meiko took me completely off-guard. I wasn't expecting anything like that to ever be written, not in my lifetime. This is the first time I encounter a song that feels at once so very familiar yet strangely at the same time completely distant, almost alien. I've never felt anything comparable. This sort of sublime emotion I only knew (and believed I would only ever know) through a few movies, that very unique breed of movies where epic violence and utmost peace are put in startling contrast. This song is nothing violent, don't get me wrong, but musically speaking it's exactly the soundtrack I'd choose for, say, a long, contemplative scene in a sci-fi disaster movie of some sort...I don't know if I'm clear, if I'm making any sense with this, please excuse me if it's not the case but this song shook me to the core. Also, along with that breathtaking and confusing melody are personal lyrics about love that would make you feel lonely if you were in New York! How the heck do I respond to that??? That up-and-coming 1/4th Japanese L.A. indie artist is one big question mark. She somehow seeked out limits in my listening habits I would've never imagined, deleted tags here and there and shuffled a whole part of my mind in such a way that I'm not taking too many chances saying this song changed me. I have now to see how this will affect my future approaches to music, but I'm telling you after this song, I feel...washed. They say that's what music does, it cleans the soul. I used to think of it as just a nice idea to consider when there was nothing else to do. But this song made me a believer.

Just have a listen, and tell me. Should I like this? Should I not? Do I love it like fear itself? Or do I hate it for making me feel this lost??? This Meiko girl has to be a genius, and she's messing with my brain on this one! I am now launching what must be my 10th consecutive listen of "Hawaii", and still can't fully grasp the incredible magic that drives it, and makes it so hypnotic, so weirdly addictive. Let me sleep!!!

IWRESTELDABEARONCE

iwrestledabearonce - "Tastes like Kevin Bacon"

Iwrestledabearonce- "Tastes like kevin bacon"

Very interesting music, by a slightly twisted band (check out their myspace). You're not sure what that means?

Here's an excerpt of the blog post on myspace introducing the new members (line-up has changed since the video):

"First is mikey on drums... mikey is a sexual beast and enjoys long walks on the beach as well as spooning.

next is mim on guitar... she is krysta's sister and she shreds balls. period. the end.

anndd finally we have dave on bass. he is a beast and makes love to the bass like it's an underage malaysian prostitute."

Heavy mosh parts + original music + lead singer and lead guitarist are sisters + funny bits + varied structure = one new fan...me! he!

:)

IWRESTLEDABEARONCE - "ULRICH FIRELORD: BREAKER OF MOUNTAINS"

2:27 to 3:11 destroys all!!!