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Machtgier, Intrigen, Nepotismus (Vetternwirtschaft) und Skandale machen das Papsttum des Mittelalters und der Renaissance aus. Ein ziemliches Armutszeugnis für den Stuhl Petri stellt diese Führung durch die Geschichte der Katholischen Kirche bzw. ihres Oberhauptes dar.

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Dennoch ist es alles andere als trocken - es ist spannende, interessante und durchaus auch eine humorvolle Geschichtsstunde. Die Aufbereitung von Fakten und Legenden oder Gerüchten ist unkompliziert und überraschend unterhaltsam.

Das Buch zum großen Mehrteiler im ZDF!

Wie waren sie wirklich, die Herrscher des Vatikan? Das Buch zum TV-Mehrteiler enthüllt die andere Seite der Stellvertreter Christi. Es zeigt sie nicht nur als Machtpolitiker und Kriegsherren, sondern auch als Familienmenschen und leidenschaftliche Liebhaber – von Kunst und Wissenschaft.

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Setup in July 2004, AVW completes four years of successful operations today. The brainchild of Mr. Pradeep V. Naik, it was started to spread awareness about vintage cars amongst the youth. “AVW will serve as education. There is an urgent need to preserve motoring treasures for posterity”, he says. He burns with the passion of inculcating a love and respect for these old beauties which he feels has withered away due to neglect.

Ashvek Vintage World takes up restoration and preservation of vintage cars, and has restored classics such as a 1931Peugeot, a 1948Chevrolet Fleet Master, a rare two-engine Vandall tempo, a 1961Datsun Fairlady, Morris 8 and 1939Mercedes 170 which are currently on display. Some of the cars restored here are in excellent working condition and can be hired out for weddings, movie shoots or simply for joy rides. The money sourced from this is reinvested in maintaining new and existing cars. AVW is also a pioneer in organizing vintage car rallies in Goa with four already under its belt which include the Volkswagen Rally and the IFFI Rally.

They also undertake restoration of vintage cars belonging to other owners. A 1928 Ford belonging to Mr. Rauraje Deshprabhu of Pernem, as well as an attractive Austin belonging to Jaywant Chowgule are just some of the vehicles that have been restored here.

Usually held with much pomp and grandeur, there has been no celebrations to mark its fourth anniversary as Pradeep is currently in USA with Mr. Emerico Gracias, a vintage car collector from Goa, touring car museums. The Hershey Museum and the Henry Ford Museum in Detroit are some of the stops on the tour.

AVW also serves as a great location for parties and get-togethers with a well equipped hall on the first floor.

Article by Siddharth Manerkar.

buy my stuff!

I know, I know. Your probably thinking...ANOTHER hybrid. Well, yes. It is. At least I think so. The fact is, I've been making this kind of jewelry for a long time. Years really. I actually started out using things I found, really old bits and bobs and whatchamacallits. I used gears and watch parts and clock hands. Nutty stuff...so I thought.

I was actually having trouble categorizing my work.  I therefore did not know how or where to sell it. Etsy had just been born, so no one was hip to that, including me. I eventually cleaned up the look, refined the style, and stuck to the "new" old stock things that I ran across, and left the old watch parts aside. Then I'd restore what I had to almost new (always keeping some of the patina). From that I created a jewelry line that I could sell to the die hard vintage fans and eco-friendly shoppers. But I still didn't know what SteamPunk was, or that anything like it even existed.

Then one day it hit me. I was researching Etsy before putting up my shop, and I saw something that just about made me faint! There was SOMEBODY doing the same thing I did before with the watch parts, and she was doing great! WTF, I said. Then I saw a few more people with the same style, and they all had Steampunk in their tabs. How could this be? I thought.

I realized that I have been so far into (or out of) it that I didn't know the scoop. That stuff is hot. The old gears and watch parts AND the more stylish vintage costumey stuff. So I combined the two, and what do I have? Steam Punk Lolita Jewelry. Wow. Who knew.

So I did some more research. I saw a trend. Things I was thinking up years ago, like spats and arm warmers that look like spats...well they are hot now. Especially with EGL's. (Elegant Gothic Lolita)

So you see, these hybridization things just happen, usually quite organically. I have opened that shop at Etsy. It looks great! You can check it out here.

Although I ended up chucking all the gears and clock hands, I have been inspired to resurrect that original look I had before, and take it to another level. I see myself kind of like Datamancer, only with jewelry instead of computers.

By the way, go see that guy's stuff. I get warm just thinking about it. I think I will review him further very soon. Giving props to my fellow steam tinkerer...yeah.

to see Dark Knight in about 30 min. It had better be amazing...

A bit about my life, first.  I am recently married to my partner of nine years.  We run a very demanding business.  A business that can not function, without us.  So we are stuck to mini-weekend vacations through-out the year, and the one week, maybe two if we are lucky week long vacation at Christmas.  This leaves us mostly stuck on a local level for travel, except during our Christmas Vacation, where we can venture farther away from home.

Our home, is in Langley, British Columbia, Canada.  A suburb located in Metro Vancouver.  With Less than 4 hours driving, we can easily escape the city.  Perfect for us to take our RV, or what I like to call it, "our second home" where-ever we feel like for a weekend of peace, quiet, and relaxation.

We can never make a decision, until it comes to the last moment.  We talk and talk about exactly what we want, but when it comes down to it, we might find something so completely different, that we must have it.

We talked about a C-Class motor-home.  This makes me nervous, for a few reasons.  High cost of fuel, it has an engine, and with engines, come mechanical "errors," and once you pull up to a campsite, you are basically stuck there without a secondary vehicle to take you to the "yummy gourmet" restaurant you saw in the next town you just drove through on your way to the site.  The idea of getting dressed up, and taking your motor-home to a fancy part of the town/city, doesn't really appeal to me very much.

So I mentioned a travel trailer (TT).  My new husband start to squirm in his chair.   I started going on about how cost effective a TT would be as they are much cheaper than a C-Class, we can tow it with a secondary vehicle, and the secondary vehicle would be much better on fuel than a C-Class.  He told me, it had to be small, 18ft, cause he didn't like the idea of pulling something.  Ok, deal. 

Next thing, New or Used?  I liked the idea of a used one, as again, it's cheap compared to buying a new one.  But the big reason is, I can renovate it, put our own style into it, and still come out, much cheaper, than buying a brand new one.  Yes, I know, watch for leaks, the stove or oven probably wont work in an older one, etc, but that can all be replaced and fixed.   Once I mentioned this to the husband, he went for it, with the low cost, being the deal breaker.

So we are in the search for the perfect "vintage" Travel Trailer.  Preferably something late 70's or early 80's.  Must have a dinette, and a bathroom.  And must have an oven, as a microwave can be difficult to run on solar-panels, when boon docking. 

And thus the blog.  Whatever I come across something, I will post it here.  I will also post our progress in our search for the perfect "second home."

mais um flickr pra olhar do começo ao final: martha boxley photography

quando l'ho comprata credevo fosse uno strato di polvere (oddio, c'era pure quella...) e invece era il Caval 'd Bruns

Image via dr_odio.

That said, my blindness/ignorance landed me a few goodies that I have only recently discovered to be real gems!

Mummy: MINE!
Top: Topshop
Belt: Alaia
Jeans: Levi's
Heels: From Hong Kong

Alaia! I didn't know who or what the hell Alaia was, but I was pretty sure the person who bought the belt must have been very ripped off because it cost S$790, and it came from this place called Glamourette... which kinda sounded dodgy and cheapy to me a few years ago hahaha.

Well I didn't realise it was Alaia until my mum dug out the belt to wear today in the outfit (minus the heels cos she wore mary janes - she's a florist).

And Glamourette is (or was) not the least bit dodgy/cheapy. Glamourette was a multi label boutique that used to be housed in the now-defunct Promenade, stocking designers such as Emanuel Ungaro and Thierry Mugler (according to yesterday's copy of Urban).

OH OH OH I GOT IT FOR S$1!

Quite a gem it is. I love that it's in suede (CAN YOU RESIST TOUCHING SUEDEEEE?? ((molests belt)) hahaha) and it has these cute woven ribbons peeking out randomly.

BUT. I cannot fit it. My monster of a waist is 2 inches shy of the first belt hole ):

Ever since my mum came home from Chicago she's been copping our stuff and dressing exceptionally well (: And LC from Fops and Dandies is going to Chicago too! I'm one of the lurkers who never surfaced. I think I ought to, especially since she is gonna leave blogging behind.

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It´s Friday again and time for another TGiF-Challenge. This week they ask for "Quotation" and so I decided to create a tag with this Paperbag-stamp...

I found this video on Youtube. An amazing collection of vintage motion graphics. The sound tracks are unbeliveable.

Vintage Earrings.... it match with the Vintage Necklace:)

Swallowtail Main store:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20LOLO/68/209/36

Swallowtail (SL Jewelry) & the LOLO (SL Pets) blog:

http://thelolo.vox.com

Seller: Did you see the movie Shawshank Redemption?

Sizzy: Have I seen Shawshank Redemption!

Seller:  What box did they find the money in?

$2.

 Next: Three items: monkey card for Ifeelunusual. Spinner for TBA project. OHIO matches box for various red white and blue projects pending.

another $2

 At stand #3 Odd Pets book and Insect Pests book. (All book pairs must contain anagrams.)

You guessed it! $2.

Last but not least except in price: Heart shaped pin with stars in red white and blue. Cheap! Dear! fifty-cent!

Put crisp dollar bill in the Shawshank box.

Found three dollar bill with Einstein on it during my walk this morning. Cannot reproduce it here in front of you. Illegal.

e daí passei a semana escutando todas as faixas do casino. quando foi hoje, mandei umas perguntas pra cissa, que deu as melhores respostas. e sabe o que eu queria mesmo? que ela gravasse umas músicas novas e mostrasse pra gente...  =)

* quando tu começou a cantar?

eu sempre cantei, desde pequena, e escrevia também. tanto letras de músicas, que não tinha como tocar porque não tinha instrumentos, até livros. fazia capa pra estes, grampeava. todo um showbusiness infantil sem público.

quando consegui ganhar meu primeiro violão, entrei pra aula e não gostei. o que toquei no casino inventei tudo, assim como o christiano menezes fazia na guitarra e no teclado. tanto que hoje esquecemos como se toca. eu não sei mais tocar nenhuma música. não pego num violão desde que comecei a escrever a sério.

* e como foi que surgiu o 4track? e como foi a experiência com a banda, passando pela transformação em casino e tudo mais?

surgiu entre mim e um amigo de infância, o menezes, já citado. ele hoje também não tem tempo pra música. fez a capa e as ilustrações pro meu livro. faz coisas pra programas de tv. todo mundo teve que ir trabalhar. é isso.

4track e casino eram quase a mesma coisa, casino talvez um pouco mais bem ensaiado às vezes.

* e, uow!, vocês abriram pra minha musa cat power. como foi?

num suportava aquela mulher. minha mãe roncou na primeira fila do show dela, eu fiquei lá do lado de fora. cat power não é minha praia.

nosso show, dizem, foi o melhor que já fizemos. eu não sei porque estava fora do meu corpo.

* teu cérebro tem ou tinha um lado pra escrever música e outro pra escrever literatura? ou tu vê tudo como uma coisa só?

escrevia música quando era corna. agora que sou coisa mais grave que isso na cadeia alimentar-coronária, escrevo romance, novela, roteiro, conto.

* quem são tuas divas e gênios musicais da vida?

eu não ouvia muita mulher pra não estragar meu "paladar". só gostava de imitar homem cantando. tentva imitar, quando tava aprendendo sozinha a cantar, todas as vozes dos Beatles - conseguia alcançar algumas imitações bem idênticas de Paul e até do Ringo na adolescência (não é uma coisa atraente pruma adolescente fazer).

claro que adoro as cantoras de jazz, as icônicas, principais. mas fico com os beatles até hoje. e com elliott smith. uns poucos e bons.

* tu vai voltar a cantar logo, logo?

cantar é fácil. junta um dj e canto em cima. difícil é tempo. cada brincadeira dessas escrevendo se passa fácil dois anos na frente do computador. imagina se há hora pra ensaio?

valeu pela entrevista. que coisa estranha. volta e meia umas músicas do casino voltam a circular... na época que a banda existia, uns desses produtores chamados fodões ouviram e disseram 'nhe'. acho que faltava laquê em nóis.

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Like to see my new vintage glass with the reflect-o-matic sterling silver treatment...Glows....

Trying to upload photos and descriptions for a few new pieces....

Anyway, I may be blogging more in the next few days... I have been stuck in bed for the most part all week. While it sucks that baldguy lost his job and our unemployment rate here is pretty miserable, it was good timing as he is keeping after boyo and fetching me provisions.

Something is very wrong in my back and I am trying to figure it out...
I had a big bad emergency spine surgery 12 years ago and the pain is near there.... I fear another infection or that perhaps the vertebrae are finally squashing some nerve... Anyway. It really freaking hurts.

But, I can stand still and type and I feel ok, for the most part....And I'm not a wuss. I have had pain every day for 12 years. But dull, achy pain is one thing, feeling like someone is chiseling into your spine and ribs (on just one side, thankfully) is another.

So here I am...

Had an hour and 15 minute long MRI this morning but won't know anything until they decide to call me. Medicine is so lax down here it's ridiculous, so I'm not holding my breath for an answer. When I had the parathyroid tumor two years ago the docs suggested we use a "wait and see" approach. I wound up doing a boat load of research and demanded the scan to see what was going on and then I found my own surgeon to schedule the surgery(Dr. Norman's Parathyroid Clinic in Tampa- amazing surgeon...). Wait and see. Those things don't just disappear- they are there and they cause problems until they are removed or you die from the freaking side effects (heart issues, digestive issues, liver issues...yikes!)... So I'm none too confident about my medical care here...If whatever this weird back thing is needs anything more invasive than an alcohol swab I'm heading north for a spell.  If this is another bone infection, I'm worried.  Last time they didn't find it until I was in ICU, on all sorts of apparatus, in a coma.  No more comas for me, thank you very much.  One was more than enough! I have to be here for my little guy.

Anyway. Here I am....Trying to stay as still as possible while my brain wants to run around doing a happy dance because the new issue of BUST magazine is coming out next week and woohoo! one of my pieces is in the Etsy co-op ad. Yay! So buy a copy and check out all of the shops.

Ok. Going to grab some tea and go be as still as a rock in front of the TV.

Sorry for the kvetching. I'm in a good mood really I am!

Hugs, albeit very gently frame-y ones, all around...
xo
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