Author Archives: El jardinero zurdo

So Long, Lhasa

Posted on January 15, 2010 by El jardinero zurdo

I was saddened to hear of the unexpected death of one of my favourite singers, Lhasa de Sela. It was unexpected to me, at least — I hadn’t known that she’d already been ill for about a year when I … Continue reading →

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Migrating Turkeys

Posted on December 16, 2009 by El jardinero zurdo

This Turkey has returned home after a week away…  We got back on Saturday from four days in Istanbul and three in Cappadocia.  It was a great week, in spite of miserable December weather.  Istanbul is a remarkable city, well … Continue reading →

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Non-stop

Posted on August 31, 2009 by El jardinero zurdo

I just found out that Air Canada will be flying non-stop from Barcelona to Montreal next summer (Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays from June 3 until October 18, 2010 — other days the flight goes to Toronto). The past few years … Continue reading →

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Painter’s delight

Posted on August 7, 2009 by El jardinero zurdo

Recently I’ve been suffering from frustrations with the fantastic “customer service” here in Spain. Sometimes things get done efficiently. Sometimes. And it’s not that the “agents” aren’t always friendly or trying to be helpful, it’s just seems that the different … Continue reading →

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Mar de Medusas

Posted on May 19, 2009 by El jardinero zurdo

New News Last summer, jellyfish (aka las medusas in Spanish or les meduses in Catalan) ruled the waters of the Mediterranean. It looks like this year will bring more of the same, because we saw huge schools (if this term … Continue reading →

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Berlin and Line-ups (two mostly unrelated topics)

Posted on April 22, 2009 by El jardinero zurdo

Berlin We spent a wonderful five days (but could have done without the pollen allergies) in Berlin over the Easter long weekend. I’d never been there, and was duly impressed…a big city that is very accessible (thanks to great public … Continue reading →

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More liquidy goodness

Posted on April 3, 2009 by El jardinero zurdo

I continue my experimentation with fluid simulation. Getting some pretty good motion, and a good visual “look”, too… Basically, as long as it’s not hard-edged computer graphics, I’m happy! This one is a fair bit bigger than the last, so … Continue reading →

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Els fluids (en fi, un simulacre)

Posted on April 2, 2009 by El jardinero zurdo

(I should mention that, for no good reason, today’s post is in Catalan…or some rough facsimile thereof.) Recentment, he estat jugant amb la simulació dels fluids. Ara i aquí us ensenyo alguns resultats. M’agrada la suavitat d’aquests núvols. La simulació … Continue reading →

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El primer año

Posted on March 21, 2009 by El jardinero zurdo

Well, hello there, you! It’s really been a while, hasn’t it? Description of our Nepal travels began, very promisingly, and then…nothing! So did I drop off the face of the Earth? No, not exactly. Just lost my momentum, with the … Continue reading →

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Nepal Trip (Part One: Just Getting There)

Posted on October 23, 2008 by El jardinero zurdo

Trekking Day “-1″ (Saturday) Fly: Barcelona to Delhi, via Zurich (~7000km) “Sleep”: No-Man’s-Land, Delhi (237m) / Airborne, Nepal (~11500m) What were we (or was I, at least) so anxious about? Mostly about the Indian visa (or our deliberate lack thereof). … Continue reading →

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