me, me, me, me version 2012

it's time for my annual wiki-borna check! let's see if anything has changed this year :)
same as last year:

Borna, a town in Saxony, Germany

A part of Bahretal in the Sächsische Schweiz district, Saxony, Germany

Borna disease, an infectious neurological syndrome caused by the Borna virus

The Rabha name of Borna snakehead - an extremely rare species of snakehead

updated:

Borna of Croatia, a Medieval Slavic Prince of Dalmatia. This one has been updated to refer to Croatian given names, as there is also a Borna Rendulić, a Croatian hockey player.

removed:

A Persian word meaning "young." Can also be used as a name. The Persian diction is "بر نا"

new:

Borna language in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - which apparently might just be a misspelling of the language Boma

Borna language in Ethiopia - which goes by the names Shinasha or Boro

great relief

unsubscribing from stuff in google reader... ahhh, feels good!

me, me, me, me version 2011

slightly delayed, but here we go again from last year, with no changes, so copy/paste it is:

Borna, a town in Saxony, Germany - maybe I should go visit myself? :)

A part of Bahretal in the Sächsische Schweiz district, Saxony, Germany - has apparently changed owners quite a lot...

Borna disease, an infection neurological of warm-blooded animals caused by the Borna virus

Borna of Croatia, a Medieval Slavic Prince of Dalmatia - wow!

A Persian word meaning "young." Can also be used as a name. The Persian diction is "بر نا" - yupps, that's me

The Rabha name of Channa amphibeus - apparently a rare species of snakehead

week 3, day 3

22-30-20-20-28.

week 3, day 2

20-25-15-15-25.

week 3, day 1

14-18-14-14-30.

week 2, exhaustion test

41.

week 2, day 3

16-17-14-14-30.

week 2, day 2

14-16-12-12-28.

week 2, day 1

14-14-10-10-23.

week 1, day 3

11-15-9-9-30.

week 1, day 2

10-12-8-8-25.

week 1, day 1

10-12-7-7-20.

WORLD CUP!!!

I'm going into a one-month hibernation.

revival the movie

note to self

in css files, don't put any space between the number and unit. 24px and 24 px are vastly different. one works, the other doesn't. there goes an hour of my evening...

revival - the movie

revivalthemovie.com - you don't want to miss this. more later.

just in!

I just got this beautiful poster sent from my friend in finland, safa hovinen:


check out his site, safahovinen.com, he's got some awesome stuff!

morning runs

for the past couple of weeks, I've been getting up an hour earlier in the morning to go out running. at first I wasn't enjoying getting up at all, and tried to convince myself in every possible way that I shouldn't go. I'd hope for rain when I woke up in the morning, or not make sure that I was going to be early enough, etc etc...

but after a couple of runs, I started to realize how good it was for me - I was feeling less tired, with more energy, during the work day; I obviously started losing a bit of weight; my knees and ankles were feeling better, and more...

and also, when I got to experience sunrises like these, how could I complain?

now I'm looking much more forward to it, hoping that it won't rain the next day, and going to bed an hour or so earlier, just to make sure I can get up and run.

here're some running tips as well, very much recommended!

prayer

I'm just liking this prayer as of recently:

Praise be unto Thee, O my God! I am one of Thy servants, who hath believed on Thee and on Thy signs. Thou seest how I have set myself towards the door of Thy mercy, and turned my face in the direction of Thy loving-kindness. I beseech Thee, by Thy most excellent titles and Thy most exalted attributes, to open to my face the portals of Thy bestowals. Aid me, then, to do  53  that which is good, O Thou Who art the Possessor of all names and attributes!

I am poor, O my Lord, and Thou art the Rich. I have set my face towards Thee, and detached myself from all but Thee. Deprive me not, I implore Thee, of the breezes of Thy tender mercy, and withhold not from me what Thou didst ordain for the chosen among Thy servants.

Remove the veil from mine eyes, O my Lord, that I may recognize what Thou hast desired for Thy creatures, and discover, in all the manifestations of Thy handiwork, the revelations of Thine almighty power. Enrapture my soul, O my Lord, with Thy most mighty signs, and draw me out of the depths of my corrupt and evil desires. Write down, then, for me the good of this world and of the world to come. Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. No God is there but Thee, the All-Glorious, Who help is sought by all men.

I yield Thee thanks, O my Lord, that Thou hast wakened me from my sleep, and stirred me up, and created in me the desire to perceive what most of Thy servants have failed to apprehend. Make me able, therefore, O my Lord, to behold, for love of Thee and for the Sake of Thy pleasure, whatsoever Thou hast desired. Thou art He to the power of Whose might and sovereignty all things testify.

There is none other God but Thee, the Almighty, the Beneficent.

- Bahá'u'lláh