me, me, me, me version 2009

I started my annual "me"-wikipedia update last year. here's today's results:

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 Bartolović, a Croatian breakdancer - this article is empty right now [no update 2009]

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

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

and the new entry of 2009:

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

last post of 2008

it's been a bit of a slow last few months here... but if I make a post tomorrow, it means I at least made it into 2009. this is the first year in a really, really long time (at least 15+) that I've been in the same country the whole year. quite an interesting experience I must say :)

there is someone there

took this picture a while ago... I really like it, with someone praying in the corner, the focus on the flowers, though dark, and the Shrine lit up.

nice quotation

I read this quotation yesterday and really liked it. thought I'd share it here:

How can I claim to have known Thee, when the entire creation is bewildered by Thy mystery, and how can I confess not to have known Thee, when, lo, the whole universe proclaimeth Thy Presence and testifieth to Thy truth?

(Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 62)

it's been almost a month...

... since I wrote something, and I actually don't miss it all that much. there's just been too much else on my mind, so writing here has not really been too much of a priority. I'll see if I'll pick it up again or not. until then, here's someone that finally made it:

;-)

we hope you love it and share it

I sure did, and I sure will:


Devon Gundry - "Armed" from Justin Baldoni on Vimeo.

the words:

Armed with the power of Thy name nothing can ever hurt me, and with Thy love in my heart all the world’s afflictions can in no wise alarm me.

while we're at it...

... check out csszengarden.com, a site that beautifully visualizes just what is possible to do with only css.

html: tables, divs and css

this is funny:

from giveupandusetables.com

this is also funny. should I use tables for layout?

go to shouldiusetablesforlayout.com and make sure to check out the source code!

here is another example, throwing out tables.

I've been working quite hard to try to figure it all out when I'm designing my new stuff. it's hard, but I'm learning, and it seems quite simple as long as the design isn't too massive. examples to come later, promise :)

unity makes people happy!

a friend sent this to me:



and I started wondering - do people get the point? this guy is going all around the world, "dancing" with kids and adults regardless of their background, regardless of who they are, where they're from or what they do in life. the point is clear - he doesn't care who you are, as long as you come and dance and have fun!

click here to then read the comments - it's making people happy, they're crying and enjoying it a lot.

what is it that makes us so happy to see something as simple as this? there're no words (except for the lyrics to the song which we don't understand), there's no real story, there's nothing more. I think it has to do with the fact that it's reflecting a very underlying spiritual principle - unity in diversity. we are all members of one human race, and seeing this guy dance all around shows just exactly that. continent, country, class, creed, gender - we are all one.

The world of humanity is like a garden and the various races are the flowers which constitute its adornment and decoration. ('Abdu'l-Bahá)

beautiful post

this post is well worth reading. twice.