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September 17, 2006
Vox QotD: This is What's Up
Sorry, Vox addiction. Crossposting from Vox.
From Vox Question of the Day:What's up?
So tonight I am meeting friends for coffee/apperitivo first, then we're going to see "Carbuncle" at Theatre Strehler in Lanza part of Milan. It's one of the few full-feature films of the festival, and it narrates the story of an alcoholic’s relationship with a mentally challenged woman in a mobile home park, and it was based on the director's own experiences of living in a trailer park. It's made by these guys.
The festival isn't just screening multiple international short films, but also hosting animation workshops, music concerts and DJ sets. There's a couple of screenings I want to catch later this week, and maybe go to one of the parties.
Ciao, I'm off!
Posted by Yasmina at 06:36 PM | TrackBack
September 11, 2006
Vox QotD: I Get Around
Sorry, Vox addiction. Crossposting from Vox.
From Vox Question of the Day:How many places have you lived in your life?
Six countries, about a dozen or so homes between parents, housemates, and husband.
* 6 years in Jakarta, Indonesia: in 2 different homes
* 2 years in Bogor, Indonesia
* 4 years in Geneva, Switzerland
* 4 years in Washington D.C, USA
* 6 years in London, UK: in 5-6 different homes, a new one every school year
* 5 years in Eindhoven, Netherlands: in 3 different homes
* currently 9 months in Milan, Italy
Up until London, it was for my dad's job. He served on the diplomatic corps. London was for education; finished highschool and undergrad there. Netherlands was for work. Milan is for my graduate degree, which should be finished in 3 months! Yippee! After that, who knows?
Posted by Yasmina at 03:16 PM | Comments (1)
September 10, 2006
Back from Ars Electronica 2006
Wow. What a week! I had a fantastic time. So good to get away from Milan, disconnect and immerse myself in symposiums/lectures and interactive exhibits and music parties...
This week I have:
* taken over 1Gb worth of pictures and video
* met a lot of interesting new people
* ran into an old friend by accident
* gotten to know some of my classmates better
* walked in my bare feet in the grass
* fallen asleep twice on the grass; once on the sunny banks of the Danube, and another in an Austrian countryside monastery
* browned in the sun
* attended an Arduino workshop and sat next to an overenthusiastic American, who turned out to be Golan Levin
* bought the new Arduino board
* gotten the Arduino board to work
* been told by John Maeda that he liked my work and ideas on 'simplicity'
* got a signed copy of his latest book
* read half of that book
* been completely star-struck after meeting Golan Levin and John Maeda
* sent my husband photos of myself through an internet phone booth
* drank a lot of Austrian white beer
* drank a lot of bad coffee
* eaten a lot of sinfully yummy Austrian cakes and pastries
* eaten a lot of healthy vegetarian, bio meals
* not gotten into bed at a reasonable time due to self-inflicted party-abuse
* not gotten out of bed at a reasonable time due to self-inflicted party-abuse
* worn a Threadless t-shirt every day of the week (not the same one)
* only seen 2 other people wearing Threadless t-shirts at the festival
* thrown some LED throwies at a passing tram
* painted with light with friends at Hauptplatz
* burned my eyeballs at the Ars Electronica Animation Festival
* attended some pretty amazing (digital) music performances
* played with some really cool tangible and embedded interfaces
* seen more interactive art exhibits than you could shake a stick at...
* been to a wine festival
I'm still editing the videos, and also trying to catch up on the Siena Design Project report which needs to be handed in before the new semester starts next week, plus some client work so now I am back to work mode in Milan. Busy bee but happy to be together again with my lovely husband :)
Posted by Yasmina at 02:51 PM | Comments (1)
