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One Last Stop in Rio



On my final day in Rio, I decided to go to Corcovado to see Santo Cristo and the beautiful view, both of which are shown above. From up you could see the whole city: Sugar Loaf (Pão de Açúcar), Rodrigo de Freitas lake, Gavea’s Rock (from where people jump to fly with asa delta – hang-gliding), and all the various beaches I’ve been bragging about for the last few days. I got some pretty good shots of Sugar Loaf, the soccer stadium, some long bridge (like the one they blew up in the original Bad Boys), and other parts of the city, but will save those for KodakGallery (formerly known as Ofoto). Furthermore, it’s fair to say that besides for my brief Copacabana association, I didn’t think about Bar Mitzvahs that long. And for those wondering: yes, of course my first inclination was to replicate his pose, but using better judgment, I decided against it and stood respectfully in front of JC. After all, Jesus was a Jew, so I was in good company. In all seriousness though, it was extremely powerful (and gigantic and way up high) and it was the perfect place to finish my trip. If you don’t believe me Google Earth it or use Google Maps to get there. Those are the best. Verdad eso. Doble verdad.

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Tuesday, January 24th, 2006 Life No Comments

Google’s Dreams

I really like how they change their logo and the flexibility those O’s provide for almost daily alterations. I was a big fan of the Van Gogh one they had on Vincent’s bday. It reminded me of every single girl apt/house in college. Moreso than the Belushi “College” poster does of guys’ apts. P.S. Would anyone be surprised if you read the headline in 10 years, “Google cures cancer”? Maybe Google Health or Dr.oogle actually. Another display of its name’s power in simplicity, differentiation and versatility.

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Monday, January 16th, 2006 Online No Comments
 

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