It is all very "Adrian Mole" keeping a diary, but it is something that I have tried to do for years and years. It only takes a couple of days of not being bothered and then you simply give up, and it is a shame as I find it not only interesting to read back to see what you did at a particular time, but also handy at times too. There then are two types of diary, one that records your thoughts and feelings, and one that records your activities; maybe you can combine the two. I find nothing more interesting than reading books of people's diaries, possibly someone who was a no-one and yet got their life diary published and so off you go and read about their everyday, possibly boring, life. Writing such a diary can be enjoyable too, sitting up last thing at night going through what you have done during the day, your feelings and possibly your thoughts on the future. The whole problem is though is that you might find yourself spending more time writing about your life than actually living it! It would be great to find an hour each day to jot everything down and it would make such interesting reading afterwards too, but I don't have time to do that and, more importantly, I don't have the discipline and motivation to keep it up! However, I would still find it handy and interesting if I could someway record at least things I have done and include "memory triggers". Triggers that mean nothing to nobody apart from yourself. You might jot down "lunch at pub" which doesn't really say that much, but it might trigger your memory to go back to that moment and you remember how it was sunny, how you had a sausage roll and pint of Sussex. Possibly a bit boring again to anyone else, but for you that trigger has taken you back in your mind to that moment. So the whole idea then is triggers for the emotional side of things, and simply recording what you have done for the practical side of things. I came across the idea of the "One Sentence Journal" (OSJ) from one or two websites and that seemed to fit everything that I was looking for. The idea with the OSJ is that you just sum up the whole day with one sentence, giving you 365 sentences per year and a whole load of memory triggers included. I kind of adapted that a bit to my own use and keep the one sentence idea but maybe have a "one sentence" a number of times during the day as I do different things. The whole day then is recorded as a number of single sentences which is more than enough to record the day, includes plenty of memory triggers, and is quick and simple to do (ie you will tend to keep doing it). I started this then using a simple text file which did the job fine and being simple text meant that any computer system and application would be able to read it (completely future proof!). This however came against the problem I was having all the time which was I had to be on a computer in order to quickly add something to it. I kind of stopped adding things outside of work and slowly I couldn't be bothered to find the file and add things to it at work too. What I needed I thought was something that would accept my input and then in the background do the rest, ie add it to a text file somewhere, date it and really leave me to get on with things while it did it all. For this then I wrote a number of Bash scripts on my Linux system to do everything I needed. It accepted text and then filed it in the correct place for me. Fantastic, but still fully digital and meant I had to log into a Linux shell to use it (unless at sometime I could have had got round to putting a web front end to it maybe). I then came across Twitter which seemed to suit the idea of OSJ completely and infact I noticed some people did use it for that. Never wanting to trust any online service (what happens if/when Twitter goes down and losses its data?!) I wrote another Bash script to grab my Twitter entries using the Twitter API and then feeding that into the existing scripts I had written. So, everytime I added something on twitter, it soon arrived in the correct text file on my computer for me at anytime to look at. Using twitter solved one problem as I no longer needed to be in front of a computer to add things as I could use the SMS feature of Twitter to submit things. However, never a great mobile phone fan, I soon tired of trying to type things out on a phone number pad! Also, I couldn't really record things fully as I knew my Twitter feed was available for everyone and also probably being picked up by Google. I couldn't mention names, companies, projects and really it seemed like I was having to write in code which possibly I would forget years in the future. I did set my Twitter account to be private, but I still thought that Twitter continues to store my data and maybe one day it could easily share it with the world if it liked, who knows?! So..... I looked at my Moleskine and thought here is something I have with my all the time along with a pen. Why don't I simply jot things down in there seeing as that is what it is for. If I want to store it digitally one day then I can simply scan the pages in which would be no problem (with my new super duper scanner I had bought!). My OSJ pages then contain a date for each day. Starting with the format of YYYYmmdd (just habbit as someone who scripts and programs bits and pieces!) it was hard to read, so then used a more human readable date, lining off the end of the each week so I can quickly see the weeks. I tend to fit one week of these per page so it becomes easy to read back. For each entry I have the time and then the OSJ bit. It is quick and simple, you write and then forget. It makes interesting reading and is handy to remember what and when you did something. It is pretty boring for a third party to read, but for me it is fill with memory triggers.
Antena OSJ para VHF e UHF com um cabo só
Wydawnictwo Esprit 2020
Gravity, 2013, science fiction, Alfonso Cuarón, Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris, Orto Ignatiussen, Phaldut Sharma, Amy Warren, Basher Savage
Scaling Automotive Brands with Pinterest
Pretty bit of edge-work from OSJ. Texas v Atlanta, 2013 WFTDA Championships
Discover a captivating love story that unfolded at Museo Casa Blanca in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Explore outdoor weddings at OSJ.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Vladimir and Princess Brigitta Karadjordjevic of Yugoslavia were in attendance at an OSJ Function in Nice, France. It was also a wonderful occasion to meet up with old friends again and catch up on events past, present and future.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Vladimir and Princess Brigitta Karadjordjevic of Yugoslavia were in attendance at an OSJ Function in Sandefjord, Norway, when Princess Brigitta was asked to except the patronage of a major Humanitarian Organization which has helped thousands of needy in Eastern Europe since 1999. It was also a wonderful occasion to meet up with old friends again and catch up on events past, present and future.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Vladimir and Princess Brigitta Karadjordjevic were able to combine official appointments with private visits on their trip to Norway. The wonderful trip started in Kiel with The Colorline Ship overnight sailing to Oslo, where the Royal Coupe visited the Serbian Orthodox Church and Community and were doing a little Sightseeing in the beautiful city of Oslo. Further trips were made to Bergen, Fevik and Sandefjord, were an official OSJ Function was held.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Vladimir and Princess Brigitta Karadjordjevic were able to combine official appointments with private visits on their trip to Norway. The wonderful trip started in Kiel with The Colorline Ship overnight sailing to Oslo, where the Royal Coupe visited the Serbian Orthodox Church and Community and were doing a little Sightseeing in the beautiful city of Oslo. Further trips were made to Bergen, Fenvik and Sandefjord, were an official OSJ Function was held.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Vladimir and Princess Brigitta Karadjordjevic were able to combine official appointments with private visits on their trip to Norway. The wonderful trip started in Kiel with The Colorline Ship overnight sailing to Oslo, where the Royal Coupe visited the Serbian Orthodox Church and Community and were doing a little Sightseeing in the beautiful city of Oslo. Further trips were made to Bergen, Fenvik and Sandefjord, were an official OSJ Function was held.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Vladimir and Princess Brigitta Karadjordjevic were able to combine official appointments with private visits on their trip to Norway. The wonderful trip started in Kiel with The Colorline Ship overnight sailing to Oslo, where the Royal Coupe visited the Serbian Orthodox Church and Community and were doing a little Sightseeing in the beautiful city of Oslo. Further trips were made to Bergen, Fevik and Sandefjord, were an official OSJ Function was held.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Vladimir and Princess Brigitta Karadjordjevic were able to combine official appointments with private visits on their trip to Norway. The wonderful trip started in Kiel with The Colorline Ship overnight sailing to Oslo, where the Royal Coupe visited the Serbian Orthodox Church and Community and were doing a little Sightseeing in the beautiful city of Oslo. Further trips were made to Bergen, Fenvik and Sandefjord, were an official OSJ Function was held.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Vladimir and Princess Brigitta Karadjordjevic were able to combine official appointments with private visits on their trip to Norway. The wonderful trip started in Kiel with The Colorline Ship overnight sailing to Oslo, where the Royal Coupe visited the Serbian Orthodox Church and Community and were doing a little Sightseeing in the beautiful city of Oslo. Further trips were made to Bergen, Fenvik and Sandefjord, were an official OSJ Function was held.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Vladimir and Princess Brigitta Karadjordjevic were able to combine official appointments with private visits on their trip to Norway. The wonderful trip started in Kiel with The Colorline Ship overnight sailing to Oslo, where the Royal Coupe visited the Serbian Orthodox Church and Community and were doing a little Sightseeing in the beautiful city of Oslo. Further trips were made to Bergen, Fevik and Sandefjord, were an official OSJ Function was held.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Vladimir and Princess Brigitta Karadjordjevic were able to combine official appointments with private visits on their trip to Norway. The wonderful trip started in Kiel with The Colorline Ship overnight sailing to Oslo, where the Royal Coupe visited the Serbian Orthodox Church and Community and were doing a little Sightseeing in the beautiful city of Oslo. Further trips were made to Bergen, Fevik and Sandefjord, were an official OSJ Function was held.
Puerto Rican cuisine is all about the two P's: pork and plantains. There's also a lot of rice and fried food, all of it delicious and most of it pretty un-spicy. This surprises a lot of people who are expecting something along the lines of Mexican food, with lots of peppers and hot sauce. Instead, comida criolla in Puerto Rico is all about satisfying, flavorful dishes. Here's a list of some of the common foods and drinks in Puerto Rico, and where we ate some of our favorites! [caption id=attachment_352 align=alignnone width=1100] Mofongo at Barrachina Restaurant[/caption] 1. Mofongo Mofongo is probably one of Puerto Rico's best known and most popular dishes. It's a fried ball made of mashed plantains with vegetables, pork, or another meat inside with a broth of garlic and olive oil. We had the dish in a few different places in Puerto Rico, but our favorite was probably the one at Lola Restaurant in Ponce, Puerto Rico. [caption id=attachment_365 align=alignnone width=1100] Mallorca[/caption] 2. Mallorca Mallorca is a soft, sweet roll that can contain all sorts of yummy things--butter, cheese, ham or bacon with cheese, etc.--and is covered in powdered sugar. We had some for breakfast the first day at Cafeteria Mallorca in Old San Juan, and loved it so much that we went back every day! It was nice because it was open pretty early in the morning (a lot of the other restaurants didn't open until 10am) and there was always a mix of tourists and locals eating there every time we went. [caption id=attachment_364 align=alignnone width=1100] Lechon asado[/caption] 3. Lechón asado Lechón asado is roast suckling pig, and it can be found at lechonerias all along the Pork Highway (Route 184) in Puerto Rico. It's actually very popular, and has been featured on the Travel Channel and other places. It's best to go there on weekends for the full experience. We went a little late in the day (6:30 or 7) so our lechón wasn't the freshest (had to be microwaved), but it was still really tasty! The lechón asado was so tender that it reminded us more of prime rib than pork, and their side dishes really hit the spot after a long day of fun. [caption id=attachment_363 align=alignnone width=1100] Empanada, alcapurria, bacalaito, and jugo de parcha[/caption] 4. Fried street food All over Puerto Rico you can get some really great fried street food. I know in Fajardo I had this great chicken on a stick with a slice of garlic bread on top, and on our first night in Old San Juan (a Sunday) we got some great food from the street vendors near the Paseo de la Princesa (above). We had jugo de parcha (like a passionfruit slushie), an empanada, an alcapurria (mashed plantain and meat fritter), and a bacalaito (fried cod fritter). Street food is a great way to have some authentic Puerto Rican food that is delicious and cheap! 5. Churrasquitos & fish tacos Neither of these things are necessarily Puerto Rican dishes, (I think churrasquitos are actually Argentinean) but I wanted to mention them because they were one of our favorite dishes at our favorite restaurant in Puerto Rico, Punto de Vista Restaurant. The atmosphere in this restaurant isn't the fanciest--there are barrel chairs at the tables and a funky colorful mural inside--but the food is really some of the best you'll find in Old San Juan! It's also located quite conveniently, just a few blocks from the cruise dock in OSJ. [caption id=attachment_361 align=alignnone width=1100] Arroz mamposteao[/caption] 6. Arroz mamposteao The picture above shows another time we ate at Punto de Vista Restaurant (we normally don't repeat restaurants, but we loved it so much we went back again!), this time to showcase the arroz mamposteao. This is a really common side dish in Puerto Rico--fried rice and beans with a great mix of spices--and you can find this sabroso side dish in a lot of restaurants there. [caption id=attachment_360 align=alignnone width=1066] Tostones, mayoketchup, and other food at Gustitos Criollos[/caption] 7. Tostones & mayoketchup Tostones are fried plantain chips, shown at the top middle of the plate in the picture above, and mayoketchup is, well, a mix of mayonnaise and ketchup! It's in the bottle in the picture--we didn't see much ketchup or mustard out anywhere, but there was lots of mayoketchup! This meal was had at Gustitos Criollos, an awesome cafeteria-style place that serves inexpensive home-cookin' Puerto Rican dishes in Arecibo. Tostones are both sweet and salty, and go nicely with the savory mayoketchup! ~~~ Puerto Rican drinks, on the other hand, are all about rum! Here are some of our favorites that are quite common in Puerto Rico. [caption id=attachment_359 align=alignnone width=1100] The original pina coladas at Barrachina Restaurant[/caption] 8. Piña coladas Puerto Rico is the birthplace of this delicious drink, and the restaurant where they were actually invented was Barrachina Restaurant in Old San Juan. We went there and had the original piña colada--they costed $7 but were delicious, the perfect mix of sweet and tangy. The food we had at the restaurant was also really good and the atmosphere was really nice; they had a courtyard open to the sun with a colorful macaw and a bubbling fountain. [caption id=attachment_358 align=alignnone width=1066] Strawberry and coconut mojitos[/caption] 9. Mojitos Mojitos are a Caribbean cocktail that consists of white rum, sugar, lime juice, sparkling water, and mint. Everywhere will make them a little differently, and lots of places had different flavors of them too, like strawberry and coconut (above). Mojitos are quite popular in Puerto Rico, and I noticed that in a lot of the restaurants they had 2 for 1 mojitos, so it can be a cheap, refreshing cocktail to have on your visit! [caption id=attachment_357 align=alignnone width=1066] Cuba Libres at the Bacardi factory[/caption] 10. Cuba Libres Cuba Libre is the most popular cocktail in the world, a mix of cola, dark rum, and a slice of lime. It's simple, but delicious! In Puerto Rico they are also sometimes called mentiritas (little lies) since they don't really consider Cuba a free country. :) ~~~ Whatever you eat or drink in Puerto Rico, I'm sure you'll have a marvelous trip! Below are some translations of common foods to make ordering a little easier if you don't speak Spanish. ¡Buen provecho! xoxo, xenophile
