Thursday 24 November 2011

Vanilla

My master degree thesis is about plants discovered by the portuguese so I'll be posting some of my research here , just for fun. My first post is about vanilla. You know why I choose this plant....yes I'm talking to you. :)

Scientific name: Vanilla Planifolia Andr.


Vanilla is originated in the forest of South-East Mexico. By 1677 there were large numbers of vanilla plants in Maranhão, Brazil, which leads one to believe that the species was more widespread or that it had been introduced into Brazil prior to the date. The aromatic pods were brought to Europe where they were very well received, but the plant, although it may have been introduced to other regions, never became economically important until, in the middle of last century, an efficient artificial fertilization technique was developed. We know that the french introduced it to Madagascar and other islands in the Indian Ocean and Gabon. We also know in fairly good detail how vanilla was introduced to S. Tomé from Gabon, in May 1880, and efforts made quickly to discover its most favorable growing conditions. S. Tomé e Principe showed an interest in vanilla, more plants were brought from the same source and cultivation spread, but it never achieved, major economic importance. Cultivation of this plant has now virtually died out.

Tuesday 15 November 2011

One day I was high...


One day, a friend of mine and I where under influence of some illegal stuff, and we decided to make some fun out of it. 
So, we searched for something fun to do on the internet and something appear. Light painting. We thought "Why not? Lets do it!"



Light painting, also known as light draw and light graffiti, is a photographic technique which exposures are made usually at night or in a dark room by moving a handle-held source or by moving the camera.   



My friend used his lamp as a flash ( if he didn't use it I wouldn't appear on the photos)


And this is the result....


Ah! Very important, don't do drugs.


Winners don't use drugs.... 


...sometimes. 

Friday 11 November 2011

I pooped a lightning!




A Croatian woman was left with a severely burned anus after a lightning strike which entered through her mouth left her body through her bottom. A medic explained: ‘Instead of earthing through her feet, it appears the electricity shot out of her backside… if she had not been wearing the shoes she would probably have been killed.’


Source:  http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/20883-lightning-exits-from-womans-bum#ixzz1X7n5IW15

Wednesday 9 November 2011

Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind



























Joel: I can’t see anything that I don’t like about you. 
Clementine: But you will! But you will. You know, you will think of things. And I’ll get bored with you and feel trapped because that’s what happens with me. 
Joel: Okay.
Clementine: Okay.





The perfect movie about love's inevitable imperfections. 


Jim did a really good job in this movie, showing to his critics that he can be a dramatic actor. Although for me he will always be Stanley Ipkiss from The Mask.

Sunday 6 November 2011

What now?!

Because the world is full of it, and sometimes you just need to forget it to be happy. True story.

Thursday 3 November 2011

The right thing to say!

"Beer is the world's most widely consumed and probably the oldest alcoholic beverage", so when the elder speak, we should listen.