Month: August 2005

Signs

Today I felt like taking a few pictures of signs while walking from the sea…

Album location: /photos/2005/2005-08-17_POTD

Irregularity and disconnections

I’ve been a bit slow with blogging these last few days. And you might have noticed problems connecting to my website. This is all due to the heat that we have here. It is very exhausting both for humans and machines. No wonder all Cyprus is taking vacations. It is impossible to be productive at all.

My machine also can’t take the high temperatures and shuts down every now and than (about 15 times a day). I am not along in this – many people complain of the same problem. I was thinking of putting more fans into the case, but than realized that it won’t help much, since it is very hot in the room itself (about +30 degrees Celsius).

All we have to do is wait. Another couple of weeks and things should be getting back to normal…

The Librarian: Quest for the Spear

When listening to other people’s recommendations of movies to see, it is important to remember the tastes of those other people. Otherwise, you might end up watching something that is way out of your value scope. Someone recommended “The Librarian: Quest for the Spear” to me.

Directed by: Peter Winther
Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Cast: Noah Wyle, Sonya Walger, Bob Newhart, Kyle MacLachlan, Kelly Hu, David Dayan Fisher, Jane Curtin, Olympia Dukakis, Lisa Brenner, Mario Iván Martínez, Clyde Kusatsu, Alejandra Gollás, José Montini, Jessica Moreno, Mauricio Llera
IMDB raintg: 5.7
My rating: 1.9 [rate 1.9]

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Cyprus vacations

One of the things that was new to me when I came to Cyprus was the vacations in August that the whole island takes. Starting around the middle of August until the end of the month most shops are closed. Everyone is on vacations and noone is working except for tourist attractions – restaurants, bars, pubs, beach caffes, and the like.

I really like the unity of the population on the issue of vacations. The majority of people have three long vacations during the year – Christmas holidays, Easter week, and the end of August thing. Those who have to work during these days aren’t much of a use anyway. Nothing can stop people from resting and spending time with family. Lovely.

Album location: /photos/2005/2005-08-15_POTD