enlahood.com tag:enlahood.com,2008://1 2008-06-25T10:30:37Z This a blog to talk about everything and nothing. Movable Type 3.2ysb5-20051201 This will not make sense but tag:enlahood.com,2008://1.57 2008-06-25T10:30:37Z 2008-06-25T10:30:37Z This post will seem to be useless, irrelevant, not worth reading, a waste of time but you will see over time it is not. I am going to be talking about foodlebamboodle which is a bit of a secret now... marcosg This post will seem to be useless, irrelevant, not worth reading, a waste of time but you will see over time it is not.

I am going to be talking about foodlebamboodle which is a bit of a secret now but might become mainstream soon. 

Can not tell you much more about foodlebamboodle at this point but I promise I will come back to you soon. 

]]> And now try this one tag:enlahood.com,2008://1.56 2008-03-13T11:59:54Z 2008-03-13T12:00:12Z Can you get this one in the index?... marcosg this one in the index?
]]> Crawl this URL tag:enlahood.com,2008://1.55 2008-03-13T11:58:15Z 2008-03-13T11:58:40Z I am testing something, can you follow this link to my test page?... marcosg test page?
]]> We are break even! tag:enlahood.com,2008://1.54 2008-02-11T20:21:19Z 2008-02-11T20:21:46Z Click, click click click click click, take your hands away from the click.Click, click click click click click, bring the clicks back over again.After a serious number of years we are glad to announce that we are break even! I... marcosg Click, click click click click click, take your hands away from the click.

Click, click click click click click, bring the clicks back over again.

After a serious number of years we are glad to announce that we are break even! I will be throwing a cheetos party (to be honest not much will be left after a couple of cheetos bags) in a date and venue to be announced.

Keep posted and keep clicking.

Much appreciated. 

]]> Southwark does not clean tag:enlahood.com,2007://1.53 2007-11-05T21:01:52Z 2007-11-05T21:02:22Z Today a complain, tomorrow who knows. After reporting during more than 3 months about Southwark not complying to its duties of cleaning the streets and receiving reciprocal answers is time to say that Southwark clearly spends the money in very... marcosg Today a complain, tomorrow who knows.

After reporting during more than 3 months about Southwark not complying to its duties of cleaning the streets and receiving reciprocal answers is time to say that Southwark clearly spends the money in very important things but certainly not in cleaning the streets.

Hopefully someone will pick this up and complain and complain - the more noise the better. Otherwise come over to Alice with Rothsay so you have a reason to complain. 

]]> A bunch of links I want to share tag:enlahood.com,2007://1.52 2007-09-24T20:07:29Z 2007-09-24T20:07:44Z Since London is almost an impossible place to keep up with and I do not subscribe to the Time Out London I am going to give you to very sincere recommendations. For once they will not be about travel or... marcosg Since London is almost an impossible place to keep up with and I do not subscribe to the Time Out London I am going to give you to very sincere recommendations. For once they will not be about travel or anything, they will just be about things to read, one online and the other one offline.

For the online one, a new and very interesting blog about politics in the UK was launched today.  

The second one is a little talk that is going to happen at the UCL Bloomsbury Theatre, 15 tomorrow Tuesday 25 September. Unfortunately I can not post a link hence the offline bit, because apparently there is some people out there that insist on adding the session ids to the URLs. Too bad for them.

 


]]> A new travel website in the spanish market tag:enlahood.com,2007://1.51 2007-09-18T20:50:14Z 2007-09-18T20:51:01Z I realized that Expedia just launched the local version in the Spanish market. It was about time, long time no see big companies like this one launching in the old and loved spanish country! I have not spent enough time... marcosg I realized that Expedia just launched the local version in the Spanish market. It was about time, long time no see big companies like this one launching in the old and loved spanish country! I have not spent enough time checking the site but it seems that the product offers at least the same set of tools and options than older sites such as viajar.com, rumbo, destinia, edreams and the likes. I personally prefer Expedia because you know that what you buy is what you get, no surprises of the type of sorry your flight was booked or we found you a different hotel. I will take a deeper look at the site at a later stage but if you want to take a look just follow the links.

Buscador de vuelos, vacaciones y hoteles.

]]> Comments of an aglio olio pasta tag:enlahood.com,2007://1.50 2007-03-21T21:07:18Z 2007-03-21T21:07:44Z I am linguine. I can speak - that is the difference between spaghetti and linguine, we speak. We speak various languages, depending if we are called linguine or linguini. I am linguine thus I speak english.Enough of theory of evolution... marcosg I am linguine. I can speak - that is the difference between spaghetti and linguine, we speak. We speak various languages, depending if we are called linguine or linguini. I am linguine thus I speak english.

Enough of theory of evolution of the pasta and let's go back to the issue today.

As I was saying, I am linguine and I am diving in an aglio oglio dish. When I left home today, I did not know I was going to dive; I was not prepared nor I was told. I need a lawyer. Why? I told you, I am diving in aglio olio and I was not told - capicce? Get me a lawyer now. 

Oh, do not go. I also need new clothes. Mines are wet and smell aglio. Remember, I use ivory color only.

It is a bit hot in here, I have to say. I see some old colleagues that graduated from Barilla the same year I did. Some look better than others but they all definetely look worse than me. I was nominated linguine of the year by the Food Association, and that is a very important price.

I think I am gaining weight. I feel like if my body is expanding.

That price gave us eye sight position in the grocery stores. It is much better up there. I have heard that down in economy class there is risk of people avoiding you.

I am a top class linguine you know? And I am proud of it. I am unique since the very first day I was born and I pretend to stay that way.

It is very hot here. Need to take the head out to see if my lawyer is coming. I am having some trouble to get the head out, somehow I feel very soft.

Have I told you that we beat the organic tortellini in the Milano pasta fair? Big times those. The tortellini have always been very much appreciated with their roundness, their fillings, their nice yellow color.

There is a lot of smoke here, something must be burning.

I hear something - is like the sound of rain. Maybe is raining outside. I have been for so long here that can hardly remember the last time I saw the blue sky.

Wait, we are moving. Yes, yes we seem to be going somewhere. I think my lawyer got things sorted out. Oh the rain is stronger now, ouch is raining a lot and is cold. 

I feel like I am in a spa. Hot treatment, cold treatment. I need to call my lawyer, he prepared all this. Is a gift, a spa day out. I was a bit stressed last week, sitting there in the supermarket. And sitting is ok, but sitting with others in that reduced amount of space was not pleasant and I got stressed. I deserve this.

Look, seems that someone is coming to pick us up. I go first, I go first! 

Thank you! Please take me to the changing room - my new suit is waiting me there - your name please? hello? do you hear me? Oh right, I see you are taking me to some sort of drying plate, much appreciated.

What is that? Is it snowing now? Jeez! It is snowing and a lot. I need to check what new suit I was brought. It is going to be very cold.

Oh, look, seems that lights are off now ... 

 

]]> where are the RV1 green buses? tag:enlahood.com,2007://1.49 2007-03-19T20:44:25Z 2007-03-19T20:44:53Z Freezing.Hailing.Windy.Rainy.I took the RV1 today and to my despair I realized I had not seen one of those cell fuel buses that used to service the RV1 route in quite a while. What is going on? Where they pull out... marcosg Freezing.

Hailing.

Windy.

Rainy.

I took the RV1 today and to my despair I realized I had not seen one of those cell fuel buses that used to service the RV1 route in quite a while. What is going on? Where they pull out of the fleet? Aren't car drivers paying the congestion charge to reduce pollution but buses keep using the nasty and dirty diesel engines? Can someone tell me why Transport for London does not keep them?

Apparently we have 8,000 buses in London. 8,000 yes, which equals to a zillion tons of crap.  

I did a quick search to find out this:

BBC coverage of the green buses on the RV1 route

I then went to TFL website and found the following:

Hybrid buses introduced in London 

Still, someone gives me a plan of what is hapenning here. 

]]> Cars, cars and more cars tag:enlahood.com,2007://1.48 2007-02-27T22:14:07Z 2007-02-27T22:14:27Z I finally got the Al Gore movie, an inconvinient truth and although I have not seen it yet I am curious about what I will think after watching the movie. Will my perception of things change and aim towards a... marcosg I finally got the Al Gore movie, an inconvinient truth and although I have not seen it yet I am curious about what I will think after watching the movie. Will my perception of things change and aim towards a green attitude to things or will I feel that I am already doing right?

I will let you know as soon as I have watched it! 

]]> Number of links, reaching 200! tag:enlahood.com,2007://1.47 2007-02-15T11:41:37Z 2007-02-15T11:41:47Z After the SES conference, I thought I will give a try to Yahoo! Site Explorer. The tool seems to be very useful (if you are into the alternative world of Search Engine Optimization) and worth a try (much better than... marcosg After the SES conference, I thought I will give a try to Yahoo! Site Explorer. The tool seems to be very useful (if you are into the alternative world of Search Engine Optimization) and worth a try (much better than whatever Google has for the same purpose according to the experts in the field).

As you can see on the right hand side there is a new badge that indicates the number of links to this blog (nearly 200!). After the (lack of) success of the badge just above (the xbox one) I decided to add this one and make the page even more crowded to see if someone out there fancies adding two or three links to this site so we reach the magical number of 200. The prize? Well, not much, apart from a mention of who did it (you need to tell me) and obviously a link back.

I am waiting, number 200! 

]]> Amazon UK and its business hours tag:enlahood.com,2007://1.46 2007-02-15T11:24:59Z 2007-02-15T11:25:18Z Apparently the PS3 was going on sale today at 9am GMT. I say apparently because it is now 11:22am and the PS3 is still not on sale. And yes, I am in GMT zone. And yes is not the first... marcosg Apparently the PS3 was going on sale today at 9am GMT. I say apparently because it is now 11:22am and the PS3 is still not on sale. And yes, I am in GMT zone. And yes is not the first time it happened (remember the Wii coming on sale later than 9am?).

What is wrong here? Why you just do not say, come over some time on Thursday 15th of February to see if we decided to put the item on sale. Oh dear!

If you want to give it a try, here is the link to the PS3 page at Amazon UK 

 

 

]]> Whistler, here we go! tag:enlahood.com,2007://1.45 2007-01-13T17:13:20Z 2007-01-13T17:13:38Z Randomly acting I learnt ski this last week. My last and only experience in ski was a week (or two) in la Masella/Molina, two stations close to Barcelona, Spain. The only thing I remembered from that traumatic experience was that... marcosg Randomly acting I learnt ski this last week. My last and only experience in ski was a week (or two) in la Masella/Molina, two stations close to Barcelona, Spain. The only thing I remembered from that traumatic experience was that a) I had many amatomas after the ski ; b) the way they tell you (and teach you) to brake does not work (is called cuña in Spanish). So with some other people, very good skiers all of them, a bit of help from a teacher called Stefano (or Luigi, I can't remember) that taught me how to do the spazza neve (the same cuña than before) I had an awful first day of ski.

But, and this is something quite strange given my genetic ability to everything that requires any sort of equilibrium, the second day I was going down the slopes trying to brake and from time to time steer and obviously more often than wished, checking if the snow was cold enough.

Day three came and we were going down a slope called Gigante - a red trail - that was beyond my skills but that helped me pushing the boundaries of my alter ego and suddenly transform in Doctor Ski. The skiies became prolongations of my legs, the sticks were my titanium adapters and the boots were lighter than the air. Doctor Ski had suddlenly appeared from my inner me and was there to stay forever.

With Doctor Ski commanding my entire body we went to, in the foggiest day ever, the other side of the mountain. With my genetically modified vision, I could see where others could not, I could hear the snow talking to me, I could sing at the same time than descending (if you wonder it was the amatoma song) and most importantly I was having fun in the snow.

Day five came, trail 21 went. Tallest starting point in the entire station and again beyond Doctor Ski's skills I managed to go through it. After that, 13, 14 and 16 came (several times) as well as Internazionale (18),

Day six and the challenges ahead were to complete the remaining trails, including 20, 22, 19 and 17 and the evil border cross - costalazo que me pegue. But once again Doctor Ski had taken ownership of my actions and speeded through all the obstacles.

Your dearest, Doctor Ski. 


]]> Ghost stations! tag:enlahood.com,2006://1.44 2006-12-29T18:23:49Z 2006-12-29T18:24:32Z marcosg I passed by the Strand the other day (actually I do it everyday but just to make it a bit more interesting) and saw and old tube station called "the Strand", part of the Piccadilly railway. The station looked quite new (if you compare with the still under use stations) and wondered what hapenned to it. I did a bit of research and found this interesting website that talks briefly about "ghost stations and ghosts lines" and obviously the strand is there. Funny that it closed in 1994 so I had eventually the chance to take it in the past but never did.

Enjoy the reading here  

]]> Merry Xmas tag:enlahood.com,2006://1.43 2006-12-23T09:27:14Z 2006-12-23T09:27:40Z marcosg For all the readers out there, Merry Xmas! There is a little bit of a drought in posts here but I am hoping that the turron will make up for it.

See you all soon! 

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