I am a big fan of innovative NGO's or good charity ideas. That's why I lit a light at the Darfur wall when I read about it at Mikko's blog.

One of my favourite albums right now is the Evolution of Robin Thicke. Check out the great intro song and "Cocaine". On Youtube I have found a video of a song that is also pretty cool: Lost without you.



Today I stumbled across another music video on Paradeiser's blog and I found the song so convincing that I ended up buying the whole album on iTunes. Herman Dune sounds a little bit like a mixture of Adam Green, Beck and Sufjan Stevens. I hope you like it too!



P.S.(ttt): Another great album is "Begin to Hope" from Regina Spektor (& her myspace site).

It seems that most of the time when I write a blog post here I am announcing to blog more frequently again, because I haven't done so in Well, herewith I do it again! I started the new year with some plans which I'd really like to make happen. Here they are (not all of them, but some):

1.) Establish better Work Life balance
2.) Do more sports
3.) Take language course in Portuguese/French

Point Number 1 has directly to do with writing blogs. It should not mean that I will spend all my freetime in front of the internet, but that I do the things which I enjoyed doing before I started to work at Google more frequently again.

However, even if I achieve this goal, my freetime will be limited. One of my hobbies is cooking and I probably won't get to cook as much as before but therefore I get to go to restaurants more often. That's why I plan to write more posts on restaurants that I liked or really disliked - so expect some serious gourmet critiques here!

This weekend I spend mostly working on my computer, throwing old stuff out and updating essential software, but I also used the time to read my favorite blogs - something I have not done in a long time. It's good to see that most of them are still around and updated frequently. One thing though I am really proud of is that I converted my girlfriend into a real blogger. I know I am repeating myself here, but I really like her stories and her positivism and I would be an equally fascinated reader without knowing her, that I am sure of. You should not miss out on her blog in any case.

this is hilarious...

https://worlddominationbattle.com/play.htm

Tip: Play with George W. Bush and see what happens when he is about to lose...

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Paparazzi pics leaking out of Google:

Me, the Google team in Spain & some guy called Eric Schmidt

Somehow I can not get over this irony: Blogging is probably part of the reason why I have got my job, not only because I got excited about the internet through it but also because I spent hours reading other blogs and thus educated myself about so many things concerning this medium. Still, since I am working at Google, I spend more hours than ever before online but somehow still can not manage it to update my blog regularly. In the meanwhile, my girlfriend became quite a passionate blogger and it's well worth to check out her blog.

However, altogh I take mostly care of different stuff in my job (have a look here and here), I still have to do somehow with blogging, because I coordinate marketing efforts for this little, precious blog here.

When I am already doing some publicity: check out the web albums of Picasa. It's not that I say the product is perfect, but it has great potential. My fotos you can find here.

And last but not least, some videos from Google Video:

- James Bond Trailer
- Funny I
- Funny II

A really good site for people who like video, and other people.

Worth to take a look at...


P.S.: It is crazy hot right now in Madrid. 35 degrees Celsius at 11 in the night!

Interesting article in the International Herald Tribune about the French blog phenomenon.