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my running blog??? also all things tea, green and good for mind/body

Hi, I'm interested so many things that I sometimes get lost in my own thoughts. Passionate about so many things that I cannot even begin to name them. Mad about the world.

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November 4, 2009

And I thought I've seen them all

You know that I like tea and more importantly I like tea design. I thought I've already seen all modern tea pot designs. But... I was wrong. Weburbanist just showed a bunch of cool (some weird) tea pots.

(Images via: Peter Bo and Design Milk)

(Images via: design boom)

(Images via: freshome and Yanko Design)

(Images via: TeaPottery and Book Hunter’s Holiday and thisnext and design boom)

(Image via: design boom)

(Images via: Yanko Design and The Boston Globe)

(Images via: uberreview and designboom)

via weburbanist.com

Filed under // tea tea accessories

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November 3, 2009

A gentle and subtle tea pot

After all techy designs that were floating lately it's nice to see some simple and lovely tea pot.

via yankodesign.com

Filed under // tea tea accessories

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November 3, 2009

25 books in 10 months

At the beginning fo 2009 I decided to take up a book reading challenge. 50 books in 1 year. The challenge was announced by Shelfari (virtual book shelf site) as a response to Steve Jobs letter regarding Kindle. In that letter, CEO of Apple said:

"It doesn't matter how good or bad the product is, the fact is that people don't read anymore... The whole conception is flawed at the top because people don't read anymore."

I don't know if he is right or not. Unimportant.

Since the end of year is near I thought I'd share some results of the book reading challenge/experiment. My result is unfortunately not great. So far, I was able to read only 25 books, so just a half. I don't really feel bad with that score. It's just that I considered myself as a person who reads a lot. Apparently this is not the case.

How many books did you read this year? Please put your score in the comments. In the meantime, you can see my 25 books of 2009. And yes, I used Goodreads to make this shelf, and not Shelfari.

Books of 2009

Szkoła piękności w Kabulu: Za zasłoną afgańskiej kobiety

Autobiografia: Opowiesc O Nieoczekiwanym Zyciu

Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

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November 3, 2009

Modern yet traditional Chineese tea set

Old traditions of drinking tea in China brought to the modern beautifully designed world.

via yankodesign.com

Filed under // tea tea accessories

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October 29, 2009

For those too lazy to unplug

Meaning me unfortunately.

Images via Yanko Design

via treehugger.com

Filed under // energy green power

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October 26, 2009

Beau-tea-ful mugs

via fubiz.net

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October 21, 2009

Capoeira around the world - Oslo

Just a short video of some capoeira in Oslo.

Filed under // capoeira

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October 13, 2009

No wonder Brazil won the Olympics 2016

Don't miss the video. It's brilliant.

via fubiz.net

Filed under // brazil capoeira

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October 7, 2009

Drinking Tea 3D style

Here’s how it works:

The teacup is made up of two hemispheres. Between the hemispheres is a thin net which prevents the tea leaves from entering the cup. While the aroma from the tea leaves is mixed with hot water, the cup is covered with the top hemisphere, preventing the aroma from evaporating into the air. After 3 minutes, when the tea leaves have released their flavor, the tea cup is ready to be flipped 180 degrees and the leaves will be separated from the tea. All that is needed is one hand movement in order for the leaves to be separated from the liquid, in other words, for the tea to enter into one hemisphere from the other without spilling.

Designer: Vuk Dragovic