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Faun♥

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Faun is a german band that creates beautiful medieval ballads capable of taking any dreamer back to the middle ages. The songs lead us through woods filled with mythic creatures, so that we may encounter elves, witches and fauns, until we finally reach the high lands of Asgard, where we dance songs dedicated to Iduna.    They evidently create a parallel between Norse, Egyptian, Greek and Latin mythology (the band’s name is quite suggestive: Faun is a mythical creature from the Latin mythology bond to fertility, he’s the kipper of the woods and is usually associated to music). The most known faun is the god Pan, always represented carrying his flute, while he wanders through the forest and dances with the nymphs. Some songs bringing concepts of latin mythology are: Alba (a city believed to have been founded by Eneias), Lupercadia (Pan’s Temple) and Arcadia (Yes, this term you for so many times heard during literature classes is the name of Pan’s homeland). In the Greek imagi

The clothier from Balmora

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Curitiba has few fabric stores worth visiting, since most local shops are expensive and sell fabrics of a terrible low quality. The only alternative for those who expect to find something out of ordinary is to purchase it online, for you can choose from a larger variety of patterns and get the cheapest prices. Though I’ve never done it myself (fearing to feel too much expectation only to receive something completely different from what I ordered) I’ll have to make a research on safe online shops if I’m to have my vecona-inspired outfit for the next victorian picnic done.  Despite wishing a victorian dress or something closer to medieval elegance, once the opportunity of taking part of this event arrived I immediately pictured my favorite fashion designer’s outfit in my head and decided to go wearing what seems to be a fusion of victorian and steam-punk. My next task is to find extra quantities of black and white striped fabric (which will be used for the bloomers and is most likely g

Fringe ♥

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Parallel universes , wormholes , reanimation , psychokinesis , precognition , hypnosis , time travel , teleportation , dark matter , a remarkable scientist, his son (who inherited his father’s incredible intelligence) and a badass FBI agent: this is the unique combination responsible for making Fringe a brilliant and unforgettable TV series that will probably be around for generations. Fringe is brainchild of J.J. Abrams and was broadcasted on Fox from 2008 to 2012. Unfortunately its good ratings didn’t last beyond season one and began to decrease dramatically from the third season on. Anyway, we must be grateful to both Fox and fringe’s producers that agreed to give it a fifth season to put an end to the story rather than leaving it undone. (It’s needless to say that given its fascinating background Fringe deserved at least 10 seasons).  Because of all scientific issues covered by the series (mixing real theories to fiction) it turned out to be a good option for readers of po

Himmelblau

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This morning I dragged myself out of bed hearing the delicious sound of trees blowing along with the wind and poked my head outside the house, only to discover a winterlike weather under a deep blue sky. There is no better place to spend my vacation than my mother’s house: pure air, silence, my grandmother’s cakes and that old room of mine, where I for so long dreamt of my future. It’s priceless. My plans for the coming days are to ride horses at a colonial coffee and go out with my friends. Once I get to see them again I’ll hold them so tight that their bones will be torn apart!  I’m in the verge of a new phase in my life and it makes me feel euphoric. In one of my talks with a hippie friend I mentioned my preference for being away from civilization, that is to say: Curitiba and its high buildings that tower over you, its slow traffic and crowded streets. I grew up in a small german settlement in the countryside of Santa Catarina, in a neighborhood surrounded by trees, peace

Giants Citizen Kabuto Soundtrack

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Para quem não sabe, GCK é um jogo de ação/aventura e talvez a coisa que mais marcou na minha vida. Aí você dá uma olhada na data de lançamento do jogo (2000) e em algumas imagens e acha até que bonitinho para os jogos da época, mas nada demais. Bom, se você é gamer desde pequeno e digamos que acabou de sair da adolescência há uns dois anos como eu, isso significa que você pegou uma fase em que os gráficos não eram tudo isso, e certamente se apaixonou por algum jogo que marcou muito e que ganhou espaço especial na sua lista de jogos. “Na minha época”, os jogos não eram tão realistas como os que são feitos hoje (com algumas exceções).  Eu que sou escapista ao extremo procuro coisas que fujam o máximo da realidade. Cenários estranhos, enredo maluco e personagens mais estranhos ainda. E o que seria mais estranho do que um jogo que se passa em ilhas de um planeta desaparecido, no qual mulheres de olhos vermelhos e pele azulada são a forma de vida dominante, chegando a criar um m

Passei! Caloura de Letras Port-Alemão na Universidade Federal do Paraná

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Um dos momentos mais esperados e sonhados da minha vida chegou: Finalmente passei no vestibular da minha amada UFPR, depois de tentar por três anos consecutivos. Dessa vez consegui ir além, me concentrar nas redações e realizar meu objetivo. Queria agradecer aos meus professores do cursinho, meus amigos e colegas que me incentivaram, me deram força quando não agüentava mais abrir um livro para estudar e, principalmente, minha família. Foi uma longa caminhada, por muitas vezes pensei em desistir. Felizmente esses foram apenas momentos ruins e hoje sei que vou conseguir chegar onde quero. De agora em diante quero aprender diversos idiomas e me preparar para ir ao velho continente europeu.