Every time i say “i’m back” on my blog, something happens - so, i am not going to say it again, because it’s become a curse
I’ve been sick for quite a while, but that’s not so interesting, so i will just get on to the nice things that happened in the last month.
Smashing Magazine textures contest
I participated in Smashing Textures contest - i didn’t win, but i got featured in 2 galleries of the best textures the Smashing crew selected in the end of the contest, and i’m happy about that. Two of my textures got featured in Sand and Earth gallery and in Stone, Walls, Brick gallery. Here are some textures i submitted + the ones i was considering to submit, but since there was a limit of 5 only, i couldn’t include all of them:
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You can download these textures here, if you like.
Dimmu Borgir and Behemoth show
We went to Dimmu Borgir and Behemoth black metal show at 9:30 club, Washington D.C.

It was a cool show, i enjoyed it - both bands played well and had a great image and stage show. The sound in the club was perfect. It was nice to hang out a bit with Nergal, since Zhyin has toured with him back in the Ancient days - so they had some fun stuff to remember.
Miami
We went to Miami for 1,5 days
to check it out , since we’re going to be moving there soon, for a year. I liked it because i love hot weather and hate cold. Can’t say more than that, because it was only a 1-day visit, but it seemed nice. We even managed to find a very nice place to live already, which we didn’t expect. ( the following photo is not the place we foundĀ
- it’s just a pretty view from the hotel we stayed at )

We also visited the World Erotic Art museum, which is a collection of approximately 4,000 objects and antiquities dating to as early as 200 B.C. and hailing from lands as distant as Asia, Africa and India. Among the sculptures, the museum has the original phallic prop from Stanley Kubrick’s classic A Clockwork Orange. The collection belongs to Naomi Wilzig. Unfortunately, no photos allowed, only in the shop.

Sanatorium Altrosa
I bought the limited collectors edition of Sanatorium Altrosa - the new creation of Sopor Aeternus. Besides the cd itself, this edition comes with lots of fancy things - a bag, a shirt, a book with photos, etc. Well, i liked the fancy things the most. And sadly, this would be the first time i am saying something like that about Sopor Aeternus.


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"Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow the oxen that draws it. Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Joy follows a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves." - The Buddha


































6 Users Responded To " Pieces of the present and the recent past "
G Zoli said,
5-31-2008 at 23:09:09It is always good to read your stories about traveling. So lucky, that you will move to Florida!

and the other good thing about this post, that with your help I found this JW Image Rotator, it looks great. I’m goin’ now to check, is there any wp plugin for this.
More blog posts please!
sipuri said,
6-1-2008 at 05:35:31hi..
thanks for dropping by. never thought someone like you will come to my blog. anyway, you have a nice blog here. really nice. thanks again.
omega said,
6-2-2008 at 11:32:42Hey Zoli,
I’ll try and make more posts too 
i’m happy that my post was both intresting and helpful to you
omega said,
6-2-2008 at 11:35:00hey sipuri,

it’s always cool to find new blogs whch feature me
Your site has a very nice design, and i like your footer very much! Thank you for featuring my site again, i do appreciate it1
Bob said,
6-15-2008 at 03:39:32Congrats, love your texture shots, you always have such interesting posts.
PetMono said,
6-18-2008 at 16:29:03hey omega! welcome back! my site has been broken for several months and maybe it is back up again. so hello!
your travels are inspirational, a lot of good creative energy at work. we love miami and go there 2-3 times a year. the erotic museum was a pleasant surprise to be sure!
i am teaching a summer design class and have selected to outside reading books which you may already know about…
“how to be a graphic designer without losing your soul” by adrian shaughnessy
and
“D.I.Y. design it yourself” by ellen lupton
woof!