I have seen plenty of visual illusions - both static and moving - but I have never seen a rotating human figure as an optical illusion. Took a while to even convince myself it was not a joke.
I did work it out in the end (after a hint). The secret - at least for me - was to concentrate in the bottom-right corner on the feet shadows and force my eyes to track the outer foot’s shadow the way I wanted it to go.
I have tried Tamarind before as an ingredient in dishes, but I have never actually seen the real fruit. I wasn’t even sure it was edible uncooked. So, when I saw it sold in the shop, I had to try it. It turned out to be a very educational experience. The fruit is layered with multiple inedible seeds covered by sweet and sour pulp, inside a little cage in the hard-shell pod.
I don’t swear! I find that if I use up the swear words in day-to-day situations, I will have nothing to use in the critical moments when I actually need to let the steam out. Interestingly, when I do get those moments, I still do not really swear. But I need to know that such release vent exists.
So, I was relieved (if a bit surprised) to find that a competition was held on swearing words and expressions in Esperanto with prizes for top three places and that there were enough candidates offered to need the judges.
My VOIP phone company (Lingo) has just announced that they are now on MySpace. I have heard of car companies doing that, but it feels rather weird when a utility company wants to do the same.
I can see two reasons they could be doing that:
They are not doing too well and are getting desperate. They used to offer $25 as a referral fee and remind of it every 6 months or so.
I am a member-at-large of SCA - Society for Creative Anachronism. Due to various reasons I was not able to go to any events for nearly two years now.
Today, I had a chance to go to a feast and it reminded me the power of SCA. I did not have any of my garb or feasting gear, but friends were more than happy to lend it to me. Once I got to the event, many of other friends and acquaintances were happy to see me, chat and dance with me.