Viva España!

Germany 0-1 Spain

This guy is selling his entire life on eBay.

Seriously. My favorite part is that his friends "were willing to be introduced to the highest bidder." Those are some deep, meaningful friendships he has right there. I'm seething with jealousy.

More soaring

And thanks to Mum for finding this one:

Aaaaand... still soaring

Trying to ignore people passing you on the sidewalk is pretty dumb.

Here is an exercise in futility if I've ever seen one. I'm walking on a sidewalk, and there's a person coming towards me on the same sidewalk. For some reason, I decide, "Nah, I'd rather not acknowledge that I see them." So I desperately try to feign ignorance - I stare at the ground, or I suddenly become supremely captivated by that cloud formation, or I get the urge to look - no, stare - at my watch, even though I know exactly what time it is. My favorite though, is when I just stare straight ahead as they pass. That gives the impression that, if the person passing me said hello, I would suddenly turn and look at him, completely startled, and say, "Oh! I'm so sorry, I didn't see you there." Right.

Heaven forbid we bump into each other once in a while.

Riccardo Chailly and Martha Argerich: young and old

How cool is this?!

Young: Sergei Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 3
Old: Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto

Still soaring...