Be egoistic: save the planet!

I am a scientist. It can be a really frustrating job sometimes, but there is no better feeling than having an idea, translate it into a hypothesis and verify then in the lab that you actually got it totally......wrong! Sometimes I believe that to forge brave and determined man one should send the kids to … Continue reading Be egoistic: save the planet!

Nothing is created or destroyed, everything is transformed…except plastic!

When I was a kid I use to go grocery shopping with my mum. For me was a kind of fun thing to do, getting out to the supermarket to see all those nice colors, to enjoy all that different smells, and to buy always something new and tasty. Sometimes we used to go shopping … Continue reading Nothing is created or destroyed, everything is transformed…except plastic!

War Zone

"[..] This ain't about me I'm better than you'll ever be You don't concern me You know you'll never get to me [..] I am the wall you can never climb I am the pain that you feel inside I bring it all let the show begin I am the War you can never win … Continue reading War Zone

Mermaids away from home

I recently moved to a different continent and it sure feels like the other side of the world to me. I live at the US Pacific coast now, a nine hour time difference away from home. When my day starts, my family and friends at home are just about to end their workday to start … Continue reading Mermaids away from home

“Flowers are born from poop, nothing is born from diamonds!”

It can be solid, or liquid. It can hurt, or be a relief. It can have different colors, brown, beige, yellow, green, even almost black. Usually it stinks, but this is not always the case. It can have different shapes. It can be round, pizza-like, an amorphous mass, in small balls or in big balls, … Continue reading “Flowers are born from poop, nothing is born from diamonds!”

Between Trapizzino and Supplì lays Heaven

Undoubtedly, one of the most wonderful ways to experience a countries culture is food! Not only the food itself with all facettes of taste, smell and color but also the place were you eat, the people that prepared it, the people you share your meal with. I think everyone would agree with me that Italy … Continue reading Between Trapizzino and Supplì lays Heaven

Sex, murder, and disco music

I love rock. I grew up with rock music. I grew my hair long. I grew them really long, till my butt. I had t-shirts with skulls and bones. I made my mum pissed and worried. I watched many horror movies. I was shitting in my pants most of the time, but I still loved … Continue reading Sex, murder, and disco music

“Remember to look up at the stars”

“Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. It matters that you don’t just give up.” Stephen … Continue reading “Remember to look up at the stars”

Overthinking

"Nothing in life is as important as you think it is when you are thinking about it. Daniel Kahneman Image in header taken from LoveThisPic

“You drink”

"If something bad happens you drink in an attempt to forget; if something good happens you drink in order to celebrate; and if nothing happens you drink to make something happen." Charles Bukowski Picture in header from LoveThisPic