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Ode I-XI “Carpe Diem”

Journal Entry: Sun Feb 3, 2008, 8:02 AM
The most famous of Horace's odes uses agricultural metaphors to urge us to embrace the pleasures available in everyday life instead of relying on remote aspirations for the future—hence his immortal motto “Carpe Diem”......

Tu ne quaesieris—scire nefas—quem mihi, quem tibi
finem di dederint, Leuconoë, nec Babylonios
temptaris numeros. ut melius, quicquid erit, pati!
seu plures hiemes, seu tribuit Iuppiter ultimam,
quae nunc oppositis debilitat pumicibus mare
Tyrhenum. Sapias, vina liques, et spatio brevi
spem longam reseces. dum loquimur, fugerit invida
aetas: carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero.

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Ask not—we cannot know—what end the gods have set for you, for me; nor attempt the Babylonian reckonings Leuconoë. How much better to endure whatever comes, whether Jupiter grants us additional winters or whether this is our last, which now wears out the Tuscan Sea upon the barrier of the cliffs! Be wise, strain the wine; and since life is brief, prune back far-reaching hopes! Even while we speak, envious time has passed: pluck the day, putting as little trust as possible in tomorrow!

Quintus Horatius Flaccus

  • Mood: Love
  • Listening to: 6 8 12 song of Brian McKnight
  • Reading: the Nikon D300 manual
  • Watching: the nikon ad "through the years"
  • Eating: dried apricots
  • Drinking: green tea and freezing H2O

Devious Information

  • Current Age: 94
  • Current Residence: NYC
  • deviantWEAR sizing preference: extra sexy (S)
  • Interests: theatre, museums, arts and culture, photography
  • Favourite movie: Dr Zhivago
  • Favourite genre of music: jazz, pop, blues
  • Favourite poet or writer: Robert Frost, Khalil Gibran, Ralp Waldo Emerson
  • Favourite photographer: Michael Yamashita of the Nat Geo
  • Operating System: SONY VAIO FZHD, desktop shuttle, state of the art monitor ,et all
  • MP3 player of choice: ipod,
  • Favourite cartoon character: tom and gerry
  • Personal Quote: There is an immeasurable distance between LATE and TOO LATE
  • Tools of the Trade: n95, blackberry, n6110, iphone, d300, d200, ixus 9, photoshop cs3,

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~sharntz:iconsharntz: Apr 17, 2008, 3:06:51 AM
Well Im currently thinking of Moving To Singapore but now im more set on it!Your Captures Are Brill!

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~sempoi90:iconsempoi90: Mar 28, 2008, 9:37:01 PM
thanx for the fav.
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~sempoi90:iconsempoi90: Feb 1, 2008, 8:26:58 AM
thnax for teh fav.
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~FidoPhoto:iconFidoPhoto: Feb 1, 2008, 7:27:21 AM Mood: Joy
thanx for watch and faves.

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bring it on back.
~sempoi90:iconsempoi90: Jan 10, 2008, 4:45:45 AM
thanx for teh fav.
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~singaporesol:iconsingaporesol: Oct 23, 2007, 9:29:30 AM
thank you cityscape club :)
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*AndySerrano:iconAndySerrano: Oct 21, 2007, 6:07:22 PM
Thank you for the fave on Osos Flacos Dunes! - andy

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=rawimage:iconrawimage: Oct 17, 2007, 7:52:49 AM
:bow:

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*AndySerrano:iconAndySerrano: Oct 17, 2007, 5:22:50 AM
Thank you very much for the fave on Osos Flacos. I appreciate the support.

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~Marmaluke:iconMarmaluke: Oct 16, 2007, 1:30:38 AM
:wave: no, I have never been...:blush: but I hope you enjoyed it! nice to hear from you again, hope you are doing well :nod: :hug:

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*theshinyrock:icontheshinyrock: Oct 15, 2007, 11:55:06 PM
:wave: thx so much for :+fav: :hug:

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~ShallowMe:iconShallowMe: Sep 22, 2007, 3:09:49 AM
Thanks for the fav :hug: =D

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*nitroxdesign:iconnitroxdesign: Sep 20, 2007, 1:03:11 AM
many thanks for the :+fav:




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~allofme:iconallofme: Jul 23, 2007, 9:05:56 PM
thanks for the fave :)

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=JaYjAy1975:iconJaYjAy1975: Jul 20, 2007, 12:46:01 PM
Hi there!

Thank you for the :+fav:

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*MelissaMolko:iconMelissaMolko: Jul 18, 2007, 1:39:42 PM
Thanks a lot for the :+fav: dear :wave:

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*MarcusSalterPhoto:iconMarcusSalterPhoto: Jul 18, 2007, 8:43:19 AM
:wave: Thanks for the devwatch!
*bills2020:iconbills2020: Jul 16, 2007, 3:59:28 PM
thansk for the fav on macro smoke

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~singaporesol:iconsingaporesol: Jul 15, 2007, 9:32:13 AM Mood: Joy
hello simon - am good...
what you up to? :)

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“Contentment is not the fulfillment of what you want, but the realization of how much you already have.”

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~advent-penguin:iconadvent-penguin: Jul 9, 2007, 10:42:20 PM
Hey Marisol :) How's life been?

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~Burnin-Heart:iconBurnin-Heart: Jul 9, 2007, 3:40:42 PM
Hihi... thank you so much for the fav on 'The Plague'... very much appreciated :)

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*NonIntentonal:iconNonIntentonal: Jul 8, 2007, 11:06:30 AM
thank you very much for the watch!
~mischievous-angel6:iconmischievous-angel6: Jun 20, 2007, 3:44:43 AM
wow! hey thanx for the recent faves on my 2 recent uploads :) means alot

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~lajessica-stock:iconlajessica-stock: May 23, 2007, 9:31:38 AM
Lovely gallery! :clap:

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