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Philéas 
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 Posted: January 19 2007 at 14:11 |
 andu wrote:
hey phil, do you study the arts, how come have recognised the villa? 
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I don't study it, but architecture is one of my big interests.
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andu
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Posted: January 19 2007 at 16:47 |
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Man With Hat
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Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team
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Posted: January 20 2007 at 01:41 |
Used to be big into video games, but that stopped recently (mostly due to the fact I don't have money anymore). Politics interest me a good amount as does random fact collecting.
Not really a hobby but I do love to go driving (mostly randomly) and find a spot to just walk around, or watch the clouds or something. Or just constantly driving with no stops. 
And storm watching. Nothing is better than standing on my porch watching the thunderstorms pass. 
I'll vote other.
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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The Miracle
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Posted: January 20 2007 at 02:05 |
Aside from porn which I mentioned before, I like graphic(usually digital) art, read quite a lot and cut myself
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Raff
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Posted: January 20 2007 at 02:31 |
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andu
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Posted: January 20 2007 at 06:56 |
Rome rules!  It's THE place to be, and fortunately I've been there (just for so short time, though). And, especially for art lovers and students. Well, some may argue that no, the greatest place in the world is Venice, because of the higher density of art/square-meter, but Rome it's much more spiritual, the fact that Rome does not look like a stuffed museum, it also has periods of nothing spectacular and not so very colourfull, well that gives the whole "composition" a sobriety that I find much more spiritual - that I can say it's comparable (in it's own way) to the spirituality of the holy mountain of Athos (where I've also been). I wonder why do you see only three picture thumbnails as I've posted five of them, all taken from the same fileshare site. The first is Bramante's Tempietto, the second is a mediaeval chiostro (I need to check my papers, it could be San Lorenzo fuori le mura or San Paolo, which have not kept the architect's names), the third is Pietro da Cortona's Santa Maria della Salute, and the fifth is indeed Borromini's Sant'Ivo. I'll wait for Phileas' vote for the fourth picture, he seems to be a great architecture connaiseur
Edited by andu - January 20 2007 at 11:28
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Trickster F.
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Posted: January 20 2007 at 10:07 |
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Reading, games(both sports and video)... there are also various other sciences and art forms I'd like to explore, but lately (for the last 3 years or so) I have been plunged in a depressed state of mind where you hardly want to explore anything new, so cross me out from the list of adventurous, interesting people on this site.
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Philéas
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Posted: January 20 2007 at 11:08 |
andu wrote:
do you know who's the architect of the palace from the 4th
photo? it seems pretty unspectacular, but this architect is much more
famous than all the others - which i think you easily guessed. |
I'm unsure. Brunelleschi?
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Raff
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Posted: January 20 2007 at 11:18 |
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andu
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Posted: January 20 2007 at 11:22 |
It's a very good choice, because Brunelleschi was the founder of the Renaissance architectural style of Florence which was the main source and influence for this (also Florentine) architect.  The Florentine style is strong in the facade's style of this palace, namely il Palazzo della Cancellaria from Rome, whose exterior (that of the interior courtyard) was drawn by.... Michelangelo. I see the answer was given while I was writing... Well done, good answers! And yes, S.Maria della Pace, what a missconnection, I wasn't attentive ... Sorry. 
Edited by andu - January 20 2007 at 11:25
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progismylife
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Posted: January 20 2007 at 11:31 |
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My interests include many things. I already mentioned literature-reading. Most of my interests involve around that. Like James, I play RPG type games set in Forgotten Realms and read books about the same place. I read books on art. I also try to draw occasionally (it's pretty bad, imo) and I watch movies (mostly based on books that I have read). Another interest of mine is being a pyromaniac. I like lighting stuff on fire!
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kazansky
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Posted: January 20 2007 at 11:35 |
just remember not to set your house on fire when you're angry at your brother 
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The devil we blame our atrocities on is really just each one of us.
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andu
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Posted: January 20 2007 at 11:35 |
progismylife wrote:
My interests include many things. I already mentioned literature-reading. Most of my interests involve around that. Like James, I play RPG type games set in Forgotten Realms and read books about the same place. I read books on art. I also try to draw occasionally (it's pretty bad, imo) and I watch movies (mostly based on books that I have read). Another interest of mine is being a pyromaniac. I like lighting stuff on fire!
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well, some threads on the PA forums have "heathen up" since you joined, keep up, who knows...
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progismylife
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Posted: January 20 2007 at 11:42 |
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Also burning chemicals that don't burn hot and holding them is really fun. And dousing your friends hand in said chemical and lighting his hand on fire.
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Mikerinos
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Posted: January 20 2007 at 11:44 |
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There are a lot of things I'm interested in, but nothing comes close to music. I used to play a lot of video games, but the past year I play maybe an hour a week maximum. Sometimes I read, but not too much, maybe a book every month or so. I NEVER watch TV, sometimes movies though, but not really often. In school, I'm interested in history and science mainly, sometimes math and english too, it depends.
I also like cooking and walking around outside (it's too cold for that now, but it's great in the summer).
Edited by Bluesaga - January 20 2007 at 11:45
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Floydian42
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Posted: January 21 2007 at 10:06 |
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Movies: I can't get enough of them! My all-time favorite is Donnie Darko, but my taste ranges from that to Ocean's 11. Also, if TV shows are included, I don't like Many, but I do love some... Like the Early Seasons of the West Wing and CSI.
Other: I like Roleplaying, I play Dungeons and Dragons, and I like writing because I'm in another persons mindset, but I don't have the patience to read, go figure.
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ProgKirk
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Posted: January 21 2007 at 15:26 |
My interest are soccer, computer(counter strike), music and I'm particulary fond of poker at the moment
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KoS
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Posted: January 21 2007 at 19:11 |
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Film making, especially documentaries
reading
video games
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hobbies-interests besides music....
All those pics were taken in the beautiful (not to mention Eternal) city where I was born... I don't see a fourth pic here, but the church in the third one is one of Francesco Borromini's masterpiece - and, incidentally, the place itself hosts the Archives of the Italian State, so it has something in common with this site!