Wednesday, May 30, 2012

My favorite photograph is related with the new internet phenomenon, called "meme". This picture was taken in the last year by a Reuters photo-journalist, in the Buckingham Palace. In the press photograph you can see the president of EEUU Barack Obama and his wife (and first lady) Michelle Obama during their visit to the Queen of England on May 24th, 2011. What made this image famous is the strange and funny face of both of them.

I like it because this photo is the base of a lot of comic pictures created in internet under the name “meme”. The “meme” is a cartoon that express a simply emotion, just with an expressive face. In this sense, the face of Barack Obama represent the expression “everything went better than expected”. On the internet, the image is accompanied by the phrase “not bad” (as shown in the following image).

For more clarity about the "meme" concept (in special to the Obama meme), I select some pictures as an example of how to use this concept.



Sunday, May 6, 2012

The potato fries


Hi fellows

I will talk about a very common but extraordinary dish called potato fries. This dish is very easy to prepare because it doesn't require an expert knowledge of cooking and only need three ingredients: potatos, sunflower oil and salt (as much as you want). The potato fries, also know as french fries or fries (depending of the country) is a dish from Belgium and France (according to Wikipedia), and it could be said that there are two ways to prepare them: in sticks shape and thinly cut slices.

I’m aware that potato fries are not a healthy meal because it contains saturated fat and cholesterol, but is an essential garnish for many entrees, for example: roast (beef and chicken), vegetable stews and any entrĂ©e that is not very tasty. Finally, I must said that as much as I like potato fries I don’t usually eat them because I taken care of my body.

Bye, see you next Friday.