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So yesterday we had elections. I'll spare you the details, but at the end of the day they had an exit poll with a prediction of the seats for each political party (gosh this is a pain to explain in English). So instead of the usual graphs on a screen they used Augmented Reality!

They utterly failed with the numbers on the first try:



But they got it right 30 min later:



Later on they used AR as well to project possible seat allocations in the Binnenhof in The Hague:



If I am honest I did not even realise they used it in the 3rd picture at first, being distracted by other stuff (gaming on pc for one). Despite it being fairly low-end, non-interactive AR it was still pretty neat to see AR used by Dutch news channels.

Aaaaand back to work.

~*~Maru~*~

Busy busy busy! Ever since I started working on Thursdays, I just can't seem to find enough time to spend on all my hobbies. It's nice to have that extra bit of money for my upcoming studies in September (still haven't decided what exactly, but narrowed it down a bit), but so little time left to spend gaming, watching my fave series/movies and being creative. Not to mention the chores that need to be done as well...

To Read
Guardians of Childhood Trilogy - William Joyce
Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer
Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
Les Miserables - Victor Hugo

I really got way too much to read and am way too restless as well to sit down and read atm, due to the constant interrupts. As a result I tend to end up reading fanfics instead. Guess I should simply turn off the pc earlier and schedule some reading time in the evening or something =P

To Watch
Dragons: Riders of Berk (8/13)
Person of Interest (0/TBA)
Various movies for the 2nd time

Currently watching Les Miserables for the 2nd time while typing this post. I may have been a naughty Maru and downloaded it because I couldn't wait for the Bluray and because it's a bloody 1,5 hour trip to one of the few cinemas that actually shows it. I have seen it first in the cinema tho and I loved it! Whom would have thought that Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe could sing like that? I may have teared up a couple of times, especially in the end. Kudos also to Anne Hathaway with her lovely performance of I Dreamed a Dream and Sacha Baron Cohen for his part as Thénardier. I never expected him to perform so nicely in more recent movies, especially after playing in such lame ones like Borat and Brüno. I loved his role as the Station Inspector in Hugo and now he does it again. Also, poor Éponine, I felt so bad for her. I could on and on about it, might make a separate entry on Les Mis in the future.

As for Person of Interest, downloading the first season to see if it's any good (no Bluray/Dvd out yet here), the story sounds interesting and people seem to be quite positive about it, so who knows. I really should watch more of Eureka and finally start watching Once Upon a Time as well...I need more time!

To Create
Doodles for cosplay, got some ideas floating around
Practicing again with my Wacom tablet (now that I actually got space for the drivers on my pc)
Cooking, I would love to find some more healthy versions of my fave foodstuffs.

Yush! The muse has poked me with ideas after a Skype session with aien_hime about cosplay ideas. Should really fix those voice input issues on my pc so I don't need to use the tablet to voice chat. I got the drivers working now, but seems the mike plug at the front of my pc is broken, so need to find a different one at the back, which is terrible to find in the semi-dark -_-

And yep, cooking. I love certain foodstuffs, such as paëlla, but the ones we eat tend to be full of E number/food additives. It would be such an improvement if I could create a similar version with more natural ingredients, spices of my own choice. Sadly so far the recipes we (me and mom) have tried just don't have the same lovely taste as the original one. But we'll keep trying!

Meanwhile, I have spend 1,5 hours typing this entry, so I better call it a day now. I'll try to update faster next time, but no promises =P

~*~Maru~*~