I have a particular affinity toward moleskins, Nietzsche, and fountain pens. I also enjoy cappuccinos, The Economist, dancing, B&W photography, Kafka, electronic music, philosophy, kickbox, Paulo Coelho, black (color), and politics. And of course, blogging. That's where BohemianTranscendence comes in: this blog is not only the recount of personal experiences, emotions, and thoughts, but also an exploration of the passion hidden behind our desire for life.

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Polyphasic sleep: Quick update, Week #2

Posted by on January 30, 2011 at 4:50 pm under catogories [PersonalPolyphasic sleepSelf-Improvement] and tags. 2 Comments.

After my last post, I thought I’d keep this update short. My polyphasic sleep is going great! (Many thanks to Daniel and to doviende for the advices they gave me on my first update.)

I believe the greatest improvement this second week has been the disappearance of this “weird” feeling I felt during the first one — as if I was sleep deprived, but not really.

My second biggest achievement is that… [Read more.]

Trip to Europe, Part 2: Three days in Paris

Posted by on January 28, 2011 at 10:21 pm under catogories [PersonalTravel] and tags. Leave a reply.

Here’s the continuation to my trip as I promised… unlike my Iceland post I decided to write less (which didn’t really happen) and to include more pictures (which I actually did). Of course, I’ve also included the link to the full photo gallery at the end.

As a short intro: I’ve been to Paris several times before (not too surprising for someone who’s French), but had never had the occasion to do the “touristic stuff” which is why… [Read more.]

Polyphasic sleep: Week 1 update

Posted by on January 20, 2011 at 11:58 pm under catogories [PersonalPolyphasic sleepSelf-Improvement] and tags. 14 Comments.

Today, I have officially completed my first week of polyphasic sleep. To “celebrate” the occasion, I decided it’s time to write my first update on polyphasic sleep and to let you know how I’ve been doing.

I’ll start off by the question most people ponder about. Or, as my friend Nikolay actually asked me two days ago, on Twitter:

are you “less sleepy?”

My answer is… both yes and no.  (You didn’t really expect a simple… [Read more.]

On time and a small experiment

Posted by on January 15, 2011 at 3:20 pm under catogories [PersonalPolyphasic sleepSelf-Improvement] and tags. 8 Comments.

I wrote this post yesterday, but wanted to read through it once more, with a “fresh” mind, today… you’ll understand what I mean by this once you read it. Be sure to check the update at the end of it too.

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From Jan 14th:

3:13 p.m.

I always feel very wary about starting a post with the time at which I start typing my first words. In fact, it is a daring way to… [Read more.]

Trip to Europe, Part 1: Iceland

Posted by on January 9, 2011 at 9:40 pm under catogories [HolidaysPersonalTravel] and tags. Leave a reply.

As promised, here is the first post in the series regarding the famous trip my hubby and I took from San Fran to Reykjavik-Paris-Nice-Strasbourg. Obviously, I begin here by our stay in Iceland.

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After two nights spent in planes, we finally arrived in Reykjavik, Iceland around 6 a.m., local time, on December 3rd (Friday). We were completely jet-lagged, and the fact that even at 8 a.m. – when we took the bus to the hotel – it… [Read more.]

Happy New Year & Eva

Posted by on January 3, 2011 at 9:43 pm under catogories [CatEventsHolidaysPersonal] and tags. 4 Comments.

Happy New Year everyone! I hope your 2011 is filled with joy, love, and success. On my side, it definitely started with lots of joy.

Meet Eva.

Eva

On January 1st, barely a day after we came back from our exhausting (but also absolutely fabulous) trip to France, I decided it was time to finally take some slightly more serious action and find that kitten I’ve… [Read more.]