There you go, this is as biblical as it might (who knows…) ever get on this blog… It’s a pleasure to open a new category, called A Picture A Quote. With this masterpiece of photography.

Absent in body, but present in spirit. (Bible, 1 Corinthians v. 3.)

Foggy Night, Sutro Baths Ruins, San Francisco 1985 · photo by Sharper24 on flickr.com

It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves · by Edmund Hillary.

The quote is as surreal as the picture, but true · photo by Ben on flickr

It’s been a year since I took off by plane to the Golden State. It’s been a year and I just can’t believe. A lot of things happened since then and this fact really proves that time flies. Working at Dynea, passing my community service and all the experiences that come along with it. At this time of the year I just wish I could board a plane that takes me somewhere else. The thought that I am trapped ALL summer is slightly stressing me out. Just slightly. Sarcasm End.

Not that I am sick of my life here in Austria, it is just that I am anticipating something that isn’t going to happen. Do you know that feeling. This year, no huge trip for poor Philipp. No vacation. Well, I’ll host an American friend for a week, so that should be fun, right? Touring Austria!

Thank you to my host family and all the new friends I made in California. I just wanted to thank you. Even after a year I keep thinking of you and I hope to be back soon. Promised. A YEAR, crazy!

Darker Than – This most certainly is a nice wallpaper opportunity – click to get enlarged version · by Thomas Hawk on flickr.com

Images like these of typical symbols like Las Vegas, San Francisco (Golden Gate, Transamerica Pyramid, etc.) and travel stuff keep following me. It looks like I can’t let go. No, I just can’t let go.

Here the lines of a song that people who fell in love with The City would sign without further ado to proof the finesse of San Francisco… I Left my Heart In San Francisco by Tony Bennett.

I left my heart in San Francisco, high on a hill it calls to me
To be where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars.
The morning fog may chill the air, I don’t care.
My love waits there in San Francisco, above the blue and windy sea,
When I come home to you, San Francisco, your golden sun will shine for me.

Good to know that the golden sun will shine for anybody who goes to San Francisco.

Isn’t it everyone’s goal in life to find THE counterpart to yourself and to be able to say the following words and – now that’s the thing – totally mean it…
I will sell my soul for something pure and true, someone like you.

Daughter Of Darkness · photo by arique on flickr.com

Have Faith. · by ali khurshid on flickr

“The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.” Wolfgang von Goethe (German Playwright, Poet, Novelist and Dramatist. 1749-1832)

Voilà. I now proudly present you the a redesign of philafication.com! I hope you like the new outlook and get to love theconsistencyof this a 100% self-created theme. Man, I really am proud! I ask you to be patient during the first few days since the theme moving turned out to be quite a pain, but totally worth it? Right?

As usual. Top and the top only!

What else can we expect from now on? Quality posts by Philipp as usual. Plus, I’ll try to figure out a nifty way of using the built-in gallery of Wordpress.

More information on technical topics of my blog.

Tower by Luis Montemayor – Overlooking San Francisco this is one of my favorite places in Fog City. I actually just wanted to show off my new Wallpaper for my Macbook. Astonishing capture.

I wish you Happy Birthday. Hope to see you soon. This week I’ve sent a letter with a tiny little challenge to you. Enjoy and Partay Like A Rockstar, you Ninja!