Archive for 2006



The worked look- or yetashe Comments

‘ve tried many times in discussions/conversations to explain this concept; understanding though was to no avail maybe its not something to drop in casual conversations. Visual artist in most cases know what I mean, by the worked look, because it is something that is used/ recreated intentionally to give a certain look or visual perception, [...]

Esh Kut! 7,323 Comments

Yes, esh kut! Ring a bell? Yeah, I thought so. Thats how you kick me out of my own yard. Kut! yechi wosfatam doro zare egruan sebre kalasarefkuat eko… I’ve heard it all. We’ve heard it all. Me and my fellow doro menga including the poor CHaCHutoch. We’ve heard it all. We’ve seen it all. [...]

Ethiopian Stamps (antique) Comments

Beleive it or not Ethiopia was ahead of other african countries on getting modern style stamps printed in color. This is one of the first stamps ever printed in Ethiopia. 1895, I dont know how they got the equipement to print in color but this was not Post-Adwa, which i beleive is lasted 1894 – [...]

Wondata Comments

Selam Hizb'och Welcome to Wondu's corner. From today on, you will be basking in the glory that is Wondinet Haile and my inner workings. You will read about my highs, my lows, my funnies and my gloomies, my observations of the life that revolves around me. I am in prison ' a minimum security five [...]

Web Colors and News Sites Closed

News sites are on white background! News sites are white. It’s as simple as that (well, maybe not quite that simple, as of course there are exceptions). A reason for this might be that we more associate news with newspapers, and there black text on white is the norm. If we look at some other [...]