tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53191169001756622732024-03-13T20:47:32.830-07:00The Good WerdA repository of provoking, stimulating, inspirational, and otherwise mind-blasting stuff.Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660894267018291283noreply@blogger.comBlogger236125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319116900175662273.post-75789597328960731632011-05-21T08:17:00.000-07:002011-05-21T08:17:40.462-07:00The Umbrella Project by Bryan KowalskyA very talented friend of mine has finally finished his latest short film, and it's incredible!<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/24039745">The Umbrella Project</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/bryankowalsky">Bryan Kowalsky</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660894267018291283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319116900175662273.post-53336113428534323402011-05-04T05:53:00.000-07:002011-05-04T05:53:21.298-07:00Follow my summer travels in Italy and BeyondHello! I suppose I should let you know that I'm in Italy for the summer. I am interning at a fabulous site-specific art collection in Tuscany for May, June and July. I will try to fit in some other traveling during this time, and then at the beginning of August I will head to either Croatia or Spain for a few days before returning to Italy to meet up with my good friend who I am taking to Rome, Florence, and Milan. For my internship placement (which I got through my university) I am required to keep a blog about my experience, so if you're interested in following along, you can find it <a href="http://allyinitalia2011.blogspot.com/">here</a>.<br />
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Ciao!Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660894267018291283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319116900175662273.post-80112282843822279882011-04-30T09:45:00.000-07:002011-04-30T09:45:12.542-07:00Daily Video: Daegan McNeaney - DamienThis short scary film for kids was made by the very talented Daegan McNeaney.<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/22894401">Damien</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user5897617">Daegan McNeaney</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660894267018291283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319116900175662273.post-1157990179085339532011-04-23T22:31:00.000-07:002011-04-23T22:47:29.978-07:00My new boytoy - Cornelius!As promised, here are some pictures of my AWESOME new puppy Cornelius (although he's rapidly growing out of the puppy phase). Cornelius was born November 24, 2010. His mother was a Puggle (Pug x Beagle) and his father was a Shar Pei x Bullmastiff, so he's quite a unique mix, and, as a result, quite a unique character. Cornelius has many nicknames including: Corny, Corn Dawg, Horny Corny, Benjamin Button, Grandpa the Flatulent, and Little Richard Alpert. I have never had such a smart, good, HILARIOUS dog. Enjoy the pics :)<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9Mn7jzBZMwg/TbO2-wim_PI/AAAAAAAADd0/4EKPJfUsHA0/s1600/top.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9Mn7jzBZMwg/TbO2-wim_PI/AAAAAAAADd0/4EKPJfUsHA0/s400/top.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599019951049866482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cornelius (11wks old here) & I after a very wet, slushy day at the dog park</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-esFiVPRchjg/TbO2-msAcZI/AAAAAAAADds/-NSEXc0sNt8/s1600/cute.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-esFiVPRchjg/TbO2-msAcZI/AAAAAAAADds/-NSEXc0sNt8/s400/cute.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599019948404928914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A good friend photoshopped this image of Cornelius a few days after I got him :)</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TWxgyu-k3mQ/TbO2-RugNnI/AAAAAAAADdk/WrwJSVxpCEw/s1600/8wks.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TWxgyu-k3mQ/TbO2-RugNnI/AAAAAAAADdk/WrwJSVxpCEw/s400/8wks.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599019942778254962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cornelius at 8 weeks - the day we got him!</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-B-B0QProXVM/TbO2-GYe1nI/AAAAAAAADdc/GEi1bRjL1KI/s1600/8wks2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; text-align: center; " src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-B-B0QProXVM/TbO2-GYe1nI/AAAAAAAADdc/GEi1bRjL1KI/s400/8wks2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599019939733100146" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cornelius (8 weeks old) exploring the kitchen</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ijs0ix-5a7g/TbO2zzGIP4I/AAAAAAAADdU/mfX9ZdJRmr0/s1600/9wks.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ijs0ix-5a7g/TbO2zzGIP4I/AAAAAAAADdU/mfX9ZdJRmr0/s400/9wks.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599019762757156738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cornelius (8 weeks) working on a yummy bone</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Wu3Wq2Y1iBg/TbO2z01rFBI/AAAAAAAADdM/N9YsYUP08tw/s1600/9wks1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Wu3Wq2Y1iBg/TbO2z01rFBI/AAAAAAAADdM/N9YsYUP08tw/s400/9wks1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599019763225007122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cornelius (9 weeks) - the king of adorable sleep positions</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b21nGFhsu5Q/TbO2zeh8TPI/AAAAAAAADdE/qbS1HGmMA5c/s1600/9wks2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b21nGFhsu5Q/TbO2zeh8TPI/AAAAAAAADdE/qbS1HGmMA5c/s400/9wks2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599019757236669682" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cornelius (9 weeks) - the king of adorable sleep positions (or yoga?)</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nApqgWGfUvU/TbO2zeo422I/AAAAAAAADc8/I9bwaQUMxyo/s1600/9wks4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nApqgWGfUvU/TbO2zeo422I/AAAAAAAADc8/I9bwaQUMxyo/s400/9wks4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599019757265804130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cornelius (9 weeks) - I call this pose the "oh p'shaw"</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DEi8vpJ-cGY/TbO2zJnZNsI/AAAAAAAADc0/MKwS5aGyR3Y/s1600/10wks.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DEi8vpJ-cGY/TbO2zJnZNsI/AAAAAAAADc0/MKwS5aGyR3Y/s400/10wks.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599019751622391490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cornelius at 10 weeks old, in yet another uncomfy positiong</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NPI7QZusHA0/TbO2pK0Mu8I/AAAAAAAADcs/Y5KBcMPA40w/s1600/10wks2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NPI7QZusHA0/TbO2pK0Mu8I/AAAAAAAADcs/Y5KBcMPA40w/s400/10wks2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599019580145843138" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cornelius at 10 weeks</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mo6P3ayFmkI/TbO2o7udjxI/AAAAAAAADck/-3oRrWbvECc/s1600/10wks3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mo6P3ayFmkI/TbO2o7udjxI/AAAAAAAADck/-3oRrWbvECc/s400/10wks3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599019576095248146" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cornelius at 10 weeks, very comfortable with his manhood</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6LrW412mWFY/TbO2og_rWeI/AAAAAAAADcc/Gi4FWPrD4lg/s1600/11wks.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6LrW412mWFY/TbO2og_rWeI/AAAAAAAADcc/Gi4FWPrD4lg/s400/11wks.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599019568919697890" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cornelius at 11 weeks - getting too big for his bed!</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t9UnDjdwPgA/TbO2oImxe8I/AAAAAAAADcU/7Hwr4EnB3-0/s1600/11wks2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t9UnDjdwPgA/TbO2oImxe8I/AAAAAAAADcU/7Hwr4EnB3-0/s400/11wks2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599019562372791234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cornelius (11 weeks) bored with his toys</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oP14YF2_3gY/TbO2nwE66jI/AAAAAAAADcM/bhqqgebaElk/s1600/11wks3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oP14YF2_3gY/TbO2nwE66jI/AAAAAAAADcM/bhqqgebaElk/s400/11wks3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599019555788352050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Corny (11 weeks) going for a playdate with his friend Peanut</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7l0bqt06Tg8/TbO2d5bGenI/AAAAAAAADcE/i_6z9bH4jY4/s1600/13wks.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7l0bqt06Tg8/TbO2d5bGenI/AAAAAAAADcE/i_6z9bH4jY4/s400/13wks.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599019386498611826" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cornelius at 13 weeks being attacked by his latest nemesis: shark puppet!</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6X-d6XmSl4g/TbO2dzsMWzI/AAAAAAAADb8/pAv_YPg2YZg/s1600/15wks.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6X-d6XmSl4g/TbO2dzsMWzI/AAAAAAAADb8/pAv_YPg2YZg/s400/15wks.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599019384959687474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cornelius at 15 weeks</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GypA58UaPC8/TbO2dXamvCI/AAAAAAAADb0/Yhu3NFWqXJc/s1600/16wks.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GypA58UaPC8/TbO2dXamvCI/AAAAAAAADb0/Yhu3NFWqXJc/s400/16wks.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599019377369725986" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Corny being silly at 15 weeks old</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H2qBIzdvY5o/TbO2dEWZLSI/AAAAAAAADbs/9SYoCl77JMQ/s1600/justunder5mnths.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H2qBIzdvY5o/TbO2dEWZLSI/AAAAAAAADbs/9SYoCl77JMQ/s400/justunder5mnths.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599019372251786530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cornelius (just under 5 months old) refusing to budge</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-39gwqoaLreY/TbO2c3woE0I/AAAAAAAADbk/ehFne9EB43o/s1600/justunder5mnths2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-39gwqoaLreY/TbO2c3woE0I/AAAAAAAADbk/ehFne9EB43o/s400/justunder5mnths2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599019368872153922" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cornelius in the cone of shame. Bye-bye nads!</div></div>Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660894267018291283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319116900175662273.post-27837532279250296162011-04-23T20:58:00.000-07:002011-04-23T22:50:50.724-07:00Now on GoodReadsI've finally joined <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/unichron">GoodReads</a> so I can share my favourite books with you! Although I've been unable to get in much fiction reading since starting university, I am trying to update my page with all the books I've loved from the past, and I'm aiming to get some good reads in this summer. If you use GoodReads, I'd love for you to <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/unichron">add me</a> so I can see what you read too! And check out my GoodReads Widget in the sidebar ----->Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660894267018291283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319116900175662273.post-73523226513246057782011-04-13T13:32:00.000-07:002011-04-13T13:33:21.887-07:00Daily Video: BaaaStuds - LED Sheep Herding<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="400" height="255" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/D2FX9rviEhw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660894267018291283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319116900175662273.post-50117182187664753492011-04-12T12:31:00.000-07:002011-04-12T12:34:00.228-07:00Iceland Wants to Be Your FriendMy favourite place ever, Iceland, has started using the internet and wants some new friends! Find out more about Iceland and become friends <a href="http://www.icelandwantstobeyourfriend.com/">here</a>. (If you enter your email, you will get the cutest email ever from Iceland)Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660894267018291283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319116900175662273.post-58617108567029976792011-04-11T21:37:00.000-07:002011-04-11T21:49:23.277-07:00Artist Spotlight: Tim FlachLike I said in my last post, I'm on a real dog kick lately ever since I got my amazing puppy Cornelius a few months ago. <a href="http://www.timflach.com/">Tim Flach</a> does these AMAZING, intimate, expressive photographs of dogs that read like people portraits. Tim Flach's photos are also available in his <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dogs-Tim-Flach/dp/0810996537/">book</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8nPMzMbKW0g/TaPZuGJ7pOI/AAAAAAAADbc/Mid3-1HG3J4/s1600/dogs10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 236px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8nPMzMbKW0g/TaPZuGJ7pOI/AAAAAAAADbc/Mid3-1HG3J4/s400/dogs10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594554548073768162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V5R5YVRBToI/TaPZSKwMf4I/AAAAAAAADbU/-FKFmBpghgU/s1600/dogs07.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V5R5YVRBToI/TaPZSKwMf4I/AAAAAAAADbU/-FKFmBpghgU/s400/dogs07.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594554068271660930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kl5wGR32gfw/TaPZR_6CdzI/AAAAAAAADbM/1G4xY_PKv04/s1600/dogs05.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 392px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kl5wGR32gfw/TaPZR_6CdzI/AAAAAAAADbM/1G4xY_PKv04/s400/dogs05.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594554065360156466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7fy9HRBKyn4/TaPZRrCQrXI/AAAAAAAADbE/kLzzdTl2PUk/s1600/dogs06.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7fy9HRBKyn4/TaPZRrCQrXI/AAAAAAAADbE/kLzzdTl2PUk/s400/dogs06.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594554059757497714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-l6_7DrXkn28/TaPZRLCqGfI/AAAAAAAADa8/sCa-daZu7xo/s1600/dogs02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 394px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-l6_7DrXkn28/TaPZRLCqGfI/AAAAAAAADa8/sCa-daZu7xo/s400/dogs02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594554051169229298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-59Ptg9iMsX0/TaPZQxBXWuI/AAAAAAAADa0/PsYqMKO81lI/s1600/dogs09.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-59Ptg9iMsX0/TaPZQxBXWuI/AAAAAAAADa0/PsYqMKO81lI/s400/dogs09.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594554044184484578" /></a>Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660894267018291283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319116900175662273.post-15466554947415831842011-04-11T21:32:00.001-07:002011-04-11T21:34:35.750-07:00Daily LOL - Dogs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Rfm7GeIEAtg/TaPWCmD0vQI/AAAAAAAADas/JWh-G5sXLuY/s1600/jUqVX.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 377px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Rfm7GeIEAtg/TaPWCmD0vQI/AAAAAAAADas/JWh-G5sXLuY/s400/jUqVX.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594550502188956930" /></a><br /><br />Sorry for the overabundance of dog-ownership-related-posts. I am now the proud owner of the most kickass puppy in the world. Pictures to come :)Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660894267018291283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319116900175662273.post-59802022570892566752011-04-11T21:31:00.000-07:002011-04-11T21:32:01.113-07:00Daily Video: Modestep - Feel Good<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="400" height="255" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3r26y--evIw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660894267018291283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319116900175662273.post-28512661775104398072011-04-11T13:43:00.000-07:002011-04-11T13:49:05.645-07:00Beyond the Rack & Ideeli InvitesIf you want an invite link to Beyond the Rack and/or Ideeli (both are invite-only deal sites that feature tons of daily AWESOME deals on fashion, accessories, housewares, gifts, and more), feel free to use the invite links found below. Beyond the Rack ships to lots of countries, including the USA and Canada. Ideeli only ships inside the USA.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.beyondtherack.com/member/invite/B493C920">Beyond the Rack Invite Link</a><br /><a href="http://www.ideeli.com/invite/apriliscancelled">Ideeli Invite Link</a>Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660894267018291283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319116900175662273.post-18857709580793482342011-04-11T13:40:00.001-07:002011-04-11T13:42:01.365-07:00Daily LOL - Dogs vs. Cats<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wbVv2wSgtbw/TaNnVvA1JMI/AAAAAAAADak/t11fDedYiS4/s1600/4769983619_23bb79bf48_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wbVv2wSgtbw/TaNnVvA1JMI/AAAAAAAADak/t11fDedYiS4/s400/4769983619_23bb79bf48_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594428785219151042" /></a>Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660894267018291283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319116900175662273.post-40229724047115774232011-04-11T13:31:00.000-07:002011-04-11T15:06:32.977-07:00Daily Video: Pocket Cinema - Blue, Karma, Tiger<object width="400" height="347"><param name="video" value="http://static.video.yandex.ru/lite/yury-farafonov/np8ps3kpeg.400/"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="scale" value="noscale"></param><embed src="http://static.video.yandex.ru/lite/yury-farafonov/np8ps3kpeg.400/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="347" allowFullScreen="true" scale="noscale" ></embed></object><br /><br />Here's a really cool short Swedish animated documentary about female graffiti artists Blue, Karma, and Tiger.Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660894267018291283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319116900175662273.post-18696430251897972972011-04-11T13:26:00.000-07:002011-04-11T13:29:03.624-07:00Blip.fmDo you like The Good Werd? Do you like the music I post? Follow me on <a href="http://blip.fm/unichron">blip.fm/unichron</a> to get more timely updates of what music I'm digging :)Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660894267018291283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319116900175662273.post-76333105812571312862010-09-20T11:20:00.000-07:002010-09-20T11:21:46.547-07:00Daily Video: Mark Ronson & The Business Int'l - Bang Bang Bang<object width="400" height="250"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TM6TCGltfHM?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TM6TCGltfHM?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="250"></embed></object>Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660894267018291283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319116900175662273.post-32110221247471633622010-09-19T11:41:00.000-07:002010-09-19T11:43:22.630-07:00Daily Video: Miru Kim's Underground Art on TED Talks<object width="400" height="293"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff"></param> <param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/MiruKim_2008P-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/MiruKim-2008P.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=472&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=miru_kim_s_underground_art;year=2008;theme=to_boldly_go;theme=ted_under_30;theme=the_creative_spark;event=EG+2008;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;" /><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgColor="#ffffff" width="400" height="293" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/MiruKim_2008P-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/MiruKim-2008P.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=472&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=miru_kim_s_underground_art;year=2008;theme=to_boldly_go;theme=ted_under_30;theme=the_creative_spark;event=EG+2008;"></embed></object>Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660894267018291283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319116900175662273.post-45574657460727725922010-07-28T17:15:00.000-07:002010-07-28T17:19:33.990-07:00FB ComicsHere are a few good comics about the Book of Faces. Enjoy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TFDI-lPCBMI/AAAAAAAACiQ/auKw9TxY5Ys/s1600/phd042108s.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 173px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TFDI-lPCBMI/AAAAAAAACiQ/auKw9TxY5Ys/s400/phd042108s.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499116122491978946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TFDI-YEQT2I/AAAAAAAACiI/kM7Nv64j1XM/s1600/facebookrealname1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TFDI-YEQT2I/AAAAAAAACiI/kM7Nv64j1XM/s400/facebookrealname1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499116118957117282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TFDI92a8avI/AAAAAAAACiA/I3eWLt7ChYU/s1600/facebookprivacynew2.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TFDI92a8avI/AAAAAAAACiA/I3eWLt7ChYU/s400/facebookprivacynew2.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499116109925477106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TFDI9gdEn7I/AAAAAAAACh4/uXdtSCjnjas/s1600/2010-06-07-farmville.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 141px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TFDI9gdEn7I/AAAAAAAACh4/uXdtSCjnjas/s400/2010-06-07-farmville.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499116104028823474" /></a>Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660894267018291283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319116900175662273.post-25972837686376578072010-07-25T13:46:00.001-07:002010-07-25T14:03:03.194-07:008 New Music VidsWhile I was in iceland I watched a lot of MTV UK in my hotel room, and therefore have a new selection of great music videos. Here they are for your enjoyment :)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Skepta - Rescue Me</span><br /><object width="400" height="250"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6TTceYEJif4&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6TTceYEJif4&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="250"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Cee Lo Green - No One</span><br /><object width="400" height="250"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wvhDCYFesP0&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wvhDCYFesP0&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="250"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Alexandra Burke Feat Pitbull - All Night Long </span><br /><object width="400" height="250"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sTXBDNHJcvQ&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sTXBDNHJcvQ&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="250"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Magnetic Man - I Need Air</span><br /><object width="400" height="250"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/m2vWQFHP3D0&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/m2vWQFHP3D0&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="250"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Dan Balan - Chica Bomb</span><br /><object width="400" height="250"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/j6PnBXAkDzY&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/j6PnBXAkDzY&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="250"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Cheryl Cole - Parachute</span><br /><object width="400" height="250"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vlu-fPX4-t8&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vlu-fPX4-t8&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="250"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">INNA - Amazing</span><br /><object width="400" height="250"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/q3NwJF28wjU&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/q3NwJF28wjU&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="250"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Keri Hilson - I Like</span><br /><object width="400" height="250"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fpoIxKkJ1G4&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fpoIxKkJ1G4&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="250"></embed></object>Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660894267018291283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319116900175662273.post-88461434772108870662010-07-25T12:53:00.000-07:002010-07-25T13:32:27.494-07:00Iceland... the land of ice.So I've been home for a little while now, collecting my thoughts about Iceland, and now it's time to post.<br /><br />The verdict: I need to go back! Iceland is seriously the best place I've ever been, and I very strongly plan on moving there. Also, 24hour sunlight is awesome!<br /><br />On my first day i went whalewatching, which you can read about <a href="http://allyduncan.blogspot.com/2010/07/first-impressions-of-reykjavik.html">here</a>.<br /><br /><div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyZrQs0rnI/AAAAAAAACd4/1R487KQsngM/s1600/38811_413100761172_504056172_4854270_4583578_n.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyZrQs0rnI/AAAAAAAACd4/1R487KQsngM/s400/38811_413100761172_504056172_4854270_4583578_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497938213608926834" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; ">Whale watching</span></div></div><div><br />On my second day I explored Reykjavik and bought WAAAAAY too much stuff. Everything in iceland is SO expensive. For instance, a beer costs about $14. A bottle of vodka costs double what it would here in Canada. The one cocktail I remember buying myself was about $20. Dinner for myself would range from $60-$100. Lunch would be between $30-$50 (I actually had a $30 hamburger). Reykjavik's most famous restaurant is actually a hotdog stand, and it's just a couple dollars for the BEST hotdog ever.<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyauad3rTI/AAAAAAAAChg/6ASuC-MPpAI/s400/34683_413106926172_504056172_4854591_7588795_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497939367281798450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Baejarins Beztu Pylsur... Best Hotdogs!</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><br />On my third day I went horseback riding in the morning, and then to the <a href="http://www.bluelagoon.com/">Blue Lagoon</a> geothermal spa, which was very very touristy (so many kids!) but still very cool. I got a 2-hour in-water body wrap and massage, so I actually just floated around the water being massaged and stuff. The only downside is that the water was very salty and destroyed my hair! The water was so cool though... it was almost milky white!</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyZ6QaXt2I/AAAAAAAACfA/MKkXjd3hW8Y/s1600/38390_413102916172_504056172_4854371_3826690_n.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyZ6QaXt2I/AAAAAAAACfA/MKkXjd3hW8Y/s400/38390_413102916172_504056172_4854371_3826690_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497938471229568866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyaEc4QP6I/AAAAAAAACfI/6H5R3klDI3Q/s1600/35355_413103091172_504056172_4854383_4705930_n.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyaEc4QP6I/AAAAAAAACfI/6H5R3klDI3Q/s400/35355_413103091172_504056172_4854383_4705930_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497938646374825890" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; ">Water at the Blue Lagoon</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; "><br /></span></div><br />On Saturday and Sunday I hung out in Reykjavik and went to some galleries and museums. The National Art Gallery had 2 very cool exhibitions on... Edvard Munch and Cindy Sherman's Film Stills.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyaSjYS-cI/AAAAAAAACgA/wXNamvhsGB4/s400/38674_413103476172_504056172_4854416_1977836_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497938888638003650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><br />On my second last day I went on the Golden Circle Tour, where you drive around to some of Iceland's main natural sites including Geysir, Gulfoss (a beautiful waterfall), and a place where you can clearly see the separation between the North American Techtonic plate and the Eurasian one.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyauIsTkBI/AAAAAAAAChY/EO64nW7Jr3s/s1600/38308_413106886172_504056172_4854589_1014035_n.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyauIsTkBI/AAAAAAAAChY/EO64nW7Jr3s/s400/38308_413106886172_504056172_4854589_1014035_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497939362510508050" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; ">Standing between the Eurasian techtonic plate (right) and the North American one (left)</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyat_U0NQI/AAAAAAAAChQ/LPj3Pg_WM60/s1600/38616_413106756172_504056172_4854577_514913_n.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyat_U0NQI/AAAAAAAAChQ/LPj3Pg_WM60/s400/38616_413106756172_504056172_4854577_514913_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497939359996065026" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; ">The big wall with the waterfall is the North American techtonic plate</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyatVf4ftI/AAAAAAAAChI/P_QlBphMvAo/s1600/37571_413105781172_504056172_4854537_3271555_n.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyatVf4ftI/AAAAAAAAChI/P_QlBphMvAo/s400/37571_413105781172_504056172_4854537_3271555_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497939348768194258" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; ">Gulfoss</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyas2Bk1hI/AAAAAAAAChA/jsulc52ByWw/s1600/39000_413105701172_504056172_4854532_4933493_n.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyas2Bk1hI/AAAAAAAAChA/jsulc52ByWw/s400/39000_413105701172_504056172_4854532_4933493_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497939340319577618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyailG-ljI/AAAAAAAACg4/Od3pg5UfgzY/s1600/38772_413105656172_504056172_4854526_866786_n.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyailG-ljI/AAAAAAAACg4/Od3pg5UfgzY/s400/38772_413105656172_504056172_4854526_866786_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497939163980142130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyaiJ0pDgI/AAAAAAAACgw/0HbUiTdHXNU/s1600/37751_413105591172_504056172_4854522_6351026_n.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyaiJ0pDgI/AAAAAAAACgw/0HbUiTdHXNU/s400/37751_413105591172_504056172_4854522_6351026_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497939156655476226" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; ">Geysir (you can see a man in the bottom right corner... that should give you an idea of the scale)</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyahI5x16I/AAAAAAAACgo/bTW2Ja734IA/s1600/38641_413104876172_504056172_4854488_5896491_n.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyahI5x16I/AAAAAAAACgo/bTW2Ja734IA/s400/38641_413104876172_504056172_4854488_5896491_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497939139228719010" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyagwPbbuI/AAAAAAAACgg/kewnmUaYnjE/s1600/37823_413104846172_504056172_4854487_2247248_n.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyagwPbbuI/AAAAAAAACgg/kewnmUaYnjE/s400/37823_413104846172_504056172_4854487_2247248_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497939132608638690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; ">The earth here is red from iron</span></div></div><div><br />At nighttime the Icelanders don't really go out until midnight, so I'd nap until about 11 and then head out. Most nights I hung out with my fabulous icelandic buddy <a href="http://torontoist.com/2007/11/thorarinn_ingi.php">Toti</a>. Toti is also the reason I stood 1 foot away from Bjork! On my second day, in the afternoon, I was about to take a nap when Toti texted me about an art show down by the harbour. I said I was pretty tired so no thanks... then I woke up an hour later with a text on my phone that said "but Bjork's here", so I got down there in about 5 minutes flat! She was there with her kid, and as much as I desperately wanted to approach her, I was advised not to :( There were also 2 members of Múm there, and I even drove past Jonsi's house later that night!</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyZ4btantI/AAAAAAAACeg/-vEJaEVPTwU/s1600/35292_413101431172_504056172_4854318_154321_n.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyZ4btantI/AAAAAAAACeg/-vEJaEVPTwU/s400/35292_413101431172_504056172_4854318_154321_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497938439902502610" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; ">Performance piece at the art show</span></div></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyZtmrmHaI/AAAAAAAACeY/z4z9_2MNhBE/s1600/34751_413101381172_504056172_4854315_4138808_n.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyZtmrmHaI/AAAAAAAACeY/z4z9_2MNhBE/s400/34751_413101381172_504056172_4854315_4138808_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497938253869096354" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; ">Proof!</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyaE53aG4I/AAAAAAAACfY/bFZa0esOBAk/s1600/38851_413103116172_504056172_4854385_5570027_n.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyaE53aG4I/AAAAAAAACfY/bFZa0esOBAk/s400/38851_413103116172_504056172_4854385_5570027_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497938654155905922" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; ">Me + Toti</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyaEt00bmI/AAAAAAAACfQ/s479XhHoyfk/s1600/34782_413103106172_504056172_4854384_4138079_n.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyaEt00bmI/AAAAAAAACfQ/s479XhHoyfk/s400/34782_413103106172_504056172_4854384_4138079_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497938650923822690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; ">Toti sitting under my new favourite photo</span></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Some fun Iceland facts I learned:</div><div><br /></div><div>-They don't have a word for "please". Instead, they have 3 words that mean "do it".</div><div>-Until recently, it was legal in Iceland to kill Turks.</div><div>-Beer was illegal in Iceland until a couple years ago. Not all liquor, just beer...</div><div>-The largest group of immigrants in Iceland is Polish people.</div><div><br /></div><div>More photos:</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyayztoXEI/AAAAAAAAChw/omTZXo-hsp8/s1600/38660_413106941172_504056172_4854592_6038777_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; " src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyayztoXEI/AAAAAAAAChw/omTZXo-hsp8/s400/38660_413106941172_504056172_4854592_6038777_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497939442778266690" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Weird Statue at the Keflavik Airport</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyayztoXEI/AAAAAAAAChw/omTZXo-hsp8/s1600/38660_413106941172_504056172_4854592_6038777_n.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyayc1a3OI/AAAAAAAACho/eyZvsxsto_w/s1600/34750_413106956172_504056172_4854594_3920315_n.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyayc1a3OI/AAAAAAAACho/eyZvsxsto_w/s400/34750_413106956172_504056172_4854594_3920315_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497939436636921058" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Flying over Greenland</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyagfM2muI/AAAAAAAACgY/2BxTzn-9_Jk/s1600/35345_413104681172_504056172_4854474_2566937_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyagfM2muI/AAAAAAAACgY/2BxTzn-9_Jk/s400/35345_413104681172_504056172_4854474_2566937_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497939128034433762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The Reykjavik Pond at about midnight</span></div></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyaTsPvjuI/AAAAAAAACgQ/Ov1GMqqQVP0/s1600/38360_413104546172_504056172_4854463_6100120_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyaTsPvjuI/AAAAAAAACgQ/Ov1GMqqQVP0/s400/38360_413104546172_504056172_4854463_6100120_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497938908197916386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyaS1besaI/AAAAAAAACgI/rZ2sqo94dp8/s1600/38199_413103521172_504056172_4854418_4022366_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyaS1besaI/AAAAAAAACgI/rZ2sqo94dp8/s400/38199_413103521172_504056172_4854418_4022366_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497938893483192738" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyaSjYS-cI/AAAAAAAACgA/wXNamvhsGB4/s1600/38674_413103476172_504056172_4854416_1977836_n.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyaSAKdI3I/AAAAAAAACf4/p4OSBbzXDv8/s1600/37472_413104341172_504056172_4854452_8052478_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyaSAKdI3I/AAAAAAAACf4/p4OSBbzXDv8/s400/37472_413104341172_504056172_4854452_8052478_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497938879184708466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyaR7NSLiI/AAAAAAAACfw/Yv1lkf9hiqE/s1600/38159_413104236172_504056172_4854448_6156371_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyaR7NSLiI/AAAAAAAACfw/Yv1lkf9hiqE/s400/38159_413104236172_504056172_4854448_6156371_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497938877854395938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyaFlsicgI/AAAAAAAACfo/iI5NrNr_AHY/s1600/35190_413103221172_504056172_4854393_4634367_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyaFlsicgI/AAAAAAAACfo/iI5NrNr_AHY/s400/35190_413103221172_504056172_4854393_4634367_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497938665921475074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyaFIsVbjI/AAAAAAAACfg/X_7YngW2NmA/s1600/37893_413103126172_504056172_4854387_7365893_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyaFIsVbjI/AAAAAAAACfg/X_7YngW2NmA/s400/37893_413103126172_504056172_4854387_7365893_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497938658135993906" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Some dude bleeding in the street at 1am.</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyZ6QaXt2I/AAAAAAAACfA/MKkXjd3hW8Y/s1600/38390_413102916172_504056172_4854371_3826690_n.jpg"></a></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyZ6HLqRCI/AAAAAAAACe4/ON_T2bj6S-g/s1600/38186_413102761172_504056172_4854361_3023257_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyZ6HLqRCI/AAAAAAAACe4/ON_T2bj6S-g/s400/38186_413102761172_504056172_4854361_3023257_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497938468751950882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">This is about 11:15 PM</span></div></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyZ5Jw6yDI/AAAAAAAACew/5kybgOFwk2Q/s1600/38989_413102746172_504056172_4854359_4569166_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyZ5Jw6yDI/AAAAAAAACew/5kybgOFwk2Q/s400/38989_413102746172_504056172_4854359_4569166_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497938452265224242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Me on top of my new favourite statue</span></div></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyZ4wMJCUI/AAAAAAAACeo/TMBB7BKLltA/s1600/35288_413101541172_504056172_4854324_5295375_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyZ4wMJCUI/AAAAAAAACeo/TMBB7BKLltA/s400/35288_413101541172_504056172_4854324_5295375_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497938445400082754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">My new favourite statue</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyZtPI8y4I/AAAAAAAACeQ/jrcB5linN7s/s1600/34568_413101366172_504056172_4854314_4877431_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyZtPI8y4I/AAAAAAAACeQ/jrcB5linN7s/s400/34568_413101366172_504056172_4854314_4877431_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497938247549766530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyZskBGEbI/AAAAAAAACeI/ifTiKwwJq_Q/s1600/37830_413101076172_504056172_4854290_7978638_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyZskBGEbI/AAAAAAAACeI/ifTiKwwJq_Q/s400/37830_413101076172_504056172_4854290_7978638_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497938235974095282" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">View of Reykjavik from the top of the church</span></div></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyZr5JjPVI/AAAAAAAACeA/2qm-r-iuZj0/s1600/37709_413100996172_504056172_4854283_3716006_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TEyZr5JjPVI/AAAAAAAACeA/2qm-r-iuZj0/s400/37709_413100996172_504056172_4854283_3716006_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497938224466836818" /></a></div></div>Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660894267018291283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319116900175662273.post-89213590671222112252010-07-14T16:30:00.000-07:002010-07-14T16:47:29.233-07:00First Impressions of ReykjavikSo I'm here and I've already decided I'm not coming home!<br /><br />My flight was pretty good, although I didn't sleep. i was in a middle seat, but luckily i was between 2 very nice guys about my age. the one on the right was stopping over in iceland on his way to london where he's moving in with his boyfriend. he was super nice. the one on my left was kinda chubby, maybe a couple years younger than me, and had a fleece army print sweater on with dragons in the design too. the chubby one was icelandic and was born there but moved to canada very young. SO right at the beginnning of the flight i was talking to the gay kid about stuff. all of a sudden chubby kid chimes in... "have you tried whale meat?" so i pause... and turn... and say "no actually. i haven't. have you?" and he says "ya a couple times" i said "...is it good?" he thinks, then says "with the right sauce." and then he turned on his headphones. it was sooo random.<br /><br />and no i will not try whale while im here.<br /><br />I DID go whalewatching when I got here though. First I had just enought time to grab a sandwich. I humiliated myself because i ate it, paid the waitress, and left, and back at the hotel discovered I had a massive chunk of spinach in my teeth.<br /><br />On the way to whalewatching, this weird chick from iowa who teaches special ed decided i would be her whale watching buddy.<br /><br />Whale watching is overrated... we saw some Minky whales, but really all you see is their fin from a distance for a brief second. On a related note: puffins are ADORABLE!<br /><br />I'm staying at Hotel Fron which is in an AWESOME location right on the main street. It's super loud though, so I might ask for a room further away from the elevators and higher up. The room is tiny but very cute. I have a massive balcony, and I get MTV and the discovery channel. The water reek of sulphur (which I expected, but it's still gross). Free internet in the hotel though! And I have a mini fridge, which is perfect for the vodka and wine I bought at duty free on my way here :)<br /><br />Other fleeting thoughts about iceland:<br /><br />-its so weird to take a nap and wake up at 10 pm and have it be completely daylight. Talk about screwing with your inner clock!<br /><br />-the air smells like fish<br /><br />-5 minutes of walking through reykjavik indicates that it's SO FREAKING COOL. It's hard to explain... its just so trendy and cool! I hate the word "trendy, but I don't really know what else to say... creative? artsy? unique?<br /><br />-they have tons of chocolate bars that involve licorice and chocolate... f*ing weird!<br /><br />-icelandic is such a weird language! i love hearing, but i cant understand a word of it! At lunch, my waitress had a tattoo, so I asked if she had gotten it in reykjavik. She said yes so I asked if it was a good tattoo place. she was like "ya its the best! its just over on gfbjdbkebglfbgvfjbvjfsv street. the artists name was gfbjdbkebglfbgvfjbvjfsv..., he's very famous." i seriously could not make out a single syllable!<br /><br />anyways. it's prettymuch midnight and I stil want to try to hit up a bar so I can spend a small fortune trying icelandic booze. Sorry about the poor typing, this keyboard is stiff.<br /><br />ciao!Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660894267018291283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319116900175662273.post-23536082340438113962010-07-13T08:46:00.000-07:002010-07-13T09:05:43.661-07:00Status Update: Packing for IcelandStill haven't left. Trying to pack. I've got my camera bag and 3 lenses. I've got a rain jacket. I've got jewellery. I've got clothes for going out. I've got my $35,000 of icelandic monopoly money (35,000 Icelandic Kronur = about $400 Canadian). And I've got 7 pairs of shoes for my 6 day trip...<br /><br />Breakdown of the shoes I'm bringing:<br /><br />-1 pair of Reebok Easytone Running shoes... I want to wear these when I'm on tours or doing lots of walking so I can see if they really tone my butt while walking.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TDyNQ-weDYI/AAAAAAAACc8/mvfrY6yllZY/s1600/Phone.preview.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TDyNQ-weDYI/AAAAAAAACc8/mvfrY6yllZY/s400/Phone.preview.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493420968348880258" /></a><br /><br /><br />-1 pair of hightop Pumas... for when I need something super comfortable and fairly warm, but more stylish than the Reeboks<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TDyNSHNalwI/AAAAAAAACdU/2M1OHH-lNBo/s1600/Picture+23.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 293px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TDyNSHNalwI/AAAAAAAACdU/2M1OHH-lNBo/s400/Picture+23.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493420987797640962" /></a><br /><br /><br />-1 pair of gold flats... cuz they're new and cute<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TDyNRQjYgrI/AAAAAAAACdE/lXiVz2hbXes/s1600/Picture+20.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 247px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TDyNRQjYgrI/AAAAAAAACdE/lXiVz2hbXes/s400/Picture+20.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493420973125829298" /></a><br /><br /><br />-1 pair of gold-ish snakeskin strappy sandals... for if it gets hot. And also because they're new<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TDyNRxi4wDI/AAAAAAAACdM/xc12qC82PRU/s1600/Picture+22.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 209px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TDyNRxi4wDI/AAAAAAAACdM/xc12qC82PRU/s400/Picture+22.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493420981982117938" /></a><br /><br /><br />-1 pair of black ballerina flats with chains around the ankles... for when the other flats don't match what I'm wearing<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TDyNQFRJ9UI/AAAAAAAACc0/YmEvDE6TLj8/s1600/Lanvin-Chain-anklet-ballerina-flats.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TDyNQFRJ9UI/AAAAAAAACc0/YmEvDE6TLj8/s400/Lanvin-Chain-anklet-ballerina-flats.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493420952916718914" /></a><br /><br /><br />-1 pair of killer high black strappy heels with little studs... cuz they're freaking hot!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TDyOXLx-V0I/AAAAAAAACdc/Vo53UQ3CiIY/s1600/Photo+45.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TDyOXLx-V0I/AAAAAAAACdc/Vo53UQ3CiIY/s400/Photo+45.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493422174435694402" /></a><br /><br /><br />-1 pair of lower, plainer black heels, in case my feet get too massacred by the other heels<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TDyOXi-CFOI/AAAAAAAACdk/v58YbCXQPLw/s1600/danish+black.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TDyOXi-CFOI/AAAAAAAACdk/v58YbCXQPLw/s400/danish+black.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493422180660286690" /></a><br /><br />...see my dilemma???Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660894267018291283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319116900175662273.post-45854140224726489132010-07-13T07:25:00.000-07:002010-07-13T07:29:46.655-07:00Vacation Time!Alright! So I'm off to Iceland for a week... I'll have tons of pics to post when I get back, but for the time being I'll leave you with a comic from PhD Comics about vacation:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TDx3rVIwX0I/AAAAAAAACcs/lD78BCdQQcE/s1600/phd092809s.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TDx3rVIwX0I/AAAAAAAACcs/lD78BCdQQcE/s400/phd092809s.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493397231777111874" /></a>Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660894267018291283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319116900175662273.post-41897348996934326312010-07-08T16:09:00.001-07:002010-07-08T16:13:32.959-07:00Ass HatsSo earlier today I was called a "gay ass hat" by someone on reddit (my bad for not posting an NSFW tag on some that was very NSFW... i guess the words "nudity", "pride", and "pics" in the title didn't tip him off...).<br /><br />Naturally, I wondered "wtf is an ass hat".<br /><br />Ironically, I encountered the term again just moments ago while perusing <a href="http://www.systemcomic.com/">The System</a> comics...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TDZbWGkqGhI/AAAAAAAACck/qdpxHJjpC6A/s1600/2010-06-10-interns.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 141px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TDZbWGkqGhI/AAAAAAAACck/qdpxHJjpC6A/s400/2010-06-10-interns.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491677230904515090" /></a><br /><br />Still not entirely certain of the meaning though.....Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660894267018291283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319116900175662273.post-61038730281411649962010-07-07T20:39:00.000-07:002010-07-07T20:40:39.267-07:00You Know You're Canadian WhenYou know you're Canadian when someone walking down the street accidentally punches you really hard in the arm, and YOU apologize to THEM.Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660894267018291283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319116900175662273.post-70108146849134306852010-07-07T18:15:00.000-07:002010-07-07T18:23:37.468-07:00What Grading Is Like (PhD Comics)<a href="http://www.phdcomics.com/">PhD Comics</a> perfectly illustrates what grading is like!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TDUnlDw5dmI/AAAAAAAACb0/obmT_n6Uw_8/s1600/phd020408s.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 173px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TDUnlDw5dmI/AAAAAAAACb0/obmT_n6Uw_8/s400/phd020408s.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491338838267229794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TDUnllhlvwI/AAAAAAAACb8/68BWcFOqqUo/s1600/phd020608s.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 173px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TDUnllhlvwI/AAAAAAAACb8/68BWcFOqqUo/s400/phd020608s.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491338847329828610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TDUnmIJw83I/AAAAAAAACcE/LcMz1xrkPKc/s1600/phd020808s.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 173px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TDUnmIJw83I/AAAAAAAACcE/LcMz1xrkPKc/s400/phd020808s.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491338856625140594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TDUnmalFiYI/AAAAAAAACcM/ZMr6gmSo6CI/s1600/phd051910s.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 333px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TDUnmalFiYI/AAAAAAAACcM/ZMr6gmSo6CI/s400/phd051910s.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491338861571574146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TDUnm4X11rI/AAAAAAAACcU/oa18lYIqChw/s1600/phd052110s.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 173px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TDUnm4X11rI/AAAAAAAACcU/oa18lYIqChw/s400/phd052110s.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491338869569083058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TDUoWhFcO7I/AAAAAAAACcc/VYNRIbVCenk/s1600/phd101008s.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tl_wTtKl-Rw/TDUoWhFcO7I/AAAAAAAACcc/VYNRIbVCenk/s400/phd101008s.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491339687951612850" /></a>Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660894267018291283noreply@blogger.com0