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Mon, Apr. 9th, 2007, 05:33 pm
PUPPY! http://beachblogger.net/pics/media/PUPP And in our natuire collection: Lake Stymphalia: http://www.mlahanas.de/Greece/Regions/i Mycenae: http://www.greecetravel.com/opa/pho Halieis: http://www.culture.gr/2/21/211/21104n/0 Nauplion: http://www.grisel.net/images/greece/Nau Enjoy! Thu, Apr. 5th, 2007, 08:02 pm
Insults - they just don't make them as they used to. Tue, Apr. 3rd, 2007, 11:41 am
Have a great day! Thu, Mar. 29th, 2007, 07:50 pm
Mon, Mar. 26th, 2007, 08:29 pm
The best aqueduct EVER: http://www.wmf.org ...and the Spanish town it's in: http://www.personal.psu.edu/staff/j/x/j Three of my favourite cities: http://www.uth.tmc.edu/clinicalneuro/in :) Thu, Mar. 22nd, 2007, 08:10 pm
( Here are some flowers from around campus ) Mon, Mar. 19th, 2007, 08:27 pm
I hope you like architecture... ;) Sounion: http://www.athensguide.com (Athens, too) and http://www.fma.if.usp.br Various sites in Greece: http://www.stoa.org/metis and http://www.greeklandscapes.com Various sites in Italy: http://www.vroma.org :) Thu, Mar. 15th, 2007, 07:46 am
Take the other day, for instance. I took a taxi ride home, though it may not be the kind of taxi that you are imagining. In a broken down Jalopy of a station wagon, roughly the size of a Subaru Outback, sat 11 men (10 Berbers and your intrepid correspondent) packed tightly enough to bleed into each other’s wounds. Two guys sat in the driver’s seat and took turns steering, and sometimes agreed that two drivers operating the vehicle in tandem was far safer. On the roof there were two full grain sacs, several duffel bags and a bundle of hay, on top of which three more blokes laid down, clutching firmly to a rickety aluminum rack as we drove a serpentine mountain pass road. It looked more like a circa-1955 fraternity stunt than a viable mode of transport. But I was not concerned – anything with four wheels and a motor is a joy ride these days – and after two years of Morocco, I was not particularly phased either. Nor was I disquieted by the sound of the undercarriage moaning like the bow of a pilgrim’s ship navigating gale force winds. I was simply grateful that the Berber next to me knew to cough into his hands rather than share his delightful affliction with us all. And if his prose isn't enough, he's a fantastic photographer. I think he should put a book together when he gets back. Tue, Mar. 13th, 2007, 11:16 pm
Tech Tales Tomato Nation's advice column, The Vine The Fraud Beat - it's an irregular series in the Journal of Accountancy. I like the stories about the crazy things people do. My favorites are the dumb crooks articles. Mon, Mar. 12th, 2007, 10:02 pm
And continuing with the beautiful places theme: Petra: http://www.almashriq.hiof.no Wales: http://www.south-wales.org.uk Alaska: http://www.gi.alaska.edu Hope you like them! Sun, Mar. 11th, 2007, 11:11 pm
What do you get when you have 100 bunnies in a line and 99 of them take a step back? A receding hare-line. *smirk* Thu, Mar. 8th, 2007, 11:47 pm
And I have pictures of my cat. He's fuzzy. You can't find fault in that. ( Sadly though, he's not actually that photogenic (vaguely photo heavy) ) Wed, Mar. 7th, 2007, 10:01 pm
The Muppet Matrix. Still a classic. Luke Skywalker, C3PO, and R2D2 hijack the Pigs in Space-ship. *** ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} resonant8 has a tag in her LJ called overheard, and she overhears the funniest things. Sample:Me: What do you want to do while I dust? Kidlet: Gloat. "So I arrived at five, and nobody was here, and it's six, nobody here -- seven, nobody here -- and after a bit I started thinking: Maybe I'm dead. Maybe I died in the night and I just don't know how not to come to work." *** elysesewell is a model, and in fact a former contestant on America's Next Top Model. claudiagray recommended her to me (well, to the world, but I happened to read the post) by pointing out that this entry pretty much says it all about the glamorous life of modelling.I think she's right. *g* Tue, Mar. 6th, 2007, 10:45 pm
1. www.people.com 2. www.perezhilton.com 3. www.popsugar.com 4. www.ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com 5. www.justjared.com 6. www.dlisted.com Mon, Mar. 5th, 2007, 08:18 pm
I hope you've been enjoying all the pictures! Continuing my theme of beautiful places, may I present: Vancouver: http://www.katkam.ca Ireland: http://www.captaindan.org Hawai'i: http://www.gregoryferdinandsen.com Hope you like them! :) Sat, Mar. 3rd, 2007, 07:51 pm
1) Who can resist funny cat photos? I'm personally fond of the first one. 2) Having a stressful day? Check out unwind radio with its relaxation music! 3) Nick Mamatas has posted his entire novel online for people to read - Move Under Ground - if you're looking for something new without having to deal with the library or bookstores. 4) Finally, an interesting and funny entry on how nerds make dessert Enjoy and have a great weekend! Current Mood:
 cheerfulSat, Mar. 3rd, 2007, 07:46 am
Here's some news items you may not have heard of: Switzerland Invades Liechtenstein - Accidentally A routine training exercise almost turned into a diplomatic incident when a company of Swiss soldiers, marching in the night, got lost and wandered into neighouring Liechtenstein. 170 Swiss infantry soldiers penetrated as far as two kilometres into Liechtenstein before they realised their error and went back to Switzerland. Officials from both sides played down the incident. Interior ministry spokesman Markus Amman said nobody in Liechtenstein had even noticed the soldiers. "It's not like they stormed over here with attack helicopters or something," he said. Liechtenstein has no army. ...so if you got invaded and nobody noticed, did the tree fall in the forest? I dunno. Topless wife photo ends man's pole protest A German man who spent 10 days in a self-made box atop a 72-foot-tall pole to protest a looming jail term was lured off his perch by his wife -- who sent up a topless picture of herself in his lunch box. Fred Gregor, 45, was bidding to have his 15-month conviction for fraud overturned by squatting in his tiny cubicle atop a converted television mast. He told Reuters in a telephone interview last week that he wanted a new trial. His wife Susanne, 25, backed his protest until the former stripper and mother of their five children decided she had had enough. There's a joke here about poles and strippers. I'll let Jay Leno come up with it, though. Punctuality drive to combat tardiness As police and fire truck sirens wailed at noon Thursday to mark the start of the campaign, President Alan Garcia sounded a bell, chiming with gongs of Lima's cathedral towers looming overhead. "(We must) stop this horrible, pitiful, disastrous custom of failing to be punctual," he intoned in a speech, inveighing against the $5 billion in annual economic damage caused, he said, by being late. ...Punctuality program organizers said the campaign will feature government radio and television spots reinforced by posters plastered in offices and highway billboards, all reminding Peruvians of their timely duties. Note to self: NEVER move to Peru. It'd be like living in a country where the entire government was made up of my grandmother. And, just for fun, here's a picture of Hugh Grant standing on a giant piano. Thu, Mar. 1st, 2007, 10:59 am
My original plans fell through and will have to wait, but in the meantime: This is something I think you would enjoy. In fact, I'd be extra surprised if you weren't already a big fan. But just in case! Here's a link to a YouTube clip of Quite Interesting The rest of the episode should be along the side there. There was a point where you could watch pretty much the entire run of the show on YouTube, but I think one of the users that had a lot of the stuff got suspended. Alas! (But there is still BitTorrent, if you're feeling devious). |
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