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11/10/2007 04:47 #42065

november nightmare
Category: photos
The kids loved the reverse trick-or-treat program. They wanted to have a Halloween party but couldn't get their shit together. So, they had it last night and called it November Nightmare. They had a costume contest to win an iPod. This guy won:

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as Borat


Since everyone thought I was Alice from Wonderland when I dressed up as Dorothy, I changed up my costume a bit and went as Alice.

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they all thought I was Dorothy

11/08/2007 14:55 #42047

mystical santorini
Category: photos

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our pirate ship

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the circle of islands are made from a blown out volcano

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climbing it was tough because it was a fine layer of volcanic ash
(and it turned my socks yellow)

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i claimed the top...'croftapalooza'

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it was like being on a martian planet

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plato wrote about 'atlantis' in terms of it once being the island of santorini. here you can see his description of the black, red and white cliffs that once held atlantis before it was buried in the sea during the volcanic eruption

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we climbed back down the volcano and sailed our pirate ship to a cove where we jumped off the boat! argg.

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we swam through the brilliant emerald water, as cold as it was, to find a sulfur hot stream,a little volcanic action hot tub :)

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the water was blood red, which was a little creepy, but at least it didn't really smell like egg farts

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we enjoyed a lovely sunset on the boat

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once we got up the mountain of the mainland, we ate gyros and saddled the donkeys of doom...which we took back down the mountain, while attempting to take photos, while attempting to not fall off as they slip on the cobblestones full of donkey shit

This island is SO worth checking out!
deeglam - 11/11/07 17:41
im so jealous. for real. it looks like a blast!
lilho - 11/09/07 14:07
wow timika! priate ships, swimming in coves, discovering warm water that doesnt smell like farts, and gyros, and donkeys! this puts you on the map, of the person i kow who does the most random fun and cool things!
fellyconnelly - 11/09/07 08:56
awesome pics! I've watched so many documentaries on the possibility of santorini being atlantis... so cool that you got to be there... thanks for the pics!
metalpeter - 11/08/07 19:26
Nice pictures thanks for the post.
imk2 - 11/08/07 16:59
i'm so jealous.
mrmike - 11/08/07 16:32
Awesome
jbeatty - 11/08/07 16:06
Great pictures!

11/05/2007 15:13 #41987

bebsi
Category: potpourri
Arabic is not an easy language to learn. Lots of new sounds, which means new pronounciations, and of course an entirely different alphabet. It's a bit overwhelming at times when you're trying to cram in all that information.

At this point I know about half the alphabet and we're starting to learn how the letters are strung together (it's like learning to write cursive before you learn to print).

I noticed a can of Pepsi tonight and took a closer look. Things started to make sense. I could see how the letters were put together to write out 'Bebsi". It's actually called Bebsi because "P" doesn't exist in Arabic. It was a reafirming moment for me. We need those small moments in life when you realize you ARE learning and that you ARE quite capable. It looks like this.

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On the funny side of things, did you know there are complaints choirs all over the world?




tinypliny - 11/06/07 03:33
Here is another strange factoid for you. In Tamil, the sound "ba" doesn't have a corresponding alphabet. You substitute for it with the alphabet "pa". However, if you are familiar with the word, you pronounce it with a "ba" even though it is written with a "pa".

11/04/2007 13:32 #41976

mykonos
Category: photos

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dinner

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one of 'those' guys that just weirds everyone out with his creepy stares and attempts at touching the ladies

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chapel on mykonos

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remember the end scene of 'bourne identity'...it was here, on mykonos, with the windmills

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streets of mykonos
mrmike - 11/04/07 17:39
Awesome, wish I was there instead o here
leetee - 11/04/07 13:57
Nice!

11/03/2007 04:38 #41954

security gate
Category: potpourri
My older sister sent me an e-mail with this photo:


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Ha! I'm gonna laugh about this for a long time.....
codypomeray - 11/04/07 03:01
yo what up LC! its not a drunk post, just sittin on the couch watchin boogie nites. i really wish that i could line disco dance! hahaha.. hows everything? are you back in the US of A? i am going to have to check your posts and catch up. hey nice dorothy costume. i was a priest. haha. hope all is well
libertad - 11/03/07 12:04
I didn't get this post at all but then I realized you had another post after seeing your comment on (e:jenks)' journal. Were they mad at you at the security gate? Do they speak English or just yell at you in Arabic?