My first ever bit of published photography...and it's a fart gag. Oh well, we all have to start somewhere! See photo 35 ;)
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/travel_images/article6892412.ece?slideshowPopup=true&articleId=6892412&nSlide=35§ionName=TravelTravelImages
Friday, 30 October 2009
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Begin it now...
How can I never have heard of this before? I can't WAIT for November!!
http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/whatisnano
http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/whatisnano
Monday, 5 October 2009
Gameday!
My weekends recently have been uber-American, spent watching American football! In the South the University teams seem to be the most popular, rather than the professional leagues, which is really nice. Our local team are the University of Georgia - the Bulldogs, and I've either been to or watched most of the games since I arrived.
The games themselves are complicated, with lots of pauses but the sense of exhiliration when a team scores is palpable - I've been to 2 games in person now, and they both topped watching football in the Maracanã in Rio.
What's most remarkable is the pre-game activity, where over 100,000 people congregate to tailgate - gather outdoors, enjoy the sun, socialise, eat, drink and be merry. The whole town is overrun with people looking forward to the game and soaking up the atmosphere. I'm sure any Europeans would agree, that at home this would be an invitation for; a) rain; b) pickpockets, and; c) fights. Here, everyone just gets along and enjoys the party EVEN THE PEOPLE FROM THE OPPOSING TEAM.
I'm a convert.
Relaxing at home today, making tablet - yum.
The games themselves are complicated, with lots of pauses but the sense of exhiliration when a team scores is palpable - I've been to 2 games in person now, and they both topped watching football in the Maracanã in Rio.
What's most remarkable is the pre-game activity, where over 100,000 people congregate to tailgate - gather outdoors, enjoy the sun, socialise, eat, drink and be merry. The whole town is overrun with people looking forward to the game and soaking up the atmosphere. I'm sure any Europeans would agree, that at home this would be an invitation for; a) rain; b) pickpockets, and; c) fights. Here, everyone just gets along and enjoys the party EVEN THE PEOPLE FROM THE OPPOSING TEAM.
I'm a convert.
Relaxing at home today, making tablet - yum.
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