That and the fact that I spent quite a lot of time in my cabin working on my other trip photos. When I wasn't eating.
However, here they are.
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| Queen Mary 2, 2010 |
On to New York! Last album!
Sunday, 30 October 2011
Let the river run...
I'm so close I can almost taste it. I have finished my pictures of the Queen Mary 2. I'm sorry to say there aren't a lot of them. The thing is, you don't need to take a purse with you as you go around the ship and my old camera wasn't conveniently pocket-sized, so I never remembered to take it with me.
That and the fact that I spent quite a lot of time in my cabin working on my other trip photos. When I wasn't eating.
However, here they are.
On to New York! Last album!
That and the fact that I spent quite a lot of time in my cabin working on my other trip photos. When I wasn't eating.
However, here they are.
On to New York! Last album!
Saturday, 29 October 2011
Call that a henge?
I promised myself a cream tea (that's tea with scones and clotted cream) when I finally finished my England pictures. The tea with Aged P at the Royal York doesn't count because a) it was for her birthday and b) it was afternoon tea. Totally different beast.
Tea awaits, my friends! Here are my Salisbury pictures. Warning: lots of pictures of megalithic stone ahead.
When I was going through the pictures, I kept hearing the Michael Flanders monologue Built-Up Area.
So I've only got the Queen Mary and New York pictures left to go. I thought I hadn't taken that many pictures on the boat, but it turns out I somehow did. Onward!
(Why, yes, I do have several tests and labs to mark. Why do you ask?)
Tea awaits, my friends! Here are my Salisbury pictures. Warning: lots of pictures of megalithic stone ahead.
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| Salisbury 2010 |
When I was going through the pictures, I kept hearing the Michael Flanders monologue Built-Up Area.
So I've only got the Queen Mary and New York pictures left to go. I thought I hadn't taken that many pictures on the boat, but it turns out I somehow did. Onward!
(Why, yes, I do have several tests and labs to mark. Why do you ask?)
In which PhysicsGirl is always talking of Bath when she is home
Well, not always. But my Bath pictures are up. And by Bath pictures, I mean pictures of Bath, England, where Jane Austen set two of her novels, one of which is quoted in the title of this post.
If you were thinking of another kind of bath, I apologize for the disappointment.
By the way, on one of the many walking tours I took in Bath, the guide said she didn't know of anyone who had drunk an entire glass of Bath water. Challenge accepted and met. It's disgusting. I drank it so you don't have to.
Oh, and that is water from Bath, not from the bath. Again, I apologize for the disappointment.
If you were thinking of another kind of bath, I apologize for the disappointment.
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| Bath 2010 |
By the way, on one of the many walking tours I took in Bath, the guide said she didn't know of anyone who had drunk an entire glass of Bath water. Challenge accepted and met. It's disgusting. I drank it so you don't have to.
Oh, and that is water from Bath, not from the bath. Again, I apologize for the disappointment.
Sunday, 16 October 2011
Tweedlicious... and more cupcakes
Yesterday was the first annual Toronto Tweed Ride. It was a simply ripping time, despite the chill and light rain and wind. About 200 tweedily-clad people on all manner of bicycles took a leisurely jaunt around the city core to raise just over $10 000 for Bikes Without Borders and have fun.
I arrived at Trinity Bellwoods about an hour before the ride was supposed to start. It was nippy. I was actually pleased, because I really wanted to add gloves to the outfit and now I could. After an hour and a half of standing around, though, the cold and damp from the ground seeped into my oh-so-stylish shoes and numbed my toes, despite doubling up on the tights. However, it was fun watching everyone arrive, especially the penny farthing bicycle, and especially the other Opus Nuovella! Yes, I have finally seen a sister to my pretty bike. The owner of the other Nuovella has a gorgeous wine crate mounted on her rear rack. All in all, we were a very dapper bunch.
Speaking of which, I know you are desperate to know the outcome of the outfit vote. Here you go:
I arrived at Trinity Bellwoods about an hour before the ride was supposed to start. It was nippy. I was actually pleased, because I really wanted to add gloves to the outfit and now I could. After an hour and a half of standing around, though, the cold and damp from the ground seeped into my oh-so-stylish shoes and numbed my toes, despite doubling up on the tights. However, it was fun watching everyone arrive, especially the penny farthing bicycle, and especially the other Opus Nuovella! Yes, I have finally seen a sister to my pretty bike. The owner of the other Nuovella has a gorgeous wine crate mounted on her rear rack. All in all, we were a very dapper bunch.
Speaking of which, I know you are desperate to know the outcome of the outfit vote. Here you go:
Monday, 10 October 2011
Autumn Tweed: Your Opinion Matters
This time last year, I was busy not training for the 5k ZooRun. This year, I'm doing something a little more my style. I've registered for the Tweed Ride this coming Saturday in support of Bikes Without Borders.
What is a Tweed Ride, you ask? I'm glad you asked. You can click through to see a video about it. Naturally, once you see the video, you'll want to sponsor me and help me win swag, or at least support a very worthy cause. Do it! You will be pretty and witty and wise if you do.
Essentially, we dress up in tweed, go for a leisurely ride in the city (penny-farthings especially welcome), drink tea, then end up with a double-decker dance at Dovercourt!
Naturally, the outfit is paramount. I'm happy to say that I could have put it together without buying anything new. That I happened to buy a pair of shoes and earrings and they just happen to be kind of awesomely ideal for the Ride is beside the point. Anyway, I've decided on the hat, shoes, and top, but I can't decide on which skirt to wear. Major dilemma.
Which is where you, dear reader, can exercise your power. Let me know which look you think is best. Multiple choice:
A) Knee-length green tweed skirt, which has the advantage of a) being tweed, b) being easier to bike in, and c) going with my bike.
B) Calf-length black skirt, which has the advantage of a) being more period, b) looking nicer (IMO), and c) going with the hat.
More details:
What is a Tweed Ride, you ask? I'm glad you asked. You can click through to see a video about it. Naturally, once you see the video, you'll want to sponsor me and help me win swag, or at least support a very worthy cause. Do it! You will be pretty and witty and wise if you do.
Essentially, we dress up in tweed, go for a leisurely ride in the city (penny-farthings especially welcome), drink tea, then end up with a double-decker dance at Dovercourt!
Naturally, the outfit is paramount. I'm happy to say that I could have put it together without buying anything new. That I happened to buy a pair of shoes and earrings and they just happen to be kind of awesomely ideal for the Ride is beside the point. Anyway, I've decided on the hat, shoes, and top, but I can't decide on which skirt to wear. Major dilemma.
Which is where you, dear reader, can exercise your power. Let me know which look you think is best. Multiple choice:
A) Knee-length green tweed skirt, which has the advantage of a) being tweed, b) being easier to bike in, and c) going with my bike.
B) Calf-length black skirt, which has the advantage of a) being more period, b) looking nicer (IMO), and c) going with the hat.
More details:
Friday, 7 October 2011
Ada Lovelace Day: 3 great women
Today is Ada Lovelace Day and for today's post I am to write about a woman, specifically one involved in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM), who inspired me to become who I am today.
I originally thought I'd have a problem writing anything because I can't really say "this person is why I am who I am" about anybody, male or female. Nobody did some cool math or physics that made me say "that's gonna be me." I didn't plan to become a teacher until 3 am one morning when I realized that the PhD thing wasn't going to work for me after all, and the only thing I really liked about it was the teaching. That it is exactly what I should be doing was a happy accident.
So I thought I wouldn't know who to write about today; but the more I thought about it, the more I realized that there were three women who did influence me rather strongly. And since internet magic allows me to schedule for today what I am actually writing on October 5, Teacher Appreciation Day, it is doubly appropriate to celebrate these teachers.
I originally thought I'd have a problem writing anything because I can't really say "this person is why I am who I am" about anybody, male or female. Nobody did some cool math or physics that made me say "that's gonna be me." I didn't plan to become a teacher until 3 am one morning when I realized that the PhD thing wasn't going to work for me after all, and the only thing I really liked about it was the teaching. That it is exactly what I should be doing was a happy accident.
So I thought I wouldn't know who to write about today; but the more I thought about it, the more I realized that there were three women who did influence me rather strongly. And since internet magic allows me to schedule for today what I am actually writing on October 5, Teacher Appreciation Day, it is doubly appropriate to celebrate these teachers.
Monday, 3 October 2011
How to play every song ever
In my quest to learn a new song on the uke/guitar/kalimba every month (which isn't going that well, to be honest)I have made a middle-sized leap by learning all the popular songs. At once.
The thing is, a lot of songs use the I-V-vi-VI chord progression, so once you know that, you know a large number of songs.
Don't believe me?
Allow the Axis of Awesome to demonstrate:
Upon linking to that video, I see they have an official video, now with even more four-chord songs!
These are not the only songs to get into the act. The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain demonstrate -- they did "Fly Me Off the Handel" as the encore at Convocation Hall ("Turns out, you can't get out that way...") last fall. While wondering what song they would do next, they all offered suggestions for Frank Sinatra, 70s disco, 70's rock. George decided they would do Handel. This is the result.
And finally, I leave you with the Pachelbel Rant by Rob Paravonian. I also hate the Pachelbel Canon in D, and for the same reason.
(Oh, and his name is Johann.)
You're welcome for the earworm.
The thing is, a lot of songs use the I-V-vi-VI chord progression, so once you know that, you know a large number of songs.
Don't believe me?
Allow the Axis of Awesome to demonstrate:
Upon linking to that video, I see they have an official video, now with even more four-chord songs!
These are not the only songs to get into the act. The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain demonstrate -- they did "Fly Me Off the Handel" as the encore at Convocation Hall ("Turns out, you can't get out that way...") last fall. While wondering what song they would do next, they all offered suggestions for Frank Sinatra, 70s disco, 70's rock. George decided they would do Handel. This is the result.
And finally, I leave you with the Pachelbel Rant by Rob Paravonian. I also hate the Pachelbel Canon in D, and for the same reason.
(Oh, and his name is Johann.)
You're welcome for the earworm.
Sunday, 2 October 2011
Wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey stuff
I'm not "doing" this blog thing properly. I start a post and then get distracted by something shiny and go away for a bit, leaving the post unfinished and unposted. But then I go back days, weeks, and in the case of my Europe trip posts, years later and finish them. Naturally, I want to keep the posts in their proper chronological place.
Personally, I have no problem shoving "new" posts in old spots. Put it down to my being a nonlinear person. Dr. Who* explains it best.
In other words, it's my diary and I'll post how I like.
Alas, this creates a conundrum as the blog world is terribly linear. When I post something from the past, it won't show up in blog readers. It does get posted to Facebook, eventually, which no doubt plays havoc with the timeline**, and to Twitter, but for people who are sitting on the edge of their seats, anxiously awaiting the next installment, what to do? Simple.
Personally, I have no problem shoving "new" posts in old spots. Put it down to my being a nonlinear person. Dr. Who* explains it best.
In other words, it's my diary and I'll post how I like.
Alas, this creates a conundrum as the blog world is terribly linear. When I post something from the past, it won't show up in blog readers. It does get posted to Facebook, eventually, which no doubt plays havoc with the timeline**, and to Twitter, but for people who are sitting on the edge of their seats, anxiously awaiting the next installment, what to do? Simple.
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