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Here’s two shots from my iPhone blended together from the Norway / Slovakia game that I got to go to earlier in the week. It was an exciting game, including a goal with .1 seconds left by Norway in the second period to tie the score. However, it was nowhere near as exciting as the USA / Switzerland game that I also got to see, which was easily one of the most exciting sporting events I’ve ever watched in person. It was a zero-zero affair until the third period, with quite a few twists and turns along the way. But fortunately, the States pulled off the victory to proceed into the medal round.
February 27th, 2010
February 25th, 2010
“In a world darkened by ethnic conflicts that tear nations apart, Canada stands as a model of how people of different cultures can live and work together in peace, prosperity, and mutual respect.”
- Bill Clinton
February 24th, 2010
Here’s the view from the balcony of the condo I’m staying at for the week. In the bottom left hand corner, you’ll see how close the hockey arena is, and unbeknownst to me when I arrived, the Canadians had quite a big game yesterday. Actually, every hockey game for their team is a big deal, but yesterday they played us. So here I was arriving with all my luggage off the Sky Train, right in the thick of the mob of red & white gathering outside of the stadium. It was kind of crazy and quite a fun scene to be amongst once I got rid of my stuff. And it was even more fun, though a touch depressing, when the Americans won 5-3!
February 22nd, 2010
That’s right, I’m at the Olympics, baby! Just arrived to Vancouver this afternoon; the sun was shining, and it was a balmy 50 something degrees. Seems a little warm for a city that’s hosting the winter olympics, but I’m certainly not complaing. So once I dropped my bags off, I just had to get out on the town and take a nice long walk to get a lay of the land. And of course, I had to make the obligatory stop by the olympic qualdron to check out the flame.
February 21st, 2010
Yesterday’s pic reminded me of this campfire shot I took last summer up in the Angeles National Forest at a place called Buckhorn. I don’t know about you, but I could stare into a campfire for hours. It’s probably my favorite thing about camping; just sitting around the fire chatting with friends and maybe a cold beer in hand. Can’t beat it.
Sadly, we only got to go camping there once in ‘09 before the massive Station Fire happened, which resulted in the closing of the campground for most of the year. I’m definitely looking forward to getting back up there though, and here’s hoping it’s still there…
February 19th, 2010
“America was established not to create wealth but to realize a vision, to realize an ideal – to discover and maintain liberty among men.”
- Woodrow Wilson
February 12th, 2010
“Let us first be as simple and well as Nature ourselves,
dispel the clouds which hang over our brows,
and take up a little life into our pores.”
- Henry David Thoreau
February 9th, 2010
“You’re an expatriate. You’ve lost touch with the soil. You get precious. Fake European standards have ruined you. You drink yourself to death. You become obsessed by sex. You spend all your time talking, not working. You are an expatriate, see. You hang around cafés.”
- Ernest Hemingway The Sun Also Rises
February 8th, 2010
Back in the summer of ‘05, I was oversees working on the film, Munich. Ironically, I got to visit several countries in Europe that year, but of course, not Germany. The closest I got was the daytrip I took to Vienna. I took the early morning train from Budapest and spent the day walking around, taking in the sights and sounds of the Austrian capital. Having studied German for two years in college, I was determined to use as little English as possible on the trip, which meant that it turned out to be a pretty quiet day.
I couldn’t help but snap a pic of this “small” cafe; an idyllic looking European cityscape if there ever was one. I also couldn’t help but patronize the cafe and order a refreshing Austrian lager (by pointing at the menu).
February 5th, 2010
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