baseball

It's been forever since I did any sort of substantial blog post.. I still haven't put up those Iceland photos.. Or had a photo night.. I should really do that soon.

But ANYWAY.. So one of my last days in the U.S.A happened to be the 4th of July.

I really wanted to do some of the stuff TV tells me is super American to do.. So I went to a Minor League Baseball game! I did the Hotdog and a Beer thing, I yelled 'CHARGE' at the appropriate time, I rooted for my team (they lost..) and then I got all emotional about them loosing... I came SO CLOSE to scoring a stray ball! The guy hit it, I saw it coming towards me, I stood up, I took off my hat, It bounced like a couple metres away from me and shot off in some other direction. That would have been SO cool.

Anyway when I got back to the place I was staying my host took me up onto the roof of his house to watch 4th of July fireworks. Holy.. Moly.. People were setting them off in their backyards, on the street, in parks... Everywhere. It was like a 360 degree firework thunderstorm.  The bangs and cracks had already been going for an hour or so, and they continued after we got back down off the roof a while later.

I loved the heat in Minnesotta after the mildness of Europe. I relished dripping with sweat.. I probably wouldn't have enjoyed this so much except that I had an airconditioned room to retreat to :)

I got so BROWN over those few days in the U.S.A..

Anyway so that was a fun day.

Just me getting used to flash.. He's saying 'No'

flllaaeesshh

Soo I'm back at Uni and that means I'll be back to posting silly pieces of work up here yaaay!

Here's an amusing flash thing I had to do today.

heheheheheheheheheheh...... I love my degree... 

Mall of America

I'm sitting in a food court at the Mall of America, trying to have a cultural experience. I wonder how big this place is in comparison to the new Charlestown Square? No joke you guys there is an amusement park inside this mall..

I really like the place I'm staying at.. The host is super polite n helpful. There are two other guys there too who are helping him work on his house. One of them is like 50 and plays all sorts of instruments the other one is younger n does metal work stuff. Im excited to go to the 4th of July celebrations! Fireworks and stuff! Will try to take pictures..

Im so glad I don't have cash to blow.. It is kind of cool though, the range and choice is just so much bigger. I bet I could find the right pair of shorts here in no time.

Nothing to this post really, just sitting around feeling tired n over stimulated by all the sights n smells. The saturation of lies in this place is oppressive.

Anyway! Err back to it!

The Manor

Greetings from the Manor.. Last night I stayed in one of the coolest houses I have been in! Highlights include:

• Scary looking but adorable Doberman called Scorch
• The spiral staircase
• The treasure chests in the room
• The mirror on the roof
• The bat-wing inspired bed head
• The HUGE mounted buffalo head in the lounge room.. Cant remember it's name now..
• The TEMPERATURE! OH my gosh it's beautiful.. 

I want to take loads of photos to show, but then this is someones house and I don't know if that is polite or not? Anyway the dude who owns it has been working on it for the last 4 years and has done a great job. He's a super leather-working handy man and a great host.

Anyway yes I am here in the USA.. Ready to get acquainted with the local culture.

Loads of Iceland photos coming soon!

Mmmmmmmmmm

Sitting on the steps in some sort of town square, basking in the Icelandic summer sunshine, eating a nutella sandwich, waiting for Laura and Danny to arrive and feeling so content it's not funny..

This morning I saw a great band play, went to a big flea market, accidentally attended a protest and finally managed to find the bottle shop. Our host has a bike I've been using which is just a bit too if for me and which has a boy-seat so I'm pretty sure I have a bruised ass.. BUT it's worth it. I love bikes. I wish I had stacks of cash to fill up on music with. I don't know whether to try that putrified shark stuff yet........... I probably will.

ermahgerd Reykjavik!