We were planning to go to Scotland for our honeymoon, and walk around and climb Munroes, which are big hills out there. But planning the wedding took up all of our time, and we never got around to planning the honeymoon! So we canceled our plane tickets and took the train out to Portland, Oregon. Why Portland? As not-so-ironically noted in IFC’s “Portlandia” series, “The dream of the ’90s is alive in Portland.” It’s full of vegans who sew their own clothes and hang out at Powell’s books. Plus there’s Voodoo Doughnuts, home of the maple-bacon doughnut. Mmm.
Archive for July, 2011
A honeymoon destination that’s not among the usual
July 28th, 2011One person’s greatest achievement is another person’s normal
July 25th, 2011
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I consider my greatest achievement to be graduating from college. It’s something that a lot of people do, and many of them probably take it for granted, but it took me more than a decade. I learned that once you leave college, it’s especially hard to come back, because you’re older than all of your classmates (not too much older, thankfully) and more mature. While they’re talking about beer-bongs on Saturday, you’re thinking about how you’re going to pay tuition next semester. They’ve got laptops their parents paid for, and you’re taking notes in an actual notebook, with a pen. But it was worth it.
The Dog is a domestic animal
July 22nd, 2011The Dog is a domestic animal which is now a great pet in many homes. Even it has become a part of the family as in many houses the dogs act as a center of living. People are very much interested in Dog training and many are in idea that spending time with dogs makes them happy and relieved from stress. Dog bowls play an important role in the health conditions if the dog or else the dog may eat some stray food and may get some health hazards, using dog bowls in different colors and models makes the dog eat foods at home so now the health of the dog is assured.
If I had to live under the sea, a narwhal’s what I’d be
July 21st, 2011If I had to live underwater for two years, I’d be a narwhal, the unicorns of the sea. A narwhal’s big horn isn’t actually a horn at all, but its left tooth. Narwhals live in the arctic, and spend so much of their time under the ice that not much is known about them – I’d like to be mysterious. Nobody really knows what that big tooth is for, either, but there are many photos of narwhals smacking their tusks together above the water, so maybe it’s for fighting. At several feet long, it’s certainly too big for using to eat.