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Now for some cover versions. This one is quite a recent tune, and is called "Violet hill". It's taken from the latest Coldplay album entitled "Viva la vida".
I've got a number of Coldplay songs lined up to do, and this is the first out of that selection. I really struggled with the falsetto in this one, so I had to take the music down a key. Even then I still struggled, but I just about managed it.
It's been quite noisy in the skies above my village over the past weekend. I live quite near to a place called Goodwood. They hold a number of annual events and one of them is called "The festival of speed". So while it was on, I snapped a few of the aircraft from my back garden. I've put those in the video. All I will say is that one aircraft in particular got extremely close, and it wasn't the smallest flying object in the world!!!
Check out my cover of this brilliant song, and see my snaps:
The Youtube stats are still moving well.
I've now got 721 subscribers.
My channel viewings are now up to 16,254.
The overall video views are so close now. 249,532. Barring disasters, it will pass the quarter of a million tomorrow :)
It's quite likely that my next song will be another Coldplay tune. I've got my eyes on an album track from a few years ago :)
Ok the title is more of me telling Me that I must do them.. since not everyone may want to do these couple things...
The first one is...
Wine War
Haro, Spain
Wear white and bring a water gun, then fill it with free wine, compliments of the city council, for this super-soaker spectacle. "Held annually at the end of June, it's a modern-day remnant of the feuds between rival towns of this wine-producing area in which everyone drenches everyone else in Rioja" wine, Dunford says. Later, steer that are released into the plaza take off for the bullring, adding a final touch of drama to the day.
(So come on Ladys put on those white Ts and lets all get drunk through every pore in our body. YAY!!!)
The second event I just found out about it...
Naadam
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
"This event (July 11-13) is less about participation, focused as it is on the national sports of archery, wrestling and horsemanship. It's an experience you won't forget, especially once you've squeezed into a nomad's tent, swilled Genghis Khan vodka with 300-pound wrestlers while a woman in silk robes serves you platters of sheep innards," Dunford says. Don't miss the song and dance shows at the Cultural Palace.
(I dont know about you but that really sounds like a fucking blast to me)
This one you all may now about...
La Tomatina
Buñol, Spain
On Aug. 29, truckloads of tomatoes are unloaded in the square, a rocket is fired and thousands of festive food-fighters reduce the fruit to a juicy explosion of seeds, skin and pulp. "It's all about joining in, and most people find that chucking around 130,000 kilos (286,000 pounds) of tomatoes at each other is a strangely liberating experience. It's the one party at which you can say that you've painted the town red," Dunford says.
Another Classic must..
Carnival
Port of Spain, Trinidad
Order your costume for Feb. 19 and 20 and join the steel bands and bikini-clad masqueraders marching in the streets. "There's nothing like this pre-Lenten orgy of feasting and dancing. Rio is still the daddy of them all but this year try somewhere different, like Trinidad, where this joyful, rum-soaked celebration is the biggest in the Caribbean. It's a national obsession," Dunford says
The last one.. for THIS list at least will be...
Queen's Day
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Already known as a party paradise, this Dutch city has an all-nighter on the queen's birthday, April 30. "Lots of drink is consumed, and everyone goes berserk on the water — rowboats, barges and old fishing vessels crammed with people, crates of beer and sound systems pound their way around the canals. Get on a boat or just watch from the comfort of a nearby bridge — or bar," Dunford says
TtyaLater
~Bob
Okay where to begin...
Torridgirl and I went to the Greek Festival as we do every year and let me tell you that the vittles (yes I said vittles) were scrumptious! She had the spanakopita and I say she had it but to be truthful I ate part of it. Neither of us would do the stuffed grape leaves but only because the texture is just to uncomfortable for us. There was a delicious Greek salad with feta of course and then there was the lamb kabob with pita that I ordered and man! Whew! They also had this crazy all natural slushy drink that was intense!
and I cant forget about the fried dough covered with honey and powdered sugar that should be outlawed!
Now food wast the only highlight there was an art show and of course the dancers. These little ladies danced their hearts out for nearly 30 minutes, complete with costume changes! Now wasn't that fun? I know,it felt you went to the festival yourself. Well I plan to post more regularly from now on, Although I will be in Oregon from the 5 of June until the 11th and so then the posts will stop on the 4th and resume on the 12th.
Love and Light folks
Goddess Bless
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Last weekend was fun and interesting! But i'm so busy working full time now (and often too tired to write a bunch by the end of the day-- also from getting over a cold)... as well as other activities like Ruhi study circles and Aikido... so i haven't found time to write about it until now!
Anyway, so last weekend, on Saturday, was many Olympians' annual favorite: The Procession of the Species. Which is a long parade of people and floats dressed as endangered species and coincides with Earth week. For more info and pictures of it you can click here X. Apparently a 27,000 member crowd of tall 'n's and munchkins gathered and watched. (i.e adults and children). And i was one of them. It was a beautiful sunny day the whole day. With the flowers up and trees also in full bloom. :^)
Upon arriving downtown a little after 16:30 i parked near the place where the parade would end where the wonderful Traditions Cafe is. I was surprised and happy to find colored chalk all around and adults and kids drawing all over the road (which was blocked from traffic) and side walks. I first walked a few blocks until i came upon a place where the parade was going by. After watching a while, i went back to were the parade would end and watched the beginning of the parade go by. I then found an area of sidewalk i liked with the Capitol Park to my back and sat down with some colored chalks and started drawing with out a plan other than for it to be on the Baha'i theme of "unity in diversity" it got bigger and bigger until ended up with the final result (see photos included). I didn't have my camera, but my attempt at art was still there on Sunday at noon, when i went back there after almost completing Ruhi Book 2.
I ended up being very happy that i didn't have my camera the day before because otherwise i wouldn't have stumbled upon Olympia's 2008 Dragonboat Festival! I noticed lots of tented booths in the distance, next to Capitol Lake. When i walked up to them i found out from one of them that was handing out event programs that the 2008 Olympia Dragon Boat festival was in progress right then and there! It's sponsored by neighboring town Lacey's Saint Martin's Uni. So i spent the next few hours watching the races and meeting the team from China-- from the Shanghai Maritime University, (i was eager to practice my Chinese a bit) which is also the team which won the First Place for the whole competition! By 14:00 i was getting quite hungry and started strolling into town to find a place to eat. On the way i stopped off at some interesting booths, first was one for the Olympia Area Chinese Fellowship which was doing free calligraphy of Western names transcribed into Chinese characters. I already have a Chinese name (Kuò Lì Yà --阔利亚) so i had him do that (on a bookmark sized piece of paper) and chatted to them about China and found out about local Tai-chi and Chinese language classes that i hope to take once i have money to spend on such things (the Aikido instructor, Will Sensei, is very kind and compassionate in allowing me to participate in his classes already now even though it'll be a couple months before i'll be able to start contributing financially).
Eventually i pulled myself away from that booth only to get stuck at a booth with Japanese students who were doing the same with Japanese Characters (in Japanese my name is Ko Ri Ya or Ko Ya and there's 3 different scripts in which it could be written!). I enjoyed meeting and chatting with them (and getting my name written in Katakana) and so it was around 15:00 by the time i actually got to the restaurant (i chose the Indian restaurant which has an all-you-can-eat lunch buffet for about $8). It's yummy! ... I was wearing a Baha'i pendant and while i paid for the meal the owner enjoyed identifying the religious symbols of the world's major religions that are on it.
After lunch i headed back to the lake and practiced calligraphy (writing Ai Ki Do) with the Japanese students (from St. Martins Uni) under their tent at which time it started raining and then pouring. After getting my coat i then watched the finals of the Dragonboat races. The Shanghai team won the first place (see photo) as they did the last time they were here, in 2006.
On Monday evening and this morning (Saturday) i attended Aikido classes in Olympia for the first time. It's great fun-- but i noticed how out of shape i've gotten in the year since i was an Uchideshi at Nippon-Kan in Denver! I was very sore on Tuesday and Wednesday! But i think i'll be able to stay healthier now that i'm getting regular exercise-- despite being around little kids all the time, hopefully!
crap.
so i went to festival friday, it was so much fun. we got a 2- and a 2+ which is pretty good, considering last year they got a 2- and a 3+.
douglas is the most amazing band, too. like watching them was just wow. two 1+s! i'm not even sure what they got in jazz. dayton and douglas played one of the same songs, which was kind of interesting because you can compare and contrast how the two bands played it. of course douglas played it better, because dayton's trumpet soloist choked like half of the song. dayton has an amazing drummer, though. matt.
this is where the crap comes in. i spent most of the day with brandon. yes, brandon moore. the kid i had the hugest crush on for an entire year and finally got over a few months ago.
brandon more... the guy that i now like. again.
damn it.
and the worst thing is he totally knows. i made it that obvious. as in sam casually mentions how we hung out a lot and he right away say "yeah she likes me." that obvious. not that i knew, but damn. this sucks.
it's so hard not to, though. he is the best looking freshman in our school, hella musical, funny, smart, confident.
all the things i go for in a guy. every single trait.
sam, the naive sweetheart that he is, says i should go for it. go for the gold. as if.
i mean, i know i'm not ugly, maybe even pretty. but he specifically said he was done with girlfriends.
and he dates girls like amber, kassie, julie, etc. pretty, confident girls. somewhat slutty, but only in some cases.
and i know he doesn't like me like that, and won't. ever.
so now i just have to want what i really, really can't have.
damn.
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