View of the Balcony, originally uploaded by saknicole. (for more pictures of the theater, check out my flickr) On Friday night I attended my first bit of Hungarian theater. It was a sort of optional trip for Irodalom (literature). I paid 2720ft (somewhere around 17usd I think) for the ticket, which apparently was the fancier [...]
Archive for September, 2008
28 Sep
Languages
I was just reading a post on one of my favorite blogs (Learning to Speak) which talked about language (mostly) goals she had set for herself, and that got me thinking about my own language abilities. So here is the overview of my linguistic abilities, for anyone that cares. it really isn’t impressive. I am [...]
27 Sep
Harry, A History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon
As any good Pottercast fan I am utterly excited to read the much anticipated (by me at least) story of the Harry potter fandom by the wonderful, beautiful, and fabulous Mellisa Anelli; due out on November 4th. Mellisa Anelli, for all of you sad clueless people, is the web-mistress of the leaky cauldron and one [...]
20 Sep
“Civil Unrest in Budapest”
Protest outside of school, originally uploaded by saknicole. (This photo is of a protest outside of CIB bank across the street from my school. I took the picture leaning out the window after history class) There is a bit of civil unrest in Budapest you could say. Most of all today. I only went out [...]
19 Sep
Charade….close up
Charade close up, originally uploaded by saknicole. I love this picture of my first charade sock. As of now I have knit the heal flap and started the gusset. I actually dont have much to say about this.
15 Sep
I love the BBC!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_7606000/7606810.stm – a knitting article, plus a radio clip http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_7598000/7598964.stm – an article is about funny book names, plus radio clip http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_7586000/7586683.stm – an article is about coded diaries, plus radio clip I just love the BBC. I listen to BBC radio here, watch BBC world news, and basically am just in love with the [...]
8 Sep
The Metro
It looks glamorous and enviable in movies and tv shows about big cities. Somehow the heroin mantains her lovely hair and composure. No sweat visable on her pristinly made up face or fashionable clothes. Nothing could be further from the truth. Every day I enter the smelly, hot, and terrribly crowed subway. And everyday I [...]
4 Sep
Sarah Palin
I never did express my thoughts about the news that has shocked everyone this past week or so. On my way to the airport to leave for Hungary my father called from the other car (long story) to tell me that Sarah Palin our very own Alaskan Governor was to be John McCains vp! At [...]
