Has anyone tried this new airbnb thing? People rent out there rooms to travellers passing through. Seems to be much cheaper and more authentic than hotels, and a bit more comfortable than some CouchSurfing situations might leave you. I think I’m going to try it. Just signed up for my account - link me up!
This link will get you $25 off your first stay:
http://www.airbnb.com/tell-a-friend?airef=12avfz53f27zz5
“The great omission in American life is solitude; not loneliness, for this is an alienation that thrives most in the midst of crowds, but that zone of time and space, free from the outside pressures, which is the incubator of the spirit.”
-Marya Mannes
Merry Christmas everyone. May you find some solitude on your holidays.
Looking back, a lot sure happened in 2011.
I entered three very different images in a photography competition that a local photo store put on recently. I always find it interesting what shot stands out to a judge when there are no genre rules - this time they picked this one of mine!
They printed it and it went up on display at Henry’s Regent (here in Winnipeg) mid-November and should be up ‘til the end of December(ish). Check it out if you happen to be in there oggling some new gear. :)
Flying back from Churchill on Sunday night I really hoped to see the northern lights out the plane window. No such luck.
This is pretty cool though.
(Source: tinybuddha.com)
I’m amazed by how many people are still clueless about the Occupy movement. On Wall Street, it started September 17th. But it spread, and is still spreading. In Canada, it starte October 15th (the Day of Action). The movement has many different faces, each attacking different local issues.
I have strong opinions on this and how authorities and media are dealing with it, but I will keep those to myself and let you look into it yourself wherever you are. Do your own research and don’t just trust what media/friends/politicians/family tell you to think on the matter. Here in Winnipeg, the number of tents in front of the legislature keeps growing despite the frost that covers them every morning. This movement’s not going to go away anytime soon so it would be wise to not just turn a blind eye.
Here’s a couple videos from speakers for Canadian occupy movements:
David Suzuki in Vancouver
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AqiVdruCII&sns=fb
Michael Stone in Montreal
http://vimeo.com/31007476
The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, answered “Man. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.”
