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These are the videos from our time in Athens. There are 7 videos, so to watch all of them below, make sure to click on the arrow on the right of the video. If you have problems, please feel free to go to YouTube to watch the videos there. This video set includes Ray's chilling dip in the Aegean Sea!

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Since we had hit up most of the major attractions on our first day, Ray had said he wanted to find a beach and go there. So when I woke up, I had to look for information on how to get to a beach south of Athens. After a little bit of looking I found that by taking the metro to Dafni and then taking the 171 bus to Varkiza. After a quick breakfast and a stop to purchase socks, we headed on the

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Surprisingly, we all got up at a relatively good time to take it to breakfast by 8AM. Ray and I went downstairs to start and we were seated and given a slice of bread with a slice of meat and a slice of cheese. There was also coffee, tea, and orange juice. I saw there were eggs, but the waiter-type-person said that there were no more eggs. I was baffled that only 15 minutes into service they were

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We had to get up really early in Paris to catch our 6:35AM flight out of Paris Orly to Athens. There was some trouble last night getting the desk clerk to help us call a cab, but it worked out. So we packed up and went to meet the cab out from at 4:20AM. He was early, as I expected. We were told last night that the cab would only cost 40euro, but when we got in and asked how much, he said it

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These are the videos from our City of Lights cruise down the River Seine. It started at the Eiffel Tower and went down past Notre Dame and back again. There are 12 videos, so make sure to click the arrow to the right to see them in order or go to YouTube to view them at your leisure.

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After a pretty interesting night, I got up early to try to do some internet stuff. The keyboard was totally freaky to me. I was having the hardest time trying to figure out where some of the most basic sign keys were and then some of the primary alphabet letters were in totally not normal places (the a, q, c, w, and others). I was having the hardest time. It really made me wish I had brought my

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The morning of departure was incredibly hectic for me. Of course the boys were calm and relaxed, but I had so much to do. I had to finish packing the little things, book our tours so we can print stuff out, and order mine and Ray’s train tickets home from London. Things got even worse when I screwed up a booking and then our train tickets weren’t booking, because the National Rail had changed

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The Blair Street Vault VigilEdinburgh, ScotlandMarch 13, 2009 12:00AM- March 14, 2009 6:00AMHosted by Mercat Tours w/ special guest North West Spirit Seekers Ray, Jim and I were able to secure places to a very special event at the South Bridge Vaults in Edinburgh. A Vault Vigil was being held on Friday, March 13 and “professional” ghost hunters and an equipment technician brought some equipment

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This is Archie when we were in Wisconsin. My parents went into the basement to start setting up for the get-together when all of a sudden Archie just started freaking out at our Chuck Palahniuk blow-up doll. I love when he spins around and starts barking more. He is so funny!

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Since today’s prompt was “feet”. I turned my birthday into a “photo scavenger adventure”! To chronicle my adventures today, I took a picture at all the places we went and included my foot in the picture! How awesome is that? So let’s get started.The first picture I took was at the first stop after our original bus. We were waiting on Hanover Street so that we could hop something to the Royal

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Hello peeps and peepettes!Long time no write!Lots and lots of things are going on with Ray and I. Some are big and some are small, but we’re getting to that time of year where every minute matters! I know the last time most of you heard from us was when I announced the devastating news that I did not pass my First Year Review. This news, of course, sent me spiraling down into a deep pit of

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(Posted from my recipe blog, but it pertains to an Edinburgh lifestyle that I've encountered.)About a month ago I received an e-mail from my University Student Association. In it was a note about fulfilling the requests of students to get discount organic produce delivered straight to their doors in Edinburgh, since living in the city makes it hard and expensive to find good organic produce. This

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Sunday was Ray’s first day going to the Royal Mile during the full blown festival month of August. We had tickets to see a comedy act that evening, so I figured before we go to the venue I would show Ray a little bit of what my mom and I experienced last August when we arrived in Edinburgh. We got off the bus near Greyfriars Bobby (near campus) and walked down George IV Bridge to the Royal Mile.

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On Thursday, July 10, 2008 my dad suffered from an unusual heart attack which presented itself with symptoms resembling food poisoning or flu. He was admitted to the hospital on Saturday, July 12 on the verge of going into diabetic shock. After a series of tests done over the weekend and the early part of the week starting July 14, my father’s heart condition was revealed and he was scheduled to

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As you all may know, my dad is in the hospital. Last Friday he underwent quadruple bypass surgery. It has been a hard few weeks for my dad and my mom and I only wish I could be around to help, but all I could do was try to keep my mom and dad cheerful with a few phone calls (roughly 2 calls a day). I called my dad the morning before his surgery and I haven’t spoken to him since, because he still

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Ray and I were invited to dinner at the Manager’s house this past Friday. Ray, if you recall, is the Assistant Manager. The Manager’s name is Andrew and his wife’s name is Katie. Katie also works at the Haddows and Victoria Wine with Ray and Andrew. Ray was really excited about dinner and hanging out, but I was a tad nervous, because the first time I met Andrew I was having one of my tizzy days.

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Despite the copious amounts of academic writing I have been and will be doing, August is full of exciting events for Ray and I. In anticipation of the awesomeoness that we will be encountering, I wanted to share with everyone what we will be doing:Sunday, August 3, 2008 - 5:40PMX-Files Improve with Dean Haglund @ the Edinburgh Comedy Festival on The Fringehttp://edcomfest.com/shows/

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Okay, so before I left for Scotland, I saw this episode from Samantha Browns Passport to Europe. It was all about Edinburgh. They finally were added to iTunes, so I filmed seven sections of the episode so that I can talk to you about them and show you all the places I know and frequent and all that.Part 1The opening shot is of Arthur’s Seat and the steeple of what is now called The Hub on the

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Over the past couple of weeks we have had a visitor to our flat. A kitten has taken to jumping through our window from the garden. We weren't offering her food or anything. She just wanted company and comfort. She is one of the kittens who comes from the neighbor's shed, but she is the only one who has ever approached us.So we started leaving the window open more and more and after two weeks of

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Sarah's Flavorful Burgers(Serves 6-8 depending on burger size)2 lbs ground beef3/4 cup ketchup1/2 cup mayo (or 2 eggs)1 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese1 TBSP cumin1 TBSP coriander2 TBSP minced garlic1 diced green chili (remove seeds to reduce heat and emphasize flavor)1 tsp salt1 TBSP pepperMix all ingredients VERY WELL in a large bowl. Then make your preferred sized patties. The larger/

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These are the videos I took at the 2008 Edinburgh International Film Festival.This is for the Red Carpet of The Edge of Love with Kiera Knightley and Sienna Miller. I didn't have my good camera, so there are no videos of them, but this is how obnoxious photographers are at these kinds of events:This is a video of my favorite cinematographer, Roger Deakins, in conversation with Seamus McGarvey.

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I don't normally record stuff like this off the television, but I really wanted to share it with my friends. It is the opening credits to one of my favorite TV shows (Veronica Mars) and here on the TV station that shows it in the morning, they have a lady doing sign language for the show. I have no issue with the sign language, but every time she signs the lyrics to the opening credit songs ("We

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I came up with this delicious and simple recipe this evening while procrastinating from working and waiting for Ray to get home.... I couldn't believe how easy it was and how delicious it turned out. It is partly inspired by a dish my mother-in-law, Nora, makes called Arroz con Pollo (but without the saffron). So here it is......Spur-of-the-Moment Arroz con PolloIngredients:1 can diced tomatoes (

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Ray got his call-back today and he didn’t get the manager position because he didn’t have enough experience managing people…. BUT the lady was so impressed with him that she wants to hire him as an assistant manager at a Victoria Wine right down the road from our flat. She couldn’t officially offer him the position, so he’ll be meeting the manager of the store on Wednesday at noon and if the

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Yesterday morning I was reeling with excitement! So much awesome stuff just landed in my lap and I just couldn’t control my excitement!Monday, I responded to an e-mail from Kim (one of the professors in my department) and she was looking for people to distribute fliers for Diversions (an experimental film festival being held next week) AND people to do photography at the festival. I’ve done

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These are the videos we took while in London.360 View on the London EyeBig Ben Ringing at the QuarterA Changing of the Guard at the Tower of LondonGiant Armor and Dwarf ArmorHenry VIII's Riding and Horse ArmorHenry VIII's Battle and Jousting ArmorLine of Armor in the Tower of LondonMore Armor at the Tower of LondonChanging of the Guard Part 1Changing of the Guard Part 2 (Ray tried)Changing of the

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I just wanted to drop another quick line with this really interesting bit of information I have gathered over the last 24-Hours. The letter I sent yesterday about our trip to the Gallery turned out to be a bit more controversial than I thought. At the end of the entry I talk about how Monopoly boards are different here in the UK and how I was surprised that the board tiles were not the same,

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Today was another small, free adventure. I guess whenever we do something here it is an adventure, because everything is an exciting or very unusual experience. Today we ventured over to the Dean Gallery, which is part of the National Galleries of Scotland. There are four buildings that comprise three parts of the National Galleries of Scotland: the Modern Art Galleries (Dean Gallery, Modern Art

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Ray opening up his belated (by one day) birthday present from his best friend Jim. Can you believe it? An XBox 360!!! AND Jim even put the right label on the box (personal-electronics) and not "gift" which would have required us paying quite a bit extra just to receive the item (import tax). So now Ray's depression over his nephew and best friend getting Xbox 360s over Christmas and him only

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Cutest use of cats in a commercial EVER!!!

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This is a really short event, but it was so much fun!!! I was actually able to rangle Ray out of bed pretty early to go on a little adventure. First I made sure he helped to part my hair perfectly straight (he is my new stylist) and then we got our bag packed and headed out. The two of us rode the 35 to the bottom of the Royal Mile and walked past the Scottish Parliament. I had a massive pee

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This entry is from January 25-27, 2008.Our weekend started out with a Scottish Holiday that we were somewhat excited to celebrate. We had been invited to about a dozen different events for Burn’s Night here in Edinburgh. Burn’s Night celebrates the National Poet Robert Burns on his birthday, January 25. I like to think the Scots just look for any excuse to celebrate haggis and scotch! Robert

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The Attractive Edinburgh Treasure HuntFebruary 2, 2008 12-5PMI met up with my team (Mima, Nat, and Maria) in front of the International Student Café at roughly 11:30AM. We needed to continue to coordinate our costumes. Maria had taken home our flags and Hogwarts International titles that I had printed out to create our team logo. When I told them that the shirt I had wanted to wear just wasn’t

Reel Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01557786507171836153noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924722778282184624.post-17564019927457571362008-02-11T15:35:00.001Z2008-02-11T15:35:33.907Z

Hey Everyone!Just a letter about our trip to Pitlochry and the Blair Athol Distillery.Ray and I got up really early in the hopes that we could be happily motivated to go on the trip. It worked! We were up, showered, packed and ready to head out on our Saturday adventure to Pitlochry and the Blair Athol Whiskey Distillery. We were looking forward to a day for just the two of us away from the

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A lot of people have been surprised at my absence from various venues (e-mail, blogs, social sites, etc). I’ve been busy. I’ve been really, really busy. First, I’ve been bombarded with school related stuff. My lecture readings are starting to interfere with my research. I have an essay due for my Film and Religion class on Monday and by no later than Tuesday I have an essay due to my advisor.

Reel Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01557786507171836153noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924722778282184624.post-82078661342522859862008-01-27T12:10:00.000Z2008-01-27T12:13:39.560Z

Well Hello Everyone!!!A quick note for all of you who are new to the list: If you’re fallen behind or just want to figure out what is going on, check mine and Ray’s Travel Blog - http://monkeysworldtravel.blogspot.com/It’s been a while since we last updated everyone. It’s been really busy around these parts with the holidays and school and, well, the evils of Scottish illness. So let me take you

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Here are the three videos from yesterday's snow fall. One from 11AM, 2PM, and 4PM. Too bad it didn't snow some more!!!Snow in our Backyard at 11AM Snow in our Backyard at 2PM Snow in our Backyard at 4PM

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Hey!!!We got our first snowfall today, but right now it is no longer sticking. It's been coming down in huge flurries and then resting. I quick took a video and pictures while it was still sticking. Now when it falls its landing on melted snow. We're hoping when it gets a little colder in a few hours it'll start sticking more and maybe over the evening. We're supposed to get snow/rain off and on

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Hello from 2008!Ray and I just got back from heading over to Princes Street for the Street Party and watching the Fireworks. The Street Party was really crowded and just a neat sight, but we realized we had a great view of the fireworks from the bridge near our flat. So we hustled back to the flat and made it just in time to see the amazing display! We got the ring in the New Year with Elvis,

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Reel Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01557786507171836153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924722778282184624.post-24861011274637793962007-12-25T13:42:00.000Z2007-12-25T13:43:15.021Z

I had this huge letter I was working on, but it was so huge it'll probably be a New Year's Letter. That and the fact that I just lost three paragraphs of it, because the program shut down and the autosave didn't save it.Suffice to say, December has been a wonderful month. Sure, I got sick, but that was only a minor blemish to a wonderful month! Everything from doing all the festive activities

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The Photobucket Album is meticulously organized according to location, so look to the left of the page when you there and click on the Day and then the Location of what pictures you want to see. I know that seems a bit weird, but, trust me, the pictures are really great, and so was the trip!Photobucket Album

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This morning started off rocky. We had wanted to go to a movie, because three movies were leaving the theatre, but they all only had one run time and it was the same run time. So after I got him up, we struggled to figure out what to do.When I was done doing some random work, I checked my mail from school and there was a letter about the Highland Trip. Here’s what’s up:Basically it's going to be

Reel Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01557786507171836153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924722778282184624.post-44764902884465106942007-11-28T22:03:00.000Z2007-11-28T22:06:03.197Z

So now that it has been just over two months since I left behind the home I’ve known for 28 years and I write as though people have been waiting with bated breath to continue the long abandoned thread of a story. I am going to try to encapsulate the plethora of feelings and insights I have on this new home, Edinburgh, into a few (read: too many) meager words.In short, I love it here in Scotland.

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The day started off as if it could go either way. I wasn’t sure what kind of mood Ray was sporting. I knew he was still bummed about his Mystery Science Theatre screenings, but at the same time it opened us up to being able to make a nice dinner and maybe go see the Christmas Lights turned on. So once I got him up, we started to plan our day.First we called Argos back about our bed, since they

Reel Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01557786507171836153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924722778282184624.post-34712778848972450472007-11-22T23:09:00.000Z2007-11-22T23:41:18.308Z

Darkness Before the Lights 3-2-1 LIGHTS!!! Skaters and the start of Fireworks Fireworks and Lights

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Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!Here there is so much more focus on Christmas, because, duh, they don’t celebrate Thanksgiving. On Saturday we are going to go to the International Student Café and celebrate with a Pot Luck Thanksgiving. We’re going to try to bring pumpkin pies if we can find the ingredients. As far as we know, only 5 people have signed up so far, but there will be a guaranteed turkey

Reel Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01557786507171836153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924722778282184624.post-38446654748318769362007-11-17T23:27:00.001Z2007-11-17T23:30:15.658Z

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Reel Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01557786507171836153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924722778282184624.post-79919996294159445152007-11-11T10:29:00.000Z2007-11-12T10:30:23.329Z

Hey Everyone!!A lot has happened since the last time I sent out an e-mail. I went to the Falkland Palace in Fife, St. Andrews, and Lindisfarne, England. We were supposed to go to a distillery and some other castle, but something happened to cancel that trip, so instead we headed down over the boarder to England and the Holy Island.Falkland Palace was absolutely beautiful! I wish we would have

Reel Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01557786507171836153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924722778282184624.post-77123795809284611442007-11-05T10:00:00.000Z2007-11-22T22:52:20.856Z

Dear Everyone,I have decided to take a break (procrastinate) from my paper that I’m writing as part of my dissertation work and is due tomorrow. I am notorious for being a Plan-Ahead-Procrastinator (I have everything planned out ahead of time, but I wait till the last minute to write it all out). But I just wanted to drop a really quick line to let you know Ray and I are still doing well.It is

Reel Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01557786507171836153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924722778282184624.post-76859008906969786902007-11-03T19:51:00.000Z2007-11-12T09:54:02.903Z

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I typically wake up on Saturdays with a feeling of excitement and eagerness to head out on my day trip. Today I woke up feeling extremely exhausted and not wanting to roll out of bed. My alarm actually woke me up, which is rare because I typically beat the alarm to waking. I quickly got out of bed and started setting about my morning duties in preparation for the trip.Ray was on the computer so I

Reel Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01557786507171836153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924722778282184624.post-18558462366479578782007-10-08T10:02:00.000+01:002007-11-12T10:04:36.320Z

Hey everyone, again!I just had to drop another "quick" note because it was such an eventful weekend and even today was incredibly eventful. I just have a few minutes to relax before I dive back into my studies.Saturday I met up with some students I've befriended and we went to the Rosslyn Chapel, which is actually right outside of Edinburgh. We hopped the 15 bus and off we went. The Chapel was

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Yeah, I'm not great director and I know it's really dark, but I at least have little videos. If you don't like the videos, check out the pictures. I'll try to do better when I go back with Ray.PicturesThe VaultThe Inside of Rosslyn Chapel

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Hey Everyone! (picture links at bottom of letter)Just sending a quick update, since it’s one of my days off. Things are going pretty okay. Nothing is ever perfect, but I am way better off than I was a month ago. And I’m keeping busy with school and school related activities.I met with my two advisors last week and they assigned me a lit review on all the relevant literature out there on Film and

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Reel Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01557786507171836153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924722778282184624.post-6240174399783931492007-09-16T20:01:00.000+01:002007-11-12T09:56:03.610Z

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Reel Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01557786507171836153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924722778282184624.post-55311084592352139952007-09-14T10:21:00.000+01:002007-11-12T10:22:40.342Z

Hello!Just dropping another quick note to let everyone know what’s going on.Met with my department today. Apparently my head advisor is on research leave this semester. I have yet to find out exactly what that means for me, but hopefully I’ll be able to work with the other lady who is there. I honestly don’t understand why I got an advisor who is on leave my first semester. It kind of angers me,

Reel Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01557786507171836153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924722778282184624.post-39196104788207197822007-09-12T10:23:00.000+01:002007-11-12T10:23:58.304Z

Just dropping a quick Hello!I am scheduled to have my phone and internet (and television) installed Tuesday, September 18, 2007 between 8AM and 1PM. I have had this confirmed, even though my address is still a bit screwy, but that's apparently because of thep hone company. They're taking a while to change it. I had a hard time understanding everything and with the minutes on my cell phone

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