Anthems are amusing...except Peru! Iceland's is nice and poetic, but it mentions g-d so I didn't include. They tend to include soldiers and/or Him. I like when, like in Burkina Faso's case, the people are honored, not the army. Many superlatives. San Tome declares self "happiest nation on earth". India's is intellectual ( Read more... )

I made a flickr account. There's almost nothing on it yet, but I may start hacking up pictures I love from over two years ago.
I gotta say this is the most adorable me-photo out there. all credits go to IZ.


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