KoA parallel of the day! These always make me happy. I just realized the hilarious similarity between the story of Bacchus (Dionysus)  and the dolphins (as seen in Book 3 of Ovid's 'Metamorphoses') and the story line of the King of Attolia. First of all, Bacchus enters dressed in "embroidered robes of gold and purple" and "half-dazed with wine and ( Read more... )

I should be doing homework, but I just couldn't resist a little doodle. And now we all see why I don't post any artwork >.< Absolutely zero skill in the artistic world. But I was bored so...( See the doodle... )

                                                                                            
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So I was watching Psych season 3, which my awesomely amazing dad bought for me (I got my whole family addicted, LOL), when this jewel of a reference just about made me fall out my chair laughing XD

Shawn: We're available for more cases by the way. Embezzlement, extortion, espionage. Pretty much anything that starts with E. Elephant theft.
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Sicily was an experience beyond words. I learned so much, saw some of the most breathtaking sights imaginable, and had some pretty amazing pizza and gelato as well. That island is steeped in history and it was an honor to have one of Sicily's top archaeologists as our tour guide/director/professor. It was also the first time that I have been ( Read more... )

 We went to Syracuse on our Sunday off, it was SO MUCH FUN!!! Our first stop was the archaeological museum and upon our arrival our prof treated us to a lecture on the historical significance of Syracuse. One of the most important claims to fame - being the hometown of the great mathematician Archimedes himself. So I did my best to listen to that ( Read more... )

 Funny story. We have magpies EVERYWHERE here, they have stalked the people preparing food at times. Yesterday we were having fun shifting sand, etc. and we had some pretty darn nice finds (by our standards, anyone else would be bored...). We left for our siesta and when we came back and started to retrieve our buckets and shovels from the ground ( Read more... )

 We have local workmen who come and do stuff in our site like shift sand, etc. Or should I say "work"men? They don't really work. They just sit there and smoke and WATCH us. It's REALLY awkward. I mean, it's not subtle watching, where you glance over and then away or something like that. It's intent O.O staring, like we're animals in a zoo. Our ( Read more... )

 Sand in and behind my ears, sand in my eyes, sand in my shoes, sand in my gloves, sand stuck to EVERYWHERE that had sun block, and even sand up my nose. But I am having so much fun!!! We are working on cleaning out the backfill and tarps from last year. Wind + sand >.< At least the wind keeps us cool, so I can't really complain. But I can ( Read more... )

 Well, I made it all right!!! I navigated the airports without any problems. I was so proud of myself, in Rome a guy asked me what time it was in Italian and I answered him just fine in Italian. Lol, so I can never remember my numbers in class but when I'm put on the spot I am suddenly practically fluent. Whatever ( Read more... )