There and Back Again

Ok, i am going to make another plug for Magnatune. they are cool – in terms of their stance on selling music that is.

Enter The Woods by Minstrel Spirit

So, Today I am writing to you from Istanbul, Turkey. I haven’t journaled for a while, so i thought this was a good excuse to start again.

I am here with Melissa and some of our friends, Bethany, Kim, Courtlyn, and Tim. Are main objective, other than to see Turkey, is painting a mural here in Istanbul. I will try to post a pic of it. it has been a great trip so far, good food, good weather, good people.

The mural theme is Kadikoy, showing some of the main sights and common elements of that section of Istanbul. We are hopeful that the wall will no longer be covered in graffiti, especially during and after our painting process.

~Daoud

Before the Mural

Basic blocking of color

I am aslan! (lion in Turkish)

The blueprints

So, i just learned of this fun entertainer from the show QI, which i have been watching a bit of recently.

Here is a Wikipedia entry about him, and a youTube video – enjoy!

Subaru is one of the best auto companies right now apparanly -> see this article.

Also, this is the worst commercial ever! such encouragement for eavesdropping!

I just finished reading this book, Everything is Illuminated.  Kristine lent it to me, and it was a good read, although a little depressing overall in some of its themes.  The most fun thing about the book though is its quirkyness, maybe this trailer (yes, it apparantly was made into a film in 2005) will show some of that?  actually this clip does a better job.