It's that time of year again when the focus starts to move from Epiphany to Lent. The 2010 promo for Lent Event is, in my view, excellent and worth sharing
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Transportation meme
A very timely Friday Five from Songbird at RevGalBlogPals who writes:
By the time you're reading this, I'll be en route to a Great Big City to see my son in a play. I'll go by car and bus and train and no doubt cab and maybe even subway. Thus, our Friday Five.
1) What was the mode of transit for your last trip?
A total blow-out on our collective carbon footprint with several thousand airmiles across the Pacific and Continental United States. Supplemented with a mini-van from Phoenix to Grand Canyon, rental car St Louis Missouri-Baldwin City Kansas-Claremore Oklahoma, and bus from New York to Washington DC.
2) Have you ever traveled by train?
Yes yes yes every day (in a way I'm surprised this is even a question). And there have been some longer train journeys: When I left home for University it was train (and ferry) all the way from Hamilton to Dunedin. The train trip from Bombay (the contemporary name of the city) to Raxaul in India will never be forgotten. And I have just been remembering the trip last summer from Melbourne to Sydney which provided a glimpse of the vastness of this great continent.
3) Do you live in a place with public transit, and if so, do you use it?
Yes - see above. Buses and trains are a part of my everyday routine.
4) What's the most unusual vehicle in which you've ever traveled?
Now this is a hard one. Compared with the urban west the rickshaws in India are unusual but in their context they are the most common form of transport, in my adolescence there were hairraising rides in utes and motorcycles through farm paddock terrain but in those cases it was the route and not the vehicle that was unusual. Our family car growing up was 'one-of-a-kind' however: an Austin Cambridge somehow less common than the ubiquitous Morris Oxford, and in our case repainted a bight mustard-yellow colour instead of the turquoise blue of it's beginning. Our car was instantly recognisable!
5) What's the next trip you're planning to take?
Well the trip to work tomorrow - but in terms of big trip probably Easter in Broome and maybe a chance to see in person the sights of Bran Nue Dae which is one of the best movies I have seen in recent weeks
BONUS: What are the trip(s) you really want to make?
Three at least: Ghan (train again) from Adelaide to Darwin, perpendicular to that the Indian Pacific to Perth, and thirdly the Great Ocean Walk which looks so spectacular.
By the time you're reading this, I'll be en route to a Great Big City to see my son in a play. I'll go by car and bus and train and no doubt cab and maybe even subway. Thus, our Friday Five.
1) What was the mode of transit for your last trip?
A total blow-out on our collective carbon footprint with several thousand airmiles across the Pacific and Continental United States. Supplemented with a mini-van from Phoenix to Grand Canyon, rental car St Louis Missouri-Baldwin City Kansas-Claremore Oklahoma, and bus from New York to Washington DC.
2) Have you ever traveled by train?
Yes yes yes every day (in a way I'm surprised this is even a question). And there have been some longer train journeys: When I left home for University it was train (and ferry) all the way from Hamilton to Dunedin. The train trip from Bombay (the contemporary name of the city) to Raxaul in India will never be forgotten. And I have just been remembering the trip last summer from Melbourne to Sydney which provided a glimpse of the vastness of this great continent.
3) Do you live in a place with public transit, and if so, do you use it?
Yes - see above. Buses and trains are a part of my everyday routine.
4) What's the most unusual vehicle in which you've ever traveled?
Now this is a hard one. Compared with the urban west the rickshaws in India are unusual but in their context they are the most common form of transport, in my adolescence there were hairraising rides in utes and motorcycles through farm paddock terrain but in those cases it was the route and not the vehicle that was unusual. Our family car growing up was 'one-of-a-kind' however: an Austin Cambridge somehow less common than the ubiquitous Morris Oxford, and in our case repainted a bight mustard-yellow colour instead of the turquoise blue of it's beginning. Our car was instantly recognisable!
5) What's the next trip you're planning to take?
Well the trip to work tomorrow - but in terms of big trip probably Easter in Broome and maybe a chance to see in person the sights of Bran Nue Dae which is one of the best movies I have seen in recent weeks
BONUS: What are the trip(s) you really want to make?
Three at least: Ghan (train again) from Adelaide to Darwin, perpendicular to that the Indian Pacific to Perth, and thirdly the Great Ocean Walk which looks so spectacular.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
It's all about me
One of the things I was looking forward to with a month in the USA was being in the right time zone for the Friday Five posted on RevGalBlogPals each week. What I didn't factor in was the irregular access to the Internet as a traveller! And the one housebound Friday was Christmas Day when the RevGals were either superbusy or taking a well-deserved rest
So here I am on a very hot Saturday, responding to Jan's invitation to participate in an activity inspired by her current EFM task. She writes:
In EFM this week, our question was, "If you were a color, what would you be?" So that's where this Friday Five comes from, at least its jumping off place.
1. If you were a color, what would you be?
This is kind of different I think to my favourite colour. The immediate response is soft yellow. The colour of early sunset and late sunrise. A touch of warmth and rather luminous.
2. If you were a flower (or plant), what would you be?
A rose like the ones in our garden. Blooming somewhat unpredictably and enjoying freedom to grow as well as seasonal care
3. If you were an animal, what kind would you be?
Something surprising and contextual. Platypus or wombat, echidna or gecko.
4. If you were a shoe, what type would you be?
Josef Siebel with flowers (sensible and quirky)
5. If you were a typeface, which font would you be?
So here I am on a very hot Saturday, responding to Jan's invitation to participate in an activity inspired by her current EFM task. She writes:
In EFM this week, our question was, "If you were a color, what would you be?" So that's where this Friday Five comes from, at least its jumping off place.
1. If you were a color, what would you be?
This is kind of different I think to my favourite colour. The immediate response is soft yellow. The colour of early sunset and late sunrise. A touch of warmth and rather luminous.
2. If you were a flower (or plant), what would you be?
A rose like the ones in our garden. Blooming somewhat unpredictably and enjoying freedom to grow as well as seasonal care
3. If you were an animal, what kind would you be?
Something surprising and contextual. Platypus or wombat, echidna or gecko.
4. If you were a shoe, what type would you be?
Josef Siebel with flowers (sensible and quirky)
5. If you were a typeface, which font would you be?
Century Schoolbook or Bookman Old Style
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