BUY DANISH!

Muslim lands are boycotting Danish products, because of an "offensive" drawing of Muhammed printed in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten (www.jp.dk) on September 30, 2005. They want an apology from the paper for disrespecting their "oh!-so-mighty-one". According to their holy book, the Koran, it doesn't allow for any cartoon drawings disrespecting their Muhammed. Well, the paper apologized for offending them, but they did not apologize for printing it, as they shouldn't. They have the write to express their opinions...it is the freedom of speech!

If the Muslims boycott Danish products, then I will buy more Danish and avoid anything from the Middle East. I am sick and tired of such religions that create havoc on harmless, peaceful lands...especially when Islams have taken advantage of the welfare offered by the Danish state.

Fight for the freedom of speech! BUY DANISH!!

(Legos, Carlsberg beer, havarti cheese, Lurpak butter, B&O electronics, NovoNordisk pharmaceuticals, ham & pork, Royal Copenhagen porcelain, candles...)

My friend Kelli made a Go-Gal in her Live Journal and it was so cute, I had to do one, too! So, this is the "skinny" Annelise in cartoon! I got to pick all the accessories myself! You can try it, too at: http://www.designhergals.com/

I was creative and used iron-ons on a black t-shirt! I made this front breast design from graphics I found online, and of course the back was used from the printable poster I got online from the Seattle Times! Yeah! And I will wear a light green scarf, just like the color of the knit caps they all wear at the games!

SUPER BOWL XL!! I am ready! Instead of ordering fan gear online and having it sent to my parents and then having them send it to me in DK and risking it not getting here in time for the Super Bowl, I decided to make my own Seahawks gear!

It's cold around here!! I'm glad I didn't leave my bike outside uncovered in this weather!

I was out tonight taking pictures with the fotoklub. I found a swirl in a red railing going down to the train tracks. I cut away all the other stuff and then played around with the colors and textures and got this fun bright pink swirl!

I really like how the formation of the thorns came out in the ice. It's amazing what can happen in such cold weather! I'm just glad we don't have the -30 degrees Celsius that Moscow has been having. -8 Celsius has been the most, the average being around -2.

As the sun set, it cast a beautiful light over Aalborg and lit up the ice that clung to the trees.

More ice sculptures.

Ice shoots...if you were positive that dogs hadn't pissed in them, they would look great in fancy drinks!

Sun shining through the ice.

After several days with snow and stormy weather, I headed out today to take pictures in the beautiful afternoon sun. Just about everything outside was covered in snow and ice and many plants were beginning to "shed" their ice like a snake does their skin, leaving a perfect mold of what it once encased. (Sunday, January 22)

Most birds of the same species look all the same to me, but I think this particular bird lands here quite often. He/she seems pretty comfortable there and is in good flying distance to my neighbor's bird feeder.

The view outside my window this morning, January 18th.

Go Hawks!

This is totally great! They are broadcasting the Seahawks game live here in Denmark. The crazy thing is, I am seeing the game more live than my parents are watching it 25 miles from the game! I can call a touchdown/completed pass/ interception/ whatever about 4 seconds before my parents see it on their t.v.! It is totally crazy!

It's the 2.00 minute warning. And the Seahawks are ahead, 20 - 10! This is so great! Keep up the defence!

Alright!! The Hawks won!! I think that is amazing for a Washington team! Too bad for the Redskins...NOT!

Friday the 13th

I have been wanting a tripod for my camera for a long time and today I finally broke down and got one. I asked some of the guys at the fotoklub if they had any recommendations, and they all agreed that the best was Manfrotto...an Italian brand. I was stressed about their price, but after I went to the InFoto downtown, they showed me a great Manfrotto that is compact, durable, and it was on sale. I had my camera with me so I could try it out. I liked that it was a simple set-up, could get pretty high, and it is possible to buy head attchements, for example, if I get a heavier camera one day or want to stick a flash and umbrella on it. I'm not that much of an advanced photographer, so I think this one is going to serve me just fine...probably for the rest of my life! Now I just need to get to know my camera a little better so that I can take great night photography and time-lapsed photos. I have the users manual around here somewhere....

Happy New Year!

Martin lights the rocket.

Martin can't wait! It's time to blow off some fireworks! Martin is prepared with the recommended protective eye gear as he opens a box of rockets.

Martin pours the wine for the first course of our New Year's Eve dinner while his brother Jesper looks on.

On New Year's Eve, the Queen always addresses the people at 6 o'clock live. Here she is remembering the many Danes who lost their lives in the tsunami.

On the 30th, Martin and I made it down to Aarhus to visit his friends. This is a view of the Danish landscape covered in snow from one of the rest stops south of Aalborg.

Then, after Xmas the snow arrived. It snowed all day on the 29th.

Christmas in Klarup. Martin and I decorated the tree at his mom's place and then on Xmas Eve we lit the live candles and enjoyed their glow while we unwrapped presents!

Tjeld and Chili sitting outside my window. It is so cute to see them out there waiting for me to come outside and say hello. On this day, Chili was more interested in finding a way to get in the house to get away from the kids who were lighting fireworks before Xmas. It is usually Tjeld that regularly greets me at my window.