Ice Hotel – The World’s Fanciest Igloo

Usually when I think of having a good night’s rest it involves curling up in a cozy bed under a really huge blanket – but one day I will have to make an exception to this rule if I ever hope to stay a night at an ice hotel. I first heard about the concept … Continue reading

Steampunk

While many people may have heard of cyberpunk (high tech, low life) , it seems like only a few know about the movement it spawned called steampunk. Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction featuring elements of fantasy that became popular in the 1980s and early 1990s. As the term suggests, it imagines a world … Continue reading

Parkour – The Art of Movement

par·kour (pär-kōōr’) A sport or athletic activity in which the participant seeks to move quickly and fluidly through an area, often an urban locale, by surmounting obstacles such as walls and railings and leaping across open spaces, as in a stairwell or between buildings So it’s 3:00 in the morning and I just finished watching … Continue reading

Mangoes and Pineapple Express

Looking at this epic poster for Pineapple Express it’s hard to believe I even thought twice about watching it. Today, after watching the trailer for the hundredth time I finally made up my mind to sit back with a bowl of mangoes and watch it. Pineapple was awesome! I have to say, I liked this … Continue reading