A Collection of Christmasy and Not So Christmasy Facts

Here's a slightly belated Merry CHRISTmas to everyone!!!

Just to give ya'll a heads up, Leauphaun and I are planning on holding another contest similar to the previous one in the near future, so keep your eyes open for that. Check out the two winners' prizes from the first contest here and here.


I've finally updated my poll, so you voting-deprived people may finally vote again. I know you're all going crazy with excitement, right?

The reason behind the poll is because I'm sitting in our TV room watching Leauphaun and The Goose blowing the heck out of other fighters on Super Smash Bros. Brawl, probably our most played game on the Wii. So far, we've played over 100 hours of solo Brawl time (that's time spent in-match, not in the game itself). If any of you have that game, or its two prequels, comment and let me know what you favorite character(s) are to play. I won't tell my favorite until then:)


Last night, Sidney Crosby kept his epic point streak alive with a goal in the Penguins 3-1 loss in Ottawa. He now has points in 24 games straight! As Washington found out last Thursday, you can't stop Sidney, no matter what you do. Kinda pathetic looking, isn't it?

As for the topic of Christmas, has everyone else decided they won't really want to eat for the next couple of days? Because I haven't. I could eat jello salad all year round. Stuffing isn't all that bad, either, but I'm afraid that I'd have to pass on the brussel sprouts. Bleah!!!


Presents: The weirdest present that I saw given this year was probably to my dad: we gave him a jar of sauerkraut and a jar of pickled herring. Double bleah!!!!


Weirdest saying: As Leauphaun already explained in this post, this year introduced us to the Whoopy Wang.


Best Christmas tradition: This one ended in a tie. My family always does Mexican food on Christmas Eve, which we did this year with our best friends. While were were at their house, they told us about their tradition of having prime rib on the day after Christmas, as they don't do the turkey meal on Christmas anymore. I wanted to go over and join them, but we had family over yesterday. Maybe next year, then.


So there you have it: a random collection of facts from the past several days. Hope you enjoyed it. If you want a part two to this post, let me know.

P.S. My grandpa is in the hospital with an erratic heart beat. Please keep him in your prayers.

~God Bless~

USA STATES

The United States is located on the continent of North America, and is commonly known as the United States of America (USA). The USA consists of 50 states, and encompasses a total area of 3,679,245 square miles and a land area of 3,537,438 square miles. The United States population in the year 2000 census was 281,421,906, an average of 79.6 persons per square mile. The estimated population in the year 2003 was 291,587,000.

Continental USA, sometimes called the "lower 48 states", is bordered on the north by Canada, on the south by Mexico, and on the southeast by The Bahamas. The state of Alaska is bordered on the east by Canada and on the west by Russia. This map of United States shows its relationship to these neighboring countries as well as the names and boundaries of each state. This site also features a printable USA map showing capital cities and other large cities as well as major interstate highways. For detailed road maps and topographical maps of the USA and its regions, please visit United-States-Map.com.

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New York City Walpaper

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So, a friend of ours hooked up Mike, Warner, and I with tickets to the sneak preview of “Tron” tonight at a ginormous IMAX 3D on the Upper West Side. Before I knew anything about the movie, I was quick to write off the entire general concept of Tron as the nerdiest thing that I had ever heard of. Then, I had vivid flashbacks of being a little kid playing Tron (I think the original came out in 1983 and I have memories of throwing socks at other kids, weird right?). After that, I heard through the grapevine that the cinematographic landscape of Tron’s “alternative universe” was inspired by the physical landscape/layout of Burning Man, Jeff Bridges was the star, and Daft Punk produced the entire soundtrack.

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’ve always thought of New York City as the perfect city for lovers. There’s so much to see and do, so many places to take romantic strolls, cute little candlelit restaurants. It’s pretty chilly in the city for Valentine’s Day most years, but that just means more time spent snuggling in a cozy New York City hotel for the weekend! These hotels are pretty posh, so they’re a good choice for a real splurge for maybe one night:

The Inn at Irving Place:

Rooms are still available for Valentine’s Day as of this writing, and a nice Queen room will cost you about $445 plus tax. But, you get to stay in one of New York City’s most beautiful bed & breakfasts. The beautiful townhouse dates from the 19th century, and it’s located just south of Gramercy Park. You can relax with an in-room massage and with a complimentary (yay!) breakfast in bed.


Read more: http://hotels.uptake.com/blog/romantic-new-york-city-hotels-valentines-day-1436.html#ixzz19EFvsbbD

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Located at the mouth of Hudson River, New York City became America’s main immigration entry point in the 18th century. The city was named the first capital of the United States in 1785. The first Congress met in Federal Hall on Wall Street and drafted the first Bill of Rights, as well as the Northwest Ordinance that same year.

The Northwest Ordinance was the first step in expanding the United States. George Washington was inaugurated in New York in 1789. A new street grid system was put in place in the early 1820s, which mapped all the streets on the island of Manhattan. The street grid divided the city in sections in order to accommodate the immigrants that were moving into the city in large numbers.

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An Unofficial Tag - Music Shuffle

Noah over on his blog Books I Recommend was tagged. I wasn't tagged through it, but I love this tag far too much to not do it.

Tag Rules:

1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.
4. Tag 20 friends.
5. Everyone tagged has to do the same thing.

Have Fun!


If someone says "Are you okay?" you say...
Supersonic by Family Force 5
You know, I have always wanted to go that fast...

What would best describe your personality?
Touch Of Deception by Inhale Exhale
Ouch!

How would you describe yourself?
Monster by Skillet
Double ouch!

What do you like in a guy/girl?
A Reason To Bleed by THE7METHOD
Huh?

How do you feel today?
Exit Calypason (Into The Ice Cave) by Falling UP
Whatever that means...

What is your life's purpose?
Lost by RED
Some days it feels that way.

What's Your Motto?
Words of Red by Nine Lashes
Exactly.

What do your friends think of you?
Rebirthing by Skillet
That's good... I think.

What do your parents think of you?
A Thread Of Light by Demon Hunter
Strange.

What do you think about very often?
Stone By Stone by War Of Ages
Well, I would, if I knew what that meant.

What is 2 + 2?
My Sacrifice by Creed
$$$$$.......

What do you think of your best friend?
Comatose by Skillet
Hey, Leauphaun! Wake up!

What do you think of the person you like?
Basic Instructions by Burlap to Cashmere
If only.

What is your life story?
Best Kept Secret by Skillet
But it won't be when I write a book about it!

What do you want to be when you grow up?
Not I by Demon Hunter
Who then?

What do you think when you see the person you like?
The Science Of Lies by Demon Hunter
Good thing I don't like anyone:)

What will you do at your wedding?
God Of This City by Bluetree
Yay! That would be an awesome song to play!

What will they play at your funeral?
Tonight We Die Together by Inhale Exhale
Who else is dying?

What is your hobby/interest?
Metal Breed by Rob Rock
This describes me perfectly!!!!!! (The songs that are coming up should be an indication of that.)

What is your biggest fear?
A Little More by Skillet
A Little More snow, to be exact.

What is your biggest secret?
Regime Change by Disciple
Huh?

What do you want right now?
Evil (A Chorus Of Resistance) by Project 86
Uhhhhh, maybe not.

What do you think of your friends?
One Phenom (remix) by TobyMac
I have awesome friends!

What's the worst thing that could happen?
Falls Apart by Thousand Foot Krutch
If my laptop did that, I'd be very mad.

What is the one thing you regret?
Missing Pages by Seventh Day Slumber
Don't you hate it when books have pages ripped out of them?

What makes you laugh?
Through The Black by Demon Hunter
It does?

What makes you cry?
Collide by Skillet
What?

Will you ever get married?
Bullets by Creed
I'm wearing a Kevlar suit that day.

What scares you the most?
Bring Me To Life by Thousand Foot Krutch
Nah.

Does anyone like you?
The Awakening by War Of Ages
Good or bad?

If you could go back in time, what would you change?
Outta Control by Thousand Foot Krutch
Yup.

What hurts right now?
Alive by Andy Hunter
??

What would you want to say to the person who tagged you?
Generation Curse by War Of Ages
Now that`s just weird...

What will you name this post?
Come On by Andy Hunter


(I admit that I bended the rules a little bit by not including music videos and instrumental pieces.)


And I tag. . . all of my followers, plus anyone else who wants to do it.

~God Bless~

Krakal Beach : The Beautiful Beach in Java

Krakal Beach is the most beautiful beaches, among the entire stretch of beach along the island of Java. This beach will be built into the coastal and tourist settlements, especially foreign tourists, a kind of tourist resort of Nusa Dua on Bali island. Go to the next beach, about 6 kilometers from Kukup beach, we will find Krakal beach- a white sand beach stretch along 5 kilometers. Krakal beach the longest beach of the junction is located in Ngestirejo village, Tanjungsari district, about 3 km away in the east of Baron-Kukup-Sepanjang-Drini beach junction, has scratching white hill with blue slopes gently to the sea. The beauty of green lime-scratching hill with blue seawater offers a perfect harmony, which is very natural and ideal for sun bathing. Krakal beach mostly is a white sandy beach in Yogyakarta area. There's a development now because of its beautiful panorama of the southern sea. It should be careful here because it has big wave and the texture of the beach which are rocks meet the sands.

Krakal Beach, shape sloping beaches, white sand, spread throughout more than 5 km. This beach receives sun from morning to evening throughout the year. Wind blown sea is very cool, waves were quite big. Although still a chain from a visit to the Beach Baron and Kukup Beach, nuance Krakal Beach en route to a slightly different location. Even so to speak, Cote Krakal give the whole picture of the beach panorama. Along the way to the location of this beach, looking beautiful scenery limestone hills interspersed with rock terraces.Alloys such rocks is known as the Karst region, namely the former seabed that experience the process of appointment of the earth's crust that rises to the top to form a plateau. These rocks, a former nest / house reef animals that live at the time. Beach Krakal relatively gentle. This allows sunlight perpantaian turn on the horizon, and with a cool sea breeze blows. White sand spread out quite long on the seashore, which is about 5 km, as always clean white washed by large waves.


The trip to the beach this Krakal must cross the limestone hills, interspersed with rock terraces. This is characteristic of a managed Krakal area residents. Based on geological studies, in those days ago, this area is the foundation of the ocean that the appointment process that occurs in the crust of the earth, the sea is becoming increasingly higher and eventually emerged as the highlands. Coral rocks that appear at the time was the former home of coral animals that live in sea water at that time.

To reach the beach you have to go through Wonosari Krakal, Gunungkidul district capital, about 38 km from Yogyakarta. The winding road and uphill is paved with good. Krakal Beach is located approximately 21 kilometers from Wonosari, its location is located approximately 7 km to the east of the main road which branched off to the beach Baron. Geologists say that first, this place is below sea level.

Inside the reefs, there are many fossils can still be found. Among all the beaches stretching across the coast of Java, Krakal is the most beautiful with white sands and surrounded by cliffs. Meanwhile, the waves are big and white buihnya also provides more nuance on this beach. Overall, is the most suitable place for sunbathing. This beach also offers marine plants of varying colors and a variety of colors. Krakal beach very close to the beach and Gulf Kukup Baron. This is a fact Gulf underground water channels that came out right on the beach.