Its been a bit since I updated the blog. I'm going to keep you all waiting a little bit longer. I'm currently in Seville, and have been traveling around Andalucia for the past week. I'll be back in Madrid on Sunday and when I get back I'll get you all posted on all that I've seen and get some pictures up for you. In the meantime, I would like to give you a sneak peak at what is in store, and share with you the trips DEFINITIVE photo album. Kindly give it a visit at http://picasaweb.google.com/owen.hassig/DucksOfSevilla
I promise that you will not be disappointed. Without further ado I present to you "THE DUCKS OF SEVILLA!!!" Enjoy, and I will check back in in a couple of days.
Best,
Owen
Friday, February 22, 2008
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Riding Bikes
This is the view from Tambor. Its a little baby 724 meter climb about 25 minutes north of my Apartment. I realize now that this picture would be alot more impressive if it weren't so cloudy. But its pretty steep, and off in the distance you can see the valley that I just climbed out of. I wish I had cooler pictures from this ride to post. But the rest of it wound up being on bike paths as I can't really figure out how to get to the actual MOUNTAINS. Grrrrrrr. Anyways. Longer post coming, but I thought I'd share a picture.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
I'm BACK IN ACTION
So, this isn't so much a significant post, other than the fact that this picture of Laundry (which will soon smell like city and be as stiff as a board) was taken with my new CAMERA!!! Thats right, pictures will return to posts now. Get excited. Anyways, thats happening, that laundry is drying in the courtyard space in the middle of the building. It will soon lose its fresh scent and become quite stiff and need some hand softening before you can even THINK about wearing it. I miss dryers.
Ciao
Owen
I met the Egghead...he tried to rob me...twice
For those of you who are familiar with the Beatles tune "I am the Walrus," you have no doubt wondered about John Lennon's reference to the Eggheads. Whether Lennon was indeed an egghead or not, I met one of the eggheads to whom he refers. This is not to judge appearances, but they wind up being pertinent, I promise.
Lets go back in time to a few weekends ago. I am on the metro on the way to the airport to go to Rome. As I sit and sort of glance at my brick of a Europe on a Budget book, the man next to me asks, "Excuse meee do you speek Eenglish?"
I reply that I do, and he continues "I am Sweeeeess (Swiss) and I have lost my wallet and passport. My embassy is closed for the weekend, can you give me 10 Euros." Now being a student, and not really having 15 dollars at the start of a trip to throw at the guy, say no, despite my charitable tendencies. I see some guy give him 10 euros with a promise to mail them back once he gets his things back together (he takes the address).
Now the egghead comes in because this man, is the personification of an Egghead. He is a skinny, well dressed man, with very...egg like (?) features. He's balding in the center of his head, has an oblong shape to his skull, and just generally reminds me of an Egg. The important thing is that I can just remember this guys face perfectly.
Fast forward about a week. I'm standing with my roommate waiting to meet some people in Puerto del Sol, next to the statue of the bear and the strawberry tree. A man approaches us and says "Excuse me I'm Swiss..." you know the rest. Now I understand that you might not remember everyone you try to scam, but this guy got lucky and tried the same guy...TWICE! I just kind of laugh at him. I don't speak to him in English this time, but rather in Spanish and I say (translated) "You realize you tried to pull this exact same scam on me a week ago on the metro." He begins to deny it vehemently, and says that its not possible, he is not scamming me, he's serious. I tell him, "I recognize you, there is not another person in the world who looks like you, run or I'm getting those police officers." He departs rather quickly at this and I'm left with my roommate just laughing hysterically. Of all the people he could pick in Sol that night, it was us.
Anyways, I guess thieves can be anyone, this guy looked pretty clean cut, but what can you do? I'm still with my 10 Euros and wasn't had. But I guess its just a comical look at all the people who will pick pockets, or ask for your money.
So...the egghead is swiss, and he lacks 10 Euros. I know what Lennon was singing about. I might contextualize this with the song and try to determine whether or not this does in fact make ME the Walrus...more on that later.
Ciao,
Owen
Lets go back in time to a few weekends ago. I am on the metro on the way to the airport to go to Rome. As I sit and sort of glance at my brick of a Europe on a Budget book, the man next to me asks, "Excuse meee do you speek Eenglish?"
I reply that I do, and he continues "I am Sweeeeess (Swiss) and I have lost my wallet and passport. My embassy is closed for the weekend, can you give me 10 Euros." Now being a student, and not really having 15 dollars at the start of a trip to throw at the guy, say no, despite my charitable tendencies. I see some guy give him 10 euros with a promise to mail them back once he gets his things back together (he takes the address).
Now the egghead comes in because this man, is the personification of an Egghead. He is a skinny, well dressed man, with very...egg like (?) features. He's balding in the center of his head, has an oblong shape to his skull, and just generally reminds me of an Egg. The important thing is that I can just remember this guys face perfectly.
Fast forward about a week. I'm standing with my roommate waiting to meet some people in Puerto del Sol, next to the statue of the bear and the strawberry tree. A man approaches us and says "Excuse me I'm Swiss..." you know the rest. Now I understand that you might not remember everyone you try to scam, but this guy got lucky and tried the same guy...TWICE! I just kind of laugh at him. I don't speak to him in English this time, but rather in Spanish and I say (translated) "You realize you tried to pull this exact same scam on me a week ago on the metro." He begins to deny it vehemently, and says that its not possible, he is not scamming me, he's serious. I tell him, "I recognize you, there is not another person in the world who looks like you, run or I'm getting those police officers." He departs rather quickly at this and I'm left with my roommate just laughing hysterically. Of all the people he could pick in Sol that night, it was us.
Anyways, I guess thieves can be anyone, this guy looked pretty clean cut, but what can you do? I'm still with my 10 Euros and wasn't had. But I guess its just a comical look at all the people who will pick pockets, or ask for your money.
So...the egghead is swiss, and he lacks 10 Euros. I know what Lennon was singing about. I might contextualize this with the song and try to determine whether or not this does in fact make ME the Walrus...more on that later.
Ciao,
Owen
Monday, February 11, 2008
NEW STUFF!!!
This is a fairly short, uninformative post. I'm sorry. Just a little housekeeping.
1) Blogger is now available in Persian, Hebrew, and Arabic. I thought I should pass this little tidbit along, if anyone wants to see a language change along with the hotly contested name debate right now, let me know.
2) I've decided that in addition to having some pictures on the blog I should just have some web albums, I'll be picking highlights and sort of letting you peruse them at your leisure. Anyways, the address on that is as follows: http://picasaweb.google.com/owen.hassig
And yes, that I am starting some picture updates means that a new camera is in the works, and I should be seeing it towards the end of the week, just in time to get some great pictures of my trip to Andalucia for 6 days, get ready for lots of white buildings and blue tiles (azulejas...look them up, they're cool).
Toodles,
Owen
1) Blogger is now available in Persian, Hebrew, and Arabic. I thought I should pass this little tidbit along, if anyone wants to see a language change along with the hotly contested name debate right now, let me know.
2) I've decided that in addition to having some pictures on the blog I should just have some web albums, I'll be picking highlights and sort of letting you peruse them at your leisure. Anyways, the address on that is as follows: http://picasaweb.google.com/owen.hassig
And yes, that I am starting some picture updates means that a new camera is in the works, and I should be seeing it towards the end of the week, just in time to get some great pictures of my trip to Andalucia for 6 days, get ready for lots of white buildings and blue tiles (azulejas...look them up, they're cool).
Toodles,
Owen
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Name Change?
So I've been thinking about it, and I can't decide whether Iberian Express is a lame name or not. Another thought that had occured to me is 4 Stops From the Sun. That seems damn arbitrary, I know, but hear me out...A) It is permanently 60 degrees here, not this up and down 70 degrees followed by 30 degrees followed by snow, rain, drought...So I think the climate's character might warrant a name change. B) We live 4 metro stops from Puerto del Sol (the door to the sun) which is the center of the constantly abuzz* city of Madrid. So thoughts, comments, questions, let me know. I'll probably sit on it and never do it, but its worth mulling over, and besides, its siesta time and I'm bored
*Certain conditions may apply. This claim is not valid between the hours of 2 and 5 p.m. at which time most Madrilenos can be found eating...or asleep, not so much buzzing
*Certain conditions may apply. This claim is not valid between the hours of 2 and 5 p.m. at which time most Madrilenos can be found eating...or asleep, not so much buzzing
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