A duology (1): The Bright & the Pale by Jessica Rubinkowski (Mar 28-Apr 2)
A duology (2): Wrath & Mercy Jessica Rubinkowski (Apr 2-6). These would have been great if the main character hadn't been so angry and reckless and annoying all the time :/

A book by a Pacific Islander author: The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig (Apr 8-14)

A book set in Victorian times: Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne (Apr 15-19). I love that part of it took place in Iceland!

A Hugo Award winner: Dune by Frank Herbert (Apr 20-30). Now I'm ready for the second part of the movie lol

( the topics )

( a nice evening on the chena river )

30. April 30 is "Hairstyle Appreciation Day". How would you describe your hairstyle? Long, and desperately needs a trim haha

May 1. Is it more or less difficult to be successful in the modern world than it was in the past (10, 50, 100, or 1,000 years ago)? Hmm..it's probably somewhat easier now with the Internet and Zoom and stuff..

1. What’s something in which you took first place? The Biz Bee, the spelling bee fundraiser for work
2. What’s something at which you’d like a second chance? Maybe to ride in a hot air balloon..I was too scared when I had a chance as a kid!
3. When did you last feel like a third wheel? *shrugs*
4. What’s to look forward to in the fourth quarter of 2018? Going to Florida, Christmas, etc
5. Who had an especially good fifth film, fifth book, or fifth album? "By The Light Of The Northern Star" by Tyr was pretty good..

The river is finally freezing over!

As I crossed the bridge I was like "squee! Pancake ice!!" LOL

( November 2 - Did you get any trick or treaters? )

The river is getting icy! Pretty though..

( Find/use the ellipsis in a photo )

The Water People by Joe Simpson (Apr 27-May 5)
Dead Lucky: Life After Death on Mount Everest by Lincoln Hall (May 6-16)
Breaking Point: Challenge on Alaska's Mt. Hunter by Glenn Randall (May 16-20)
Beyond the Limits: A Woman's Triumph on Everest by Stacy Allison (May 21-31)

The rafting/geocaching on the Chena River was kinda fun. It would have been more fun if it hadn't been cold, rainy and windy most of the time. It started off warm and sunny (70 degrees!) but by the end it dropped down to 44! I was FREEZING, even with my fleece jacket and rain coat. Oh well, it was still cool caching with other people and seeing what was along the river. We saw a golden eagle and two moose! Aww. I think we found 11 or 12 caches? I still need to log them haha. I was SO glad when we got back to the cabin..someone lit a fire and it felt AMAZING. It also started raining and didn't stop..I'm glad we got back when we did haha. We had a nice dinner, then went home. Being in a warm bed felt amazing :P

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Krystin and I are doing a photo challenge on Facebook..yesterday's subject was the sunset. Well mom and I were at this meeting with the guy who publishes all the Alaska geocaches and has hidden a lot around Fairbanks (he lives in Anchorage though..it was nice to finally meet him!). He talked about his job and the rules of hiding a cache. It was like 9:30 when we left, which was perfect cause the sun was just setting! Mom had the great idea to take the pic from the bridge..it was such a nice sunset! It must have known about the contest. ;) Haha. We also found a cache on the bridge haha

( Day 20- Cats or Dogs? )

Today's trivia: The blonde The Mangalitsa pig has thick fleece like a sheep (aww..I just Googled that..weird but kinda cute haha)

Meet Rainbow, the fish that likes to swim upside down :P

( i love fairbanks in the summer )

Would you rather have to tell your husband/wife that you cheated on them once while you were dating or have to tell them your wedding ring is fake? The ring

Today's trivia: Obsidian (volcanic glass) is so sharp it's used in cardiac and eye surgery

The Northern Lights were out last night! They were pretty nice..bright green tinged with pink and dancing lazily. They were straight overhead too (ow my neck). It was windy and FREEZING though. Then I woke up in the middle of the night and happened to look out the window..they were still out! They were moving faster than before..awesomee. I'm glad mom's house is like the perfect place to watch them haha :D

And here's a video of a guy trying to drive through the Bentley Mall:

Apparently he was on drugs and when the police questioned him he thought he could "drive through the doors on one side, drive through the mall and drive through the doors on the other side." Nicee :P

There was ice floating down the river yesterday..it looked like breakup haha

( 52. Deep in Thought )

Yesterday was the rubber duckie race on the river! Didn't win again, but it's still fun haha. There was also a festival (this is all part of Golden Days, commemorating when gold was found it Fairbanks). It was reallly warm haha. We got food, looked at the stands and went in a couple shops before the race. Forest fires had flared up on the flats and sent this huge cloud of smoke over Fairbanks. The clouds looked SO awesome haha. We drove to the ridge on the Parks Highway and had a pretty good view of it up there. Here are some pics..

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I was gonna clean my bathroom after work..but as I was biking home it felt and smelled so nice I couldn't stop haha. Here are my pics from the outing (I'll do the bathroom tomorrow..maybe..I've said that this whole week :P)


These trees smell soo good

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Would you rather sleep on the sidewalk for seven nights straight during normal weather or for one night when it's raining? One night..I'll bring a tent :P

Today's trivia: Icelanders read more books per capita than any other people in the world (that place just keeps getting cooler and cooler :P)

Wow. Luckily the operator was ok. I went by the spot today and it's cleaned up now

Today's trivia: Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula"