June 2011
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my first nalukutaq
BARROW, ALASKA—i’m currently in barrow for work. there’s also a whaling celebration taking place today called nalukutaq and this is my first time attending this celebration from beginning to end.
anyway, to physically be here for this celebration is an eye opening experience. i get to see a traditional cultural practice unfold right before my eyes. i also get to see firsthand...
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“People inflict pain on others in their selfish pursuit of happiness and...”
– Dalai Lama
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“Carbon dioxide is natural, it is not harmful, it is a part of Earth’s lifecycle....”
– In the Words of Michele Bachmann (via life)
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“I want to do it again”
– Jeff King, four-time Iditarod champion, catching everyone off guard by showing up at the race headquarters and signing up for the 40th Iditarod.
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would you like to ask me a question? →
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barrow bound and nalukutaq!
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA—i’m sitting in some downtown shop with my two coworkers enjoying the free wifi and chill atmosphere. this little convenience store is on 4th avenue and i see cars driving by as well as tourists and rough-looking people, beaten by bars and alcohol.
anyways, we’re on our way to barrow for a joint planning commission meeting with the north slope borough. ...
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Cocktails For A Cause - July 14th at the PAC
“6 pm - 9 pm, Thursday July 14, 2011 Alaska Center for the Performing Arts Please join us for Cocktails for a Cause - a fundraising event to raise awareness about the fight against breast cancer and a new event that will hit Anchorage in October - Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. The dollars raised will help create a world with less breast cancer and more BIRTHDAYS - now...
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i'm the "whaling hunter in barrow." hehe →
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1000 cranes kicks ass. →
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happy hump day!
its wednesday. that means its hump day. happy hump day!
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how can i improve on this blog?
how can i improve on this blog?
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ugruk for everyone!
this year is a weird year for ugruk hunting. weird in the way that there were so much swimming out there.
i wasn’t able to partake in this spring’s festivities with ugruk hunting (damn work….), but i heard about so many people catching ugruk! there were so many stories i heard about people catching and catching some more. i’ve even heard of boys catching ugruk!
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RIP ryan dunn
rest in peace ryan dunn. ryan was two years younger than i. rest in peace.
June 11, 1977 – June 20, 2011
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i'll be in nome for the night!
the better half and i will be heading to nome for the night! nome midnight sun folk fest. i’ll be watching my cousins perform. pamyua! encore! see you in nome!
http://www.facebook.com/nomefolkfest
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you don't know yup'ik....
there was once a ‘follower’ of mine, an ignorant ass white woman. she taught in a yup’ik village.
she blogged on tumblr. she was smart. but obviously not that smart. she was a new-age woman who fought the good fight.
she’s a hard worker in the western world. but, obviously she doesn’t know shit about yup’ik culture.
she has alot to learn.
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