March 2012
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February 2012
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"The True Story Behind Big Miracle" →
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capitol building
on my way over to the hotel, i was mistaken….i did not see the white house. i saw the capitol building, i believe.
i saw the white house yesterday and it was tiny. i’ll be sure to take some pictures of the capitol building today.
DC is great. the city has a very different atmosphere from what i’m used to. people here seem to be ‘driven.’ i was telling my...
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first trip to DC
WASHINGTON, D.C.— we arrived here late last night, i slept here five hours and up and at ‘em. it feels different here. there’s seems to be a sense of ‘smartness’ in the air, like you have to be smart or something. i can’t explain it, but it is and i feel it.
on the drive to the hotel from the airport, i saw the white house, the washington monument (not 100%...
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good news and bad news about this flight to dc....
good news: its first class. flying first class from anchorage to seattle, then seattle to dc. thanks for the hook-up betsy.
bad news: my temporary crown fell out. this is the second time its fallen out. i hope the little tooth doesn’t shift and move around this week. it fell out on the flight from anchorage to seattle.
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DC bound
i’m leaving to washington, dc this week for work. saima just arrived this afternoon from vegas. and i’m leaving tomorrow.
here’s the schedule:
sunday, february 26—leave kotzebue and arrive anchorage. spend the night.
monday, february 27—travel day. leave anchorage and arrive dc.
tuesday, february 28—‘training day.’ meet with members of the...
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much gratitude
i am thankful for good health. the last visit with my oncologist went great—he told me he wanted to see me in 6 months. i go in to anchorage to see my doctor next month.
i am thankful for a smart and loving woman. saima is great. i couldn’t ask for a better woman.
i am thankful for great kids. coltrane and clara are such good listeners and they have really good hearts as well.
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tiffanyrosamond-deactivated2012 asked: boyaq!!! hi. good luck on your audition!! you should post about Sasha Akaran's Space Race on your blog!! Let's send the first Alaska Native (&yup'ik) person to space!! go to my blog for details, cuz i guess i can't post links in your ask box. it should be one of the most recent posts.
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“Our guest speaker in Environmental Geology class was a scientist lady from the...”
– polly, my buddy ossie’s girlfriend.
(the pebble mine is a proposed gold mine in bristol bay, which could have detrimental impacts to the livelihood of bristol bay residents.)
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celebrate life
i often remind myself that i’m on borrowed time.
i’m a survivor of a traumatic brain injury. i’m a cancer survivor.
i am thankful for what i have. i’m thankful for the opportunities that i’ve been given.
i choose to celebrate life.
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first audition after 'big miracle'
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA—i flew into anchorage last night for my first audition after shooting the movie ‘big miracle.’ i’m taping this audition in my cousin phillip’s studio.
i’m slightly nervous, but the lines aren’t challenging at all. the script calls for “a handsome Native American with an ironic wit and a hero’s soul.” i hope to fit...
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ask me a question and i will answer. cheers. →
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'search' window
there’s a feature on eskimo power, which enables you, the viewer, to search my blog for cool things. type in ‘seal,’ or ‘caribou,’ or ‘whale,’ or any other arctic animal you can think of.
the ‘search’ window is on the top right of your screen. its a fun little search engine.
happy searching, and thanks for visiting eskimo power.
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tiffanyrosamond-deactivated2012 asked: great job on big miracle, boyaq!!! :) it was so cool to see a fellow kotzebue local in a movie!
kiss-my-afro asked: Ummm, Peter is HOT!
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october-eightyeight asked: Have you seen that picture that recently surfaced of Drew Barrymore wearing a Plains headdress? It's very confusing
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in the sun!
INDIO, CALIFORNIA—we’re here in indio (outskirts of palm springs), about to eat breakfast and excited for los angeles. we’ll be driving to LA after breakfast and plan to eat lunch in venice beach.
our stay here in indio has been great. when we landed on monday afternoon, we went to the store, bought a swim suit for clara, got some take-home lunch, then went...
