JV Mining Town

I went with my friends Josh and Vio up to the little mining town called Julian today. We had a lovely time, ate some yummy foods, and then found a cool little shop that, among other things, sold "Carnivale" masks (no pictures of those I'm afraid)...so of course we bought one each so that we could eventually have a masquerade party (of which I am sure there will be many, many pictures, when we get around it lol). Hope that you enjoy some of the photos from our trip. We are planning on going to visit Anza Borrego soon so I will be sure to take lots of pictures there too!

Check out the rest on my flickr account: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kyranan/

Hello Jonesy, What Do You Make Of This?

Indiana Jones never did archaeology like this!

Mummies are so cool! Check out this article about how they are using medical science to help keep mummies intact and still find out what is inside their wrappings! http://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2012/01/scan-unwraps-mummys-secrets.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheArchaeologyNewsNetwork+%28The+Archaeology+News+Network%29

Also, this one is another passion of mine, experimental archaeology. Check out what they are going to do next!
http://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2012/01/archaeologists-ready-for-bronze-age.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheArchaeologyNewsNetwork+%28The+Archaeology+News+Network%29

Beach in January

Went out to a BBQ at the beach today with some friends and had a great time with my new baby! Here are some of the better pictures. For the complete set please check out my flicker stream.  http://www.flickr.com/photos/kyranan/

HURRRAAAYYYY!!!

It's finally here!!! After 8 months saving and waiting I finally order my beautiful camera on Monday and it arrived in my office at work TODAY!!!! Oh weekend of picture taking here I come!! I'm so freaking excited! AHHHHHHHHH. *runs around the room a bunch of times* =p 

Did Someone Say Decorations?

Ok and now as promised, pictures of my apartment as it is now decorated, minus the kitchen, because I hadn't done my dishes yet and sans the bathroom because it hasn't changed =) Also the other side of the living room is the current location of several Christmas presents and so was also left out, not to mention the messiest part of my apartment currently and is driving me a little crazy. I'm still missing a few pieces of furniture to finish the apartment off, but eh, it's good enough. Enjoy! Now that I have a lovely, wonderful smelling Christmas Tree, I do more than ever!!

Season of Wintery Things!

As promised some updated photos of my apartment in San Diego, BUT FIRST!! And it is truly a first, my very own Christmas tree. This is the first Christmas season that I have ever had my own real life/sized tree.
And after several nights spent searching stores for ornaments and in some cases making my own, in addition to a mid-tree lighting run to the store when I realized that I needed more lights because I didn't have enough =/ and a pretty penny later. TA DA!!!

It's not quite finished though....I was making a cranberry and popcorn garland and got tired of doing that about an hour in so...yeah, oh well =p In any case there you are, some pictures of the tree in its various stages of done-ness and below, some of my more favorite ornaments.

Santa's Workshop

As the Christmas holiday approaches and I am working too hard, as usual. Here is one of the things that I am working on. Well...not really working on. I am actually submitting a paper that I wrote in graduate school about excavating naturally mummified human remains and looking at them as a cultural landscape instead of a dead body. Happy holiday subject, obviously hahahah. I might have to do a bit more editing before I submit, prior to the 15th but hey it's already written so why not?

http://www.bu.edu/archaeology/files/2011/10/2012_BU_GSF_CFP2.pdf

in other new I am buying my first Christmas Tree this weekend and will post pictures once I have put it up and decorated it =)