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A gown designed to look like a Raven totem pole worn by Miss Alaska-Universe Kathy Hartman in 1971 has gone msising. Check out this article from the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.

What a beautiful creation! And what a shame to have lost it. The dress creator said she wants to find it and put it on display at the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center to honor Alaska Natives.

face value.

flat tire, local color.

alaska forever.

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So...I've been frightfully delinquent in updating my posts...isn't that a common affliction for bloggers?

I love reading blogs, especially the slightly personal ones becasue it seems like you're peering into someone's secret life. It's very voyeuristic. But it's hard to find a balance between too much information and a nice peep into a lifestyle. How people live their lives is incredibly fascinating to me. Especially the mundane detals like how much toothpaste they put on their toothbrushes, morning routines, or the simples things that people need/do to get through the day. the everyday things are what makes life worth living.

Anways, after that diatribe...I digress...

In an effort to update my blog to try and post more regularly I'll share a few special and everyday photos from the past few months...whaddya say?

my best friend's beautiful wedding

press tour to the pipeline

snowshoe softball

(photo stolen off of friend's fbook)

clear eyes. full hearts. can't lose.

I was delightfully surprised to find out that on the Monroe Catholic Rams football team there's a girl kicker. Primarily a soccer player, Christin Davis is a first year football player. At 4-foot-10 she's about a foot and 100 pound less than most of the players but she gets up there with the boys anyway. For Monroe's game against the Valdez Buccaneer's last Saturday she put on her mascara and painted her nails Monroe yellow to punt and make those extra-point kicks that led to their 61-14 victory against home team Bucs.

And she's not the only girl varsity football player in Alaska. There's another girl on Eielson's team and apparently in North Pole.

Check this rad article about these girls from the Fairbanks Daily-News Miner

In the Anchorage School District they have girls' flag football which seems super cool. Wish they had that when I was at Chugiak High.

ak adventurers

My cousin Emmarnem from San Diego came and visited Alaska a few weeks ago! We had so much fun palling around the state--visiting musk ox and wolves, thrift shopping in Glennallen, drinking smoothies in Copper Center, bar hopping in Los Anchorage and kayaking in Prince William Sound. And of course all of these activites were done in the cutest of outfits!

John Harris' shoes!!

Alaska State House Rep. John Harris, Alaska

governor hopeful for 2010, paid a little visit to Valdez yesterday looking rather dapper in a grey suit and gingham tie.

Someone was suppossed to come as well, who's well known for her nice shoes, but she did not show up due to foggy weather.

But look at Harris' shoes! They're shiny and black and look like half-cowboy boots!