﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>whereistheriddlegnome's Xanga</title><link>http://whereistheriddlegnome.xanga.com/</link><description>Latest Xanga weblog from whereistheriddlegnome</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>The Weblog Community</title><url>http://s.xanga.com/images/xangalogobutton.gif</url><link>http://whereistheriddlegnome.xanga.com/</link></image><item><title>Carmel</title><link>http://whereistheriddlegnome.xanga.com/416846853/carmel/</link><guid>http://whereistheriddlegnome.xanga.com/416846853/carmel/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2005 15:40:53 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://xc2.xanga.com/3f6b1b136743225529827/b17980704.jpg" target=xangaphoto&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 400px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt="" src="http://xc2.xanga.com/3f6b1b136743225529827/z17980704.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;Carmel. Truly a beautiful stop. I highly recommend it. If you are lucky to get a beach house there, invite me over! My traveling companion, &lt;A href="http://www.xanga.com/stinkowoman" target="_new"&gt;Lori&lt;/A&gt;, says her wedding ring is at a shop in Carmel, just a tip to you gentlemen out there... Below, me on the beach at Carmel with the fog in the distance&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://xbf.xanga.com/1138841251d3325530486/b17980616.jpg" target=xangaphoto&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FLOAT: left; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 400px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt="" src="http://xbf.xanga.com/1138841251d3325530486/z17980616.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description><comments>http://whereistheriddlegnome.xanga.com/416846853/carmel/#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Setting Sail in Monterey</title><link>http://whereistheriddlegnome.xanga.com/403345327/setting-sail-in-monterey/</link><guid>http://whereistheriddlegnome.xanga.com/403345327/setting-sail-in-monterey/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2005 16:42:24 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;A href="http://xd4.xanga.com/48a81244d3c2821064181/b15039594.jpg" target=xangaphoto&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FLOAT: left; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 400px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt="" src="http://xd4.xanga.com/48a81244d3c2821064181/z15039594.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;Here I am in Monterey, a lovely town with excellent wine, women and song.&amp;nbsp; Can you find me? I'm ready to get on board.&amp;nbsp; </description><comments>http://whereistheriddlegnome.xanga.com/403345327/setting-sail-in-monterey/#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Wednesday, December 07, 2005</title><link>http://whereistheriddlegnome.xanga.com/401867064/item/</link><guid>http://whereistheriddlegnome.xanga.com/401867064/item/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2005 08:59:54 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face="Calisto MT" color=#000080 size=4&gt;California Dreamin' (pt.2)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://x63.xanga.com/4fb882614573220657663/b14776859.jpg" target=xangaphoto&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 400px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt="" src="http://x63.xanga.com/4fb882614573220657663/z14776859.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Tower Records. Sunset Blvd. Hollywood. Need I say more?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description><comments>http://whereistheriddlegnome.xanga.com/401867064/item/#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Monday, November 21, 2005</title><link>http://whereistheriddlegnome.xanga.com/391605123/item/</link><guid>http://whereistheriddlegnome.xanga.com/391605123/item/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 14:43:22 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face="Serifa Th BT" color=#400000 size=5&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;California Dreamin' 2005&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://xaf.xanga.com/a32876751223017930911/b12929864.jpg" target=xangaphoto&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 400px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt="" src="http://xaf.xanga.com/a32876751223017930911/z12929864.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;Here I am in Beverly Hills! I think I fit right in, don't you?&lt;A href="http://xac.xanga.com/ff8b01fb5873017931029/b8344295.jpg" target=xangaphoto&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FLOAT: right; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 400px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt="" src="http://xac.xanga.com/ff8b01fb5873017931029/z8344295.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description><comments>http://whereistheriddlegnome.xanga.com/391605123/item/#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Wednesday, November 16, 2005</title><link>http://whereistheriddlegnome.xanga.com/388231309/item/</link><guid>http://whereistheriddlegnome.xanga.com/388231309/item/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 02:16:00 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://xf7.xanga.com/d0d07264213b017440423/b12567610.jpg" target=xangaphoto&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FLOAT: left; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 400px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt="" src="http://xf7.xanga.com/d0d07264213b017440423/z12567610.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;FONT face=Charlesworth color=#083838 size=4&gt;Roof of La Pedrera&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Charlesworth color=#083838 size=4&gt;Barcelona&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;They call these the "Darth Vader" chimneys.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Below... the rest of the roof. TOTALLY TRIPPY!&lt;A href="http://xd2.xanga.com/9e6874e75213017440619/b12567743.jpg" target=xangaphoto&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FLOAT: right; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 400px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt="" src="http://xd2.xanga.com/9e6874e75213017440619/z12567743.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description><comments>http://whereistheriddlegnome.xanga.com/388231309/item/#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Wednesday, November 09, 2005</title><link>http://whereistheriddlegnome.xanga.com/383671025/item/</link><guid>http://whereistheriddlegnome.xanga.com/383671025/item/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2005 02:11:02 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://x2f.xanga.com/83c870551663016853495/b12134412.jpg" target=xangaphoto&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FLOAT: left; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 300px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt="" src="http://x2f.xanga.com/83c870551663016853495/z12134412.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face="Bookman Old Style" color=#104070 size=4&gt;Gaudi's Flow: Barcelona&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Here I am in front of some chimneys. Crazy, eh?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Below is a picture of me in front of the next Gaudi house I visited, La Pedrera, not too far from where &lt;A href="http://www.alexmcmanus.org" target="_new"&gt;Alex McManus&lt;/A&gt; was first contacted by the Mystic...&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://x2d.xanga.com/f5d875531123316853816/b12134647.jpg" target=xangaphoto&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FLOAT: right; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 200px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt="" src="http://x2d.xanga.com/f5d875531123316853816/z12134647.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description><comments>http://whereistheriddlegnome.xanga.com/383671025/item/#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Friday, October 28, 2005</title><link>http://whereistheriddlegnome.xanga.com/376078996/item/</link><guid>http://whereistheriddlegnome.xanga.com/376078996/item/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2005 08:36:40 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;P&gt;Upstairs, Casa Batllo (Barcelona)&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://x62.xanga.com/823874040223315776366/b11320287.jpg" target=xangaphoto&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 400px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt="" src="http://x62.xanga.com/823874040223315776366/z11320287.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;This is one of my favorite pictures. Gaudi created this beautiful attic room for laundry! To end the tour of the house, I even got a chance to meet him! (Below, me and Antoni (hologram) chillin')&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://xe7.xanga.com/2b0842040323115776406/b11320317.jpg" target=xangaphoto&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; HEIGHT: 400px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt="" src="http://xe7.xanga.com/2b0842040323115776406/z11320317.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description><comments>http://whereistheriddlegnome.xanga.com/376078996/item/#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Thursday, October 27, 2005</title><link>http://whereistheriddlegnome.xanga.com/375380109/item/</link><guid>http://whereistheriddlegnome.xanga.com/375380109/item/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2005 02:48:10 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://xdf.xanga.com/c7d894253923515689737/b11254488.jpg" target=xangaphoto&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FLOAT: left; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 165px; HEIGHT: 224px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" height=467 alt="" src="http://xdf.xanga.com/c7d894253923515689737/z11254488.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Casa Batllo- The Gaudi Tour&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I love this house, inspired by the legend of Saint George slaying the dragon. Gaudi is my hero. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;On a side note, I missed my flight this past weekend to L.A. due to a broken arm. I am hoping to be healed by Thanksgiving...&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Below, me on the roof of the apartment building. Gaudi loved mosaics, and left no smooth surface uncovered! You can see the spine of the dragon and his signature 4 way cross. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://xd8.xanga.com/93f887244323415689948/b11254659.jpg" target=xangaphoto&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 400px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt="" src="http://xd8.xanga.com/93f887244323415689948/z11254659.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description><comments>http://whereistheriddlegnome.xanga.com/375380109/item/#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Tuesday, October 11, 2005</title><link>http://whereistheriddlegnome.xanga.com/364978544/item/</link><guid>http://whereistheriddlegnome.xanga.com/364978544/item/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2005 01:16:46 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face="Bodoni MT" size=4&gt;La Sagrada Familia- Barcelona&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://x5f.xanga.com/d1d854570003114536465/b10417540.jpg" target=xangaphoto&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 400px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt="" src="http://x5f.xanga.com/d1d854570003114536465/z10417540.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Isn't this place incredible?! This is my favorite of all Gaudi's works, and it is still not finished, even after over 100 years of work! This is the Nativity side and it is made to look like the caves where Christ was born.&lt;A href="http://xeb.xanga.com/850872537123014536646/b10417677.jpg" target=xangaphoto&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FLOAT: left; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 400px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt="" src="http://xeb.xanga.com/850872537123014536646/z10417677.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description><comments>http://whereistheriddlegnome.xanga.com/364978544/item/#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Saturday, October 01, 2005</title><link>http://whereistheriddlegnome.xanga.com/358809714/item/</link><guid>http://whereistheriddlegnome.xanga.com/358809714/item/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2005 19:51:10 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;H4&gt;&lt;FONT face="Bradley Hand ITC"&gt;Parc Guell- Death by Dragon?!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/H4&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://xcd.xanga.com/cff8430602d3013985346/b10031166.jpg" target=xangaphoto&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; HEIGHT: 400px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt="" src="http://xcd.xanga.com/cff8430602d3013985346/z10031166.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;I got my eye on Gaudi's famous mosaic dragon that Saint George killed....&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description><comments>http://whereistheriddlegnome.xanga.com/358809714/item/#firstcomment</comments></item></channel></rss>