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Classic Antarctica Adventure Cruise 2008Antarctica CruisesDeparture 12/07/2008 to 12/20/200814 days priced from $8,195, category A Promo Code: AK_WSAntarctica Cruises Highlights:From vast penguin colonies to massive, stately icebergs, explore the best of Antarctica by sea and land. Tour explores Buenos Aires, Ushuaia, Drake Passage and Antarctica.Click here for reservations or call TravelWizard.com at 1-800-330-8820 to be connected to one of our Antarctica Cruises Specialists now!Antarctica Cruises Terms: Unless otherwise noted, fares do not include all applicable taxes, charges and government imposed fees. Prices subject to change.TravelWizard.com: Specialists in the Art of Travel: Call 1-800-330-8820

Well, maybe not Antarctica, but somewhere with a 0-50°C (32-122°F) temperature range?Plat'Home from Japan has just announced the release (in North America) of their OpenMicroServer.The OpenMicroServer has an AMD 400MHz processor, three network ports, 8-bit DIO, RS232, 2xUSB2.0 and a CF slot. More specifications available here.Now, with the addition of a usb-attached IO board, this could form the basis for one hardy robot!Let's just hope they ship to Australia.source

Hit 80's All Girly Girl Band Makes Huge Comeback. Record Deals Abound In AntarcticaAP: Tempe AZ. This weekend saw the rebirth of the all girly girl band called Faces of Emotions at their 25 year reunion. Four of the original band members that were still breathing picked up where they left of so long a go. Not exactly like grandma on steroids, but close enough to a fiber induced healthy snack bar, these 4 girls, now grown, pre-social security women gave the performance of their life time (which is now much shorter). No huge drama as far as stroke or heart attacks were evident as they played their hearts out, sang up a storm and only had to take 5 potty breaks during the one hour performance. The huge crowd that attended...about 25 people inside and 50 people outside were treated to left ove

Hit 80's All Girly Girl Band Makes Huge Comeback. Record Deals Abound In AntarcticaAP: Tempe AZ. This weekend saw the rebirth of the all girly girl band called Faces of Emotions at their 25 year reunion. Four of the original band members that were still breathing picked up where they left of so long a go. Not exactly like grandma on steroids, but close enough to a fiber induced healthy snack bar, these 4 girls, now grown, pre-social security women gave the performance of their life time (which is now much shorter). No huge drama as far as stroke or heart attacks were evident as they played their hearts out, sang up a storm and only had to take 5 potty breaks during the one hour performance. The huge crowd that attended...about 25 people inside and 50 people outside were treated to left ove

What will happen to the wildlife in Antarctica if the ice melts from global warming? Wildlife in Antarctica will eventually become extinct if all the ice melts from global warming, as the temperatures would be too high for them to handle and there would be no land mass cold enough for them to exsist on. Unless [...]

“Surviving Antarctica - Reality TV 2083,” by Andrea White is an exciting, and yet thought-provoking novel about a future where TV has gone too far. In 2083 TV is more than entertainment, it’s a critical part of the American life. The government even has a Department of Entertainment that aims to keep people so busy watching TV that they won’t be fighting a civil war or engaging in terrorism.

“Surviving Antarctica - Reality TV 2083,” by Andrea White is an exciting, and yet thought-provoking novel about a future where TV has gone too far. In 2083 TV is more than entertainment, it’s a critical part of the American life. The government even has a Department of Entertainment that aims to keep people so busy watching TV that they won’t be fighting a civil war or engaging in terrorism.

Giant sea stars or starfish that measure 24 inches (60 centimeters) across are held by Sadie Mills, left, and Niki Davey of New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research on February 15, 2008. They and other researchers collected 30,000 sea creatures—many new to science—during a 35-day census in Antarctic waters in February and March, according to a March 26 announcement. The large-scale survey was part of the International Polar Year and Census of Antarctic Marine Life programs, which study the diversity of Antarctic marine life. Click here for the full article and links to pictures of other weird deep-sea critters found near Antarctica. more Science articles

Antarctica is the fifth largest continent in the world and covers 10% of the earth’s land surface; that size is due to the icecap. The sea ice surrounding the continent expands in winter and contracts in summer, varying the size and shape of the continent from season to season. White Island is surrounded by the thick [...]

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Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth. It is situated in the southern hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. At 14.4 million km², it is the fifth-largest continent in area. Some 98% of it is covered by ice, which averages at least 1.6 kilometers in thickness.At the 3-kilometer (2 mi)-high Vostok Station in Antarctica, scientists recorded the world's lowest temperature: −89 °C (−129 °F). For comparison, this is 11 degrees colder than sublimating dry ice. Antarctica is a frozen desert with little precipitation; the South Pole itself receives less than 10 centimeters (4 in) per year, on average. Temperatures reach a minimum of between −80 °C and −90 °C (−112 °F and −130 °F) in the interior in winter and reach a

By RAY LILLEY, Associated Press Writer WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Scientists who conducted the most comprehensive survey to date of New Zealand’s Antarctic waters were surprised by the size of some specimens found, including jellyfish with 12-foot tentacles and 2-foot-wide starfish. A 2,000-mile journey through the Ross Sea that ended Thursday has also potentially turned up several [...]

Life is busy. Chicks have to be fed, guarded and kept warm even in these short summer months. Nests have to be maintained. Suitable stones and rocks are in short supply and there has been a lot of thieving going on this year. It is difficult with so many of us living in such a confined space.And we have our human guests to keep entertained as well. They look so silly with their bright orange and yellow heavy plastic outfits and unwieldly gum boots. They slither and slide on the slippery rocks and ice. Yet, nearly every day another ship disgorges a small army of them ferrying them to shore in the rubber zodiacs.What is that sound? Is that him? Oh, the unbridled joy. I am starving and I badly need a wash and finally my husband has returned. I’m so happy to see him. He looks very contented

Images credited to the National Science Foundation (THIS IMAGE), a federal agency, are in the public domain. The images were created by employees of the United States Government as part of their official duties or prepared by contractors as "works for hire" for NSF.You may freely use NSF-credited images and, at your discretion, credit NSF with a "Courtesy: National Science Foundation" notation. Download the high-resolution JPG version of the image. (3.4 MB)Full Moon Over Observation Hill A full moon behind the cross on Observation Hill at McMurdo Station, Ross Island, Antarctica. The cross stands as a memorial to the members of Sir Robert Falcon Scott's journey to the South Pole in 1911-1912. The National Science Foundation funds and manages the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP), which carries

Scientists from Australia, France and Japan say that they have found living species which have never been known before.Big-eyed fish, giant worms and sea-spiders "the size of dinner plates" have said to be included among these. Also included are a new species of plankton and jellyfish having tentacles up to 6 metres long.The scientists are amazed by their survival as the carbon concentration is pretty high there which results in difficulty in the growth of skeletons. The scientists however did hint that the climatic change could result in their extinction. All content provided for Brain Exploded. No part of this website may be reproduced in any form without written permission for the owner of this site.

TROLL STATION, Antarctica (Reuters) - If you think a "sunseeker" is someone who likes lounging on Caribbean or Mediterranean beaches, meet Joern Dybdahl.In the southern summer, the 46-year old Norwegian works in Antarctica as a technician at a research station. The rest of the year he is on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen -- so he almost always lives in the land of the midnight sun.

Sometimes, when I tell people I’m a travel writer, they ask if I studied journalism in college. “No,” I answer. “I didn’t.” And I’m not really a journalist either. Journalism is a noble profession, but as a species of writing it’s sometimes hamstrung by its own rulebook. Here’s an excerpt from one of my Cambodia notebooks: Why I’m a travel writer, not a journalist. I can follow a hunch, record hearsay, call an asshole an asshole, make an impression of a place that will be true for me, to this experience, something deeper than a dossier of facts and smellier than a press room briefing: truth in color. You've got to go, you've got to see, you've got to piss people off - you've got to float down a Cambodian river, and feel the heat of the sun. Enjoy the stories. 1. “Bethlehem” by Michael Finkel, National Geographic Michael Finkel is one of the most talented travel writers in the world. My admirati

These are some very interesting photos with something which appears to be a a tsunami which it is frozen in Antarctica… In some of them you can clearly see something which looks like a frozen wave…

Jan Vermeer, a passionate Dutch Wildlife photographer, has made a special journey lately with the aim of capturing the emperor penguin in its natural habitat using the Nikon D300. We have obtained the exclusive rights for our German edition and we gladly refer you to the Nikon D300 test in practice made by Jan Vermeer. The Nikon D300 has recently become available and is receiving a lot of attention since then. And for a good reason listening to Jan's comments on the D300! Jan Vermeer has been shooting with the Nikon D2x for a while now but has to admit that the D300 has a lot to offer and that it turns out to be an ideal second body for the photographer he is for future projects. The Nikon D300 has been available since last November.Mark Petersmore : letsgodigital

Visiting the frozen continent of Antarctica is a privilege only a few in the entire world could afford but if you do get a chance to go there, it would be a trip of a lifetime. Kapitan Dranitsyn Antarctica cruise ship: Quark Expedition  Antarctica Weather However, there are a few things you should know about Antarctica . [...]

Holland America LIne announced plans for 2009 that involve 3 ships cruising their South American and Antarctica itineraries. Featuring new itineraries and more sailings than in the past, cruisers can choose from 18 cruises on ms Statendam, ms Prinsendam or flagship ms Amsterdam. Ranging from 13 to 68 days, and including spectacular scenic cruising through the fjords and glaciers of Chile, the new cruises offer the opportunity to visit some of the most remote sites in the world like Deception Island in Antarctica and Iguazú Falls, and experience two of the New Seven Wonders of the World chosen in a consumer poll in July: Machu Picchu in Peru and Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Holland America will also feature overnight stays in several ports, allowing guests more time to become immersed in local culture and traditions after embarking on these longer cruises.

Read our previous post about the sinking of the Antarctic cruise ship: the Explorer The Explorer was on a 19-day cruise of Antarctica and the Falkland Islands, near the South Shetland Islands, letting passengers observe penguins, whales and other wildlife. You could almost say that this Antarctic cruise was really inspired by the Antarctic explorations of ill-fated adventurer [...]

Antarctica Cruise SpecialDeparture dates: December 7, 2008, January 2 and February 6, 2009.From $6,695 per person, double occupancy.Internal air from $600.Promo Code: AK-PC7WABANPJAntarctica Cruise Special Info: Each voyage aboard 'Minerva' (formerly 'Explorer II') is an insider's look at one of earth's last great frontiers. Guests share the experts' Antarctica by travelling with an expedition staff through waters inaccessible to full-size cruise ships. True hands-on exploration is made possible by a fleet of Zodiac auxiliary craft that easily whisk passengers to shore. On board, amenities include a state-of-the-art lecture lounge, library, fitness room and beauty salon.The austral summer season is a myriad of ever-changing flora and fauna on a shifting landscape, and our expert guides know how to bring the incredible within reach of everyone. From vast penguin colonies to massive icebergs, it's the best of Antarctica by land and sea.Click here for reservations or call TravelWi

Hi, I am back! Just back from Malaysia last night! Glad to be home here and it was all fun! So happy to meet friends and my sister in Kuala Lumpur, and the Langkawi trip was fantastic, it is a beautiful island, if you are going to visit Asia, never miss it! Here are some photos I took when I flew from United State to Japan, the plane flew by Antarctica, it was so cool! you could see glacier from these photos, it is really beautiful! Flight, Photo

Planning your Antarctica Travel Since you don’t take an Antarctica vacation every day, and the Antarctica travel season is only 4 months, you have all the time in the world to prepare yourself for your Antarctica Travel. Read about my Antarctica Vacation: an Antarctica Cruise on the Antarctica ship "Kapitan Dranitsyn". Read the Antarctica Travel Tips [...]

China goes to space, China hosts the 2008 Olympics… and yesterday November 12: 91 Chinese scientists leave Shanghai for a new Antarctica expedition. Chinese Antarctica cruise ship Xue Long (snow dragon) 188 Chinese go on a 5 months Antarctica expedition 91 Chinese scientists will reach Antarctica on the Xue Long Antarctica cruise ship, the rest of the 188 [...]

If you have been browsing around to find out prices about Antarctica tours, you will surely know that any Antarctica cruise easily costs a minimum of about US $ 10.000… Why politicians love Antarctica trips Antarctica tourism on its best: fast travel by plane: Ban arriving at the at Chile’s Air Force base in Antarctica So if [...]

YouTube user Anthony Powell (a.k.a. “Antzarctica“) has captured over 1,000,000 photos of Antarctica while living at McMurdo Station and Scott Base over the past five years. This video captures the dichotomy of the Antarctic summer and winter through stark, fascinating time-lapse photographic imagery. It’s striking how active it is down there - many more people buzzing around than I would expect.

Of Montreal makes music fun! The Band started with Kevin Barnes. He started recording his own lo-fi indie pop on a four-track. Friends were made along the way and the band was able to take off from there. They have had over 2 dozen releases, with their latest album titled "Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?". Catchy bass lines, danceable beats, and lyrics that you find yourself repeating over & over uncontrollably in your mind. They have an indie pop style similar to Beck, or Cake with vocals that remind me of Ben Kweller. Of Montreal will be touring the U.S. until the end of November, and will be kicking off their U.K. tour in December. Put on your dancing shoes and get into Of Montreal!Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other GamesGronlandic EditI Will (Live Beatles Cover)yumyum.

If there is one place that one should go before you leave this earth for good, Antarctica is one of them. It is an excellent place to go for an adventure cruise and a trip to this white continent will be a memorable one for anyone who has the golden opportunity to make a trip [...]

If you are one of those lucky ones that have been to practically every continent in the world and is fast running out of places to go (except the moon) then you should seriously think of taking a cruise to Antarctica . It is expensive for sure and depending on where you are from, the [...]

In case you don’t know, Antarctica is the coldest, windiest and driest continent in the whole world. It does sound bleak and uninviting to say the least. That is why its harsh unforgiving weather has kept human travelers away until the 19th century. You can’t survive there without a warm shelter and extreme winter wear. [...]

Satellites spot birthing of Antarctica icebergA newborn iceberg has broken away from the Pine Island Glacier In West Antarctica and drifted out to sea, according to satellite images taken during the last year.

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Parece que o marketing do Guaraná Antarctica decidiu diversificar mesmo o investimento feito no esporte. Patrocinador oficial da seleção brasileira desde 2001, a marca de refrigerantes do grupo Ambev passou a focar sua comunicação no público jovem. Prova disso são as ações ligadas aos esportes radicais. A primeira experiência desse tipo foi o Guaraná Antarctica Street Festival (GAS Festival), realizado no início de setembro. O evento foi um sucesso e animou a empresa a continuar apostando nesse segmento. Tanto que, segundo o seu gerente de comunicação, o evento pode ser levado para outras praças exatamente no mesmo formato, com a participação de grandes nomes dos esportes radicais, como o skatista Bob Burnquist e de shows com bandas populares entre os jovens. No ano passado a marca já havia usada a imagem do meia Kaká para tentar falar com esse público, realizando também uma competição de futebol entre jovens. Vamos aguardar por novidades. Em 2008 teremos o merca

China first time will going to send a robot that can work in ice in an Atractica expedit-ion. It is assumed that it will reduce the risk and cost in in scientific research. A report said that, the project will start on october 2007, will use a tank-like robot that can not only easily move through ice, but also fly through low-altitude. It's weight is about 200kg, and it can carry 40kg easily and can pull 100kg within working radius of 25km. It has a differential global positioning system (DGPS) and a meteorological observation device by which the robot can easily automatically stride across ice crevices and snowy slopes. According to the report, another robot, of 20kg and with a flying speed of50 to 100 km/hour will be there. It has an infra-red radiometer for observing ice on the sea and an aerial camera. The Chinese expedition team of 219 explorers will be in 2 seismic station in Antarctica to measure tremors and tectonic movements on the continent.

Act Now and Save Big on a Once in A Lifetime Antarctica CruisePromo Code: NCV-NLAntarctica Cruise Season 2007-200813-day program on board the MS FramBook any departure before July 31, 2007 and receive free airfare with a savings of $750 pp. Offer is good for new bookings only.Offer is not valid on the following select sailing dates: Dec 25, Jan 2, Jan 10 & Jan 18, 2007.Not combinable with other special offers.Antarctica Cruise Season 2007-200819-day programs on board the MS NordnorgeBook by July 31, 2007 and save $700 pp on inside cabins, $900 outside and $1,100 on suites.Not combinable with other special offers.Antarctica Cruise Season 2007-200821-day programs on board the MS NordnorgeBook by July 31, 2007 and save $700 pp on inside cabins, $900 outside and $1,100 on suites. Not combinable with other special offers.Click here for reservations or call TravelWizard.com at 1-800-330-8820 to speak to a Antarctica Cruise Specialist now!TravelWizard.com: Specialists in the Art of Travel: Ca

Are you sure this is Antarctica? I could have sworn this was the scene from the blizzard in Saskatchewan on January 10, 2007. I don't know why I feel compelled to post a video of a snow storm in June, but when I saw it I was reminded of the blizzard from January. Tags: antarctica, weather, youtube, video, videorambler

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For a place in the world that has not been given much attention, Antarctica is now one of the critical places that global warming has hit. Additionally, the beauty that Antarctica once had has been diminishing by the day and a lot of this can be attributed to the growing pollution concerns both by air and water. There are living creatures that make Antarctica as well. Unfortunately, they are being threatened by the vices of nature today. Antarctica is a good example of a once wonderful place on the brink of being demolished. Let us see some footage of what this little known place brings outside that of being among the polar caps of the world. Download latest version of Flash to view video! . Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode air and water, climate change, Eco Travel, ecology, global warming, global warming, polar caps, pollution concerns, Video Clips

Antarctica is truly the last frontier.  Its distance and inaccessibility easily lend itself to speculation and rumor.  Beginning with enigmatic ancient maps, which some believe show the southern continent as it looks without ice and snow, its existence has remained shrouded in mystery as well as ice.  Many theorize Atlantis is to be found there; Internet rumors claim there are satellite images which reveal an anomaly beneath the ice, replete with the concentric circles Plato wrote about, though I couldn’t find them.  Not surprising; such a find would rock the scientific world in terms of the age of civilization.  Some alternative researchers however do suggest that Antarctica used to lie in tropical regions before the last pole shift, and was the site of a flourishing ancient society. Searches for “Antarctica anomaly” yielded a work of fiction some claim could be a disinformation campaign for what scientists have really discovered down there.  Another involves Lake Vostok,

New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Tourism in the icy Antarctica continent seems to have become a prickly issue with India, which is hosting the ongoing Antarctica Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) here, vehemently opposed to it as against the treaty members. Noted space scientist and chairman of the 30th ATCM, U.R. Rao said though the Antarctica Treaty talks about free access for all, yet tourism does not fit in that definition. “Tourism is a real nuisance. Human intervention in the form of tourism is affecting the ecosystem of the continent and it must stop,” Rao told IANS on the sideline of the ATCM, hosted by India for the first time. “Tourists litter the pristine surface, the ships break the ice and there are so many other issues. You just cannot overlook the matter, especially as the intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC) has pointed fingers towards human intervention as a major cause of global warming,” he said. Minister for Science, Technology and Ea

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If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, every one of the worlds oceans would rise by 60 to 65 metresAntarctica is pushed into the earth by the weight of its ice sheets. If they melted, it would "spring back" about 500m (1 625 ft). Scotland and Scandinavia are still rebounding today after the last ice age - at the rate of half a meter a century in the Northern Baltic - the fastest place.The cold and dry conditions in the "Dry Valleys" region of Antarctica are so close to those on Mars that NASA did testing there for the Viking mission. It has not rained in the dry valleys for at least 2 million years.One of the biggest icebergs ever (maybe the biggest) broke free from the Ross ice shelf in Antarctica in 2000.It was 295km long and 37km wide, with a surface area of 11,000 sq km (4,250 square miles) above water - and 10 times bigger below. Its size is equivalent to that of the Bahamas, or Connecticut.During the feeding season in Antarctica, a full grown blue whale eats about 4 million krill (s

A Penguin’s personal Antarctica cruise… The Penguins are the real "Antarctica ships" of any Antarctica cruise: as a true Antarctica ship they sail through the icy water, and when the ice is to hard for any Antarctica ship, penguins walk their own Antarctica expedition. Your vacation to Antarctica is not complete without penguins. Depending on the Antarctica Cruises, you can admire the Antarctica penguins from far or if you are on an Antarctica Ice Breaker, you can come up and close to these Antarctica penguins. Always chose for Antarctica cruises that bring you up and close to the Antarctic ice and Antarctic penguins, since you already travel so far, might as well make sure you will go the extra mile on Antarctica soil! My Antarctica Cruises Dream Antarctica cruises : did you ever dream of somebody who cruises Antarctica and that somebody is you? Did you ever wanted to visit Earth’s lost Paradise: the seventh continent on an Antarctica cruise? Ever imagine

Save Big on your Antarctica Cruise when booked with TravelWizard.com!!!Antarctica CruisePromo Code: NCV-WSChile & Antarctica CruiseA 13-day expedition program featuring expert guides, lectures, and PolarCirkel boat landings, starting at $4,999. Book before April 30, 2007 and save $300 per person on the following departures - Nov 23, Nov 29, Dec 7, Dec 15 and Dec 23.Antarctica & The Chilean Fjords CruiseOn board the MS Nordnorge & MS Nordkapp. A 19-day expedition program from Santiago to Buenos Aires featuring expedition guides, lectures, and PolarCirkel boat landings; starting at $6,999 per person. Book before April 30, 2007 and save $700 per person on inside cabins, $900 outside and $1,100 on suites.The Falkland Islands/Malvinas, South Georgia and Antarctica CruiseA 21-Day expedition program on board the MS Nordnorge featuring PolarCirkel boat landings, expert tour leaders and lecturers; starting at $6,699 per person. Book before April 30, 2007 and save $700 per person on inside c

1. Antarctica is the south polar region of the Earth. 2. The name Antarctica is meaning “opposite to the Arctic.” It’s comes from the Greek. 3. Antarctica covers at 14.4 million sq. km., or 10% of the Earth’s land surface. 4. Antarctica is the 90% of the total ice on the Earth. It’s contains 90 % of the Earth’s fresh water. 5. Antarctica is the coldest, driest and loneliest continent on the planet Earth. Antarctica has the world’s lowest temperature of -89C and winds of up to 320 km/hour. 6. Antarctica is the thick column of ice on Earth is 4800 m, it is almost the same height as the height of Mount Blanc in the Alps (4807 m). 7. The Antarctic Treaty was negotiated in 1959 by 12 countries for the purpose of promoting international peace and scientific cooperation in the continent. 8. Antarctica has no native human inhabitants. About 900 people in winter and 3 000 people in summer to operate in the 34 scientific stations. 9. Theе cold Antarcti

Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) was an Irish-born British explorer who tried to conquer Antarctica on several expeditions. During one failed attempt to reach the South Pole in 1908, Shakleton and his team built a hut on Ross Island and waited for nine months as temperatures dipped to -58 degrees.Part of what helped the crew pass the time was a stash of 12 cases of MacKinlay's Scotch, an Edinburgh distiller that had agreed a year earlier to serve as the expedition's official whisky supplier. After coming within 98 miles of reach their goal, the Shakleton expedition had to rush to leave Antarctica before the winter trapped them. The group left behind excess supplies in their haste to leave.Now a conservation team excavating ice from beneath Shackleton's hut has found two cases of the Scotch fully intact. The New Zealand-lead team decided to leave the whisky in the hut. One could only imagine what two cases of 100 year old Scotch might fetch at auction, especially with the historical s

Kate Beckinsale has landed a starring role in a new thriller set in cold Antarctica. Kate is to play a US marshal in the movie Whiteout which is based on the novel by Greg Rucka. In the movie Kate is sent to Antarctica to investigate the continents first murder. She has only 3 days to solve the murder or be trapped with the killer as Antarctica falls into winter. The movie begins shooting in March in Montreal.

There are times that defy explanation. Dreams blending into reality, space passing through milliseconds. I knew where I was and who was next to me but the reality of the moment is different than the reality of the wakeful. Yet wakefulness was there as well. Perhaps not.It was an odd occurrence. Form was taken by another, placement interchangeable. But everything was the same. Unable to even confirm the strangeness as far as I know. Maybe I was not where I thought I was. Or maybe I was but I changed the props between. Or maybe like in a Murakami novel pressing through a wall is not as difficult as I believed.It seemed right. A breath of difference made it so. Stranger would actually be if I was the only one to notice.