Ok Da-ave but , can I call him Li-ink?

Ok so I've been informed I don't update my blog in a timely fashion. I wasn't even sure that anyone even read this. *ahem* due to the lack of comments, however, I will make up for my lack of posts by posting two today.

This one is full of links (speaking of, please direct your eyes to the right where you'll find some friends links to their blogs) and information about Bloomington.
First some random links you might enjoy that I've gathered from friends and family or just cruisin the information highway myself:

First a short Documentary that is highly interesting. And you thought YOU were lonely:
Guys and Dolls

Second a graffiti artist with a humorous and witty political message. The new pictures on my myspace page are his brainchildren.
Banksy

Don't have TV or just want to watch something that's not online without downloading it?
Better Than a Remote

If you haven't seen it yet it might be the one and only time reading Rolling Stone magazine might actually be interesting, however, even though this article is over sensationalized like every other one in the magazine you might see some faces you know if you are a regular hardcore scenester. I can't find the whole 8 page article online but this is what I could find.
Straight Edge gangs

Places to see and places to be:

Dagom Gaden Tensung Ling Monistary. Home of the Gelugpa Buddhist Monks. the only Monistary in the US. Free walk through tours. www.gaden.org

a little record shop owned by a touring band. supports local artists. (I forget the name)

Free tours of Oliver Winery ending with a taste test, which can obviously be passed up if you dont drink, beautiful grounds with a pond and picnic area

Wooded trails through the campus

Saturday morning Farmers market with live bands

Lake Monroe for swimming, boat rental, jet ski rental, pontoon boat rental with A WATER SLIDE!!!
entering the lake is $7 a car and rentals cost: $20 for canoe rental for 4 hrs, double decker pontoon with slide is $160 for 4 hrs, regular pontoon is $95 for 4 hrs, and the jet ski early bird special is $45 an hour

IU Art Museum open Tues - Sat, Free Admission, houses four gallaries including some Picassos and Monets. Changing exhibit is hosting a Veterans of Vietnam exhibit.

Wonderlab Science and Technology museum, charged admission, price unknown. open seven days a week www.wonderlab.org/

SOFA Fine arts Museum, Tues-Sat, free admission www.fa.indiana.edu/~sofa/

Kinsey Institute, M-F, Free Admission www.indiana.edu/~kinsey/

Farmers House Museum, M-F, Free admission www.bloomington.in.us/~farmerhm/

John Waldron Arts Museum, M-F, Free Admission www.artlives.org/

Arboretum, free admission, www.iub.edu/tour/cmps9.shtml

Drive In Theater, Call for details, 1-812-824-8036

Giffy Lake Natural Preserve, Moderately difficult trails line ridges and ravines around lake

Sept 1 and 2, Festival of Arts and Crafts 10am - 6pm Free

Sept 1, Jazz masters in the park 6pm

Malibu Grill has live musicians every Saturday night

Sept 2, Sarah's Swing Set, Bryan Park Concert, Free


Restaurants from many lands (excluding the American Fare places) (other restaurants in each ethnicity available)
(Every place serving vegan cuisine)

Anatolia
Mediterranean/Turkish Lunch $6.95-$11.95

Anysetsangs Little Tibet
Tibetan/Thai/Indian (owned by the XIV's Dalia Lama's brother) Lunch $5.95 Dinner $8.95-$9.95

Bloomingfoods
Organic/Vegan/Vegetarian (Sunday Brunch Vegan Buffet $? 10am-2pm)

Bombay House
Indian Dinner $9.95-$14.95

Cafe Django
International Pan-Asian Himalayan $5.95-$12.95

Cafe at Crepe
Creperie $2.95-$7.50

Casablanca Cafe
Moroccan/Mediterranean $9-$13

Dats
Cajun/Creole $5.50

Deangelos
Authentic Italian $6-$14

El Norteno
Mexican $2.49-$7.50

Esan Thai
Thai $6.95-14.95

Falafels Flavers from Jerusalem
Middle-Eastern $8.75-$17.95

The Irish Lion
Irish $12.95-$34.95

Japonee
Japanese $6-$15

King Gyros
Greek $2.99-$10

Laughing Planet
Vegan Fast Food $1-$4

The MAC
Mediterranean $3.50-$7

Roots
Vegan/Vegetarian Lunch $8 Dinner $10

Samiras
Afghanistan $11-$15

Turkuaz
Turkish $4+

There is so much more to see and do around here like ride your bike or walk through the square with hundreds of ma and pa stores and plenty of statues and waterfalls and walkways that are landscaped and beautiful...