We just had a cold spell, here in Cyprus.
During that 'cold spell' plenty of snow fell on the mountains.
We were excited by this and decided to take a trip up to the mountains.
In regards to this, I would just advise anyone with the same excitement to have chains and/or 4wd.
Otherwise you will get stranded in the snow and/or the car will skid and you will freak out. But lets not focus on that aspect of our trip :p
I was pretty pissed off when I got to the mountains and realised that I'd forgotten my camera so had to use my camera phone which isn't fantastic. However, having uploaded and looked at the pictures I have decided they are share- worthy.
In regards to snowboarding: I have tried snowboarding once before on a dry slope. I can't say I loved the experience but it wasn't bad. I just wasn't as good as I hoped. ha! This was my first snowboarding experience on real snow. We didn't use a ski lift so being strapped into the snowboard made it pretty hard to move. Once I was on a mini hill and strapped in and up and moving, it was fun! The strapping in and out of the board I found to be a bit of a bitch. Skateboarding is a lot simpler. I would also advise having snow-proof gloves as the no gloves 'I am a dumbass' option will mean your hands will freeze. Hand- freezing is not as fun as you might imagine. I have included some poser pictures of myself but just embrace :)
Well, since my last post of the pictures of my beloved dog <3 I thought its about time I write a new blog. Having said that, my blog seriously needs a theme/direction. I do have some in mind but not one I feel I have enough substance on at the moment. And so my ramblings and photos shall just be what they are!
And here I begin talking about social media:
There is a ridiculous amount of social media options floating about and it can be very addictive- yet not necessarily that meaningful. Its more of a quick fix than anything.
I do have a Facebook and I've had it for quite a few years. I do, on average, check it daily and find that with many friends abroad its quite useful for keeping in touch. I also like the fact that I can share pictures and vice versa. I rarely update my status but I do occasionally 'like' or 'comment' on something that stands out to me. Obviously our newsfeeds can often be inundated with a lot of (what we can regard as) disposable crap and also it can be hard to control what newsfeed does show us. Having said that, a Facebook break is definitely a good thing and when I'm busy with other things I'm happy to abstain.
I've noticed a lot of people are making Instagrams nowadays and I have browsed through pictures on there. It definitely looks like something I could get into as I do love me some photographs and all those filters really do make average things look slightly more dazzling.
However I feel like I already spend enough time on facebook and one social media thing is enough. Obviously theres also tumblr and twitter and the list does go on. Even having a blog AND facebook is making me think 'is there a point in having both?'. Its similar but with the blog I can just ramble on for ages - to your reading pleasure :D
I do remember how years ago I had a myspace and when people went over to Facebook I stuck to Myspace for a while. However I eventually got into Facebook and have no idea what happened to my Myspace. I don't think it exists anymore. The same thing could happen with Facebook but it seems to have more lastibility. I've had it for a lot more years than I had Myspace.
Anyway my general opinion is that though social media is a part of a lot of peoples everyday life - its important to disconnect. Its important to spend more time off the screens. There was a good quote I read about this topic yesterday but the newspaper is in another place to where I am right now so I'll probably share it with you in my next post or edit this one :)
