Drake of the West Wind

Sometimes Blizzard completely surprises me with beauty in unexpected places. I'm not very fond of the new stone drake model colour schemes, but since I collect mounts, I got one anyway. It didn't look anything special when I first took it out, but then I shifted into shadow form and the mount was transformed from blah to beauty. See for yourself:

Drake of the West Wind in normal form,

and in shadow form. I love how the light streaks shine through the shadow form, and how the little lightnings play on his skin.

Usually the colours of the mount are completely masked by the purple, but in this case the mount is much more beautiful in the shadow form. I expected the usual purple blob with wings, and got my new favourite flying mount instead.

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Signs of Summer

This year summer started in May and it has cooled down a bit in June.

A blooming tree in front of the office. Unfortunately, I can't identify it.

A budding linden tree close to work.

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Scandinavia and the World

Scandinavia and the World is an awesomely funny web comic that pokes fun at country stereotypes.

I don't want to hotlink the the images, otherwise I'd post this one about the winners of Eurovision song contest. I laughed so hard I freaked out the cats.

Start from the beginning, it's well worth it.

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Unbearable Kitten Cuteness

I wish I'd thought of getting a hamster ball for Sona and Juku when they were little.

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Fun Music Covers

Ghost Riders in the Sky by The Spooky Men's Chorale

Check out their other songs, especially Dancing Queen. Much fun!

Single Ladies by The Pigs with John Williamson on Jaw Harp

I love covers in radically different styles. Check out their don't Cha cover too. Brilliant!

They Don't Really Care About Us by Northern Kings

Northern Kings is epic no matter what they do.

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Guards! Guards!

The relevant equation is: Knowledge = power = energy = matter = mass; a good bookshop is just a genteel Black Hole that knows how to read.

Terry Pratchett

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Laul teeb meid rõõmsaks

Laul teeb meid rõõmsaks
laul meilt mured kõik viib
Kas olgu õhtu hommiku
laulge siis

Laul teeb meid rõõmsaks
tuju ikka on hää
Kui laulad lõbust laulu sa
terve päev

These are the two first stanzas of my newest most favourite song 'Laul teeb meid rõõmsaks' by Modern Fox. The lyrics promise that "song makes us merry", and this particular song fulfils that promise.

If you like the style, you can listen to the samples of all the songs on 'Oober' on www.estmusic.com and if you are in Estonia, you are also able to buy the CD. The rest of us have to be satisfied with the samples.

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