Just to catch everyone up, Turkey blocked the use of Blogspot.com because there were blogs hosting links to pirated videos of Turkish Soccer matches. (that is the official story anyway) i dont know why it is working today but today is a holiday (republic day) so maybe that has something to do with it. or maybe Ataturk willed it. in any case do not expect frequent blog updates. i will do my best. not much news to report here, going to watch fireworks tonight, and am planning a trip to Bulgaria in december. (i am going to try to steal Kyle's girlfriend if she is there.) also, the street was on fire and i saw this dolphin who looked pretty cheerful.