Blogthings

  • Nunavut Nonsense’s Tribute to the Night

    The latest challenge is up at Jen’s Nunavut Nonsense blog. A photo contest, a tribute to the last little bit of this season’s night.  There are several excellent photos to chose from, and vote for your favourite.

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  • Six Word Memoir

    Nina, the talent behind the delightful Nature Remains, tagged me with a meme. The premise of the Six Word Memoir is to write a memoir of yourself in only six words.  It is, of course, impossible.  It is similar to the old report cards where a teacher would sum you up in a similar short

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  • One week to go

    Just a quick reminder to send me your wild bird, or birding related posts before next Tuesday, a week today, for inclusion in the 71st edition of I and The Bird.  One week, that’s not a lot of time. Send your post to me at  clareleah AT qiniq DOT com     Don’t forget now.

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  • Arctic Winter Games on-line

    Take some time and check out Kent of the North’s reporting from the Arctic Winter Games for APTN.  APTN and Kent have created a blog to do timely reporting from the games.  The video reports/blog/podcasts can be found here.  And by the way, watch these videos and then go vote for Sarah Ali.

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  • Vote for someone else.

    Alright, I sent the picture of me in a T-shirt to Nunavut Nonsense as a joke. It’s a contest to show "Your Spacesuit", the one you have to dress up in to stay warm outside. But I’ve garnered almost half of the votes so far (I suspect because Dan Rather is also in the picture

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  • And the winner is….

    or rather the winners are… The Nunies have been fun. It’s been really interesting visiting the nominated blogs, especially in the dying hours, as the plays for votes have come out.  The races were tight… especially in Best Blog and Best New Blog, it seemed like everytime I checked on the results the lead changed

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  • A friendly reminder…

    Don’t forget to vote for your favourite Nunavut Blogs and posts in the Nunies. The polls can be found at Nunavut Blogs!  All three races: Best Blog, Best New Blog and Best Post are very close so every vote counts. Voting closes at midnight tomorrow (Tuesday) night.

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  • More links than a cartoon sausage

    Here are some interesting things for your perusal. First of all, the 67th edition of I and the Bird is up at Trevor’s Birding, from way down under. As always there is a wide selection of bird posts to choose from as Trevor takes us on a holiday around the world. Stop by Murmuring Trees

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  • Best Post Nominees

    Sorry for the delay, Here are the nominees in the Best Post categoryNunavut FAQs – Nunavut NewbiesInuktitut Dictionary – Nunavut NewbiesLamp – Inflatable ElvisCy – Inflatable ElvisFlashy lights – Port Town GhostsFishtail – Port Town GhostsTruck tales – Port Town GhostsButchering Inuktitut on the phone – Port Town GhostsArmy of Darkness: The Swarm – Port

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  • The Polls are open

    Okay, I got it figured out.  The voting for Best Blog and Best New Blog can now commence over at Nunavut Blogs!  I’ll post the nominees and create a poll for Best Post soon.  Voting closes midnight of the 29th of January 2008.

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