tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138315442024-03-21T12:20:21.221-07:00common courtesyAshley Hodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173396793871871704noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831544.post-12480658122650625682008-12-06T08:52:00.001-08:002008-12-06T08:52:39.288-08:00Sinking<center> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-Sinking760.mov" onclick="window.popup_player_1553523 = window.open('http://blip.tv/file/1545260/?skin=popup&file_type=mov','post_1553523','toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,directories=no,resizable=yes,width=360,height=305,top=20,left=20,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,'); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-Sinking760.mov.jpg" /></a> <br /> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-Sinking760.mov" onclick="window.popup_player_1553523 = window.open('http://blip.tv/file/1545260/?skin=popup&file_type=mov','post_1553523','toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,directories=no,resizable=yes,width=360,height=305,top=20,left=20,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,'); return false;">Click to Play</a> </center><div class="blip_description"><p>The slate is thoroughly blank right now. I've never been so wide open and directionless in my whole life. It's partly brilliant and partly terrifying. Some days I want to hop on a train, other days I want to wrap an electric blanket around my heart. It's good for me to stay in this place for a while and just wonder what happens next. I don't usually have the luxury or give myself that opportunity. When my compass stops spinning I'll let you know where it lands...</p><p></div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-Sinking760.mov">Quicktime (.mov)</a></div><div style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" class="blip_tags"><strong>Tags:</strong> <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/sinking">sinking</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/common courtesy">common courtesy</a></div><br />Ashley Hodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173396793871871704noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831544.post-63282855510539822372008-12-03T11:52:00.000-08:002008-12-03T16:55:11.816-08:00Check me out on Etsy!<div><a href="http://www.gleanhouse.etsy.com">http://www.GleanHouse.etsy.com</a></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6mHV9iMcUngvwH0td7jSHdKf4fJZc9tWYscrlBbkwGWfCLjiFfyMnEj0W7yVznOxwsLnphXrj-Vl_JBBfXGSKxkIOnoHX7oKMHxOdTRDKNtqKgef106e5IZNc3e9nu46YyXwH/s1600-h/8f.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6mHV9iMcUngvwH0td7jSHdKf4fJZc9tWYscrlBbkwGWfCLjiFfyMnEj0W7yVznOxwsLnphXrj-Vl_JBBfXGSKxkIOnoHX7oKMHxOdTRDKNtqKgef106e5IZNc3e9nu46YyXwH/s400/8f.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275730110221592194" /></a><div><div>I've joined the land of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/">Etsy</a>! (Kind of like OZ for makers)<br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div>If you're not familiar with the glory that is this site, let me just educate you. Made up of handmade and vintage, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/">Etsy</a> is a beautifully designed online craft fair and flea market. From fancy handmade ties to vintage housewares, you can find really unique prints and artwork too. It also allows you to find artists near you and shop locally! </div><div>I'm stocking up my inventory, trying to make a go of selling vintage and re-working unique pieces I find along the way. </div><div>My sister also partakes: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5646399">Ryanne's Valley Vintage</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Stop by the shop, and tell your friends!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Ashley Hodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173396793871871704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831544.post-72885504813232858952008-11-24T07:52:00.000-08:002008-11-24T07:54:34.325-08:00the bossy bossy breeze<a href="http://snowblink.org/lyricslisten.php?id=17">Snowblink.</a><br /><br /><br />I just had to share this. Thanks Rugnetta.Ashley Hodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173396793871871704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831544.post-52242932987414520372008-11-09T07:53:00.001-08:002008-11-09T07:53:56.399-08:00Lone Kitchen<center> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-LoneKitchen173.mov" onclick="window.popup_player_1455664 = window.open('http://blip.tv/file/1448618/?skin=popup&file_type=mov','post_1455664','toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,directories=no,resizable=yes,width=360,height=305,top=20,left=20,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,'); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-LoneKitchen173.mov.jpg" /></a> <br /> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-LoneKitchen173.mov" onclick="window.popup_player_1455664 = window.open('http://blip.tv/file/1448618/?skin=popup&file_type=mov','post_1455664','toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,directories=no,resizable=yes,width=360,height=305,top=20,left=20,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,'); return false;">Click to Play</a> </center><div class="blip_description"><p>I've had a lot of time over the last 6 months to make food, do dishes and be alone in the kitchen. It's been a mix of things but mostly it reminds me that no amount of thinking or being lonely gets in the way of a good meal and a good radio station. </p><p>Not sure who the music is by, but if you have the iphone app, you can figure it out yourself and let me know...</p></div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-LoneKitchen173.mov">Quicktime (.mov)</a></div><div style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" class="blip_tags"><strong>Tags:</strong> <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/common courtesy">common courtesy</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/kitchen">kitchen</a></div><br />Ashley Hodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173396793871871704noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831544.post-15115714498219143072008-11-02T05:44:00.001-08:002008-11-02T05:44:17.473-08:00Picc<center> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-Picc399.mov" onclick="window.popup_player_1429858 = window.open('http://blip.tv/file/1422876/?skin=popup&file_type=mov','post_1429858','toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,directories=no,resizable=yes,width=360,height=305,top=20,left=20,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,'); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-Picc399.mov.jpg" /></a> <br /> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-Picc399.mov" onclick="window.popup_player_1429858 = window.open('http://blip.tv/file/1422876/?skin=popup&file_type=mov','post_1429858','toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,directories=no,resizable=yes,width=360,height=305,top=20,left=20,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,'); return false;">Click to Play</a> </center><div class="blip_description">THIS VIDEO CONTAINS BLOOD AND GUTS. <br /><br />You've been warned. I had some requests to see my Picc line taken out, so here it is. And also some footage from my 5 days in the hospital (we were admitted on my birthday), and some other stuff from the 20 day treatment too. All of the nurses I worked with were incredible. Hospitals and clinics wouldn't function at all without their wicked hard work and love. I couldn't have gone through that whole thing without their support, attention and concern. Nurses are total heros.<br /><br />I had a dream last night about my picc line. It was fluttering in my heart, I could feel the whole thing running through my arm, and at some point it was taken out. I remember the noodle of it, swaying, towards the end of my dream. Then my dream progressed into some kind of thrift store that was actually a princess castle... only I would dream about royal thrift stores.<br /></div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-Picc399.mov">Quicktime (.mov)</a></div><div style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" class="blip_tags"><strong>Tags:</strong> <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/common courtesy">common courtesy</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/leishmaniasis">leishmaniasis</a></div><br />Ashley Hodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173396793871871704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831544.post-41150608644983640482008-10-30T16:21:00.001-07:002008-11-02T05:35:27.264-08:00Cow Friend<center> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-CowFriend546.mov" onclick="window.popup_player_1421828 = window.open('http://blip.tv/file/1415364/?skin=popup&file_type=mov','post_1421828','toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,directories=no,resizable=yes,width=360,height=305,top=20,left=20,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,'); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-CowFriend546.mov.jpg" /></a> <br /> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-CowFriend546.mov" onclick="window.popup_player_1421828 = window.open('http://blip.tv/file/1415364/?skin=popup&file_type=mov','post_1421828','toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,directories=no,resizable=yes,width=360,height=305,top=20,left=20,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,'); return false;">Click to Play</a> </center><div class="blip_description">This is my favorite baby bull. He's the only black angus in the bunch with a white face. He used to be too timid to come anywhere near me, but now he let's me lean into him and scratch under his neck. Maybe I'll tame him and bring him home on the plane. He followed me home...<br /><br />Also, see <a href="http://ryanedit.blogspot.com/2008/11/cow-petting.html">Ryan's version</a>!<br /></div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-CowFriend546.mov">Quicktime (.mov)</a></div><div style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" class="blip_tags"><strong>Tags:</strong> <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/common%20courtesy">common courtesy</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/florida">florida</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/cow">cow</a></div>Ashley Hodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173396793871871704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831544.post-33146994840431957052008-10-30T16:19:00.001-07:002008-10-30T16:19:03.984-07:00The Farm<center> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-TheFarm269.mov" onclick="window.popup_player_1421813 = window.open('http://blip.tv/file/1415349/?skin=popup&file_type=mov','post_1421813','toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,directories=no,resizable=yes,width=360,height=305,top=20,left=20,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,'); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-TheFarm269.mov.jpg" /></a> <br /> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-TheFarm269.mov" onclick="window.popup_player_1421813 = window.open('http://blip.tv/file/1415349/?skin=popup&file_type=mov','post_1421813','toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,directories=no,resizable=yes,width=360,height=305,top=20,left=20,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,'); return false;">Click to Play</a> </center><div class="blip_description">This is the farm in florida. I'm home now and goddamn grateful.</div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-TheFarm269.mov">Quicktime (.mov)</a></div><div style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" class="blip_tags"><strong>Tags:</strong> <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/common courtesy">common courtesy</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/farm">farm</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/florida">florida</a></div><br />Ashley Hodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173396793871871704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831544.post-56109532744174014992008-10-27T15:36:00.001-07:002008-10-27T15:36:22.583-07:00Speaking in Tongues<center> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-SpeakingInTongues681.mov" onclick="window.popup_player_1399840 = window.open('http://blip.tv/file/1393402/?skin=popup&file_type=mov','post_1399840','toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,directories=no,resizable=yes,width=360,height=305,top=20,left=20,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,'); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-SpeakingInTongues681.mov.jpg" /></a> <br /> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-SpeakingInTongues681.mov" onclick="window.popup_player_1399840 = window.open('http://blip.tv/file/1393402/?skin=popup&file_type=mov','post_1399840','toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,directories=no,resizable=yes,width=360,height=305,top=20,left=20,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,'); return false;">Click to Play</a> </center><div class="blip_description">My grandmother isn't religious at all, but there is this amazing public access channel that plays this preacher all the time. Though, conservative talk radio is pretty darn close to speaking in tongues, and there is plenty of that here. Sometimes I step outside and it feels so peaceful with the cows and the breeze. And then I walk back inside and it's like an assault on the intellect of humanity. It's a goddamn miracle gran isn't religious because if you added that to the paranoia, racism, conservative political views and some kind of meat at every meal, I would be more in hell than I already am. </div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-SpeakingInTongues681.mov">Quicktime (.mov)</a>, <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-SpeakingInTongues103.flv">Flash Video (.flv)</a></div><div style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" class="blip_tags"><strong>Tags:</strong> <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/common courtesy">common courtesy</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/florida">florida</a></div><br />Ashley Hodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173396793871871704noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831544.post-33381873301573821142008-10-23T11:37:00.001-07:002008-10-23T11:37:18.259-07:00Old People City<center> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-OldPeopleCity552.mov" onclick="window.popup_player_1396622 = window.open('http://blip.tv/file/1390189/?skin=popup&file_type=mov','post_1396622','toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,directories=no,resizable=yes,width=360,height=305,top=20,left=20,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,'); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-OldPeopleCity552.mov.jpg" /></a> <br /> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-OldPeopleCity552.mov" onclick="window.popup_player_1396622 = window.open('http://blip.tv/file/1390189/?skin=popup&file_type=mov','post_1396622','toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,directories=no,resizable=yes,width=360,height=305,top=20,left=20,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,'); return false;">Click to Play</a> </center><div class="blip_description">It's sort of a southern dream world down here. My grandmother, we've decided, has borderline personality disorder. She's also 85 and going blind. She has 35 head of cattle and over 30 acres of pasture. The amount of work and trouble involved in this farm is way too much for a little old blind lady. But despite all of the mounting evidence that she shouldn't be living here, she insists that if she's meant to die alone in a field, then that's just how she'll go. I've been here for weeks trying to put in place some help and support for her, since she can barely cook without burning the house down. But she digs her heels in and refuses to believe she's actually blind. I can't imagine how hard it is to be old and losing your control on the world anyways, let alone losing your vision. But she either needs to find some grace, or break a bone. The only thing keeping my heart and brain alive down here is baby cows and two hours a day at the falling down ymca. I've always hated running, but somehow here it soothes my claustrophobia in this tiny, sad town. I wish I could paint a better picture of just how dysfunctional my grandmother is. Though, thankfully she isn't doing things like wearing boxes on her feet her losing her way in the road. But since her whole life has been filled with cooking and cleaning and being a domestic slave (of her own choice), now that she can't physically or visually do those things anymore, it's like her life has lost it's meaning. She's built her whole world around laundry and cleaning and now that those things have become difficult, she's left with nothing. No friends, no movement, nothing. So I don't blame her for trying to sabotage our efforts to ease her chores, since she doesn't have anything else. If she didn't fret about what to make for dinner the moment she woke up in the morning, what else would she think about all day? Soon I will be home, and all of my time and energy to move her into a new stage in her life will fall away and hopefully she won't burn the house down.</div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-OldPeopleCity552.mov">Quicktime (.mov)</a></div><div style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" class="blip_tags"><strong>Tags:</strong> <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/common courtesy">common courtesy</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/florida">florida</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/grandma">grandma</a></div><br />Ashley Hodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173396793871871704noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831544.post-51604303659594819052008-10-22T09:58:00.001-07:002008-10-22T09:58:25.388-07:00Fire Tower<center> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-FireTower289.mov" onclick="window.popup_player_1392506 = window.open('http://blip.tv/file/1386080/?skin=popup&file_type=mov','post_1392506','toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,directories=no,resizable=yes,width=360,height=305,top=20,left=20,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,'); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-FireTower289.mov.jpg" /></a> <br /> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-FireTower289.mov" onclick="window.popup_player_1392506 = window.open('http://blip.tv/file/1386080/?skin=popup&file_type=mov','post_1392506','toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,directories=no,resizable=yes,width=360,height=305,top=20,left=20,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,'); return false;">Click to Play</a> </center><div class="blip_description"><p>This footage is from a year ago.</p><p>I'm down here in Florida with my crazy blind grandmother. Eating southern food, listening to republican rants and sorting through my past. </p><p>Not sure what my next steps are, but anxious to go home. </p></div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-FireTower289.mov">Quicktime (.mov)</a></div><div style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" class="blip_tags"><strong>Tags:</strong> <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/vinal haven">vinal haven</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/common courtesy">common courtesy</a></div><br />Ashley Hodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173396793871871704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831544.post-12848970583524530922008-08-03T15:44:00.001-07:002008-12-10T12:20:27.752-08:00Because you can't.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4aLhHjWsmzNj7IkFrqaXJIOxkmepw61RzXBwVUXkqEFjrdMTY2ZtsSpx0wYQiucZ-AYzsilkPWeMux3fCBUptoXiA_e5syAp2NVFYoPNjNMFhNNiDojB2JWShkJ80pIa3EIF8/s1600-h/IMG_5520.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4aLhHjWsmzNj7IkFrqaXJIOxkmepw61RzXBwVUXkqEFjrdMTY2ZtsSpx0wYQiucZ-AYzsilkPWeMux3fCBUptoXiA_e5syAp2NVFYoPNjNMFhNNiDojB2JWShkJ80pIa3EIF8/s400/IMG_5520.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230426570174894850" border="0" /></a><br />My Favorite.<br />Your Favorite.<br />Because the summer misses you.Ashley Hodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173396793871871704noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831544.post-56822734532334929022008-07-31T19:35:00.001-07:002008-08-01T20:55:18.081-07:00Sail<center> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-Sail921.mov" onclick="window.popup_player_1140393 = window.open('http://blip.tv/file/1134253/?skin=popup&file_type=mov','post_1140393','toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,directories=no,resizable=yes,width=360,height=305,top=20,left=20,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,'); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-Sail921.mov.jpg" /></a> <br /> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-Sail921.mov" onclick="window.popup_player_1140393 = window.open('http://blip.tv/file/1134253/?skin=popup&file_type=mov','post_1140393','toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,directories=no,resizable=yes,width=360,height=305,top=20,left=20,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,'); return false;">Click to Play</a> </center><div class="blip_description">Kim, Leslie and I sailing the rough waters of the harbor.</div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-Sail921.mov">Quicktime (.mov)</a></div><div style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" class="blip_tags"><strong>Tags:</strong> <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/sail">sail</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/boston%20harbor">boston harbor</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/boston">boston</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/common%20courtesy">common courtesy</a></div>Ashley Hodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173396793871871704noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831544.post-75566141153202593072008-07-20T19:24:00.001-07:002008-07-20T19:24:24.950-07:00Up In the Hill, Bastimentos<center> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-UpInTheHillBastimentos954.mov" onclick="window.popup_player_1104580 = window.open('http://blip.tv/file/1098426/?skin=popup&file_type=mov','post_1104580','toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,directories=no,resizable=yes,width=360,height=305,top=20,left=20,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,'); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-UpInTheHillBastimentos954.mov.jpg" /></a> <br /> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-UpInTheHillBastimentos954.mov" onclick="window.popup_player_1104580 = window.open('http://blip.tv/file/1098426/?skin=popup&file_type=mov','post_1104580','toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,directories=no,resizable=yes,width=360,height=305,top=20,left=20,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,'); return false;">Click to Play</a> </center><div class="blip_description"><p><br /> While in Panama my computer crashed for a couple months, so this video hasn't been posted yet. More footage from up in the hill. Love to Janette, Javier, Teo and potentially another little child thing who may or may not be out of the tummy yet?? This lovely family housed us and fed us in exchange for back breaking labor (mostly eating brownies) and playing with tiny teo.</p><p>Check out their website:</p><p><a href="http://www.thejunglelodge.com/upinthehill/" target="_blank">http://www.thejunglelodge.com/upinthehill/</a> </p></div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-UpInTheHillBastimentos954.mov">Quicktime (.mov)</a></div><div style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" class="blip_tags"><strong>Tags:</strong> <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/bocas del toro">bocas del toro</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/batimentos">batimentos</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/panama">panama</a></div><br />Ashley Hodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173396793871871704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831544.post-84927026759590168642008-06-24T06:53:00.000-07:002008-12-10T12:20:29.652-08:00Has it been so long?I'm going to bring everything up to date with a list, and maybe some pictures.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">WARNING:</span> Some graphic pictures, not for the faint of heart...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">C</span>ame back from Central America in March (yeah!).<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />B</span>rought home cellular parasites (boo!), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutaneous_leishmaniasis">Cutaneous Leishmaniasis</a>. <a href="http://www.vagrantart.com/2008/05/09/leishmania/">See Ethan's post</a> for his take on the whole thing.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.vagrantart.com/2008/06/10/beth-israel-limbo/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">S</span>pent 5 days in the hospital</a> to treat our tasty parasites, had a severe allergic reaction, tongue swelled up real big.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />I</span>f they aren't treated there is a 5% chance it will reoccur in my mucus membranes in 2-20 years (don't even google mucosal leishmaniasis unless you're trying to make yourself ill).<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />P</span>lan B: <a href="http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/medicines/100002033.html">20 day IV drug (Pentostam)</a> with a <a href="http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk/Treatments/Chemotherapy/Linesports/PICCline">Picc Line</a>, Heart monitor and lots of tests.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I</span>n the past month I've had over 10 EKG's, an echo cardiogram, 3 chest x-rays, enough blood work to <a href="http://z.about.com/d/paranormal/1/0/6/V/1/vampire-monkey.jpg">feed an entire family of vampire monkeys</a>, a small camera stuck down my nose to look at my throat, 3 Ultrasounds, a 24 hour heart monitor for all 20 days of treatment, a few hearty panic attacks complete with difficult breathing and skipped heart beats, and more time in the hospital than I ever cared to spend.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />T</span>he parasites live in my skin, deep in the tissue, which are going to be some killer scars once they've healed.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />T</span>his whole thing was started by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_fly">tiny-no-see-ums, or sand flies</a> that feasted on my little legs for months in Bocas Del Toro, Panama.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />I</span> finished treatment last week with a big fat giant sigh of relief. I'm on my way to being a normal person again.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />E</span>than and I had tickets to Madagascar to do some more volunteer work for two months this summer.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />I</span> had to cancel my ticket, <a href="http://www.sanger.ac.uk/Info/Press/gfx/070617_leishmania_300.jpg">since I'm being munched on by cell-sized monsters</a>. I really wanted Ethan to go over still and do some good work, so he's now 34 hours of travel time away from where I'm sitting right now. <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=20">When I go to sleep at night, he's waking up to his day.</a> What a crazy world this is.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />A</span>nd now for some disgusting pictures!<br /><br /> <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSMwU69sPcXUHJPBwmcbVm-1UNuQDU5318bCxu_SdqxbA7clV8gZiSnvz20npUe-7Sqh2tTbjt48AaIrqc2i3hkT9m2gaGKxmjPbE2Lwj_dMYXAdnhfY9qHZfW2qdxH4KgjMQP/s1600-h/IMG_5413.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSMwU69sPcXUHJPBwmcbVm-1UNuQDU5318bCxu_SdqxbA7clV8gZiSnvz20npUe-7Sqh2tTbjt48AaIrqc2i3hkT9m2gaGKxmjPbE2Lwj_dMYXAdnhfY9qHZfW2qdxH4KgjMQP/s400/IMG_5413.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215455204898547266" border="0" /></a><br />First Heart Monitor<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy6uYSz0AkO0KlPnG-K8IS-VvlW7d72qnDT90SPWq4IyCGvRwPolcL_gr6R2BVKKgYHbwfGs9HUg9Fl7YOI1jiiDeBgRSq2Ur-VbHlOwtdJ02hTfdJB1eZ4Jbla4Rqfdea87Wv/s1600-h/IMG_5394.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy6uYSz0AkO0KlPnG-K8IS-VvlW7d72qnDT90SPWq4IyCGvRwPolcL_gr6R2BVKKgYHbwfGs9HUg9Fl7YOI1jiiDeBgRSq2Ur-VbHlOwtdJ02hTfdJB1eZ4Jbla4Rqfdea87Wv/s400/IMG_5394.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215455211827016930" border="0" /></a><br />Left leg, 2nd day in hospital.<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGY38YbjAdWPgMh4xunMjjBHpBUZY4luozWFkntFvY5hRGH4rNKyvaP-4vX8f4-v9Ne_ML3Qw0XihM3J1c_AwYf3SflILm_Z3-H89YDh1xwrIa53fcy2K4nCNaXHcPcbeM5Y_h/s1600-h/IMG_5427.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGY38YbjAdWPgMh4xunMjjBHpBUZY4luozWFkntFvY5hRGH4rNKyvaP-4vX8f4-v9Ne_ML3Qw0XihM3J1c_AwYf3SflILm_Z3-H89YDh1xwrIa53fcy2K4nCNaXHcPcbeM5Y_h/s400/IMG_5427.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215455208019468802" border="0" /></a><br />Before 2nd treatment of Pentostam.<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwkGteYFuGYDbUo-XczfpnmlyO_xJ9HNf1hrTi5hlUnQzZMePj-gzyuDF-zD_PAG7dm-guV9ddaY-jmVEznnfP38jn0ZIow4YRgSibw8dC0sJ8uxI_0UPu2cCr23B1QoH90xPv/s1600-h/IMG_5431.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwkGteYFuGYDbUo-XczfpnmlyO_xJ9HNf1hrTi5hlUnQzZMePj-gzyuDF-zD_PAG7dm-guV9ddaY-jmVEznnfP38jn0ZIow4YRgSibw8dC0sJ8uxI_0UPu2cCr23B1QoH90xPv/s400/IMG_5431.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215455215107680338" border="0" /></a><br />Close up of the fabulous open sores...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A</span>s I type this my legs are starting to heal wonderfully. They basically scar overnight, which is such a relief after having what you see above for months. I can finally take a shower without pain, walk around without swollen legs, and one day I'll be able to swim and wear skirts and act like a normal person again!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Thanks</span> to everyone at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for being wicked friggen' awesome, even though you were pumping heavy metals into my liver, heart and pancreas...<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />And thanks</span> to my whole family and fabulous friends for calling me, cooking for me and driving me around to my hundreds of appointments and panics.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />And love </span>to Ethan and the whole team all the way across the world!Ashley Hodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173396793871871704noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831544.post-85162156561761862622008-03-23T11:23:00.000-07:002008-12-10T12:20:29.904-08:00Days of Sweating Sugar<p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFzQN7JFvq5NdfK8eRYoauqwV3LK5zGzt7COTG1a67BqfIgKnuPFz46aD1iKH9RUiq_MI513RGKV5gVSUnR5KdUziaE1ZaH7Xw9VqYAfucCOIO8WhmchU3UClc7e88Z6wth54/s1600-h/IMG_5316.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFzQN7JFvq5NdfK8eRYoauqwV3LK5zGzt7COTG1a67BqfIgKnuPFz46aD1iKH9RUiq_MI513RGKV5gVSUnR5KdUziaE1ZaH7Xw9VqYAfucCOIO8WhmchU3UClc7e88Z6wth54/s400/IMG_5316.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181011328673921090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> Every morning we wake up to a big bowl of fruit, or a banana leaf steamed with corn meal and chicken. Often there are glasses full of colored juices so sweet they stick like syrup to my tongue. The amount of sugar in ever spoonful of food and drink has formed a neat little pillow around my belly, despite sweating at every moment of the day. Some how we find ourselves at the only embarrassingly touristy cafe in the whole town with free wifi for hours and hours. It's also the only vaguely comfortable place to sit for a time without being covered in our own sweat. The streets are quiet this week during the day and then they erupt in processions and drunkenness in the evening to celebrate Semana Santa. Somehow, even in the heat of the sun, men lay passed out on the sidewalk completely oblivious to people walking over them or taxis screaming by.<br /> The week of Spanish school was well overdue and it's absloutely absurd they we waited until our final week to do it. But that's just how things turned out and it actually excites me to do it all over again. Maybe next year.<br /> I keep thinking of being back in Boston; the delicious sandwiches i will eat, and my shiny red bike that is locked away in our storage unit.<br /></p>Ashley Hodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173396793871871704noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831544.post-85439898219394867362008-03-08T14:10:00.001-08:002008-03-08T14:18:25.192-08:00<center> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-GoodbyePanama916.mov" onclick="window.popup_player_733629 = window.open('http://blip.tv/file/727475/?skin=popup&file_type=mov','post_733629','toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,directories=no,resizable=yes,width=360,height=305,top=20,left=20,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,'); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-GoodbyePanama916.mov.jpg" /></a> <br /> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-GoodbyePanama916.mov" onclick="window.popup_player_733629 = window.open('http://blip.tv/file/727475/?skin=popup&file_type=mov','post_733629','toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,directories=no,resizable=yes,width=360,height=305,top=20,left=20,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,'); return false;">Click to Play</a> </center><div class="blip_description"><p>Hello Nicaragua!</p><p>We're officially out of Panama, now stretching our legs and eating some fruit after a long bus ride to Granada, Nicaragua. I put together a little video of some more panama footage. The middle part is our trip to Boquete which is in the mountains of Panama. Lots of vine covered trees and coffee farms. Also a cool breeze which was such a relief after months on the Caribbean coast. Then we went to Panama city which was not my favorite city in the world. Their public transportation is mostly school buses from the states that have been airbrushed and decked out, complete with strobe lights inside and plush dashboards. So you can imagine the noise and exhaust that just permeates every nook of the city. It was tiring after a while, and we were trying not to spend any money which is nearly impossible in any city.<br /></p><p>Looking for a sailboat from either side of the canal proved more difficult than we anticipated. Had we an entirely open schedule (ie not needing to get home by April) and were willing to stay in the city for more than a week, we would have no doubt found a boat. But as it was, we only found a chap going to Tahiti. There was also some passport shenanigans that would have been entirely avoided had we not stayed in an awful hostel our first couple nights. Don't stay at the Voyager International Hostel in Panama city. If it comes to staying there or sleeping on the street, choose the street. We haven't stayed in a hostel mostly this whole entire experience and we thought it would be a good cheap way to stay in the city. But after two nights of bed bugs and real asshole management I have zero guilt about publicly trashing this hostel on the internet.</p><p>That said, with incredible relief we find ourselves in Granada which is hot and beautiful. And old Spanish colonial city, the giant doors along the high walled facades open into huge courtyards. Some are shady and green, others are stocked with Jesus and Mary and some old lady in a rocking chair. Yesterday afternoon we arrived and after the essential internet and food (always internet first) I fell into a deep sleep. Having not slept on the bus ride up from panama city, i think it was more than 24 hours, it was that confused hazy sort of sleep. So a few hours later I woke up and Ethan was leaping out of bed running down to the street and i just said "I'll meet you down there!" not really aware of what was happening. I rushed down the ladder form the weird loft we're staying in and as i got onto the street there was a band playing this mesmerizing, slow music. Almost circus like, but more serious. And there was jesus on top of a big platform carrying the cross. And underneath him were men walking and swaying making it looking like jesus was bearing the cross on top of a small wave of men. So that was my introduction to Nicaragua.</p><p>Headed home March 26th, or to New York rather. Hopefully we can borrow some warm cloth when we get there... </p></div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-GoodbyePanama916.mov">Quicktime (.mov)</a></div><div style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" class="blip_tags"><strong>Tags:</strong> <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/panama">panama</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/panama%20canal">panama canal</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/hostal">hostal</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/nicaragua">nicaragua</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/granada">granada</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/common%20courtesy">common courtesy</a></div>Ashley Hodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173396793871871704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831544.post-9964261745130260682008-02-19T14:25:00.001-08:002008-02-19T14:25:21.481-08:00Where everyone is free to roam<center> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-WhereEveryoneIsFreeToRoam750.mov" onclick="window.popup_player_686483 = window.open('http://blip.tv/file/680456/?skin=popup&file_type=mov','post_686483','toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,directories=no,resizable=yes,width=360,height=305,top=20,left=20,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,'); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-WhereEveryoneIsFreeToRoam750.mov.jpg" /></a> <br /> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-WhereEveryoneIsFreeToRoam750.mov" onclick="window.popup_player_686483 = window.open('http://blip.tv/file/680456/?skin=popup&file_type=mov','post_686483','toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,directories=no,resizable=yes,width=360,height=305,top=20,left=20,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,'); return false;">Click to Play</a> </center><div class="blip_description"><p>Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica.</p><p>Where everyone gets to enjoy the beach, even giant pigs. </p></div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-WhereEveryoneIsFreeToRoam750.mov">Quicktime (.mov)</a></div><div style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" class="blip_tags"><strong>Tags:</strong> <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/pig">pig</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/costa rica">costa rica</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/puerto viejo">puerto viejo</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/common courtesy">common courtesy</a></div><br />Ashley Hodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173396793871871704noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831544.post-67436120410683227082008-02-19T13:59:00.001-08:002008-02-19T13:59:48.569-08:00Desayuno<center> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-Desayuno951.mov" onclick="window.popup_player_686415 = window.open('http://blip.tv/file/680388/?skin=popup&file_type=mov','post_686415','toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,directories=no,resizable=yes,width=360,height=305,top=20,left=20,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,'); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-Desayuno951.mov.jpg" /></a> <br /> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-Desayuno951.mov" onclick="window.popup_player_686415 = window.open('http://blip.tv/file/680388/?skin=popup&file_type=mov','post_686415','toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,directories=no,resizable=yes,width=360,height=305,top=20,left=20,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,'); return false;">Click to Play</a> </center><div class="blip_description">This is a quick vid from when we first arrived in San Jose, Costa Rica back in December. A typical breakfast sometimes includes deep fried weenies.</div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-Desayuno951.mov">Quicktime (.mov)</a></div><div style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" class="blip_tags"><strong>Tags:</strong> <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/costa rica">costa rica</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/san jose">san jose</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/common courtesy">common courtesy</a></div><br />Ashley Hodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173396793871871704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831544.post-51133328407867958572008-02-01T12:17:00.001-08:002008-12-10T12:20:30.105-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1EFxkWgvv_Owx6hh1RQTbPaJVghxd4L3hx6wDd3PcJeA_sPI8URig7kAafrAGM_yNcLkSyL083owgjjMUvWM2sSIHqw2bMNLIALyUtvSPjC2qVbxh8OYK6OmhOJCNL9-2F4D/s1600-h/2193123053_a2d88889bc_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1EFxkWgvv_Owx6hh1RQTbPaJVghxd4L3hx6wDd3PcJeA_sPI8URig7kAafrAGM_yNcLkSyL083owgjjMUvWM2sSIHqw2bMNLIALyUtvSPjC2qVbxh8OYK6OmhOJCNL9-2F4D/s400/2193123053_a2d88889bc_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162108638026337170" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Up In the Hill, Bastimentos<br />This is our little casita overlooking the ocean. To the right is where we're helping to build a kitchen and bathroom addition. We're both doing a lot of child watching, hammering, dishes and playing with dogs at the moment. I've decided to not have children for another 20 years or so...<br />I would like to be putting more video up, but it's difficult getting enough power to edit a video. So for the moment a picture will have to do! Bastimentos is a roadless island only 15 minutes from Bocas town. Everything from groceries to building materials has to make it up a muddy path to where the casa/casita are, which can make for a sweaty, sweaty day. At night leaf cutting ants come out and you can find them by the millions carry leaves in a neat little line. sometimes there are so many ants, they sort of cut a path through the jungle 4 inches wide just from walking back and forth from different trees.<br />I can't believe it's February.Ashley Hodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173396793871871704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831544.post-27495056920767960382008-01-18T12:52:00.001-08:002008-01-18T12:52:38.915-08:00the work that doesn't end<center> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-theWorkThatDoesntEnd976.mov" onclick="window.popup_player_613628 = window.open('http://blip.tv/file/607851/?skin=popup&file_type=mov','post_613628','toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,directories=no,resizable=yes,width=360,height=305,top=20,left=20,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,'); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-theWorkThatDoesntEnd976.mov.jpg" /></a> <br /> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-theWorkThatDoesntEnd976.mov" onclick="window.popup_player_613628 = window.open('http://blip.tv/file/607851/?skin=popup&file_type=mov','post_613628','toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,directories=no,resizable=yes,width=360,height=305,top=20,left=20,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,'); return false;">Click to Play</a> </center><div class="blip_description"><p>Well, after much work and trials we decided to move on from the Shepard's Island project. This video is a little taste of the people and constant work going on daily which we decided wasn't fitting our idea of fun. Besides, we feel like we can put our energy and skills towards something that is more in line with our hearts.</p><p>For the next few weeks we will be in the Bocas area still, helping some other friends with an addition to their house (more to come on that). Then our plans are wide open. We might stay in the area depending on our continuing opportunities or we might head north in pursuit of some spanish schools in Guatemala, and maybe eventually travel our way to northern Mexcio and do some Ranch work. </p><p>Enjoy! </p><p></div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-theWorkThatDoesntEnd976.mov">Quicktime (.mov)</a>, <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Commoncourtesy-theWorkThatDoesntEnd976.flv">Flash Video (.flv)</a></div><br />Ashley Hodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173396793871871704noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831544.post-3078191709865983892008-01-08T11:00:00.001-08:002008-01-08T11:03:09.282-08:00<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashleyhodson/2178732940/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2249/2178732940_4115fa5752.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashleyhodson/2178732940/">ash and doc</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ashleyhodson/">commoncourtesy</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Working hard down here in Panama. Maya Point is the name of the property we're working at, on Shepard's Island. Many people speak English on this coast with a very thick Caribbean accent, so my Spanish is creeping along slower than I hoped! Chicita Banana company is huge down here and anywhere you travel outside of the islands there are fields and fields full of banana trees and pesticide laden bags hanging from the fruit (yum!) There are many types of banana at Maya Point and we're learning how to eat them up fast before they get too mushy! Also learning how to make coconut rice, fry the hell out of a chicken and upon waking in the morning we shake our cloths out extra hard to get rid of scorpians! yeeehaw!<br /></p><p class="flickr-yourcomment">Check out some more of my pictures here:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashleyhodson">http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashleyhodson</a><br />and Ethan posted a great video here:<br /><a href="http://www.vagrantart.com/2007/12/28/maya-point/">http://www.vagrantart.com/2007/12/28/maya-point/</a></p>Ashley Hodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173396793871871704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831544.post-60797760827375518912007-09-25T18:09:00.000-07:002008-12-10T12:20:32.052-08:00Two weeks in Maine so far. We've been working our butts off, but also doing a little dance everyday to celebrate being out of the city. The cabin is looking swell, and we've started to seriously ask around the boat yards for anyone who needs crew. If anyone out there knows of a boat going south or beyond who needs two fabulous people to crew, send them my way. We've looked into some schooners but they're either full up or leaving too soon. We're looking for something more long term anyways, not just a delivery...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwb7aBpygpMqTbe9uy4cZ9lo3YCRqcS2IgLzKxAbSyfIEb2yd-krxnAjjuPBdLwNX2x36C3hGTyQt8RIIY4G-vnkabxoyOvXhGEy2hNeSHDfHjpCgbMU6W6OwWYvBuFJJW214q/s1600-h/DSC02095.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwb7aBpygpMqTbe9uy4cZ9lo3YCRqcS2IgLzKxAbSyfIEb2yd-krxnAjjuPBdLwNX2x36C3hGTyQt8RIIY4G-vnkabxoyOvXhGEy2hNeSHDfHjpCgbMU6W6OwWYvBuFJJW214q/s400/DSC02095.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114319587040097042" border="0" /></a><br />This is the kitchen with Jesus and Mary paint-by-number watchin' our backs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXq_Gw_TBrYYoQOkztVH5X2eRFlxIwqKO8FhCB0X5XqcJfbvLpMrszy80cPA9SJ1YUAtUXlnWHGiWuJdHvEnXFHNfQ428H1RMcExw-Tq0cBKclGIl_tsxpo11Ne65Op8U6pK-o/s1600-h/DSC02103.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXq_Gw_TBrYYoQOkztVH5X2eRFlxIwqKO8FhCB0X5XqcJfbvLpMrszy80cPA9SJ1YUAtUXlnWHGiWuJdHvEnXFHNfQ428H1RMcExw-Tq0cBKclGIl_tsxpo11Ne65Op8U6pK-o/s400/DSC02103.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114319221967876866" border="0" /></a><br />This is the loft with a Cadillac seat as a very classy head board.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqxZn1-JOvA6BaAYUi1t-QuhhZLNpRG0Xe3YwDoQR6FDOnsQjN0L2stCJrkhY0T5arPLHhEs88JxGrCsyqk-OU3pGza_hc7yszVkth66WtYwW57TyJq-9QAHQJFNQdSMzaNzFY/s1600-h/DSC02097.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqxZn1-JOvA6BaAYUi1t-QuhhZLNpRG0Xe3YwDoQR6FDOnsQjN0L2stCJrkhY0T5arPLHhEs88JxGrCsyqk-OU3pGza_hc7yszVkth66WtYwW57TyJq-9QAHQJFNQdSMzaNzFY/s400/DSC02097.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114318818240951026" border="0" /></a><br />We just built the ladder, it needs a paint job.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LrhJ5zTAYh-r7vSjD16NOv6neq6yXXYm-xURpN0iwwOoOOcttOIqAQvK_0VMKl_fosnSaYhVF1vsYMLzDfTTrNshtLrD2RzGhf7RMbNfAxm1EMnxeCeMhhAIVhCRVedDhcaR/s1600-h/DSC02089.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LrhJ5zTAYh-r7vSjD16NOv6neq6yXXYm-xURpN0iwwOoOOcttOIqAQvK_0VMKl_fosnSaYhVF1vsYMLzDfTTrNshtLrD2RzGhf7RMbNfAxm1EMnxeCeMhhAIVhCRVedDhcaR/s400/DSC02089.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114316241260573378" border="0" /></a><br />I refinished two stoves and tiled this fabulous stove pad. The tiles were all salvaged. I'm a pro now so if you need something tiled, I'm up for hire.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZthlCfqSSciuEIK3wXTpaB6mJ6gDOYuF8t8y07i55iQkGMb2cpaLyTU3lMEPmOk6VhyphenhyphengNdPOT8JxcyNLF2_zhUyRxEqz8mpfl_g_r2VNt6nkFMZlnsEcAldlY97nD0Dkpqcc/s1600-h/DSC02105.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZthlCfqSSciuEIK3wXTpaB6mJ6gDOYuF8t8y07i55iQkGMb2cpaLyTU3lMEPmOk6VhyphenhyphengNdPOT8JxcyNLF2_zhUyRxEqz8mpfl_g_r2VNt6nkFMZlnsEcAldlY97nD0Dkpqcc/s400/DSC02105.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114315652850053810" border="0" /></a><br />A view of our striped floor pattern. We had left over flooring from jobs past so the floor is pieced together with beautiful old fur, newer maple and never before installed bamboo.<br />I could go on and on but this is all I have in me tonight. I hope the world is well in whatever corner you're reading this from.<br />ciaoAshley Hodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173396793871871704noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831544.post-8566886559014038902007-08-09T11:08:00.000-07:002008-12-10T12:20:33.427-08:00On a not so sad note, E and I went to Coney Island to see MIA. <br />Kyra and Maddy came along. <br />We ate questionable meats, put our toes in the water and didn't get on any rides. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lUI3LREr9vxWKjdqCLxMTo58focmlcyN0g_qN0Oic8vsyKOW7WokU1NWDUWuHQGHi9QCJcCSUvHbQrlGHnWmWH-VUHYArJvjiFk2Pf9ssyvqVRBUuI_M-lOt0QdYmexHJL5d/s1600-h/IMG_4761.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lUI3LREr9vxWKjdqCLxMTo58focmlcyN0g_qN0Oic8vsyKOW7WokU1NWDUWuHQGHi9QCJcCSUvHbQrlGHnWmWH-VUHYArJvjiFk2Pf9ssyvqVRBUuI_M-lOt0QdYmexHJL5d/s400/IMG_4761.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096766966365226434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZ54Mb55gvnmSs8loypZzLBb9o1bM7S2aoUJuapXOhOylUvy3ekoqbkJmWAGdeiQoJ5RSTUfXG6KzXrvN4NLXTFtjh-AiDhm40SiuAGpHVhxKDA_vAEeXpvlTqPwkRDILErOD/s1600-h/IMG_4757.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZ54Mb55gvnmSs8loypZzLBb9o1bM7S2aoUJuapXOhOylUvy3ekoqbkJmWAGdeiQoJ5RSTUfXG6KzXrvN4NLXTFtjh-AiDhm40SiuAGpHVhxKDA_vAEeXpvlTqPwkRDILErOD/s400/IMG_4757.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096766322120132018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />This was my first radish of the season! <br />The garden's are beautiful and the tomatoes are almost ready. <br />I can't wait to slurp into them...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp2bTmBchYXkCH2Esa8MQeqtyB8eIDcKfEqSUD12rEiNVMrTwXVqeCAAzYLk-nzI33pTKu_awQZFTp8nw9pdBXrprUApsVotBkzBVYl9UHoXkUY5cgwY9oK2G7Q_T9ul1d6_dg/s1600-h/IMG_4654.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp2bTmBchYXkCH2Esa8MQeqtyB8eIDcKfEqSUD12rEiNVMrTwXVqeCAAzYLk-nzI33pTKu_awQZFTp8nw9pdBXrprUApsVotBkzBVYl9UHoXkUY5cgwY9oK2G7Q_T9ul1d6_dg/s400/IMG_4654.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096764887601055122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Absurd amount of sailing books: Check.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZunE_Oq6KaK4kjoPrTZF2pOu7_Mxqza1nnZILNZ6AcRdspM5mhryoqROQjYLHFn4NX8Il-u-WL-k2XpX7Il8h0vXmnUWyx8GoOhJSZtV5u9N3ec3NBWoKLS7_5ebtHvQeyYcR/s1600-h/IMG_4734.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZunE_Oq6KaK4kjoPrTZF2pOu7_Mxqza1nnZILNZ6AcRdspM5mhryoqROQjYLHFn4NX8Il-u-WL-k2XpX7Il8h0vXmnUWyx8GoOhJSZtV5u9N3ec3NBWoKLS7_5ebtHvQeyYcR/s400/IMG_4734.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096765978522748322" border="0" /></a>Ashley Hodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173396793871871704noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831544.post-24526220685634610012007-08-09T10:59:00.001-07:002008-12-10T12:20:33.631-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwXkahWW1pBPvzaGVMPbROPPGLEUWJ3_wzOiC2Pic0OWWXuVvUZn9kw5gd23Nh5sB_h12W2mDdkatLrULeGVFpqIYICPfRZPJvqobUJuZq-UIIpJLFrSCa0LY4j2iPiwDo7SuU/s1600-h/IMG_4861.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwXkahWW1pBPvzaGVMPbROPPGLEUWJ3_wzOiC2Pic0OWWXuVvUZn9kw5gd23Nh5sB_h12W2mDdkatLrULeGVFpqIYICPfRZPJvqobUJuZq-UIIpJLFrSCa0LY4j2iPiwDo7SuU/s400/IMG_4861.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096762864671458690" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Boat, she's gone. <br />For $100.00 a man came and took her away on a shoddy, undersized trailer. For now our boat dream is thwarted, but hopefully not for long.Ashley Hodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173396793871871704noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831544.post-38732790188245436162007-06-13T08:55:00.000-07:002008-12-10T12:20:34.025-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-VjQqdW28r6yMm-ZuqrGiqL9_PiE2H4eS7yWjf6lVelKNNvFY4OV53WsvIT-O13yky4QSqoov9-ho0nu-6JOWNsMzCI6UDQXW4_EI9BgXtzS3Ie0BMYzYV0YIeeYdsKNJ3QZ/s1600-h/IMG_4607.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-VjQqdW28r6yMm-ZuqrGiqL9_PiE2H4eS7yWjf6lVelKNNvFY4OV53WsvIT-O13yky4QSqoov9-ho0nu-6JOWNsMzCI6UDQXW4_EI9BgXtzS3Ie0BMYzYV0YIeeYdsKNJ3QZ/s400/IMG_4607.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075583209122084242" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">CANCELED</span>-------->Glean House<br />Due to circumstances out of our control, our installation has been canceled. It's a long, frustrating story and hopefully in the future we will be able to finish what was started. <br />Until then let's learn a very important lesson here: <span style="font-weight: bold;">get it in writing.</span><br /><br />Thanks for everyone's love and support.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >(Opening June 24th, noon-4pm)<br /></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" class="style60" ><br />The grounds of The Arsenal on the Charles complex and adjoining Town of Watertown property.<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> 321 Arsenal Street</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Watertown, MA 02472 </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">This is an installation </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://vagrantart.com/">E</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> and I have been working on, website to come soon.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Some other info on the day's events: </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.arsenalarts.org/specialevents.html">Arsenal Arts Center</a></span><br /><br /><span class="style17"></span>Ashley Hodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173396793871871704noreply@blogger.com0