Day 78 Lockdown - And then there were 2

And then there were 2

Welcome... or should I say goodbye? This is going to be my second last blog for the sacred onesockdays. Enjoy now, weep later!

I have to be honest, I have not entirely enjoyed creating this daily blog; it has kind of been a drag. Everyday when I have finished my work, I think = UGH! Blog time! :-(. However, some days I have enjoyed; especially Silly Sundays!   The word 'diputseromneve' may look ridiculous. But backwards, it's even more stupid. That was my first ever joke from Silly Sundays no 1. It's not comedy gold but it will win awards someday. My history ones were fun at first but over time, they just became increasingly boring to write. My blogs about the Falkland war did take a long time but it was fun to learn about a war that was going on only 40 years ago. I will miss doing the blog (not really; this sucks!) but one day, it will be good to look back on what I did and what I learnt. The reason it is called onesockdays is because Lukey one sock is my nickname as I always go around the house wearing only one sock and we thought that I would constantly be wearing only one sock. And there you have it.

Thank you all for staying with me this whole series!

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Day 77 Lockdown - Limerick

Limerick

Welcome! Today is all about limericks. Enjoy!

Learning from home was something I did,

Some days I wished I wasn't a kid,

Each day was the same,

Give Covid the blame,

For I am tired of doing what's bid.

There was once a young boy called Roy,

Whose DS was his favourite toy,

With every game that he played,

His character would be slayed,

That game playing boy called Roy.

There was once a man called Otto

Who always seemed to have a motto,

With every line that he spoke,

He gave a little croak,

That croaky man named Otto

Day 76 Lockdown - Iceland 2

Iceland 2

Welcome! Today is part 2 of Iceland. Enjoy!

Manmade

In Iceland, people are rather good at making things and that can be very useful in a lot of situations. One of the best hot spring is manmade! It is powered by nature though! Because of the terrain, the Icelandic people had to adapt to their country. It could have been building bridges that go over water or building churches like the monument of architecture in Reykjavik that is 74.5 metres tall and took 6 years to build. Very big! Another famous structure Iceland have created is the Harper. It is a concert hall in the capital that is made up from coloured glass facade inspired by the basalt landscape of Iceland. Icelandic people also like camouflage. All around the country, people have houses and shacks with grass on the top. They are called turf houses. They are houses that are covered by the landscape around them; all for a reason! At one point in history, Iceland couldn't seem to find a good insulation system when they realised that the grass and soil would work just fine!

Flag

The Icelandic flag is very similar to that of the other scandinavian flags. The flags usually consist of 2-3 colours with a cross off to the left side. Iceland's flag has a light, navy blue background with a red cross on the left side. The red cross os then surrounded by a thinner white cross, completing the flag. It was adopted in 1944 after it declared independence from Denmark.

Day 75 Lockdown - The maker of Mario

The maker of Mario

Welcome to my blog! Today, we will be looking at the myth the man named Mario. Enjoy!

Have you ever heard of Mario? I bet you have! But do you know the voice behind him? Well, his name is Charles Martinet and he has been the voice of Mario, Luigi, Wario and even Donkey Kong for almost 30 years. He started working as an actor in many different genres of films but mainly comedies. He then made a few civilized adverts for the TV for a few different companies. Then an audition came up for Nintendo. Charles was late for it though, as he caught the people just as they were heading out the door. The people reluctantly gave Charles a go. He was told to think himself to be an Italian plumber living in Brooklyn named Mario. Charles didn't know what to say so he simply said: "It's a-me! MArio! Let's make some Pizza. You get the sausage; I'll get the spaghetti!" in a very heavy Italian accent just like the one we hear on Mario today!

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Day 74 Lockdown - Iceland

Iceland

Welcome. Today, we will be looking at some of my facts about Iceland. This is only a part one. Enjoy.

A small size of 103,000 km2 with a population of 364,134, Iceland is one of the most memorable places on earth. The rising and setting sun in the few hours of the day are so beautiful and calming in the cold months. Even though it is so small, Iceland is actually the 2nd largest island in Europe after the UK. Let's find out more.

Natural objects

Hveravellir hot spring.

Iceland is home to some of the roughest terrain on earth with mountains and large hills. Iceland is not home to just the terrain however; there are multiple other natural items that it holds captive that you wouldn't expect to find there. Surprisingly, they even have volcanoes that are active like Mount Hekla that has erupted 18 times since 1104, the last time being in 2000. Another natural item Iceland holds captive in their kingdom of cold are hot springs. Hveravellir is one of the most beautiful hot springs in all of Iceland. Located on a nature reserve that is considered “one of the last great wilderness areas” in all of Europe, this hotspot is speckled with bubbling water holes and smoking fumaroles. The massive landscape is filled with mountains and glaciers that you can even see from the capital Reykjavík.

#onesocdays

Day 73 Lockdown - Slow writing

Slow Writing

Me writing this

Welcome to a blog where I do some slow writing. This is writing with rules and description (not much of that in mine!). Enjoy!

Deserted out far in the ocean, 6 aged and ancient oil rigs stood, that are as rusty as can be, mindlessly producing mere hundreds of litres of oil a month. In the blink of an eye, a giant spurt of thick, black oil blocked the beating sun; they had found a sweetspot. They were lucky! They had some of the most powerful drills in the world that could dig down through the seabed as though a man ate meat. They would be rich... that is if they caught it! Suddenly, panic spread across all 6 of the rigs to find where they kept the barrels to store the oil. They might not even have any rickety, old and untrustworthy barrels left (maybe time to change your storage!). They struggled against the tidal wave of precious oil and eventually, the oil workers finally had that sweet taste of the finest riches.

#onesockdays