http://blog.johnmizell.com Devouring Global Resources? Sun, 25 Dec 2011 08:28:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 John (& friends) have put together a collection of random media focusing on the ubiquitousness of simple good fun. Through music and video, interviews, and ambience, this podcast hopes to entertain you, just a bit. From around the world, johnmizell.com 帅巴 J no 帅巴 J john.patrick.mizell@gmail.com john.patrick.mizell@gmail.com (帅巴 J) John Patrick Mizell simple good fun Mizell, 帅巴J, California, Travel, http://blog.johnmizell.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://blog.johnmizell.com http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/02/22/the-ice-palaces http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/02/22/the-ice-palaces#comments Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:27:02 +0000 admin http://dea00684-b555-48d7-bd6e-f9112ffecf6d http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/02/22/the-ice-palaces/feed 0 China,Cold,Freezing,Harbin,Ice Palace,Ice Slide Ice. - Blocks of Ice. Piled high. Filled with fluorescents. Designed with slides. This is one fantastic playground! I don’t think I’ve had so much fun running around hand-made ice-structures in my life (granted I don’t know if I’ve ever r... Ice. Blocks of Ice. Piled high. Filled with fluorescents. Designed with slides. This is one fantastic playground! I don’t think I’ve had so much fun running around hand-made ice-structures in my life (granted I don’t know if I’ve ever run around hand-made ice-structures before). This was great and every slide was a blast. Solo, standing, belly first, down sides that were chest high or slides that came down from four stories up. The end was always the same; full boar into a pile of light fluffy powder. If you were lucky your face would be covered and you’d get a good laugh from everyone around as you brushed it off and ran back up the stairs. Though you were cold, bone chilled, you teeth hurt it was so cold, there was never a moment without a smile and a laugh and a let’s do it again! Thank you Harbin! 帅巴 J no Ice. Blocks of Ice. Piled high. Filled with fluorescents. Designed with slides. This is one fantastic playground! I don’t think I’ve had so much fun running around hand-made ice-structures in my life (granted I don’t know if I’ve ever run around hand-made ice-structures before). This was great and every slide was a blast. Solo, standing, [...] http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/02/22/italians-vs-tigers http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/02/22/italians-vs-tigers#comments Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:26:59 +0000 admin http://10fb6c19-8a2c-456b-98fe-684082be7a8d http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/02/22/italians-vs-tigers/feed 0 Why is it that I now have a bold distaste for Italians? I’ve had some great experiences in their country, met neat individuals outside of it, and then you meet some obnoxious fools and it ruins your whole perspective. Disrespectful of the people, the animals, and the general rules for life, I don’t think they [...] http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/02/22/tiger-expedition http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/02/22/tiger-expedition#comments Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:26:57 +0000 admin http://4fca6e25-ad67-413e-806d-9a661a01ce2f http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/02/22/tiger-expedition/feed 0 Even though they’re still in a cage where they’re gawked and taunted – albeit a really big cage – it was somewhat assuring to see China providing for these fascinating animals. Separated into types, each cage was a couple acres in size, enough that our bus could drive about in each one for roughly five-minutes. [...] http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/02/21/harbin-layer-breakdown http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/02/21/harbin-layer-breakdown#comments Sat, 21 Feb 2009 09:57:07 +0000 admin http://97f472fc-bef4-42a2-b5d7-83db94333cdb http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/02/21/harbin-layer-breakdown/feed 0 China,Cold,Harbin,Layers,Strip With -16’C temperatures in Harbin, China we needed to load on the cold weather layers. Discussion turned bet, bet turned hilarity, hilarity makes good video, good video makes for beers all around. - watch for Dan.. With -16’C temperatures in Harbin, China we needed to load on the cold weather layers. Discussion turned bet, bet turned hilarity, hilarity makes good video, good video makes for beers all around. watch for Dan.. 帅巴 J no With -16’C temperatures in Harbin, China we needed to load on the cold weather layers. Discussion turned bet, bet turned hilarity, hilarity makes good video, good video makes for beers all around. watch for Dan.. http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/02/21/ice-skating-introduction http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/02/21/ice-skating-introduction#comments Sat, 21 Feb 2009 07:26:53 +0000 admin http://798b0b39-5e3e-4017-a606-8e7217b44efa http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/02/21/ice-skating-introduction/feed 0 Cold. I suppose growing up in Southern California and then moving to Arid Arizona, ice, snow, and cold weather in general is quite a striking environmental condition. The novelty ranks with such greats as bacon on ice cream and getting a job. Through out our stay in Harbin, this naiveté helped to make the weekend [...] http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/02/20/open-my-beer http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/02/20/open-my-beer#comments Sat, 21 Feb 2009 06:09:38 +0000 admin http://c045e25d-9af1-4081-bc32-d4dc95467cae http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/02/20/open-my-beer/feed 0 Beer,China,Harbin,Magic,Opening,Trick Beer in China - A safety food for any foreign country, beer is processed to the point of sanitation (almost guaranteed) so we choose it to drink and drink often. Unfortunately, China is unlike The States and Europe where choice means unique. Beer in China A safety food for any foreign country, beer is processed to the point of sanitation (almost guaranteed) so we choose it to drink and drink often. Unfortunately, China is unlike The States and Europe where choice means unique. In this land of equality, choice means uniformity and so when it comes to the green bottle you can be assured mediocracy. But for RMB2.5 (roughly 40 cents USD) a bottle, you’re doing alright. 帅巴 J no Beer in China A safety food for any foreign country, beer is processed to the point of sanitation (almost guaranteed) so we choose it to drink and drink often. Unfortunately, China is unlike The States and Europe where choice means unique. In this land of equality, choice means uniformity and so when it comes to [...]