as Earth Hour approaches

i'm wondering if burning these candles is really better for the environment than electric lights?!

oh, and i did 'earth hour' in africa thanks ;)

i, rome

if you're interesting in learning ancient roman history in a fun way, check out the HBO series Rome (torrent), and Robert Grave's famous novel I, Claudius. together, they give a great overview of the roman empire from Julius Caesar to Nero

i had thought both would be 'heavy', but they are really just so wonderfully entertaining