I’m Vartan. early 30’s from Yerevan, Armenia var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-18123973-6’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @vartanm)http://vartanm.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9c39aecea941b633510052088bb78fe9/tumblr_moos5fcwH61qhlwr5o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/42790977476/vartanm-tambal-tambalanots-is-what-i-call" target="_blank">Tumblr is the place of all tambals after all.<br/></a><br/><img alt="" src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyaqt6YAn61qhlwr5o1_500.png"/></p>http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/53429748032http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/53429748032Thu, 20 Jun 2013 15:11:01 +0500tambal<a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.108033142670015.8723.107146852758644&type=3">Գորգ և կարպետ/Ковер/Carpet and rug</a>: <p>For all the carpet lovers</p>http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/53419515687http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/53419515687Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:43:00 +0500carpetArmenianlazy postI could've added a picture<div class="notification_inner clearfix"> <div class="notification_sentence"> <div class="hide_overflow"><a class="username" href="http://earthdemocracy.tumblr.com/">earthdemocracy</a> replied to your <a class="notification_target" href="http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/52779979888/lori-armenia-by-tigran">photo</a><span class="colon">:</span> <em> <a href="http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/52779979888/lori-armenia-by-tigran"> Լոռվա աշխարհը Lori / Armenia by Tigran&#8230; </a> </em></div> <blockquote>This might be a silly question, but is this where the lori cheese comes from?</blockquote> </div> </div> <p>Recipe or the way they make it, yes, but it&#8217;s not necessary for the Lori cheese to be made in Lori</p>http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/53321811506http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/53321811506Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:18:06 +0500<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/71b66a6e0addc11d5aa197318acecac4/tumblr_inline_momewkaqa71qz4rgp.jpg"/></p> <p><br/><br/>Woke up <br/>in the middle of the night<br/>with a stray cat on my lap<br/>nearly had a heart attack<br/><br/>it ran<br/>I chased<br/>it hid<br/><br/>I looked<br/>it made no sound<br/>I gave up<br/><br/>trying to sleep now<br/>cursing the damn meow</p>http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/53320999835http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/53320999835Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:08:00 +0500I guess it left its poets muse behindseriouslycaton my lapinYerevan<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wOe3eloICT4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Mail delivery in Russia</p>http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/53304191246http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/53304191246Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:09:00 +0500RussiamailFedexUSPS<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a40aae4bd628d75f62ca51b852522082/tumblr_moln2gJ1tU1qlbgbco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ditord.tumblr.com/post/53291531701">ditord</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Լօլ</p> </blockquote> <p>Break the door with care - rough trasnlation</p>http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/53298979225http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/53298979225Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:00:25 +0500marshutkaminibusArmenia<p>That last picture (baby wrapped in a lavash)  has 780 likes and 80 shares in less then one hour. It got 5 notes and was reblogged twice within a minute when I posted it here. To me it&#8217;s just a somebodies baby, but girls usually have this primeval maternal instinct to like baby pictures. You probably want to hug it and take care of it, but you can&#8217;t (it&#8217;s just a picture). So you opt for the last option, you like and share it, for other females to see it.  <br/><br/>Or I could be wrong&#8230; What do you think?</p>http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/53298799410http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/53298799410Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:57:57 +0500baby picturesquestionlavash<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/54f407f23e7bc1e56f839d363c0db270/tumblr_molrwabcuT1qhlwr5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Armenian baby wrapped in a lavash</p>http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/53295289348http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/53295289348Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:09:00 +0500ԼավաշlavashbabyOnce I got blocked from a facebook page of one of the Proshyan fast food placesbecause they had a photoshoped picture of a baby inside of a lavash and I commentedsomething along the lines ofyou ran out of cats and dogs and are now now selling baby meat?This isn't photoshop real baby wrapped in a lavash<p>That plate of apricot is all gone now and I&#8217;m left with a փորացավ: <br/><br/><br/></p>http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/53133165629http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/53133165629Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:36:00 +0500don't drink waterdont drink waterdontt drink waterdont drink waterr<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gEDWfD2VEQI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://argentepic.tumblr.com/post/47499053886/i-just-wish-i-couldve-found-the-old-chiefs">argentepic</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I just wish I could’ve found the Old Chief’s monologue.</p> </blockquote>http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/53130768342http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/53130768342Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:04:05 +0500cowboy bebop<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/def49ac5f4e549bed90b06d74b5d8681/tumblr_mohyo8ElkO1qhlwr5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Apricot season is open. They’re so sweet</p>http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/53125206810http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/53125206810Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:45:43 +0500jijilof courseapricotsarmenia<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a361c81bc9432bfb7fa03b4f73b0ba77/tumblr_mn3g4u9B181spc8lio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://gyumriboy.tumblr.com/post/50899786944/yerevan-church">gyumriboy</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span class="short_text" id="result_box"><span class="hps">փոքրիկ</span> <span class="hps">եկեղեցի</span></span></p> </blockquote> <p>This church is in the heart of Yerevan at Sayat Nova and Abovyan. Somehow it survived the soviet era. The building behind it has been demolished and a much larger church is being built around the old one. </p>http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/52962348606http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/52962348606Fri, 14 Jun 2013 23:44:49 +0500churchArmeniaYerevan<div class="notification_inner clearfix"> <div class="notification_sentence"> <div class="hide_overflow"><a class="username" href="http://chotai.tumblr.com/">chotai</a> replied to your <a class="notification_target" href="http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/52788391315/on-this-day-in-armenian-history">post</a><span class="colon">:</span> <em> <a href="http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/52788391315/on-this-day-in-armenian-history"> On this day in Armenian history </a> </em></div> <blockquote>#բա դա բադա՞ LOOOOOOL</blockquote> </div> </div> <p>There is another one<br/><br/>Սա միթե՞ սամիթե (կանաչի)</p>http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/52947706283http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/52947706283Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:31:26 +0500Հայերենchotai<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MI5dhMlp4Y8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>ArmComedy 117 - Բադամռութային (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI5dhMlp4Y8&feature=share">armcomedyvideos</a>) Skip to 12:10<br/><br/>I guess my worries about duckfacing in Armenia were a little premature. But still, I’m not letting my guard down. </p>http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/52861194494http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/52861194494Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:15:35 +0500ArmcomedyduckfacingArmenia<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/TEz7lNlHbWM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://diasporangirl.tumblr.com/post/52799891460/i-dont-know-what-i-love-more-s-dedication">diasporangirl</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I don’t know what I love more: <span>Հարութ’s</span> dedication to Փօլ or this song? That melancholic voice that I love so wins, either way (From Our Eyir Asdvatz to Ha Nina Nina to Msho Aghtchig to Zokanch…)</p> <p>In a way, these two singers bridge the gap between my world and my homeland so beautifully - both symbols of my childhood from Beirut and Aleppo and weddings.</p> <p>There are a lot of vibrant pop singers in my community, some great talent, but to me, it will always be these two…</p> </blockquote>http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/52812265540http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/52812265540Thu, 13 Jun 2013 01:24:43 +0500Ձախ Հարութ Ֆոռեվաաաmy elementary school teacher told us that she was his teacher as welland pointed at my deskand said thats where he sat<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b4deb627e28513b6e0f050ccf4e33e35/tumblr_moa1vwmI2Y1s3m7kco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://robertlevonyan.tumblr.com/post/52782769022/yerevan-armenia-apricot-tsiran-at-mergelyan">robertlevonyan</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>#yerevan #armenia #apricot #tsiran (at Mergelyan Park)</p> </blockquote> <p>It’s not apricot season yet, but I can still jijil you with it. </p>http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/52791002066http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/52791002066Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:44:28 +0500apricotArmeniaTsiran<p><span id=".reactRoot[2568726].[1][0][1]{comment161593037357150_216269}.[0].[0:1].[0].[0:1].[0].[0:0].[0][1]"></span><span id=".reactRoot[2568726].[1][0][1]{comment161593037357150_216269}.[0].[0:1].[0].[0:1].[0].[0:0].[0][2]" data-ft='{"tn":"K"}'><span id=".reactRoot[2568726].[1][0][1]{comment161593037357150_216269}.[0].[0:1].[0].[0:1].[0].[0:0].[0][2].[0]"><span id=".reactRoot[2568726].[1][0][1]{comment161593037357150_216269}.[0].[0:1].[0].[0:1].[0].[0:0].[0][2].[0].[0:0]">On June 12, 2013&#160;</span><a class="profileLink" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Armenian-Duckface-League/542492505808487" id=".reactRoot[2568726].[1][0][1]{comment161593037357150_216269}.[0].[0:1].[0].[0:1].[0].[0:0].[0][2].[0].[0:1]" target="_blank" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/hovercard.php?id=542492505808487&amp;extragetparams=%7B%22hc_location%22%3A%22ufi%22%7D">Armenian Duckface League</a><span id=".reactRoot[2568726].[1][0][1]{comment161593037357150_216269}.[0].[0:1].[0].[0:1].[0].[0:0].[0][2].[0].[0:2]"> was created. Mere hours later </span><a class="profileLink" href="https://www.facebook.com/AntiDuckfaceArmenia?ref=stream" id=".reactRoot[2568726].[1][0][1]{comment161593037357150_216269}.[0].[0:1].[0].[0:1].[0].[0:0].[0][2].[0].[0:3]" target="_blank" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/hovercard.php?id=161583900691397&amp;extragetparams=%7B%22hc_location%22%3A%22ufi%22%7D">Anti duckface - Armenia</a><span id=".reactRoot[2568726].[1][0][1]{comment161593037357150_216269}.[0].[0:1].[0].[0:1].[0].[0:0].[0][2].[0].[0:4]"> was established to counter this plague. <br/><br/>Choose your side wisely. <br/></span></span></span></p>http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/52788391315http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/52788391315Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:47:11 +0500բա դա բադա՞մի եղիր բադ եղիր մարդ<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2c0b02691384cc8015b6f93dbfeed3a8/tumblr_mo9xivbSjG1qhlwr5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" data-ft='{"type":45}'><span class="hasCaption">Լոռվա աշխարհը<br/> Lori / Armenia<br/><br/> by Tigran Shahbazyan</span></span></p>http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/52779979888http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/52779979888Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:40:00 +0500LoriArmeniagreenmountainsvillage<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d22cc30645728323bdf805d8d727a19d/tumblr_mo92kdEsub1qhlwr5o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/52742239797http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/52742239797Wed, 12 Jun 2013 03:31:00 +0500soccerfootballArmeniaDenmark<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/s6Mz5YhAqF4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Denmark Vs. Armenia 0-4 All Goals & Highlights HD (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6Mz5YhAqF4&feature=share">101greatgoals06</a>)</p>http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/52741191969http://vartanm.tumblr.com/post/52741191969Wed, 12 Jun 2013 03:16:43 +0500