Month: June 2005

For the first time in over a year, I ran from my apartment to the neighboring Mauer neighborhood, located about 1.15 miles (1.85km) away. After a short break I ran back. It was hot as hell out as usual, and the it took me a little over ten minutes each way. I used to run…

So I turned on the TV about an hour ago and was just randomly channel surfing, when I stumbled upon a fairly new local channel here in Vienna called “puls tv.” They had the “Wien Quiz” call-in game show going. There was the puzzle above. Not one person called in for 45 minutes even though…

Life before cell phone… Better planning? I’m always the last to find out about what’s going on, I never “get the memo.” This entry looks at what the cell phone has destroyed, and how it has made having a good night out a real pain.

Anyone who has ever lived with me knows I hate tuna. I really hate tuna. Last year I had a crossed-out tuna fish on my bedroom door, and my apartment-mate Gerry gave me a warning every time he opened a can. Tonight, after a hellish-hot-and-long public ride home, I preheated the oven and took a…

Remember when you got to dress up for prom, pay a ridiculous amount of money (or have it spent for you) for a limousine and got to play high society for the night? Well here in Vienna prom night is every night, and an increasing amount of my surroundings are participating it. Whether it’s the…