Today will be the last hot day of the year in Vienna, according to whatever radio station I was listening to this morning. “Hot” means 30°C (86°F), which is by far hot enough for me. I want to make sure I get out of the apartment today, instead of staring blankly at my laptop while…
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Facebook Feeds: Good Idea, But Not Enough Options
Yesterday Facebook added a “Feeds” feature which shows a user’s every move on the friends network to his or her friends. The addition caused an immense negative reaction by users concerned about their privacy. A lot of the activities are a bit creepy, such as seeing when “X writes on Y’s wall”, when “Y breaks…
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Miami Vice, Some Spark, and Some Bones
After a long day of work yesterday (9:30am to 5pm), I went to see Miami Vice with Kerstin, Oliver, and Thorsten. The movie was pretty good, although the ending was kind of sub-par. This might be attributed to what I read on Wikipedia, namely that Jamie Foxx walked off the set before the movie was…
Third Place at Trivia Night
Wednesday night we ended up coming in third place at Merry Monk’s trivia night. We won the “Booby Prize”, which was four double-shot bottles of Jameson, a Jameson pen, lanyard, CD holder, etc. Second place received €30, and first an insane €80 and a full-sized bottle of Jameson. I should mention that we partly owe…
Six Years Ago
This week always causes flashbacks in my head as it is the week when school started for me the last seven years. This year it’s especially awkward since I’m not currently in any educational program… The first time in two decades. My dad’s apartment here in Vienna is full of history, mostly because I never…
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Trivia Night, Fall Kick Off
I’m looking forward to two events this week: Trivia Night on Wednesday and my self-proclaimed start to fall this Friday. Trivia Night at Merry Monk has expanded quickly since the first time Chris, Oliver, Stani, and I participated (and won) the first time in June. After a four-week hiatus due to the World Cup, it…