Throughout past few weeks my dad’s apartment has been continually entered by wasps. At first I thought it was just because the windows were open. But over the past fews it has been pretty cool outside, and I haven’t opened the windows at all. Yesterday afternoon it became apparent to me that wasps were somehow…
June was a good month for newkai.com
Newkai.com was used more this past month than any other month this year. In fact, there were 145,730 page views, significantly more than the first five months combined! In terms of bandwidth, more was used last month than the first three months of this year combined. These great results are mostly due to the success…
Pulled Over
I was pulled over last night for the first time ever, here in Vienna, or anywhere else. It was right by the Volksgarten, where there’s a 30 km/h (19 mph) speed limit, and it was a cop with a “lightsaber,” standing on the street. He just checked my papers, and the whole thing took less…
War of the Worlds
Yes, there’s some resemblance… War of the Worlds is a horrible movie. Oh wait, I guess I have to write “WARNING: Spoiler Below!!!” or something like that before I proceed. Then again, you might as well spoil the movie for yourself, because it’s not worth your time. Complaint #1: Sim City: The “tripods” reminded me…
Hitting the Road Again
Viennese Daytime Game Shows
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 Phones” or “One-Way Love”
No Tuna on the Pizza
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…
Vienna is Slowly Cooling Down
I Refuse to Yuppify
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…