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a boot of beer (yes, like in beerfest)
Jeff, Stefan (our Swiss Goog intern friend), Ricardo (above) and I went to Bern to grab a boot of beer. (err… two boots of beer) basic rules are
- don’t put the boot down
- before you take the boot, slap it with your hand
- after giving the boot away, slap it
- second to last person to drink from the boot pays for the next, and of course
- if you’re playing with jeff, slap jeff after every slap to the boot.
ack. I’ve watched this video at least 10 times today. the tune is way too catchy I say! and the artwork + shoes + choreography are pretty rad too!
heart shaped waffles with berry sauce for breakfast today. nom nom nom
there’s nothing like a bit of cold water up the nose to make one feel at home. or like a fucking tourist.
steel cage knife fight
a talk by Simon Stewart and Jason Huggins at GTAC 2007 about Selenium.
a weekend of shows
Went to Lausanne and Fribourg to see some concerts. Lausanne is pretty rad and has alot going on for younger people. Fribourg was a bit quiet, but in fairness, we were there on a Sunday night.
Raphael Saadiq in Lausanne.
Peter Bjorn and John in Fribourg
This is what happens if you ask PB&J to sign the cd of the opening band :)
and I even grabbed some set lists. apparently the swiss aren’t as fanatical about concert artifacts, so I didn’t have to bicker and fight.
another plus. Like I said, Lausanne has a bunch going on at night, it’s not sterile like other swiss cities. coughzurichcough. A girl at the show pointed me in the direction I should go if I want to party at night. soooo going back.
what I’ve learned from 3 months at google. if only I put this much effort into school…
agh. some people are quite silly.
- a dialogue from the korean grocer, the product in question www.amazon.com/Oroshi-Shoga-ginger-paste-tube/
- the couple behind me in line: What do we use this for?
- the cashier: What do you mean?
- couple: This ginger we are buying. How do you use it?
- cashier: Why are you buying something if you don't know how to use?
- couple: We love ginger. Are we supposed to put it on sushi?
- me: It's just ground ginger in a tube, you use it as you would normal ginger. It's not the kind you use for sushi.
- couple: Ok, but what food do you use the ginger on?
- me: Fish, meat, anything.
- cashier to other worker: Can you answer their question?
- other worker: It's ginger that is convenient because it is already ground up. Sometimes I mix it with soy sauce.
- cashier: Ah, I had no idea. I've never used this before. (it's a japanese product, not a korean one)
- couple: Oh, soy sauce. The way you use ginger is you mix it with soy sauce. Let's take this ginger home and mix it with soy sauce.
less than three times infinitiy
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new midnight juggernauts. NEW MIDNIGHT JUGGER-FUCKIN-NAUTS
ok. so it’s not as good as dystopia as a whole, but a new album would make me so god damn happy
berlin + munich + oktoberfest
went to berlin on a company funded trip, drank a ton of beer, nursed a hangover while wandering around the city with goran, went on a bike tour of the city, had a nice dinner, drank at a metal bar, stayed up till 6, wandered around the city with goran + ignacio + daniel + john like zombies, met up with lisa, went to a fucking sweet art studio in berlin, stared at some expensive hookers on the same street, ate french fries, paid some guy 20 euro to drive us to munich, drank more beer, spoke broken spanish, drank more beer, and woke up at 11 on monday, in time for work.
unfortunately, I don’t have many more pictures from berlin or munich (I figured I didn’t have to take pictures in berlin since I saw at least 10 dslrs from coworkers, though I’ve yet to see any evidence) and michael took a ton of pics in munich (which are on facebook) but here’s a tiny sampling.
holocaust memorial in berlin
some graffiti-ed politician’s faces in munich
michael in the burger kind costume.
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mmm
Hiking at Capanna Cristallina
Another intern coerced me into hiking up to Capanna Cristallina over a weekend. Twas beautiful.
though none of us could feel our asses the next monday.
ever since starting work at this goofy company that gives coffee and milk to it’s employees, I’ve been a bit obsessive about trying to make rosettas in my lattes. I haven’t gotten there yet, but somehow I screwed up and made a swan. or at least, I think it looks like one. with a really odd beak.
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ah. <3 flying lotus.
