Posted in Travel on March 30th, 2007 No Comments »
I just had to go for a swim. The conference ended at 5:30 today, so I had some time to go down to the beach (10 mins walking). It was really nice, and I was nearly alone. I did even manage to swim in the Pacific (the water was *freaking* cold) – for 2 minutes [...]
Posted in Travel on March 30th, 2007 No Comments »
Yeah, after eating all the fat-cakes and muffins and bagels and more unhealthy stuff, I had to go for a run. I used the break between the sessions and the banquet to go for a beach run. It was great! I beat the beach *yeah*. I ran from the beginning (3rd street) all the way [...]
Posted in Travel on March 27th, 2007 No Comments »
Some first impressions from my trip to the west coast.
My ride to the airport (yeah, the driver carries my bag – he literally pulled it out of my hand *g*).
the inside (huh):
The weather in Long Beach was pretty cold (about 16 Celsius, Bloomington was about 27 Celsius *argh*). Anyway, it was a sunny and nice [...]
Posted in US on March 24th, 2007 No Comments »
Yeah, I love Bloomington. The weather is amazing, and I appreciate the A/C in my car . It’s 27 Celsius and the sun is shining and everybody parties (I’ve seen 4 beer-pongs going on on my way through the city). Nice! And I just refueled my car for $26 – $2,56 per gallon, that’s [...]
Posted in US on March 22nd, 2007 No Comments »
Anju convinced me today not to run outside but to use the “stairmaster” in the SRSC (Studen Recreational Sports Center, the gigantic gym at IUB). This is a hilarious device. It simulated stairs (seriously, look here). We did the Aerobic mode with intensity 15 (of 20) for 30 minutes. This thing killed me!!! It was [...]
Posted in US on March 18th, 2007 No Comments »
Yes, I finally bought a new (used) car. It is a 1999 Saturn SL. It’s not particularly fancy (looks like an Open Astra) but the 1.9l engine with 124 horsepower and its incredible torque turn it into a little beast. I think I made good deal (it was about the same price as the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on March 15th, 2007 No Comments »
The old greek saying with the healthy mind and the healthy body seems to be proven another time.
The 30 strangest deaths in history, German Nazi tank manuals – hilarious, and some reasons to not to eat out in America . And last but not least some funny pissoirs.
Other updates are that I’m in the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on March 4th, 2007 No Comments »
Yes, I am a Mac User now! I received my new MacBook from the lab last week. It’s a really really nice small thing and extremely useful. The design is fancy (ok, I have strong problems with the *one* mouse button), and I *love* the magnetic lid and power plug. The only thing that bothers [...]