August 2008
163 posts
Why is anyone surprised internet is *still* censored in China? Just because the Olympics are comg to town you expect a reversal of behavior?
“Greatness is always built on this foundation: the ability to appear, speak and act, as the most common man.” - Shams-ud-din Muhammed Hafiz
Headed to the airport. First time in a moving vehicle that’s not a train in almost 3 weeks. Not feeling so hot…
Also, random search before getting on plane to come home = lame. See you guys in 15 hours, where the sun is warm and the humidity is 100%
Two teleconferences to go, about 3 hours til I’m headed to the hotel to finish packing, then to sit in the airport, sorta ready to go home.
The more we talk, the less we understand.
July 2008
244 posts
Forgot how much I love Belle & Sebastian. Expense report dealt with, almost lunchtime, and gonna get a local cell today. Busy, busy…
Not looking forward to being on a plane for 14 hours tomorrow, tho it means I will finally be on the way home! Fingers crossed for upgrade?
Can’t see the forest for the trees
Freaking out because @htxlisakate just twittered. Twice. Also @organ_printer, just you wait til next Tuesday. Full FTRK reuinion in effect!!
Sorry Wold Eyes, I tried, but I just can’t listen to noize and concentrate at the same time. But I still love you
♪ Monday morning train takes you uptown / Friday evening bus brings you back down / It’s times like these that you say you want out♪
Well, the power is out on my floor at the hotel. Well, not the entire floor but at least in my room. Awesome.
oh, my Leopard discs just got here. Hopefully won’t be too long of a night fixing the MacBook…
really? I’m connecting to our old LotusNotes dB over the VPN in South America? I must really really hate myself today….
Yep, theatre crowds look the same in every country, too. Amazing
Oh, don’t even try to mess with me today, corporate firewall. I’ll slap you around so fast it’ll make your head spin!
who is calling me from Toronto and what could they possibly want?
OH: “it’s like learn your fucking lesson day around here”. Is that why you got a pie in the face?
Not that I’m looking for sympathy, but I have a wee bit of a sunburn. From the shorty-shorts. Ouch.
whew, finally found a bank here in Rio that I can use to get cash from both the AMEX and MC cards. One less thing to worry about…
damn iTMS has X-Files seasons 1 through 6 on special discount right now. must resist……
ahh, homeland security remixes, you plus caffeine will get me through this part of the morning and into lunch.
triumph of last night: At bar after the play, realizing I was the only gringo with 8 Brazilians, then seeing table of Americans next to me
Awoken by a staccato of what turned out to be water dripping from the ceiling onto the floor. Fixed, thanks bucket & towel. Back to sleep!
Really impressed with Mint.com now that I have been able to spend some time using it. Tracks checking, savings, student loan, credit cards
oops. got on the women-only carriage today on the subway. Should have noticed the pink sign saying something about “exclusivados mulheres”
First hangover down south. Not bad, at least everyone else in the office is in the same boat. Time to push through & review work & organize
anyone have album recommendations for the Flying Burrito Brothers?
Google Reader down to zero. Unbelievable. Now time to the unpleasantries (calling clients, revising forecasts, QC of work, etc.)
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ugh, red bull tastes like ass in any country apparently…
Fried eggs and miso soup for breakfast. Also, Erasure was playing over the hotel music system. I predict good things for today…
Ok, first experience post-night club in Rio. Not too drunk, only took me 6 tries at the subway for my card to read. Thanks, subway guard…
My application for the PE Exam just got approved. I have so much studying to do before October. Wonder if I can defer til March?
Wow, awesome track from Calexico: http://tinyurl.com/6mbsw7 via paste magazine
“Le fils du Jaques Dutronc” is definitely the best King Khan & The Shrines song, not the least part of which is the title itself
People that work on bookstore/music/paper goods combo stores look the same all over the world. Sweater, jeans, converse…
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Crap. Macbook starts up with a flashing folder and a question mark. Wonder how muxh it’d cost to have someone ship me my 10.5 discs…
Bummed about the MacBook. Leopard DVDs should be on their way here though by tomorrow. Don’t want to think about how much that’ll cost me…
Girl Talk still causes my brain to be on fire. So much to absordb (adsorb, maybe?). Dananana.
Communication is key. And it really pisses me off when people say “with all due respect,” b/c that essentially means what follows isn’t
Rafael, my counterpart here at ChemTech, just gave me 2 CDs, one is Seu Jorge & Ana, the other is legião urbana, his favorite Brazilian band
also, the new coffee machine is not nearly as tasty as the old one. damn
oh man, listening to our town hall meeting via teleconference, rolling out the new org structure. I’m always out of town for these :)
holy sh*t, my real mileage balance is 96k, not 86k. Guess that was before the 10k for the flight to Brazil. Good news!!
man, spam twitters follow faster than I can block. what a drag