Just wondering ...

IS ANYBODY READING MY BLOG AT ALL ???

Wazzup!?

Ok, now that I am here in the US for roughly a month, it might be time to give a summary about the starnge observations that I made so far:

- Squirrels perform tightrope walks on phone cables (preferably in the morning in front of our living room window).

- When you look at people more than 21 sec while passing them on the street, they assume you know them somehow and say 'hello'.

- Bread, although consiting of air mostly here, is incredibly expensive!

- When you order a coffee, you will be handed some brown water that tastes faintly burned! I need to buy a cafetera/espresso maker!

- Liquid bread (aka beer) is also incredibly expensive but not as bad as its reputation suggests (that is IF you buy the right brand).

- People studying or working at UW get free bus passes ... wicked!

- Although with cable you have the choice of 75 TV channels, there's only crap on the telly (apart from sports and the news).

- There are cars on the streets that are held together only by rust, duct tape and the faith of their owners.

- You are allowed to ride a vehicle and talk on the mobile. Also you don't have to wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle (otherwise you couldn't talk on the phone, no? Believe me ... I have seen it!).

Reissdorf Force!

... I survived on this hostile planet for 31 years now. And because nobody else is doing it, I applause myself for that accomplishment



Because of this occasion I decided to have a BBQ with my flatmates and Bob and Sara who are our downstairs neighbours. Finding a keg of Reissdorf Kölsch for the BBQ lifted my mood further. At 6 pm the food was thrown onto the barbecue and shortly afterwards the feast began. Thanks to the KGB-pills from Kresi I din't sport no hangover the next day ^^ Cheers!

Dan (on the right) probably wondering wether to have another Brat(wurst) or some more mashed Yams while Bob (left) obviously needs more beer ...

The blues brothers Stewi (left) whose real name actually is 'Adam' and Steve. Check out the Reissdorf keg!!!

Schnickschnack

Weil ich's gerade gefunden hab und am Freitag die WM losgeht ... zur Einstimmung:

Schnickschnack

Viel Spaß!

Go Mavericks, go!

Time for some news ...
Found a room in a shared flat and moved in last thursday (May 23rd) already. Sharing with Dan, Steve and Stewi (short form of Stewart?). Had to sleep on my sleeping pad for a week until I got my queen size matress delivered last wednesday ... I was that happy, I almost cried. No more sleeping on the ground for me :)
Whoever is a Google Earth user and interested can get the kmz-file via email.

Been walking around downtown and the Vilas area (that's were I live) a bit, will post some snapshots soon.
On the left you can see the Capitol. Guess every state capitol has one?

First two days at work was reading and reading and some more ... reading, hope to start in the lab next week.

Finally (and that will explain the title of this post) I can watch NBA again and it's not at 4 am like when you live in Europe. Dallas beat Phoenix in the 6th game of the Western Conference Finals and advanced to the final ...

Terrace behind the Student Union North. Nice for having those TGIF-beers ...

NOT the house that I am living in, unfortunatly. It's for rent, though.

Dusk at Monona Bay.