Last night was pretty cool. I hung out with this guy Koen (pronounced “Koon”) who’s a physics student at Utrecht U. He just finished his bachelor’s degree and is starting on his master’s this year. In the Netherlands, they usually do a bachelor’s degree in three years and then immediately start on a master’s, it’s […]
Entries from August 22nd, 2008
Obama picks Biden for VP
August 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · Politics
As I’m sure you’ve already heard from every other media source in the world, Barack Obama has chosen Joe Biden as his running mate. I woke up this morning to find an email from the Obama campaign inviting me to write a ‘welcome note’ to Biden (not sure what the point of that is). I […]
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The Utrecht Song
August 24th, 2008 · No Comments · Netherlands, Travel
I think this is my new favorite song. I met this girl who’s a new student at Utrecht University, and she had this CD that they had given them at some orientation thing. The only words I understand other than “Utrecht” are a few street and place names, so I’m assuming the lyrics have something […]
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I’m off to Spain
August 24th, 2008 · No Comments · Bikes, Netherlands, Photos, Travel
Tomorrow morning I’m flying to Valencia for La Tomatina,the world’s biggest food fight. This isn’t really related to my project, but it’s something I’ve always wanted to do, and I figured this would likely be my best chance for long time. The festival is on Wednesday, but the cheapest Ryanair flight was tomorrow, so I’m […]
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Arrived in Spain
August 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Photos, Spain, Technology, Travel
I arrived in Spain with no problems. Well, not quite no problems. Ryanair karma bit me in the ass for the last time I got a free checked bag. When I originally booked the flight, I hadn’t told them I wanted to check a bag. This morning, I went online and modified the reservation to […]
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