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Well, question is, where is home? Is it here? Or there? Or even where one still has to go?

I'll go for the last option.

Anyway, ticket has been bought. Whoever feels like it can pick me up at the airport on the 15th of December, around 19:40 or so. Guess I can buy my train ticket right away... Time in Vienna is limited though, precise plans have to be made on who to spend time with, for how long, while talking about which topic. Guaranteed however it is that around ten on the 15th, my ass will be stuck at Johnnys Pub while pints of lager are poured into my throat. Ehh, maybe a Guinness or two as well.

See ya all in Vienna! Or not?

Bawling Austrians...

...invaded Amsterdam today. Austria Wien battled AJAX Amsterdam in this stupid game, where a couple of guys kick a white round thingy around and try to achieve something called offside. Am I getting that right?

Anyway, shouting "RAPID WIEN" in the streets of Amsterdam would get your butt kicked today whereas any other day of the year strange looks would be ones only yield. Funny enough my dear uncle tried his luck... Hope he gets well soon!

Someone told me the outcome was 3:0 whatever that means... Guess who won!

And for all those German speaking bastards visiting my blog, laugh at those sport reporters at Der Standard whose German is even worse than me English ;)

"Die Veilchen müssen sich in der Arena zu Amsterdam nach passabler Leistung mit 3:0 - derStandard.at berichtete live"

Amsterdam Marathon

The first runners just finished this years Amsterdam Marathon. While I should be out there sight seeing the city with my friends, I "preferred" to be sick at home. While lying in bed most of the time I took the chance to make a few snapshots out of the window for your fellow viewing pleasure. So have fun!

The two guys who came in first and second together with their escorts and my lovely street light

A slightly tilted number three
Bad ass helicpoter waking me from my precious sleep
Two average joe runners... At least better than the loosers running by my house rigth now

Mystery of the Urinal Deuce

New South Park Episode comming up... Again!

"The world’s biggest conspiracy of all time will finally be uncovered when Eric Cartman exposes the true culprit behind the September 11th attacks."

[Via Mr. Twig]

Ay last.

The big fairly important conference week is over. At last. Not one day without great great food, way too many pre-paid (not by me though) drinks and hardly a day when bed called for me before 3 o' clock in the morning. A presentation was held by me, which as planned, made the feedback rolling in. Interest was comming from SurfNet, University of Vienna, the BBC (yes BBC!!!) and many many others. All in all a near perfect week.

"The document RIPE-104
Goes on longer than ever before
If you want an address
And your network's a mess
Then Daniel will get very sore"

And better late than never, I bring you a picturous update.

Make Love, Not Warcraft

At last. The tenth season of South Park is going to continue on Wednesday this week.

"The Massively Multiplayer Online game, World of Warcraft comes to South Park and the boys dedicate their lives to defeating an insane gamer and saving the World of Warcraft."

[Via Mr. Twig]

Good Evening Lady and Gentelman

I have never been to a concert where there were more people on stage than in the audience. Well, until yesterday... More or less by accident I stumbled upon this band from swizerland called Open Season. Turned out they were scheduled to play at the Winston, so I hoped on my bike and cycled through the city to hear some crazy ska rocksteady and reggae tunes.

Though they started to play with like only two or three people listening to their music, they made quiet a good effort on stage. In fact I haven't seen such an enjoyable show in, well probably years... A sophisticated ska band, joined with a good portion of fun, incredible suits and an awful lot of experience from tours with King Django or The Toasters. The singer really knows his stuff, the bass is close walking almost incoming, and Open Season also comes up with the very most sexiest saxophone in the world (from a musical point of view, of course). In the end the crowd got joined by a few metal heads and a few girls which even made the event rather dancable.

Check out their website, go see them when they are around and excuse me for my terrible hung over writing. On the 4th of October they will play at the Arena in Vienna, check it out!