May 2008
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One week in Paris and of course, trains have to be on strike at least once.
Just bicycled across Paris back to my train station after a fun evening with friends. Love this rental bike concept.
Great word I learned today, courtesy of Thomas; chronophage - it’s French but seems to exist in English too and means time consuming.
Riding the train to Saint Lazare reminds me of student days :)
Title: Pia Zadora & Jermaine Jackson - When The Rain Begins To Fall
Artist: Pia Zadora
Album: All Stars (Disc 5)
Ah, the pain of narrowband @ 45kps. If only broadband were as ubiquitous as electricity. In 10 years maybe?
Seems like I’m only commenting weather these days, but the thunderstorm and downpoor in Paris are pretty amazing right now.
No walk tonight, but a sip of Calvados; time for bed.
Another evening walk, alone this time. And just saw a bats fly around.
Just came back from an evening walk; it’s a warm and humid night in Paris. Something I miss in Sweden.
If the new Coldplay album is as good as the first single of it…
SK 565 to Paris.
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Travel Checklist
A while ago, I had read somewhere about keeping a travel checklist, detailing basically all possible items that you might need to pack. When actually packing for a trip, the list then comes in handy as a reminder not to forgot anything. I rarely add anything to the list these days, which I take as an obvious sign of system maturity.
Even though I obviously don’t pack everything that’s...
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Bamboo Shoots
I like bamboo shoots a lot, but didn’t know how to get or prepare them. Joi’s posted a great video available here. Looks tasty!
Uh-, long day but now ready to start my quarterly vacation :)
It’s amazing to walk to work through the small streets of Lund - flowers everywhere and such a sweet scent in the air.
The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career... →
When you really need a bus to be on time…
Just read through Johnny Bunko - excellent and a lot of fun!
Trying to post to Tumblr from my phone.
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Enjoying Quinoa
A while ago, I read about Quinoa and its balanced nutritious value somewhere. I bought some at my local supermarket, but forgot about it in my cupboard. Until recently… And I find it most delicious!
It’s very easy to cook and ready to eat in just under 20 minutes. The texture is al dente and the taste an interesting mixture between rice and cereal, very nice with a bit of olive oil...
Nearly 10PM and still a bit light outside! Sweden in the summer is great, even when it rains…
Oh come on! When I create a new beneficiary for a money transfer on my French bank’s website, I need to wait 5 days for “security” reasons.
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“I thought nothing of it because we live in the sort of rarefied town near...”
– Michelle Slatalla in Today, I Think I’ll Be Hippohead - New York Times, May 8th.
GetPingd →
Proposal to subscribe to content change notifications
Hotel Room Reviews →
Emphasis on rooms and not just the hotel!
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Maybe something to attend next year?
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WatchThis is a great TED talk about our eating habits - too much meat, too much fast-food, too few vegetables. Mark Bittman tells a very convincing story well worth watching. Also, I didn’t know that the second biggest contributor to atmosphere altering gases is livestock production! (Number one is energy production, number three transportation.)
Going for a run with Priya.
Been crunching numbers and going through scenarios for the past 4 hours… Need a break.
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How to raise purchasing power?
According to an Ifop poll in France, 85% of respondents say by cutting the sales tax, 72% by increasing the minimum wage; only 42% suggest increasing competition!
I got this information from Purchasing-power disparity, a short, but excellent article published in this week’s Economist.
Increasing the purchasing power is a big topic these days in France - according to La Tribune, the...
I’m not a big fan of Facebook, but it’s great to catch up with friends I lost touch with.
Having soy yogurt, cashew nuts and almonds.
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Eagle Pose
I’ve been looking more into yoga lately (using Yoga Journal), since I feel my body is just rusting away sitting in the office all day. Even though I exercise (jog or gym) usually once a week, I’m finding my body getting stiffer.
Eagle Pose feels especially good in my shoulders, but I’m having trouble crossing one leg above the other and keeping balance.
Twitter search for TrackID →
Few hits
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Going to Paris
I’ll be in Paris from May 24th to June 1st. Would love to meet up!
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Adobe AIR Application Showcase, Tutorials and Resources
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“L’Asie entend libérer l’homme de ses désirs, tandis que...”
– Jacques Attali dans Une brève histoire de l’avenir
“Asia tries to free men from their desires, while the West wants men to be free to realize them.”
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WatchI’m not really familiar with surfing, but Out There seems like an amazing film, with breathtaking surf scenes, but also grave words about our environment (water, development…). Probably I’ll order the DVD.
Also, the song called Comatose by Timmy Curran in the trailer is a perfect fit, I think. You can download it on the artist’s website. The entire album is really good...
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Saturdays, 5AM
I’m an avid reader of The Economist and especially appreciate their audio edition, which is an MP3 download of the entire newspaper read word for word.
The paper copy is hand delivered to my home and arrives Saturdays at around 5AM. I’m awoken almost every week by the metal sound my mail slot makes when you stick something in it. But, and call me crazy, I actually like it. I wake...
Ah, tired. I think I’ll start the weekend with a short nap…
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Good summary of tumbelogs
Let’s see if this tweet ends up in tumblr.
Pierre Bourdieu - in Wikipedia →
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