21 October 2007
Eyecandy Sunday
Now that I bored you with the tech details, umm... about a week ago.. I hear you ask, "Ok Fancypants, where are the picture-filled posts?" and rightly so.
Here's some Fall-in-Germany porn for ya.
Hannes and I went for a hike in the Steigerwald on a cool crisp (still!) October Sunday. We've sort of started doing little trips on Sundays because all the shops are closed, and I don't have soccer games.
We visited this church
Which is attached to a huuuge beautiful cloister, which was turned into a prison about 150 years ago. Cloister? Jail? Not much difference, ya say? well, the one has razorwire carefully concealed.
On another little hike, we walked through some fields and there were sheep!
on that same wander we got to overlook some adorable little Germ villages
I really like the cliffs in the Fränkische Schweiz.
So that's what I've been doing with my Sundays of late.
Here's some Fall-in-Germany porn for ya.
Hannes and I went for a hike in the Steigerwald on a cool crisp (still!) October Sunday. We've sort of started doing little trips on Sundays because all the shops are closed, and I don't have soccer games.
We visited this church
Which is attached to a huuuge beautiful cloister, which was turned into a prison about 150 years ago. Cloister? Jail? Not much difference, ya say? well, the one has razorwire carefully concealed.
On another little hike, we walked through some fields and there were sheep!
on that same wander we got to overlook some adorable little Germ villages
I really like the cliffs in the Fränkische Schweiz.
So that's what I've been doing with my Sundays of late.
Labels: adventures, germlife
16 October 2007
Techie Schtuff
I've changed the link in the sidebar to add my new photo stream. I've moved over to Flickr because my web browser (Flock) works with Blogger and Flickr so that all I have to do is drag and drop them. I love this feature because it means I don't have to be doing a tonne of html editing to make sure the photos and linx work right.
I'm going to keep my Smugmug account for a while yet. I like that site for how it presents photos, and I've spent a lot of time uploading content there. Unfortunately it's not as easy to use with other applications.
That said, new pixtures are up at http://www.flickr.com/photos/janinga/
I'm going to keep my Smugmug account for a while yet. I like that site for how it presents photos, and I've spent a lot of time uploading content there. Unfortunately it's not as easy to use with other applications.
That said, new pixtures are up at http://www.flickr.com/photos/janinga/
Labels: blogtech
04 October 2007
Cars and Phones
17:27 I leave my desk for the parking lot. Soccer practice starts at 18:00
17:29 I call Hannes back.
17:32 I reach my car, start it up and head towards the soccer fields, still talking to Hannes.
Conversation ranges from dinner tonight to his work schedule, to what we're bringing to a friend's birthday party tomorrow.
17:47 H says, "It's 10 to 6, you have soccer at 6, you better get going."
17:48 I say, "I'm halfway there. What do you mean I have to get going?"
17:49 H, "You're talking on the phone and driving?! That's not allowed, you can get a ticket."
17:50 "Pish, that's a dumb law." I say, and we keep chatting along on our topics.
17:52 I see a cop car coming the opposite direction on a 4-lane road.
17:54 I turn onto the street where the soccer club is. The cop is now behind me. I clap the phone shut mid-sentence.
17:55 I park at the soccer club. The cop never flashed his lights or did the siren thing, but he's parked behind me, him and his partner getting out.
In short, I got a 65€ ticket for talking on the phone, and probably a point on my license (though i have no idea what that means here).
Interestingly enough, when I handed over my Michigan Driver's License, the cop said, "This is an Operator License," he can read, "Where does it say you can drive a car?"
WHAT?!!?! It's a driver's license. Of course I can drive a car!! I can drive motorcycles too! shit. well, all I could do was point to where it said "Lic Type 0" and say, that's probably the code for I can drive cars.
brilliant.
so now i've got to go get myself a germ driver's license. yippe. just what i want to do, spend more time dealing with the bureaucrats here.
Mr. Nice Copman took a picture of my license, and said he'd talk to the Ami's and see if it was really a driver's license, if I was really allowed to drive cars. "Good luck!" I said, "This license worked for buying a car, getting insurance, and registering the car. I don't see why you'd have a problem with it."
Scheiße. See, I go having a great weekend and Germany has to balance itself out by throwing bureaucracy, rules and fines at me.
17:29 I call Hannes back.
17:32 I reach my car, start it up and head towards the soccer fields, still talking to Hannes.
Conversation ranges from dinner tonight to his work schedule, to what we're bringing to a friend's birthday party tomorrow.
17:47 H says, "It's 10 to 6, you have soccer at 6, you better get going."
17:48 I say, "I'm halfway there. What do you mean I have to get going?"
17:49 H, "You're talking on the phone and driving?! That's not allowed, you can get a ticket."
17:50 "Pish, that's a dumb law." I say, and we keep chatting along on our topics.
17:52 I see a cop car coming the opposite direction on a 4-lane road.
17:54 I turn onto the street where the soccer club is. The cop is now behind me. I clap the phone shut mid-sentence.
17:55 I park at the soccer club. The cop never flashed his lights or did the siren thing, but he's parked behind me, him and his partner getting out.
In short, I got a 65€ ticket for talking on the phone, and probably a point on my license (though i have no idea what that means here).
Interestingly enough, when I handed over my Michigan Driver's License, the cop said, "This is an Operator License," he can read, "Where does it say you can drive a car?"
WHAT?!!?! It's a driver's license. Of course I can drive a car!! I can drive motorcycles too! shit. well, all I could do was point to where it said "Lic Type 0" and say, that's probably the code for I can drive cars.
brilliant.
so now i've got to go get myself a germ driver's license. yippe. just what i want to do, spend more time dealing with the bureaucrats here.
Mr. Nice Copman took a picture of my license, and said he'd talk to the Ami's and see if it was really a driver's license, if I was really allowed to drive cars. "Good luck!" I said, "This license worked for buying a car, getting insurance, and registering the car. I don't see why you'd have a problem with it."
Scheiße. See, I go having a great weekend and Germany has to balance itself out by throwing bureaucracy, rules and fines at me.
Labels: germlife
