Things I want to do before I leave

I was thinking about it westerday during tennis practice, and I really have to write down all the things i want to do before I leave. I don't want to forget anything really important and then find myself on the other side of the atlantic banging my head on some wall...

1. Do the 3rd Eagles Ride at the Adventure Park.
2. Spend a whole day at PlayHouse.
3. Start and Finish my Botero dancing girl painting. (i wish i could take that with me)
4. Go to Sounio and enjoy the sunset.
5. Swim in the sea and build a sand castle.
6. Take photos with all my friends. Even those I know wont miss me.
7. Walk around Plaka and shop beads.
8. Go dancing at a summer club and stay there until sunrise.

and of course... pay a visit to the person who believed in me like nobody else. I know he's happy about me and I hope i get him to be proud as well. Miss you terribly, i know you're watching over me my angel

Immaturity Thresholds

Why does it have to be so difficult for some people to simply do what they have to do without you asking them? Every day that goes by, I realize that there are more and more people that instead of growing up they act as if the world is a playground and everybody else is there to serve them.

Newsflash!

Unless you're 5 years old (sometimes even then) you are responsible for your acts and society expects things from you. Whether you like it or not. So stop looking for someone to be your nanny and grow up!

Things i like about Pittsburgh #2

How could I leave this one out?

Garlic Bread @Union Grill: I already have consumed 7, that's more than the days I've been here... :)

Things i like about Pittsburgh

Squirells running around: admit it, their see-through tails rock!
The crazy weather: 3 seasons in 3 days!
The Pitts-Burgers: as polite as it gets!
ETC: simply at a loss for words...
It's not flat: great excuse for not cycling!

The 36th floor of the Cathedral of Learning: when they put this place up for rent, let me know!

(fyi, this is by no means a comprehensive list!)

Why I like programming...

First of all some background: I grew up as only-child.

Why is this relevant? Because that meant that boardgames were out of the question!

And how did I entertain myself? Well, let's put it this way... I did spend a lot of quality time with my Lego friends!

Several years and several thousands lines of code later I realized that coding reminds me of playing with my Lego.

Why?

First of all it's all about creating things. Only you're lucky and some very smart people have already created building blocks for you! Usually you have some idea about what you want to do and guess what, you can even find instructions about how to do it! But when you really want to built something great, then you have to be creative. You have to figure out how to assemble the bricks you have without creating something your baby-cousin can destroy with a blow. And on top of that you also have to solve problems that your ready-made bricks cant help you with. Some times you don't even know if what you have in your mind is feasible but if you're prepared to take your chances then you you end up with something beautiful. Whether its a your dream house, a fancy GUI or a geeky car it doesn't really matter. The important thing is that you put a little bit of yourself in it and dammit, it looks great!

So that's why I like programming... who wants to play with me?

Things that distract me

new-arrivals such as the spring sun,
the prospect of eating chocolate after nearly 40 days,
looking for a decent apartment,
looking for furniture for the decent apartment I haven't found yet,
looking for money to buy furniture for the decent apartment I haven't found yet,
this silly maze game I still cannot solve,
thinking about a good april's fool joke,
reading my new comic book (for the 4th time),
imagining myself with my feet in the sand drinking a perfect mojito...

...to be continued!