I’m back in France. The trip to Kenya ended up being a few days longer than planned due to unexpected problems along the way. The good part is that I was able to get out of my hotel room for an afternoon and an evening to get a little taste of Kenya.
PICTURES: Where Lions Roam (in their cage)
December 2nd, 2007Always New Adventures..
November 22nd, 2007What is probably a couple months ago now, I said something about “writing more frequently”. Ahh.. well.. this hasn’t happened. There are really 3 reasons. I’m not mentioning it as an excuse, as EXCUSES SUCK! Just however, to let you know I guess.
- I work too much at the moment. I say at the moment, as I hope to work less in the future.
- I don’t have Internet at home.
- I tend to spend my free time with either my girlfriend, friends, or both.
I won’t lie, it is a tough time at work. We’re going through a business change, and with that there is never enough of the stuff that we need (money, people, training, cookies, sales, etc.). We’re at the tipping point however, or the edge of chaos as it is known in chaos theory.
Anyway.. with this new business comes new opportunities. Included in these opportunities is … Read the rest of this entry »
Get A Life, and Get A Real Job!
July 30th, 2007One of the reasons I tend to be terrible at posting over the last few months (or perhaps more), as odd as this may sound, is chronological consistency. Maybe it’s when I push the post button, the blog software sticks a date and time on the entry. As many of you that know me know, time and I don’t get along so well. Someone coined the term “geva timeâ€, which is really the best way to describe it. Things happen according to “geva timeâ€, which does have similarities to the understood and accepted Cartesian time, however “geva time†seems to have a different reference point (see Einstein’s theory of relativity about time references). Anyway, I’ve finally come to terms with the fact that I don’t operate within the accepted linear time, and am going to start rolling with it more (in the case of the blog at least).
One really good reason for this is that I’ve frequently had moments where I wanted to do a short post of something that had or was happening, however couldn’t, as I had many “back issues†yet to be published. Bullocks to that.. from here on in.. it’s coming at you from various directions! A post could have happened that day, or it could have happened 6 months ago. The six months ago stuff is today’s goal.. get everyone caught up on what I’ve been up to and what has been going on in my life. I am proud to present you with today’s show… Read the rest of this entry »
PICTURES: Lyon, Festival of Lights
July 15th, 2007OK.. ok.. FINALLY some pictures of Lyon! I’ve been here how long? More are on their way as well.
This fun weekend was my first in Lyon, and a real surprise. Turns out that there was a CouchSurfing gathering planned, and we all went around to see the sites as well as had fun getting to know one another at a couple bars (and of course in the rain).
Perdu Dans Un Monde Sans Lit: The Lyon Adventures Begin
May 1st, 2007It was the end of November, and I was starting to get pretty itchy about getting down to the Alps and finding work as I knew it was getting seriously late and that the season would start soon. My side trip to Germany wasn’t helping, but I figured that the timing would work out as it should if I continued to go with the flow.
After returning from Germany, I spent the weekend with my good friends Christina and Jonathan in Brussels, and bought my reservation for the TGV from Brussels to Lyon. As usual, I left things to the last minute, but needed to get on the road and getting closer to the mountains.
I checked for a hostel the day before I left, but didn’t find anything. I quickly hopped on CouchSurfing, did a CouchSearch, and sent a few e-mails off to people. I figured that it wouldn’t be too difficult to find something once I got there, as Lyon is a major city (I think the 3rd largest in France), and would surely have a number of hostels. Read the rest of this entry »