... I am still alive...

... but I am waiting for the up moment to come back!

My weekend was horrible!!! as in fact my friday too!!!

And this week is up to no good!

Nothing seems to work fine, it is way too cold and wet, I cant run under such rain or freezing wind... I can't wait to come back to Amsterdam... at least when is cold like this there, I have someone to warm me up... here all I have is...

Ah! But I did find I bakery that has the most amazing chocolate donuts ever!!!

So, I am down, and work looks like sh*t... but I do have amazing hands!!! (by friday I got me a new hand cream) and some sweet to warm me up!

Who know... luck turned a week ago... it is time to turn back...

In meanwhile you can enjoy my view!

ups and downs

Ah... the ups and downs of a week!

Well, as some of you know, I am in Erlangen... came to spend a couple of weeks to work with the software group in here...

I've arrived last sunday evening and went straight to the hotel with a package of salad and a bottle of coke... even though the first thing I saw, once out of the train station, was a big mall, and some stores, it was sunday 6pm and most of everything was closed down.

The ride was fast (the taxi one, the train one was a total of 8hrs... Thank God the German trains are spacious!!! :-) )... and the hotel looks good!

Well, the hotel is close to a high way but it has good windows, I can't hear anything from inside the hotel... and even being in the middle of nowhere, it does have some basic needs close by, like a market, a pharmacy, one restaurant and bus stops!

By tuesday I started "running" in the mornings! And gave up coke! (yes... again... I need to make sure I will still fit in my dress by may!!!)

And since monday I've been able to get up at 7:15! (I need those 15min to lazy in bed convincing myself I do need to get up and "run")

And so, for my astonishment,  by thursday, I've notice that I am glowing! A health glow that I didn't know it was really truth! (hahahha)

Anyway... as it goes, ups and downs, ups and downs (is all ups and downs)... today is friday (I still got up at 7:15 and went "running") and I am in this middle of nowhere (Pieter can only come next weekend, but hecomes! :-D ) and it is raining and it is dark and grey and I do suffer from SAD, and I don't have my lights with me...

Even though I ran, I had my hot shower and a nice breakfast and work seems running smoothly... I am crying all over the place! and feeling like s**t! With horrible hands and nails...

It is all ups and downs, ups and downs...

But ok!

The working day should get to its end, soon, and nothing that a visitation to a mall, full of lights and nice food, won't solve it! (I hope... cause this weather came to stay!!! and is not even 13th yet!!! :-O )

Well well well...

So, a happy friday night to everyone... and I will try to make the best of it ;-)

 

Yep! That's true!

I found Pieter! 

:-)

From my blackberry!

I am making a test entry from my Super New BlackBerry!
Sure it is super nice to type in a full keyboard ;-) but I am still getting used to it...
But surely now I will be even more conected! :P

point of view...

My point of view now it looks dead... but still very nice under clear, light, bright blue sky!


Can you imagine how it will look like once the trees are alive?
;-)
I can't wait to spring!

Super Mario Paper

Wow!!!

It is so great!!!!

I loved it!!!

And the fact that you can flip between 2D and 3D is amazingly cool!!!

LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!

:-D

"killer ants"

The Horror is in the air...

This friday is the 13th! ;-)

I can sound weird... but I do like the fridays 13... 

I do have lots of superstitions... but amazingly enough none about black cats, under stairs (except for normal safety wonder) or fridays 13... in fact I do like black cats and fridays 13th!

But I have to confess I am kind of disappointed with this years release...

I was really hoping they would release the "My Blood Valentine 3D", even more because it is valentine's day the next day... But NO!!! I will have to wait until March for it :-(

In compensation, the only release of this years 13th is "Friday the 13th" the remake!

Truth is... I am even more disappointed cause I always thought this movie way too lame... stupid horny teens messing around, losing their friends and not even noticing! Too stupid for me!

BUT, ok... I will open an exception for it, this time, since "Sam" from "Supernatural will be in it... who knows? Maybe is going to be better than the original... at least "Freddy X Janson" was 10!

And, btw, for those who don't know, "My Blood Valentine" (which I am not sure is a remake or a post-movie) has "Dean" from "Supernatural" in it... so I am betting is going to be better ;-)

Anyway... since I am in the mood for horrors and remakes... they released a new "Prom Night" this year... which I had the unfortunate idea of watching it! :-(

I did like the original one... with Jamie Lee Curtis, pretty good... but this new one!

Bad, just bad, with horrible actors and stupid personages! Just SAD!!! :-(

Wow... I just remember that I still didn't see the remake of Halloween... hmmm... I will think about it.... ;-)

For now... Tomorrow I will let yo know if the new 13th is good enough... (I know... tomorrow i 12, but nothing better than a pre-release since I have some other plans for friday itself ;-) )

Uhahahhahahaha

Ana

wii addiction

So... I am back to the cold land... and after hours of airport time I am way out of time with NL time... and instead of being sleeping (and in order to take my mind of the headache I am feeling for days since I am arrived) I've being playing ice age 2!!!

I got addicted to it! But all was worth it!!! I've just completed the game!!!

uhuuuuuuu!!!!! :-D :-D :-D

playfull

assisjesus.fotopages.com

;-)

sun and care

A day by the pool....

and then a day of hair care ;-)

happy family

we were so hungry and the food so delicious that once on the plate we didn't have time anymore for more pictures :P

things that only happens with me...

... some of the posts had some problems during the night and got unglued, or so, an were on the floor... but I only saw one been glued again... 

MINE

Ah.... come one!!!

Heidelberg

I am on a workshop in Heidelberg, and here IS cold! 

Not cold like Amsterdam last week, when we had a thin layer of snow, during one day, on the streets, but colder with a really *thick* layer of snow on the floor, and on the roofs too, that last for days... (before I arrive and still here)
It is so cold that when on the train station, at night, outside, I was afraid my feet were going to freeze down! And this because I am using thick thick socks and velvet boots with "warm" inside!

Anyway... despite the cold, today was a very bright sunny day... the city looks cute... I have galeria in front of my hotel, the room is amazing AND the workshop looks good!

But... I need to say something about MPI... I though Ilha do Fundão was in the middle of nowhere... well, it is an island (ilha) but MPI IS is the middle of nowhere.. so in the middle that only ONE bus goes until there... and with very specific times... and with no way out (unless you have car or call a cab) after 7pm! 

Comparing now... Ilha do Fundão is in the middle of the city!!! hahahahah (well... it is an University city... )

laters...

The Historian

Miruna borrowed me a book, "The Historian"... she told me it was about vampires and she though I would like it...

She thought right! I LOVE IT!!!

I like the book so much I bought one for myself (I have a tendency to read in the bath... and let my books wet... and get soap on it... so I couldn't risk ruining a borrowed book ;-) )

I am in the second part, chapter 30!!! And it is so sad every time I had to stop reading!

It just keep you reading... 

You have the fiction, the mystery and the history... told you buy two different narrators, in all different times of the history and you have letters too...

I Love it! and I advise anyone who likes either vampires, mystery or history to try it too ;-)

"Late one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters addressed ominously to 'My dear and unfortunate successor'. Her discovery plunges her into a world she never dreamed of - a labyrinth where the secrets of her father's past and her mother's mysterious fate connect to an evil hidden in the depths of history"

There she goes...

"... It was typical winter day... the sensation was almost freezing cold, but still nice, and warming up with the walk... a thick fog all around... but still a good view around she... and there she goes... walking to the bus stop... too cold bike... the walk is short and then the bus ride not too long either... and the she goes on her way to work.

"But there is something different about this cold fog day... as she walks all around her is just movements... slow movements... almost gracious dance movements according with her choice of background sound...

"Yes... this is how it is suppose to be... a nice walk, and no 

outside noise... just her, her thoughts... and her music."

Yep... her is me! :P

and my background sound: my ipod!

No outside noise: I have new headphones!!! :-D

I love my new headphones!!! They are amazing!!! You don't hear anything besides your sound!

It is just so great! (maybe a bit danger... if you don't pay attention on the street... I can't bike with those...) but to walk... great! trucks, buses and trams... I didn't hear a thing! (or maybe a thing... but not fully it!)

And in my office! I barely knew my office mate was there... and believe me... he is kind of noise... 

Great!

I just love my new headphones!!!!

snow

It is a year that I live in Amsterdam now.... and I can tell you, this january is a lot different than the last one... And I like it!!!
Last January just rained all the time... it was cold and wet and windy... was horrible!!!! :-O
This one, is probably colder than last year BUT is not rainy! It has a lot less wind and lots of clear days!!!
The day before yesterday we even had a warm sun! (warm if you are in the sun but inside somewhere... hehehe)

Well... and the best! Yesterday I woke up and it was all white! Nice... as a proper winter should be! :-D (last year I only say snow in April.... )

If it keeps going like this... maybe during summer it will be hot more than only day, like last year :-P

back to work

New Year is here!
but somethings don't change... and after the end/begin of year parties, is time to come back to work!

Today is the first working day of the year for me, and for lots of other people too (of course... I am not complaining... some people never stopped :P)... anyway... I am back at nikhef!
And, since my weather forecast from my laptop decided to lie to me and tell it was 4C, instead of -4!!! :-O I came by bike!!!

I was freezing all my way to here!!! And still has the way back! Cold freezing wind and slippery floor!!! :-O OHMYGOD!!!!
And now... I find out tomorrow will vary between -7C and -14C!!! :-O

well... not need to know... if someone see a ball rolling down to science park amsterdam, tomorrow, is me!!! :P

Happy New Year to all!!!
aninha (hibernating her bike until springs says hello!)

Feliz 2009

how cheerful...

The researcher's life is a very hard one!
I know better than this!

Christmas is here

This is my view during the day!!! 

Gray sky and a construction that seems never ending... 

(at least I now have some cute plants to bring me a smile ;-) )

But... when I go back home, everything light up... even in the cold early dark days of Amsterdam...

Christmas is here!

:-D

which season are we?

The winter is suppose to start only around the 20 of December and this is just the first week of it!!!But, it is not only cold!!! All the nice cute fall trees are already dead! The lasted too short!

Today I came in to work with my camera to make some pictures of the cute yellow leaves but they are all gone... and all trees have that dead look on them!
I feel in one of those horror movies! With dead trees, gray sky and crows!!!

Anyway... at least I was able to make a pictures of a rainbow today... 
I've took this pictures from my living room... just after killing a spider that wanted to nest in my favorite boot!!! (burn in hell for that you stupid spider!!! :P ) and before started raining making my ride to work a "refreshing" one!!!

The weather today is completely crazy!
Blue sky, rainbow, gray sky, rain and blue again!!!

insane!

I am a physicist

So... to make my lunch time more interesting I've watched the Big Bang Theory... (I did need!!! My lunch was one of those noodles package and just kill time while the bank wasn't open yet!)... anyway...

In this episode (2.08) Leonard has this new girlfriend and they are having dinner together (and getting ready for the desert...) when she asks him: "How was your work today?"

And, for my entertainment he answers:

"I am a physicist... so thought about stuff..."

she asks: "really? that's all?"

For what he answers:

"Some of them I wrote it down!"

I couldn't have my work described better!
Plus... is a plus on the "I read and wrote emails!"

So... excuse me my fellow readers... but I need to think some stuff more... and maybe I will even write them down ;-)

sometimes...

... I wonder why...

I just wonder WHY!!!!???

welcome to my life

addiction...

My name is Ana Carolina and I am addicted... to mahjong!

Winter is here...

... in fact, I am not sure that it is already winter officially, but I am hoping it is... cause I can't get colder than this!

It's 5C now! And every night when I bike back from work with my ears freezing (only that... cause gladly I have awesome gloves and the rest of the body gets warmed up by the biking exercise...) it's around 2C with "frozen" car's windows and deep dark as if it was something like 3am...

BUT I have something good to say about winter! No... I am not going to say that I like winter better than summer!!! I love sun... and if sweat is a side effect... nothing that a few more showers can't solve it... :-P

Anyway... the good thing is that, if is NOT raining... bike is much nicer!!!!

Yes, it is true! 

I was biking to work yesterday... it was a clear day... I had my leather jacket... warm boots and gloves... soon enough I was enjoying my ride... and THE MOST IMPORTANT... there are NO insects flying in your direction, aiming to your eye!!! Biking in winter IS much better! :-D

Other nice thing... IF doesn't rain, is that the wind doesn't blow that much harder as during middle seasons!!!

So... despite the fact that is cold (but nothing that a few more clothes won't solve it :-P IF it doesn't rain) and that soon I need to find a better hat (otherwise my ears are going to froze) I am, in fact, enjoying this begin of winter! Even the biking around!

(but if it rains... or I hibernate or I need better transportation than my bike...)

back to the cold and rainy weather

Ah... I miss home!

Cariocas!

Cariocas são bonitos
cariocas são bacanas
cariocas são sacanas
cariocas são dourados
cariocas são modernos
cariocas são espertos
cariocas são diretos
cariocas não gostam de dias nublados

Cariocas nascem bambas
cariocas nascem craques
cariocas têm sotaque
cariocas são alegres
cariocas são atentos
cariocas são tão sexys
cariocas são tão claros
cariocas não gostam de sinal fechado

I am still wondering how can I survive in ams???!!!
At least, amsterdam is the cooler city of the world... this should compensate for cloudy-forever days...

ah... I love my Rio!

The birthday gift

So... as you know I am on vacation in Rio!!! :-D
Have said that, I won´t be posting here for sometime, cause I have to enjoy this short time of real sun!!!

BUT today I do need to make an entry... today I received my brother´s birthday gift: a wakeboard lesson!!!

It was great!!!
:-D

I won´t have time to put all the pictures online, not yet, cause they were around 200 (1hr for me, one hour for my brother)... but I will do leave some here, so you can have some taste ;-)

Enjoy it!
I did! :-)

jumping on the water...

first try... trying to get up...


standing up...

but down...

... now I am in control!

and with only one hand!!!
:-D
COOL!!!

The Big Bang Theory II

I've just watched the third episode of this second season...

I have only one things to say:

Go see it too!

LOL!!!

this looks more promising...

10C of difference... but now close to the 30C ;-)

:'(

And the prospect for the weekend is not better!!!

In fact... I can just look forward for a "partly cloud" next week... sighs...

I wanna sit and cry!!!
:'(

... the only bright side of the weather... is that at least I am looking forward for rain in 10C above NL average...

ai ai...

news now and then...

... then, I was in Romania... then in Zeeland, just check it out at: http://assisjesus.fotopages.com/

... now, I am preparing myself to go take some time off at my home town :-) ... so, until I am back, guess this blog will be quiet... but the fotopages might see some action ;-)

I see no better way to say hello to the, forever here, dutch fall/winter, than with a break in the spring/summer in Rio! :-D

laters....

Supernatural is back!

And as far the road goes... this season is proving to have come to be the best!

I love it!

"that's the beauty of it"

Leonard: We need to widen our circle.

Sheldon: I have a very wide circle. I have 212 friends on myspace.

Leonard: Yes, and you’ve never met one of them.

Sheldon: That’s the beauty of it.

by The Big Bang Theory

I was just watching (again) the pilot of the AWESOME series... and I have to say: 

the best ep ever!!!

I can't wait till the new eps start again :-D

If there is one thing I can smile for the end of the summer... is the come back from my series... (this and the bugs going away...)

got go...

A.C.

I hate bugs!

It is becoming to get pretty cold again... so I guess it is time for those @$#&!@ insects to disappear from the bike pass!!! :@

Today there was cloud of small insects on the way to work and AGAIN one of those got into my eye!!!

It is a horrible feeling and I guess it can bring infections for this VERY sensitive area... :@
And it doesn't matter what other people might say, is NOT AT ALL like to put a contact lenses in your eyes, when you have to finger your eyes to fish for a dead insect in it!!!! :@

I HATE BUGS!!!!! (all kinds of it :P)

17C...

... but with a bright sunny sky!

Like this... I don't even complain about the cold... as long it doesn't rain, I can wear some few extra layers ;-)

and winter is back again...

... to tell the truth is not winter YET... is fall... but is like a preview of what awaits in store!

So... after the lack of summer, I can count in one hand (with luck 2) how many REAL sunny days I enjoyed here... (here in NL, Greece doesn't count!)

Beach only completely dressed and with some coat on the side (and an umbrella for the end of the day)

And talking about umbrella... how it rains here!!!

I know I know... rain is always a reason for complaining... but this is not like a whole january rainy in Brazil, what is like "sh*t now we will only have 10 (or 9 if we exclude the wither month) months of good weather"... Here it rains almost every day!

And having the bike as a way of transportation, rain is NOT your best friend...

I know I know... I am back in my complaining mode... but come on... it rains, it is cold and BAM I got a horrible cold!!! :-( I have reasons to complain... and worst... from now on, "sunny" days will be the days without rain and with a maximum of 20C!

Sighs... I just hope I get some good weather in my next Rio trip ;-)

... and life goes on...

And life goes on...
Today while I was biking my way to my work... I was thinking in how my life changed so much in the course of the last 10 years... and how much I myself changed!
And amuse... I don't believe people can change... but maybe I should rethink about that!

So... lets see... ten years ago? 1998 My second year in college! And it was also when I've decided to start working in high energy physics...
But by that time... I had a very simple plan... finish college, get a PhD degree... and wait for an opening position somewhere in Brazil... (preferable in Rio... but I would be happy in another state too...)

5 years later I was flighting to Chicago... to spend sometime at Fermilab... as part of my PhD course...
I was very excited... I always wanted to go to US (unlike most of people say... yes... I wanted to go... spend a long time out... and know new places... plus I like to consume and where better to be?)
I've been in Geneva two years before, and had like it quite a lot! So I was looking forward for a similar but still different experience!

Well well... time past by... and this sometime ended up in two years... living in a suburb of Chicago... feeling cold most of the time...
But also... it was lot of fun... I went with two very good friends of mine... but that in that time, we weren't good friends... we just knew each other and were starting to get to know better (I mean... me and them... they were already friends...)
And we went along very well... I really like them!
Plus we made new friends there!!! :-D
And we party! and we drunk... and we had delusions but most of the time... we did have fun and we learned quite a lot!

And... of course... most important... I found love!

Then... 2006 and I was back in Rio!
How I've missed home and my family!!! :-D I was happy... but half of me... (maybe more) was sad... I've missed... (no... not the suburb) it missed my baby...

And... PhD... it is harder than you can imagine...
You get frustrated most of the time... and when you are almost in the end... it doesn't get better... but much more stressful...

Still... changes... yes... I've changed...
Some can not say... but I did get more relaxed after living in US...
At least for a long time, I was feeling too frustrated when things didn't go according with plan... (unfortunately... just to agree with my way of think that people don't change... this didn't last too long... and nowadays... I still find myself fighting and cursing... (life?) when plans don't work out!)
I've learned how to deal with people!
I use to say I am a little anti-social... I am in fact shy... and talk is so difficult for me...
But deal with friends is something... is how you deal with the rest what was a new skill acquired...
Plus... being a bit vain... I've got my curls back :P hahahaha

They weren't huge changes... just enough for the closest ones to notice...
But life did change!
The PLAN did change!
Here... I can say, things didn't went out according to plan!
BUT things did workout pretty well... so... I guess I new plan was made... and life goes on!

So... I've graduate... and I've got my PhD...
Now... things are not simple... you want to stay in your country... and I did want to be close to my family...
But I don't want beg for money... neither sell sandwiches on the beach to be able to fund my research...
Also... US stopped been a dream Country a long time ago... and get there is getting harder and harder...

So... new doors opened to me... and I entered!
Now... 10 years later... 3 experiments later...
And I am living in Amsterdam and working in astrophysics... (my 4th experiment... the first in a different area... all... looking for muons!!!)

Here... I'd change the most!
Here... I've lost my interest for TV! (dutch TV is the worst I ever saw... )
Here... I've got back my love for bikes... Some might not know... But yes... I did love bike!!! In fact, while young kid I was biking everywhere (until the grocery street anyway) and after that I wasn't able anymore to bile anywhere in Rio (yeah... I know people bike... but I like my life...) and I really missed
I know I've complained a lot in the begin but now... I really enjoy going biking everywhere!!!
I've also got more relaxed with myself... I had a time in college where I became so girlie... and all my colors should match... No... I didn't stop being girlie... but I stop worrying till death about matches... and I learned how to play with colors...
I also lost the obsession for perfect hair... and let it go... (but I still obsess with color! :P )
My obsession with nails it comes and goes... but now that I don't live like a princess anymore... it is going...

Oh! I'm sorry...
Maybe you are thinking I was going to make more grownup comments about my life!
Yeah yeah... there are grownup improvements too... but they are more part of a private life! :-P

Well...
Today... I just feel happy and relaxed to where I am (still with half of me sad... missing my family... but hey! At least, unlike in my time in US I can go there more easily to see them... at least, twice a year!!! :-D )
Today I feel more grownup... lest picky with myself... and growing in my carrier!

... and life goes on...
it doesn't matter what did you plan... it does matter if where you are now is making you happy?
I am happy here!
I hate my job sometimes... (but if someone tells me it never does... it is lying!) but I am still here... so I might like something in it ;-) plus... I find it pretty cool!
Amsterdam is a cool place (even though is NOT Rio de Janeiro!!!!)
And I am with who I wan to be! (for the rest of my life...)

Where I am going to be in 10 years from now?
I don't know... and I certainly don't wanna think about it now... just hope I will be happy... and that the new plan will come as good as it can get ;-)

And you? where are you now?

simple things that make us happy...

an expected phone call from home!!!

:-D

xkcd - Morgan Freeman - Wanted

Some days ago (maybe some weeks ago, I am not sure) I saw this awesome cartoon, from xkcd, about Morgan Freeman:

http://xkcd.com/462/

It made me smile... with the realization that this might be true!

Well well... I love movie theaters... no... not really the theaters per si (even though some are pretty cool)... but I really enjoy going to the theater and watching movies (I love movie night!) and I like all of it... buying the snacks... watching the trailers... and of course the chosen movie ;-)

Anyway... one of the trailers been shown, quite a lot, recently is the one about this new action movie, "Wanted" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0493464/) ... but, until yesterday I've been seeing "a" trailer with the dorky-chosen-to-be-hero guy talking about it... and I have to say... looks so lame...
Without taking into account that the main history is about this "society" of assassins who can "curve" the bullet!!!!
I am sorry... I am physicist... I CAN'T accept this! Is against my "religion"!

Anyway... yesterday in one of my movie night... it comes the wanted trailer... and:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7ftozVc3lI

It is mainly in the voice of Morgan Freeman!!!
How smart!!!
Now, I have to confess, that after this trailer, I even considered (for a few nano seconds) to give a try and watch the movie! Then, more than a smile came to my face... I had to laugh of the realization that the xkcd might be right!!!! It was so much more "comforting" that I even could forget how dumb they are...

My my...
;-)

random...

According with my friendly sources... I've been complaining too much about the weather... I am in fact pretty luck, as I wasn't here for last years summer, which, it didn't really existed, or lasted only a week.

Well... probably true! Other day was so hot, that I was "praying" for some cooling down... The "pray" worked pretty well... the next morning was cooler... a little bit of rain, which lasted a few seconds... and the sun came back all strong and happy!

So I will enjoy more and complain less... (but if I learnt right... the complaining is what help!)

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Pictures.... I've been posting some pretty nature pictures in my fotopages... so, if you (my readers... hehhe) don't find news here... go check out there ;-)

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Advertisements...

Last year, the Coca-Cola company sent out an advertisement (I saw this in Brazil, I don't know if it did happen everywhere...) that said more or less something like this:

"Do you know why did we change the color of the bottle? Neither do us!"

It was about the new Sprite bottle, which in a limited version wasn't being sold in a green bottle (which I don't find attractive at all! I already don't like sprite, and in that green bottle even less... nothing against green anyway) but t came in a blue bottle.

I don't know why they did it limited! It looked pretty good!

I was almost buying it just because of the bottle!!!! (what a shame... what a shame) but I didn't! I was stronger than the dark force of the advertisement... (too bad they moved back to the green bottle... maybe instead of a freak fan of coke, I would be now drinking tons of sprite in blue bottles... hahahha)

Anyway... still in the advertisement subject, and getting to a conclusion... This year the dark force of the advertisement got me weak and I did buy a product after tons of advertisements about it! (and I don't even have a TV, yeah, that's right... and you know what is more amazing, for me at least... is that I don't really miss it that much! except for "Lost", "Supernatural" and "The Big Bang Theory", I don't even miss the other soap series that much anymore... what a change, what a change...) ... anyway....

At all the restrooms doors on the Pathe movie theater and before all the trailers start... they show this advertisement for the new branch of the Dove soaps... "go fresh"

After so many of then, I got myself buying the "go fresh" "a touch of fresh" cucumber with green tea smell!

And, I have to say... I love it!!!! It is amazing!

The whole bathroom smells so fresh after a shower!!!

I am not ashamed of this one ;-)

a good smell is worth the dark powers of the advertisement ;-)

till next one!

African cuisine

Friday evening... time to relax! ;-)

I came home after some hard work day ( :-P ) and had some drinks with Pieter while deciding where to go for dinner...

... two shots of cachaça with honey and lime later... we were biking our way to a mexican place....

... to our deception the mexican place was only a take away place... so we had to move our "plans" for the second option... an African restaurant.

There the food comes in a plate covered with delicious pancakes that we use to grab the food (instead of the usual utensils)... and what food it was.... It was amazing!!!

I loved it!!!!

What a lovely evening...

some more drinks later... and I can forget about any hard work at all ( :-P )

so... get envy of us with the picture of our delicious friday evening ;-)

laters....

the sky

The weather didn't get better, is still bellow 20C and at night, if the windows are open it freezes to the soul!

But at least we have some blue sky! ;-)

(or as blue as can get it :P )

raining...

12C, wind and rain!

Yes... this is summer in NL!

...

The best:

Pieter

When I arrived home... tired and frustrated after my "working" day, Pieter had prepared me a bath!

Hot water, scent oleos... incense, candles, tea, candy and cookies... my book of the time... and some Vivaldi on the background! :-)

Ahhhh... Life can be so good!!! 

(I completely forgot about the fact that after the "right" cuts - whatever they are - I almost have no data left....) 

Summer is never coming...

As we are talking (Pieter and I) he suddenly asks me if I brought my toe rings... I answer "no"...

He then asks... "aw... why not?" and here is why: Summer is never coming!!!

When I last went ti Brazil I brought all my sandals since the weather was starting to get better but the promise of the summer it was just an illusion! It's not coming... and will never will!!!

Everyday is cold (thanks God, not like in January) but it is always cold... the constant is 17C and with some luck... we get to 20C

Now I wonder what am I going to do with all my sandals...

ah... I miss a real summer....

more flowers....

waking up is getting harder and harder

http://xkcd.com/448/

Thanks for the idea ;-)

I-Life

ok ok ok... I have to confess that I am in love with my Mac!!! awwwww........ :-)

First of all, it is all shiny and cute!!! aha :-D (even been all white... I was for a long time in love with the black one... but this all white is very cute...)

Second... is all so easy!!!! :-O All the installations are very very easy!!! And I am not talking only easier than linux, where usually you need all kind of commands to be able to install anything (except for ubuntu which is the easiest of all linux I know...) but even easier than install a windows program for windows...
Here... it’s all “drag and install” tada!!!! it’s done! ;-)
And there is more... guess the commands... “if you think it can be easy like this... IT IS!”

I love my new Mac!!!

getting used with a sea neutrino telescope e-log

"
Today, we saw a lizard (but this one was alive!) in the power hut. He was a little bigger than the dead one (was-it because he was not "grilled"?)

We will have tomorrow a call from the man of the "Museum d'histoire naturelle de Toulon". He will tell as if a lizard repulsive exists (we can not kill them as the “Tarentola mauritanica" is a protected race).
"

I "think" my new shifts are going to be so much more fun than pot insertion

;-)

smelly...

... and so it is...

I was some days out off my office!
The last day I came in it was last weds... and since I wasnt coming back untill beging of this week, as every friday, I cleaned my desks and any garbage I could have around here...

And thursday I was flighting to Greece!
The time there was great!
There was real hot!!! (everyday was 30 to 33C, not the one day 26C and the rest of the month at 18C as ams...) anyway... news about Greece and the meeting happening there are coming in some other entry...

It happens that then, monday and tuesday I was a "ill" person and stayed at home... but I wanted to check some codes from home...
On monday I find out my pc is down!
On tuesday I manage to get someone from across the corridor to turn it on for me (as it was informed me my office mate turned it off cause some noise was bothering him...)

But now it comes the worse!
Today I arrive in my office to find it a complete mess!!!!
Ah... but that's not all!!! It gets worse!!! I WAS SMELLY!!!
In fact, smelly is a way too soft word for it!!!!

TAVA FEDORENTO MESMO!!!!
UMA CATINGA!!!!!

I thought someone or something have died in here!!! (un)fortunately I didnt find my office mate dead in the office... BUT I did find some dead rests of slime food on the garbage!!!
Getting rid of the garbage wasnt enough!!! The smell persisted!!!
I was imagining that I was going to die in here!!!

But thanks to power of an air freshener, handed me in by the facility people... I can breath again!!! breath again...

.... again....

or at least until my office mate come back!!!

sighs... it is this mess and this smelly and is not even above 20C yet... I "cant wait" until summer arrives!

stay tuned ;-)

26C

Today (1st july), was a very hot day in ams!!!!

:-) ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

How I am happy!!!!!!

;-)