Day 548 - Moving Day

Today was moving day and I am officially in a new office. I have a smaller desk and a tighter space, but it's worth it if only to see this on a sunny day.

If you zoom in, or if my camera was better, or if my photography skills were more than rudimentary, you might see some cows. Cows!

I sadly moved all of my "personal items" out of the office a few weeks ago and have yet to bring them back to work. Tune in soon for a glimpse of my desk replete with personal items! Breathless anticipation, surely. That's how we sell this sort of stuff. Buzz. Marketing.

As a thank you to my old office mates I made some Blondie. Ah nuts, that's blondies. Despite the "no-fail" title, I had originally thought that these were a total failure. Too much chocolate chip. Too much almond extract. They didn't really set. This is why Emily is the baker in the family. Charlie could probably surpass me with a little practice. And thumbs.

You know what? They were a hit. Score one for Collin. No-fail indeed.

Name plate movement. One of these things is not like the others. Which one is different, do you know?. Hint, it's me!

It's at this point that I would also link Dave Chappelle's excellent Sesame Street bit, but it's way too NSFW for this blog. If you haven't seen it, watch it. Comedy. Perfection.

WotD #28 - drikkepenge

Literally drink money. Basically a tip.

Tipping isn't the norm in Denmark, I often don't leave one. It's really up to you and is generally saved for exceptional service.Servers are fairly well compensated here, so it's perfectly fine to skip it. They obviously appreciate it, but it's not expected. No need for Mr. Pink to pull out the world's smallest violin here.

Tonight I ate at Gorm's with an old colleague. It's pretty solid for a reasonable - by København standards - price. I had some sort of World Cup special pizza that was weird but good. Some lime-marinated flank steak, tomato, mozzarella, and beans.

Next time I go I will probably try the Giro D'Italia, it sounds deliciously dangerous...

MUSICSATURDAY

They've been playing this on P6 lately. I. Am. Hooked.



It's just shockingly appropriate that the uploader decided to put this in time to Richie Tenenbaum's melancholy. Sometimes I feel like I'm in the Matrix. Note, the original Elliott Smith track is just tremendous. RIP Elliott.

Day 545 - Advance with a loss / Graduation Exhaustion

It's weird to be happy with a loss, but the US has advanced and we're (they're if you're going to be like that) out of the group stage. Success.

It's also once again graduation season, and I for one, am already tired of it. I am old. I am cranky.

There are many Danes wearing white hats. Wearing white hats. They've got their white hats on.

Day 544 - USA USA USA

I'll watch the US win anything. More of this please.

That is all. For now.

Day 543 - New Office Digs

On Monday I will be moving office.

The red square is where I currently "live" as the Danes would say. Each of those protruding spokes are referred to colloquially as "fingers". I live in the A finger.

I will be moving to the green square, the C finger on Monday. It is a much nicer view. Rather than looking out the window on the ground floor to see more building, instead I will see things like this.

Thanks to Emily for taking that pic. Fun fact, I will be practically in her old office - I think one office over. It's much nicer with sunlight. Even with gray, it's still better than my current situation.

I'm bummed to leave my old office mates. It's a good group and I will miss them.

Day 542 - NBA Draft Woes

In 1999, Jay and I had our first let's-watch-the-NBA-draft-get-together-extravaganza. The Bulls selected Elton Brand with the first overall pick. IIRC, Jay wanted Stevie Franchise and I wanted to trade down to nab Rip Hamilton. I was also a big Lamar Odom fan. In retrospect, it was probably the right choice.

We enjoyed / suffered through - think the following year for suffering - many more NBA Drafts together. Thursday marks this year's draft and - as in every year I don't get to enjoy it / suffer through it with Jay - it's far less enjoyable. It should also still be on TNT.

This year marks a big one for the Bulls. Trade possibilities. Assets. Multiple picks. It will be a fun one. Sadly it's on a Thursday! Collin will not be watching.

Barring some sort of deal resulting in Melo or Mike Love's Nephew, I imagine that it will again result in disappointment. My favored attainable dudes are - in no particular order - Kyle Anderson, Nik Stauskas, and Adreian Payne. Anderson doesn't fit a need, but I love his game. Stauskas fits a need. Payne fits a need. Hopefully this blog lasts forever so these preferences can be thoroughly mocked.

The more likely situation is that the Bulls do next to nothing, draft a few stash-a-euro dudes and continue to drive Tom Thibodeau insane while saving Jerry Reinsdorf's money for his other team.