Just finished reading George Orwells’ classic dystopian novel describing a dark future under a repressive, totalitarian regime.
Looking at today’s increasing surveillance and restrictions on the rights of the individuals, it’s quite interesting to read this story already published in 1949.
Certainly readable, even though not always entertaining just because of the topic it’s about …
Nevermore
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
`’Tis some visitor,’ I muttered, `tapping at my chamber door –
Only this, and nothing more.’
You may ask yourself why? It’s Edgar Allan Poe’s 200th birthday today!
Movie Night 3
What a night … yesterday we had another game day in our little foosball league.
With only two matches scheduled (even though one was a very important one, for the league and me … which was a draw btw.) we had lot of time left for movies afterwards … and we pretty much used all of it ;)
We started out with ‘Thank you for smoking’, went on with ‘Kops’ and finished the night (and us) with ‘Heat’.
All of them where great, although only the first one was new for me. It’s about a guy representing the tobacco industry and all the mess that comes around with being in such a position … really nice movie, hereby recommanded! The other two are classics already. A swedish commedy about some police station in the swedish outback that is to be closed
and its appendant officers … fun!
And of course the one and only Heat … the street fight is legendary … hmm … and DeNiro and Pacino did the rest.
SplitBill
Since I just finished writing a little tool that could be useful for others, Iwill today use my blog for advertising it … after all it’s my blog ;)
SplitBill helps you disentangle the huddle you are in after having had holidays or a party with your friends and/or beloved where everyone payed part of the thing.
Simply enter your ‘shopping list’, meaning the expenses of everyone, and the calculations like ‘who gets what from whom’ and others will be done for you …
It’s the first version, so feedback of any kind is welcome :)
http://www.samedia.de/~splitbill
It was a sign …
The street sign we picked up in Sweden last year was just the first step. This year we’re going for the real thing … the summer holidays are fixed and we’re going to South America, Peru and Bolivia to be precise. From the Pacific, over the Andes, into the jungle of the Amazon, to lake Titicaca and the highest capital in the world.
Hmm … I am so much looking forward!