to bar or not to bar?

Its getting serious. My cramps are really severe - but I want to party! Holding my feet in hot water, I am thinking "oh, I wonder who is out tonite!? Maybe give someone a ring and find out wheres the party spot for tonite..." lol...

And to salt my aching party longing - they keep playing clips from last year's glasto: oh how could I have soaked my wellies into the mud whilst splashing at some quality tunes, being the hippie I aspire to be one day, done yoga and talked of a free tibet! Need a party fix.

But, also...

Need to get a lot of work done in the next two weeks! Woohoo, I fly 'home' on the 12th (fly to UK) of May. Leave for LA on the 17th - I have 4 days in between and 4 people to definitely see in 4 different places! hm, piece of cake!

phD

Its really sunny today, so we all grab some beers and have lunch outside.

Over chatting to a few people, Michael and Howard are both thinking of doing a phD... So, I turn around to PY

Me: So, do you see yourself getting a phD ever?
PY: Well, I already have a pretty huge dick.

Only PY can get away with a joke like that. Too funny!

freedom for Nepal, Solomon Islands

For those who don't know of the situation in Nepal, check this out:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/20/world/asia/20nepal.html?
ex=1145678400&en=72a8b657579a6390&ei=5087%0A

http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/20/stories/2006042006391000.htm

http://today.reuters.com/News/CrisesArticle.aspx?storyId=L20613612

The Nepalese believed he was a direct descendent of Rama. But these simple people have now realised that he is not true, and if it were true, is not enough. Gyanendra should step down.

About Solomon islands - gee, its such a small country and still so much unrest!
When will we as a species understand each other!? Make love not war, people!

Bee

one big spreadsheet

Its like one big weekend!

just really big.

and a lot of work, some lack of sleep

home alone

Its been a good two days - a good easter!

We had a great relaxed day on good friday... the first time we got out of the house was about 9 o'clock: meal after meal - its a tough life to keep time in! We went out and I introduced Chris to a couple of drinking establishments, we came back home and watched some telly!

On saturday, it was Matteo's wife Larissa's birthday BBQ (Happy B'day Lary!) - Some gorgeous food along with ice cream! (I am so changed with that rice icecream - oh yum) I also was convinced that a whole bowl of whipped cream was a special icecream : had 2 full cups of it with some strawberries in syrup till I realized that maybe... it ... was... just... cream. erm, nevermind!

Again, yet another day when you have a meal after another! From BBQ food, we had a real upgrade. We met up with Jimmy and Catherine again - but this time to break LENT! (WOOHOO) at the ISU Kebab place! and we went to watch a movie - called the Inside man. Really good movie - I recommend it.

The next day, Chris is meant to be leaving :-( . We pack some supplies of food and spare clothing and head off to Baden Baden to the thermal spas before his flight. Hmmmm...so relaxing, so good! A glad change of pace - the bubbles really did me good. Awesome!

It was lovely to see Chris and I was indeed sad to see him go... hopefully, I ll see him soon. I came back with Jimmy and Catherine to Strasbourg - we got lost on the way, poor souls - I just confused them! (We took one wrong turn and ended up in a parallel universe- I swear, all apartments around my concrete block look the same!) lol

Jimmy is v worried about his placement - I hope it sorts out for him soon. I am worried for both of them.

sushi debut

Chris slept most day yesterday. I was convinced that I didn't have to go to School, but sadly thinking it in my head does not do the job. A lot of work needs to be done, so I head off to uni with a sore head still awaiting the hangover to kick in at 10.30.

I am amongst the first 3 people there! and I was amongst the 3 most drunk people on the previous night. OH DEAR - I wonder if having the party at a rum bar was lethal or not, maybe they did survive, who knows, ey?

So, yeh, Chris wakes up at around 4 or so and makes his way to university for a cup of tea, over which Jimmy and I decide that we should take him to Mooze the cool shushi place. Chris is great to try new food with - and mooze is as good a place as any to start having quality shushi.

He likes it! yummo -

It was really cool to spend some time knowing what Catherine and Jimmy were upto too! They are so cute - Jimmy did not tell Catherine that he submitted papers in her name (!) and she would be the one going to Spain this october. I found out of her name as I am helping organize the conference... I told her and she was so surprized! THEY ROCK

:-)

PARTY PARTY

The run-up to Yuri's night party day has been hectic. All that CAN go wrong HAS! But, I am alive, so is the rest of the organizing team and everyone who was being a twit in general and our problem in particular! So, no bloodshed, just a few very sleepless nights.

I attend a GA at TP... early early. Get breakfast there - when all delights of dealing with french language (its a nice sounding one, but the attitudes are too slow towards it!) and people and timing (slackness) are fading away, theres croissants and pineapple n orange melange to restore my good faith!

I rush out to town - CHRIS ARRIVES TODAY!!!!! YAY!!! oh, I am rushing to the place, I am (for once) 10 mins early... I bump into Daniel, who is meant to be on Chris' plane and I am like: OH SHOOT! Bollocks, he is here and would think I forgot. I rush over -hm, no signs of him! I am sort of panicking - what do I do? did he miss the plane? what the hell happened? I am looking in all directions when I spot a hunky fella walking over from where the cathedral is! The crowds part and I wish we had that big operatic music (if only rocket scientist's lives were that interesting!)... :-)

Its great to see Chris. He was knackered tho - bless him, he slept at the airport and got woken up at 4 am! We came directly to uni... the celebrations start soon. We find him a comfy sofa at uni and I go shopping for the MEGA HUNGRY BBQ whilst he dozed for a tiny bit. Everyone at university was also glad to see him - they kept opening the door, peeping in and going *surprised face*: 'thats bee's boyfriend sleeping' ....lol.

The talks and shows were really interesting. The BBQ turned out well. The party was good, we had many good laughs. Even in the end if there were any tears, it was more to do with the fact that the party was meant for a bigger cause - a reason, we are all devoting our lives to, not only in Strasbourg but wherever we go in the future.

Ace.

Chris' mixes were brilliant! Thanks to all that DJ-ed, helped, had fun, drank, laughed and looked at the site and to my rants on this blog. Long live Yuri's spirit.

highlights

I talked to Chris in the morning. Its awesome to hear him. Can't wait - he arrives for Yuri's Night.

Also, went ice-skating. I am learning how to twirl, spin and got backwards... can't do the backwards! fall count: 2.5 (the .5 was cos I got a bit of a fright after a french twit ran into me and screamed from behind - I came very close to the ground! _but _did_not_fall!)

And.. I learnt something new:
have to go here some day _Bee_points_at_Shag _Island
*I wonder if people go there for honeymoons?*


(Source: CIA Factbook)
tee hee hee...

Worked it out

Finally,

(This summer, a friend asked me: Bee, name your 3 passions in life in 3 words! I stuttered and told them I ll get back to them - if you know how much I speak; 3 words is very less to describe most things!)

So, I worked it out:

LOVE | PEACE| SPACE


More on the Scavenger Photo Hunt Later - a lot of people got naked. I didn't - Hicham and Rob were dissappointed in my team spirit!

check out what you find when you mine the Moon

Classy new website. We are ready to tell the world all about it.
Check it out: http://isru.isunet.edu

alone again

Last night, we did something that is one of my favourite things! It was raining and after having been out for a few nights constant, we both didn't feel like going out. Instead we spend some quality time laughing and making fun of the music videos on TV!

theres nothing better than laughing at stupid whiners and made up bimbos. And I am so sick of love songs, so ..... why can't I turn off the radio! :-))

Today, we queued up to see the astronomical clock change days and ring, but no luck: so, I decided that Katie should see some astro stuff at my school. We made our way to ISU. I was very sad to see all the damage that had been caused by the gypsies - and more to my confidence that gypsies were indeed very nice and harmless people. But alas, it was like finding out that there was no Father Christmas.

So, anyhoo - she liked School, and we had a chat about TP stuff - which is cool. I feel quite sad when I can't have a chat about space stuff to people as most people look at it in a way that it is unreachable and completely aloof, however, every minute of our lives, we spend being submerged by celestial forces in space itself! I like to talk about it, cos what I am trying to do with our project, is to make it possible for everyone to see it in new light - see it as something that is similar to oil drilling on Earth, flying across the Atlantic or building a 20 storey building! - For me, there is absolutely no difference in terms of how hard it is; there are only more than few things to be considered.

Viola.

I think she liked it. We went into town and shared some chocolates and more giggles and off she went. It was lovely to have her here!

almost forgot...

we went out to the abat cafe (Sheesha place) again yesterday - was really really good! :-)

walking countries

We walked to Germany today.

Sounds good, doesn't it - always wanted to walk across to another country. So, we took a bus, to a parc on the border of france. The border between France and Germany run through the middle of the water of the Rhine river. So, there is a bridge that we can walk across - and reach the german side. The parks are beautiful on both sides. We walked across and took our picnic to Germany, we chilled and had our food - it rained. Soon, we had to take shelter into a German wier-side cafe, with some choice art on the walls (good peachy stuff! ;-) ) and warm ourselves with huge big bowls of chocolate chaud/Milkchshocoladd.

As we walked back to the French side, the sun broke throught the clouds and it was gorgeous. We sat and sunned for a while.

We went to see Anindya - He was sitting up!! and eating a roast chicken!!! :-) I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT _ IT WAS SO GOOD!
Fantastic!
:-)

Good day, World!