27 posts tagged “natalya”
I haven't posted in a long time. Here's some nice stuff. It's all in links, except the pic of Natalya jumping but it's good!
Video of cute kids at the Barcelona zoo. They must only do these trips to the zoo once or twice a year since they have to restrain the kids with rope. Watch the video to see what I mean.
Video of Magic Fountain.
Video of Dancing Egg Fountain.
Videos of Street Musicians, one of a Hang Drum & Soprano Sax Duet, and the other of a solo Hang Drum player.
Now for Natalya jumping!
RL is real life. I blame my over-a-month-long hiatus on real life. Like the insurance company says, real life comes at you fast. Oh well, no big deal. What did I do? I was on a U.S. Navy ship for a joint military exercise. Here's a link to a video of what it's like to walk down the halls at night. Here's a picture of the ship leaving the port:
Feel free to check out the rest of the pictures on my Flickr site.
Also, in RL, Natalya & I went to Barcelona for her birthday & the long weekend. It was a great trip, but it wasn't as warm or as dry as we would have liked. I still haven't uploaded any pictures of that trip. Will do so soon.
And this weekend, we had a party to honor Natalya's birthday, since were out of town the previous weekend. I haven't got any pics of that online yet, either. Sorry.
Happy Birthday, Natalya!!!
Those are the highlights. I'm sure other cool stuff happened, too, but my memory is a sieve. Just last night we went and saw the latest Indiana Jones movie. We liked it. I thought it was over-the-top but in keeping with the feel of the series.
Hopefully, this breaks my hesitation to post and I get stuff on here on a regular basis from now on. Have a great day, everyone!
I finally, finally finished the Brothers Karamazov last month. I’d been reading it for about 10 years! I really liked parts of it and it did keep my interest most of the time. It is such a big book that at some point, within the last, say, eighth of the book I put it down and quit reading it for a long time. When I picked it up again, there was a bit of disorientation, but, due to Dostoyevsky’s writing style, I was able to remember what was going on and proceed with the book without any rereading. He writes about what happened previously and characters’ motivations and thoughts about what’s happened so far (again and again, throughout the book), that when I picked it up, it prodded my memory. It’s funny: I was only about 20 pages from a critical part in the book when I put it down. If I had just plodded through those few pages, I probably would have finished the book so long ago.
Would I recommend it? Sure. I would suggest reading it about 20 pages at a time so you don’t get burnt out. If you’re an avid reader, but don’t pick up classics too often, then I would suggest it being your secondary book while you’re reading a thriller, sci-fi, romance, fantasy, or comic book. Make sure you keep making progress on it so you don’t put it down for 10 years or so. There are some really great passages in it that can really provoked me into thinking about my beliefs and actions and how they interrelate. Worth the time and effort.
Happy 7 Month Anniversary, Natalya! I can't wait till you come back!
Ok, stupid title. She doesn't really drive me up the wall. She's great! Anyway, we recently went climbing at an indoor climbing place with our friends Ravi and Katy. It was strenuous but really fun. I think I'll do it more often and Natalya said she'd like to do it again as well.
Natalya & our friends on the dance floor at the local club, Nachtschicht (Night Shift).
I read a very interesting article in the New York Times about sleep and lack of it. I recommend reading it. People who get enough sleep live longer than people who don't. I've been interested in sleep for a long time. What does that have to do with the picture above? Absolutely nothing! I just got this picture and some others not too long ago, so since I didn't have 'sleep' picture to put with this post, I thought I'd put this up there. It was taken on the Heidelberg castle grounds.
Yesterday was our two month anniversary! Yay! We celebrated by going to dinner and watching TV! Yay! I love you, Natalya!
Poker night was Tuesday night. We had a good crowd—eight people, if I’m not forgetting anybody. I didn’t do so well. I didn’t have very good cards, but I suppose my betting wasn’t top-notch either. I went out either second or third. Not too good. Bill was all-in on probably four or five occasions, but somehow managed to grab third place. Jen was consistently good, and she ended up with second place. Natalya did very well, and luck was on her side, AND SHE WON!!! I’m pretty sure she didn’t cheat, too. :-) Just to show how her luck went, on the last hand, Jen went all-in and Natalya called. Jen had a 3 and another card, maybe a Jack, and Natalya had a 5 and an Ace. On the Flop came a 3, a 4 and another card that didn’t help either player. Then on Fourth Street, nothing to help either player, and, on the River, came a 2! Natalya had a straight! Amazing…Congratulations, Natalya!
I went to Holiday Park yesterday, my 34th birthday, and it was very cool. The biggest roller coaster there, the Expedition GeForce, (voted “Best coaster of the world” by Internet Coaster Poll for four years; last year it was #2) was the scariest I’ve been on, and I got knighted. Yeah, Natalya wanted to do the antique picture thing (like they had photos in the Middle Ages) and I, being the great husband I am, agreed. It wasn’t so bad—it just took a second to put on their fake armor, but we had to wait about a half hour for the people in front of us. The colors on the picture came out really weird when I scanned it in, so you’ll just have to imagine normal sepia tones. Anyway, I had a great time with my fabulous wife on my birthday!
We're currently on our honeymoon in Mallorca and enjoying it immensly! We'll be back on Sunday night!
