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Mobile updates on 2008-10-31
on 31/10/2008 - like it?

• Had a lovely time with friends at Sibylle’s Halloween party - but now I’m totally beat and therefore begged out of clubbing. #

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Mobile updates on 2008-10-30
on 30/10/2008 - like it?

• The world is white! Seriously, ca. 30cm of snow - and it’s still snowing… in October. Also no internet. #
• Worked the afternoon (heating fixed, yay!), now on my way home. Beautiful winter evening- might walk a bit.. Love coat&hat&scarf&gloves. #

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Oh HAI, American elections…
on 30/10/2008 - like it?

Have been on a bit of a Jon Stewart kick the past few days. I’ve gotten into the habit of listening to audiobooks on my way to and from work, as I can’t read on the bus into town - and one of the books was America (The Book): A Citizen’s Guide to Democracy Inaction by said Jon Stewart, which totally reminded me why I love that guy and his brain. (I get ‘brain crushes’ sometimes, on seriously smart and funny people like Stephen Fry or Neil Gaiman.)

So I decided to see if I couldn’t find a place to watch The Daily Show, which I’d caught in New Zealand a few times (it aired on the music channel C4 there, on the same day as the US, thanks to the international date line) - and ‘lo and behold, you can actually watch the episodes on the show’s official website, no matter where you live! See, that’s why I love the internets…

And following Jon Stewart of course also means following Obama - I actually remember hearing about Obama’s speech on race on The Daily Show in March:

And, because it’s less than one week until the elections are finally here, let me be the last person on this planet to post the “Yes We Can” video, because it’s a lot of fun to play “name the celeb” (and because it is a seriously awesome speech, too):

Okay, enough politics for this blog, I promise! (Actually, in the past - during the 2004 elections, as a matter of fact - I caught serious flak from an “online friend” because I dared to have an opinon about American politics - but, although I’m not American and don’t live in the US, I think it’s safe to say that American politics affect the whole world. Sometimes with… rather tragic consequences.) Umm yes. This was supposed to be a simple squee post about Jon Stewart, but there you go. *g*

Snowed in!
on 30/10/2008 - like it?

Snowed in!

Originally uploaded by evamaria_n

It’s still snowing - so I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised when I was greeted by this view from my window this morning… But hey, it’s still OCTOBER, so yes I find the fact that there’s a little kid in a huge snow suit playing outside right now quite out of the ordinary.

Mobile updates on 2008-10-29
on 29/10/2008 - like it?

• Facebooking while bored at work - thank god for my iPhone! #
• Bloody flipping freezing in the office! #
• Winter has suddenly arrived -it’s freezing and the rain even turned to snow for a while earlier. *shivers* #

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First snow of the year
on 29/10/2008 - like it?

The office was freezing today, and outside wasn’t any better. Winter has come early - or maybe that’s normal for Zurich. Still, I was really surprised when not only were there snowflakes mixed into the rain, but there was actually snow on the ground when I was on the bus back home…

New Snow Patrol album
on 28/10/2008 - like it?

Have loved this Irish/Scottish band for years, so of course I had to get their new CD, A Hundred Million Suns, off iTunes the moment it was released yesterday… The singer just has the loveliest voice that goes perfectly with their brittle gentlesoft rhythms and melodies.

Snow Patrol - The Golden Floor: www.sendspace.com/file/fhospn

Now I just hope they’ll come on tour so I can see them live!

Mobile updates on 2008-10-27
on 27/10/2008 - like it?

• Wishing the office wasn’t so bloody cold! #
• New Snow Patrol album on iTunes - enjoying it a lot so far. #

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Mobile updates on 2008-10-25
on 25/10/2008 - like it?

• Went on a lovely walk over beautiful autumnal fields with my mom. Now in town to shop. Love the weekend! #

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Two very awesome but totally different YouTube vids
on 25/10/2008 - like it?

Because I still haven’t gotten around to that proper post with photos and news and everything, have at least these two videos that made me smile today:

First, there’s the dorktastically fantastic “It’s Almost Halloween” song by Panic at the Disco that had me falling off my chair laughing.

And then there’s the International “Stand By Me” from Playing for Change, which simply blew my mind - musicians from all over the world playing together, each one in their home country…