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a stormy night in vienna

Thomas — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:48:23 +0000

After a week straight of beautiful sunshine and 30+C there was a brief but intense storm, which I caught on video from my cousin’s apartment window. It hailed a bit too. That’s the fourth time it’s hailed since I’ve been … Continue reading →

from the closet straight into the dark room

Thomas — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:24:26 +0000

My adventure in a seedy Vienna dark room called The Eagle. And the dirtied toe I suffered from walking into one too many walls. The Eagle http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgxzgrr9_220ckgr3cfq Related Posts:breathing the danube airhow group cohesion and community are destroyed by the … Continue reading →

lake-side meanderings

Thomas — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:37:06 +0000

Went to a lake today to enjoy the continuing sweltering heat and the novel experience of an inter-city lake you can actually swim in. And to a North American it was novel indeed. First of all, there are people out … Continue reading →

negative botany

Thomas — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:11:28 +0000

Visited the University of Vienna Botanical Gardens and played around with my camera. Related Posts:5 Things I’ve Learned Freelancing in 2009

on the way to the movies

Thomas — Thu, 27 May 2010 18:24:26 +0000

The scenery in Vienna is so startling to a Torontonian like me, that it’s easy to be overwhelmed and desensitized from sensory overload. Walking to the theater the other day, through downtown, I decided to take pictures just to show … Continue reading →

superficial impressions of munich

Thomas — Thu, 27 May 2010 10:37:43 +0000

Took the event of my cousin going to Munich for an interview last Thursday to catch a ride and see the Bavarian city. While she went to her interview, her boyfriend and I went to the mall and had delicious … Continue reading →

thank God for the catholics, thank the catholics for God

Thomas — Thu, 13 May 2010 11:37:06 +0000

An evolution in my innate repulsion for the glorified, edified decadence of European yore. Last weekend in the Art History Museum, when overwhelmed with the decadence, the sheer beauty, the unimaginable time and energy given to detail and precision in … Continue reading →

pot parade, vienna style

Thomas — Sun, 09 May 2010 17:31:13 +0000

A friendly pot-smoker I met outside of my hostel in my first week here, a local, alerted me to the fact that a pot demonstration was taking place at the Vienna International Conference Center on May 8th. Decided to check … Continue reading →

innsbruck und stubaital

Thomas — Sat, 08 May 2010 16:30:25 +0000

After finally getting all of my luggage back, I set out to spend the next few days in Innsbruck and the valley that extends south from it, Stubaital. I stayed with my cousin, Sylvia, who showed me all around Fulpmes … Continue reading →

The War on Drugs

Daniel — Thu, 06 May 2010 18:24:39 +0000

I came across an article today showing a video of a SWAT team raiding a family home in Missouri. I can’t describe how sick, frustrated and generally horrible this made me feel. How can these “peace officers” literally break in … Continue reading →