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November 1st, 2009
I was reading some news from Germany when I noticed a story that was all-too-familiar to me. Do you remember the Liberal beer and popcorn money scandal from a few years back? It was a response to the Conservative’s day care subsidy. Well, Heinz Buschkowsky, a municipal politician in Berlin area, has [...] September 30th, 2009
Have you noticed that I haven’t written much lately? I promise that it’s not due to a lack of things to write about, nor is it due to a lack of time to write–I just don’t want to. I don’t want to write about the thing that I would have to write about: [...] September 7th, 2009
I am proud of myself for my very latest accomplishment. On Friday evening, on my way to London, I noticed that my finger nails were a bit longer than I would like. My own finger nail length is something that bothers me, from a comfort point of view. I do not like my fingernails [...] One comment | Tags: socialissues
August 29th, 2009
Filed under: News — Ryan J. Allen @ 8:57
Anytime I buy a Bio product I feel defeated. I feel like I have just paid for air. It happens rarely–very rarely–but it still happens. I usually have a very objective reason for buying a Bio product other than the reasons a Hippie might buy it (if a Hippie had any money, [...] August 19th, 2009
Filed under: News — Ryan J. Allen @ 9:55
Do any of these things remind you of something–anything? walking the streets of Japan until you get lost with a graveyard tan and carrying a cross studying faces in a parking lot August 17th, 2009
I got my haircut today–dare I say–for the last time in Germany. For the most part it was a standard haircut experience, except for one question the stylist posed to me: would you like me to trim your eyebrows? I’ve never been asked before if I would like my eyebrows trimmed. I guess it [...] August 8th, 2009
Filed under: News — Ryan J. Allen @ 16:57
Do you get a lot of e-mail at work? I have some tips to make it a little better to deal with. 1. remove the priority column from your e-mail client. Some people like to send e-mail marked with a high priority. The majority of these people are assholes. My experience is [...] July 29th, 2009
I have succumb to the call of the Italian delicacy known as Nutella. Europe is crazy about the stuff. I’ve never really thought too much about it, but it was a staple at breakfast during the Alpencross and my mind now makes the positive association. Even now the thought of some Nutella [...] 2 comments | Tags: socialissues
June 29th, 2009
Filed under: News — Ryan J. Allen @ 18:12
BBC News Magazine has an article written by a 13-year-old comparing his father’s Walkman to his iPod. June 18th, 2009
Filed under: News — Ryan J. Allen @ 20:01
If I may take a few moments of your day to get your opinion on the following two songs: Our Song by Yes, and the Final Countdown by Europe. (I have linked to a Live version of TFC because the original recording is not available in my country.) They are both fantastic and [...] |
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