From: bernie Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:32:36 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Edit page Blog/2009/April X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?a=commitdiff_plain;h=34331863034261b03a5325ccffcdb057eb0e3dab;p=wiki.git Edit page Blog/2009/April --- diff --git a/blog/2009/April b/blog/2009/April index 8df8093..ce725f0 100644 --- a/blog/2009/April +++ b/blog/2009/April @@ -1,24 +1,25 @@ == Bernie's brain backup of April 2009 == -=== Negligent === +Seeing beautiful things at such a high rate might make one's head spin. In fact, this evening I've been +angerously close to faint for real at an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onsen | Onsen]], which was really +scary because I had never lost consciousness before. I had walked all day with very little food and drink, +which might have been part of the problem, but diving in thermal water for a long time has certainly +triggered it. I'm such a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaijin gaijin]] who can't even take some hot water! -Yes, I've neglected to update this blog for a few months. This isn't because I had nothing -to talk about. In fact, these months were quite intense, with a lot of notable events, including: +Photos for today: + * Will upload later -- gomen nasai - * 2009 Jan: Visited the [[Pictures/vacation/EastCoast2008|East Coast]] with Silvia - * 2009 Jan: Attended the [[Pictures/conf/XOCamp2009|XO Camp 2]] - * 2009 Feb: Attended the [[Pictures/conf/Fosdem2009|Fosdem 2009]] with a few friends from Italy and SugarLabs colleagues - * 2009 Feb: Visited - [[Pictures/vacation/brussels_riga_stokholm_2009/Brussels | Brussels]], - [[Pictures/vacation/brussels_riga_stokholm_2009/Riga | Riga]] and - [[Pictures/vacation/brussels_riga_stokholm_2009 | Stockholm]] with Tommaso - * 2009 Mar: Organized a small revival of [[SystemShockBBS]] with a few original users - * 2009 Apr: Attended a meeting/miniconf in [[Pictures/conf/Bolzano2009|Bolzano]] with WalterBender +=== April 15th - Roppongi === -I am currently back in Florence, trying to find a way back in the US. +Compared to Tokyo, every other city I had visited before would seem dirty, old, boring and disorganized. +I can't find the words to describe my amazement walking around this amazing city full of wonders. +Photos for today (upload in progress, please be patient): + * [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Tokyo/Shinjuku|Shinju-ku]] -- The district of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Metropolitan_Government_Building|Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building]]. + * [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Tokyo/Roppongi|Roppongi]] -- A rich district hosting modern art museums (Art Triangle) and night life ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roppongi|wikipedia]]) + * [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Tokyo/Pachinko|Pachinko]] -- Popular Japanese slot machines -=== Tue, April 14th - Tokyo === +=== April 14th - Arrival in Tokyo === {{Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Tokyo/SensojiTemple/00081.jpg|The way to the Sensoji temple in Asakusa|maxwidth=800}} @@ -33,3 +34,20 @@ documenting this long day appropriately. NOTE: if you can't watch the videos embedded in the wiki, get yourself a recent browser featuring HTML5 or send me a patch adding support for old-style HTML video embedding. + +=== Negligent === + +Yes, I've neglected to update this blog for a few months. This isn't because I had nothing +to talk about. In fact, these months were quite intense, with a lot of notable events, including: + + * 2009 Jan: Visited the [[Pictures/vacation/EastCoast2008|East Coast]] with Silvia + * 2009 Jan: Attended the [[Pictures/conf/XOCamp2009|XO Camp 2]] + * 2009 Feb: Attended the [[Pictures/conf/Fosdem2009|Fosdem 2009]] with a few friends from Italy and SugarLabs colleagues + * 2009 Feb: Visited + [[Pictures/vacation/brussels_riga_stokholm_2009/Brussels | Brussels]], + [[Pictures/vacation/brussels_riga_stokholm_2009/Riga | Riga]] and + [[Pictures/vacation/brussels_riga_stokholm_2009 | Stockholm]] with Tommaso + * 2009 Mar: Organized a small revival of [[SystemShockBBS]] with a few original users + * 2009 Apr: Attended a meeting/miniconf in [[Pictures/conf/Bolzano2009|Bolzano]] with WalterBender + +I am currently back in Florence, trying to find a way back in the US.