After about a week of vacation (as in - no laptop with me!) in Croatia, i'm now back and try to get everything sorted for the next hop over the pond. I had to come back early - hanging out in internet cafes every day wasn't that much of an option (yes, a lot of things happened unexpectedly while i was away) - and i hope the ones still there will have a blast without me!
Snorkeling, by the way, is amazing! As in really really amazing. Once you get over the freezing cold temperature of the water, it's not only very (very!) relaxing, but at the same time almost like watching a movie, except the screen is much much bigger. I must admit, i haven't seen fish in the ocean before, especially not hundreds (if not thousands) of them slowly gliding on in what i could best describe as a three-dimensional expressway - or searching for things to nibble on the rocky ground. But the cinematic feeling really rises when you watch someone else dive underwater. Pictures you only recognise from TV. I dunno. It's a bit like going to the zoo, but without the cages. The feeling of floating weightless and looking down to see nature perform her spiel is simply breathtaking though. I can only imagine how wonderful it must be to do the real thing.
Though - after i put on a wet-suit myself (later being told that it's actually an ice-west) i am not sure if i can warm up to the thought of having your area between your legs pressed against your womb so tightly that you cannot raise your arms anymore... And raise your arms you must, since you're swimming, right?
It needs some getting used to the taste of saltwater though, and it doesn't help to catch a cold when diving... Why do i always have to get sick on vacation anyway?
Thanks to Ingo and Mika for taking us to Croatia and thanks so so much to Hannah for actually making me come with you. It was one of the better decision i made recently! (now that last sentence sounds like it means a lot, right? Wow, language...)
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Snorkeling, by the way, is amazing! As in really really amazing. Once you get over the freezing cold temperature of the water, it's not only very (very!) relaxing, but at the same time almost like watching a movie, except the screen is much much bigger. I must admit, i haven't seen fish in the ocean before, especially not hundreds (if not thousands) of them slowly gliding on in what i could best describe as a three-dimensional expressway - or searching for things to nibble on the rocky ground. But the cinematic feeling really rises when you watch someone else dive underwater. Pictures you only recognise from TV. I dunno. It's a bit like going to the zoo, but without the cages. The feeling of floating weightless and looking down to see nature perform her spiel is simply breathtaking though. I can only imagine how wonderful it must be to do the real thing.
Though - after i put on a wet-suit myself (later being told that it's actually an ice-west) i am not sure if i can warm up to the thought of having your area between your legs pressed against your womb so tightly that you cannot raise your arms anymore... And raise your arms you must, since you're swimming, right?
It needs some getting used to the taste of saltwater though, and it doesn't help to catch a cold when diving... Why do i always have to get sick on vacation anyway?
Thanks to Ingo and Mika for taking us to Croatia and thanks so so much to Hannah for actually making me come with you. It was one of the better decision i made recently! (now that last sentence sounds like it means a lot, right? Wow, language...)
Thursday, September 27, 2007
While the bad weather certainly doesn't help to make everyone happy here in Linz, i have to say that i am more than pleasantly surprised by this year's ars electronica festival. The artworks on exhibit are mostly stunning and very appealing. All the stuff in the O.K. and the "augmented sculpture" (to name a few) are stunning!
I was quite sceptical when i learned that a large amount of projects was centered around Second Life (which i actually don't fond so much) but i have to say that there are so many things that turned out well. I might write something up about that at some point, or maybe i won't.
One thing i have (and love) to point out though, which is truly amazing, is hannah's (and mika's) back-rub massage gamepad from the IC student exhibition - WHERE YOU CAN PLAY TEKKEN WHILE GIVING A MASSAGE!!!!
Saturday, September 08, 2007
