Jeff’s Blog

So, I opened up the box containing my computer that I had shipped from Germany. A cursory look through the thing seemed to indicate that everything was in order. However, there are a couple of small dents (that weren’t there before) in the case that slightly hinder its opening and closing. I [...]

Today my dad and I washed and waxed my new car. After all that, I’m feeling pretty beat, but the car does look much nicer. There were a lot of little black marks and bits of dirt on the car, which rubbed out really well with the wax. Knowing myself and my [...]

Today began somewhat frustrated. My dad and I called back a few people who were selling cars we were interested in, but who we couldn’t get ahold of before. Unfortunately, none of those really panned out. Some weren’t home, while others were just weirdos who happened to be located pretty far away. [...]

So over the past couple days, my dad and I have been shopping for a car. Things have been going slow, so I’m worried I won’t find one in time. However, I can postpone moving into Ridge a bit still, which gives me some extra time.
So far we’ve only looked at two [...]

Also today my new laptop was awaiting me at my parents’ house: a 15″ Powerbook. I was really impressed by the ease in which it set itself up (wireless network and everything included). It’s pretty shiny and neato, but unfortunately does have one small stuck pixel in the lower left corner. Apparently, [...]

So the last few days have been pretty action packed.
On Sunday, Jeremy and I went to the Völklinger Hütte, which is the only iron works preserved in its original form today. Pretty neat.
After that, I started packing like a mad man. It was intense! Just as I was throwing away the last [...]

So, Jeremy and I met up in Konstanz on Thursday to check out the Bodensee area. Thursday was very hot and sunny (always a rarety for Germany). Combined with the 4 day holiday weekend, we had some trouble finding a place to stay (the guy at the youth hostel there informed us that [...]

OK, I found out I was right about “Unn?”
More info from Überleben im Saarland:

Die vielseitige Begrüßungs-Formel “Unn. . . ?” ist der erste Beweis dafür, dass Deine Existenz im Bewusstsein Deines saarländischen Kommilitonen angekommen ist. Mit “Unn. . . ?” gibt er zu verstehen, dass er Dich wiedererkennt und bereit ist, mit Dir ein Schwätzchen [...]

So, today was my last day at MPI. I managed to see several people, who wished me a fond farewell over this desert Tina had brought (it was also her and Vlastimil’s birthday). I also managed to run into Kara and Sajjad on my way to the grocery store, where we said a [...]

So, earlier today I mailed off my desktop computer. The guy at the post office was really strange. First, he seem surprised that I wanted to send such a large box. Then when I told him it was a compuetr (he asked) he gave me this weird look that I interpreted as [...]