Obama Girl

The elections in the USA this time are not boring at all! They are getting even more funny and, thanks God, even hotter! On the right you can see the more influential supporter of America's first decent candidate resident of the White House after Michael Dukakis back in 1988. You can also enjoy one of the videos of the Super Obama Girl here; and another one, a Matrix Version, here. May the Force be with you! (referring to both:)

Live at least 55 seconds per day

Yes. And the DIY manual for the maximization of this time will soon be released :)
Btw, the video is nice!

eee

My prayers (and the prayers of many computer owners out there) were finally answered!

Some months ago the Asus eee was released. The first time I saw it was in the hands of a professor from Imperial College, during a project meeting at Cambridge back in December (ohhh what an honor- btw he was one of the professors who I contacted while searching for a PhD position in 2006, and he didn't even reply to my email; but he is cool and funny anyway:) This guy was excited about his new gadget, and my friend and flatmate, Michele, shared his excitement, wanting to buy one for himself also; but I told him it is too small and he would ruin his eyes (...). Then I saw it again at PC World near my university. In January I had a clearer mind; 7 inch laptop at the astonishing price of $299! the catch: no optical disk drive and a flash memory instead of hard disk drive, which constrains the memory to 2GB (also available in 4GB and 8GB for a bit higher price). This is bad, right? No! It's great news! this means that I can play squash with this machine without it getting hurt (ok, regarded I am not veeery cruel with it:) Moreover, I can also plug my new baby from Western Digital, which so far rocks; 250GB in your palm for just £80, and prices are dropping.

I will wait for the new model of 9 inch eee to be released with the 8GB memory, since I can still have my MacBookPro 3GH till April. Btw it is still alive, but for some reason I feel that I will return it to the University in a semi-dead semi-alive state, just like the Schroedinger's cat.

Soap Operas?

Some minutes ago I was happy to learn where the name "soap opera" comes. I will explain.

The last days I fell in love with Audi R8. to get some up-to-date info, I consulted -what else- Wikipedia. There I found out that this supercar is based on the Audi Le Mans quattro concept car, which was based on the earlier Audi RSQ concept vehicle. The latter was specially designed for the movie 'I, Robot' as a 'product placement'. But what was a product placement? Ok, it is something intuitive, but I wanted to learn a bit more. So again in Wikipedia I read its definition, as well as the origins of this way of marketing:
"In early media, e.g. radio in the 1930s and 1940s and early TV in the 1950s, programs were often underwritten by companies. "Soap operas" are called such because they were initially underwritten by consumer packaged goods companies such as P&G or Unilever."

Interesting, right? :)

Picadilly Circus + Microwave=L.F.E. (Laugh for ever)

Our microwave at home doesn't work properly, so we had to buy a new one sometime. The prices here in London could justify the decision for buying a brand new one.

After I finished work at UCL's Language Center today, I went with Ilias to this Korean videoclub-supermarket-restaurant I have mentioned in another post, for dinner. Then we decided to go for a walk to central London, Soho, China town, etc. Then we said, let's eat an ice-cream. It was so cheap, just 2 pounds for a great italian gellato. Then we decided to go to a pub. We chose O'Neills. There, we realised that we had been to the same place exactly one year before, just after I arrived at London to start my PhD. So this was a kind of anniversary. Then we continued to a club in Covent Garden. Free entrance before 10 pm, double vodka red bull for 2.5 pounds, great music and a marvellous selection of residents. I love this city. Then just before midnight we decided to go back to catch the last underground. On my way back, I passed from Tesco, and I entered to buy a microwave. Just 22 pounds. And then I walked from Leicester Square to Picadilly circus with this on my head (it was too heavy to hold it in my hands). It was a funny night, many people laughed, me included.
Does it make sense? Who cares
Frank

Just because I was challenged :o)

In a previous post I addressed some health issues about eating processed meet. But my friend Nikos was not convinced. So I return now with 'Health Issues Reloaded' (TM) . The junk monkeys did a quite good job to communicate their message for the need for healthy eating. Just to mention that this is a UK production; I really start to like how english people do their job, and I understand why this country does well (they can't be perfect anyway, but they are in a good way:)

Beauty lies in simplicity...

Some people don't take life seriously. Good for them. And good for us that we are shown the way. Drive them crazy Frank:)

The Party

Today is my birthday. Yesterday I organized a Party (Birthday+ByeBye PhD celebration), the way I have learned during the last years of my life as a member of BEST. To keep it short, the Party rocked. The last people left at 04.30, far beyond the initial estimations predicting the departure time around midnight (The last underground runs at 00.15)

In the acknowledgments for my Party's success I have to include my favorite software for parties VirtualDj, my all-time-classic music collection for parties, a multi-color-light turning-around ball that I bought for only 20 pounds yesterday, the 20 liters of homemade cost-efficient sangria, the 1 liter liquid bomb made by mixing Ouzo Plomariou, honey from Chalkidki, cinammon and cloves (a.k.a. ouzomelo), and also the great promotion of The Party through 8 specially designed flyers from Guarani, a Brazilian friend in Berlin.



PS The queen is mine, I sent it as a reminder to my friends one day before the launch of The Party:)