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Sziget Inside Jokes

• Shut the fuck up Donnie, you're out of your element!
  
  
• Neuken in de keuken
  
  
• She sells sea shells by the sea shore
  
  
• Bom Chicka Wah Wah!
  
  
• Day Zero!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
  
• Spider Pig, Spider Pig...
  
  
• "I don't give a fuck, not a single fuck, not a single solitary fuck, 'cause I don't give a fuck, motherfucker" --- directed at the pouring, pouring rain Friday night

Sziget Is Exhausting

It's Day 4 of the Sziget Festival in Budapest (well, technically Day 3 since there the first day was called Day Zero, but whatever) and I have to admit, I'm starting to get a little rough 'round the edges.

So far I've seen two entire concerts, Manu Chao and Chemical Brothers, which were both great, and each night we drank inappropriate amounts of beer or boros kóla (red wine with Coke), depending on everyone's preference. Abstaining from hard alcohol has so far prevented me from getting hangovers, but the lack of sleep is taking its toll anyway.

At least I get to go home to my Hungarian friend Viktor's place every day, shower, get a proper meal from his mum and sleep a couple more hours in a real bed.

Although I think it's a shame I can't stay until the end of the festival (school starts next week and I'm teaching my first classes on Wednesday), I'm not sure I could take 4 more days...Again, I'm getting old, but maybe that's not such a bad thing.

Get A (First) Life

Heh. I've never had anything to do with Second Life, but admittedly the Internet and all its marvels kind of are a big part of my life - first, second and further iterations. I wonder what would happen if I went offline for a couple of weeks...Would I stop to smell the flowers? Would I suddenly find myself on this amazing career track I never thought possible? Would I fall in love? I guess we'll never know...;-)

Rundfunk.fm

Rundfunk.fm is an annual sort of cultural/DJ-festival with its own radio station broadcasting live from the Landesmuseum in Zurich. Friday was the grand opening of the bars and the "circus tent" (also at the Landesmuseum) and I attended with some friends. Unfortunately they had to shut it down by midnight so we went to another bar for the remainder of the night.

The Rundfunk.fm-festival will continue until September 1st and I think it's a nice after - work- drinks alternative if you're into that sort of thing.

1. August

The Swiss National Holiday was fun this year! I spent it with friends in Zurich, sleeping in, then going for brunch, swimming in the lake and then having a BBQ and watching the fireworks on a friends' roof terrace. This is how the Rütlischwur folks would've wanted us to spend this day, I'm sure.

How To Make Yourself Believe You're Cool

Do what I did last Tuesday: attend an illegal party in a forest on a hill, dance to electronic music while talking politics with a random swiss dude who now lives in NYC and then witness the party being shut down by the police at 1.30h. I felt so venturous!