a**hole way of parking

I know that some people are just too stupid for parking the right way, but what I had to undergo yesterday is just ridiculous!

The parking lots at our house are a bit small dimensioned and so it's not easy to park so that everyone is happy. I always try to be in the middle of my space because the idiot parking on the passenger side is sometimes a bit close to the left edge of his lot. I don't understand why he is so stupid. Would he park a bit closer to the right edge he (as driver) would also have more space to get out of his car. But that's not my problem, I leave some space on that side so he will not slam his door into my car.

The jerk to my left side also comes a bit cose to my lot often but until now I still could get - at least somehow - into my car.
Yesterday when he came home from work he parked so that his right wheels nearly were on the line. I could open my door just a few centimeters - just enough to get my arm inside.
Due to this stupid a**hole I had to go to the passenger side of my car, had to rip out the gear and push my car out of the lot to get inside.
I wrote him a short letter about considerate parking and put it under his wipers. Hope it will help.

Parking close to the left right side of the lot wouldn't be a problem if everyone did it, but as long as some don't it's just unfair and irrespective.

Sometimes I understand people who freak out and destroy things in anger. I wouldn't do that, but I understand it in some cases.

American Gangster

Seen yesterday.

WOW!!! That's a really great movie!

Plot:

Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. As a result, his product is superior to what is currently available on the street and his prices are lower. His alliance with the New York Mafia ensures his position. It is also the story of a dedicated and honest policeman, Richie Roberts, who heads up a joint narcotics task force with the Federal government.

Based on a true story!

Website: American Gangster

games for my SE K550i

Finaly I found some nice games for my mobile phone.
The sites - containing freeware and demo games and applications - are listed at the end of this post.

Games on my mobile:

3D Battle Chess
Cool chess game. Board and figures are displayed in 3D. When you hit the oponents figure (or vice versa) you see a short battle sequence.



Boulder Dash ME
It was one of my favorite games when I still had my old Commodore C64 many years ago. And it's still fun to play!
For those who don't know the game: You have to make your way through a mining gallery and collect gems. You have to watch out for hard rocks which can fall down and smash you.

Bubble Bash!
It's another adaption of good old Puzzle Bobble.
In the arcade mode you are on an island and have to solve some levels to get to the next section of the island. Some of the levels are pretty tough.
It's very nice and funny!

The Fast and the Furious - Fugitive
Nice racing game. As good as the can be on a mobile phone.






Guitar Legend - Get on Stage!
It's the mobile version of Guitar Hero. Great game on the phone too!






Heroes
Action game to the TV series.

Need for Speed Carbon
Nice racing game. As good as the can be on a mobile phone.






Puzzle Slider
That's the only game that was originally on the phone. You have to rebuild a picture or a row of numbers by interchanging two of the tiles.

Taxi
In this game you have to find passengers and bring them to their destination to earn money.

Tomcat Dogfight
Some kind of flight simulator. You sit in a F-14 Tomcat and have to shoot enemy planes.

Transformers
Mobile game to the movie. Very well done. Only soundeffects are missing. Especially the transformation sound would have been great.
Not to hard except for the boss fights.

Truck Depot
You have to drive a truck to the depot and clear the load before time runs out. Rather hard.

300
Mobile game to the movie. You lead a group of Spartans and have to fight all the enemies which are coming in small groups. I like it!






Websites:
Lasyk (different mobiles),
Getjar (different mobiles)

Audi comercials

Just found some cool ads on youtube.

let it snow

Today it's snowing again. This time the snowflakes are bigger. Maybe now the snow will stay for some time. At least it's a bit colder then on Sunday, so chances would be good.

first snow

Today in the morning as we woke up - at about 8 a.m. - we could see snowflakes dancing in the sky. To bad the snow didn't last on the ground. But two hours later the world outside our window was covered with a slight film of snow.



A few kids immediately started sliding on the slope from the street to the house. It's great to see the smiling faces!


But this beautiful view wasn't for long. Soon snow stopped falling and the cover on the ground soon had melt away again.
In the west of Austria in the snow kept falling - in some regions really heavy!
Hope we will have real snow here too soon. At least a white Christmas would be great!

The Heartbreak Kid

Seen yesterday.
I liked it very much. It's really great to see Jerry Stiller play Ben Stiller's father. He is as cool as in his role of Arthur Spooner in 'King of Queens'!
A lot of laughs and some weird thoughts and ideas about early marriage in the story.

Website: The Heartbreak Kid

rest in peace Nicky

Yesterday in the evening my sister's dog Nicky died. :-(
He ways sick for a long time and now he passed away.
It is a very hard strike to the whole family as Nicky was a very loved and loving member of it.

We all miss him!

Museum of Natural History

Today we visited the Museum of Natural History in Vienna.
It was my third or fourth visit already but the last one was some years (I guess about 12) ago.

The historic building itself is very impressive and has a wonderfull architecture.


We started at the geological section. The museum has a huge collection of minerals. I am not much into ‘stones’ but it’s fascinating how colorful they come. In the first halls you can see minerals, in hall IV beautiful gems and in hall V there you can see metoerites.

In hall V there is also a model of our planet resized to a diameter of two meters where different information is depicted. (for example: Earth by day and at night, sommer and winter, ozone concentration, sea temperatures,...)

Next we went to the anthropological section. Here you can see tools, potteries and jewelry from the beginning of mankind. It is interesting to see how people lived in early times.


In the following halls was the palaeontological department. I guess it’s one of the most interesting parts for the children who come to the museum. It’s just impressing how huge the dinosaurs were and what creatures roamed our planet. The Museum has a lot of skeletons and fossils.


After that we had a little lunch at the museum’s restaurant. Well, t’s a bit high priced but as the earnings are used for the preservation of the museum I would say it’s okay.

Then we went on to the zooligical section – the biggest part of the museum. Starting under the sea you see a lot of animals as you walk through the halls. First you see corals and deep sea animals,...


...then you come tho the insects and spiders followed by fish.


Afterwards come the amphibians and reptiles, birds,...


...and finally mammals and primates.


At the end we had a look at the new vivarium next to the entrance hall. A lot of living exotic animals like lionfish and colorful poisonous frogs and many other fascinating creatures can be seen there.


It was a wonderfull day!

When you go to vienna the ‘Museum of Natural History’ is really worth a visit! But you should plan a long stay inside to have enough time to see everything!

The museum also offers guided tours.

Website: Museum of Natural History

Lissi und der wilde Kaiser

Saw it yesterday.
'Lissi und der wilder Kaiser' is the latest animated movie by the Bavarian comedian Michael 'Bully' Herbig.
The movie is some sort of parody about the Austrian monarchy mixed with a ridiculous story of the kidnapping of empress Lissi (parody of Elisabeth 'Sisi') by the Yeti who has a deal with the Devil.

It's better than other movies by Bully but it really not a must see.

Some nice jokes and laughs anyway but it could have been a lot better.

Website: Lissi und der wilder Kaiser

Sony Ericsson K550i – 2nd part

On Tuesday I got a message from the shop the the new delivery had arrived. So I went there once again yesterday.
This time I tested the phone immediately at the shop and this time the speaker is ok.
I think I will stay with Sony Ericsson. :-)

cat-sitting

Last weekend Julia and I had the honor of cat-sitting for the the cats of Julia’s sister Elisabeth.

Nicky (the black one) and Amy (the tiger) are such cuties. Both were really missing Elisabeth and Gery – especially Nicky. He was all the time just sitting and looking. Amy was a bit less troubled. At least she came to us when we put the food in their bowls.
She even played a bit with us for a short time.

I love these two sweeties!