Monday, January 26, 2009
Home-made lamingtons for the office!
Monday, January 19, 2009
Monday haiku.
Rain in the City,
Pin stripes and golf umbrellas
cause eye injuries.
Rain in the City,
Pin stripes and golf umbrellas
cause eye injuries.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Здравствуйте!
Just got back from a long weekend in Moscow. Went for a work trip to run some team-building at our office there, involving spaghetti, marshmallows and a series of safety helmets (let's just say I'm glad I didn't have my bag scanned as I don't think my Russian language skills are up to explaining!).
After work on Friday I joined the team at their Christmas do and was roped into participating in various party games I haven't seen since SUPA days, with a whole new dimension added by including vodka and the cyrillic alphabet...I then had the whole day on Saturday and half of Sunday to have a look around. Here's some pics:
Obligatory Red Square/Cathedral shot.
This was really beautiful - metal tree sculptures on a bridge in the middle of the city. It's a tradition for newly married couples to attach a padlock and take the key away with them to ensure a lasting marriage.
Other highlights include figuring out the metro system and walking up the sparrow mountains at sunset to see the city lights and the state university - thanks Nastia!
Just got back from a long weekend in Moscow. Went for a work trip to run some team-building at our office there, involving spaghetti, marshmallows and a series of safety helmets (let's just say I'm glad I didn't have my bag scanned as I don't think my Russian language skills are up to explaining!).
After work on Friday I joined the team at their Christmas do and was roped into participating in various party games I haven't seen since SUPA days, with a whole new dimension added by including vodka and the cyrillic alphabet...I then had the whole day on Saturday and half of Sunday to have a look around. Here's some pics:
Obligatory Red Square/Cathedral shot.
This was really beautiful - metal tree sculptures on a bridge in the middle of the city. It's a tradition for newly married couples to attach a padlock and take the key away with them to ensure a lasting marriage.
Other highlights include figuring out the metro system and walking up the sparrow mountains at sunset to see the city lights and the state university - thanks Nastia!
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Grrr!
I think I need one of these. It's lovely that she wants to keep me company, but it makes it difficult to do any work! Note how she's waving her paws in the air - the next step to start batting my hands while I'm trying to type.
I think I need one of these. It's lovely that she wants to keep me company, but it makes it difficult to do any work! Note how she's waving her paws in the air - the next step to start batting my hands while I'm trying to type.