Hákon and I went to Guðný Þóra's birthday party yesterday evening. Jolly good show. The vast majority of attendees were musicians, so we ended up talking a lot about music. The best news, of course, is that we didn't just talk about music. The fun began when we all gathered around Hákon at the piano and started singing Christmas Carols. Soon there ( Read more... )

My last proper day in Amsterdam was essentially a whole lot of lazy. Much like Tuesday, I took care of business for most of the day, the main difference being that I took some time to pack. I had intended to go downtown in the afternoon to buy postcards, but opted against that when it began pouring rain. An enjoyable but wholly uninteresting day, I ( Read more... )

LARP rocks.
Lactose intolerance sucks.
People owe me money.

( Taxi breakdown. )

Just got back from a very enjoyable party at one of the houses (Synergy, a co-op - ask me about those when it's not 1:30 am). My hallmate Dani is the singer in the band that was playing, a very good one, and a group of us from the Haus went and had a smashing time. Lots of good dancing and such. Even practiced my newfound salsa skills a bit ( Read more... )

This is intended as an update/reference for those of you whom I haven't had time to stay in close touch with, detailing my plans until I leave the country for good in September.

today - 8 July:Weekdays: Training for Math Olympiad 9-16 ( Read more... )