I finally made it into Brazil today. I have to say, the customs here was awesome. The guy looked at my passport, said "Yup, that's a work visa", stamped my passport and let me in without any other comments. Canadian customs is more annoying that that. My guess is that no one has authority in Brazil, so when something is actually accomplished there isn't any second guesses.

The flights over here were pretty good, I got a flight to Miami instead of NYC, then to Rio, then an early flight to Belo which landed 5 hours earlier than the flight I was expecting to take.

For my first night here, I am classing it up with a bottle of beer, a razor and a can of pringles. I think the beard has gotten way too scruffy, so I need to clean it up before I try to party with any Brazillians.

That 3k run in this gorilla suit was too easy, so there was dancing gorillas afterwards.

For those that don't know who Sarah is, here is a picture.

Here are the pictures I promised a while ago.

I found the results at fight conservatives. In a popup, I got "You're so Liberal you didn't even take the test! Do you own a Prius?". Actually, I don't own a car at all :)

I know the proper word for the state I'm in now: Knackered!

I bought myself a beautiful black fixie today. The ride is nice and smooth! Now if only I could find the usb cable for my camera to post pictures.

5 drink minimum. I actually suggest 8. Even if you are cheap drunk.

I had some conversation this weekend about what makes the internet slow. The following snippet from my /etc/hosts file shows how I've managed to keep the internet fast and avoid some rather annoying blinking websites:

127.0.0.1       doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1       ad.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1       ad.ca.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1       adremote.timeinc.net
127.0.0.1       adsremote.scripps.net
127.0.0.1       a.as-us.falkag.net
127.0.0.1       interclick.com
127.0.0.1       a1.interclick.com
127.0.0.1       media.fastclick.net
127.0.0.1       network.realmedia.com

I've got bums arguing outside my living room window. Sometimes being in the Haight has its downsides. Why can't they go argue in the park like good bums?

Last weekend (I have a post I'll finish soon about that) was getting up at the crack of dawn, this weekend is getting up at the crack of noon. It's good to get up early :)

Wow, today is nuts, I've gotten 3.75 invites to parties for only tonight. That's 3 real invites, an invite to crash a games night and critical mass. So 3 events in the city and 2 in mtn view. Well, the christmas tree that's still up and a huge bottle of Jaeger have made my choice. Why did I move to the city again?

I managed to have my first real laundry accident today. I washed a bunch of new orange shirts with everything else and anything white came out beige.

Well, I made it to waterloo safely and on time. I've only forgotten a few things this trip, a power cable for my laptop, extra documentation, and to tell my parents.

It's puking on my window. Great party(ies) otherwise.

So, I spend about 24 hours flying last week. However, it wasn't nearly as much fun as flying today was.

So I got home from a place that is best described a meat market meets speed dating at the cost of a strip club, or worse. Overall, it was an experience to be had. I danced with some girls, got some phone numbers, lost a phone number, perhaps caused by a second girl putting her number in my rented phone. Oh yeah, and no one spoke English.

I've managed to go out dancing all night long (until 7am) two days in a row. There are some good parties in Seoul. Sleep is definitely not for this week.

My toga rocks! That is all.