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<\/a><\/p>\n“Zis is vat zee Brazilians drink when zey vant to be a little beet <\/em>vaysted <\/em>.”<\/p>\n The harsh German accent is everywhere in my head these days. It’s been 30 hours of 1-1 time and the “w’s” have taken major casualties.<\/p>\n You can practically hear the semi colons floating around the apartment, sharpening the edges of everything.<\/p>\n The German, aka Laura Croft, has been so fun to have around. She’s harsh and serious, a kickboxer in her 20s, and now in her 30s she’s a straight up corporate elite with 10 years in at Siemens Corporation at the VP level. For example, they flew her here for her own vacation.<\/p>\n She’s as insider as you can get and it’s been a great look into the real world of the corporate state. I’ll go nose-to-nose with anyone about my views. I have German spies embedded.<\/p>\n Day-3 was a blast. I finished up at work and came home to find The Croft passed out on her makeshift bed in Hollow Way. I didn’t see her note saying she was taking a nap and had begun at 4:40. I got home at 5 and woke her up. “Vat? I have just shtarted zee sleeping. But I vill run first. I zink I vill be back in 1 hour so zen we can go.”<\/em><\/p>\n German assertions do not get questioned. Boom, she was out the door for a run (slightly and concerningly\u00a0impulsively) and I didn’t even tell her where to go. She came back 57 minutes later, panting and sweating, looking aggressive.<\/p>\n “It vas very goot. Goot running place here, yah?”<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The maiden exposure of my kitchen to the food of old Deutschland.\u00a0 It was\u00a0really simple to make. I found it surprising and humorous that kraut truly is such a prominent aspect of the German diet. I thought she was joking at first.<\/p>\n I mean…\u00a0kraut.\u00a0<\/em>Like the\u00a0derogatory\u00a0name used by my beloved Devil Dogs to describe the Germans in WWII. Krauts!<\/em><\/p>\n It’s shredded cabbage. Only.<\/p>\n As weird and plain as it sounds, I suppose cabbage isn’t uncommon in the world. It’s big in South Korea, for example. But at least there it’s dossied up a bit with all those chilis and spices. But the Plain Jane German kraut… was…<\/p>\n …surprisingly, with the Weiss beer and sausages, \u00a0perfect.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/em>I now feel like designing a strong automobile.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n So I’m eating pretty well, which doesn’t always happen when hosting foreign visitors. I’d say the first 1\/3 of this friendly little job is going well. I could do this monthly at least, especially now that my place is little more amenable to visitors.<\/p>\n my entire living room has changed.<\/p>\n I have mixed feelings about it all– the whole domestication thing took me by surprise. I never wanted a TV space and couch. Yet, here’s how my New York experience has turned. The road it has gone down. The sure pathway to de-testicalization. I have taken the first couple steps. Welcome.<\/p>\n OK, it’s not that bad, right? A litte conventional, but there’s still plenty of me in there. It’s not\u00a0girly<\/em> at least. I mean, look at those fuckin’ speakers, right?<\/p>\n Modeling complex phenomenon. Computationally. It’s tough.<\/p>\n Things are moving forward and the agent-based system is getting interesting to work with, and requires long days of high concentration and hope. I’ll update about all of that soon– I’m half a step behind about 10 things right now.<\/p>\n Enjoy Wednesday and I’ll check in again soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Day-3 of Guiding “Zis is vat zee Brazilians drink when zey vant to be a little beet vaysted .” The harsh German accent is everywhere in my head these days. It’s been 30 hours of 1-1 time and the “w’s” … Continue reading
\n“Come on, let’s go walk around the\u00a0neighborhood, you haven’t seen north yet!”<\/em><\/p>\nYa.<\/em><\/h2>\n
<\/p>\nIncidentally,<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>Work.<\/h2>\n
And I still need to edit the movie of FF town. Don’t give up. I been busy.<\/h6>\n