tdot's rants

Well, weather aside, it is great to be home. Switzerland’s efficiency was missed – i am just loving the simple things here again, like utterly dependable trains and busses… and my friends and church. Last night I played drums @ ICF and obviously it had been a while so there were some rough spots, but there were good parts too and i enjoyed it. Forgot how much energy it takes though

It is football (north americans: soccer) madness here, and we love it! Switzerland’s first game was a surprising success, beating Spain 1-0.  Regrettably I totally missed the massive city-wide afterparty from the win… how stupid am I?! Today at 4pm local time they have their second game, against Chile. Again, Chile is expected to win…  But if switzerland wins i will be joining that party for sure   Again there are public viewing areas around zurich and lots of cars honking their horns when their teams are playing / winning. Fun atmosphere.

Except for the weather, which is cold and rainy. I got back saturday, and since then it has been cold (10C middle of the day yesterday) or raining or both — and very little sunshine (an hour here and there). Yuck! I want to ride my bike! I want to go hiking! I want to explore more of switzerland! Instead i’ve been spending time on the couch & computer, which is not the plan for the 3rd week of june. This weekend is supposed to be better. I’m thinking of taking friday off if the weather is great.

Lastly, the helmet front is getting more exciting. I’m loving my new helmet, the Shoei RF-1100, and it is actually looking like I might be able to do the whole bluetooth thing after all. See my post here if you’re interested in details.