Warp 1.9

Well, it happened again: Steve Aoki blew my mind, and blew out my eardrums in the process. The epic-ness of a concert can’t really be evoked by mere words, but I’m gonna try. Here’s a photo that some random guy took of Mathis and me in the midst of the awesomeness: Apparently it’s on some […]

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The Cemetery

I’ve found my favourite place in Vienna (so far).  I have a thing for graveyards in any city or town. They draw me in because they are zen and quiet, and, in cities especially, the air there seems cleaner and calmer away from the constant fumes of traffic and people. Maybe it’s the dormant urban […]

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Music and Dead People

Seeing as this blog is about living in Vienna, one might assume that this post is about Mozart, one of the most famous people from Austria ever. I know this to be true because people wearing powdered wigs and white stockings and long coats flock to tourists in Stephansplatz to try to sell them concert tickets. […]

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Sprechen Sie Englisch?

The end of a long day calls for a Milka, yes? Yes. This is actually the best chocolate that has ever been in my mouth (sans wrapper, of course.) I can see myself becoming addicted to to it pretty quickly, although I’m not usually a huge chocolate fan. Milka has the power to convert me that quickly. […]

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The New Minimalism

Introducing the hip new way to decorate an apartment: Minimalism! It looks effortless, especially if you’ve literally made minimal effort to enhance the space, and it really opens up your rooms to good energy flow: Some might call it squatter-chic. Most will just see it as the moving-in stage of two former students who are […]

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Quoth the Raven…

“Nevermore!” Here’s a little creepy inspiration for All Hallow’s Eve, thanks to the wonderful Christopher Walken: I’m going to be Edgar Allan Poe for the multiple Halloween parties we’re attending tonight, and the Minkus is going to be Lenore, the dead chick the speaker obsesses over in “The Raven.” We’re hopefully going to find a […]

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