Aloha,

Not too much new on my end but I'm bored, so bloggy bloggy. Been walking around Paris after work, most of the time in search of a restaurant to eat at. Yeah, I should probably be cooking but with dozens if not hundreds of restaurants within walking distance I might as well. I've been trying to have a little bit of everything, and I must say that Paris is a carnivore/omnivores paradise. Last night I had boeuf au poivre, quite tasty. However, the description of a thick steak was a little off, after cutting into it I realized it was just a thin steak folded over. Huh. I tried carpaccio de boeuf tonight, yeah I'm Albertan. It's the first time I've ever tried carpaccio, and it's...different. For those not in the know, it's very thinly sliced raw beef, covered in olive oil with basil and oregano. Not for the faint of heart, but the texture is great.

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Work is getting interesting. Basically I run into more math/computer science problems than actual geophysics problems. When we do run into actual geophysics issues, it's time to call the technical supervisor over to figure it out. Man, our propriety software is a big pain in the ass though, there are so many times I just want to plug in some C++ code to solve the problem. It's damn near impossible to create a "real" loop, most of the time, we just have to create these dirty little solutions and then use a module (a small algorithm you just plug numbers into) to clean up your mess. It's all so..inelegant, but if it gets the job done...

I'm getting close to completion of Midnight's Children by Rushdie finally. I've definitely started to realize his genius as a writer, in how that he can weave a story and events so intertwined and elegantly with each other. It is also quite educational, as the history of India and Pakistan for the mid twentieth century was largely unknown to me. I also enjoying learning the cultural differences and similarities, all written so beautifully.

Well, it's only a 4 day work week for me, YAH for the lazy French work laws. However, it will probably only result in me doing laundry and shopping for an extra day. Le sigh.