Quote of the day

The word god is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honourable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. No interpretation no matter how subtle can (for me) change this.

Albert Einstein in a private letter to be auctioned soon, which leaves no doubt about his religious views.

London weekend

Here is why the London weekend was great:

• Seeing my friend Kristjan over a long time, meeting his friends;
• the London Zoo – must visit for everyone;
• sunbathing in Hyde Park;
• Visiting pubs and clubs at Soho;
• Kristjan’s new place and flatmates;
• not going shopping;
• canary wharf in the evening;
• taking 800+ photos (check my .Mac Gallery for a selection);
• fantastic weather;
• milk in a small plastic container;
• chai latte;
• etc etc

It’s 2008 and I bought my first robot

I am a lazy person, which means that I do not like to clean. However, I am also a person who appreciates tidyness. This presents a dilemma, which I have now tried to solve by investing in a robotic vacuum cleaner. It is the CleanMate QQ-2 by a Silicon Valley company called Infinuvo. I bought it online from www.cleanmate.ee. So far it has worked pretty well. My room is kind of corridor shaped and filled with furniture in not so practical arrangement so it has a tough time navigating to all parts of the room but amazingly it finally does reach almost all places. The only place it sometimes gets stuck to is the corner of my wooden carpet, which I guess is too high for it. The radiator was too a place at a bad height for it so I had to put some things under it to prevent it getting stuck.

I guess I still need to clean the floor more throughly once a month, but running it once or twice a week keeps the floor reasonably clean (especially considering that I live in the city centre and there is more dust here than usual).

Too much cycling

Last week I had two bigger bicycle trips around Tallinn. The weather here has been fantastic, so it has been a lot of fun going around town. The first trip was on Thursday, I cycled from my parents home in Kakumäe to Tondi where I work, and then to Kristiine to a friend’s place and then on to a tour in Kopli (including Stroomi beach. Afterwards I cycled back to the city to my apartment in the City Centre.

The next trip on Saturday took me to Pirita and beyond to Mähe, then to the edge of Lasnamäe and downhill from there, at which point I discovered that the back tire of my bicycle had been punctured and I could no go further. Thankfully, my brother helped to transport the bike back. I bought a new tire, but have not still had the opportunity to change it as it seems I caught a little cold as well. So now I am slightly medicated and silently suffering until I get better.

Gossip Girl returns

The greatest TV drama of the moment Gossip Girl returns with a new show tomorrow after the writers strike but the season on hold. GG is a phenomenon in a similar way as the O.C. was when it started, except it is better and bigger. New York Magazine explains the Genius of Gossip Girl in a swooning article.

Obama talks about old politics, brushes off his shoulders

This is brilliant. Instant YouTube hit.

See also these two clips featuring Jay-Z’s Dirt Off Your Shoulder.

Skins

I have been encompassed by the second series of Skins. It is so much darker and not so much fun to watch, but it is still got me hooked. Here is the promo trailer:

South Park does Guitar Hero

This episode of South Park episode on Guitar Hero is pretty funny.

Obama Girl’s Message to Hillary: Stop.

Thrillicious in NYC

Pepsi engages in some creative advertising for its SoBe Life Water with the help of lizards and dancing to Thriller in various places across New York City.