What are the odds?
Oct. 3rd, 2004 02:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
guslLast Sunday I was biking along Vondelpark when I heard a banjo. It was Dan-from-Connecticut from Boston (!), playing with an old-time band... What are the odds? He taught me the basic clawhammer stroke.
Later I went to see them playing at Pakhuis Afrika, where I met this American guy who works on AI. He had been in Holland for Robodock, a festival I wish I had known about. Huh, that's already a bit of a coincidence, don't you think? But it turns out he's not just any AI guy: he works for Ben Goertzel, and he personally knows![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mathemajician!
I am amazingly busy, not from work per se, but from constantly going out. Anyway, it's a nice change. Perhaps due to the practice, I'm feeling unusually charismatic. The improv classes probably help.
Sunday before the old-time concert, I went to dinner with Lisp Benelux, and met several interesting people.
Monday I had a contact dance lesson, and learned interesting things... became more aware and comfortable with the human body: supporting weight, etc. I also noticed that the girls didn't mind undressing in front of me (perhaps we are assumed gay?))
Tuesday I went to a Dutch-speaking theatersport troup, Placebo. Felt somewhat inappropriate, especially with the language, but managed to get by.
Wednesday I went to an amateur-ish, very cheap theatersport class (it seemed like volunteer work)
Thursday I went to a brain lecture and met some interesting CogSci people.
Friday I didn't mind staying at home, and began installing Gentoo Linux.
Saturday (yesterday) I had my improv lesson with ProblemSolved, and met Steve to watch "Eternal Sunshine": with his help I figured it out in the end. Google confirms my solution (warning: spoilers).
Later I went to see them playing at Pakhuis Afrika, where I met this American guy who works on AI. He had been in Holland for Robodock, a festival I wish I had known about. Huh, that's already a bit of a coincidence, don't you think? But it turns out he's not just any AI guy: he works for Ben Goertzel, and he personally knows
mathemajician!I am amazingly busy, not from work per se, but from constantly going out. Anyway, it's a nice change. Perhaps due to the practice, I'm feeling unusually charismatic. The improv classes probably help.
Sunday before the old-time concert, I went to dinner with Lisp Benelux, and met several interesting people.
Monday I had a contact dance lesson, and learned interesting things... became more aware and comfortable with the human body: supporting weight, etc. I also noticed that the girls didn't mind undressing in front of me (perhaps we are assumed gay?))
Tuesday I went to a Dutch-speaking theatersport troup, Placebo. Felt somewhat inappropriate, especially with the language, but managed to get by.
Wednesday I went to an amateur-ish, very cheap theatersport class (it seemed like volunteer work)
Thursday I went to a brain lecture and met some interesting CogSci people.
Friday I didn't mind staying at home, and began installing Gentoo Linux.
Saturday (yesterday) I had my improv lesson with ProblemSolved, and met Steve to watch "Eternal Sunshine": with his help I figured it out in the end. Google confirms my solution (warning: spoilers).