Samstag, 31. Januar 2015

Not a typical friday

It was friday again and as usual I wanted to go shopping to Mariahilf. But first of all the weather was so bad, that you wouldn't let your proverbial dog out, and secondly I wasn't feeling very well either. So the combination of those two facts let me to decide to stay at home.

So I relaxed on the couch - fluffy cat between my feet - and afterwards played a bit of Magic 2015, UnEpic and Guild Wars 2 before going back onto the couch for watching tv series.


Freitag, 30. Januar 2015

New games from the Humble Bundle

Yesterday was a quiet evening at home. After a great dinner I at first played a bit of Guild Wars 2. In between the things I managed to do the cats wanted to be entertained and announced it their way. So we felt compelled to do something about it. Afte everyone with four paws was satisfied I went back to play some more Magic 2015.

But then the new weekly Humble Bundle arrived and before I could notice it I had some new games to test. I especially like one game, which is UnEpic. It's a RPG like the Castlevania series with a lot of roleplaying clichés and humour.

After that it was couch time with the most recent episode of Arrow and an old one from Top Gear before it was bedtime.


Donnerstag, 29. Januar 2015

Mittagessen

Und heute ist wieder Burgertag!

Kahuna Burger mit Pommes frites und BBQ-Sauce


Exciting day

Yesterday I was at work for only a short period of time, because at noon a was at the hospital to talk about the results from my stay for my sleeping disorder. There was nothing new to report, so the diagnosis is still valid. Now it was time to talk about options and there were two of them. First I could get an operation rather soon and the second one is wearing a mask while sleeping. The second option and resulting examiniations will make me wait another 8 months - so I'm quite pleased (no, I'm not) that I pay for health care that is delivered sometime later.

After that we went to the inner city to Koi for lunch. It was execellent again and we even had a celebrity sitting next to us - Andreas Gabalier.


Afterwards we went home, from where I worked the rest of the afternoon.

Then I baked the sweet treat of the week - an almond cake.


IN the evening I played some Magic 2015 and Guild Wars 2 before going onto the couch and watching the recent episodes of The Flash and Marvel's Agent Carter.


Mittwoch, 28. Januar 2015

Guild Wars 2 - another character ready to be played

Yesterday I again got a very good dinne at my parents': Kaiserschmarrn.


After that I went home where I was eagerly awaited by two playful cats. The two furballs were active throughout the evening just though as they have been sleeping all day...

Later I played some Magic 2015 with my dear followed by some dialies and crafting in Guild Wars 2. Finally I got everything for my guardian and I take wait to test her out against the living world content.

For the evening entertainment we watched the most recent episode of Sleepy Hollow followed by an old episode of Top Gear.


Dienstag, 27. Januar 2015

Mittagessen

Heute war es leicht etwas zum Essen zu finden.

Überbackene Schinkenfleckerl mit Salat


Film review: Mortdecai

Yesterday it was time again to go to the movies with friends. For that occasion we chose the most recent Johnny Depp movie: Mortdecai


Charlie Mortdecai (Johnny Depp) is an english aristocrat, who specializes in art. And with specialize I mean he does illegal deald with shady people. Still or perhaps because of that he is almost bankrupt and he's looking for a way to keep up his live style together with his estate, wife (Gweyneth Paltrow) and butler Jock (Paul Bettany). So it's nice of fate that a famous Goya painting has been stolen and MI5 (Ewan McGregor) wants him to help them retrieve it again - for a finder's fee of course.

So now starts the hunt across the globe, while Charlie is doing his things and his butler has to rescue him from the resulting desasters. But his wife is also trying to help and soon the trio is closing in on the thieves.

The movie is - like a friend of mine correctly stated - a remake of the classical Pink Panther films. A sappy investigator (Clouseau/Mortdecai) tries to solve a crime while his butler (Cato/Jock) receives all the beating and has to help his master solve the mysteries as well. There's also a quite striking similarity between Clouseau and Mortdecai - thanks to the moustache.

The story is quite existing but the jokes are one-sided. Most of the time they are about Charlie's freshly grown moustache - which everyone including his wife hates - Jock's amorous adventures during the investigation and Charlie's failing marriage, while an old admirer of hers (Ewan McGregor) is waiting for his chance. Inbetween there's some story as well, but this is quickly interrupted by the next joke of one of the above categories.

Conclusion: In theory I liked the film, although I was hoping for another kind of humour. Johnny Depp does a great job playing a helpless aristorcat - not unlike his Jack Sparrow role - but this kind of humour didn't quite get me. For me this isn't a movie you have to see in the cinema and it's more like very shallow entertainment.


Montag, 26. Januar 2015

Mittagessen

Die Woche kann beginnen und mit ihr die Wahl bei den Kantinenmenüs.

Chinapfanne mit Eiernudeln, Bumbussprossen und Ingwer


Den Rest der Woche schaut es auch ganz gut aus.


Guild Wars 2 afternoon

Yesterday we were invited by my parents to Gschamsten Diener for a great lunch.



After that we went home quite quickly because the weather was not good and it was actually quite windy again. Our cats didn't expect us to come home that quickly and so they were sleepy when we arrived back home.

But that didn't prevent them from wanting to have fun and food and we provided both for them. Afterwards we meet with friends in Guild Wars 2 and helped them finish their personal story. This took longer than I expected and so we played with the cats again right afterwards before we went onto the couch for the most recent episodes of QI and Top Gear.


Sonntag, 25. Januar 2015

Guild Wars 2 - Heart of Thorns

After breakfast we went in to do some shopping this saturday, although flying would be more specific, as it was quite windy again. For lunch we went to Sichuan and got some great food.



Back home we entertained our cats, since they were very active and wanted us to play with them.

Later that afternoon it was finally time for the big reveal of ArenaNet - the producer of Guild Wars 2 - during the PAX about the future of Guild Wars 2.

Guild Wars 2 - Heart of Thorns

- it's the first real expansion for the game
- a release date or price is still unknown
- a new profession is added (Revenant)
- PvP and WvW get a complete new map each
- a new region (Maguuma Jungle) is ready to be explored
- for character development they are adding masteries and specializings
- guilds can obtain guild halls
- precursors (for legendary weapons) will be included in the rewards for epic achievements

This all sounds very good so far, but I wished they would have announced a release date as well. So we now have to wait for the weekly reveals as to when it will finally arrive.


Samstag, 24. Januar 2015

Friday - why can't it be friday all the week

It was friday again and we didn't leave the flat. Ok, just joking, of course we went to Mariahilf for shopping and strolling. We started at Westbahnhof and first visited Starbucks to get the birthday drink for my dear. Piece of advice though, avoid the cinnemon syrup as it really tastes very artificial.

Then we walked down Mariahilferstrasse and after some quick stops at various shops we arrived at Planet Harry. Some chatting and buying later we left again for getting food.

The food this week was provided by Natsu and Blutaumüller. And then it was time to go home again, where our cats were waiting for us and demanded their tribute.

In the evening I played a bit Guild Wars 2 before we went onto the couch for series watching. This time it was the most recent episodes of Helix and Constantine.


Freitag, 23. Januar 2015

Not too busy afternoon

Yesterday we tested some more games, although not board games but rather card games on the PC, as we were going through the latest Humble Bundle games.

After that there was a long playing session with our cats before I did my dailies in Guild Wars 2 and then it was couch time again.

We watched the latest episodes of Arrow and Marvel's Agent Carter.


Donnerstag, 22. Januar 2015

Mittagessen

Der (fast) traditionelle Burgertag ist da.

Fitness-Chickenburger mit Ruccola, Dukatenkartoffel und Dip


A magical evening

Yesterday I was quickly shopping for the weekly baking, after I came home from work. This week I tried a variant of Paul Hollywood's Swiss Roll with chocolate and cocos.


After that/while baking we went to play some Magic 2015 - the PC game - and some heavy duelling. Afterwards I did my dailies in Guild Wars 2 and then it was time to entertain the cats.

A bit exhausted we then went onto the couch and wacthed the latest episodes of The Flash and Galavant.

The next few days I will post pictures of our tom cat while he is hunting his food in our bed. Some of those are a bit blurry, but the expressions of Gandalf are worth posting those pictures anyway.


Mittwoch, 21. Januar 2015

Mittagessen

Das Highlight der Woche: Schnitzel!

Gebackenes Surschnitzel mit Beilage nach Wahl

(das vermeintlich gemachte Bild ist irgendwo im Internet verschollen bzw. auch am Smartphone nicht mehr zu finden)

Creative evening

Yesterday I was at my parents' for dinner and I got delicious pancakes.


After that I went home and then to the vet for our cat's special food and medicine. Back home again the ladies have already started their creative work and meanwhile I did some achievements in Guild Wars 2.

At the end of the creative work we watched trailers of the upcoming movies we are interested in. After we were alone again we played with the cats before going back to the couch to watch the latest episodes of Sleepy Hollow, Castle and Galavant.


Dienstag, 20. Januar 2015

Mittagessen

Heute war die Wahl wieder etwas schwierig, aber schlussendlich wurde es dann

Gemüselaibchen im Wurzelbett


Eight minutes game time

Since it was the beginning of a new week I came home somewhat exhausted. There were already cats waiting for me though, who wanted to be played with and they got their wish fulfilled.

Some time later we then continued on our quest to test and play more board games: Eight-Minute Empire


Conclusion: while it is quickly explained and played, it lacks depth and thus will probably end up in storage.

Later still we went onto the couch and watched the last two episodes of Constantine and the most recent one of QI angeschaut.