Donnerstag, 30. November 2017

Mittagessen

Nachdem es heute zum ersten Mal heuer zu schneien begonnen hat, haben wir nicht den Burgerista aufgesucht, sondern sind doch in die Kantine gegangen.

Käsespätzle gratiniert, dazu Salat vom Buffet


Work with a flavor of podcast listening

Yesterday after work I went to visit my parents where I got a tasty apple strudel for dinner.


After that I went home and fed the cats and entertained them afterwards, since my dear was out walking with friends.

I then listened to podcasts and did some work on my computer.

When my dear came back home, we just went onto the couch and watched an episode of MasterChef: The Professionals - this time around with some very strange contestants - before we went to bed.

Mittwoch, 29. November 2017

Mittagessen

Mittwoch ist ... genau Schnitzeltag!

Hühner- oder Surschnitzel gebacken mit Beilage nach Wahl


It's getting colder - let's have a warm drink!

Yesterday after work we had our annual drinking of the punch on the company parking lot. Since I came by car that day, I only had one and then continued with non-alcoholic drinks.

Back home again we went onto the couch and watched tv shows, while our active cats want attention and so we entertained them too.

Dienstag, 28. November 2017

Mittagessen

Erster Tag de Woche in der Kantine und na ja.

Schweinesteak mit Letschogemüse dazu Kartoffelwedges


Und so geht's dann weiter


FIlmreview: Murder on the Orient Express

Yesterday we went to the movies and watched the remake of Murder on the Orient Express.


The classic Agatha Christie story about the famous triand and the murder, which Hercules Poirot tries to solve, was remade with state of the art Hollywood celebrities. The Story iself was - fortunately - left unchanged.

The actors try their best to make the movie good, but in my opinion the movie tried to hard to be modern as well and left some of it's charm that way. Also some logical errors - like the journey on a ferry from Israel to Istanbul in just one day at the beginning of the movie or a train being hit by avalanche doesn't just come to a halt like that - add to my not liking the movie very much.

Conclusion: I'm rather disappointed at this movie, but fans of mystery film with celebrities might still enjoy it

Montag, 27. November 2017

It's getting colder

This sunday my dear went out to do the yearly baking session with friends, while I went to Alte Donau to fetch the drinking supply that was still left there, as it's getting colder by the day.

In the afternoon I listened to podcasts again and played some on my PC.

The evening was nice again, tv shows on the couch and a tasting of the freshly baked goods.

Sonntag, 26. November 2017

Relaxing with a boardgame

This saturday we stayed home and could sleep a bit longer, because our cats let us.

After we did some grocery shopping, we played two games of Codenames Duet in the afternoon. Unfortunately this variant for two players isn't as much fun as playing the main game with a larger group of people. It's missing the discussion and train of thoughts of the team play.


In the evening we went onto the couch and watched this week's share of tv shows, while cuddling our cats.

Samstag, 25. November 2017

Some crazy shopping spree

This friday after work I went to Mariahilf for shopping and shopping I did. With several filled bags of stuff I went home in the full underground and bus until I finally arrived home and had time to relax-

My dear was out roleplaying so I spent the evening with the cats and listening to podcasts.

Freitag, 24. November 2017

The week is slowly coming to an end

Yesterday after work we did more of the chores at home and then went onto the couch to at first play some more Super Mario Odyssey followed by the usual tv shows.

Donnerstag, 23. November 2017

Mittagessen

Ob der nicht vorhandenen Auswahl sind wir heute nicht in die Kantine gegangen sondern zu Burgerista gefahren.


Some of this and some of that

Yesterday after work I went to my parents and got some tasty pancakes for dinner.


After that I went home and did some chores while listening to podcasts, since my dear went out and came back rather late.

To conclude the day we then watched one episode of MasterChef: The Professionals.

Mittwoch, 22. November 2017

Fine dining

Yesterda after work I went out to dinner with my colleagues and my boss to celebrate our latest software release at Frank's.


Unfortunately my food wasn't great and perhaps I too should have chosen a rib eye steak like the others...

Late in the night I came back home and was greeted by our cats and my dear, but I rather quickly went to bed.

Dienstag, 21. November 2017

Film Review: Justice League

Yesterday it was monday again and we went to the cinema to watch the latest DC movie: Justice League


After the events of the previous movie (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) it's looking rather grim for the world. Superman is dead, the Earth is invaded by aliens (again) and the remaining superheroes are not up to the task of repelling them. So Batman and Wonder Woman are on a mission to search for new recruit and the balance things out again.

They try to win over Barry Allen (The Flash), Arthur Curry (Aquaman) and Victor Stone (Cycborg) to their cause, but are not quite as successful as they hoped. Still pretty much alone they face the invaders in (yet another) final battle for Earth.

It's a nice movie from the DC universe and has some funny lines, but in the end it cannot compare to The Avengers, although it should as this is pretty much the same theme. So DC will continue to stay as number 2 when it comes to comic movies.

Conclusion: it's ok and one of the better recent comic films, but nothing compared to Marvel's movies

Montag, 20. November 2017

Leopoldi in Klosterneuburg

This sunday we were visiting friends in Klosterneuburg. First we went eating greek for lunch.


After that we went to visit the Leopoldifest and watched the attractions.



We ended the afternoon with a game of Straw, before we went home to our cats.

After some entertainment on our part with the cats, we went onto the couch and watched some tv shwos.

Sonntag, 19. November 2017

Vacation impressions with a hint of boardgaming

This saturday we started off with the weekly chores at home, since we were invited over to friends in the afternoon.

There we show our respective vacation pictures, which was followed by some boardgaming.

The games were: Lovecraft Letter and Stich-Meister, both of which we played twice.


Afterwards we went back home, where our cats waited for us and so we entertained them until we went to bed.

Samstag, 18. November 2017

Boardgaming at work

This friday I stayed longer at work because after offical hours I played some boardgames with colleagues.

We played: Lovecraft Letter, Straw, Skull King, Unlock! and Potion Explosion.

Afterwards I went back home and there we only watched tv shows from the couch for the rest of the evening.

Freitag, 17. November 2017

Mittagessen

Nachdem wir heute wieder einen Brettspielnachmittag in der Firma haben, war ich auch heute in der Kantine essen.

Kümmelbraten mit Serviettenknödel und warmem Krautsalat


Shopping spree on a thursday

Yesterday after work I went straight to Mariahilf, since I have no time for that for the next two days. I did some shopping there, especially at Planet Harry where I finally got the Star Trek Adventures Core Rule Book.

Back home again I got a very nice dinner and shortly after that we went onto the couch and watched tv shows.

Donnerstag, 16. November 2017

Mittagessen

Es gab zwar einen Burger in der Kantine, aber uns sind die von Burgerista immer noch lieber, also haben wir auswärts gegessen.


Welcome back dearie

Yesterday evening my dear came back from her trip to Salzburg and we both were rather exhausted so we just fell onto the couch and watched tv shows. The cats were very pleased with the new situation and approved of our watching.

Mittwoch, 15. November 2017

Mittagessen

Nachdem Schnitzel gestern am Speiseplan stand, gib es heute etwas anderes.

Kebap


Some attentive cats

Yesterday I went to my parents for a nice dinner and got some tasty nut pancakes.


After that I went back home to our cats, who demanded a lot of attention again, so I entertained them. Afterwards I continued listening to podcasts and playing Path of Exile. But while this was nice to do, our pussy cat wanted more and started sleeping on my left arm while I was playing. So I took a break and went with her onto the couch.

Dienstag, 14. November 2017

Mittagessen

Scheinbar ist heute der Schnitzel-Mittwoch, auch wenn es erst Dienstag ist.

Hühner- od. Schweinsschnitzel gebacken mit Beilage nach Wahl


Home alone

Yesterday I was home alone, since my dear was in Salzburg for work. So I spent much time with the cats, who were unsure if I too was leaving soon, but I could convince them that I will stay and entertained them a lot.

The rest of the evening I spent listening to podcasts and playing some Path of Exile.

Montag, 13. November 2017

Mittagessen

Diese Woche scheint es in der Kantine durchaus gute Speisen zu geben. Beginnen wird heute gleich einmal mit

Cevapcici mit Pommes Frites and Zwiebelsenf


Und so geht es dann weiter:


Boardgaming and podcasting

Yesterday we had our annual roasted goose feast with our families at Klaghofer. It was - as always - more than enough and very good.


Rather stuffed we returned home and decided not to lay down, but instead play a boardgame: Massive Darkness.

The game is rather well made and ideal for quick dungeon crawl adventures without much story. I guess we'll be playing it rather soon with a larger group of players.


Of course our tom cat also liked to play and so we had a boss monster on the table in the end.


In the evening we watched some tv shows and later I had another live chat of a podcast, this time it was Starry Wisdom by Paul of Yog-Sothoth. Paul also produces the following podcasts: News from Pnakotus and the Cthulhu Breakfast Club. There were some technical issues, but in the end it was a rather successful test and I'M looking forward to the first real episode in December.

Sonntag, 12. November 2017

Games and other fun

This saturday I went to my parents' house and there I changed the car's tyres together with my dad. After a really nice lunch I went back home and when I arrived our guest was already there.

First we started with two boardgames: Potion Explosion and Unlock!.

After that we played Super Mario Odyssey on the Nintendo Switch.

Afterwards we gave the presentation of our last cruise.

And in the end I took part in the live chat for the Rachel Watches Star Trek podcast, which was funny especially when the hosts tried to pronounce my name correctly and succeeded.

Samstag, 11. November 2017

Friday's shopping trip

This friday I went to the post office to pick up package after I went home from work. After that I went to Mariahilf and stopped quickly at Planet Harry to buy the recent news rpg items.

I then continued to pick up food, but since Temaya still hasn't reopened I yet I decided to get us sushi from Natsu instead. It didn't taste as good as I remembered, but still was a nice dinner.

In the evening my dear went to the opera house to watch a ballet and in the meantime I bake us a cheese cake for today.

Freitag, 10. November 2017

Nothing new, nothing fancy

Yesterday after work we went grocery shopping and after dinner we went onto the couch rather soon, to watch our usual tv shows.

Donnerstag, 9. November 2017

Mittagessen

Mangels entsprechender Auswahl wurde heute wieder Burgerista übefallen.


Eating out with colleagues

Yesterday after work I went out for dinner with colleagues to the Fabrik (engl. factory).



Afterwards I went back home and there was only time for one episode of MasterChef: The Professionals before we went to bed.

Mittwoch, 8. November 2017

Mittagessen

Der Schnitzelmittwoch ist wieder da und enttäuscht nicht.

Hühner od. Schweinsschnitzel gebacken mit Beilage nach Wahl


Back for more food

Yesterday after work I went to my parents for dinner and got some tasty pancakes.


After that I went home and played some more Assassin's Creed Origins.

The conclusion of the evening was tv shows on the couch, including the the start of the latest season of MasterChef: The Professionals.

Dienstag, 7. November 2017

Mittagessen

Auch heute ist die Wahl nicht einfach gewesen, aber schlussendlich gab es dann

Putenspieß mit Pommes Frites und Tatziki


Film Review: Thor Ragnarok

Yesterday we went to the movies and watched the latest Marvel incarnation: Thor Ragnarok


The movie doesn't bore you with long introductions, Thor starts off by preventing Ragnarok by eliminating the main threat according to the prophecy. But it doesn't end there and suddently he has to fight for Asgard against a sister he didn't know he had - Odin you tricky old man!

The movie is full of action, funny parts and it looks like it was from the 80s. But the whole thing works perfectly and is a very entertaining thing to watch.

Conclusion:a very well made final part of the Thor trilogy and another nixe build-up for the upcoming Infinity War - my personal highlight: Doctor Strange!