CHBL = Coop Himmelb(L)au

Just wanted to clarify. That is where I work. Which is what I did today and yesterday. I’ve been helping a lot with office management stuff – like the floorplan where everyone sits, what their email is, what project they’re on, etc. It’s weird because I can walk around the office and I image saying “Hello Angus” to a guy I’ve never met before who wouldn’t say hi back because he’s always listening to music. Haha, I’m a secret creep. Or people will talk to me and think I’m very thoughtful to have remembered their name after only hearing it…. wait, she’s actually never heard my name before… how does she know?!

The new thing I’m working on is a translation (kind of) of the Welcome booklet (more like novel, its over 50 pages long!) from German to English and adding all the pages like “What to do in Vienna” and “Telephone numbers to know” and “How to figure out your registration and tax information”. On Monday I will be starting with HOM team. So I’ll update about that later.

Last night after work, I met Andrea and Sonya for a drink and dinner at Sand in the City outside of the Stadtpark Ubahn stop. Basically they fill the outdoor icerink with sand and border it with little bars and eateries, leaving the middle for sitting, playing volleyball, and dancing. It was nice, although kind of a “Men are Pigs” conversation was prevalent from some stories that Sonya and Andrea were talking about. After getting some thai food, a friend from work from California met us there and we were able to geek out together about Architecture until about 10pm when Andrea and I took the Ubahn home.

Tonight after work, we all went out to this place called Running Sushi (I don’t always go out, so this is rather an uncommon occurance). Basically, there is a long rotating conveyor belt that has small pieces of sushi or plates of something that goes past your table, and you pay an overall fee and can eat as much as you want. It was freakin’ sweet, but I ate about 14 plates all within 20 minutes and had to take a break. Through the course of the dinner, I continued to nibble here and there but started to feel really nauseous. I left dinner early to take the Ubahn a couple stops home, but after I started to walk I felt a little better so I just walked the twenty minutes back to the apartment in the dusk. I really liked it although when I got back I really got sick. Should I really blog about this? Haha, whatever. Basically, I was too excited about Running Sushi and should have paced myself. I’ve never gotten sick from Sushi. I really liked it, just should have slowed down.

What else? Oh, I will be going to CL in Vienna tomorrow!! It’s a 7:30pm at the Edith Stein House behind the University complex and the discussion with be about “Hope” according the email I received from Thomas. I’m pumped! I also have to take a bus back to Hornstein later that night, because it’s Omama’s 88th birthday (I hope I’m right about that!) on Thursday and a public holiday for Austrians!

I hope everyone is doing well – good night!

Liz