Winter in New York

I enjoyed reading this personal account of Christmas and winter in New York by one Brit. It has a rare quality of being at the same time informative, funny and contemplative.

Denzel as a parent

Great Q&A with Denzel Washington on his parents and his being a parent, some wise thoughts, incuding the idea that at some age all you need is simplify arrangements around you.

Dan Martin

Dan Martin is the extreme athlete who aims to complete what he calls a Global Triathlon.

Exercise ball

Due to my stationary job, I started to look into healthier possibilities to swap chairs and tables for another solution. One idea is to sit on an exercise ball when you work

Outdoor gyms

Putting outdoor gyms in for residents to work out is one of the most sensible recreation ideas I know. I first saw this sort of facilities in Helsinki, then discovered one in Poznań when I came back and now they set two more up near where I live. It was in the capital of Finland where I enjoyed them the most - they were made of wood and catered for a wide range of exercises, including shoulders.

Some vocab I've run across lately:
. to fall apart laughing,
. a thermogram = thermal image,
. to represent a regression,
. to find an easy outlet for,
. to face long odds,
. the assembly hall (aula),
. to put roadblocks,
. to be a lump of lard = be fat,
. home-schooled students,
. at a blistering pace,
. a kneecap (= rzepka),
. a ligament (= wiązadło),
. a tendon (= ścięgno),
. a reduced-cost lunch,
. a cartilage (= chrząstka),
. sun-kissed = sun-tanned,
. track&field = lekkoatletyka,
. lie prone = na brzuchu / lie supine = na wznak,
. to skip classes = to skive,
. jack'o'lantern smile = with some front teeth missing,
. to be despondent about = without hope,
. blemish = skaza,
. jocks (= athletic types) and thespians (dramatic types),
. play tag / dobbey / chasey = berek,
. the principal = the head teacher,
. bleary-eyed = with eyes blurred or reddened from exhaustion or lack of sleep,
. a collarbone = obojczyk - a collarbone fracture / break the collarbone
. GPA = grade point average,
. hamstring injury (kontuzja ścięgna podkolanowego) - to injure your hamstring.

Two Escobars

It was the only film from American Film Festival in Wrocław that I saw, picked up by Paweł. I later discovered that Two Escobars won the audience prize for the best documentary.

Olafur in Poznań

It was Nov 11, the Independence Day in Poland, and I sat down to watch Olafur Arnalds' gig.