3AM web surfing after 4 hours of sleep due to baby waking. Grrrr. #

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Why Starbucks actually helps mom and pop coffeehouses
This isn’t news to me. I remember coffee in America pre-Starbucks. Starbucks created the premium coffee market and drove prices to a level that can sustain these mom & pop shops.
(tags: halfass coffee coffeegeek)

Gothamist: Shonali Bhowmik
This is ancient history, but Gothamist has an interview with my friend Shonali [...]

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Cool Dude on Graben, originally uploaded by scottpartee.

I met this cool guy on Graben. I’ve seen him around before, and even have a shot or two of him wearing Lederhosen in my photostream somewhere.
Anyway, [...]

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They finally fixed my plumbing. We can bathe again! #
My reign of terror as Acting Section Head is rapidly coming to an end. The big problem was that I had nobody here to boss around. #

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You know what’s fun? Plumbing explosions on a holiday in Austria. My landlord’s daughter "Sorry, nothing can be done. It’s a holiday." #

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Ciao!, originally uploaded by scottpartee.

We’re still alive, just busy. Enjoy this blast from the past.

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Just realized I haven’t stepped a foot outside this apartment since December 24th. #

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Die Sonne geht und kommt, originally uploaded by scottpartee.

Another year is almost over. Let’s hope the next one is more peaceful for everybody, eh?

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http://xrl.us/bdcwz—Maple sings the hits in 2 languages. #
Adele’s good sleeping phase hit an abrupt end last night. We may have landed safely, though, as she did five straight hours from 3:30-8:30. #

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Robot (dance) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(tags: halfass robot)

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Maple, while playing with a Dora doll: "’My back hurts,’ cried Dora while choking on some strawberries." #
Realizing—with horror—that my Leopard experience is crashier than my XP experience at work. WTF, Apple? #

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Post Bath Songs from scottpartee on Vimeo.

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Spittelberg Christmas Market, originally uploaded by scottpartee.

I’m converted. I used to think Vienna’s Christmas markets were a bit overrated and charmless. In the early 90s, they were basically flea markets for cheap stuff. But the [...]

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iPhone mania is hitting Vienna. The release of the unlocked version in France and Germany resulted in a bit of a gray market here in the Austrian capital. Retailers and individuals have been traveling to Germany and France, returning with unlocked iPhones (which somebody told me are selling nearly as well as the carrier-locked versions) [...]

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Image047, originally uploaded by scottpartee.

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