Merry Christmas

No one is using this blog anymore... :-(

Anyway, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

Dr. Lisi

For those of you who want to know the truth about A. Garrett Lisi's paper, check out this blog entry by Jacques Distler (Timm's advisor).
Also, have a look at what theoretical physicists look like when they're like 5-10 years older than we are.

Cookies am 1. Advent

How about baking some cookies this Sunday?...and maybe some Gluehwein or Feuerzangenbowle? Matthias?

Read by Sunday morning!

An unknown supporter of the theory of everything sent me the original article...it seems to me there is a sign error in equation 2.2 though...

http://arxiv.org/abs/0711.0770

also check out this great work on Stuperspace.

http://insti.physics.sunysb.edu/~siegel/parodies/stuperspace.html

Surfer dude stuns physicists with theory of everything

By Roger Highfield, Science Editor Last Updated: 6:01pm GMT 14/11/2007

An impoverished surfer has drawn up a new theory of the universe, seen by some as the Holy Grail of physics, which has received rave reviews from scientist

The E8 pattern (left), Garrett Lisi surfing (middle) and out of the water (right)

Garrett Lisi, 39, has a doctorate but no university affiliation and spends most of the year surfing in Hawaii, where he has also been a hiking guide and bridge builder (when he slept in a jungle yurt).

In winter, he heads to the mountains near Lake Tahoe, Nevada, where he snowboards. "Being poor sucks," Lisi says. "It's hard to figure out the secrets of the universe when you're trying to figure out where you and your girlfriend are going to sleep next month."

MORE HERE

Austin is so pretty...

BBQ on Friday

Hi Everybody,

my parents are coming back this Wednesday and I thought maybe we could have a little BBQ on Friday evening. We are goanna get some steaks/burger and my mom wants to make some Tiramisu.... Let me know if you want something else (I'm goanna take'em shopping to Whole Foods :-))

Des is a schens Buildl

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Originally uploaded by msihl

I just found this on Alex' flickr page. This was a fun ride, except for what happened to Hilda later on :(

Saturday's BBQ

Who ate my kinder egg?

I want it back.

Does anyone wanna go to UT's surplus on Pickle research tomorrow morning? I need a Computer.

Wii

Good Lord, Esther must have voted like 5 times in favor of buying the wii with house money.
Well, so be it then. I'm gonna accept my defeat (we're living in a democracy)!

Netflix movies

I'm goanna send back the Seinfeld DVD's. Any wishes for new movies?

Wii Poll results

Last week, the famous 'Wii Poll' ended !
The results is quite obvious:
52% of course
29% we don't have one yet ?
11% yes
5% certainly

The conclusion is simple: we NEED a Wii. Now, the next question should be: do we use the 'house money' ? :-)))

Congratulations Robert!

Robert completed his qualifiers and became an official PhD candidate! To celebrate the occasion, Riitta decided to buy him a Mexican pinata. We blindfolded him and let him release all his stress by hitting it until he broke it open. It was close, we had to keep our distance, but no one was hurt.

Frisbee!!!

I bought a Frisbee! So now we just need a Wifle ball set and a football and a kiddie pool.

Es is a Kreuz....

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Originally uploaded by msihl

Das sollten wir wieder mal machen.....

BBQ Matthias

I like this picture, Matthias looks so young on it.

Crepes anyone ?

Since I was nicely invited last night to taste some of the delicious food prepared by cook Matthias in the luxury house hidden in the broadmoor woods, I would like to offer y'all to prepare french crepes for everyone in the house.

Coooook Matthias

Don't forget to feet us tonight! All of us!!

DJ Matthias

So how's the music for the party going? Don't forget the spanish music, Cafe Tacuba: 24 Horas, that's your song.

Hauswarming Party

I have announced our party on facebook (not to everybody, don't worry). Please check y'alls accounts
to find out more...as usual, whoever is not on fb, loses!

toilet paper

I bought toilet paper!...the good stuff with 2 layer...so use only half as much...and both sides!

Who did such a fantastic job mowing the lawn?