X-Lecia

Yesterday I went to the stadium where we'll be seeing the Red Bull X-Fighters to try and get some shots, but it was all fenced off. I saw a guy with a camera off in the distance who had somehow gotten inside, so I walked all around trying to find an open spot but there was nothing except for the area where the security guard was watching some guys install new stadium seats. I thought about asking the guard if I could go in and take pictures, but the dude was giving me the stinkeye the entire time so I think I know what his answer would've been. Oh well, I'm sure it doesn't look that much different than when I took pictures of it last summer. I just wanted to get a few more shots, since right after the Red Bull event they'll be demolishing it to start work on the new stadium for the Euro 2012 tournament. But there were some old abandoned vans in the parking lot, so I got a couple cool shots of those.

I'm super excited for the X-Fighters, it's gonna be awesome. I waited and waited for tickets to go on sale, and once they did I was the 2nd person to get there. I got us the best seats in the house, right in the front row. And I just found out that the whole thing is already sold out, so I'm glad I went when I did.

For those of you not in the know, check this out: X-Fighters

Army Day

Friday was Polish Army Day and they had a big parade downtown, so we went to see it. There were tons of soldiers and lots of cool military vehicles. There were supposed to be jets and choppers flying over, but they must have been at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier where the Polish president gave his speech. We didn't get to see that part, but I did see some fighter jets buzzing over the buildings by our apartment thursday when I was outside. We got a pretty good spot in front to watch the parade, so I got some ok shots. Some dumb suka kept shoving her camera phone in front of me, but I was able to avoid it most of the time. Go to the Flickr page to check out all the military goodness.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stewedman/

Ho Lee She At

WOW.

I think I shat myself at least 8 times during The Dark Knight.

Mroczny Rycerz

Finally! After weeks of excruciating agony while waiting for The Dark Knight to be released in Poland, there's only one more day of suspense. That must be the penalty for bragging about seeing Iron Man a couple days earlier than everyone else. I've successfully avoided anything on tv or the internet that had anything to do with the movie because I don't want to know anything about it beyond what I've already seen in the trailer. And just in case someone tries to ruin it in the comments of this post (Ed), I won't be reading it until after the movie, so say what you will, bitches!

This is the first time since we've been here that they put tickets for a movie on sale 2 weeks before it's release. And they were going pretty fast. Luckily, I bought our tickets the day after they went on sale. We'll be watching it in all of it's glory on a 6-story tall IMAX screen.

I. Can't. Wait...

Polish Absinthe

Wow, I'm seeing double already and I haven't even started drinking yet. And this is the real deal, you gotta prepare it the old school way with the sugar cubes and ice water. I just hope it's good. It's Polish, so if it's anything like their vodka, then watch out!! But I'm saving these babies for when Ed and Alan come to visit. Of course Alan won't drink any, but that just leaves more for Ed and myself.