Karlovy Vary

Famous for its hot springs and baths, Karlovy Vary has a charming town centre with lots of fountains spurting mineral rich waters. Apparently they're very good for your health, but there's something kind of icky about drinking hot, salty water...

Recently

I have spent one weekend sick, the next weekend looking after a sick friend and the following weekend being sick all over again!! To make matters worse, the third was a 4 day weekend, and I was sick the entire time -- what a waste of a long weekend! Other than that, it's been business as usual at school, but I've started Czech and French lessons and I'm also in the midst of translating/summarising some articles for a medical research group.

And that's what I've been up to recently!

The QI Philosophy

Image courtesy of www.qi.com

Whenever I feel a bit blue, it's always comforting to think of Stephen Fry's plummy voice and the advanced banter one encounters when watching QI (that's Quite Interesting). I recently discovered that the team had taken the time to sit down and write down their philosophy of life, which gave me a smile and a laugh on a day when I definitely needed one. It starts off with,

They say the primal drives are food, sex and shelter.
QI says there is a fourth: Curiosity.

It's really nice to know that even if I've lost faith in doing so myself, that there are still those out there willing to throw their pearls before us swine. Click here to indulge your fourth primal drive...!