Going to Brazil

Jan 31, 2008

Looking out at the cold and rainy whether makes me really happy that I’m leaving for Brazil in two hours. It’s carnival time in Rio de Janeiro starting tomorrow February 1^st and last for 5 days. Staying at Ipanema beach should guarantee a lot of fun. After the carnival I’ll be travelling north along the sea side till I get to Salvador. The plan is to make a lot of stops along the way and travel to some of the islands off the coast of Brazil.

The trip is my first vacation this year, so I’m not going to be online much. Unfortunately that also means that I won’t be blogging until I get back home. However, I do have some posts in the pipeline. One is about making the DOS attack prevention module thread safe, since people have been asking me to do so. I'm also giving a tech-talk at Microsoft Copenhagen March 5^th - a week after my return - so it will be a bit rushed when I get back home.

As a side note I just want to mention that I'll have my last cigarette in Brazil. That's right, it's time for me to quit. I've heard that it's a good idea to tell people that you stop smoking because it will make it easier to quit. Something with pride and obligation. So now it's out there.

Adeus.

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Comments (10) -

George Chatzimanolis

1/31/2008 8:56:40 AM #

Brazil wow!!!

Have nice holidays.

Simone

1/31/2008 9:37:59 AM #

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davidee

1/31/2008 10:44:13 AM #

I love brazil, I like the Rio carnival !!

Nice holidays!!

Justin Etheredge

1/31/2008 11:11:51 AM #

Good luck on quitting smoking. I did it a couple of years ago and it certainly wasn't easy. Good idea to put it out there, but just make sure you post updates on how you are doing, it'll make it harder to slack off. Oh, and have fun in Brazil.

Josh Stodola

1/31/2008 12:25:07 PM #

Best of luck on kicking the habit! I am also a smoker; I know how tough that's going to be. I think it's a smart idea to attempt it while on a vacation. There's plenty of things that will help take your mind off the nicotine.

GlenH

1/31/2008 12:57:02 PM #

Have your Dr. get you a prescription for Chantix, it really helped my wife quit. According to her, it made her cigarettes taste so bad they made her want to barf.

Denny Ferrassoli

2/1/2008 4:21:51 PM #

Right on! I was born in Brazil and have been to Carnival a few times. It's an amazing experience. Have fun!

Phil Garcia

2/3/2008 11:40:57 PM #

@Mads,

Have fun in Brazil! When you get back, could you please contact Dave Parker or myself. We have been trying to contact you via e-mail without success. We would like to discuss our Photo Gallery project with you, and find where we could combine some of our synergies between the projects.