Usually, the radio goes on when my colleague gets to work, and goes off when I leave. He can’t stand adverts, so we listen to ‘Deutschland Radio’ and ‘Deutschland Radio Kultur’ which generally makes for a good mixture of news and interesting information about a huge range of topics. Anything from book reviews to current scientific […]
I can only claim half the title credits… the other half goes to the incredible computer guy at work.. *** “I need a new toner cartridge for the printer” “Ok, that’s fine, but you’ll have to order one yourself..” “???” “Uh, yeah, since they implemented the new system, I’m no longer responsible..” “Oh. So how […]
This morning I heard an ominous hissing…
I passed – wheeeee!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 I don’t know how well I won, but I think it’s the winning part that counts. Now to catch up on lost sleep 🙂 (And later, on lost (/missing) posts)
I wrote here almost exactly a year and a half ago to say that I was starting school again. I’m writing now to say that I’m [hopefully] about to finish school. My last exam starts in less than half an hour (ARGH!). It’s an oral defence of my thesis, followed by a whole lot of […]
There was a festival in my town today. A whole street full of small market stalls in celebration of local root vegetables (!!). The butcher sold special sausages and other people sold various other things. I had a hot one when I arrived, and planned to buy a packet of raw sausages to take home, […]
Life could be so frigging easy! And yet it isn’t. Yesterday I received notification that I passed the project part of my last exam, and am invited to defend it on the 29th. That means sorting out a presentation. It’s almost 2 weeks away. No problem. Except. I’m away for a long weekend at a […]
You can fill it with icecream – and it’s nobody’s business but your own 🙂 A couple of years ago, the last tenant bought a fridge freezer unit to fit the kitchen, and because it’s a weird size, she left it here when she left. If it was officially made part of the flat’s inventory, […]
Men are funny creatures. This afternoon I stood at the service desk with a trolley load of wood panels, waiting for someone to get back from their break and cut them to size. A man dressed in a smart shirt and shiny shoes stopped his trolley neatly behind mine, and started heaving a packet of […]
„When you stop chasing the wrong things, you give the right things a chance to catch you.“ – Lolly Daskal
According to a worn out proverb/saying/phrase, an Englishman’s home is his castle. This English girl has a new Castle 🙂 🙂 🙂 I don’t have a moat, or even a pond*, but I do have a balcony (and a cellar). And 60 square metres of floor all to myself. (Wheeeeeeee!) I signed the papers on Tuesday, […]
Take the time to do the things that make you happy
All cages, even the golden ones, have doors for a reason. The trick is finding out how to open them. (And whether or not you want to)
I swung my legs over the side of the bed and sat on the edge while she waved her hands about. “…your body wants to flow, you see,” she said, “it’s being held in place at the moment, but it isn’t happy. That’s why you have so many stressed and tightened muscles. You’re more like […]