It turns out, having to take a rain check doesn't neccessarily have to suck. If you have a wellness area with sauna and pool handy, that is. Just got back from a very relaxing round of sauna and swimming with my mom, that included a weird encounter with an older dude. Keep in mind this is a sauna in a German speaking country, so everyone runs ( Read more... )

A few weeks ago, I finally sent the revised, final version of my phd thesis to the publisher. And look what came in the mail today.


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Tonight is the opening night of the Berlinale (Berlin's International Filmfestival) and I don't live there anymore ( Read more... )

... because I'm sure partying didn't use to be this exhausting. But let's start from the beginning ( Read more... )

I just finished "A Feast for Crows" on my way to the climbing gym, which means I get to start "A Dance With Dragons! So incredibly excited! Finally, I'll get to read about Dany, Jorah and Tyrion again. Can't wait ( Read more... )

How is it possible that it always takes one hour to get to the airport? No matter from where in the city. How is it possible that it doesn't matter whether I leave from home or work even though my workplace is about halfway between my home and the airport ( Read more... )

Today is the first workday of the week for me. The 1st of November is a catholic holiday, so in Bavaria everyone has the day off. So with only one vacation day, I got a four day weekend. I really could get used to that. What I don't want to get used to is being up at this ridiculous hour. It's 7:20am and I've been at work since 5:30am!
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