So. I just booked a flight to Hawaii. Remember how a few weeks ago, I told you about a possible, work-related trip to… and then I didn’t want to jinx it and didn’t tell you? Yep. Now I can. Hawaii, it is. I am so excited! I’ve never been to...
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Heyho everybody. Somebody – that’d be me! – is re-appearing in the blogosphere after a much-too-short, but wonderful time with my family in Germany. I arrived safely back home Saturday night and I’ll give you a recap of my trip a little later this week, but today I need to...
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Do you want to know something? I am getting really giddy with excitement! I know, I have a couple of things to do before getting on the plane on Sunday morning. Isn’t it strange that at first you feel like you have all the time in the world and then, all...
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I am a big fan of seizing opportunities. It’s a matter of efficiency for me, as well as convenience. Killing two birds with one stone? Even better! I’ll be sent to a work-related training event in September. Yes! This is überexciting for two reasons, a) I’ll finally, after two years on...
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The title conveniently sums up our weekend. Of course, I ran my usual weekend errands, but besides that we pretty much stayed at home, watched “X-Files”, ordered Chinese take out and watched the Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday (Go Red Sox!). Believe me, I am the...
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I am well versed when it comes to having blind dates with complete strangers – girls, that is. (Gee, and define “complete strangers” – people, I have at least had a couple of email exchanges with, if not whole online conversations before the meeting, and of which I’ve possibly seen...
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Today at 9:05 PST, Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States. It was truly a historic moment. To see an African-American taking the oath of office even made me – a white foreigner, who however will live and work under this administration – tingle with excitement. Instead...
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I didn’t think I would say this this year, but I am a little stressed out. Hence the lack of posts. The sh*tload of work I have to do at work is not helping either. Do you know the feeling when you’re counting down the days to a certain date...
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Ok, hold on: before anyone freaks out. I booked my flight. (Breathe out!) I know, I am kind of a player to book about two weeks in advance, especially around Christmas time, but honestly, that has worked for me pretty well the last two times. I found better roundtrip deals...
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I never considered myself a very sentimental person. Ah, scratch that. I AM a sentimental person, wether I try to make you believe otherwise or not. Perfect situation to sentimentalize: imagine a concert hall with thousands of screaming girls/women, the light goes off, and somewhere in the dense fog you...
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