Actually I had said to myself that I would not fall into an emptiness of blogging throughout the summer days. But it happened anyway. Well, technically I did not, since the last ten days were far away from a definition of Summer. The weather was lousy, many raindrops pattered on my windows at night (and day) and I bought winter boots. Gray clouds instead of bright sunshine. But today, on the first day of September, I return together with freshness on my blog: a Diary 2.0.
Some of you may know it by the title “Visual Diary” and have one yourself. The concept is pretty easy: take one photo each day, preferably with a smartphone and then upload it right away. My device is the Nokia XpressMusic 5800 – and I will try to take all the photos with it. But since I – currently – cannot afford a mobile contract with an internet flatrate, I will upload the photos from my laptop. In a combination with a smartphone, this actually sounds almost old-school. In the best case, I still manage to upload the photo every day.
“And why?”, you may ask. Much too frequently we forget the great small things in life, which happen every day – a date with a friend, a discovery or simply a good dinner. With a photo a day, it is easier to reflect and remember those things, which were very special in one, short moment. And: having it captured on a photo, the moment will last forever.
My Diary 2.0 can be found on top in the menu. Have fun with it and discover the world with me!
It is over. The end. Germany ranks third, after losing against the later world champion Spain in the semi-finals. The world cup 2010 ended with a rather moderate and brutal final, in which an English referee summed up the referees performances throughout the whole competition. Thomas Mueller was named Best Young Player, which he highly deserved; and at this point I feel kind of old, because he is younger than me. What is next? What will we, or rather me personally, remember from the world cup in South Africa? There were delights, but also absurdities.
Continue reading “(Another) World Cup Upshot”
It is the famous morning after. The morning after the night, when the dream of the fourth star for Germany is over. Yesterday around 10:20 p.m. I had the feeling that everyone was in complete silence. Everyone simply stared at the television, while the Spanish celebrated, the Germans cried and walked over the field with their heads down. Everything seemed implausible and no one knew, what to say next.
Thereby, every person handles a loss differently: one begins to clean up, while others listen to the following, rather absurd, interviews. And another stands alone secludedly and looks up into the sky. It seems, as if an own dream stayed unfulfilled.
But why is that? Continue reading “The day after”
Germany made it into the semi-finals! Amazing! Which means that we will definitely see two more games. And so far, Germany has done well in the round of the last 16. Here a short overview…
Round of 16 – England vs Germany 1-4: The ball was not in the goal.
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Quarter final – Argentina vs Germany 0:4: Taken apart in bits and pieces.
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And a preview for tonight:
Semi final – Germany vs Spain (my prediction: 3:2): The Spanish will be squeezed out and squished!
By the way: Paul was also wrong for his prediction at the Euro Cup ’08 final (Germany vs Spain). My theory: He is simply nervous, when it comes to this specific match, because Spanish love Calamari. That confuses him and makes him predict wrong ;) Enjoy tonight’s match and: Go Germany!
After my internship good-bye, yesterday my second “professional” farewell this year took place: I had my last day at my side job.
I still remember how I nervously walked into the big building of this big press agency only a few days before my 21st birthday. My tension could not have been worse and I only thought: “You’re one out of many, who are applying for this job.” But then after a really loose job interview with one of my future co-workers, a test translation and three very long days of waiting, I received the phone call: “I have some great news for you…” One week later I was trained and had my first day as a translator for picture captions and press releases.
Continue reading “Second professional good-bye”
In only a few hours, the time has finally come: World Cup, World Cup, World Cup! Personally, I have been excited ever since I passed my mid-studies oral exam. Me as a soccer freak, there is nothing better and more exciting than the World Cup. (Aside from the fact of my favorite German Bundesliga team Eintracht Frankfurt becoming German Champions, but I think that will take a while.) The first World Cup party for the game Germany vs Australia on Sunday is planned and organized, the vuvuzelas and flags are ready to be used.
Yes, plural: flags. Because I am not only rooting for Germany, but also for USA, Portugal and South Africa. For USA, because I am an American. For Portugal, because I have been there several times and one of my good friends lives there. For South Africa, because I actually always (except if it is Brazil or Italy) sympathize with the hosting country. But this time, it is a little more than usual.
Continue reading “Kick-Off World Cup 2010″
Today is ”International Safer Internet Day 2010”. It is a plead for more security and a stronger awareness on the web. A very important and note worthy topic, as I think!
Next to the many positive sides of the Internet development, one should not forget the negative sides, too. In today’s social network and computer age, children and young adults experience many sites, pictures and topics, which are not appropriate for their age. Furthermore, they are not aware of who can read their private information they put online, or how it possibly is used from third parties.
With this background, this year’s topic was chosen: ”Think B4 U post”. In this way children and young adults are supposed to be given a fair warning that before they post something online, they think about possible consequences and handle their information with care. Thereby it is also referred to the possible security settings especially on social networks like Facebook. There for example, one can adjust in small detail, who can see what on your profile and what not. This can be found via the ‘Account’ tab on the top right and then via ‘Privacy Settings’ and ‘Profile Information’.
For further information, please check the official website of this campaign: Insafe
“It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes, or bags.
Maybe Christmas doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas…
…means a little bit more.”
- The Grinch
****Wishing you a very Merry Christmas! Enjoy the Holidays with your loved ones and relax!***
(Because of this, it will be a bit quite here during the Christmas Holidays. But I’ll be back – so stay tuned.)
Since the weather here in Frankfurt is really going towards winter weather, I thought it would be nice to change the website accordingly. After browsing a bit in the plug-in section of WordPress, I found this nice plug-in that makes snow fall over the screen! Hope you all enjoy it as much as I do :)
