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“There’s something special about people who are interested in the printed word. They are a species all their own – learned, kind, knowledegeable and human.”

(Nathan Pine)

• Waking up with him next to me. Wishing it could always be like that.
• Being able to work for a few hours today.
• Talking to my sister. Finally she was in a better, more talkative mood.

• Colored pencils.
• Writing a list of the things I have to pack for my next Camino adventure.
• My flatmate. How well we live together – not just next to one another.
• Talking to M for an hour, hearing her be excited about her summer and the next steps, even if they will be without a relationship.

I have now received 49 postcards. So, one to go until I can mark this goal as done … I wonder where it will be from!?

The picture shows a collection of some cards I received and really liked.

Honestly I watched this movie mainly because I was curious about the reactions it provoked last summer (mostly in the US, I guess).

I didn’t hate it and I didn’t love it. I pretty much expected it to be what it turned out to be in the end: entertaining. The plot is surely predictable, but then again, sometimes that is exactly what I want from a movie. No thinking involved. I am not sure I understand all the fuss – good or bad – better after I have seen it, though …

• Talking to him early, early this morning after my shift at work. He graduated and was very happy with the results. Makes me happy, too. He said he missed me at the party. That makes me happy as well.
• Tea and talks with a friend. Catching up with a sometimes fast life.
• Good classes today.
• Yummy food.

• Waking up with both my sisters here.
• This morning I realized that I don’t have that much time anymore to book my flight to Portugal (I am walking parts of the Camino with a friend again), so I decided to book it tonight. In the afternoon I had coffee with a friend in the city center and while waiting for her I saw those two older men with bagpacks and shells around their necks. They actually are pilgrims, walking to Santiago at the moment! What a strange and wonderful encounter (it is not common to see pilgrims here in Germany, since it is a long way to walk). I took it as a sign that today was indeed the perfect day to book. I am all set for our next little adventure now. Can’t wait!
• My man told me today that he is planning to come this coming weekend. It has not truly sunk in just yet, but I am already so, so happy. This has been the longest we ever went without seeing each other. It is time that that’s over.
• Coffee with E was lovely. We sat in a local park for a while afterwards, I took two books out of our town bookcase. Good friends are always wonderful.

I went there with my flatmate and it was really nice. Very artsy, in the same building as one of Augsburg’s theaters. Very cozy inside, yummy cake. I will definitely go there again.

I enjoyed this movie, even though it was fairly predictable. I do very much like Rachel McAdams and there were some really touching and lovely scenes in it. Loved their wedding vows and the idea of “moments of impact”.

327: Richard Bach – Jonathan Livingston Seagull

I picked this up a few days ago and decided to make it my surprise-pleasure read for those days … ended up finishing it last night. It was a short, yet beautiful story.

Huh, I didn’t realize that I didn’t even write a list for this week … I was certain I did and already mentally checked some things off it. It actually seems as if this has become a habit.

Regular:

• Journal.
• Get up early.
• Yoga/work out.
• Clean the apartment.
• University tasks: prepare and study for my classes.
• Read one book.
• Connect with at least three people.
• Cook one meal out of one of my cookbooks.
• Watch one movie, I haven’t seen before.
• Time myself EVERY day when using the computer.
• Send two more postcards for postcrossing. Upload pictures of the ones I receive.
• Actively listen to one new album.
• Work on K’s present.

Recycled:

• Finish knitting the first sock.
• Go to the university office and deal with my organizational things.
• Learn two new things about my camera.
• Write thank-yous for birthday wishes.
• Finish the research for my term paper.
• Book the flight for May – look into prices.

Week 16:

• First week of class. Be prepared.
• Work: Mon, Tues, Fri, Thurs.
• Wed: Marionette theater with S.
• Sykpe with M&D.
• Sign up for Ethics/Philosophy as an extra subject.
• Possibly go out Saturday night.
• Figure out when K and I will finally see each other!

• Dinner with my sister.
• My new lovely wall-sticker. It’s a tree and two birds (love Ikea). I am really happy with the outcome.
• Skype with M. Much needed listening.
• The realization that until my next book arrives, I can actually read for pleasure only and not also for university. Oh, picking a book!

326: Harriet Beecher Stowe – Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Another one read for class, but this time one that I enjoyed reading immensly. I it is a remarkable book, especially considering the time it was written and published in.
I am very much looking forward to discussing it in class. Recommended!

• My mom’s birthday celebration, complete with family and friends and cakes and nice talks. And sunshine, lots of sunshine. Welcome back :)
• Actually getting up this morning to go for a run … slow, but nice. Listening to The Cider House Rules.

325: Wolfgang Koeppen – Das Treibhaus

I had to read this one for class. Honestly, it was not very enjoyable and I am hoping very much that a good discussion in class will make it a little more understandable. Not understanding what is going on, seemed to make it even more tedious than necessary. Also, politics is not one of my favorite topics to read about. Let’s see if I will like it better in a few weeks.

• A day at home with me, myself and I. Not being upset anymore that it is just me this weekend, but embracing it instead. Knwoing that time will fly until I see him again and that we will then have two weeks together.
• Getting some reading for my paper done. Writing to my professor about an extension, all the while trying to get it done on time.
• Yummy food today.

This is the last week of my semester break. Many things are planned.

Regular:

• Journal. done
• Get up early.Mon: 9am, Tues: 7:30am, Wed: 10am, Thurs: 7:40am, Fri: 9:10am, Sat: 6:15am, Sun: 7am
• Yoga/work out. Sat/Sun: morning run
• Clean the apartment.
• University tasks: prepare and study for my classes. last week of break!
• Read one book.
• Connect with at least three people. done – my mom celebrated her birthday on Sun, lots of family and friends. Skyped with D and M.
• Cook one meal out of one of my cookbooks.
• Watch one movie, I haven’t seen before.
• Time myself EVERY day when using the computer.
• Send two more postcards for postcrossing. Upload pictures of the ones I receive.
• Actively listen to one new album.
• Work on K’s present.

Recycled:

• Finish knitting the first sock.
• Go to the university office and deal with my organizational things.
• Learn two new things about my camera.
• Write thank-yous for birthday wishes.

Week 15:

• Work on Tues and Sat. done
• Finish the research for my term paper.
• Birthday presents for my mom and K. done
• Book the flight for May.
• Decide if I want to go to Munich on Sat. done – I didn’t go.
• Talk to my boss about last months salary, try to understand what went wrong. talked to her, still trying to figure things out.
• Email my professor about a possible extension for my term paper. done – so far no answer.
• Send the cards that I bought in HH. done
• Sort and upload the pictures from HH. done
• Print the photo for work. done
• Figure out when K will be coming. Make time for him and I. done – he ended up not being able to come.

Finally, I managed to see this film and I liked it a lot. I love the message about how everyone is the same in a different way. Very funny and touching and recommendable movie.

• Surprise shift at work, need the money, so that’s nice.
• Daydreams.

• A pretty good day at the library and then at work. No down time, but still a lovely day.
• Deciding to go to Hamburg this weekend. Transportation all organized. Telling J, she’s super excited.
• A pretty card from postcrossing.