btw, I am utterly smitten with this film: All You Need Is Love (that is the english title, anyway). It is sweet, sad and utterly hilarious. It's in our movie collection among such classics as this one, this one and this one..
Maybe I should do a proper movie review post someday soon? Hmmm, let's think about it. But for now, if you have a chance, check out All You Need Is Love...
Tschüßi,
OJ
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Saturday, February 19, 2011
no visitors
A weekend without visitors! It is quite a moment to enjoy, although this obviously implied having to spend a few extra hours cleaning, then going to the gym and doing groceries, so it was still quite busy, but it is nice to be able to sit here and not to have to entertain (although, dont get me wrong: we love having visitors. But not-having them is nice for a change....). It also gives us the opportunity to finally visit the Historical Museum (tomorrow).
At work this week was a bit chaotic. An emergency department meeting was called to inform us that there was some talk of the department being closed down. As expected, this led to a bit of panic among my colleagues although it all turned out to be overstated. We heard on Thursday that, at least for the next 2 years, the department will not be shut down... This was naturally celebrated with a Pony Bar visit leading to lots of alcohol use... :-)
Anyway, not much to tell, otherwise. Last weekend's visit by Steef and Cindy was fun, if a little exhausting (how we ended up drinking until 6am on a Friday night without even going out is beyond me!). For the rest, I am going to be preparing for another week of work, with some serious cold coming our way (lows of -12, with a wind chill to make it feel like -19 apparently, and highs around -4 (-10): great... I thought this bloody winter was over!!!!
Tschüßi,
OJ
At work this week was a bit chaotic. An emergency department meeting was called to inform us that there was some talk of the department being closed down. As expected, this led to a bit of panic among my colleagues although it all turned out to be overstated. We heard on Thursday that, at least for the next 2 years, the department will not be shut down... This was naturally celebrated with a Pony Bar visit leading to lots of alcohol use... :-)
Anyway, not much to tell, otherwise. Last weekend's visit by Steef and Cindy was fun, if a little exhausting (how we ended up drinking until 6am on a Friday night without even going out is beyond me!). For the rest, I am going to be preparing for another week of work, with some serious cold coming our way (lows of -12, with a wind chill to make it feel like -19 apparently, and highs around -4 (-10): great... I thought this bloody winter was over!!!!
Tschüßi,
OJ
Wednesday, February 09, 2011
Back in Berlin for the next few weeks
A fun trip to Dublin to meet with some PhD mates, back to Berlin, on to Oxford and London for a presentation at Brunel University, working with my coauthors and lunch with my cousin, back to Berlin and then off to Hamburg for an eighties party... Did I mention that I am happy to be staying put for a few weeks?
Anyway, it was all good fun. It was great to be in Ireland for the first time (depending on how you count, my appr. 50th country I ever visited!) and to meet up with all oud buddies. We even managed to meet up with Brian, who was a colleague of Fedor's in Milano and who returned to Dublin with his wife Elisa. Here is a picture of the whole gang (excl Brian) in front of the cafe founded by Fedor's former boss Caroline
The trip to Hamburg was another opportunity to see a new city, with Nicole joining us as so often! Hamburg really is a very pretty city. I love the modern architecture by the port, particularly in combination with the old classical buildings nearby. The only issue with the city that we noticed now (and which is apparently a constant problem there) is the WEATHER. It rained nearly continuously during our visit, but we didn't let that dampen our spirits!!!
The other main reason for going there was that Stephie was celebrating her 30th birthday by organising an eighties party! Obviously, we never let a good opportunity to get dressed up pass us by and we immediatel got our act together and adjusted to the theme...
Anyway, lots of fun ensued!
This week has been a busy one. With my coauthors in London, we are trying to create a final draft for our paper on governance and piracy, and I have been working on a Revise and Resubmit at the Journal of Peace Research. Unfortunately, I do not agree with the referees very much so I am trying to florally express my reasons why they ought to be ignored... Let's see!
In the meanwhile, the institute is getting quite some press coverage with the institute's president "deciding to take a leave of absence" (/cynicism) recently and me spending most of my spare time looking for alternative employment: fun times indeed! Anyway, I have renewed my website and starting sending out a few applications here and there... Let'S see!!!
Tschüßi,
OJ
Anyway, it was all good fun. It was great to be in Ireland for the first time (depending on how you count, my appr. 50th country I ever visited!) and to meet up with all oud buddies. We even managed to meet up with Brian, who was a colleague of Fedor's in Milano and who returned to Dublin with his wife Elisa. Here is a picture of the whole gang (excl Brian) in front of the cafe founded by Fedor's former boss Caroline
The trip to Hamburg was another opportunity to see a new city, with Nicole joining us as so often! Hamburg really is a very pretty city. I love the modern architecture by the port, particularly in combination with the old classical buildings nearby. The only issue with the city that we noticed now (and which is apparently a constant problem there) is the WEATHER. It rained nearly continuously during our visit, but we didn't let that dampen our spirits!!!
The other main reason for going there was that Stephie was celebrating her 30th birthday by organising an eighties party! Obviously, we never let a good opportunity to get dressed up pass us by and we immediatel got our act together and adjusted to the theme...
Anyway, lots of fun ensued!
This week has been a busy one. With my coauthors in London, we are trying to create a final draft for our paper on governance and piracy, and I have been working on a Revise and Resubmit at the Journal of Peace Research. Unfortunately, I do not agree with the referees very much so I am trying to florally express my reasons why they ought to be ignored... Let's see!
In the meanwhile, the institute is getting quite some press coverage with the institute's president "deciding to take a leave of absence" (/cynicism) recently and me spending most of my spare time looking for alternative employment: fun times indeed! Anyway, I have renewed my website and starting sending out a few applications here and there... Let'S see!!!
Tschüßi,
OJ
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