Category Archives: General

A Thousand Kilometer Round-Trip

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Cora

I was away these past two days, because I took my oath as a court-approved certified translator. The background is that translations of official documents such as birth certificates, diplomas, etc… have to be certified. And certified translators need to … Continue reading →

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More Photos of Bremen in Summer

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Cora

I was in town again today, because my aunt celebrated her birthday today, in the care home in the city centre where she lives. Because the cake I am inevitably forced to eat at such events does not satiate me, … Continue reading →

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PowerPoint Presentation about the 2013 Danube Flood

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Cora

For one of my customers, I created a PowerPoint presentation about clean-up efforts after the recent Danube flood in Bavaria and uploaded it to Slideshare. The focus of the presentation is on the German federal disaster relief organisation THW using … Continue reading →

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Cute Craft Break

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Cora

If you’ve ever wanted to hug assorted members of the Stark family from Game of Thrones (and considering all the horrible things that happen to them, they could all certainly use a hug, particularly the younger kids), check out these … Continue reading →

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Photos: Bremen – Some Summerly Impressions

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Cora

Although it was miserably hot today (and is to become even more miserably hot tomorrow), I had business in Bremen. However, I also got lucky and snagged The Dirty Streets of Heaven, the first in Tad Williams’ new urban fantasy … Continue reading →

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Bloomsday Linkdump

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Cora

Large parts of Southern and Eastern Germany are still flooded, but luckily my feet are still dry. Though I was commissioned to create a PowerPoint presentation about flood clean-up efforts, particularly with regard to oil-polluted flood waters, for a conference … Continue reading →

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Photos: A Very Big Crane

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Cora

I’m not talking about SF and girl cooties today for a change. Instead, I’ve got something very big, very hard and very phallic for you today. Honestly, the subject of this post is masculine enough to satisfy even the most … Continue reading →

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Photos of Bath

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Cora

Today is sartorias a.k.a. Sherwood Smith’s birthday, so as a virtual present here are some photos I took during a trip to Bath, historic British spa town best known as the setting of some of Jane Austen’s novels and countless … Continue reading →

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Hugo – The Devolution of a Trend Cocktail

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Cora

I first came across the fashionable cocktail called Hugo in one of the trendier restaurants in town* (not my preferred hangout at all – I was there at the request of someone else) when I spotted what looked like a … Continue reading →

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Photos: Bremen Harbour

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Cora

As promised, here is the second part of the photos I took during my recent excursion to the Walle neighbourhood of Bremen. Part 1 was devoted to the 19th century Walle Cemetery, while part 2 covers photos of the Bremen … Continue reading →

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