Category Archives: Personal

On this day…

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Cora

On this day, December 9th, in 1983, I first got to see more than just a few glimpses of Star Wars. That’s the reason why December 9th will always be an important date to me. However, a lot of other … Continue reading →

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Cars, trains and Christmas Presents

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Cora

We had even more snow today and I am – gasp – even starting to feel a little Christmassy. Amazon Germany brought most of my Christmas presents today, so I’m pretty much settled for everyone from my Mom to my … Continue reading →

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Random Post is Random

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Cora

We’re still having snow and frost and may actually be getting more snow overnight. It’s supposed to thaw on Sunday, though. Grocery shopping today was truly an exercise in frustration. I had to drive to five different grocery stores (plus … Continue reading →

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Flames in the Night

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Cora

We still have snow plus pretty heavy frost (-7 degrees), by our standards at least. However, the snow and the frost and the frozen trees were hidden by some very thick fog, so we didn’t get to enjoy much of … Continue reading →

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Snowy Friday

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Cora

We had more snow today, and this time it actually stuck around. It also got really cold. At the moment, we’re having six degrees below freezing according to the Firefox weather widget and minus 7.6° C according to the indoor/outdoor … Continue reading →

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Yet another quick drive-by post

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Cora

I’m tired, so just a quick drive-by post: Today, I was visiting my aunt at the care home where she is staying following a back operation and got mistaken for a doctor. When I left, one of the old ladies … Continue reading →

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Dead Places

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Cora

Since I don’t have school on Mondays, I picked up my Mom this morning for our semi-annual pilgrimage to the graves of my grandparents.

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Sick

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Cora

No blogging today, because I seem to have caught some kind of bug and am not feeling too hot. Working at a school means exposure to a lot of bugs, because schools are a hotbed of infections. Luckily, my immune … Continue reading →

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A Day on the Town

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Cora

Since I didn’t have any classes today, I finally got around to picking up my certified translator diploma. I already passed the exam in late September, but since I work at a school and the office where I had to … Continue reading →

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Dino De Laurentiis, SF Film and Me

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Cora

Yesterday, Italian film producer (I think you could almost call him a film mogul) Dino De Laurentiis died aged 91 and depressingly I had to find out from a tiny article in my crappy local newspaper. There was no mention … Continue reading →

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