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		<title>Still here.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The silence during the last two weeks was not on purpose: As usually, I was just really busy, this time with a week-long seminar, the setup of several uni exams, a rather annoying bout of bronchitis which turned into an even more annoying pneumonia, the coordination of new courses, and the planning of my next [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=casaru.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11302629&amp;post=2757&amp;subd=casaru&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The silence during the last two weeks was not on purpose: As usually, I was just really busy, this time with a week-long seminar, the setup of several uni exams, a rather annoying bout of bronchitis which turned into an even more annoying pneumonia, the coordination of new courses, and the planning of my next trip(s).</p>
<p>I will give detailed information soon, especially about my travel plans for 2012, but for now let me just assure you that yes, I am still around, and I will write more in the next days. Ta-ra!</p>
<p><em>Mein Schweigen während der letzten zwei Wochen war nicht unbedingt beabsichtigt: Ich war nur mal wieder extrem beschäftigt, dieses Mal mit einem wochenlangen Blockseminar, der Erstellung mehrerer Klausuren für die Uni, einer sehr nervigen Bronchitis, die dann in eine noch nervigere Lungenentzündung umschlug, der Koordination neuer Kurse, und dem Planen meiner nächsten Reise(n).</em></p>
<p><em>Ich werde bald ausführlichere Informationen folgen lassen, speziell über meine Reisepläne für 2012, aber für&#8217;s Erste lasst mich Euch versichern, dass es mich noch gibt, und dass ich in den nächsten Tagen mehr schreiben werde. Bis denne!</em></p>
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		<title>Second Cousin I am.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hadn&#8217;t seen or heard from my cousins in Bremen for about 2 years. Not because we suddenly didn&#8217;t like each other any more; it was just life getting in the way of proper contact. So when I headed up north on Thursday for business reasons, I managed to sneak in a lunch break with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=casaru.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11302629&amp;post=2753&amp;subd=casaru&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I hadn&#8217;t seen or heard from my cousins in Bremen for about 2 years. Not because we suddenly didn&#8217;t like each other any more; it was just life getting in the way of proper contact. So when I headed up north on Thursday for business reasons, I managed to sneak in a lunch break with Fredi and Christine. And surprise, surprise &#8211; one of them is a mummy now which makes me a second cousin. Jasper is a sweet, charming 4-months-old who might or might not sport a shock of red hair one day &#8211; the jury is still out on that. What is certain though is another meeting with the Bremen family side, and definitely not just in two years&#8217; time.</p>
<p><em>Ich hatte meine Cousinen aus Bremen seit ungefähr 2 Jahren nicht mehr gesehen bzw. von ihnen gehört. Nicht, weil wir uns auf einmal nicht mehr mochten; das Leben an sich kam einfach mal wieder dazwischen. Als ich also am Donnerstag zu einem Geschäftstermin Richtung Norden fuhr, habe ich es tatsächlich hinbekommen, ein Mittagessen mit Fredi und Christine einzuschieben. Und Überraschung &#8211; eine von ihnen ist jetzt Mama, was mich wiederum zu einer Großcousine macht. Jasper ist ein süßer, charmanter, 4 Monate alter Junge, der vielleicht oder vielleicht auch nicht irgendwann mal einen roten Haarschopf haben wird &#8211; das wird sich noch zeigen. Was allerdings jetzt schon fest steht, ist ein weiteres Treffen mit den Bremern, und definitiv nicht erst in 2 Jahren. </em></p>
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		<title>&#8220;I want to hear that Michael Bolton song!&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Year&#8217;s Eve at Christoph&#8217;s and Silke&#8216;s place was a brilliant affair: As everybody brought just &#8220;a little something&#8221; for the raclette, we ended up with enough food to serve a company (hence Silke&#8217;s desperate attempts to thrust food containers in our hands at the end of the evening). The music selection took almost an [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=casaru.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11302629&amp;post=2724&amp;subd=casaru&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>New Year&#8217;s Eve at Christoph&#8217;s and <a title="Hanne und Ella" href="http://www.mittwochdonnerstag.de/" target="_blank">Silke</a>&#8216;s place was a brilliant affair: As everybody brought just &#8220;a little something&#8221; for the raclette, we ended up with enough food to serve a company (hence Silke&#8217;s desperate attempts to thrust food containers in our hands at the end of the evening). The music selection took almost an hour, with several people discussing whether &#8220;She&#8217;s so high&#8221; should be included on the playlist in either the Blur or the Kurt Nilsen version. My love of the Foo Fighters was supported by Christoph, but dismissed by Elio, while Katrin&#8217;s coy attempts to put Michael Bolton on the list were altogether deliberately ignored. Ella took it upon her to reprogramme her Dad&#8217;s mobile phone &#8211; it is sometimes scary how tech-savvy those two-year-olds are.</p>
<p>I had decided to take Jack along even though I was a bit worried about the noise of the fireworks. I needn&#8217;t have bothered: He had a fantastic time with the girls and was snorting under the table by 11pm. I still decided to stay with him in the flat at midnight, as did Katrin and Silke. We stood on the balcony, watching the fireworks, as the rest of the gang lit the rockets on the street. Piwi came by shortly after midnight, dressed in green (and shorts!) for reason still unknown to me. He took it upon him to entertain Jack &#8211; so much that I had to tell him off as I was afraid poor old Jack might die of a heart attack.</p>
<p>As the evening continued, most of the guests left, but Elio and I soldiered on until 4am. We talked at length about TV series and music, and Christoph was bragging about his Facebook friendship with Ingo Schmoll (though he had to admit that he doesn&#8217;t have a clue what brought on this honour), while it was implied that I had an &#8220;obsession&#8221; (quote Silke) with a very different kind of radio host (the fact that I would have liked to have this radio host naked under my Christmas tree does not mean I am obsessed. Huff.)</p>
<p>All in all a lovely evening that could have only been topped had it taken place in London&#8230;</p>
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<p><em>Silvester bei Christoph und <a title="Hanne und Ella" href="http://www.mittwochdonnerstag.de/" target="_blank">Silke</a> war eine ganz fantastische Angelegenheit: Da jeder nur &#8220;eine Kleinigkeit&#8221; für das Raclette mitgebracht hatte, hatten wir am Ende soviel Essen, dass wir eine ganze Kompanie hätten versorgen können (dementsprechend auch Silke&#8217;s verzweifelte Versuche, uns am Ende des Abends noch Essensbehälter in die Hand zu drücken). Die Musikauswahl dauerte fast eine Stunde, da mehrere Leute sich erst einig werden mussten, ob man &#8220;She&#8217;s so high&#8221; jetzt in der Blur- oder der Kurt Nilsen-Version auf die Playliste setzt. Meine Liebe für die Foo Fighters wurde von Christoph unterstützt, aber von Elio abgelehnt, während Katrin&#8217;s zaghafte Versuche, Michael Bolton auf die Liste zu setzen, von allen geflissentlich ignoriert wurden. Ella nahm es auf sich, das Handy ihres Vaters neu zu programmieren &#8211; es ist manchmal beängstigend, was für ein technisches Know-how die Zweijährigen heutzutage haben.</em></p>
<p><em>Ich hatte beschlossen, Jack mitzunehmen, obwohl ich etwas besorgt war bezüglich des Feuerwerks. Ich hätte mir keine Gedanken machen müssen: Er hatte eine großartige Zeit mit den Mädels und schnarchte bereits um 23 Uhr unterm Tisch. Ich entschied mich dennoch, um Mitternacht bei ihm in der Wohnung zu bleiben, zusammen mit Katrin und Silke. Wir standen auf dem Balkon und schauten uns das Feuerwerk an, während der Rest der Meute unten die Raketen anzündete. Piwi kam um kurz danach vorbei, ganz in grün (und kurzer Hose!) gekleidet, aus Gründen, die mir immer noch nicht ganz klar sind. Er hat dann dafür gesorgt, dass Jack bespasst wurde &#8211; so sehr, dass ich ihn zurückpfeifen musste, aus Angst, der arme, alte Jack könnte an einem Herzinfarkt sterben.</em></p>
<p><em>Als der Abend sich fortsetzte, gingen die meisten der Gäste nach Hause, aber Elio und ich hielten bis 4 Uhr durch. Wir unterhielten uns ausführlich über TV Serien und Musik, und Christoph gab damit an, dass er auf Facebook mit Ingo Schmoll befreundet ist (wobei er allerdings zugeben musste, dass er keine Ahnung hat, wieso ihm diese Ehre zuteil wurde), während mir unterstellt wurde, ich hätte eine &#8220;Obsession&#8221; (Zitat Silke) mit einem ganz anderen Radiomoderator (nur weil ich besagten Moderator gerne nackt unter meinem Tannenbaum gehabt hätte, heißt das noch nicht, dass ich obsessiv bin! Pffff.)</em></p>
<p><em>Zusammengefasst war es ein wunderbarer Abend, der nur dadurch hätte getoppt werden können, wenn er in London stattgefunden hätte&#8230;</em></p>
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		<title>2011: So Long, and Thanks for the Ride.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The year 2011 was a busy one for me, but then again not too busy: I was working a lot, but it never felt stressful or that I couldn&#8217;t cope with it. I enjoyed the time spent with friends as much as having a quiet day at home. I took on a lot of new [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=casaru.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11302629&amp;post=2699&amp;subd=casaru&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The year 2011 was a busy one for me, but then again not too busy: I was working a lot, but it never felt stressful or that I couldn&#8217;t cope with it. I enjoyed the time spent with friends as much as having a quiet day at home. I took on a lot of new classes, especially at the universities around here, and I found out that I really enjoy teaching at uni and interacting with young students (not sure if they enjoy interacting with me, but there you go). At the end of 2011, I am more relaxed about certain aspects in life, in particular money and work, and I really hope this continues in the years to come (fingers crossed!).</p>
<p>I visited my land of hope and glory not once, but about every second month, and this will most certainly continue in 2012. My parents and my family shared some entertaining and touching moments with me, and I am grateful for them. I also managed to surround myself with the right friends &#8211; there might be only a handful, but they are brilliant ones, and they love me no matter what.  So before I leave home to celebrate New Year&#8217;s Eve with some of these friends, I hope your 2011 was also a good one, and I wish you all the best for 2012!</p>
<p><strong>“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and don’t forget to make some art — write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.”  (Neil Gaiman)</strong></p>
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<p><em>2011 war ein sehr geschäftiges Jahr für mich, aber andererseits auch nicht zu arbeitsreich: Ich habe zwar viel zu tun gehabt, aber es hat sich nie stressig angefühlt oder so, als ob ich damit nicht zurecht kommen würde. Ich habe die Zeit, <em>die ich mit Freunden</em> verbracht habe, genauso genossen wie einen ruhigen Tag alleine zuhause. Ich habe viele neue Kurse unterrichtet, vor allem an den Universitäten hier in der Gegend, und ich habe herausgefunden, dass es mir wirklich Spaß macht, mit jungen Studenten zu interagieren (ich bin mir nicht sicher, ob sie wiederum Spaß an der Interaktion haben, aber da müssen sie dann durch). Am Ende des Jahres 2011 bin ich entspannter, was bestimmte Aspekte meines Lebens angeht, vor allem Geld und Arbeit, und ich hoffe wirklich, dass sich der Trend in den nächsten Jahren so fortsetzt (Daumen drücken!).</em></p>
<p><em>Ich habe mein &#8220;Land der Hoffnung und Herrlichkeit&#8221; nicht einmal, sondern ungefähr jeden zweiten Monat besucht, und das wird sich definitiv im Jahr 2012 so fortsetzen. Meine Eltern und meine Familie haben einige unterhaltsame und berührende Momente mit mir geteilt, und dafür bin ich dankbar. Ich habe es auch geschafft, mich mit den richtigen Freunden zu umgeben &#8211; es gibt nur eine Handvoll davon, aber sie sind wundervoll, und sie lieben mich, komme was wolle. Bevor ich also das Haus verlasse, um Silvester mit ein paar eben dieser Freunde zu feiern, hoffe ich, dass Euer 2011 ebenfalls ein gutes Jahr war, und ich wünsche Euch nur das Beste für 2012!</em></p>
<p><strong><em>&#8220;Möge Dein kommendes Jahr mit Magie und Träumen und positivem Wahnsinn gefüllt sein. Ich hoffe, Du liest ein paar gute Bücher und küsst jemanden, der denkt, dass Du wunderbar bist, und vergiss nicht, künstlerisch aktiv zu sein &#8211; schreibe oder zeichne oder baue oder singe oder lebe, wie nur Du es kannst. Und ich hoffe, dass Du Dich irgendwann im nächsten Jahr einmal selbst überraschst.&#8221;  (Neil Gaiman)</em></strong></p>
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		<title>Wine tasting. Well, we tried.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have just come home from an evening at Andreas&#8217; place that did not exactly go as planned but was nevertheless quite entertaining. Amin, Andreas and I wanted to meet up for a wine tasting &#8211; so far, so good. Unfortunately, I had developed a bit of tooth ache earlier today, been to the dentist [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=casaru.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11302629&amp;post=2701&amp;subd=casaru&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have just come home from an evening at Andreas&#8217; place that did not exactly go as planned but was nevertheless quite entertaining. Amin, Andreas and I wanted to meet up for a wine tasting &#8211; so far, so good. Unfortunately, I had developed a bit of tooth ache earlier today, been to the dentist and taken some pain killers, so I was out of the question. Amin had a night shift and slept barely three hours, but at least managed to cook a pot of Coq au Vin (or rather Dinde au Vin) and brought some cheese along. Together we went to the nearest supermarket to get some baguettes and grapes (a way of about 300 metres, and yet Andreas managed to become lost. Twice. I suspect he also loses his bearings in his own flat from time to time).</p>
<p>We ate, we drank (but not as much as intended due to the aforementioned reasons), we laughed. Andreas talked about tannins and astringent and bottle-aging, so when I told him that I live by the rule &#8220;The main thing is that it tastes yummy!&#8221;, he almost throttled me. It also turned out that I am scarily efficient in finding strange web videos, most of which Amin and Andreas had never heard of. Finally, I got them hooked on &#8220;The Voice of Germany&#8221;, a casting show, and we spent literally hours watching videos of it on the net. When Amin started falling asleep on the sofa (seems to be pathological with her), I drove her home &#8211; but not without arranging another meeting on Jan 5. Which is incidentally the next airing of &#8220;The Voice of Germany&#8221;.</p>
<p><em>Ich bin gerade von einem Abend bei Andreas nach Hause gekommen &#8211; ein Abend, der nicht unbedingt so ablief wie geplant, aber dennoch sehr unterhaltsam war. Amin, Andreas und ich wollten uns zu einer Weinprobe treffen &#8211; so weit, so gut. Leider hatte ich vormittags Zahnschmerzen bekommen, war beim Zahnarzt gewesen und hatte Schmerzmittel eingenommen, also war ich schon mal außen vor. Amin hatte Nachtschicht und nur knapp 3 Stunden geschlafen, aber es immerhin geschafft, einen Topf Coq au Vin (oder eher Dinde au Vin) zu kochen und Käse mitzubringen. Zusammen gingen wir dann zum nächsten Supermarkt, um noch Baguettes und Weintrauben zu kaufen (ein Weg von ungefähr 300 Metern, und trotzdem hat Andreas es geschafft, sich zu verlaufen. Zweimal. Ich vermute, dass er selbst in seiner eigenen Wohnung ab und zu mal die Orientierung verliert).</em></p>
<p><em>Wir aßen, wir tranken (wenn auch nicht annähernd so viel wie geplant aus den oben erwähnten Gründen), wir lachten. Andreas redete über Tannine und Adstringenz und Flaschenreifung und war kurz davor, mich zu erdrosseln, als ich ihm sagte, dass ich nach dem Motto lebe, &#8220;Hauptsache, es schmeckt!&#8221;. Es stellte sich auch heraus, dass ich erschreckend effizient darin bin, bizarre Videos im Netz zu finden, von denen die meisten Amin und Andreas völlig unbekannt waren. Schließlich habe ich sie mit &#8220;The Voice of Germany&#8221; angefixt, einer Casting-Show, und wir haben buchstäblich Stunden damit verbracht, uns Videos davon anzusehen. Als Amin anfing, auf dem Sofa einzuschlafen (scheint krankhaft bei ihr zu sein), habe ich sie nach Hause gefahren &#8211; aber nicht, ohne vorher ein weiteres Treffen am 5. Januar zu vereinbaren. Was auch zufällig der nächste Sendetermin für &#8220;The Voice of Germany&#8221; ist. </em></p>
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		<title>Happy Holidays!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 23:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To all my loved ones out there: I wish you a very merry Christmas and send you many hugs and kisses! An alle meine lieben Menschen dort draußen: Ich wünsche Euch frohe Weihnachten und schicke Euch viele Umarmungen und Küsse! &#160; Filed under: Family, Friends, Me<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=casaru.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11302629&amp;post=2689&amp;subd=casaru&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To all my loved ones out there: I wish you a very merry Christmas and send you many hugs and kisses!</p>
<p><em>An alle meine lieben Menschen dort draußen: Ich wünsche Euch frohe Weihnachten und schicke Euch viele Umarmungen und Küsse!</em></p>
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		<title>Christmas with the Ladies.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I invited the girls over for a Christmas dinner yesterday evening, followed by a movie. Faru, Amin, Silke and Detti lauded my cooking and shared some hilarious stories (Detti apparently became a smoker thanks to her driving school instructor). Amin was so stuffed that she later fell asleep on the sofa, tucked away the corner [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=casaru.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11302629&amp;post=2675&amp;subd=casaru&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I invited the girls over for a Christmas dinner yesterday evening, followed by a movie. Faru, Amin, <a title="Christmas Menu" href="http://www.mittwochdonnerstag.de/2011/12/christmas-menu-oder-ich-wollte-doch-nur-wurst-kaufen/" target="_blank">Silke</a> and Detti lauded my cooking and shared some hilarious stories (Detti apparently became a smoker thanks to her driving school instructor). Amin was so stuffed that she later fell asleep on the sofa, tucked away the corner and snuggling into Silke&#8217;s shoulder. While we were watching the mandatory Christmas movie (&#8220;Bridget Jones&#8221; &#8211; what else?), I glanced around and observed the others: Detti in the rocking chair, Faru and Silke sharing a blanket, Amin sound asleep, and I felt rather &#8230; happy. It was wonderful that we all had found the time to share an evening together, enjoying a dinner, some stories and finally a movie, and just spending time with each other close to Christmas. I know that I am truly blessed to have friends like these.</p>
<p><em>Ich habe gestern abend die Mädels zu einem Weihnachtsessen eingeladen, gefolgt von einem Filmabend. Faru, Amin, <a title="Christmas Menu" href="http://www.mittwochdonnerstag.de/2011/12/christmas-menu-oder-ich-wollte-doch-nur-wurst-kaufen/" target="_blank">Silke</a> und Detti haben meine Kochkünste gelobt und ein paar extrem amüsante Stories zum Besten gegeben (Detti wurde offenbar nur dank ihres Fahrlehrers zum Raucher). Amin war so vollgefressen, dass sie später auf dem Sofa einschlief, halb in der Ecke versteckt und an Silke&#8217;s Schulter angekuschelt. Während wir den obligatorischen Weihnachtsfilm schauten (&#8220;Bridget Jones&#8221; &#8211; was sonst?), schaut ich mich um und beobachtete die anderen: Detti im Schaukelstuhl, Faru und Silke, die sich eine Decke teilten, Amin im Tiefschlaf, und ich fühlte mich ziemlich &#8230; glücklich. Es war grandios, dass wir alle die Zeit gefunden hatten, einen Abend zusammen zu teilen, ein Abendessen, interessante Anekdoten und schließlich einen Film zu genießen, und einfach kurz vor Weihnachten noch Zeit miteinander zu verbringen. Ich weiß, dass ich wirklich Glück habe, solche Freunde zu haben.</em></p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend marked my sixth visit to London this year. As the five times before, I went with somebody else, and again it was somebody who had never been to the city before. So we visited the usual sights: Big Ben, Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, and the likes. Don&#8217;t get me wrong &#8211; I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=casaru.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11302629&amp;post=2608&amp;subd=casaru&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This weekend marked my sixth visit to London this year. As the five times before, I went with somebody else, and again it was somebody who had never been to the city before. So we visited the usual sights: Big Ben, Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, and the likes. Don&#8217;t get me wrong &#8211; I love showing other people around &#8220;my&#8221; city, and I can definitely enjoy the view of Tower Bridge over and over again. It&#8217;s just that I would spend a weekend alone entirely differently.</p>
<p>I would probably go to the West End to see &#8220;<a title="Matilda" href="http://www.matildathemusical.com/" target="_blank">Matilda</a>&#8221; on Friday evening, followed with a drink somewhere in Soho. If the weekend was sunny, I would take a walk around <a title="Hampstead Heath" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampstead_heath" target="_blank">Hampstead Heath</a> and imagine I owned one of the houses there (and one day, I will. Never give up hope). I would stop at Tesco to buy some sausage rolls and Scotch eggs and maybe a bottle of cider and sit down on <a title="Parliament Hill" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_Hill,_London" target="_blank">Parliament Hill</a> to watch the sun go down behind the skyline. If it was rainy, I would spend the entire day either at the <a title="Natural History Museum" href="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/" target="_blank">Natural History Museum</a> (sitting in one of the most beautiful buildings in London) or the <a title="British Museum" href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/" target="_blank">British Museum</a> (where I could spend days anyway. Oh, what am I talking about &#8211; weeks!). It&#8217;s actually a pity that most tourists ignore the museums and opt for the typical sights instead &#8211; London&#8217;s museums are full of wonders and magic and generally free of admission. I would probably spend every autumn and winter weekend in one of the museum if I were to live in London (hello there, sore spot!). I would watch a play at the <a title="National Theatre" href="http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/" target="_blank">National Theatre</a> and stroll down Southbank afterwards, enjoying the view of the city at night. Cambridge, Margate and Brighton are only a short train ride away and are wonderful destinations for a day trip.</p>
<p>I miss living in England, and I miss experiencing the small things which make up England for me. Therefore, the next trip will be on my own, so that England and I will finally have an intimate rendezvous again. Just the two of us &#8211; me and the country which has stolen my heart.</p>
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<p><em>Dieses Wochenende markierte meinen sechsten Aufenthalt in London in diesem Jahr. Wie die fünf Male zuvor fuhr ich in Begleitung, und auch dieses Mal wieder mit jemandem, der noch nie vorher in der Stadt gewesen war. Also besuchten wir die üblichen Sehenswürdigkeiten: Big Ben, den Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, und so weiter. Nicht, dass wir uns falsch verstehen &#8211; ich liebe es, andere Leute in &#8220;meiner&#8221; Stadt herumzuführen, und ich kann den Anblick der Tower Bridge definitiv immer wieder genießen. Aber wenn ich alleine unterwegs wäre, würde ich das Wochenende völlig anders verbringen.</em></p>
<p><em>Ich würde Freitag abend wahrscheinlich &#8220;<a title="Matilda" href="http://www.matildathemusical.com/" target="_blank">Matilda</a>&#8220; im West End anschauen, und danach noch ein kleines Kaltgetränk irgendwo in Soho zu mir nehmen. Falls das Wochenende sonnig wäre, würde ich in <a title="Hampstead Heath" href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampstead_Heath" target="_blank">Hampstead Heath</a> spazierengehen und mir vorstellen, eines der Häuser dort würde mir gehören (und eines Tages wird es das auch. Nie die Hoffnung aufgeben). Ich würde einen kleinen Umweg über Tesco machen und mich mit Sausage Rolls und Scotch Eggs und vielleicht einer Flasche Cider eindecken und mich auf den <a title="Parliament Hill" href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_Hill_(London)" target="_blank">Parliament Hill</a> setzen, um mir anzuschauen, wie die Sonne hinter der Skyline untergeht. Falls es regnen würde, würde ich den ganzen Tag entweder im <a title="Natural History Museum" href="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/" target="_blank">Natural History Museum</a> verbringen (das sich in einem der schönsten Gebäude der Stadt befindet) oder im <a title="British Museum" href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/" target="_blank">Britischen Museum</a> (wo ich ohnehin Tage verbringen könnte. Ach, was rede ich denn da &#8211; Wochen!). Es ist eigentlich schade, dass die meisten Touristen die Museen ignorieren und stattdessen lieber die typischen Sehenswürdigkeiten abklappern &#8211; London&#8217;s Museen sind voller Wunder und Magie und kosten generell keinen Eintritt. Ich würde wahrscheinlich jedes Herbst- und Winter-Wochenende in einem der Museen verbringen, wenn ich in London leben würde (Hallo, wunder Punkt!). Ich würde mir ein Theaterstück im <a title="National Theatre" href="http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/" target="_blank">National Theatre</a> anschauen und danach die Southbank herunterschlendern, um den Anblick der Stadt bei Nacht zu genießen. Cambridge, Margate und Brighton sind nur eine kurze Zugfahrt entfernt und wunderbare Ziele für einen Tagesausflug.</em></p>
<p><em>Ich vermisse es, in England zu leben, und ich vermisse es, die Dinge zu erleben, die für mich England ausmachen. Daher werde ich die nächste Reise alleine antreten, damit England und ich endlich wieder ein kleines, intimes Rendezvous miteinander haben. Nur wir beide &#8211; ich und das Land, das mein Herz gestohlen hat.</em></p>
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		<title>Paderborn vs. St Pauli.</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I gave myself an early birthday present and went to Paderborn to watch a Pauli match. After driving past the stadium twice as it eerily resembles a furniture shop, I finally found a) a parking spot and b) my cousin and the gang. The following two hours until kick-off were spent with eating doughnuts, drinking [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=casaru.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11302629&amp;post=2598&amp;subd=casaru&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I gave myself an early birthday present and went to Paderborn to watch a Pauli match. After driving past the stadium <strong>twice</strong> as it eerily resembles a furniture shop, I finally found a) a parking spot and b) my cousin and the gang. The following two hours until kick-off were spent with eating doughnuts, drinking alcohol-free beer, freezing, exchanging presents, and making fun of the Paderborn stadium. Mainly freezing, though.</p>
<p>The match was a disgrace. I read a report afterwards where it was described as a &#8220;decent match&#8221; &#8211; apparently the commentator had either seen a different match or was still in shock over the Paderborn stadium (lame joke, yes &#8211; but then again, you probably haven&#8217;t experienced the Paderborn stadium yet). Pauli was an uncoordinated mess and failed at even the simplest of passes. The defence was acephalous, running seemed to be too exhausting, and morale was non-existent. The goal for Paderborn just before half-time was well deserved. Pauli got a bit better in the second half, but was still hapless as the ball plainly refused to get into the Paderborn goal. I was biting my nails in the last ten minutes and actually turned away more than once as I could not watch the unfolding drama anymore. The equalizer in the 93rd minute was celebrated like a victory by the Pauli fans. And in a certain way, it was &#8211; in the end, the draw was a just result for both teams.</p>
<p><em>Ich habe mir selbst ein verfrühtes Geburtstagsgeschenk gemacht und bin nach Paderborn gefahren, um mir ein Pauli-Spiel anzuschauen. Nachdem ich <strong>zweimal</strong> am Stadion vorbeigefahren bin, weil es auf erschreckende Weise einem Möbelhaus ähnelte, habe ich dann endlich a) einen Parkplatz und b) meine Cousine und die Gang gefunden. Die folgenden zwei Stunden bis zum Anstoß wurden mit dem Essen von Berlinern, dem Trinken von alkoholfreiem Bier, frieren, dem Austausch von Geschenken, und dem Witze reißen über das Paderborner Stadion verbracht. Aber hauptsächlich frieren.</em></p>
<p><em>Das Spiel war eine Schande. Ich habe später einen Bericht gelesen, in dem das Spiel als &#8220;ansehnlich&#8221; beschrieben wurde &#8211; offenbar hatte der Kommentator entweder ein anderes Spiel gesehen oder war immer noch in einem Schockzustand hinsichtlich des Paderborner Stadions (OK, lahmer Witz &#8211; aber andererseits hat von Euch wahrscheinlich auch noch keiner das Paderborner Stadion erlebt). Pauli war ein unkoordinierter Haufen und hat selbst die einfachsten Pässe vergeigt. Die Verteidigung war kopflos, laufen war offenbar zu anstrengend, und der Kampfgeist war nicht vorhanden. Das Tor für die Paderborner kurz vor dem Halbzeitpfiff war durchaus verdient. Pauli wurde in der zweiten Hälfte etwas besser, aber war glücklos, weil der Ball sich rundheraus weigerte, ins Paderborner Tor zu gehen. Ich habe in den letzten 10 Minuten meine Nägel gekaut und musste mich mehrmals wegdrehen, weil ich das sich abspielende Drama nicht mit ansehen konnte. Der Ausgleich in der 93. Minute wurde von den Pauli-Fans gefeiert wie ein Sieg. Und in gewisser Hinsicht war es das auch &#8211; am Ende war der Ausgleich ein gerechtes Ergebnis für beide Teams. </em></p>
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		<title>The Fog.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After an unusual warm and mild October and a rather sunny first half of November, autumn has finally come &#8211; with a vengeance. It has been extremely foggy for the last days, so much indeed that the fog was apparantly the reason for a major multiple collision on the autobahn round the corner from my [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=casaru.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11302629&amp;post=2585&amp;subd=casaru&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After an unusual warm and mild October and a rather sunny first half of November, autumn has finally come &#8211; with a vengeance. It has been extremely foggy for the last days, so much indeed that the fog was apparantly the reason for a major multiple collision on the autobahn round the corner from my place. 52 cars crashed into resp. piled up on each other on Friday evening, at about the same time when I was taking the A-Road next to it.</p>
<p>Apart from the dreadful driving conditions, the fog is actually quite nice. There is nothing more cosy than sitting in the living room with some candles on and a cuppa in my hand and looking out into the misty garden.</p>
<p><em>Nach einem ungewöhnlich warmen und milden Oktober und einer eher sonnigen ersten Novemberhälfte hat sich endlich der Herbst eingefunden &#8211; und das mit voller Kraft. Es ist seit ein paar Tagen extrem nebelig, und zwar so sehr, dass der Nebel offenbar die Ursache für eine Massenkarambolage auf der Autobahn um die Ecke war. Am Freitag abend krachten <em>52 Autos </em>in- bzw. stapelten sich aufeinander, ungefähr zur gleichen Zeit, als ich auf der parallel verlaufenden Bundesstraße nach Hause fuhr. </em></p>
<p><em>Von den miserablen Wetterbedingungen mal abgesehen, ist der Nebel aber eigentlich ganz nett. Es gibt nichts heimeligeres, als im Wohnzimmer mit ein paar Kerzen und einer Tasse Tee zu sitzen und in den nebeligen Garten zu schauen.</em></p>
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