Author: Tracy

Long week

This week has been long! I’ve been working over hours to get in, well, some extra hours.

The big project I’ve been working on (with my colleague) (at work) is finally completed and my company’s website is online with a whole new look. We’ve used Drupal as a CMS and I still don’t get the hang of it. Oh well, luckily my colleague is more of a coder than I am – I mainly do the design. If you’re nosy and want to see the site (and then know which company I work for) – email me. Either I’ll answer or not ;).

I need a new layout. I’m finally getting sick of this one. And I’m only on my site on the weekend (like today). Since I’ve started working my 40+ hours and living with the Lover I’m really not in the mood for the Internet at night. It’s kind of a shame, but on the other side I’m also happy I’m not hanging online until dawn.

So, the Lover’s gone and I have time (maybe) to work on a new layout. I want a plain one this time, but actually I want a plain one every time… we’ll see.

Photos of the Apartment

So, today I took a few pictures of my new little apartment. We got new floor for the balcony so now it looks quite cozy. Here you go

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Our new floor and our awesome herbs 🙂

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This is where the morning sun hits. It’s sunny on the balcony all day!! Whee!
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Our lovely HUGE TV which is being used mostly for watching F.R.I.E.N.D.S and “Germany’s next top model”, of course.
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Left: Living room with IKEA Expedit. Behind that is the dining table. RIGHT: My workspace

And btw, after reading about your comments on my last post, I ordered both purses 😀 They’re not here yet so I can’t wait.

Move completed

O hai guyz! It’s been a long time (a month?).

The move went fine and we’re slowly getting more and more furniture and hence the place more cozy. Last week we got our new dining table delivered, it’s huge and very nice. The only big thing missing is a couch for the living room and a closet for the office.

This is just an update to let you know that everything’s fine, that we like our new little place, the area is great… Beneath is a snapshot of our new table and the new bowls and sets I bought for it 🙂

Bowls

Holy fu**ing sh**!!

I’m happy to pronounce:

I have COMPLETED my thesis!!! After exactly one year I’m finished! DONE!

Holy sh**

My little baby has 157 pages and 30.531 words, a bunch of colorful maps, figures, tables and equations. I’m bringing it to printing and binding on Tuesday and I have an appointment with my prof on Friday.

Tomorrow after work I’m going to try to read if twice (or at least once). I’m kinda sick of it haha. It still was a great and interesting subject and I’m happy I chose it. I can’t wait until it’s out of my hands and in the hands of the prof. I still need to do some things like burn it on CD, buy some kind of “box” to put it in um… that’s about it.

Now I’m tired and going to bed 🙂

EDIT:// I just overwrote my theme by upgrading WP automatically… ehrm. My last backup was in November – before the reviews on http://rev.iew.me :(… a well.

What to do on a Sunday

Seeing I’m still writing on my thesis (yes I know – it’s been a year almost) and I still sit at home 24/7 because I’m writing on it, I’m just going to imagine what I could do tomorrow, on a Sunday…

  1. Go out for breakfast
    Ah, I love going out for breakfast with friends/the boyfriend. My favorite menu contains scrambled eggs with bacon or sausages and pancakes with lots of maple sirup.
  2. Go for a walk if it’s a sunny day
    Sundays are quite (here in Munich). No stores are open, not as many cars drive through the city. There’s the smell of nature in the middle of the city
  3. Do nothing
    That’s nice too every now and again. I love sleeping in, then, when I wake up I’ll just stay in bed. Sometimes I’ll turn on the TV and just watch random things. I get up – make coffee. I check my daily sites online whilst nipping on my coffee with milk, one spoon of sugar. And then, the rest of the day, I’ll do nothing.
  4. Meet with a friend
    I might do that tomorrow evening. It’s nice to chat about life, work, men, the apartment… whilst drinking a cafè au lait
  5. Devote your time to your website
    Update it – add new content, write a blog post, code a little bit here and there, add new links, comment on other blog posts… devote your time to the geek in you
  6. Devote your time to your hobbies
    Take photos, go to the gym, go running, ride the bike, do handicrafts, knit, play video games, clean… whatever you want
  7. Visit your parents/mom/dad/relatives
    If you don’t live at home anymore. Even if it’s just for dinner. Spend time with your family
  8. Devote time to your beauty
    Take a bath, make a peeling, give your hair a deep conditioner, cut your nails and paint them, massage your feet, go for a massage… all that is so relaxing and you feel great afterwards
  9. Clean
    Clean your room, apartment, basement, balcony, wash your car or bike
  10. Shop online
    In Germany the stores are closed on Sunday (unfortunately). If you’re lazy or if the stores are closed as well where you live, surf online stores, add items to your cart, shop!

Ah, there are so many things you can do on a Sunday. And I’m happy, because next Sunday I’ll have such a day!!

I’m giving up my thesis to the company for proof-reading on Monday (30100 words by now), I’ll drive to work and clean my hard drives (I have two at work – I have so much satellite data for my thesis, one hard drive wasn’t enough). Cleaning up hard drives is not one of my favorite jobs. It’s time consuming and you never know if you can really delete something or if you might need it again.

On Tuesday and Wednesday I’ll proof-read my thesis (if I’m in the mood. I kinda can’t see it anymore…). And on Thursday I’ll take a well deserved vacation – until Sunday! So excited! I’m visiting my parents, my sister, brother-in-law and nephews. The thing I missed most while completing my thesis was not being able to spend time with my family.

My new job starts on Monday, February 2nd 2009. I’ll be working in the GIS software development department (I’ll be in charge of the web design, yet I told my new boss I’m very interested in learning Java, PHP, and everything you need to know). I’ll also be working in the Radar image processing department. Two departments! Wohoo! I’m very excited and nosy. I can’t image I’ll be an employee now – work a full time job – be no student anymore. Earn money, pay all my insurances, pay my rent… scary!

Wish me luck 😉