Category: Life

How do I create a nice-looking, spring-looking, colorful and cute layout without it looking too girly/kidly (is that even a word)?

Any ideas?

The brown bar to the left was pink at first (see the second image), which made the layout look like a kids-layout even more. I read through some tutorials on how to create the web 2.0 look and that’s what I tried in the green wavy forms and the title.

Are the navigation buttons too close to each other?

Note that the layout isn’t even 1/3 done. The whole footer is missing and so much more. The title was in the green wavy form at first, I thought that looked better.
Any ideas on how I can spice it up a bit though?

As some of you know, I’ve started my lovely Thesis about TerraSAR-X on Monday.

Until now I’m doing researches, I went to the library and got lots of books about SAR, Radar… last week, I discovered Google Books I’ve been reading a lot.

Seeing I did quite some reading, I figured it was time to write the basic principles of SAR and Radar. So, full of enthusiasm I opened Word and then – then I just sat there. I didn’t know how to start and what the hell to write. I’ve heard that’s normal though, so I’m not worrying at the moment. I still have lots of time (which, I bet, will just fly).

Thanks again all Snarkers for replying to this thread. I ordered a Dell last night. They had an offering until February 26st, which made the laptop I ordered 60 Euro cheaper than usually. ❓

I tried to keep the laptop as cheap as possible, seeing I have a great Dell desktop (I prefer desktops) and only need the laptop for my thesis (how spoiled does that sound). Ah, I was so happy that during my five years of studying I wasn’t the typical student who had a laptop. I thought I’d never be the owner of one (well, I do have a laptop at the moment, it’s my mom’s with rocking 128mb RAM and 3GB disk space) and now, as of March 20th, I’ll be an owner as well. The laptop will cost me 600€ ((about $880, 450 pounds)), that’s money I currently don’t have and I’m happy to have an older sister who’s working and will lend me that money. I’ll pay her back on a monthly basis.

I actually didn’t want a laptop seeing I don’t need it necessarily (it’s just so much more practical), but now I’m looking forward to it.

As said above, I tried to keep the laptop as cheap as possible, I did order two luxury items though, I couldn’t resist.

The Flamingo-Pink Cover (I’m such a sucker for pink 🙂 )

A glossy true-life screen (also after reading this blog entry)

It’s the Inspiron 1525 with Vista Home Premium (I can’t wait to see how that OS looks like) it has a 15.4 inch screen, 2GB RAM, no dual-core processor and no camera (who needs a camera).

Do you prefer laptops or desktops? Why?

I get up every morning at about 7am, from monday through sunday. I get up, get ready, take the bus to the library. Sit in the library until about 8pm – stuying. I get home by taking the bus. I sometimes get out one station before my home station, so that I walk a bit and get some action 😀 some action. Not enough, that’s for sure.
So, should I wonder about my belly being huge?

Normally – when I lie down in bed, my tummy area is a little hollow (is that the right word?) Well, see the demonstration below (images not true to scale):

See how it “goes in” a little? Well, because I love eating and because it’s winter and because I don’t ride my bike etc blablabla it’s like this when I go to bed.

Argh, the last time it was so big (for more than a week) was when I lived in the States and gained 20 pounds (the food is just soooo good there) 😛

*sigh*

It’s not that I’m fat or anything similar, I’m still tiny (just when I gain, I gain on my belly. And boobs), but I don’t feel comfortable in my skin at the moment. The lover asks me weekly if I gained on my boobies, with a big grin of course (on his face), argh – I gained everywhere! I’m sure glad he thinks it’s sexy 😉

Anyways, studying is going ok. Geography is interesting, GIS not so much, Quality Management and Print Media is ok, it’s a lot though. 🙁

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Now playing: Monkees – I’m A Believer

Wishing you all a very

MERRY CHRISTMAS

And if I don’t get to my blog out of whatever

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

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Now playing: ANAJO – WENN DU NUR WÜSSTEST
via FoxyTunes

I would have had a lot to write the last few days (I think) but I was just oh too lazy to go through this huge process of clicking two clicks until I’d be here, in the “Write Post” section. Gah!

Anyways, I got the EOS 350D (*biggrin*). The lover was a tiny bit envious, but I told him he’s allowed to….. read the instructions 😀 He was not amused. Then I said he’s allowed to …. buy me lenses. He wasn’t amused with that either. Nah, he’s allowed to use the camera of course. I wish I’d be done with Uni and working at a job so that I could buy a new lens soon. I’m happy with the one included but there are so great lenses out there.

We tested the camera last Saturday and the pictures beneath (scroll down if needed) came out. Fun times 😀

I held my “Turkey” speech today. It went well, it went exactly 30 minutes. The prof loved my Presentation (Powerpoint Presentations = my specialty) so I’m happy with that.
Finally, now that the speech is over I can concentrate on the upcoming exams *joy*.

I got my Dad two presents. A “Candle-light-dinner” for two (including for my mom) and a Dvd called “Am Limit” (on the limit), it’s about two extreme-climbers from Bavaria 🙂 It’s more like a documentation and I hope he’ll like it. I’d like to watch it as well.

I’m not at all in a christmas-y mood at all. You?