Nine month without a new journal entry can only mean ... that nothing very special has happened, no calamities at all. Good enough to mention, isn't it?

Yep.

Yesterday we celebrated another year I'm still alive

Good enough?

Yep.

But guess what. My sister + my brother + my sons bought me a present. A rather large one. This one: [link]
Not a print. The ORIGINAL PAINTING!
I'm completely beside myself with happiness.
Thank you so much, my dears

It's time for a new journal, just to prove I'm still alive and still here (sometimes) and additional to that I've been tagged again, so here I go.

First the news: There wasn't much to say, so I kept quiet. No news is good news, isn't it?
I was busy with my several jobs, my writing, etc.
In the first weeks of our summer holidays my family and I went to Denmark. It was really nice there. As nice as can be, with two more or less pubescent children (nothing the Danish can be made responsible for though ...) I liked the country and the people, and the language sounds funny, but likable.
Last week my PC broke down. I was aghast. But today my genious of a brother called me to tell me he can fix it and I won't lose my stored data. My husband lent me his laptop for the meantime, so I can write (e.g. stupid journals) and surf the web.

Today I was very busy in the garden. I pruned a big willow tree and burned some of the dead limbs in my fire basket. A few hours later I gave the neighbourhood something to talk about for some days. A neighbour screamed fire and somebody called the firefighters, because I had accidentally set fire on my compost heap by putting hot ashes onto it. I managed to put out the fire myself, but the auxiliary fire brigade was already on its way (it's only one street away, so they were there at absolutely no time). They checked everything and poured some more water on it, just to be sure. I feel quite ashamed about being so stupid. I should have known better.

So, that's for the news.

Tagging stuff. to

Rules:

Each person tagged must write 8 things about themselves in their journal.
If you have already done it, give a link to that journal.
You must tag 6 more people. *smirk*
You must go to their site and tell them they've been tagged.

8 things about me you never asked for and don't really want to know:

1) I don't enjoy buying shoes. With feet my size it's no fun, I can tell you Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling Clementine ...
2) I hate high heels as well, cause wearing them makes me feel like Hagrid, which is fun to read about in a book, but not that enjoyable in real life.
3) I'm a passionate dancer, which makes the shoe-thing even worse
4) I'm quite good at dancing the male part by now. It IS a worthy experience to step in your partner's shoes to see the difficulties he/she has to deal with. Try it out, I can only recommend it. This is not only true for dancing.
5) Payment for paperboys (and -girls) should include at least one pair of good trainers a year.
6) I had no time to put shoes on when I ran out into the garden tonight to put out the fire. No-one noticed though.
7) A horse stepped onto one of my feet once. Rather painful experience, that lost me my belief in the lucky charm of horse-shoes, but not half as painful as
8) The car, that stood on my left (bare) foot, when I was seven. The driver didn't see me at first. When he finally saw me, his brake shoes worked instantly, he managed to stop the car with the front wheel on my foot. He was so shocked that he didn't even notice I was still alive, knocking on his window and trying to get my foot loose. He sat there and stared blankly onto his steering wheel, believing he had just killed a child. I still wear the scar. My skin stayed under the wheel, when I finally managed to pull my foot out from under his car.

So that's about me. And now, is there anybody out there, who hasn't been tagged several times already? If there is, give me a note and I'll tag you

Okay, I know I said I'd write all my journals bilingual, but it's too late today, I might edit it tomorrow and add the German translation for all you saints
Today's German phrase of the day is: Gute Nacht (good night).

EDIT: No, I won't - maybe next time

Clubs I'm in:

Anyone who wants to be featured, see my last journal

I've decided that from now on I'll write my journals in German and English. I like my native language and I think there are enough German people here who needn't re-translate everything back to the original - most French folks do it that way (or they do write in French only).

The Feature Game is still running, but as it seems, only few people want to participate voluntarily, so I decided to feature those four now (my subscription ends in January), and if this doesn't convince you to join in, I'll add some people of my own choice in a few days (they don't need to continue this game - well, in fact no-one does), who Imho should get more attention.

On the road again ... I'm back in my papers-job next week, and then, from January on, I have the job for good (with contract, and vacation entitlement and continuation of payments and everything). I hope I'll get used to getting up so early somehow. And I hope we won't have much snow/ice ...

Holiday's are coming. A Merry Christmas to all you Christians, and for the others a real good time.




So, hier also nochmal auf Deutsch (wo ist eigentlich das Emoticon für unser Fähnchen? )

Ich habe mich entschlossen, mein Journal ab jetzt zweisprachig zu führen. Deutsch ist nun mal meine Muttersprache und ich habe keine Probleme damit. Für meine deutschen Freunde wird es so leichter und ich kann mich viel besser ausdrücken.

Bei dem Feature-Spiel, das ja nun schon eine Weile läuft, haben sich nur vier Leute freiwillig gemeldet, was ich schade finde. Aber da mein Abo im Januar ausläuft (und damit auch die Möglichkeit des Features), werde ich diese vier jetzt mal zeigen. Wenn euch das nicht überzeugt, mitzumachen, werde ich in ein paar Tagen noch ein paar von mir ausgesuchte ergänzend hinzufügen (die natürlich nicht verpflichtet sein werden, das Spiel fortzuführen), von denen ich aber denke, dass sie ein bisschen mehr Aufmerksamkeit verdient haben, weil ihre Kunst wirklich großartig ist. Ob ich das Abo verlängere, weiß ich noch nicht, also besser jetzt als nie.

Ich hab meinen Zusteller-Job wieder. Nächste Woche bin ich noch einmal vertretungsweise unterwegs, ab Januar dann fest, mit Vertrag, Urlaubsanspruch und Lohnfortzahlung im Krankheitsfall, etc. Drückt mir die Daumen, dass ich mich an das schrecklich frühe Aufstehen gewöhnen kann und auch, dass es bei uns nicht so viel Schnee und Eis geben möge (fährt sich nicht so besonders gut auf Eis mit dem Rad den Hügel rauf und runter).

Euch Christen wünsche ich Frohe Weihnacht, allen anderen eine schöne Zeit



All right. Features. And the winners are ...

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Clubs I'm in:

The rule is simple: you write under this journal "yes, I want to be featured" then I will choose three pictures that I like, from your galleries, to post them here in my journal.

Only ten, please hurry to have a spot.

And then you will follow through by doing the same in your journal!! Sounds fun!! Good way to advertize!!



All right, I was lucky and quick enough. I was the 9. person to say "Yes, I want to be featured" in s journal, so she featured me - I'm game! Thanks, Rachel

But now of course, it's my turn. So, if you want to be featured in my next journal, please just answer to this journal (as the rules above say) and I will. (As soon as I've worked out how, that is )

Don't be shy, I think it's a nice way to share art and get to know each other a little better. No silly questions about the colour of your underwear or anything

EDIT:

So, there are the first ones:
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Reached the 4.000 pageviews today Thank you everyone
I wanted to show the screenshot, but it doesn't work :/

Clubs I'm in:

Well, I haven't been here too often lately ... I apologize. I've been on the papers-job since the end of March, and damn, I have to say, it's been exhausting. And not only my shoes are worn-out now. Getting up at 4 am is something I'll never get used to. And I feel deep respect for all those, who have to make a life of work like this. I was tired for the rest of the day, to be true. I've never been much of an early bird. I usually stay awake until midnight (at least) and wouldn't get up before 9, if I could help it...

So, now I'm back to: jobless - but awake , or: strapped - but happy? I'm sorry to say so, but imho having to work spoils the day completely.

I hope, you're all fine. Take care

Clubs I'm in: