live from the lake

Far away from the lake

2011-07-12T03:27:00.001+02:00

I am in the fascinating city of New York.

Yes of course all the tourist-y stuff is on my list to do but also meeting people and discovering parts of this town that are not usually overrun by tourists.

I arrived at JFK airport on July 1st so I had a couple of days to get over my jet lag (Germany is 6 hours ahead of New York) and then I enjoyed the Macys fireworks display. I did my own video recording of it so I might just show you a little bit of what I shot.

As far as to watch the fireworks go, I just did what most people do and went to sit on the West Side Highway. People were having a picknic and stuff there until the cops made everyone stand up for safety reasons and of course to fit more people into the available space. From where we were we could see alright and we could hear a little of the live music which was featured in the score for the fireworks.

The city in itself has so many things to offer but if you are like me and love people watching (I know that sounds creepy but I mean it in a non stalker-y way!) Central Park, Grand Central or the Waldorf Astoria are places for you to visit and just sit back.

The city is expensive so a cheap way to stay is a Hostel. My first hostel was the New York Loft Hostel in Brooklyn. This Hostel is if you are comparing prizes a little on the more expensive side but it offers free daily breakfast and three times a week free BBQ at night. So it is a lot of free food. ;) It also is in a great place. It is in East Williamsburg and there is a very artsy community. (Just the outskirts of Hipster - Land!)I can only recommend it. Staff and other guests in the Hostel were very nice the rooms really clean, the most important thing, FREE WIFI!

To save some money on sightseeing it comes in handy to buy a New York Pass or a New York City Pass.

This is it for now. Gonna hit DC tomorrow and will write on the way back. Enjoy.

A step behind or Quit playing with my heart

2011-05-15T16:58:00.001+02:00

Warning: This is what Ray may have felt during Haunted.

He was going to be in the city anyway and he had enough time so why not drop by the ER and see everyone again. It was a good opportunity to meet them again. Well that was what he was telling himself the whole way there to calm his nerves. Yes he was writing her mails and letters and postcards but that was something friends always do and they are friends. Why was he so nervous then? After he had brought his stuff to the hotel he went to the hospital. To not be spotted the second he arrived he tarned himself as one of the many Halloween goers but how would he get in without being busted? When he arrived at the waiting area Frank just came back from a doughnut run. Thank god for that and after enlisting the desk clerks help he was in and sitting on the bed in curtain three observing the lay of the land. There were a couple of new faces around but otherwise it was the same chaos and drama as always. The mermaid most definitely is an intern and she probably is the idiot in their little merry group because no one else was dressed up. Well Julius Cesar – Frank doesn't count.

The plan was for his friends to come over and examine him but he had to leave it up to Frank to bring him his first 'victim'.

There he was Archie Morris and his all-time favorite enemy Tony Gates standing at the admit desk and Frank came over from the Trauma rooms. Ray heard Frank telling Morris to go see the patient in curtain three and he also saw the dismissive look on Archie's face when he spotted the Frankenstein person but Frank dragged him over anyways. After a little while he had surprised every single member of the ER staff and even the interns by now had to have noticed that the patient in curtain three is some sort of VIP but the most important person hadn't been down in all that time. Ray grew a little restless and so he walked around a little. Was he really that nervous? She is just a friend like the rest of them, right? Judging from the faces the others made right now she was there and that was when she came over. When she introduced herself Ray could hear the irritation and anger in her voice already and so he couldn't resist in aggravating her a little more. It was all worth it when he pulled the mask off and saw her happiness in her sparkling eyes. And you could argue that between them 'Bastard' was a term of endearment. It felt really good to see her again. She seemed happy and in a good place and he really didn't care that most of the ER staff was staring at their reunion like it was some kind of movie scene. They never really talked about 'them' and god forbid relationships so he wasn't really sure if Neela was seeing someone and to be honest he was too afraid to ask her directly. Her smile alone had been worth the trip and hurtful memories. The way her face had lit up when she saw him made his heart soar. He could've done without the run in with the new chief. The woman seemed rather strict, kind of like an Afro-American Weaver. Walking with Neela and seeing her in action was amazing. She had developed quite a bit but seemed a little off, maybe due to his being here or was it the new Australian guy?

Talking to Morris in the lounge had been nearly like old times but back then Pratt would've been there too. It felt wrong somehow sitting there and talk without him. He never meant to ask if Neela really was seeing someone but he couldn't deny how happy he felt when Morris told him she was single. Well he said to his knowledge but hiding a relationship in the ER or in County was next to impossible as history tells us. Besides Archie somehow always knew the newest gossip. But if Neela wasn't seeing someone this Brenner guy certainly was interested. He kind of reminded him of Gates at the beginning. Back then he had pointed out his superiority to the other man to scare him off but now he was inferior. On the subject of Tony Gates. That had been one strange encounter. The ex-paramedic had greeted him in a, well you could say, friendly and normal – between other people – way. He had to ask Archie about that because not only he had thought that was strange. The other people around the admit desk had looked surprised too.

The afternoon and early evening he spent with Neela felt like old times. The playful banter and their familiarity with each other. At first he was hesitant to show her his heart but as the evening progressed he couldn't help himself and kissed her. He couldn't say if he was angry or glad that the Brenner guy had interrupted them but now he knew for sure, that guy was clearly more than a co-worker.

She had played with him again and as always he was one step behind his opponent.

Maybe he had forgotten one song on his mix for Neela: Quit playing with my heart!

So what did you think? Please let me know.

WORLD LUPUS DAY

2011-05-10T20:33:00.001+02:00

Spend the day at the university and now I am free and can finally really enjoy and celebrate World Lupus Day.

Lupus doesn’t discriminate.

90% of patients are women.

It can affect your whole body.

Take your meds and life can be practically normal.(mild cases)

Most Lupus patients can’t be in UV light (aka the sunlight) for long or at all.

Lupus patients normally wear a hat and long sleeved clothes when outside!

We always carry sunscreen and emergency meds and papers.

Do you need stylish awareness accessories?

My tip: Go check out ChroniclysILLy and her Designs!

In her blog she always strives to make us giggle! She really has amazing finds .

Want to feel right at home and read articles all around Lupus and more? Go check out The Lupus Magazine. Geoff did us all a great favor in creating this free online newspaper! THANK YOU!

And one of my favorite sites is butyoudontlooksick.com Christine found an amazing way to explain living with a chronic illness her Spoon Theory. Derived from that the twitter hashtag #spoonie was born and most of the people in the sites community call themselves Spoonie.

Are you a spoonie or a lupie? Or both? I don’t judge. Do you want to talk to a Lupus Patient?

Join me starting NOW! in my videochat room.

My Daniel

2011-05-05T13:31:00.001+02:00

Warning: Stargate SG1 fic. Two words – Two women and what they mean to Daniel.

Daniel had nearly reached the door to the gate room when he heard the voices of Landry and Mitchell. He rolls his eyes when he hears her.

"Thanks! While I would normally be thrilled to have so much testosterone at my disposal…Where's my Daniel?

He was just about to step into the room when these two words, as innocent as they seem throw him back to when this all started. For a split second Daniel is frozen in place but then he races back to the safe haven that has become his office.

Even though he has almost everything packed up and in storage or on the way to the Daedalus one thing still remains on his desk.

Her photo - the only one he has. She used to say these two words and now she is dead; has been for many years.

But she is still in his heart probably always will be.

She is the reason he joined SG-1 and even after her death she found a way to keep him at the SGC. He only had been her Daniel for a little over a year but he would never forget how affectionate she had been.

After their admittedly rocky start he had stayed on Abydos after the death of Ra only for her to be taken by Apophis.

Damn those Goa'uld!

And now the former host of Quetesh, goddess of Love, Beauty and fertility, Vala.

Kind of ironic!

Why did she say these two words? Was he her Daniel, too?

No! He may be the first Daniel she knew but no he was not hers. He shook his head in confirmation of his thoughts.

He still had the framed picture in his hands when a young Air man came in and told him that General Landry was expecting him in the briefing room.

After dismissing the young man and assuring him that he would make his way in a minute he silently cursed Vala for her choice of words and hurried of.

On the short way from his office to the briefing room he went over his packing list again and noticed that he still had much to sort through.

So let's make this quick.

When Daniel enters he sees Vala already smiling demurely at him and coming in his direction. Oh no! She is not getting a nice hello. And so he bites out: "Okay. Where is it?"

What do you think? Leave it or write more?

If I fell–Songfic

2011-05-05T08:46:00.001+02:00

Warning: One Tree Hill’s Brooke and her feelings during Season 6 mainly surrounding her ‘relationship’ with Julian.

I still remember talking to him the first time. He was so arrogant and jock like. So sure of himself and we all thought he was here for Peyton. I mean he really tried to make her jealous or something. And now what does he want? He was so cute when he helped me looking for Sam. He was so caring and he kind of saved me.

If I fell in love with you

would you promise to be true,

and help me understand?

What is tonight about? Why am I dressed like this? Could Sam be right? He really did say 'Hot clothing designer' what does that mean? Should I really dress up tonight? Arrgh Sam and her stupid ideas! And now everything changed.

'cos I've been in love before,

and I found that love was more,

than just holding hands.

His grin! That should be illegal. I just don't know what to think. I can't think when I am around him. Sam walking in on us should be proof enough of that. He is driving me crazy but is really a good guy? Having fun, what is that? He said it and than Peyton told me that he jumped right into bed with someone else after their break up. And than he looked so hurt when I pulled the breaks! Why? If we are just having fun he shouldn't be hurt!

If I give my heart to you,

I must be sure from the very start,

that you would love me more then her.

And then only hours later Peyton tells me her facts were wrong! Oh my god! But what does this mean? He skipped his own premier to nurse his broken heart! He still loves her... Why does this always happen to me?

If I trust in you, oh please,

Don't run and hide,

Oh what does he want now? He is giving me the jacket back? Oh no he really don't loves me. Steady? What does that mean. Am I just a game? Oh my I totally understand why Peyton fell for him. He has a way with words. He is here for the girl in the book , the other girl, me!

If I love you too, oh please don't hurt my pride like her.

That ass! Brookeish? What is that? What does he think? I am not a slut and I never was! Okay maybe... but that so doesn't give him the right do laugh at me. Thank god Peyton is okay with me and Julian. Why is Missy so annoying? What? Who wrote that crazy piece of paper? Sex? That wasn't all I did! What is he thinking? I am not that girl anymore! High school Brooke is gone!

'Cos I couldn't stand the pain,

Oh my god he is so cute! The second break down got me melting. I never want to loose him. And now this. Why did he say that? I just can't say it now it has so much meaning. And then he accuses me of still loving Lucas or hiding behind Sam? That is so not fair! He is so cute and says the perfect thing one minute and than he is being a jerk again.

And I would be sad if our new love was in vain.

What did just happen? It was his idea to forget this freaking incident and when I am ready he just leaves and doesn't even want to meet after his appointment if there even was one! What did I do wrong? He is ignoring me! Why? And now the movie got cancelled and he has to leave. Karma is a bitch! Do I really want him to leave? I feel so bad! He such a good guy.

So I hope you see,

That I would love to love you,

Oh he is so good with words. 'The beauty is in the attempt!' What can I do? I want him to stay. He can't go now. I am going to miss him. Will he come back? Can we still work out? What does the future hold?

And that she will cry when she learns we are two.

He wants me to come with him! He wants Sam to come too? What should I do? I don't want to loose him but Sam she needs a stable environment. Maybe Peyton can help? Apparently not... She is making jokes. I cannot leave! There are a million things here for me Sam, my friends and the wedding and Peyton didn't like it in LA! I really can't decide. I can't go.

'Cos I couldn't stand the pain,

And I would be sad if our new love was in vain.

I said it. I told him I wouldn't go! I lost him! What did I do? Am I stupid? Will I ever see him again?

So I hope you see,

That I would love to love you,

And that she will cry when she learns we are two.

If I fell in love with you.

So what do you think?

Why am I doing this? I am archiving my work here so I wont loose it. Once upon a time I had a livejournal but that has been discontinued due to my lack of knowledge which name and password or email I used there!

Fanfiction–Oneshot

2011-05-05T08:19:00.001+02:00

One Tree Hill –The Bookshelf Problem

Warning: Set sometime after or during 6x18. Phone conversation!

„Hey Brooke! What's up?" Peyton answered her phone happy that she could at least talk to her best friend. „Oh nothing much. How is bed rest? Not to boring i hope!" came the response in a cheery tone that Peyton recognized as fake.

„Oh come on Brooke spill, what happened? Problems with Sam?"

„Oh no Sam is great... it is Julian! Can we talk about him?" „What did he do? Did he hurt you?"

„Not exactly, that is difficult ... he told me that he loves me and i freaked out..." „What did you do? But Brooke 'I love you' isn't something bad. Why did you freak out?" „It is so soon. I mean he came here to get you back and now... it is all so confusing but this isn't the part I really need help with."

„Ok now i am confused. What else did happen? Just tell me the story or if you want just the cliff notes. I can't help you with something i know nothing about!"

Brooke tells Peyton everything from the „ I want you gone" to the „deleted scene"idea.

„And it was his idea to go to dinner then, but as i came out dressed up he was on the phone and needed to reevaluate some filming place and said he would crash at the hotel instead of coming home for dessert!" „ok first of all to much information. Thanks Brooke! Did he say which filming location fell through because Luke didn't mention ..."

„What he lied to me? What could have happened?" „Ok Brooke please walk me through your 'fight' again. I don't get it!"

„Ok he asked me when was the last time I really was in love and then he went to my bookshelf.."

„Bookshelf? Why that?" Peyton wanted to know but Brooke just continued „then we called it a deleted scene and i went to change and as i came back he was in the kitchen ...". Her eyes caught the picture of her, Angie and Lucas on the fridge and everything fell into place. „That idiot! He thinks i am still in love with Lucas!" With that there was a loud bang on the other end of the line „Peyton are you okay? What happened? Do you need me to come over?" „Oh no I just shattered my glass. Are you?" „What do you mean?" „I meant are you still in love with Lucas? I mean how could Julian draw that conclusion?"

„No Peyton i am not in love with Luke i love him as a friend! And I think I have figured out what got Julian spooked. I have a picture on the fridge. It is the one made as Luke helped me with Angie and well it is of us three smiling..." „Oh now i get the bookshelf thing. He was counting the copies...?" The two girls shared a laugh because they both just knew they were okay.

Now they just needed a plan to show Julian that there were no worries!

OK so now tell me what do you think? Are you on fanfiction.net ? Then you can check out more of my work here.

Summer, Sun and shopping–A true horror story?!

2011-05-03T09:27:00.001+02:00

Over the Easter holiday I took the time to update my wardrobe and look at this summers dress code. Well let me tell you in advance, and most of you know that already, a lupie always has to be creative but what I saw even shocked me. Dresses are either underwear style or so short that the skirt barely cover your bottom ….
But I really couldn’t resist and so in the end bought a couple of pieces. I even found a new hat.
Now let me present a few of ‘my’ summer combinations. Feel free to comment on any outfit but please keep your opinions on my body –mass-index to yourselves I am self conscious enough !
Oh but first the can’t go out withouts of this year! (Book, phone and sunglasses! The hat is on my head …)

OUTFIT #1: “Ideal 9-to5”

grey cotton dress, red belt, red ballerina flats, black fedora, black leggings and a black dress jacket with ruffled sleeves

I guess this outfit is fit for a day at the office. It is simple and not too colorful but not boring. If you don’t like the red flats use grey or black ones or even heels. The color of the belt can be a different one too but I felt that a little color should be as if not to look too much of a funeral attendee in a look only in grey and black.

OUTFIT #2: “Party Time”

pink strapless mini dress, black bolero jacket, nude tights

Yes even Lupies like to go out. And I for one love looking sexy. Yes I know not all of us can actually wear these clothes. (Bad Bad Prednisone! …. by the way go check out: IcantfitmyJeans ). This outfit is great because it can easily be accessorized with any thing from ChroniclysILLy Designs and the orange bracelets from LupusLA .

Have fun and enjoy the summer even in more clothes than others!

Feel free to contact me with other outfit ideas and I’ll write them up!

Life Changer Lupus- from the first symptoms to the diagnosis and on

2010-10-30T15:38:00.001+02:00

With all I have learned in the 5 years after my diagnosis I can honestly say I was very fortunate. When I finally went to see a doctor I was finding myself in a hospital two weeks later. With me living in southern Germany and with that a part where Lyme disease is common I was tested for that first because the general symptoms are similar. I had lost weight, only weighing 47 kg and my parents were afraid I was bulimic. Having been only 17 years of age it would have been a probable explanation for the weight loss. I also suffered from fatigue and the typical butterfly rash, the latter I covered up because I was ashamed but when I was finally too weak to do so my doctor could see it and called a rheumatologist, who shipped me off to be admitted to a hospital.

After two years, right with me finishing school I could finally accept being ill and I seek help in a support group. Sadly I have no Lupus support group close to me but the patients under 26 meet once a year for a weekend to exchange experiences. The friendships I build there are really helpful and we have a deep connection. It is probably because we all have similar problems and we feel ourselves understood.

It was in that year that I decided to do something and I became actively involved in the self-help group and helped plan our next meet and I am a telephone contact to answer questions. This involvement gives me a sense of accomplishment back. Before I got ill I was an avid handball player and gymnast and I was a lifeguard with the German life guard association. In the hospital I was told to stop doing all strenuous sports which meant do no sport besides a little bit swimming …

I stopped handball and gymnastics as I already had lost a lot of muscle strength and my so called teammates there all but kicked me out of their lives when I wasn’t able to pull the weight anymore. That hurt a lot. I was only 17 and all the changes in my life were devastating but thankfully my friends from the life guard association didn’t give up on my and did all they could to coax me out of the symbolical hole where I was hiding aka my room. They called and wanted to meet with me and never let me alone. I also was and still am a swim instructor for younger kids (I am doing this for 8 years now) and this was what kept in and near the pool. Although I wasn’t able to qualify as a life guard for 4 years I didn’t give up and got reinstated after passing the test. (I had to train for 4 years and normally I would have had to redo the test in 05 [test is to be redone every 3 years]). I am mighty proud of myself for requalifying and I intend to stay a lifeguard for as long as I can.

Being in the self-help network gave me the chance to go to a couple of conferences and learn many things about a spectrum of rheumatic diseases as well as meet many different people which all are involved in raising awareness that rheumatic diseases can be found in every age group, even infants.

I know of two special pediatric rheuma clinics in Germany one of them I have already visited but only as a guest, not a patient. I was too old and I never saw a pediatric rheumatologist. One of the kids in my swim training has arthritis and she was in the clinic during holidays and when I heard that and I knew as was going to be in the town I visited her and got to know the clinic. It was a great experience and many friends of mine who have been there two tell stories about deep friendships which have been formed in the clinic. For all of us it is important to get the feeling that they are not alone and that there is someone out there who understands our every difficulty. The experience to be able to call someone I the middle of the night who really understands the pain which comes with insomnia is comforting. The most of us have to take more than 4 pills a day and some of the medicines used to treat Lupus have serious side effects. Take the steroids (cortisone) it diminishes the bone or better say effects the calcium consummation of the bone (it lessens it) other meds suppress the immune system and we can catch every cold out there. Some meds make you sleepy or depressed or you gain a boat load of weight. (I have three different sizes clothes at home) We all know the list of side effects is long but giving in and feeling sorry for ourselves doesn’t help. We have to see the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel and with the news of Benlysta in the US I am confident that it will come to Europe and Germany too and will help! (Fingers crossed)

What are your ways to the diagnosis? Feel free to share.

Lyrics Music Power Life

2010-09-14T19:05:00.001+02:00

Today I read on twitter that the Theme Song of one of my Shows is going to return and that got me thinking about the time when I started watching that Show and what the song meant to me, especially the lyrics and all.

To lift the suspense now I am talking about One Tree Hill, a show I started watching in 06 a little under a year after my diagnosis, kinda at the same time I finally got around to accept my illness. Some of you may know the song that was sort of a synonym for the show for four years and then suddenly disappeared when the fifth season started.

Gavin DeGraw’s I don’t want to be is an awesome song.

Listen closely to the chorus and then you can probably understand why this song was so important to me back then.

A little hint …. I don’t want to be anything other than ME! [I don't want to be ---Lyrics]

And like Lindsay Wolfington, the musical advisor on OTH tweeted this morning (for me at least) the theme song and the opening credits are back but with a special music every week an artists covers the song and his or her version will be used for the opening sequence but Gavin kicks off the party. I might have to get back to watching OTH and if it is only for the music. (or i could wait and buy the versions? or someone could send them to me, please?!) btw for those of you who don’t know it Lindsay is also the music supervisor for Ghost Whisperer, so you know she is fantastic at her job.

Anyway like I said through OTH and Gavin DeGraw I discovered the power of music and the way lyrics can influence you. This is probably why I identified so much with Peyton even though I am not all that artistic. In school I sang in the choir (not show choir aka Glee) normal traditional without competition just for fun! We sang Musical classics and Disney and stuff. Later on the more talented did Anatevka and we wrote our own version of Shakespeares Midsummernights Dream called Nightfever. And yes you guessed it it was a musical which borrowed from Saturday Nightfever! I am still singing but only on parties and only karaoke and I am in no way claiming that I can sing. I do that for fun and for my lungs, because my doctors think my lung function is too weak…. Hey I am working as a lifeguard in the summer so how can that be?

Another song that deeply influences my life is Christina Aguilera’s Beautiful.(starts at 0:30)

She reminds us all that we are beautiful and shouldn’t let anyone tell us different. This song is so true and raw and touching I can’t even put it in words.

Tell me about your theme songs? Which songs touch you and influence you or is music not your thing?

I am open to discussion.

And to finish a beautiful quote

Music is what feelings sound like. ~Author Unknown

My trip to munich

2010-08-26T16:05:00.001+02:00

A Picture says more than a thousand words

check for yourselves ;)

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the definition of friends

2010-08-20T09:32:00.001+02:00

The social media has changed the over all meaning or usage of the word friend and that scares me. Facebook wants to make me believe that all the people I have added there are my friends? I have to be honest with myself and possibly a lot of people most of these contacts are acquaintances or people I know or don’t know. I am not condemning the Internet or social media, that would be blasphemy because I am a part of more than one online community and I would feel honored if I could consider some of the amazing people I had the opportunity to get to know online my friends. But sadly I haven’t even met them. They let me be a part of their lives via the twitter feed they post or through their facebook profiles or their amazing and inspiring blogs.

Even in real life many people can’t be considered real friends. A nice tweet came my way but sadly I forgot who sent it. It said ‘A friend is a person you can call after a year and talk like it was yesterday!’

Friends? What does a person qualify to be my friend? A topic I spent a long time thinking about and now it is important for everyone who may get mentioned below to know that I am not setting out to hurt you! I value everything you say, write or do!

Let me start with BiancaLuL she is a fantastic girl I met while twittering. She is part of the German Lupus Selfhelpnetwork , well a member and so we kinda run in the same circle. I learned a lot about her through our connection on twitter and in later stages on facebook. Not only Lupus connects us we found out that we both have a love for Handball (the german version.). Sadly we haven’t met yet but maybe someday because I have family near her place and I myself live in a touristic region in southern germany. (Bianca this is an invitation, I am moonlighting as a tourist guide ;) )

But is she a friend? Facebook and Twitter would like me to name her that. On that note what is that system on Twitter? I follow your tweets you follow mine and that makes us friends? Sorry but I think it isn’t like that… we can be acquaintances who keep each other updated through twitter.

But it isn’t only Bianca who has this ‘fate’ in my head. I would love to consider her a friend but there is one important part missing in our connection. We haven’t met and I never talked to her in person and that is an integral part to a friendship for me. Not only the connection via internet. Sadly for me I can never really think of some amazing people out there as my friends and I want you to get to know them too!

They are Christine ‘The Spoon Lady’ [bydls.com] , Tiffany [TiffanyandLupus] and Kimberly [ChroniclysILLy] and all the other Lupus warriors in my twitter list!

These three ladies seriously inspired me again and brought me to the point to refresh my activities with the Lupus Network in Germany. Due to my studies at the university and other life struggles I had let down my efforts to a point where I wasn’t helping anymore (bad girl I know!) Thank you for brining me back on track!

As much as I want to say you are my friends, my heart wants to but my head wont let me … YET! If I am ever in the states I’ll tell you and if you let me I’ll visit you or you come visit me and we will see if we are compatible in real life!

Okay so what makes a friend?

A friend is the person I can talk to about everything, on the phone, in a café or else but I have to have met that person face to face! (In the same space not only via a webcam!)

Please remember this wasn’t meant to hurt you!

Sound off below!

A handy travel aid

2010-08-05T15:00:00.002+02:00

I love to travel but there is this nagging thought in the back of my head what would I do when I am abroad and in a country where I can’t communicate? What can I do in case I get a flare and have to explain to a doctor what is going on if we don’t speak each others languages? I mean I can write in English and I learned Spanish and French in school also but I am German and in case of emergency I am not sure I could explain Lupus in any Language.
This problem was recognized by some amazing people who then created an awesome book called the Butterfly Traveler. In it you can find the translation for 1400 words and phrases you could need on vacation, in the hotel and most important at the doctors office. The 12 languages include Russian and Greek. The guide is easy to handle and you never need to be scared again. There is only one problem, you can’t really buy it anymore.
I found one offer at amazon.de [http://www.amazon.de/Butterfly-Traveller-Multilingual-International-Traveller/dp/3933185343] it is from ELEF the old name for Lupus Europe.
Now Imagine what you would do on a vacation when you get a flare?!
I would panic for sure, that is just what I do ;)!
But then I would remember my neat little helper and use it to find a doctor who can help me!
You don’t believe it can work?
Try me and post a challenge for me,either here or on twitter @lalez88 with tag #butterflytravel! [and specific language if you like]
I’ll try to answer as fast as I can [as soon as I read your message!]

Trying out something new

2010-08-05T09:21:00.001+02:00

Did you know there is a Windows Live Blog Tool? The Windows Live Writer!

It is free!

On top of that I think it looks pretty good. It already has the general look of my blog imported (you need an Internet connection for that) but you can work offline and create drafts to be reworked at a later time.

The features you can insert are Hyperlinks , A single Picture or a whole Album!!!!

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but you have to have a LIVE ID (aka hotmail email or else) and then has the server to work. What do you say? Cool or don’t use?

Tables, Maps

This is where I live

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german TV article mentioning LUPUS

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good god what is it

2010-07-29T10:36:00.002+02:00

today I was planning to go out and wear this dress but some how the weather god decided rain would be cool it really isn't! on another note leo dicaprios new movie inception starts today maybe i'll go and try to see it

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the vikings are among us

2010-07-28T11:28:00.001+02:00

great work and craftment as always from our swiss friends

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movie songs

2010-07-27T21:22:00.000+02:00

Unforgettable movie songs: Which are YOUR top 10?

Reading that Article got me thinking. What would be my top 10?
What does a great and unforgettable movie song need? I mean I am a TV and movie nerd or geek whatever.

Songs I can never forget again.... probably all old Disney movies...

Come on the Bare Necessities or Circle of Life or Colors of the Wind

Never ending Story

Just to name a few songs that come to mind.

I admitted before that I love karaoke and I have two song lists dedicated to TV and movie scores.

Two of my absolute favourites are Bittersweet Symphony and Hallelujah but there are so many more.

Check out the link and sound of below.
Anyone who knows the title of the last song in Cruel Intentions (I mean the one where he dies....)

hot hotter weekend

2010-07-05T09:06:00.000+02:00

and finally it is cooling down again. The got weather really got to me. I had to even sleep with my balcony door opend.

Well the weekend was slow on funny tourists but high on the normal fun. But isn't it depressing if five kids that all had or have swim training with you need at least three minutes to GUESS your name?
I told them that I would keep there football if they shot me and what happend only seconds later? I had a ball in my face!

To get it back I asked them to tell me my name ... and the rest is history ;). Oh god I wish I could have played mice in that conversation! What were the names they all had ? What name would you give me?[If you know my name, well what would you say fits too?]

On the topic of football[or soccer]:
I am not really a soccer fan, prefering handball! But what was going on in the quarterfinals?
The Dutch send Brazil home, the Germans beat Argentina [I remember a game four months ago, I believe it was in Munich. It ended 0:1 for Argentina!!! What happend with the german team? Did the Nutella therapy finally work?
I didn't really get to see the german game because i was on lifeguard duty but I heard it [Public Viewing and Vuvuzelas]! I watched a recap later on.
When I went online to check up on my email and twitter and stuff one of the topics trending in my facebook page was this little youtube video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Spy3Nd2D6w

at first it was a video with the song and the four german goals and then crying argentinian players but the sound was deactivated.....yeah sometimes youtube is infuriating.

And I finally turned the page on my COSMOPOLITAN Men Calendar (In June there was Hugh Jackman .... *dreamgirl stare*) and now I can look at Jared Padelecki *sigh*. Sadly they are off the market, not that I even had a chance in hell....

Next weekend I am going to travel, yeah tourist myself! Not quite I have been to Kassel (a town in Hessen,Germany) too many times and I have family up there so not quite a tourist.
We are going to meet there from the German Lupus Association and I hope it is going to be a fun and educational weekend.

Adverse effects of school exam parties....

2010-06-28T10:28:00.000+02:00

yeah I know end of school and finally free needs to be celebrated but the scheduling couldn't be more horrible.
It started Sunday at 6pm during the Germany vs. England world cup game. And it was a SUNDAY!!! People! Some persons actually have to get up early on Monday. Well anyways after a good coffee I am now able to write.

The weekend over all was pretty great. I mean the list of stupid tourist questions got a little bit longer....

"Can I use the toilet?" -- Just so you know we have a public toilet at the beach so that was really stupid. What do reply to that? Principally I am always nice ... well I have here to vent.

Thankfully the sun decided to stay a while and after the full moon last night and all my father felt the need to tell me that during full moon the weather is always good.... great but I am not usually do my event planning according to a lunar calendar. Maybe I should start?

On these ominous parties you always meet people you may never want to see again but being the well raised person you are you are nice to everyone. Even strangers....

Anyways... against all odds (in my head at least) Germany won the game last night. I admit the Brits should have gotten the goal but that wouldn't really have changed anything right?

Seeing as football (or soccer) was never really my sports I can't say that my opinion of the team is the most accurate hey but that is just me. But I don't really think that the Germans can go any further. I had the same feeling with Lena and the Songcontest so you never know.... ;)

Gaga and the Wolf?!

2010-06-25T09:56:00.000+02:00

No this is not a new version of Peter and the Wolf performed by Lady Gaga --- but that could be fun too.

Her newest RollingStone Interview created the same controversy as her recent appearance on Larry King. On Kings show she said that she was tested borderline positive for Lupus disease. Well borderline what is that supossed to mean? There are different ideas out. One being that she tested for ANA's (Antibodies against cell material) and that the titer (the ratio of antibodies in the blood) was on the border between negative and positive. But only a positive ANA test wouldn't lead to a diagnosis as harsh as Lupus.

A second possibility in my eyes to be borderline positive is that she has some of the ARA (American Rheumatology Association) criteria to diagnose Lupus. There are 11 criteria but to diagnose Lupus you only need 4 established. So I am guessing she could also have 3 and so she nearly has it....

One of the more important things to know is that Lupus isn't given to you by your parents although it seems to be a gentic problem.

These are just my two cents on the subject before the summer now fully has my attention. Tourists beware ...

Well this weekend i am going to play mini golf with kids so that is going to make for fun moments and on top there is still the world cup and there is a live screening of every game near the beach.

On that subject Vuvuzelas... don't you love hate these stupid things? Even youtube now has a soundfilter for that frequence!

Soccer Worldcup

2010-06-21T13:23:00.000+02:00

takes over ....

the simple truth.

It is really scary how important soccer is. I mean it.
Even CNN created their own Buzz page on twitter and it is promoted. And the tag #worldcup is permanently trending.

Well on a sidenote today is the start of summer, well my calendar says so but the sun is still missing.

Summer at the lake this year doesn't look too good right now. Well we are still hoping!
This last weekend we were supossed to go play minigolf but due to havy raining we had to reschedule. Maybe next saturday will work better ;).

It's a long long night

2010-03-08T04:12:00.001+01:00

Wow the Academy Awards are always impressive sadly it is really difficult for us germans to watch.
Just so you know the Red Carpet starts at about 1 am German time !!!

But I love the show and just seeing Neil Patrick Harris opening and I really have to admit Steve and Alec are fantastic. I was thinking that it is hard topping last year I mean with the musical theme and Hugh Jackman but I am impressed.

So happy about Christoph Waltz winning (which I tweeted and posted on facebook [crazy right?])!

Also loved Ben Stiller presenting Best Make Up to Star Trek in a Na'Vi make up (which wasn't even nominated!!) Did you forget?

Uhh Robin Williams just got on to present best Supporting Actress...
I can't decide thank god the Academy did that for me ! :)
All these fabulous women did such a great job so they are all winner for me but who gets the guy?
They chose :
Mo'nique ... yeah she did a fantastic job I could really feel her characters pain in the short clip we could see. I haven't seen the movie yet! (But I really want to![Precious based on the novel Push by Saphire] Go check it out!)

I do realise I am not the best blogger but I am writing from my heart. And Movies are a passion of mine.
On with the show:
Jodie Foster presents the Award for best production design:
who would've thought but AVATAR won! Well the movie can't top Titanic but hey they have 9 Nomination and well how many are they going to take home? I saw Avatar my self in 3D and yeah it was soooo amazing and the world of Pandora was so beautifully designed I believed it excisted or at least could excist!

Sarah Jessica Parker and Tom Ford are presenting best costume. Can someone explain me her dress? Just saw it mystery solved. It is a pretended strapless. Love the women who just won (sadly I didn't catch her name but she also won for Aviator!)

Uhhh a special tribute to Horror Movies! Haha can you imagine Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin in a room for a whole night? Seems hilarious :)

Taylor Lautner and Kirsten Stewart present. It is a great category and well they kind of are out of a horror-esque movie series (or what are you calling Twilight? I mean Vampires and Werewolves and stuff??)
Wow they chose great clips[here just a few I recognized]
Sleepy Hollow
the birds
Interview with a vampire
Edward Scissorhands
silence of the lambs
and many many more!!!
(Maybe I can find the clip on youtube! And you can see for yourselves!)

Zac Efron and Anna Kendrick are going to present best sound editing. Morgan Freeman speaks the teaser clip with the great example of last years winner 'The Dark Knight'. [--> great movie btw]

WINNER : The Hurt Locker! --> Another must see movie. I believe it is going to be amazing to watch.

Best sound mixing:
Hurt Locker again!! CONGRATS! The poor guy could have just stayed on stage :)

"new" series on the horizon

2010-02-13T11:56:00.001+01:00

like i promised a change :)

i kind of just discovered that there are books about this percy jackson movie that is new in the theaters and sometime in the past i vowed to read the books first ...
i did that and i have to admit i had a fascination with the old greek myths in my younger days and so i was sucked right back in.
Rick Riodan, the author has the ability to make us want to know and for me to re read the original stories behind it all.
His background information is pretty accurate seeing as he has experience in history having been a teacher in this field and all. He presents the concept of the West in combination with the Greek gods of Olypmus and over the course of the 5 main books he mentions many myths and opens the door for everyone to expand their knowledge. Much like in the Twilight series and Harry Potter the main protagonist has much to learn and the readers knowledge develops with that of the main character.
It is my strong believe that the movie will be hugely successful and now that the books become known they will be sold too.
When you go looking for parallels you are going to find them. One really huge is Fluffy [Hagrids pet, the three headed dog] and Mrs. O'Leary [a hellhound who becomes Percy's pet, well sort of]

Okay and why, are you asking do I want to see the movie?
Look at the cast list:

kevin mckidd (greys)
melina kanakaredes (csi ny)
uma thurman
pierce brosnan
sean bean
oh and we can't forget chris columbus who was kindly directing...

what is your opinion? want to know more about the books? ask and you shall be answered

Objectivity in media

2010-02-03T10:45:00.001+01:00

Every day we open up our newspaper of choice. Everyone of us has their own seperate reason why we read this exact newspaper. For some it is because they think highly of the contense others chose theirs for money reasons or some just read it because it is there. Every published journalist has a group of readers in that case and even the best sometimes slip up and write their articles not as objective as they could.

In our really fast paced world with news around the clock, internet availability, email, mobile phones and blogs you cannot count. Also the many many twitter users. This all creates a snowball system for news, but not a snowball system in the traditional sense as seen here where every person reaches two new persons. NO now one click on retweet manages to reach < 100 People. So to say new spread almost faster as light.

There is a huge risk in spreading wrong news in this time and when you don't pay attention you do that. As examples i can show the wrong news about deaths of actors. What was the most bizarre one in my memory? I have to say the reported death of Matt Damon. The news of his untimely death spread like fire and to end that buzz and all the rumors Damon had to appear on TV alive as you surely have all suspected. I can't find the original spreader of the rumor but if you follow this LINK. You can read a little what another writer wrote.

Objectivity and research are the most important tools in writing articles for an audience and maybe a little more research before publishing would have prevented this chaos.

Journalists usally say they are allowed to write what they want because we all have the constitutional right to free speech and we also have a free press and no one is saying other wise.(At least not me!) I only want to caution people. From history we have seen what one persons opinion can accomplish if it is presented at the right time.
I also know that writing articles objectively is hard and your own opinion always somehow sneaks in but try to be as subtle as possible with it so your readers can draw their own conclusions in the end. Objectivity is a learning process and it almost never ends. Talking to others and always keeping an open mind helps immensely.

Long time no see

2010-01-31T17:22:00.000+01:00

Well I was away for some time as you may have seen in my twitter feed I was watching Handball European Championship. Sadly Germany was out after the group phase but the semifinals were fantastic to watch and also I am very happy for Iceland whose team won 3rd place in a great game against Poland.

next up is the FINAL:

FRANCE VS CROATIA!

Who is going to win? I can 't say right now because to be honest both teams are amazing and strong!
But on the note of honesty I really want France to win :)

Allez-les bleus!

I can't promise to post more now because Fasnacht (Karneval in my part of Germany) is right around the corner.

Okay so I hope you are all well

Snow Storm ahead

2010-01-07T20:42:00.002+01:00

Heya the weather man predicts snowstorms and heavy weather for my place tomorrow... maybe i'll have to stay in? It would be beneficial for you.... because then I could really write something for this and it would look like this outside

Well anyways enjoy your evening and if you have a wish ... send it my way

Catching up or on

2010-01-06T21:19:00.001+01:00

Well that certainly is a difference ... :)
Today I am taking really big pride in the fact that I update one of my stories on fanfiction.
Great right? Well I have to shout out to julianafun who really got me going today when I got the email informing me that she added me as a Favourite Author. Thanks girl that really is an honor!

On fanfiction you can find some really great authors over there and one of them is heichen. She is writing for Prison Break and she really has great ideas and her stories are interessting.

On another note I caught up on the latest NCIS and NCIS LA episodes which aired last night.

---------------------Spoiler Alert--------------------

The episode had the title Ignition and the victim of the night was a navi pilot who at first apeared to have died in some sort of flight accident. His flying device, which we learn from McGee's tellings is in fact a rocket belt, more commonly known as a Jet pack really exploded after it self ignited. (Caught the title...)
Sounds easy, right? But that wasn't all. Ducky and Palmer find out during the autopsy of a squirel that the pilot has been poisend and so he probably was incapable of flying. After another close look at the fragments of the jet pack McGeek finds that the object was remote controlled (drum roll here). In the end and after a couple of more twists the team catch the real murderer but one person stays in mind. A new nemesis perhaps? She is a lawyer who seems at first just annyoingly well informed. She knows about the teams tactics and also their names.... Yeah strange I know... and in the end Gibbs himself connects her to a General who was let go from a Mexican prison that day.(This little info was presented at the beginning of the episode and up until the end didn't seem conected to the case!) Maybe she is the rumored love interest for Gibbs that was supossed to show up in the second half of the season.

This episode, with the title 'Breach' seemed weird at first. Hatti was totally on edge and seemed to be on a money saving mission. Anyways the case of the night involved a dead crypto guy who saved a stripper from getting run over by a car in a night club. The navy guy got killed. After initially believing the driver meant to kill the officer Cullen finds some sort of surveillance equipement in the strippers home, which by now is in NCIS custody. The team finds out that she is filming her clients so that her boss can later use the material for black mail. The bad guys specifically target people who have much to loose and give up. Cullen goes undercover ...kind of like always and they solve the case. During the investigation we learn a little bit about Sam Hanna's past. He has been serving in Sudan and he killed men over there. One of the men's son he brought to the US and this boy has a key role in solving the case. At the end of the episode the young man leaves the states and appears to go back to Sudan....
Also the Hatti situation gets explained in the end. One of her friends died and she wants to make sure that the team has lived their lifes and don't die doing paperwork and all alone. Kind of sweet :)

Also I caught a preview for a new movie today. It is called Valentines Day. Check out the cast pictures in the heart. Yes this is the movie on which set Taylor Lautner and Taylor Swift supossedly fell in love :) Also Jennifer Garner and Bradley Cooper are reunited on the screen.... god ALIAS was a long time ago huh? And all the other great names you can find on this picture...

Ah and this movie opens, who would have thought, in the second week of Febuary. Just in time for ....(drumroll) Valentines Day!

Are you going to see it? I definetly plan to but I am a sucker for romantic movies.
That is also why I am dying to see New York I love you! which opens on 28.January in Germany. So wait until then and I'll tell you my opinion.

Snow and Classical Music

2010-01-06T11:21:00.000+01:00

I am kicking of my day with some classical Music. Today's choice Frédéric Chopin. (Music on last.fm (german))

I told you yesterday already that I was planning on watching Handball and I did.

29:30 Germany won! But the game was close til the end. The Austrian could have reached a tie but in the last 10 seconds they threw the ball away.... well good for Germany. The German team was expected to win because lets face it they were World Champions in 2007!

This test game clearly showed that the German team has still some 'learning' to do and according to the interview Heiner Brand (german coach) gave the ORF after the game he knows that but he still is optimistic that they can accomplish something. The group Germany caught for the first round is a tough one. (Click here for an overview of all groups.)

The Austrian equipe has another great opportunity to learn . They are part of a four-nations tournament alongside Poland, Hungary and Croatia. All three teams are really good and many of their players are in the german league....

Last night NCIS and NCIS LA came back from their hiatuses (??) and right now I am waiting for the Episodes to come to me :). I just love that OnlineTVrecorder added these american stations...

In German Television remarkable last night was an airing of a 2007 documentary about Monsanto. Well to be exact it aired on ARTE which is a german and french co owned station. I haven't seen it in total but I am going to watch it later today. When I find the time I am going to tell you all about it.

Until then enjoy your day

Oh what to do on a sunny day

2010-01-05T13:31:00.000+01:00

Sounds a little like "To be or Not to be!" I know that but yeah what should I do today?
The options are :

finally updating my fanfictions
go ice skating
stay in and do nothing aka watch TV

Well updating or better say writing for my fictions would be a wise choice since I haven't written anything for them in ages and somehow I managed to get myself some inspiration last night.
After some small problems I found a movie to watch.

Love&Basketball

Well the start was a little weird but one of my favourite quotes is
"Wanna be my girl?" Just picture it two kids with their bikes no idea what being a couple means a the sweet boy asks that. It was jsut too cute. I didn't really know any of the actors except for Omar Epps, who we know as Dr. Eric Foreman on House. BTW I might need to catch up on that show... I kind of stopped watching after they started 'creating the new team'! And from what I heard the show went really downhill from there...

If you have checked out my links you must have noticed that I often use imdb for reference and right now it is safe to say that they often have the most information on upcoming project but also on older ones.

So and now you ask why did that inspire me. It is a good question and it leads to telling you that up until last season I was watching One Tree Hill, now you might now why a basketball movie can inspire me :)! Yeah I know it isn't that big a part in the show anymore but still....

Anyways onto my other options...
Iceskating yeah that would be fun seeing as the weather is actually nice outside. We'll see! I have to be home by 17:55 at the latest because then I have to watch TV! (Yeah I am crazy!) But in a short time the European Championship starts and they broadcast a test match between Germany and Austria. Oh didn't I mention the sport before? I am a huge fan of handball! BTW there is a tournament in NYC right now with some great german players (who aren't in the national team anymore but still brilliant!).
so watching this game is sort of a must.

My third option, staying in well that would give me the chance to read up on a movie that is starting in Germany today.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

This movie intrigues me not only because it was one of the last projects Heath Ledger did but also because of the story. The Castlist besides our dearly departed is also reading like a who is who of Actors. You need examples?

See for yourselves :

Johnny Depp
Jude Law
Colin Farell
Peter Stormare [John Abruzzi in Prison Break]

Well so now you can maybe understand why I decided to go check it out. Also I am planning on going to see Up in the Air for obvious reasons :).

Enjoy the rest of your day and maybe I'll post again later .

Movies now and ahead

2010-01-04T21:38:00.001+01:00

So I was planning to watch The Fantastic Four sequel (Rise of the Silver Surfer) in hopes that I might like it better than the first one, but after reading the reviews on RottenTomatoes.com my expectation were a little low. And then my DVR threw in another wrench ... okay I admit it must have been my fault. I recorded it in spanish.... Why would I do that? So I couldn't watch it. My spanish isn't enough for movies... sorry guys :)o

So and then I started to watch Freaky Friday and OMG why did I like that movie again??? I am not so sure but the same goes for Cinderella Story I used to love that movie ... well I guess taste improves in time :)[BTW cookies for the one who can tell me what links before mentioned movies!]. But I still love 10 things I hate about you and Cruel Intentions (THE ORIGINAL not the stupid sequals) and Legally Blonde is gold too (both movies in that case)! Thought I throw that out there...

If I can't find a movie maybe I'll just rewatch a couple of FRIENDS episodes.

Chandler dumping Janice is something I love! See for yourselves :

On another note I have a new movie on my must watch list!

Wanna take a wild guess?

Here a few clues....

a rabbit who is always late
a crazy hatter
a chesire cat

and the Queen of Hearts

Where am I? YES in Wonderland , (thank god my name isn't Alice :))

Oh and if you didn't know it already the mad hatter is Johnny Depp!

But his name isn't the only one you should recognize on the cast list.

Tim Burton not only got Depp again (according to imdb's trivia page it is the 7th time they work together) no he also enlisted Helena Bonham Carter again (6th project together). Some might remember her from Sweeney Todd other may know her as Bellatrix the crazy witch from the Harry Potter series...but I am wandering off topic.

Other great names from the cast list include:

Anne Hathaway [The Princess Diaries ;The Devil wears Prada]

Stephen Fry [Dr Gordon Gordon on Bones]
Christopher Lee
Alan Rickman [Severus Snape]

and Michael Sheen.

Yes I admit it it kinda looks like a HP reunion party :)[it could also be a Sweeney Todd reunion] but I am planning on watching it non the less.

Do you have movie recommendations or wishes on reviews?

New Year -- New Header

2010-01-03T14:23:00.000+01:00

So I decided to make a new header ...
Yeah I guess it isn't that much different but I had to at least try out my new picture programm...

Last year a friend of mine convinced me to do 'customer research' of sorts and now I am member at a page called TRND and I am testing a WC scentener.

It is fun, really!

Today the weather is great and maybe I'll go out for a walk and then I can show you how wonderful our lake is even in the winter :).

I also forgot to mention that I went to see Avatar in 3D! It was weird because of the funny glasses but the movie is awesome! I can recommend it. I am wondering why a critic on RottenTomatoes.com said it is the Star Wars of our time! I mean yes it is a different planet and all but I felt it was more like Stargate meets Hitler's Regime...

Anyways have a great day and maybe stalk me on twitter...

Happy New Year!

2010-01-02T20:40:00.004+01:00

We are just now finishing our second day in 2010 and all people are posting New Year Resolutions.
One of the most surprising I read about today was Lindsay Lohans. She wants to stay away from bad people and habits! Don't we all :).

I am a TV fanatic and in the cold times of the year that habit is much worse. So I have to admit that I am also following Michael Ausiello on twitter. And most of the times he has some intersting scoop on pretty much every show I watch :).

One of the most important things to know is his cheat sheet. You can always rely on this to find out when your fav come back from break.

BTW for all you Germans out there I know that your DVR's aren't that powerful but I found one that is pretty much all I could ask for. OnlineTVrecoder is free of charge and includes all the german channels you can possibly think of and since a few weeks they include some US Stations (including ABC, CBS and NBC!).... Otherwise you may wanna check out eztv.it.

Well I am enjoying my last days of vacation now and I hope you do too.

Chop shop the next Generation!

2009-09-09T12:54:00.001+02:00

Don't worry I am not part of a gang or something. No the guys in my group just now clean a desktop

And oh wonder it still works. J

And I learned just now to never give them my computer without deleting all personal files first (and I mean really delete!!)

On another note are you psyched for the season premieres? What shows are you watching? Tell me about it!

And if you have a wish for what I should write about… sports up next. And I really think it is not going to be soccer J I am more of a Handball kind a girl …

Oh and yes I am crazy about that sport. Championsleague is my heroine and I would kill to get a ticket (well not kill but pay at least a small fortune ).

After the taste I got this summer I really want to see more games live. Maybe I'll have a chance in October when I am near Fulda (it is near Kassel and one team plays there)!

Oh last night was a game on I totally missed watching it because I prepared for school. I know I suck but hey youtube is always a good place to start looking for game footage J

Gotta go

Oh and drop me a line

It’s raining ….

2009-09-04T14:22:00.001+02:00

Not exactly men but it is raining. And when it is not raining the weather still is bad the sky is grey and uggh.

Can you believe it it is already September but honestly that means we won't have to watch re runs we get new episodes.

I saw the table and for that I am beyond grateful for online tv recorder because lets just see my Thursday night is overfull with shows to watch and without a VCR I would be screwed big time.

If my brother wouldn't hide his storage drive I would know which movies we already have but hey that's no problem J I can guess.

Last night a friend and I watched 'Sex and Death 101' and seriously what the heck was that? The plot was well lets just say predictable and not that funny (although Simon Baker topless was a plus)…

Yeah I kind of like him. I loved the Guardian a few years back when it aired here and now a plus(PULS 4 [the Austrian network] is showing it again starting some time this month!!!)

Well and we also have 'The Mentalist' god that smile…

Okay on another random note. I started writing fanfiction but I am totally uninspired right now … So I am writing new Blog entries and wonder about the worlds madness…

Oh BTW tonight we are going to see the 'The Hills have Eyes' double feature …. Well it was that or all Saw or Scream movies in a row…. It was guys choice tonight. Next time we chose Legally Blonde or we could watch all Pirates of the Carribean or something other girlie

Uhhh what about Lord of the Rings?

Tell me what you think…

I accept bashing too (everyone is entitled to his or her opinion)

Oh wonder

2009-08-24T15:59:00.001+02:00

You gotta love modern technologies and well sometimes your writing software …. I just found out how I can prewrite my blog entries while I am away and then I just need to upload them when I get back home …

Or for more information on my daily life follow me on twitter @lalez88 I am tweeting mostly when I am watching a movie or if I am loosing at pool again or if the males in our group have decided that playing 'Call of Duty' or whatever multiplayer game they like is more important than talking or having fun without a computer ….

Can anyone explain to me why these games are so darn interesting?

so so

2009-08-24T15:41:00.002+02:00

well you see i was bored today
the sun is burning as always over the last three weeks and tonight we probably are going to hit the pool table again

cute! almost adorable a tourist asking directions to a place ten meters away .... you can already see the entrance :) but hey lifeguards have to endure that kind of questions at least here it is like that ...

tell me about your day at the beach! Do you see the fat girl who really shouldn't be wearing a bikini eating a pizza too? are you going to say something to her?
we certainly did say nothing .. just to keep up the great impression we make sitting here and giving out ice to cool your insect bites or plaster up your feet because you stepped into a broken beer bottle ...
yes some people destroy their bottles and leave it to us or the poor janitor to clean up ...
more to come and yes you are going to learn more about my friends and I