Tucked in between an overpriced ski resort and the hills and valleys of the Dolomites, there were five of us: myself, a car and three arborists. I was down with a minor flu, the car was jammed one foot deep…
Category: Me time
Geronimo!
There are some moments that if you have not experienced them you have not yet truly lived. One of them can, with a bit of imagination, be described roughly as follows: Minding your own business you stand on the…
Truth and blatant lies, and Cheers! to tell the difference
(note to self: the censored, second version) Like a dam bursting, the drapery falls from the theatre of delusion. Raw and exposed I look onto the scene so long hidden, perplexed at the complexity of the nothingness before me. The…
Twinkle twinkle little rooster
Outside a rooster has gone completely mental, and it is 6.30 – in the evening. (Update: Rooster is still of questionable soundness at 23.27…) I am sitting on a wonderful balcony in a shady hotel on Cyprus. Being on a work conference,…
London business boogie
Once again back in Germany after Easter in Sweden and four days in London. In that state of clarity that follows from a filled schedule and sleep deprivation I gather my thoughts on the academic networking session during the last…
“Tuff tuff”, says the train into the uncertain
(Written on no-Internet Friday morning) Yesterday evening as I entered the apartment after a day of productive work (I have absolutely no time for not being productive anymore) I was completely love-bombarded! On top of me a furry, little monster…
The dirty-clothes vs. half-read-book war – Or simply spring cleaning
Yesterday I made the argument that the most interesting thing that happened recently in my life is the addition of a bookshelf in my room. Let me fill you in. For months my room had been in a state of…
The emotional liar
I have come to love going by train. Currently sitting in an old train cabin I look through the rain stained windows. Trains has become one of these few places where I get the chance to really think. There is…