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Guten Tag zusammen,

es hat nun etwas länger gedauert - aber ich habe dafür geregelt, daß alle 10
schlussendlich Interessierten teilnehmen können. Wir sind also eine gute Gruppe; bei
Ihnen gehe ich davon aus, daß Sie im wesentlichen die 7-10 Tage während des Workshops
vor Ort sind. Unterkunft ist auch geklärt, ich schreibe in den nächsten Tagen eine Mail
wann wir uns treffen um die Terminplanung zu machen - denn Sie müssten dann auch schon
Ihre Flüge buchen.

Nun wissen Sie auf jeden Fall für Ihre Projektwahlen Bescheid!

Mit freundlichem Gruß,

P. Heidkamp

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Yeah, Nairobi, here I come! :D
No dates for the trip yet, but I guess it will be in roughly two months from now!
7-10 days Nairobi and the flight and sleeping will be paid by school! :D
How cool is that? :D
*bounce*

And they show my stuff :) Even if there is nothing said about it, but still, cool :D

Also, I had a little accident yesterday and bend my foot in an really unhealthy way. I'm not able to walk normally and my right ankle is basically twice as big as it should be (see here). Today it's still the same, I guess I have to go and see a doctor or something. :-/

So, it snowed here and everything looks pretty and white. Unfortunatly I don't have the right shoes for that *and* my car bike is at the repair shop, as it has a flat tire :( Well, I'll get it back tomorrow, but still. Bleh, so annoying!

Another annoyance: I went to the Plasma Service to get myself checked and registered so I can donate blood plasma. It's possible to do this 38 times a year and every time you get 20 Euro, so that would have been a little more than the study fees for one semester = very useful. BUT - I'm not allowed to donate :( My veins are too thin, so it's not possible. Damn.

Totally unrelated: Right now one of our professors wrote something on the intranet, about a project together with a university in Nairobi. Sound pretty cool AND the students taking part are going to fly there for a week or four. How cool is that? I'd really like to take part, I just have to see if it works with my schedule. And if he would take me :) I guess there will be many people who want to take part.

( Project text )

Also, one of our professors had a round birthday and her husband (i'm not sure if they are married, at least they are a couple), who is also a professor at our school, wrote a book about her (including articles of many other people - all writing about her and her work) which is actually published. Thats somehow really cool/sweet and a nice present.

Time rushes by way to quickly.
Does 2009 plan to go by even faster than 2008 did?

So, I've chosen four seminars/projects for next semester. I have high hopes to take part in at least three, just the technical seminar could get too full for me to take part (different system of choosing who is allowed to take part, we don't have 'first come, first serve'), but even if, I'll probably go there and see if there is a place for me because others didn't show up.

Technical seminar:
Flash und ActionScript - For Beginners
TDIM | Dipl. Inf. Richard Jungkunz
Beginn 31.03.2008

Scientific seminar:
Bionik
OD | Prof. Günter Horntrich
Beginn 16.04.2008

Longterm project:
The future of the hand
held in English on request
DT | Prof. Dr. Michael Erlhoff, Kai A. Gehrmann
Beginn 15.04.2008

Shortterm project:
Small Design Beauties – Smart Children's Furniture
held in English on request
DK/DM | Yasmine Mahmoudieh
Beginn 09.06.2008

( Longer german description )

The prof I wrote to regarding my questions about London ("Would I be able to make my pre-diploma, even if I go to London? Do we need to have a valid Toefl or something similar?") wrote back, without answering any of my questions. In fact he just said the other prof will be back on the 17th and we'll probably get to know more then, he knows as much about this as we do. Oooh-kay... *waits some more*

He sent the mail to 5 people, including me... and 3-5 people will be able to go to London... I really have to know if making my pre-diploma anyway will be problematic, that's the one thing that really could keep me from going.

Projectmeeting... well, from the 9 or 10 people we are in this project right now, 3 showed up (including me). The prof didn't show up as well. HELLO? This damn projects has to be planned and done and all this in TWO WEEKS! What do these people think??? That it will organise itself, if they simply ignore it? I am quite annoyed about the fact that people who show up only 50% of the time get the same points I will get when this is over. That is, if we manage to organise everything. Hmpf.
Additionally, another prof is ill - ill enough to be in hospital. He is the one who wanted to make a short term project (this and next week, I think) about stupid design. A project that is part of our project. We make a Lounge on 5 evenings - and his project would have its vernissage on tuesday. So, if he can't make this project because he's ill, then we won't have a program on tuesday. We also still don't have anything for wednesday (planned, yes, but not finished). And the band who wanted to come on monday didn't really agree to come until now. Gnnn. Not good.
But there will be food, at least. Well, at least on the days we are making it (mo-thu). *sigh*
I want these points. I need this points. So, I must not give up, even if this probably will be a desaster.

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Prjekttreffen... nun, von den 9 oder 10 Leuten die an dem Projekt teilnehmen waren ganze 3 da (mir inklusive). Der Prof ist auch nicht aufgetaucht. HALLO? Das verdammte Projekt mit bis in ZWEI WOCHEN geplant, organisiert und fertig sein! Was denken diese Leute sich eigentlich??? Dass es sich selbst organisiert, wenn sie es ignorieren? Mich nervt die Tatsache ziemlich an, dass Leute, die nur 50% der Zeit auftauchen am Ende genauso viele Punkte bekommen wie ich. Das heißt, wenn wir es denn hinbekommen, alles noch zu organisieren. Hmpf.
Davon abgesehen ist ein anderer Professor krank - krank genug, um im Krankenhaus zu liegen. Er ist derjenige, der ein kurzzeitiges Projekt (diese und nächste Woche, glaube ich) zum Thema Stupid Design machen wollte. Wir machen eine Lounge an 5 Abenden - und dieses Projekt hätte am Dienstag eine Ausstellungseröffnung. Also, wenn er nun krank ist und das Projekt deshalb nicht machen kann, haben wir Dienstag kein Programm. Wir haben auch noch immer nichts für Mittwoch (geplant, ja, aber nichts umgesetzt). Und die Band, die am Montag spielen wollte, hat auch noch nicht fest zugesagt. Gnnn, nicht gut.
Aber es wird Essen geben. Zumindest an den Tagen, an denen wir es machen (mo-do) *seufz*
Ich will diese Punkte. Ich brauch diese Punkte. Deshalb werd ich nicht aufgeben, auch wenn es bestimmt ein Desaster wird.

* I'm wearing my corset at work. I noticed I'm getting back aches from wearing it - because it keeps my back straigther than I usually sit, walk or stand. Which tells me (again, because this is nothing new) my back is really fucked up. So... corset more often, in hope that my back will get used to it.

* Err, yes, I got a new corset :D Handmade from Barbara. Black satin ^_^

* Friday we watched the last episode of Dead Like Me. I'm gonna miss it. Wouldn't have mind to watch two or three more seasons... Sunday we started watching Six Feet Under instead.

* I was kicked out of the photography course. No, not because I did something wrong, but because the girl who wasn't there last time did show up - and she was on the list and I wasn't. So the workshop leader gave her the place. I mean, sure, it's unfair to not being able to take a course if you are sick, but well, why didn't she write a mail or called in sick? Then I wouldn't have hoped to get in and wouldn't be as disappointed now.

* Töffi (my boss) thinks about moving into another bureau. He doesn't want to share the place with Fly any longer. Right now it seems possible to move into some rooms in the south inner city. I REALLY hope this will work out (well, at least if I continue working for him the next years ;)), because it would mean a quite shorter way to work and a much shorter way between work and university.

* zorn finally wrote mails and even was online yesterday *yay* Like I suspected, the internet was broken. It was really nice to hear from her.

* The SPIEL 05 in Essen was nice. Didn't spend that much money, bought just one comic and some honey wine. Got compliments on my 'nice dress' (corset and skirt) ;)

So, finally home (Well, I started this entry shortly after 8pm).
This was a long day and it isn't over yet. First I was in the university for my first short term project, it's obligatory, but we don't get any points for it. We were divided into seven groups, mostly by surname (A-C group one, etc.). I got into the group 'finding material' of Prof. Hatto Grosse. I'll have my first middle-term project with him, also.
Well, he talked to us a while, then he basically left us alone, so we could plan and do our project. It's not easy to come up with a solution that satisfies everyone in a group of 12 people, but well, at least we decided on something. A bit before five we ended our meeting for today and I went to work. Got some work done, then, after half past seven I went home, but bought catfood at the supermarket.
Now I'm here and have to find out lots of adresses in cologne, have to do some internet research etc. Well, well.
Oh, and we'll meet an hour earlier tomorrow.

Monday was quiet, I didn't do much, didn't feel really good either.

Sunday started slowly, in the afternoon I went to visit Moni, that was really nice. We worked on the puzzle she bought last year at the game fair and watched Dead like me (I showed it to her, so she could enhance her english *g*). I even got a nice massage, yayness!

Saturday... was KitKatday, but I didn't went there. I was on the Kriegerherzen-Premiere (Warriorhearts), followed by the premiere party, Moni, Tanja, Monika, Werner, Vilja, Zorn... many people I knew were there and it was kinda nice. And I actually didn't really feel like going to the Kitty. Guess it would have been fun if I went there, but well, the evening was nice anyway. And Kriegerherzen was fun to watch. It is a no-budget (note: no, not low) movie, realised just by a lot of roleplayers and their friends. I think for a no-budget movie it was pretty good, even if many parts were unwanted funny.

I feel pretty dorky for even considering to maybe buy a frank mosaic poster.

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So, endlich daheim (Naja, ich hab den Eintrag um kurz nach 8 begonnen).
Das war ein langer Tag und er ist noch nicht vorbei. Erst war ich in der FH, bei meinem ersten kurzfristigen Projekt. Es ist Pflicht, wir bekommen aber keine Punkte dafür. Wir wurden in sieben Gruppen eingeteilt, größtenteils nach Nachname (A-C Gruppe Eins, etc.) Ich kam in die Gruppe 'Material Finden' von Prof. Hatto Grosse. Ich werde auch mein erstes mittelfristiges Projekt bei ihm haben. Nun, erst erzählte er uns eine Weile, dann ließ er uns allein, damit wir planen und eben unser Projekt machen konnten. Es ist echt nicht einfach, in so kurzer Zeit ein Konzept zu entwickeln, das in einer Gruppe mit 12 Leuten jeden zufrieden stellt, aber zumindest konnten wir uns auf was einigen. Kurz vor 5 haben wir unser Meeting dann beendet und ich fuhr zur Arbeit. Hab bisschen was erledigt, dann um halb acht bin ich nach Hause gefahren, mit einem Umweg über den Penny, Katzenfutter kaufen.
Jetzt bin ich hier und muss möglichst viele Kölner Adressen rausfinden und im Internet recherchieren, etc. Nun, nun.
Oh, und morgen treffen wir uns eine Stunde früher.

Montag war ziemlich ruhig, hab nicht viel getan, war aber auch nicht so gut drauf.

Sonntag hat langsam begonnen, Nachmittags war ich bei Moni, das war sehr nett. Wir haben an dem Puzzle weitergemacht, welches sie vor einem Jahr auf der Spielemesse gekauft hat und haben Dead like me geschaut (hab es ihr gezeigt, damit sie ihr Englisch etwas üben kann *g*). Ich bekam sogar eine feine Massage, yayness!

Samstag... war KitKattag, aber ich bin nicht hingegangen. Ich war auf der Kriegerherzen-Premiere, danach noch auf der Premierenparty, Moni, Tanja, Monika, Werner, Vilja, Zorn... viele Leute die ich kannte waren da und es war recht nett. Und ich hatte irgendwie eh nicht so die Lust in die Kitty zu gehen. Wahrscheinlich wäre es wie immer toll da gewesen, wenn ich gegangen wäre, aber nun, so wars auch nett. Und Kriegerherzen war lustig anzuschauen. Es ist ein No-Budget (No, nicht Low *g*) Film, realisiert von vielen Rollenspielern und ihren Freunden. Ich denke, für einen No-Budget Film war er echt gut, auch wenn doch recht viele Stellen ungewollt komisch waren.

Ich fühle mich ziemlich dorky, überhaupt darüber nachzudenken, mir ein Frank Mosaik Poster zu kaufen.

Es ist eine wirklich wilde Mischung aus '1 Woche Vollbeschäftigung' und 'Jeden Montag 2-3 Stunden', deshalb ist es sehr schwer, einfach einen normalen Wochenenstundenplan zu machen. Und 100% fest steht er auch noch nicht, da z.B. noch nicht klar ist, ob ich in die von mir gewählten Projekte wirklich reinkomme. Oder ob ich mich noch mal umentscheide.

Erläuterungen:
[TS] = Technisches Seminar
[WE] = Werkstatteinführung
[KP] = Kurzfristiges Projekt
[MP] = Mittelfristiges Projekt
[KS] = Kurse
[VL] = Vorlesungen
und alles weitere Graue ist (soweit ich weiß) nicht verpflichtend, wenn auch sinnvoll.

( Wen es interessiert... :) )

I am back at home *waves*. I hope you all had some nice days, I definatly had them. It was hot and sunny, I got 200 stings and ate watermelon every day. And saw much of Tuscany again. Will show pictures soon. Right now I am not sure where my second rechargable battery for the camera is, hmm... anyway.

Worklife has me back and my full appointment calendar also. Wednesday cinema and LaLic, Thurstday RPG... so, yay :D Besides that I have to work... as much as possible. I have to earn money for some gimmiks I will probably need soon. Like an IBook.

I am taken at the KISD (Köln International School of Design).
I still can't believe it. I read the letter again and again.
I am happy and yet I am scared. It will be much work, it will cost much time. I will have to work beside studying, I guess at least 20 hours a week, maybe only 15. But I guess 20, because I will have to pay studying fees also, from 2006 on. I know I will have to cut back on rpg even more (to be more concentrated at work), that doesn't make me happy. I will have to get way more organised. Something I really want to be - but I try that since a longer time and I don't see much change, so I doubt I will manage it until I start studying - or at any point.

But... I am taken! *shakes head*
I was SO sure the interview didn't went well.

I am reading back on my flist, but only a bunch of journals (mostly people I also know IRL and communities I am a mod or co-mod of), I just can't read everything. But if you want to point out something I could have missed... tell me, please!