Restoration and Exercise

Earlier this saturday, I spent time with Katharina on collecting, combining and writing all of our information and data for the university course Managers and the Law. It took us quite a few hours to work on this small project since we’ve been rather occupied with doing the groceries, dishes, sandwiches, cuddling and the usual saturday’s preparation to meet our guests.

We enjoyed a evening just with games instead of becoming closer to an alcohol addict. But again – just a few minutes after playing „Uno“, „Mens Ärgere Dich Nicht“ and „Abalone“ for nearly three hours, it was time to finish ourselves off with a nice cocktail and wine in the Café Extrablatt.

Currently, Katharina and myself relax on the couch and we’ve been occupied with a small session for blogging or blog reading. Sadly, we’re not enjoying ourselves with a thoughtful conversation as I only hear the humming sounds of her laptop’s fan being combined with my fingers typing on my laptop’s keyboard. I hope to change this within a few seconds or minutes as it depends on her interest for more than digitializing our life in the media. But suddenly, there is silence – the humming stopped, and my filthy fingers will begin to create yet another motivational environment for expressive loveful relationship activity.

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Typos Create Disorder

Whenever I browse to the hosting provider of my blog, I start to read the several blogs which appear to be updated most frequently. But a few minutes ago I noticed an amusing typo which drew my attention: „New: BogSpirit communities launch!“

Merriam Webster Online explains the following about the mysterious bog:

It is a „wet spongy ground; a poorly drained usually acid area rich in accumulated plant material, frequently surrounding a body of open water, and having a characteristic flora (as of sedges, heaths, and sphagnum).“

This is delicious – and a truely amusing blogospheric moment. Are we blogging for bog? Has bog truely a spiritual side, a charma which stays hidden beneath the surface of the morasty bog? I have no answer for this yet…

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Spendenveranstaltung

Liebe Kommilitonen und Kommilitoninnen,

anbei der Aufruf seitens unseres Dozenten Rafael Tito der Spendenveranstaltung, die durch das Institut für International Management für den 15. Januar 2005 um 19:00 Uhr im Audimax der Universität Flensburg geplant ist. Wir möchten hiermit die Unterstützung der „Aktion Deutschland Hilft“ ermöglichen, die in einem Bündnis mit der Hilfsorganisationen action medeor, Adra, ASB, AWO, Care, Help, Johanniter, Malteser, Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband und World Vision steht.

Kreditinstitut: Bank für Sozialwirtschaft
Bankleitzahl: 370 20 500
Kontonummer: 10 20 30
Stichwort „Seebeben Südasien“

Rafael Tito – 07.01.05 10:17:30
Spendenveranstaltung- Evento de donación

Hola a todos,

Como algunos de ustedes ya saben, el curso de Desarrollo Regional III está interesado en realizar un evento para ayudar a las personas afectadas por la catástrofe en el sur de Asia.

Por esto tenemos planeado hacer un concierto en el Audimax para el 15.01.2005. La fecha, según Matiaske tiene que ser confirmada todavía.

Para esto ya nos reunimos el dia Jueves y realizamos los primeros preparativos, todo lo adjunto en un archivo-Datei en este e-mail.

Necesitamos personas interesadas en ayudar pues no tenemos mucho tiempo. Interesados por favor enviar un e-mail a mi o a Theresa.

La próxima reunión será el SABADO 08.01.2005, a las 10AM en Munketoft. aula 131, en el caso que el aula esté ocupada será en la sala de la copiadora. TODOS ESTAN INVITADOS.

Por favor revisar el anexo (anhang)

Rafael

Folgende Mitstreiter sind schon dabei: Katharina Nadolny, Nicole Bierer, Angelique Bäsch, Theresa Meier, Pascal Sicking, Stefanie Thürmer, Martin Häuseler, Andrea Klos, Rafael Tito, Mike Schnoor, Katharina Schnitzer, Kathrin Richert, Anne Heil und Pablo. Aber wir brauchen dementsprechend noch Hilfe!

Planungsinhalte

  • Programm festlegen: Bands (11), Bilder, Moderatoren

  • Aufbau/ Abbau

  • Finanzierung (Wer nimmt Geld, Spendenbescheinigung, Spendendosen, Kassen)

  • Spenden:

  • Personal: Leute für Eintritt (4, 2, 2 → 8 Pers.), Service

  • Getränke : Bars, Verkäufer, Wechselgeld, Servierten, Barleute (10 Helfer)

  • Essen/ Catering

  • Werbung: Unternehmen ansprechen, Tickets, Werbung verteilen, Mensa- Tisch mit Vorverkauf und Spendentisch o.a.

  • PR: Artikel/ Bericht für Moin, Moin etc., Homepage

  • Allgemeines: Hausmeister, Garderobe, Security, Technik, Reinigung

  • Tombola

Aufgaben
  • Unternehmen ansprechen: Katrin Richert, Andrea Klos, Anne Heil

  • Werbung (Design): Katharina Nadolny, Nicole Bierer

  • PR: Mike Schnoor, Andreas Hinsching(?)

  • Catering: Angelique Bäsch, Theresa Meier, Stefanie Thürmer

  • Tombola: ???

  • Sonstiges Personal (mind. 6 Leute): Bar, Eintritt, Aufbau, Abbau, Mensatisch (11.30 – 13:30)

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Lifeless Reasons for Blogging

The new year 2005 rings in a new uprise for the internet community. Several people who were never aware of their abilities make the decision to create their unique experience of blogging. The motivation is strangely found in the aspects of their microspheric environment represented through their usual personal form of living. The new blogs consist of a writing based on the author’s „self-consciousness, self-doubt, awkwardness, and overcompensation“ (Dennis A. Mahoney) which causes the pseudo-literate and often educated reader to endlessly ignore and overread the interesting, yet unfortunately mis-constructed content.

Examples and Problems: Quite regularly the blogs contain information on the most simple things (e.g. new year’s resolutions, wishes, dreams, emotions) and have no bond towards a group or greater area of response. The authors neither express themselves in a broarder sense for community nor allow a kind of individualisation for their readers, as the content holds no context of continuity or deeper infestation of the mind.

A blog is considered to be either a private or public installment of the author’s content, but such open publication requires effort and continous enhancement on both the reader’s and author’s side. To accquire a higher frequency of readers, the authors may relate to the „7 C’s of Web Design“ expressed by Dr. Philip Kotler: Context, Content, Community, Communication, Connection, Commerce, and Customization. Each author may inherit itself from these factors.

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Future Visionary

Several people express themselves through the past, presence and/or future in respect to their daily life and possibilities for a tomorrow. Certain cultures and individuals respect the past as a way on how to learn and to be educated in order to avoid mistakes and errors or to achieve a progress and advancement. Another group has no true bond to the past nor future as they strive for survival in our modern world without looking back at their past or consideration of the future. The third group is represented by those who are aware of the past (especially their own past), the actual and most present situation, yet prefer to create a future by stepping ahead of the commonly known sphere of existence into a state of art which enables them to see beyond the situation, to find a solution that is nearly impossible to be found by the others.

For myself, I have decided to build up three phases in order to create my own personal future planning. At the first step, I create my goals which are usually centered around the now and nearer then. However, these goals are not limiting myself in my actions and activity, but only to support and serve as a base for focus. Therefore, these goals may change as time progresses. The goals are tightly created, shortly knitted together and serve as the first set of steps towards the following phases, and there are plenty of goals within a human being’s life. A second phase is found within the motives for life with and within the current society. While the goals provide a foundation to create and maintain order, the motives give the essence to counter against the normalities of life. Within this phase, the progress broadens itself and allows an even wider focus towards the futurous plan. These motives either depend on the previously defined goals, but may even exist without relation or respondence of these since their role is more important and more creative than the original set of rules applied by the goals. All of these two phases lead to the final stage where goals and motives become visions. These visions serve as expectancy for my personal future. How I see myself and my role for society, the work done in the past and the reference to my personal satisfaction can be found here as well as my most monetary and fundamental thoughts concerning the progress and advancement of my life. All these phases may exist under several topics – i.e. societal, financial, emotional, educational, or sacret themes, and each of these individual strings serve as a root towards the overlaying vision of the future.

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About Law and Pancakes

In the aftermath to my coffee break in the Caféteria, I returned back to room 250 for our Managers and the Law course with James. Surprisingly, only five students including myself and Katharina appeared to the course. I believe most of the others preferably stayed at home or still enjoyed their longer holidays. Today’s topic was all about the Law of Damages with several definitions and corresponding terminology. Somehow it felt good to hear all these things again since I did not use the holidays for studying.

The result of the day was easily concluded: We were hungry. To ensure our health’s safety, I cooked up fresh pankakes at Katharina’s place, and our guest Torben apparently enjoyed quite a few of these fresh pancakes. I used four eggs, one spoon full of butter, sugar, salt and 800g flour mixed with nearly 1l milk to make the dough for the pancakes. First of all, the butter was melted in the microwave before I struck it together the eggs, salt and sugar to create a foamy fluid. As next the flour and milk were mixed with this fluid inside of the bowl – and we were ready for fun and entertainment. We used sugar, jam and nutella (chocolate-nut-cream) on the pancakes. It was a very delicious feisty dinner.

Currently Playing: Dakar Race and Katharina’s joyful comments on motocrossing on her own.
Current Mood: Relaxed, Safe and Cuddly

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Remnants about New Year’s Eve

I’m wasting time while sitting in our Caféteria in the university’s main building with a White Chocolate Mocca more or less saved in my stomache. Here in the Caféteria, they’ve added a nice flatscreen at the wall and some absolutely comforting brown arm chairs to spice up the atomosphere. These additions fit perfectly into the warming red-brown design of the „Campus Suite“, which is the brand name of our Caféteria. Outside the weather is rather cold and cloudy as the wind punishes the trees as if the wood is shivering. I’m reluctant to read the latest installment for James Lovejoy’s „Managers and the Law“ course, and only the thought to see my girlfriend in a few minutes keeps me happily chilled. Let’s see what will come next…

Current Mood: Relaxed and Warm
Currently Playing: Chillout and House Music in the Caféteria (They’ve got a GEMA License)

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Rat-Race for Money

I noticed the increase of newsreports concerning the official aid programs to the countries and people affected by the recent Tsunami wave. Many countries offered their monetary help within the rage of a few 10-20 million Dollars as far as to the week between Christmas and New Year Eve. But suddenly these countries (especially their leaders) sought this call for assistance and moved it into a medial struggle for the one who will spend the most money to the disaster’s victims. I wonder who can actually pay all these funds while the countries who wish to raise the money are already drowned in debt?

In my opinion, its only a measurement on new political power. Who can compete against the „US World Police“ as „XYZ World Aide“? The politicians secretly exploit the tragedy within the rather shiney interest for the victims. How can Germany offer 500 million Euros (current status) extra money – while our population gave 200 million Euros from private savings? Apparently, Australia offered 1 billion Dollars over last night, and the European Union did not hesitate to combine everything to offer 1.5 billion on their own (including Germany). One the first hand, I detest the idea in which each government tries to outgun the other with their funds as seen in this new Rat-Race for nothing else but digital money. On the other hand, I prefer to see money being spend senseful and intensive for the victims. Nevertheless, I must point out that I love the idea and all the effort to help the victims: I encourage everybody to devote your own small part to assist them – be it money or be it your personal help in your or their society.

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Against Comment Spam

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In addition to my suggestion concerning the Comments being predefined by your personal Accountinformation, I have to add the following idea: As we all know the possibilities of Comment-Spam found on several blogs throughout the net, its usually a reason of the common Trackback-Ping functionality. To avoid this, a Proof-Code generated by an image should be entered once a user is no officially registered user (or currently not logged in to Blogspirit). Even if there is no Trackback-Ping activated on Blogspirit, its a useful tool to limit the exploitation of the blogs through „lifeless annoyances“.

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Sleepless Moments

Finally, I’ve added a few other blogs to my Linkage today: Nounours, The Diamond Blog, The Red Hibiscus, The Shining Ones. By now my girlfriend resides in our bed to my right side while I was surfing a few blogs and began to close my eyes slowly. Her hand is wrapped around my arm and elbow, and her eyes closed already a few minutes ago. I believe it is the most perfect time for me to either wake her up and have a small moment of loving joy or let her continue her wanderings in the worlds of dreams. Within all these thoughts I realized that university will start in eight hours – a torture as I can expect. But both of us made sure we’d wake up all peacefully without hesitation just to catch the second courses… isn’t this a way of being together beyond ourselves as both of us made the plan to skip these significantly early classes? I might ponder about this for a while… but as she moved her fingers for a second, I will drop the blog and take care of her.

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