Thursday, August 24, 2006
Long weekend
Summer is over in Germany, so I'm going to where summer is still in full swing--Bilbao, Spain. The plane leaves Duesseldorf at 0750 Friday morning so only a quick note before I go. Back late Sunday night.
Monday, August 21, 2006
found
since the camera cord has been found and while 181 pics download, here is today's cultural adventure. over the weekend my work colleague brought her super IT boyfriend to set up my wireless because i was having some difficulties with it and choosing the right setup options in german.
the topic always comes up--heather's less than stellar german skills. because i did not study german in a university setting like i studied spanish, my german is completely off the cuff and random. i pick up a good chunk of it from the sarcastic 45 year old work colleague in front on me, so i have german words to describe 'trash talk' or a word for 'he who talks too much' but i lack some basics like toothpaste since that one doesn't come up in the office.
as super IT boyfriend was fixing my pc it gave him a bit of a challenge and he was less than amused with the four firewalls i have installed. i explained that i install and uninstall with reckless abandon.
this morning he told her to pass along a new german word to me. she says the word 'basteln' in german but i do not know it. she says, moment, i ask leo. leo is a famous online dictionary that many of the germans use; it is quite extensive in its definitions, and there is even a speaking option to hear the word.
http://dict.leo.org/pages.ende/about_en.html?lang=en
in the meantime i ask my other colleague the meaning without telling her the scenario. she explains...it's like when small children spend an entire afternoon making christmas ornaments, or doing craft things, that is the verb you would use. hmm. colleague number one is back now.
"leo says it is 'to tinker'. "
"a-ha, now i get it, i tinkered with the computer."
" yes, he says you tinkered."
"well, yes perhaps."
"tinkered to death."
the topic always comes up--heather's less than stellar german skills. because i did not study german in a university setting like i studied spanish, my german is completely off the cuff and random. i pick up a good chunk of it from the sarcastic 45 year old work colleague in front on me, so i have german words to describe 'trash talk' or a word for 'he who talks too much' but i lack some basics like toothpaste since that one doesn't come up in the office.
as super IT boyfriend was fixing my pc it gave him a bit of a challenge and he was less than amused with the four firewalls i have installed. i explained that i install and uninstall with reckless abandon.
this morning he told her to pass along a new german word to me. she says the word 'basteln' in german but i do not know it. she says, moment, i ask leo. leo is a famous online dictionary that many of the germans use; it is quite extensive in its definitions, and there is even a speaking option to hear the word.
http://dict.leo.org/pages.ende/about_en.html?lang=en
in the meantime i ask my other colleague the meaning without telling her the scenario. she explains...it's like when small children spend an entire afternoon making christmas ornaments, or doing craft things, that is the verb you would use. hmm. colleague number one is back now.
"leo says it is 'to tinker'. "
"a-ha, now i get it, i tinkered with the computer."
" yes, he says you tinkered."
"well, yes perhaps."
"tinkered to death."
Friday, August 11, 2006
searching
i have not been home much since i moved into the new place and not everything is yet unpacked, including the camera cord to move the digital pics from the camera to the pc. further, the internet box does not work in the new place, it seems to have been damaged during the move so i had to order a new one and it is currently en route so i have no internet access at home.
therefore, the posts have been rather lean recently.
last weekend i took a cheap last minute flight with lufthansa to bratislava. bratislavia is in slovakia, and has been separated from the czech republic since 1993. It has been in the EU since 2004 but it still not on the Euro.
Once the photos are transferred, I'll post some pics and some further details.
therefore, the posts have been rather lean recently.
last weekend i took a cheap last minute flight with lufthansa to bratislava. bratislavia is in slovakia, and has been separated from the czech republic since 1993. It has been in the EU since 2004 but it still not on the Euro.
Once the photos are transferred, I'll post some pics and some further details.
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