singing my own song

The last two weeks I’ve been more sick than for years, sick enough to need a week off work. It’s been a frustrating time as I haven’t been able to get out and do the usual stuff but it’s also been a time for reflection. Coincidentally at the same time I’ve made contact with someone…

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big cars are thirsty

My neighbour is having a barbeque tonight to celebrate finishing his patio. Consequently there are over 10 big 4 wheel drives parked outside my place. Seems like a kind of crazy situation to me, especially when we live in the middle of a city. I had to bite my tongue and keep very quiet when…

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everybody needs an alibi every now and then.

Stone blind alibi I will eat the lie Find the word Could break any spell that binds you Prayers like ammonites Curl beneath the lights How I long to Bite any hand that feeds you more Where d’it all go wrong My Friday night enfant Where d’it all go wrong My Friday night enfant All…

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me fido di te.

and i trust in you, even if my actions and decisions might not always indicate that i believe that you are watching over me. i always have to smile, when grandma tells me, that i should go to church more often. i don’t need a church to belive in you. i’ve had auch a great…

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but if you never try you’ll never know.

and i am trying hard – when i was working in villach i sometimes had a distinctive feeling, that this would be it for the the rest of my life. it might sound pretty much stupid for a 24-year old to say that, but i think i stopped dreaming sometimes. i totally stopped. now some…

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of being free and its consequences

uni-life has got me again. there’s a thousand things to do organize, study, write. dad helped me out with money – so thinks are hanging okay. just have to limit myself down to almost zero expenses, besides the apartment and a few extras. overall this will be a tough two years to come – but…

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The legacy of Nobel

Today the Nobel committee made their first announcement for 2005, and those who know me and my fascination with these prizes will understand my delight at hearing the news. Congratulations to two great Australians, Prof Barry Marshall and Dr Robin Warren on being awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine “for their discovery…

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about poker chips, student loans and free ringtones

the mass of comment spam on mindwork really drove me to the edge. as of today everything should be fine again however – thanks to spamkarma2, a highly configurable solution to prevent comment spam on blogs like this. by the way: i manually erased one comment from a visitor, to one of emily’s posts. please…

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