Life goes on

So quite a bit of time passed since my last blog update. There have been ups and downs since the last post; Though the downs have been more prevalent. First off, that job I was talking about didn't work out. They forgot to post it internally - Some dude found out about the job and promptly took it away from me. Can you believe such mistakes in a company that is competing globally? I can't! I'm not too pissed since it wasn't my "dream" job, but needless to say it was aggravating. So what's going on now? Well, I'm still looking around. I had three interviews with 3M - two directly and one through Pace Analytical and am hoping that 3M will decide for me. The interviews went pretty well for what I think, but considering that after a week they are still in the process of interviewing doesn't feel all to supportive of my cause. I'm going to call one of the interviewers tomorrow and see if I can get an update. If they say no, or that it may take another 2 weeks I'm just gonna go with Pace Analytical. I can always switch if needed. So tomorrow should provide me with insight into what steps to take next.

All the plans of working out so far has been unsuccessful. Since I'm a mad gamer I end up staying up late playing games - not that hanging out with friends till late has helped. The issue is that I don't want to be playing during the day. I just think that it would cast bad light on me. So I'll play in the evening, but I'm going to keep it down to max 1h a day. The workout though should start sometime soon. Tonight, I'm gonna be going to bed right after finishing this blog update in the hope that I can wake up at 7 am and start the day with a nice slow run. Furthermore I'm going to write down a long term workout schedule so that I'll be ready for another couple sprint triathlons next year.

Otherwise I have a whole list of things that need to be done - these things have been plaguing me, but having them written down does help. Time will show how efficient this approach will be.

Alright, so its time for sleep. One more thing that came to notice just a while ago: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4417024.stm
It seems that the US military made use of phosphorus weapons about a year ago during their attack in Fallujah...These suckers just burn human flesh while leaving the clothes intact. Coincidentally the US didn't sign the treaty in which they accept not to use such horrendous weaponry. While its questionable how come this information had to wait 1 year till it was revealed, the fact in itself that it may have been used is pretty disturbing. I hope its a hoax, but if not this will, again, pull the international US image further down. I strongly hope that there will be some positive news speaking of what good things the US has done (like in Pakistan). I can't see this country being able to afford more mishaps as such. Maybe its best to impeach the current president or even send him to Den Haag for trial. Hell, its not Bush's' fault, he's just a puppet. Why not impeach the entire Bush administration for either a equally crappy democratic party group or maybe, just maybe an enlightened group of intelligent and interested government administration people, be it from whatever party. All I can say is that politics are dirty and unless it gets cleaned its hard to see what's going on. Though its pretty questionable if it will ever be clear of corruption and deceit...No, its pretty clear that it will never happen :(
Here is a picture of a Finch that was in front of the Kitchen window. I hope this balances out the dark content of this post 0_0 .

Big changes

Here a list of the big changes.
1. The weather has changed and its become fall/almost winter - here is the evidence:
This is a picture of the neighborhood about two weeks ago.
And here today...Pretty sad ain't it?
2. Ewa, the girl that was living here with me, is gone. She is headed back to Poland where she'll be working her butt off studying for the certification exam to become a pharmacist in MN/somewhere in the US. While at the beginning I was troubled by her presence - not that I was jealous of anything or unhappy of her behavior - I become quite warm with her and really enjoyed spending time with her the last weeks. She is very honest and upright and really ambitious. And it was just nice to get better acquainted with her. I really hope things work out so that she can get herself back in the States :)

3. Yeah, this is the biggest of all changes. I found a job. Its at a company called Medtox and they do drug analyses. In my opinion, taking bioanalytical last interim really helped out to attain this job. I'm really not sure how it will turn out, but time will show and I am eager to start my real world carrier. Tomorrow, I have to go in to get some paper work done, take a drug test (done on site I guess :) ) and whatever else there is to do. It'll be a long day... Though even if its not what I want I should be fine - I'm still have an interview with 3M on Tuesday next week - I can't ignore the chance of being hired by this awesome company.

4. A little side note - the girl/woman I've been interested in for a long time, who is culturally pretty much in the same shoes as I am, told me that she used to be interested in me. She has a really nice boyfriend right now and seems happy, but it was nice and irritating at the same time to hear that. Esp with the prospect of seeing her frequently from now on and knowing that she is partially still attracted to me (that's at least what "others" have told me) What am I to do now? I like her more than ever and maybe its best not to see her at all. Shit...

Anyhow, so much to the changes. I'm still thinking of going to school in the evenings so I can figure out and ease my next couple steps in life. So for right now life seems to be going uphill!

new product from iaudio

never heard of iaudio? well, i've had two mp3 players from the company and I'm loving it! its the cowon u2 with 1 gig of space. it not only has mp3 playback and supports many other formats, but it also has a line in for recording, fm tuner, and a voice recorder (with a good quality mic). well, here is the next gen version of that (called the u3). It pretty and its smaller and it even has video support...though i question who'll be watching videos on it. I might just have to get it....in 5 years or so when my u2 breaks :D

Time to face reality

Yep, its that time in life where I'm in need to change something and everything all at once. Whilst thinking that everything was ok and going just as planned, I've finally realized that nothing is going according to that plan and I've settled myself in this non-constructive vacuum of doing nothing. I have a BA in chemistry, but fact is that I'm jobless and for right now worthless. For those that are reading this - is anybody reading it? - I had the plan to get back into the workout routine that I had at olaf (training for the triathlon), keep myself informed of the things taking place in this world, and getting a friggin job. Well, of all that nothing has taken place. I've been playing more cs than ever, NOT working out, and the economist I bought is still sitting there crying for my attention.

SO, its time to change all this. Since I am a gamer and I know that without it I'ld lose a part of myself - there is no chance that I'll quit. But instead of playing it during the day, I'm going to spend the time reading the economist and trying to apply to whatever spot there may be left in this oh so wonderful city. Gaming will be something I'll do in the evenings at 9pm for an hour or two. Secondly, I need to wake up at 7 or 8am and go running, and do to the ladder pushups. Oh, yeah, there's also the core workout that I need to work on. Since its really hard to think of anything to do when the computer calls me 24/7 I'm going to start writing down activities I need to accomplish. That way I won't waste too much time on the pc. Plus I can always use Linux, which would make it darn hard to play cs (actually impossible)

If all this will workout, I don't know. But I will give my best and getting even a part of it done would make a huge difference. The next entry should give more insight in what I've managed to do. Lots of positive encouragement would be helpful (non of that passive aggressive stuff...That just pisses me off). But wait...Who actually reads this anyways? Meh, life goes on.

PS: that job interview went well, but unfortunately I did not land it. I got another interview with ecolabs next Wednesday though. Thus the sports to make me look more healthy and attractive (haha, that last one is funny...attractive...me...haha)

LOL

Heh, just got this in an email! All I can say is that we're fu@#ed! I knew I shouldn't have taken all those English classes!

CONCERNED ABOUT TOO MANY CARBS IN YOUR DIET?

For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on
nutrition and health. It's a relief to know the truth after all those
conflicting nutritional studies.

1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks
than Americans.

2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than
Americans.

3. The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart
attacks than Americans.

4. The Italians drink a lot of red wine and suffer fewer heart
attacks than Americans.

5. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

CONCLUSION:

Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is apparently what
kills you.

Brrrr!!

As you can see in the picture, it seems that summer has left this State. While its not quite freezing cold yet, it sure makes me rethink going outside for a smoke. While the trees in the picture still have leaves (that are yellowish), other trees (like the one behind Jan's house) are pretty much bald. Thought it sure is a great time to go on walks... It couldn't be prettier!

Other than the weather I guess I'm doing alright. I have another interview tomorrow - this time with Aerotek Scientific (they hire people to contract out to other companies). If I get a job with them the $$ won't be as high, but I guess I can make some money while figuring out if I want to pursue chemistry, and additionally I would have the chance of being hired as a full time. I'll just have to see what happens...But I'm not gonna give up on the larger companies like 3M. I have yet to harass them into hiring me :)

I've also been busy getting some core (not really core I guess...But important to me) components for my computer and celly that really make me look more like a geek than anything. I got a bluetooth headset for both Skype and my celly, and I also (finally) got a DVD burner with dual-layer capabilities. Pretty cool stuff!

Another Picture of "my" car

So upon request here I display another picture of my "new" car. Its a 2000 Mazda Protege; looks good and drives well. Maybe not the strongest car, but I hope relatively reliable and long lasting.

ZOom zoom zoOM!

Yes! So I finally achieved to find a suitable car for my taste. There is a bunch of stuff I'ld like to say about the day - I've had many encounters with troublesome issues, but since I lost the entire text I wrote before I'll just say "Ende gut alles gut" - As long as the end is turns out well, everything is good. I got the car, its just as I had imagined it and I'm all happy.

Back in the US of A

Yup, I'm back again. But since I promised some cool pics of this open air bar I was in I'll just be posting some pics... I'll update the blog with the things that are going on in my life as soon as I get a car and get my resume finshed.

The first picture on the top is of the view from the bar and the one under it shows how the place is set up. During the night the white columns light up with colors such as yellow and red and provides a graet addition to the already awesome athmosphere. You can find more about it here

Last day in Germany :(

So its the last day in Germany. I'm left kinda feeling sad but I'm also in anticipation of the upcoming changes in my life. For one I'll finally have my own car (yeeeees!!!) and I'll be getting an apartment. Additionally there are all the other stuff that are theoretically of more importance than cars and your own apartment - health insurance, car insurance, a JOB, and much more. I;m going to have to be on top of things and manage all my money - which till then was, is and will be more like: "oh, I have money! Lets use it!". I'm really excited and hope things work out fine.

Otherwise, life has been pretty swell. I've been spending a lot of time online looking at different cars and their prices (ouch!). I went out with a bunch of old friends to this really awesome place in town. It wasn't there during my last visit to Wiesbaden so I guess its fairly new...Anyways, its on the top (with that I mean no roof type of top) of the parking lot building (what is it usually called?). They laid out these wooden tiles all over the place, have their own DJ (pretty good music - all trace or house: whatever the difference is...), and there are a bunch of beach chairs. So this place has a great view over the city, looks really trendy, has a beach atmosphere, and is always packed full with people. Oh, and they sell LOTS of drinks!! Why can't people in MN come up with such great ideas?? So the evening was really nice. I enjoyed talking to my old friends and catching up with all the changes that took place. In al it wasl a great evening (and the booze was awesome too :-D )

Today I'm not really sure what I want to do. I have to pack and get ready to leave the country, but the weather is soo nice that I'm thinking of going outside to take some pictures. The area I live in has some awesome old style houses that were build 100 years ago (and have been maintained properly!!). I could go walk around and get some pics of em...Plus I might want to go into town and up onto that car park so I can show off what cool facilities Wiesbaden has to offer :). I'll post those pictures tonight if I have time. Well, I'm off for a walk I guess...

Did I ever say that the Germans are crazy?? Wtf is this??!!