Drifting somewhere in the vast

I had a presentation about my bachelor thesis today or more like some sort of exhibition of all the theses that are being written this semester. The event constisted of creating a poster, standing in front of it and telling everyone (mostly professors or fellow students) what your topic is about. I had my table in the last room with 3 other students and hardly anyone came to listen to our babbling - which I'm glad for, but I stood there for 1,5 hours and now my feet hurt. Meh.

( Brittany for Buffy? )

( The Vampire Diaries (spoiler-ish) )

My current emotional status: impatient. Monday, ergo: HP 7.1, can't come fast enough. Also slightly anxious and chaotic. My mind is all over the place, because there are various things and projects I'm involved in and then there's the bachelor thesis.

 

3319 / 15000 words. 22% done!

My current NaNo-status. I don't think I'm going to make the full amount I set myself as a goal, but maybe two thirds. Which is okay, I guess? *sighs* At least I have some social media literature now.

My current fandom-status: I saw Glee (this morning, stuffed into the time between getting up and going to work, because I don't have the time otherwise), yes, but I don't have much to say about it either way. I'm not a big fan of Gwyneth Paltrow, because I think she's a boring actress, but she was alright. I just wished the kids had sung more and not just her and Mr. Shue.

... I'm sorry this journal has become even more uninteresting than before. I'll try to cut down the whining, but I guess I need a place where I can post my progress.

Yoko Kanno is a musical genius. 'Nuff said.

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Each time I watch the Deathly Hallows trailer I get those goddamn goosebumps and the picture of burning!Hogwarts tugs at my heartstrings. It's ridiculous. The movie's probably not even that good, but just the fact that it's out in a few weeks makes me go "Gah!", because it'll be one of the last big events in the HP fandom. Before, you could always say "there'll still be the movies", but now? *sighs* Oh HP fandom, why am I so overly attached to you?

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It's November and that means autumn pre-Christmas time lots of tea and dreamy times with fantasy books NaNoWriMo! I started writing a chapter for my bachelor thesis this week and am already behind my actual schedule, because I find so little time to write during work. Also, I'm only writing crap. Meh.

 

860 / 15000 words. 6% done!
(This is only the estimated word count for this month, I'll probably need just as much for the second half.)

Which reminds me ... *tries to write a few more paragraphs*

For the first time in my life, I've understood why Photoshop always asks me if I want Interlacing when saving pictures as PNG. Consider myself boggled. (Sorry, it's just always kind of wtf when the boring, stupid, shitty stuff you have to learn proves to be somewhat related to reality and useful in daily use.)

Also: DVDSTYLER WHY DO YOU HATE ME SO MUCH UNGGHH. I DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO PUT UP WITH YOUR SHITTY ANTICS AND I NEED TO BURN THAT FUCKING DVD FOR UNI.

Tag 18 – Das Buch, mit dem schönsten Cover, das du besitzt / The book with the prettiest cover you own

Changeling: The Lost - A Storytelling Game of Beautiful Madness

( pic + summary + rambling )

It's not mine, however, so here's another one for you that I actually own:

Wächter der Nacht/Nightwatch by Sergej Lukianenko

( pic + summary + rambling )

The knots in my brain have knots themselves. I cannot think anymore, but I should still do at least a little bit of learning today. Someone kick me in the arse, pls? And, completely unrelated, I have a crazy urge to slash Lukas Podolski lately. Yeah, I don't even know. For some reason, I've grown incredibly fond of him during this WC. I think it's the puppy look. It makes me want to make him angst like there's no tomorrow.

Tag 06 – Ein Buch, das du nur einmal lesen kannst (egal, ob du es hasst oder nicht) / A book you can only read once (no matter if you hate it or not)

We need to talk about Kevin by Lionel Shriver

The mother of a teenage boy who killed seven fellow students and two adults in a high-school shooting writes a series of letters to her estranged husband on their son's upbringing and questions what she fears may be her own part in the tragedy.

( thoughts )

Ahahaha, I have a 1,0 in French. *wiggles* OK, it wasn't that hard, but still. It's a nice push in motivation. And there's one exam off the list, still 4 more to go.

Tag 05 – Ein Buch, das du immer und immer wieder lesen könntest / A book you you could read again and again

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

On one level this work is the story of an airman's discovery of a small boy from another planet in the desert and his stories of intergalactic travel, and on the other hand it is a thought-provoking allegory of the human condition.

To avoid answering half of the questions of this meme with "Harry Potter" (because I totally could and it wouldn't be a lie), I picked "The Little Prince". I discovered this book for myself only two years ago, because I finally wanted to know what this was all about. I adored it. And with every read, I adore it a little bit more. It's the kind of book I never get fed up with and that still makes me teary-eyed on certain scenes. A simple and short, but truly beautiful read.

I had my French oral examination today. It went pretty well, despite me being rather hectic and confused at times. Now that it's over, I'm really going to miss this lecture. It was fun, relaxed and everyone was nice and got along. Hopefully the advanced French course will come to pass this summer. *crosses fingers*

So ... I saw this book meme over at galato 's and totally had to steal it, because I need an excuse for more procrastination love books and talking about books. XD

Day 01 - Das Buch, das du zurzeit liest/The book you're currently reading

Wicked - The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
(AKA: The most famous Wizard of Oz fanfiction on this planet)

( Summary and some blathering from my side )


( Book meme day 01-31 )

Due to boredom and lacking motivation for the seminary I'm currently stuck in, I now have an account on Goodreads.

>>> Tess

I've seen that many on my flist are there as well so feel free to add me, if you like. :)

It's way too early and I know I'm supposed to be on hiatus, but I have to wait till nine o'clock until the lecture starts / the lecture has started now, but it's so frustratingly boring.
So let me just drop a few quotes of a chapter that quite made my morning. Short info: the book is a prequel to the Dragon Age game and tells the story of King Maric, his outlaw friend Loghain and Rowan (to whom Maric is betrothed). Together with their rebel army, they try to free Ferelden of the Orlesian reign. The book is not an epiphany considering narration or style, but it's good in a solid way. And it's a great way to get to know the characters a bit more. (To think that I really, really hated Loghain before I started the book, and now he's one of my favourite characters in the DAO universe ...)

( (b)romance ahead <3 )

Dawwww.<3 Consider this shipped and slashed. XD

I have teh Internetz again. Yay! (Honestly, Telekom ... a stronghold of chaos and incompetence.)

Soooo, what's new? I just realised how freaking much I actually still have to do, especially since next week there will be a Big Important Presentation and then, in only a few weeks, examinations! *freaks out* How did that happen? Again? Why am I always surprised at how little time there's actually left? *rolls eyes* Anyhow, I really need to get working from now on. 

Oh, and anyone interested in some pictures of the KSC doing training in Belek? There are some nice pics in this gallery, although no interesting shots of anyone in particular. Meh.

Also, since I had no internet and obviously wasn't working much - with what did I waste my entire time? Well, first of all, I finished Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell, which was awesome. I still think the pacing and entire chapters dedicated to unimportant side-characters were pretty exasperating, but the witty, charming and so very British writing made up a lot for it. Also, the great story that came to a wonderful ending. I won't say much about it, but if you bring some patience, a lot of time and a pot of hot tea with you, the book will make it worthwhile.

And then there was Dragon Age: Origins. ( A lot of rambling and swooning, in which Tess goes a little crazy over a game and admits that she cried like a baby because of it. )

Also, this is totally my new favourite song: This is war, 30 Seconds to Mars, the ending song to Dragon Age.