waiting for... godot (?)

Sometimes I feel as if someone is playing a game of chess with my career. In that game I am a pawn, a mere figure, incapable of influencing the course of events that is my life.

Maybe it is time to move on, over and out.
The pawn is tired of being told what to do.
She wants to see or rather take some action.

Cars and shoes

I spent five minutes (!) looking for my car in the parking lot... I just could NOT remember where I had parked the darn thing... growing senile already... yikes!

Last Friday my clumsiness reared its head again...
I was at a hairdressers shop, walking up the staircase that leads to my client's office. I had almost reached the top, when suddenly my shoe shot off my foot and fell down onto the table below! Cringing with embarrassment, I crept down the stairs, hoping that nobody had noticed my malheur. But unfortunately a cute hairdresser had been working at that table. He received quite a shock when this shoe tumbled down out of nowhere and landed right in front of him! With a smile and a wink he passed me my shoe, stating: "thank you very much for thinking of me, but we already have bowls to mix the colours for our client."

Full-fledged employee

My 3 month probationary period ended september 30th.... jippee!

revenge is.... tasty(?)

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned...
a German girl decided to teach her cheating boyfriend a lesson and bit off the top of his penis.... ugh!

Check out the pics (scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the left button) - seriously disgusting!

Birthday boy

Always looking for some excuse to celebrate (as if we needed excuses...), we decided to patronise the Hotel 3 König's Brasserie in honour of M's birthday yesterday. The food was good and the helpings ample. Highly recommendable.

Thinkpad

We got a new toy at work. Of course, it’s a darn sight heavier than the old machine, but in this case, BIG (or bigger to be more precise, compared to a laptop it isn’t really big) is beautiful!

The screen swivels round at 180° and it even has a fingerprint recognition sensor thingy! (This is, for those more au fait with computer terminology, an integrated fingerprint reader.)
Just stroke a finger over the sensor and the computer starts up. You don’t even have to enter a password; it allows you to bypasses most security. Quite the time saver!

I never knew I could get so excited about a machine. This just goes to show, wonders will never cease ;-)

10 eternal questions

Something to ponder if you're on a soul-searching mission or bored...
from the book by Zoë Sallis:

Question 1
What is your concept of God?

Question 2
Do you think this life is all there is, or do you believe in an afterlife?

Question 3
Do you accept the concept of karma, in the sense of cause and effect?

Question 4
What is your moral code, in relation to right and wrong?

Question 5
Do you believe you have a destiny and do you see yourself as here to fulfil it?

Question 6
What has life taught you so far?

Question 7
What advice or words of wisdom would you like to pass on to those close to you?

Question 8
Do you believe our survival on planet Earth is being threatened?

Question 9
Who do you most admire in this world, historical or living?

Question 10
How do you find peace within yourself?