I've handed in my thesis.
YEAHHHHHHHHHHH!

Summer is officially here

That's right. Summer is here. And it is official. And the reason? We went strawberry picking :D Unfortunately a couple of weeks premature for Wimbledon and we were too cheap to buy champagne, but the strawberries were very very good, especially the one's we ate before we left the picking fields... Just look at these beauties:


Other news. Last night we pretended to be cultured and headed to the Domplatz - the big square in front of Fulda's cathedral -for a Nacht der Poesie, or a night of poetry. And so, complete with sleeping bags and blankets, we found ourselves lying on the grass, starring up at the oversized cathedral, which was decorated with pretty lights, making it look rather like the evil bunny from Donnie Darko. Whilst in this state of relaxation, we were serenaded with some German bloke reciting German verse and sending us into a peaceful slumber. After about thirty minutes the novelty wore off and we started to feel a bit chilly, the Port helped us through though and we lived to tell the tale of our night of culture. Not sure I'd do it again. Like driving for 10 hours, having six hours sleep and then travelling by jeep up a mountain at 3am to watch the sunrise over a javanese volcano, it was one of those one off things that is good to have done but will probably not be repeated.

And to finish this summery mish-mash blog posting, news of my recent Berlin adventure. I headed up to our future home for a job interview, spent the time wandering around, admiring the main sights and then with Vicki in Friedrichshain, and then had a successful job interview which ended with a job offer. All good, means our move to Berlin is happening and we can start looking for flats in the big city :) And with that happy note I shall say farewell and until next time...

My mind is still open and the thoughts are still flowing but I am suffering from the little-known disease of freenetitis. This disease has seen my ability to leave blogs or even use the internet at all disappear in a puff of smoke, leaving me feeling somewhat disconnected. Unfortunately the prognosis for freenetitis is pretty dire. All I can do is visit the library and internet cafes to minimise the pain and try and find a distraction from the suffering. My thesis is doing its best to provide some relief and my illness is, admittedly, having a very positive affect on my page count (47 and counting) but it is little consolation. Alas, it is looking like it is going to be life sans internet for the rest of our stay in Fulda. I hope Bloggery can cope...