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<title><![CDATA[Making a list. ]]></title>
<link>http://twistedaces.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/making-a-list/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>otkardshark</dc:creator>
<guid>http://twistedaces.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/making-a-list/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Finally done with the first week of werk. Im loving it so far and im doing quite good, making progre]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Finally done with the first week of werk. Im loving it so far and im doing quite good, making progress and making good company with colleagues. A few documents still worries me but thats okay, i can complete requirements soon. But i feel changed really, i am more responsible now, i move a lot and i dont procrastinate so much unlike before where i practice the zen of being a total bum. I dont ever want to be late at work, I dont ever want to be absent. Im loving my work and im enjoying it. Thank God for the opportunity.</p>
<p>Birthday was happy. Again, thanks to Joane for making it a lot special, a bottle of beer and a platter of seafood plus a good chat with an awesome friend was bliss. I also bought comfort food &#8211; a huge bucket of popcorn with melted butter and a bowl of big onion rings. It was awesome, it really was. After that, i nailed the interviews at sykes even though i made a really crappy resume. By the end of the birthday week, i got a job offer. Again, thank God for the opportunity.</p>
<p>My personal xmas is just 17 days away. I dont really wanted to count it but its the way it goes. Im already making a list in my head of the possible things i would want to have for xmas. I need things to continuously bother me in a good sense because i will be living a solitary life again soon. So far i have learned how to brace myself and harness courage to take on whatever is thrown at me. And believe me, i have been through a lot and starting out again seems like a very impossible and tedious task. I have to be strong and for a lot of people out there that seem to lose faith, just stay strong and keep on fighting and dont lose hope and dont lose courage. Its important that you set your mind to think positively, just finish each day on a good note.</p>
<p>xmas wishlist.</p>
<p>I wish next year will be a very productive year for me. More moolah, more change in character. I also wish to upgrade my lifestyle, be able to do more. I am anxious thinking about it but im sure ill be able to make a lot. I feel the change in me, and i feel im doing good so far. I just need to be consistent. As far as negative distractions go, i.e. my immediate past feuds, well, like i said i dont give a flying fuck. It doesnt matter and i moved on long time ago, if they just keep leaving me alone and giving me peace and freedom, i would gladly appreciate it. I have a lot of things and goals that i want to achieve. a lot of activities that i want to do. and a lot of people that i want to meet. The future is bright and its mine for the taking. One step at a time. Slowly but surely. It is possible.</p>
<p>I want an xbox360 really. Or a ps3. I cant live long enough without a video game console. I miss having a virtual fantasy world with nba2k10 and fifa10 and all the other stuff. It would be a great thing for me to have as a stress remover. I want a camera too but not the dslr thing. Just an ordinary digital camera that can record videos. I also need a lot of new magic materials. I practiced some of the routines to my sykes friends and somehow they enjoyed it. i have to practice a lot more. Sigh i really want a lot but for now, im just looking ahead to work every single day. I want to obsess myself to it and just devote myself to work.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s a lot to look forward to for next year. And all that makes me excited, feels like i cant wait to be in that spot and i cant wait for me to taste a little bit of success. I know i will soon and i understand how fast time flies. Thats why its important to blog about thoughts from time to time. Save what you thought about this particular times. You&#8217;ll learn and you&#8217;ll laugh at the experiences and you can see all the rocks thrown at you. And you&#8217;ll be surprised how resilient you are because now youre still standing up. Wounded and yet still going at it. Scarred and yet still poised to strike.</p>
<p>I feel the change, i feel energized and inspired but what im doing right now. If i had one xmas wish, is that i just want to keep it up this way. I have been through a lot of things, people tried to put me down. But i somehow survived and i now i refuse to be treated like that. It is just the beginning.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Dice Experiences]]></title>
<link>http://throwdice.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/dice-experiences/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>wollert</dc:creator>
<guid>http://throwdice.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/dice-experiences/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Random Books I&#8217;ve bought and read multiple random books since I started. On this post I will t]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><strong>Random Books</strong></p>
<p>I&#8217;ve bought and read multiple random books since I started. On this post I will tell you what books I ended up reading, what the options were, and short review of the books. If you want to know how I proceeded when acquiring them, I have a detailed instruction on my <a href="http://throwdice.wordpress.com/how-to/">How To</a> page.</p>
<p>My first random book experience made these six options for the dice to pick from:</p>
<p><a href="http://throwdice.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/dice-1-12.gif"><img title="dice-1-1" src="http://throwdice.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/dice-1-12.gif" alt="" width="50" height="50" /></a></p>
<p>&#8220;Mikoyan MiG-21&#8243; by E. Gordon. About the famous russian aircraft.</p>
<p><a href="http://throwdice.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/dice-1-21.gif"><img title="dice-1-2" src="http://throwdice.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/dice-1-21.gif" alt="" width="52" height="52" /></a></p>
<p>&#8220;The Greening of America&#8221; by Charles A. Reich. About American social history.</p>
<p><a href="http://throwdice.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/dice-1-31.gif"><img title="dice-1-3" src="http://throwdice.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/dice-1-31.gif" alt="" width="50" height="50" /></a></p>
<p>&#8220;The Sounds of the World&#8217;s Languages&#8221; by Peter Ladefoged.</p>
<p><a href="http://throwdice.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/dice-1-42.gif"><img title="dice-1-4" src="http://throwdice.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/dice-1-42.gif" alt="" width="50" height="50" /></a></p>
<p>&#8220;Cryptozoology A to Z&#8221; by Loren Coleman. About mysteries of nature, like Bigfoot.</p>
<p><a href="http://throwdice.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/dice-1-53.gif"><img title="dice-1-5" src="http://throwdice.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/dice-1-53.gif" alt="" width="44" height="44" /></a></p>
<p>&#8220;With these Hands: A Collection of Work&#8221; by Pam Ayres. Poems from the author.</p>
<p><a href="http://throwdice.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/dice-1-61.gif"><img title="dice-1-6" src="http://throwdice.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/dice-1-61.gif" alt="" width="42" height="42" /></a></p>
<p>&#8220;The Origin of Maltese statehood: A Case Study of Decolonization in the Mediterranean&#8221; by San Gwann.</p>
<p>As you can see, there was a wide diversity between the books I could end up with. I’m can’t say I was very interested in ending up with option 3 or 5. Poetry haven’t been a big thing for me, neither has language sounds and phonetics. Still, I know nothing about either of them, and getting either of the books could change my opinion of them and expand my horizon, which is the main goal of this experience. I would be happy to get either 2 or 4. Bigfoot and Loch Ness monsters was very exciting when I was a kid, and I would be happy to get more knowledge in the field. Option 2 would be interesting too. I have alot of gaps to fill when it comes to history, and it has become an increasingly interesting subject after I’ve gotten some more years on my back. This option would really expand my knowledge and horizon about something pretty important, though It’s not my favourite subject.</p>
<p>I rolled the dice, and got <img title="dice-1-4" src="http://throwdice.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/dice-1-44.gif?w=50&#038;h=50#38;h=50" alt="" width="50" height="50" />, Cryptozoology A to Z. I was very happy with the choice, considering the options I got. I ordered the book of Amazon right away, and a couple of weeks later I found it in my mailbox. Now, after reading the book, I can confidently say that I know alot more than the average Joe about Yeti, Bigfoot and Kraken !</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Reading Random Books]]></title>
<link>http://throwdice.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/reading-random-books-3/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>wollert</dc:creator>
<guid>http://throwdice.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/reading-random-books-3/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The single most enjoyable and enriching dice experience I’ve discovered so far has been that of rand]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>The single most enjoyable and enriching dice experience I’ve discovered so far has been that of random book reading. It’s a very simple idea, but very rewarding and educating. You will end up acquiring a totally random book with a totally random theme that you will have to read. This is an exciting and fun way to expand both your horizon and knowledge, and the randomness of the dice will decide in what direction.</p>
<p><strong>Here is how it works:</strong></p>
<p><em><strong>1.</strong> Go to <a href="http://www.wikipedia.com">Wikipedia</a> and press the “Random Article” link.<br />
<strong>2.</strong> See if the random article you find have a book reference or similar with an ISBN. If not, go to another random article.<br />
<strong>3.</strong> When you find a ISBN on a book, write the name and author of the book on a paper and make it option one.<br />
<strong>4.</strong> If the random article has multiple books with ISBN’s, use the dice to decide what book will be added as an option.<br />
<strong>5.</strong> Repeat this procedure until you have 6 random choices, then throw a dice.<br />
<strong>6.</strong> The book chosen by the dice is the one you must acquire.</em></p>
<p>If you can’t afford or don’t want to buy the book, contact your local library. You can also find almost every book either new or used on <a href="http://www.amazon.com">Amazon</a>. Remember, no cheating. It will only lessen your experience. Do not throw a dice if you can’t go through with its decision.</p>
<p>Here is a link to some of my own random book experiences ( Page coming soon! )</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Background]]></title>
<link>http://throwdice.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/background-2/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>wollert</dc:creator>
<guid>http://throwdice.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/background-2/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Some months ago I accidentally came across a book on sale at a random bookstore. It was unknown to m]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Some months ago I accidentally came across a book on sale at a random bookstore. It was unknown to me, but because of an interesting concept and low price, I bought it. The book was “The Dice Man” by Luke Rhinehart. I started reading it that night and could put it away. I became very fascinated by the thought of living life by the dice.</p>
<p>“The Dice Man” tells the story of a psychiatrist who begins making life decisions based on the casting of dice. It quickly became a cult classic, and was banned in multiple countries because of strong sexual content and subversive nature. Even though the author and took dice living to extreme proportions, his philosophy involving use of dice to enhance ones life is one I very much agree to.</p>
<p>I have found my own way of using dice to enrich my life. A very mild and harmless one in my opinion, but still so very rewarding. Smaller choices like what random book to purchase of the net (see my &#8220;<a href="http://throwdice.wordpress.com/how-to/">How To &#8211; Reading Random Books</a>&#8221; post) or choices that decides what I should do whole weekends. This Blog will contain my own dice experiences, guides, ideas, information and inspiration for current and soon to be dice throwers.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Games of Chance]]></title>
<link>http://obscureassociate.com/2009/11/28/games-of-chance/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
<guid>http://obscureassociate.com/2009/11/28/games-of-chance/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[After spending more time and money than I have—designing various chance cards,  inserting bearings i]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>After spending more time and money than I have—designing various chance cards,  inserting bearings into laser cut plastic discs and cutting wood—I built a biased wheel. It has a slight wobble, which causes it to stop in or around the same position every time. No good for generating random results.</p>
<p>After spending a day pulling my hair out and getting back to the drawing board, I found a great article  about Murphy, a Random Mechanical Cascade Machine, built in the late 1970&#8217;s to test theories of chance and randomness (and the difficulties that man has in playing along).</p>
<p><a href="http://chancestudy.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/burnett_1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-148" title="burnett_1" src="http://chancestudy.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/burnett_1.jpg" alt="" width="460" height="503" /></a></p>
<p>Read the article <a href="http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/34/burnett.php" target="_blank">here</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Our First Dog]]></title>
<link>http://aerialvoyager.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/our-first-dog/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Pow</dc:creator>
<guid>http://aerialvoyager.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/our-first-dog/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Our Family never had any pets so here is our first ever, A friend of my sister gave us this dog. His]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Our Family never had any pets so here is our  first ever, A friend of my sister gave us this dog.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://aerialvoyager.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/kobi1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-182" title="kobi1" src="http://aerialvoyager.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/kobi1.jpg" alt="" width="374" height="298" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">His name is Kobi and from his first day up to now he is a charmer.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://aerialvoyager.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/kobi2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-183" title="kobi2" src="http://aerialvoyager.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/kobi2.jpg" alt="" width="360" height="270" /></a><strong>What is my breed?</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;">Me and Kobi</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://aerialvoyager.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/kobiandme.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-184" title="kobiandme" src="http://aerialvoyager.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/kobiandme.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;">We visited the nearest Veterinary Clinic and we met a lot of dogs.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://aerialvoyager.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/nesabertha.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-185" title="nesabertha" src="http://aerialvoyager.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/nesabertha.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Bertha is a Boxer Dog, She is very nice to us</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Causality, Luck, Fate or Chance]]></title>
<link>http://attainingme.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/causality-luck-fate-or-chance/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>attainingme</dc:creator>
<guid>http://attainingme.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/causality-luck-fate-or-chance/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Some of us turn our heads and some of us engage. I am one that engages. A stranger. Or a cause of ev]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Der eilige Abend]]></title>
<link>http://benphilipp.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/der-eilige-abend/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>benphilipp</dc:creator>
<guid>http://benphilipp.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/der-eilige-abend/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Foto: Hannamariah Sina packte die Geschenke in Rekordzeit aus. Nach jedem einzelnen ließ sie gerade ]]></description>
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<div id="attachment_308" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 470px"><a href="http://benphilipp.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/der-eilige-abend_hannamariah.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-308" title="Der eilige Abend_Hannamariah" src="http://benphilipp.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/der-eilige-abend_hannamariah.jpg" alt="Foto: Hannamariah" width="460" height="382" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Foto: Hannamariah</p></div>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Sina packte die Geschenke in Rekordzeit aus. Nach jedem einzelnen ließ sie gerade so viel Bewunderung und Dankbarkeit fließen, dass sie nicht als unhöflich galt. Ein warmer Pullover, eine Mütze, Handschuhe, Süßigkeiten, mehrere Bücher, CDs, ein MP3-Player, … Das Geschenk war noch nicht dabeigewesen. Allerdings wurde der kleine Berg, den ihre Eltern ihr unter dem Weihnachtsbaum aufgeschichtet hatten, immer flacher.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Sina gönnte sich einen Seitenblick zu ihrem Bruder. Ronni war noch mit dem zweiten Geschenk beschäftigt, einem Fotoapparat. Er probierte ihn von vorn bis hinten aus. Was Sina jedoch mehr interessierte, waren die Päckchen, die er noch nicht ausgepackt hatte. Vielleicht war den Eltern ein Fehler unterlaufen und sie hatten ihr Wunschgeschenk in Ronnis Stapel gepackt. Aber wenn er in diesem Tempo weiter auspackte, würde es noch die restlichen Feiertage brauchen, bis er endlich fertig war.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Ruhig bleiben! Noch gab es fünf Möglichkeiten. Nein, wieder ein Buch. „Die Elfenkönigin“.<br />
Sie stand auf, lief zu Oma hin und drückte sie. „Dankeschön, du weißt eben, was ich gerne lese.“ Sie meinte es wirklich so. Sie freute sich schon darauf, das Buch aufzuklappen, aber jetzt lagen ihre Prioritäten woanders.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Schon riss sie das rot-grüne Papier vom nächsten Geschenk. Es war eigentlich viel zu groß. Überhaupt dachte sie nun, während sie Opa zuwinkte und sich für den neuen Laptop bedankte, zum ersten Mal darüber nach, wie Mama und Papa ihr Wunschgeschenk überhaupt eingepackt hatten. Ein Gutschein vielleicht? In der Karte, die sie sich gleich zu Beginn angesehen hatte, stand nur etwas von „Frohe Weihnachten und frohes Schaffen!“ Einen weiteren Briefumschlag konnte sie nicht entdecken. Er musste also in einem der verbliebenen drei Päckchen versteckt sein.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Sie griff zu einem blauen, das wiederum ein dickeres Buch sein konnte. Tatsächlich: ein Duden.<br />
„Die neueste Auflage“, erklärte Tante Moni.<br />
„Aha“, antwortete Sina. Sie gab sich nur noch wenig Mühe, ihre Enttäuschung zu verbergen. Wozu brauchte sie jetzt noch einen Duden? Sie war doch schon fertig.<br />
Mit wenig Hoffnung griff sie zum nächsten Geschenk. Es war ein ganz kleines, auf dem stand: „Von Ronni, für Sina.“ Ein Notizbüchlein. „Danke, Brüderchen.“ Mehr fiel ihr dazu nicht ein.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Ihr blieb noch ein letztes Päckchen. Ein Paket. Auf einem kleinen Kärtchen stand: „Von Mama und Papa.“ Ein Gutschein war das nicht. Sie riss das rote Papier ab. Ein Drucker. Sie hob den Karton an, suchte im Geschenkpapier, ob sie vielleicht etwas übersehen hatte … Nichts!<br />
„Gefällt er dir nicht?“, fragte Mama. „Wir dachten, den kannst du bestimmt gut brauchen. Mit dem neuen Laptop von Opa bist du doch jetzt bestens ausgerüstet.“<br />
„Schon“, antwortete Sina. „Es ist nur …“ Sie wischte sich eine Träne von der Wange.<br />
„Du glaubst, wir haben dein Wunschgeschenk vergessen“, sagte Papa und in Sina keimte neue Hoffnung.<br />
„Also, so tolle Geschenke“, sagte Opa und schüttelte den Kopf.<br />
„Wir wissen, dass dein größter Wunsch ist, Schriftstellerin zu werden“, sagte Mama schnell. „Und wir haben uns riesig gefreut, als du uns erzählt hast, dass ein Verlag deinen ersten Roman veröffentlichen will. Er ist ja auch ganz großartig.“<br />
Sina schniefte, während sie auf das „aber“ wartete.<br />
„Und wir finden es nicht nur toll, dass du dir mit dem Schreiben so viel Mühe gegeben hast“, ergänzte Papa, „sondern auch, wie du dich darum gekümmert hast, nach Verlagen zu suchen und all das.“<br />
Gleich musste es kommen, das „aber“.<br />
„Aber wir haben schon ganz schön geschluckt, als wir gehört haben, was das kosten soll“, fuhr Papa fort.<br />
Sina hatte auch ein „aber“ parat. „Aber mein Roman ist klasse! Das haben die vom Verlag auch gesagt. Und wenn er sich gut verkauft, haben wir das Geld sogar bald wieder drin. Ich würde es mir also eigentlich nur leihen.“<br />
„Ja, wenn“, antwortete Papa.<br />
„Es ist wirklich sehr viel Geld“, stimmte ihm Mama zu. „Wir sollten uns in Ruhe umschauen, ob es nicht günstigere Möglichkeiten gibt.“ Mama lächelte dabei.<br />
Das machte Sina erst richtig wütend. „Und wenn gerade das meine große Chance war? Die nehmen ja schließlich nicht jeden.“<br />
„Wenn du dich weiter so bemühst, wirst du sicher noch weitere gute Chancen bekommen“, sagte Papa und seine Stimme verriet, dass er die Diskussion beenden wollte.<br />
„Ach was! Jetzt war alles umsonst!“ Sina sprang auf und rannte in ihr Zimmer. Bevor sie sich aufs Bett warf, knallte sie kräftig mit der Tür.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Für sie war das ganze Weihnachtsfest versaut. Es passierte zum ersten Mal, dass ihr ein Wunschgeschenk versagt blieb. Papa und Mama verdienten beide gut genug und hatten sich bisher nie so angestellt. Ausgerechnet jetzt, wo es um ihren allergrößten Wunsch ging.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Sie hatte sich schon im Buchladen stehen sehen, den Blick auf das große Regal mit den Neuerscheinungen, in dem auch ihr Buch gestanden hätte. Wie schon so oft sah sie das Buch genau vor sich: Vorne auf dem Cover galloppierte ein weißes Einhorn mit einem goldenen Horn zwischen den Bäumen eines silbernen Waldes. Hinter einem der Stämme schaute ein kleiner behaarter Kerl hervor. „Sina Stiller – Hannah und die Sindlinge“, stand in verschnörkelten goldenen Buchstaben über dem Titelbild. Sie hatte sogar schon davon geträumt.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Nun begossen ihre Tränen den verflossenen Traum. Auf den Tag genau vor zwei Jahren hatte sie mit dem Schreiben begonnen. Und wenn ihre Eltern sie nur ein bisschen unterstützen würden, könnte es noch vor ihrem fünfzehnten Geburtstag einen Roman von ihr zu lesen geben.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Sie verkroch sich unter der Bettdecke, als es an der Tür klopfte.<br />
„Kann ich reinkommen?“<br />
Sina antwortete ihrer Mutter nicht.<br />
„Da ist jemand für dich am Telefon“, sagte Mama, nachdem sie die Tür einen Spalt geöffnet hatte.<br />
„Wer ruft denn jetzt für mich an?“ Sina hatte keine Lust zu telefonieren. Egal wer es war.<br />
„Vielleicht ist es eine Überraschung.“<br />
Sina brauchte eine Weile, bis sie die Bedeutung der Worte verstand. Sie warf die Decke beiseite und sprang auf. „Vom Verlag?“, schrie sie und wischte sich die Tränen aus dem Gesicht.<br />
„Besser“, sagte Mama nur und tat sehr geheimnisvoll.<br />
Was sollte schon besser sein. Sina überlegte kurz, ob sie sich nicht einfach wieder aufs Bett schmeißen sollte. Aber Mama schaute so vergnügt, dass sie ihr nicht wehtun wollte. Obwohl es nur gerecht gewesen wäre.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Betont langsam ging sie zum Telefon im Flur. „Hallo?“<br />
„Hallo, bist du Sina?“ Die Stimme einer Frau. Sie klang ruhig und sehr angenehm.<br />
„Ja.“<br />
„Ich heiße Heike. Heike Hansen. Ich bin Lektorin.“<br />
Sina horchte auf. Sie wusste genau, was eine Lektorin war. Schließlich hatte sie sich im Internet schon ein bisschen mit der Entstehung von Büchern befasst. Lektoren arbeiteten für Verlage und wählten die Bücher aus. Oder sie halfen Autoren, ihre Bücher für den Druck vorzubereiten.<br />
„Deine Eltern haben mir erzählt, du hättest einen Roman geschrieben.“<br />
Sina schluckte. Dann nickte sie. Als ihr auffiel, dass Frau Hansen das am Telefon gar nicht bemerken konnte, sagte sie leise: „Ja.“<br />
„Und sie haben mir auch von dem Verlag erzählt, der dir angeboten hat, das Buch zu veröffentlichen.“<br />
„Ja.“ Sina begann im Flur auf und ab zu laufen.<br />
„Weißt du, was eine Lektorin ist?“<br />
„Ja.“<br />
„Dann weißt du auch, dass sich eine Lektorin gut mit solchen Dingen auskennt.“<br />
„Ja.“ Sina steckte die freie Hand in die Hosentasche. Gleich darauf zog sie sie heraus. Da sie aber nicht wusste, wohin mit ihr, steckte sie sie wieder in die Hosentasche.<br />
„Du musst wissen, liebe Sina, dass ein Verlag, der von seinen Autoren Geld verlangt, damit sie ihre Bücher dort veröffentlichen können, gar kein richtiger Verlag ist. Ein richtiger Verlag verdient erst dann an deinem Buch, wenn er es verkauft.“ Frau Hansen machte eine Pause.<br />
Sina wusste nicht, worauf das Ganze hinauslaufen sollte, deshalb blieb sie still und wartete darauf, dass die Lektorin weitersprach.<br />
„Deine Eltern haben mir deinen Roman geschickt und ich habe ihn gelesen. Er gefällt mir. Er hat es auf jeden Fall verdient, dass du ihn nicht an so einen Pseudoverlag verschleuderst. Ich will dir aber auch nichts vormachen. Damit aus deiner Geschichte ein richtig gutes Buch wird, das eine Chance bei einem richtigen Verlag bekommen kann, müsste man noch ein bisschen daran arbeiten. Daher habe ich mit deinen Eltern vereinbart, dass ich dich heute anrufe und dir anbiete, gemeinsam mit dir an „Hannah und die Sindlinge“ zu feilen. Und wenn wir beide damit zufrieden sind, helfe ich dir, einen Verlag zu finden, einen richtigen, der auch wirklich dafür sorgt, dass dein Buch zu den Lesern kommt. Ich kann dir nichts versprechen, aber es ist in jedem Fall der bessere Weg, als der, den du beschreiten wolltest.“<br />
Sina schwieg noch immer. So richtig wollte sie es nicht wahrhaben. Hatte Frau Hansen gesagt, man müsse an dem Roman noch arbeiten? An einem Roman, den der andere Verlag so veröffentlicht hätte.<br />
„Wir waren von Ihrer Geschichte und Ihrem Schreibstil sehr begeistert“, hatte in dem Anschreiben gestanden. „Wir sind sicher, Ihr Buch wird viele Leser finden.“<br />
Sina war richtig stolz gewesen. Welcher Autor hätte das nicht gerne von einem Verlag gehört. Doch nach dem, was die Lektorin gesagt hatte, erinnerte sie sich an eine Diskussion im Internet, in der sie Ähnliches über Verlage gelesen hatte, die einen sogenannten Druckkostenzuschuss verlangten. Sie schmeichelten den Autoren, um das Geld einzustreichen, und wenn sie das erst einmal hatten, brauchten sie keines mehr durch den Verkauf der Bücher zu verdienen. Sie hatte gar nicht mehr an diese Diskussion gedacht.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">„Ich kann verstehen, wenn du jetzt enttäuscht bist“, meldete sich die Lektorin wieder zu Wort. „Vielleicht willst du erst einmal in Ruhe darüber nachdenken. Und wenn du dich dafür entscheidest, würde ich gern mit dir an deinem Buch arbeiten.“</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Als sie aufgelegt hatte, setzte sich Sina auf den kleinen Hocker im Flur. Frau Hansen hatte recht. Sie war wirklich enttäuscht. Aber schon viel weniger als vor dem Telefonat. Tief im Innern glaubte sie den Worten der Lektorin.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Als sie aufblickte, bemerkte sie, dass Mama und Papa in der Tür zum Wohnzimmer standen und sie beobachteten. Sina wischte sich noch einmal über die Augen und lächelte sie an. Sie stand auf und sagte: „Ich glaube, ich muss mir meine Geschenke mal in aller Ruhe ansehen.“ Sie drückte erst Mama, dann Papa und flüsterte beiden ein „Danke“ ins Ohr.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[GELD VERDIENEN MIT PARFÜM]]></title>
<link>http://fmbenz.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/hello-world/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Galina Benz</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Geld verdienen mit Parfüm 1,5 Mrd. EURO werden jährlich mit Parfum in Deutschland ausgegeben. Wollen]]></description>
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<h1><span style="color:#33a3a3;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><strong><span style="color:#000000;">Dann sollten Sie sich jetzt und hier unverbindlich über diese einmalige Geschäftsidee informieren. </span></strong></span></span></h1>
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<h1>Hier kann jeder mit Parfum Geld verdienen!</h1>
<h2><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Informieren Sie sich jetzt hier unverbindlich über diese einmalige Geschäftsidee!</span></h2>
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<title><![CDATA[Tiffany Thornton- Kiss, Date, or Dump]]></title>
<link>http://tweenhollywoodnetwork.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/tiffany-thornton-kiss-date-or-dump/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tweenhollywoodnetwork</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Watch as Tiffany picks whether she would kiss, date, or dump the stars she&#8217;s given to.]]></description>
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<p>Watch as Tiffany picks whether she would kiss, date, or dump the stars she&#8217;s given to.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[royal flush diamonds and joker]]></title>
<link>http://delihayat.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/royal-flush-diamonds-and-joker/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[One Big Crapshoot]]></title>
<link>http://dicampbell.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/one-big-crapshoot/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dicampbell</dc:creator>
<guid>http://dicampbell.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/one-big-crapshoot/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve never considered myself a gambling kind of woman. Well, there was that ONE time in Windso]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I&#8217;ve never considered myself a gambling kind of woman.</p>
<p>Well, there was that ONE time in Windsor this past summer, when I went to a casino in Windsor for the first time and made $70 on a slot machine &#8230; but that was an exception to the rule.</p>
<p>However, on recent subway rides around town, there&#8217;s this one lottery ad that&#8217;s been catching my eye.</p>
<p>Called &#8220;It&#8217;s A Wonderful Life&#8221; (yes, just like the movie), it boasts &#8211; along with a stylized depiction of Jimmy Stewart and Donna Bailey in a loving embrace &#8211; a winning pot of &#8230; wait for it &#8230; $75,000.</p>
<p>Which isn&#8217;t a lot.</p>
<p>But lately, it sure seems like a fortune.</p>
<p>And who hasn&#8217;t thought about the idea of scratching one&#8217;s way to a potential Christmas miracle?</p>
<p>I mean, it happened a couple of weeks ago to <a href="http:/http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gOF_kHu6DNcmT9CxNErVG7Sm2KGQ">that couple in Manitoba</a>, who were down to their last $10 before hitting the big one &#8230;</p>
<p>But still. I&#8217;m constantly talking myself out of it.</p>
<p>The fact is, I never regularly play lottery tickets, because I never win a red cent. Last Christmas, my brother bought me a whole gift pack of lottery scratch tickets; I didn&#8217;t even win a free card.</p>
<p>And yet, the other day, I found myself thinking about what I would do if I won &#8211; how I would divide up the sum - after taxes, of course.</p>
<p>Silly? Yes.</p>
<p>But it&#8217;s gotten me thinking about other things lately.</p>
<p>While I do believe that everyone and every thing has a purpose, that everything happens for a reason &#8230;</p>
<p>Sometimes I wonder &#8230;</p>
<p>Aren&#8217;t there some things in life that just one big cosmic roll of the dice?</p>
<p>Or maybe because we take that risk and make certain decisions that put things into play?</p>
<p>Ah, perhaps I should just shut up &#8230; and re-consider buying that lottery ticket.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[C'est dans l'air du matin (Guillevic)]]></title>
<link>http://arbrealettres.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/cest-dans-lair-du-matin-guillevic/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>arbrealettres</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; C&#8217;est dans l&#8217;air du matin Comme s&#8217;il y avait L&#8217;annonce D&#8217;une bo]]></description>
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<p>C&#8217;est dans l&#8217;air du matin<br />
Comme s&#8217;il y avait</p>
<p>L&#8217;annonce<br />
D&#8217;une bonne nouvelle.</p>
<p>Il y a chance<br />
D&#8217;unisson.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Give children with HIV a chance ]]></title>
<link>http://fidest.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/give-children-with-hiv-a-chance/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>fidest</dc:creator>
<guid>http://fidest.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/give-children-with-hiv-a-chance/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Cardinal Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, President of Caritas Internationalis, has called for imme]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;font-family:arial;font-size:15px;">Cardinal Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, President of Caritas Internationalis, has called for immediate action to prevent the deaths of children with HIV in poor countries.  Speaking about the theme of World AIDS Day, 1 December “Universal access and human rights”, the Caritas Internationalis President said that it is a basic human right that children with HIV are allowed to grow up and become adults.  Cardinal Rodríguez said, “On World Aids Day 2009, we turn our thoughts to the theme of “Universal access and human rights”. It’s a basic human right that children grow up to become adults and yet half of children with HIV die before their second birthday because they live in poor countries where access to adequate care is limited.  “Caritas works in communities across the world where HIV is devastating families. Through our “Haart for Children” campaign we are urging governments, pharmaceutical companies and the global community to ensure children have early access to HIV and TB testing and treatment. In 2009, Caritas Internationalis launched the “Haart for children” campaign to urge governments, pharmaceutical firms and the global community to provide better testing and treatment for children with HIV and TB. Caritas is also campaigning to improve efforts to prevent HIV from being passed on from mothers to their children. Caritas runs HIV and AIDS programmes in over a hundred countries and has been engaged in tackling the pandemic for over 20 years.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Lo Mejor de "El Factor X" or "The X Factor" pt.1]]></title>
<link>http://killuminati2012.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/lo-mejor-de-el-factor-x-or-the-x-factor-pt-1/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>killuminati2012</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[&quot;El Factor X&quot; El Factor X: 27 años de edad, profesor Danyl tiene una pasión por el canto y]]></description>
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<p><span style="color:#ff0000;">El Factor X: 27 años de edad, profesor Danyl tiene una pasión por el canto y se roba el escenario por completo en una increible primera audicion!<!--more--></span></h3>
<h3><span style="color:#ff0000;">The X Factor: 27-year-old teacher Danyl has a passion for singing and manages to completely own the stage in an incredible first audition!</span></h3>
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<h3><span style="color:#ff0000;">Connie Talbot singing Ben and winning her Britains Got Talent semi final</span></h3>
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<h3><span style="color:#ff0000;">Andrew Johnston</span></h3>
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<h3><span style="color:#ff0000;">The X Factor: It&#8217;s difficult to surprise Simon Cowell, but Stacey Soloman manages to do just that&#8230; Does she have The X Factor?</span></h3>
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<h3><span style="color:#ff0000;">Jamie Archer AKA Jamie Afro has never had his chance to break into music, despite it being a lifelong dream. Will he get that chance today?</span></h3>
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<h3><span style="color:#ff0000;">Joseph McElderry The X Factor: Joe from South Shields immediately got a yes from Cheryl before he started singing! But will he be able to perform well enough to impress the other judges?</span></h3>
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<h3><span style="color:#ff0000;">Susan Boyle &#8211; Memory from Cats &#8211; Made Amanda Cry &#8211; Piers said brilliant!</span></h3>
<h3><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/U7Ayk9G7-sc&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/U7Ayk9G7-sc&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></span></h3>
<h3><span style="color:#ff0000;">You voted him, out of thousands of entrants, your X Factor winner 2007! Watch Leon Jackson perform his brand new single When You Believe!</span></h3>
<h3><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/wMO4-HzMqRg&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/wMO4-HzMqRg&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></span></h3>
<h3><span style="color:#ff0000;">Lucie Jones,The X Factor 2009: Nervous Lucie takes to the stage, but her choice of song is questioned by Simon. Has she got The X Factor?</span></h3>
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<h3><span style="color:#ff0000;">The X Factor: 24-year-old Duane returns to The X Factor after failure at last year&#8217;s Boot Camp. Has he got what it takes for this year&#8217;s competition?</span></h3>
<h3><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/VegvxYFr9cw&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/VegvxYFr9cw&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></span></h3>
<h3><span style="color:#ff0000;">Shaheen Jafargholi  Britains Got Talent Wins Semi Final,UNBELIEVABLE 12 YEAR OLD BOY SINGS!!!</span></h3>
<h3><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/6QsBDewlNcY&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/6QsBDewlNcY&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></span></h3>
<h3><span style="color:#ff0000;">Nicky Evans, who recently lost her father, tries her luck at the auditions &#8211; and manages to amaze even Simon!</span></h3>
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<link>http://whitelatte.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/perfect-just-because/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>whitelatte</dc:creator>
<guid>http://whitelatte.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/perfect-just-because/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[there are times where you know that the five, ten minutes, perhaps a day or longer, that you might h]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>there are times where you know that the five, ten minutes, perhaps a day or longer, that you might have with someone is all that you know you&#8217;re going to get. you&#8217;re lucky, it&#8217;s something new, and rare that perhaps lends it that special feeling.  it&#8217;s like broken pieces wandering and by chance fitting for a few minutes. but because of the strings of where they&#8217;ve come from and where they&#8217;re going, they&#8217;re pulled away perhaps never to fit together again. or perhaps they&#8217;ll fit a few more times, who knows.</p>
<p>scattered, so far and distant, and everyone is all on their way somewhere. and yet this feeling that even though i might be one of them, i&#8217;m stationary. as if i&#8217;m the one seeing them come and go, just because. as if i&#8217;m always going to be here and i am only here to see them do just that. i&#8217;ve been relocated temporarily for four years now, but i feel like i&#8217;m still watching and observing, just from afar, though at a greater distance. sometimes you feel detached, as if they are stories past and the same ties are not there anymore. and then there are the odd moments where, just because of the stark relativity, i&#8217;ll feel like being whisked into one, then whisked back out. i guess i&#8217;m still looking for my continuum. or waiting to go back to my continuum? (london)</p>
<p>maybe one day i&#8217;ll have a great story to tell. but maybe one day i&#8217;ll be the one leaving. so maybe then, i&#8217;ll really try to make sure i haven&#8217;t left for good.</p>
<p>but while removed, i have been meeting other such re moved people as myself. some of these moments require me to expect little and settle for less&#8230; but through some of these, i have come to see the beauty in the just because. or the perfect in the just because. i guess my life right now is at a just because. the kind of things that you can&#8217;t explain, but still happen. or are happening. i&#8217;m quite liking these just becauses. they&#8217;re tantalizing, maddening, because you wanna explain it away. but it&#8217;s just because. my biggest just because is probably just the mere state of my mind, as of late. (generally speaking.) it&#8217;s&#8230;inexplicable. but great, in all its just becausian wonder. haha.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Exploring the Top 100 One Hit Wonders - Big Country - The Crossing]]></title>
<link>http://anoceanofnoise.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/exploring-the-top-100-one-hit-wonders-big-country-the-crossing/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bono212</dc:creator>
<guid>http://anoceanofnoise.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/exploring-the-top-100-one-hit-wonders-big-country-the-crossing/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Before I go into this review, I need to clarify two things: 1) Obviously this is only a one hit wond]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Das verlängerte Wochenende....]]></title>
<link>http://schwarzerengelf.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/das-verlangerte-wochenende/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://schwarzerengelf.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/das-verlangerte-wochenende/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[20 &#8211; 23 Novermber 2009 war einfach nur unbeschreiblich es war so mit Emotionen voll. Wenn ich ]]></description>
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<h1 style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">war einfach nur unbeschreiblich</span></h1>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><em><span style="color:#808080;">es war so mit Emotionen voll.</span></em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><em><span style="color:#808080;">Wenn ich nur daran zurück denke, bekomme ich Gänsehaut,</span></em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><em><span style="color:#808080;">leichtes frösteln von innen heraus.</span></em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">WAHNSINN !!!</span></em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><em><span style="color:#808080;"> Genoss jede Sekunde, jeden Atemzug, jede Berührung&#8230;einfach ALLES</span></em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><em><span style="color:#808080;">Ich möchte dieses Wochenende nie mehr missen wollen&#8230;</span></em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><em><span style="color:#808080;"> Hoffe sehr das es noch ganzzzzz viel von diesen Wochenenden geben wird&#8230;</span></em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><em><span style="color:#808080;"> Das Tage daraus werden, </span></em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#808080;"><strong><em>man dann auch das Zwischendurch erleben kann </em></strong><strong><em>gemeinsam</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong><em><span style="color:#808080;">ohne diesen Zeitdruck im Nacken.</span></em></strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong><em> </em></strong></p>
<h2 style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Schwarzer Engel F.</span></h2>
<p><strong><em> </em></strong> </p>
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<title><![CDATA[Starlit Swimming Towards Chance ]]></title>
<link>http://karolinawrites.com/2009/11/23/starlit-swimming/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>karolinawrites</dc:creator>
<guid>http://karolinawrites.com/2009/11/23/starlit-swimming/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Love is so sudden, a lighting flash from no where. Or is it? Roger Housden in his book Ten Poems to ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Love is so sudden, a lighting flash from no where. Or is it? Roger Housden in his book <em>Ten Poems to Open Your Heart</em> offers one poem by Wislawa Szymborska titled &#8220;Love at First Sight.&#8221; This poet won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1996; at the time she told others that a poet lives to create by saying, &#8220;I don&#8217;t know.&#8221; This mystery space helps so much to notice the world and moments that seem to have a cause but truly arrive from a place we don&#8217;t know. Some call this Chance capital C. Malcolm Gladwell argues this in his amazing book <em>Blink, Thinking Without Thinking</em>. Just by arriving to life without knowing we can learn so much&#8211;instantly, in the blink of an eye.</p>
<p>What then of love at first sight? Star crossed lovers will remember their first meeting and recall in surprise how this was their first view of each other. But is this true? How would you know if perhaps on the bus, in the bank line, or at the bakery you had seen her before? Maybe. Hard to say. We don&#8217;t know. Szymborska laughs at these lovers, their blindness as to the first mystery meeting. She writes about the lovers in her poem:</p>
<p>They&#8217;d by amazed to hear<br />
that Chance has been toying with them<br />
now for years.</p>
<p>Not quite ready yet<br />
to become their Destiny,<br />
it pushed them close, drove them apart,<br />
it barred their path,<br />
stifling a laugh,<br />
and then leaped aside.</p>
<p>The poem reminds me that I&#8217;m living from the &#8220;I don&#8217;t know&#8221; school of philosophy. That&#8217;s too neck-up actually. I just mean that each day will unfold in a way I cannot predict and so I simply attend the gatherings mostly to watch and see what will happen next; I&#8217;m insatiably curious to know but all bets are off.</p>
<p>Housden, for example, bumped into a woman who greeted him joyfully thinking he was someone else. They excused themselves once real recognition settled in. One year later the same woman booked ten days at a monastery where Housden had to stay by accident. Her name is Maria and two years later they were married.</p>
<p>This evening I went for a swim in the outdoor pool at the UCSF Baker Fitness Center and stared at the stars above. A bright crescent moon hung way up high too. Pool lights filtered through clear water and I felt bathed in moonlight and pool light; my swim felt easy and happy. The water always pulls me into an &#8220;I don&#8217;t know&#8221; mood where cognitive thought turns off and intuitive sensing washes in. I&#8217;m not thinking about anything in the pool suspended by water, grateful for the chance to take a load off my feet, so after when I&#8217;m dressed some of my best &#8220;ideas&#8221; surface. Yet I&#8217;m still unsure about love&#8217;s fire.  </p>
<p>Housden helps me ruminate more lucidly about love at first sight in the following words:</p>
<p>&#8220;The poem reminds us that there is a season and a time for things that cannot be orchestrated. It&#8217;s like death&#8211;when it&#8217;s our time, we fall. Lovers need to ripen on the vine. You will know the right moment by the ease with which you fall into this next chapter of your life. It will require no effort, just an assenting to what wants to happen&#8221; (54). Perhaps then I will turn off the light now and simply say my prayers to close this day, sleep well, and wake to see what the next day brings. Good night.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Left Behind The Kids - Books 1-11]]></title>
<link>http://wookieechewsshop.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/left-behind-the-kids-books-1-11/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:39:19 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>WookieeChew</dc:creator>
<guid>http://wookieechewsshop.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/left-behind-the-kids-books-1-11/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Titles: 1. The Vanishings 2. Second Chance 3. Through The Flames 4. Facing The Future 5. Nicolae Hig]]></description>
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<p><strong>Titles:</strong><br />
<em>1. The Vanishings<br />
2. Second Chance<br />
3. Through The Flames<br />
4. Facing The Future<br />
5. Nicolae High<br />
6. The Underground<br />
7. Busted!<br />
8. Death Strike<br />
9. The Search<br />
10. On The Run<br />
11. Into The Storm</em></p>
<p><strong>Author:</strong> <em>Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye</em><br />
<strong>Condition:</strong> <em> Good to Very Good. Only read them once</em><br />
<strong>Price:</strong> <em> $23.00 (includes shipping &#38; handling)</em><br />
<strong>Other Information:</strong><br />
<em>&#8220;These books were written from 1998 to 2004 and are still in print today with over 11,000,000 sold in series. Unlike the adult series, Left Behind, they have no prequels or sequels, but are a set of 40 books focused on the Tribulation. The series was originally due to have 48 books but was cut to 40 as the huge 2 year jump in Ominous Choices cut out a lot of possible material. The Left Behind: The Kids series was originally written for teen and young adult readers. However, the audience has grown to include adults, too. Many adults read The Kids series between the release of new books in the Left Behind series. Most of the audience bought the books for the Judd and Vicki relationship storyline and many were outraged when Judd and Nada became a couple. However, the faithful readers continued and to their relief Judd and Vicki were back together, keeping the interest of the readers.&#8221;</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Coincidences]]></title>
<link>http://cherielee.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/coincidences/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>cherielee</dc:creator>
<guid>http://cherielee.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/coincidences/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Do you believe in coincidences? Have you ever experience a chance encounter of two unrelated causal ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;">Do you believe in coincidences? Have you ever experience a chance encounter of two unrelated causal chains that miraculously seem to merge into a significant event? Are these engineered by fate? Have you ever thought of someone and just at that moment, they call or sms you? Some may pass this off as pure chance but I&#8217;ve experienced so much more than to merely term them as such.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">There are a million places I could have had amazing coincidence of meeting you. There are a million people who could have been in the seat next to me. Coincidences fill me with a sense of awe, even shock. I never knew there could be <em>so</em> many coincidences till&#8230; &#8230;and I&#8217;m sure I will experience and uncover even more unlikely events <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><em>Two strings of events knitted together by invisible hands.</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[GA 503]]></title>
<link>http://whitelatte.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/ga-503/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:46:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>whitelatte</dc:creator>
<guid>http://whitelatte.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/ga-503/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[(GA posts must always come with images&#8230; adding images later.) Alex: You must have something to]]></description>
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<p><strong></strong>Alex: You must have something to live for. Or even just the possibility of something.</p>
<p>Patient: There is a girl at the grocery store. I keep meaning to say hello. Instead I keep asking her about the potatoes.</p>
<p>Alex: Alright, so you get the surgery. <strong>&#8216;Cause chances are your luck&#8217;s gonna turn around. It&#8217;s science. It&#8217;s the law of averages. It&#8217;s gonna turn. And when it does&#8230; you say hello.</strong></p>
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<p>Bones break. Organs burst. Flesh tears. We can sew the flesh. Repair the damage. Ease the pain. <strong>But when life breaks down. When we break down, there&#8217;s no science. No hard and fast rules. We just have to feel our way through. And to a surgeon, there&#8217;s nothing worse. And there&#8217;s nothing better.</strong></p>
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