dentists
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Posted:May 2, 2006 7:26 am
Last Updated:Oct 6, 2006 3:53 pm 6493 Views
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hello my dear fellow bloggers 
i hardly ever find things i could possible write a blog about, but today i figured out something that i think might be of general interest:
i went to the dentist today and while i was sitting there, mouth open, spit drooling, hoping for a happy ending, i realised just WHAT it is that makes people be afraid of dentists. now, those of you who know me, also know that i tend to go to the dentist about once a week. that's due to my hobby, namely throwing myself off bikes in a way that any stuntman would be proud of... anyway, having survived both the accident, three weeks in the hospital and about 25 million procedures at the dentist (so far) i am proud to say that i am in fact NOT afraid of dentists!
So this doesn't even affect me, but i thought i'd share it with you anyway  The thing that is so scary about dentists (i figured) is NOT the smell (of either their offices or themselves). It is rather the fact that being worked on by a dentist comes very close to being operated when you're conscious! You're lying there, eyes closed, heart beating, and then over you leans this (so-called) goddess in white and their little blonde assistant (who usually looks like she belongs in either school or a porn, maybe even both?!). They hardly talk to each other, and if they do it's usually Latin (and let me tell you, even after studying three years of medicine i still don't have a clue what they're talking about!). The only sounds you can hear make you want to go back straight to your mom's womb. I particularly like it when the doc sucks in the air between his teeth and says something like "Sh***... hmm we're going to have to fix that - quick!"  and the worst thing about it is: you can't even complain!! why not? because you have fifteen cotton-wool balls attached directly to your gingiva, half of your tongue and lower lip is hanging somewhere it shouldn't and worst of all: just what could you say?? "aaah no, actually, leave it the way it is!"?? i don't think so...
you see, it's all good. going to the dentist might not be just the best of ways to spend your time but it's necessary! just let them do whatever they think is best and don't complain about it. either way you'll end up with artificial teeth sooner or later. 
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st. paddy's wrap-up
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Posted:Mar 19, 2006 8:08 am
Last Updated:Oct 6, 2006 3:53 pm 5977 Views
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well i WANTED to create a new album featuring some special st. paddy's photos but unfortunately ff keeps logging me off as soon as i want to upload a pic. 
so you'll all have to deal with just one photo
anyway, i had a great night. i hope you all did, too!  i went to my favourite irish pub. it has actually become on of my favourite places to go in berlin, i tend to go there whenever i go out these days. it must be because of the english, well irish, i get to hear. it's a bit of the uk brought into my life. and those of you who know me, know that i MISS the uk a lot! 
anyway, the pub was crowded, there was life music and a LOT of beer involved haha i came home at about 4am, being slightly more than just tipsy i think! 
THANK GOD, i don't get hangovers!! 
well that was my st. paddy's. i had a blast, like every year. thanks for stopping by! hugs to you all! Jeanne 
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seasons
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Posted:Mar 15, 2006 11:02 am
Last Updated:Aug 10, 2006 11:15 am 5775 Views
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i don't know how many of you have ever been to berlin (the most beautiful city in the whole wide world btw haha). i've been living here ever since i was born. except for 10 months that i spent in a cute little town in the middle of nowhere, i.e. dorset, uk.
anyway, one could assume that i know berlin by now. and i do, i know a lot of places, this is my one and only home, and i'm what we like to call an "insider". But there is one thing that still amazes me every year: the seasons.
i came to think about it again this morning. when i walked out of the front door (wearing neither scarf nor hat!) it was SNOWING outside. now that wouldn't be surprising, but wait! think again! it's MARCH!!! two weeks into march in fact!
seasons around here seem to get out of hand! Spring doesn't start until May (!!), that is if there is a spring at all. Because it normally starts to get warmer and within a week we've got summer and about 30c!! and then that kind of weather stays until early october (!) then we have something that we should (but don't) call autumn until December. And it doesn't snow until after christmas (which is a shame! i remember having white christmases when i was a !!) hmmm and then winter goes on until....well...may!
is that normal? are there any other parts of the world where this kind of season plan exists??? i would be glad about any posts. meanwhile i will stay at home sipping coffee and freezing my a** off
hugs to you all! Jeanne
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HELP!!!
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Posted:Feb 28, 2006 10:23 am
Last Updated:Mar 6, 2006 6:08 am 5656 Views
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well since i'm back in the world of blogs i might just as well take the opportunity to ask for help
now as most of you know i a medicine student. since i'm taking a break from my studies i thought i could go and get some more work experience in my free time. therefore i applied at anout 15 different hospices all over the uk, especially in london and edinburgh. that was three weeks ago. i still haven't heard of ANY of them! now: does anyone (especially nurses, doctors, hospital and hospice managers, but really just ANYONE!) know if this is supposed to be "normal"?? do these people check their mails? or are they waiting for a full 15-pages-application inlcuding curriculum vitae etc.?!
i feel kinda helpless at the moment! am i supposed to call them and ask? i mean i'm not applying for a proper job! it's just an intern, i don't want to be paid (well i do, but that's a different subject...), i just volunteered? doesn't every hospice in the world need a helping hand??
HELP!!! i'm confused and sorta hopeless! duh! so, my dear blog friends, if you have any (helpful!!) suggestions or know someone who could help me, pleeeeease (!!) drop me a line! i'm desperate.
thanks in advance for everything.
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who would have guessed...
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Posted:Feb 28, 2006 5:41 am
Last Updated:Mar 5, 2006 9:28 pm 5582 Views
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...that i would EVER write a blog again LOL! 
But since a certain someone is annoying me by constantly telling me to share some news with the online-world here I am again lol
First of all I will have to disappoint all of you by saying: there’s absolutely NOTHING exciting going on in my life at the moment, so really there is NO reason why I should post on here except for Mr. Pain-in-the-a** of course
My life has been pretty boring lately and continues to do so LOL I enjoy spending time on my own reading, playing the piano or surfing the internet. That’s basically all I do at the moment. It’s a shame I know! There are lots of opportunities I could take, lots of things I could do, but both my body and brain are worn out and desperately needed a break, which I now finally gave them. And let me tell you something: it feels GREAT!
These past months have been exhausting for me. i didn't do anything else other than cramm and think too much lol. the cramming led to failing the most important of all exams i had to take. and the thinking led to getting my heart broken. (sounds more dramatic than it is really!) well, sh*t happens, we all know that. and if there is anything i have learnt in my life then it is how to stumble, fall and get up again. it's not easy and all the failure has changed my personality but i hope to regain my old (and true) personality once i get a bit older (and wiser hopefully lmao)
until then i will continue to live the way i have done for the past three weeks because that is the way i feel as happy as i can be at the moment.
okay, enough of the sad talk. it sounds like i'm depressed, which i'm not!!
BUT: you wanted a blog, and i warned you about it! you didn't have to read it. that was YOUR decision! so it's your own fault LOL! 
well have a good day all!  Jeanne
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okay, cinds, NEW BLOG! ;-)
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Posted:Oct 24, 2005 11:05 pm
Last Updated:Mar 5, 2006 9:28 pm 6128 Views
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hmmm since cindy ASKED me to add a new blog, and as a matter of fact, my life was actually exciting enough to tell something, here we go:
believe it or not, i had my first big concert with the choir on friday and sunday. the one on friday was in a church that was quite small but it was nice anyway. unfortunately the orchestra we played together with made a few mistakes here and there. mainly due to the problem that the strings would play in a different tempo from the wind-players, but apparently noone in the audience noticed
and then on sunday was the big day. we were to sing in the philharmony here in berlin. that's the biggest concert hall for classical concerts in germany! 2400 seats and it's actually quite amazing arcitectural-wise because it was built so that the stage is in the middle of the room! i know the philharmony quite well because i go there to see concerts regularly. so it was a dream come true and a big honour to be performing beethoven's 9th (and probably most majestic) symphony in such a place!
BUT:
we had difficulties selling tickets! in our oh, so stressful days, who has time to see a concert on a sunday afternoon?? well apparently here in berlin noone does! literally noone seemed to be interested.  and we only sold 1000 tickets (that's not even half of the seats!!) so we were well sad about that! but we still had hope in the tickets that would be sold that night right before the concert.
so at 3.58pm, 2 minutes before we were supposed to get on stage (and EVERYTHING was a total mess backstage...) some voice from the speakers said: the concert will start 15 minutes late, because there are still people in line to get tickets! YAY! we were quite relieved after that! and then at 4.15 i get on stage and i take a shy look around, and guess what???
THE ROOM WAS CROWDED!!!! SOLD OUT! 2400 people. the word orgasm comes to mind...
well, let's just say it was one of the best nigths in my life. everyone was absolutely amazed about our performance  and we had standing ovations and stuff. that's very nice for your ego, can you imagine? lol
anyway, we celebrated until 2am...
p.s.: see the pic on the left? that's my view of things during the last practice...
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one gigantic grrrrrrrr
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Posted:Sep 6, 2005 11:31 am
Last Updated:Mar 5, 2006 9:28 pm 6369 Views
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now don't get me wrong. i'm a peaceful person and i most certainly don't mean any harm, especially not when talking about my friends. BUT... the problem is this:
my friends keep phoning me, make me run through ALL of our apartment only to hang up the SECOND i answer the phone! WHY???
i don't get it. maybe i should explain this. we live in an apartment which is about 30 yards (!)long and my room happens to be at the far end of the apartment. so whenever i go to one of my mom's rooms on the other end OR i simply step through my humble home's front door MY PHONE STARTS RINGING!
wonderful.
so just for a split second i pretend i am maurice greene and try running as fast as i can to either break the world record or -less likely(!)- simply answer my phone. well... most of the time i end up standing in my room, breathless, staring in a mixture of horror and disbelief at the phone, which quite happily answers me with a "tooooooooooot"
i've told my friends a million times that i have this problem. but... they KEEP forgetting! so all i hear from them is something like:"where have you been all week? i was trying to get hold of you" WAAAAAAAAAA!!!! great, send me your number and i'll know it was you and call you back! maybe one day they will understand...
until that day i will keep on practising. If you see me taking part in the Olympics you'll know how i made it...
GGGGGRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!
p.s.: i added a photo of our apartment, that's just the corridor that leads to my room though so that's the last 15 yards i have to make... do you get the idea?!
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yes! now isn't THAT News? ... btw it's even more boring than it sounds 
