How will the US afford a manned space mission? Find out here. (Curse Sahib Gates :)

Interesting Link by the BBC: Spot The Fake Smile. Had to learn this stuff for my exam - only got 13 out of 20, though.

And just in case you are "photoshopping" stuff, well, Adobe says you're not s'posed to.

Well, Hamburg. I got up on time (yay!) and went to the airport. Of course, the world had decided to further stomp onto my already frayed nerves by providing a huge snowstorm in Munich and a storm in Hamburg, so that I thought I wouldn't even survive to see my first "real" own project.

Did survive, though (which should be apparent from me posting here but I just like to hear me speak resp. see me type). Anyways. Arrived there late and took a taxi to the hotel. Of course, my cab driver was slightly crazy and started discussing the origin of the German language and especially the Bavarian dialect (which he claimed I didn't have).

Then work: of course everything went OK - preventive panic rocks. Then I went to have some sushi. I really like the conveyor belt thingies, cost me a fortune, though, but I considered it a celebration. Continued celebrating in the hotel with the best café latte I ever had (for only € 3 no less) and then felt somewhat lonely.

Usually I don't mind being single, but on Monday I had the feeling that I would have liked to call somebody to share. That and being in a hotel all alone triggered the feeling that I would have liked somebody to wish me a good night. Or something. Well, I called my roommate instead and sent some SMS. Friends are good :)

Sometimes I think I'm just not prepared for the real world. Tomorrow I have to go on my first business trip and nothing's like it's supposed to be. I haven't packed yet (yes, I know, I know, not surprised etc.) and I'm terrified something's going to go wrong.

I have to meet about 20 customers and I am imagining them to be an irate mob. I have to moderate a group discussion and I am worried to death about my timing. Then I have to set up remote e-mail contact with another customer and send them stuff about the group discussion - I imagine myself running through Hamburg trying to find an internet café that'll let me e-mail because something's not going to work out.

Ack! I really need to relax! My poor noives! Probably everything's going to progress smoothly but I'll stop sweating once I am at the airport.

Project "straying off the path of righteousness" isn't finished either...and I have to meet up with the people it concerns on Tuesday evening. No way I am going to have it done by then, my head is empty and my hand is lame. I'm terrified about that, too. Please make this week go away. Please. I promise I'll be really good.

And now I'll go and have a beer to stop my head from spinning.

See you all on Tuesday evening.