Hey guys,
have you seen that?? Lena, no we are winner of the EUROVISION Song Contest. I can not believe it! OK, Lena and Raab had definitely a great song compared to countries like Spain, France and Russia. Oh my good they were so awful!! And almost every country gave us some points. Some just a few, but some gave us some really big points!! I am a bit sorry for the UK. 10 Points and the last place ain't fair. You were not that bad!!
Now, next year we got the big show. And I hope Raab is doing a great job again!!
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And here is the winner!!
Samstag, 29. Mai 2010
Mittwoch, 26. Mai 2010
Elie
Hey guys,
due to the fact, that yesterday was such a nice day I went together with some course mates to Elie. Elie is a small fishing village 25 miles south from Dundee. After a short breakfast we first made a walk along the golf course
to the cliff where they had an arranged climbing route.
Some places where really tricky.
But in the end it was worth it.
After we took a route to the top of the hill, because on one place we could not continue due to a probably 2 meter deep part of see, we passed some old British WWII bunkers, we went back to the start.
After that we drove to the harbour. There we met some of the other students who had already started with the BBQ. But before we joined them some of us and me changed into our swim clothes and went to the pier, from where we jumped into the sea. It was cold, although not as cold as I had expected.
After the BBQ we played some ball games, lay in the sun and had a beer or cider.
On our way back, we stopped in another village for some fish and chips. At the coast they are always the best!!
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due to the fact, that yesterday was such a nice day I went together with some course mates to Elie. Elie is a small fishing village 25 miles south from Dundee. After a short breakfast we first made a walk along the golf course
to the cliff where they had an arranged climbing route.
Some places where really tricky.
But in the end it was worth it.
After we took a route to the top of the hill, because on one place we could not continue due to a probably 2 meter deep part of see, we passed some old British WWII bunkers, we went back to the start.
After that we drove to the harbour. There we met some of the other students who had already started with the BBQ. But before we joined them some of us and me changed into our swim clothes and went to the pier, from where we jumped into the sea. It was cold, although not as cold as I had expected.
After the BBQ we played some ball games, lay in the sun and had a beer or cider.
On our way back, we stopped in another village for some fish and chips. At the coast they are always the best!!
Sören
Montag, 24. Mai 2010
Sweeney Todd
Hey guys,
tonight I have been in the Dundee REP Theatre where they showed the musical Sweeney Todd.
The Demon Barber of Fleet Street became quite famous due to Tim Burton's musical-movie with Johnny Depp. And the performance of the actors in theatre designed by Richard Murphy played and sang on a same high level. I was very impressed due the scene with the shaving duel with Pirelli. With the same elegance and speed David Birrell, who played Sweeney Todd, shaved his volunteer. The more industrial looking stage did not bother as well, because it played during the industrial revolution, so that was fine.
Beside the good play of the actors, the lightning was really good and you could every time feel the atmosphere of the scene. This all has been rounded off with live music from a small orchestra in the background!
Everyone who loved the film will do the same with the musical as well, and any other will be good entertained. And for a price of 8 Pound for almost three hours of high class entertainment, that's definitely cheap.
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tonight I have been in the Dundee REP Theatre where they showed the musical Sweeney Todd.
The Demon Barber of Fleet Street became quite famous due to Tim Burton's musical-movie with Johnny Depp. And the performance of the actors in theatre designed by Richard Murphy played and sang on a same high level. I was very impressed due the scene with the shaving duel with Pirelli. With the same elegance and speed David Birrell, who played Sweeney Todd, shaved his volunteer. The more industrial looking stage did not bother as well, because it played during the industrial revolution, so that was fine.
Beside the good play of the actors, the lightning was really good and you could every time feel the atmosphere of the scene. This all has been rounded off with live music from a small orchestra in the background!
Everyone who loved the film will do the same with the musical as well, and any other will be good entertained. And for a price of 8 Pound for almost three hours of high class entertainment, that's definitely cheap.
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Sonntag, 23. Mai 2010
LOST - The End
If you watch LOST, read this only if you already saw most of Season 6. This May contain SPOILERS
Hey guys,
at this point I have to come out as a big LOST fan. It is my favourite TV series over the last few years. And tonight at 7/6 C the journey of Jack and co. comes to an end in the last episode with felicitous title "The End". After 6 great years with usually more questions than answers, like what is the smoke monster and what makes the island so special, we will see what this was all about. Is it a Happy End, or does the Man in Black win and leaves the island? I read no theories about the end, because I did not what to destroy the suspense which grew over the last 6 years. I only watched one trailer in a moment of weakness and regretted it at the same moment.
Probably a lot of fans will not be disappointed what Cuse and Lindelof will serve us, but I guess it is going to be a great show with a lot of action, drama and feelings. I am sure that they did their best. And I guess Michael Giacchino, one of my favourite composers, will do a great job too. I hope that he gets a Grammy for that lovely and empathising soundtrack at the end.
This lovely cartoon from Joscha Sauer was placed over the whole season on my desktop.
See more of his cartoons on:
http://www.nichtlustig.de/main.html
and
http://www.notfunnycartoons.com/main.html
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Hey guys,
at this point I have to come out as a big LOST fan. It is my favourite TV series over the last few years. And tonight at 7/6 C the journey of Jack and co. comes to an end in the last episode with felicitous title "The End". After 6 great years with usually more questions than answers, like what is the smoke monster and what makes the island so special, we will see what this was all about. Is it a Happy End, or does the Man in Black win and leaves the island? I read no theories about the end, because I did not what to destroy the suspense which grew over the last 6 years. I only watched one trailer in a moment of weakness and regretted it at the same moment.
Probably a lot of fans will not be disappointed what Cuse and Lindelof will serve us, but I guess it is going to be a great show with a lot of action, drama and feelings. I am sure that they did their best. And I guess Michael Giacchino, one of my favourite composers, will do a great job too. I hope that he gets a Grammy for that lovely and empathising soundtrack at the end.
This lovely cartoon from Joscha Sauer was placed over the whole season on my desktop.
See more of his cartoons on:
http://www.nichtlustig.de/main.html
and
http://www.notfunnycartoons.com/main.html
Sören
Freitag, 21. Mai 2010
ADAS BBQ and the Degree Show
Hey guys,
the year it's coming to its end and so we all get a bit relaxed.
After getting our degrees yesterday, the ADAS (Assoication of Dundee Architecture Students) arranged a BBQ in the Magdalen Green to celebrate the end of the year
We had great weather, and by the fact that I forgot to use some sun cream I got a sunburn. But it's alright.
Today we met with our tutor Jamie in a beer garde near the School of Architecture ...
... before we went to the Degree Show in the Matthew building were selected students from the different years got some awards. It is also a chance for the students to show their family what they and the university did.
I am a bit dissepointed, that we don't have have something simulare back in Germany.
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the year it's coming to its end and so we all get a bit relaxed.
After getting our degrees yesterday, the ADAS (Assoication of Dundee Architecture Students) arranged a BBQ in the Magdalen Green to celebrate the end of the year
We had great weather, and by the fact that I forgot to use some sun cream I got a sunburn. But it's alright.
Today we met with our tutor Jamie in a beer garde near the School of Architecture ...
... before we went to the Degree Show in the Matthew building were selected students from the different years got some awards. It is also a chance for the students to show their family what they and the university did.
I am a bit dissepointed, that we don't have have something simulare back in Germany.
Sören
Donnerstag, 13. Mai 2010
The Isle of Skye - Part II
Hey guys,
I do not want to keep back the second part of my Skye report, so here it is!
After two days, which were a bit rainy, the Thursday was the first day with a lot of sun. And we needed sun. In the morning we drove to the Bearreraig Bay to collect some fossils.
Unfortunately we found nothing sensational. But we saw a shepherd who summoned his sheep down from the cliff.
After that, we just went across the street to our second destination of the day, the Old Man of Storr. The Old Man of Storr belongs to a rocky hill, the Storr, and is a 50 m weirdly shaped rock pinnacle.
Some may say even Obelix was here.
Anyway, this was our object of desire. And therefore we had to walk through a dark forest ...
... until we reached the foot of the Storr.
There, the hard walk started, but it was worth!!
Quaint, isn't it? On top of the Old Man was a raven's nest!
On the Friday we made a tour across the North of Skye.
Our first stop was Staffin, where we were looking for the dinosaurs footprints.
After that our next stop was the Trotternish Ridge, which is a range of hills, with an interesting form.
We took a hinking trail along this scene.
After our return to the car, our last stop was the Bornesketaig Gold Cave. On the way to it we saw a little highlander village. Actually it was a museum.
Then we finally arrived at the gold cave.
On the Saturday we went back to Dundee. This time we took the ferry.
But we made a break at the Urquhart Castle at the coast of Loch Ness.
We even saw the monster of Loch Ness. But it was so scary that I could not post it here. If you really want to see it, go to that link:
http://s7.directupload.net/images/user/100513/2dqsyks9.jpg
I will upload my photos in the next few days to this link:
http://www.directupload.net/galerie/184906/v4rWcHGFpG/0
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I do not want to keep back the second part of my Skye report, so here it is!
After two days, which were a bit rainy, the Thursday was the first day with a lot of sun. And we needed sun. In the morning we drove to the Bearreraig Bay to collect some fossils.
Unfortunately we found nothing sensational. But we saw a shepherd who summoned his sheep down from the cliff.
After that, we just went across the street to our second destination of the day, the Old Man of Storr. The Old Man of Storr belongs to a rocky hill, the Storr, and is a 50 m weirdly shaped rock pinnacle.
Some may say even Obelix was here.
Anyway, this was our object of desire. And therefore we had to walk through a dark forest ...
... until we reached the foot of the Storr.
There, the hard walk started, but it was worth!!
Quaint, isn't it? On top of the Old Man was a raven's nest!
On the Friday we made a tour across the North of Skye.
Our first stop was Staffin, where we were looking for the dinosaurs footprints.
After that our next stop was the Trotternish Ridge, which is a range of hills, with an interesting form.
We took a hinking trail along this scene.
After our return to the car, our last stop was the Bornesketaig Gold Cave. On the way to it we saw a little highlander village. Actually it was a museum.
Then we finally arrived at the gold cave.
On the Saturday we went back to Dundee. This time we took the ferry.
But we made a break at the Urquhart Castle at the coast of Loch Ness.
We even saw the monster of Loch Ness. But it was so scary that I could not post it here. If you really want to see it, go to that link:
http://s7.directupload.net/images/user/100513/2dqsyks9.jpg
I will upload my photos in the next few days to this link:
http://www.directupload.net/galerie/184906/v4rWcHGFpG/0
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Dienstag, 11. Mai 2010
Freedom
Hey guys,
since Monday afternoon I am free. After a long semester two I had my final presentation this Monday. I think it went pretty. I had some nice sheets and a really GREAT model (it just fit through the door and I needed to get a taxi). I could present my whole presentation without being interupted by the tutors. Good feeling! And I think I countered their questions quite good.
The only thing, which was a bit boring is, that my presentation was an hour later, because the previews presentations had overrun.
I later ended up with some of the others in a pub with a few pints, which we had earned!
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since Monday afternoon I am free. After a long semester two I had my final presentation this Monday. I think it went pretty. I had some nice sheets and a really GREAT model (it just fit through the door and I needed to get a taxi). I could present my whole presentation without being interupted by the tutors. Good feeling! And I think I countered their questions quite good.
The only thing, which was a bit boring is, that my presentation was an hour later, because the previews presentations had overrun.
I later ended up with some of the others in a pub with a few pints, which we had earned!
Sören
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