my new PC
Since 28.1.2010 I am the proud owner of a Dell Inspiron 560 This is my first new PC. I usually get the second hand of my brothers.
Now, first, some data on the PC:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad CPU@2.50 GHz
Ram: 6 GB (2 * 2 + 2 * 1)
OS: Win 7 Professional (64-bit)
HDD: 1 TB
Video Card: Nividia GeForce GT 220
And it was sold with a 23 “HD Flat Screen.
I had bought the PC on 2nd January and then I had to wait and wait. Then I got an email with the expected delivery date, which was the 11th February. But then it went very quickly .. I have looked again at 26.1 on the status page, and I could read: “product is shipped” and a link to the package delivery service and as the delivery date was specified 28.1.
On Thursday I had to wait again …for the UPS car …. and he didn’t arrived…. finally 17 clock he was outside the front door. I was pleased as a Cheshire Cat:)
Simba was also enthusiastic: As soon as the packet of the PC was open, he sat in there and wanted to make himself comfortable. I like him to get away and then set up the PC. Then he was allowed back into his box, which of course was not so great.
And then I pressed the start button and my computer booted and I tested my PC. The PC is ultra quiet, you barely hear it in operation, the large screen is also great. I’m really excited, so much space on the screen.
Dell offers , at the top of the screen a so called a docking station. This menu bar can be divided into different categories, e.g. Office, Games, Internet, etc.
In this you can then drag the different programs and run it from there. This saves space on the desktop.
With the power I’m super happy. Now I can return to SETI @ home to run without disturbing it.
With the DVD drive but I had some problems. At Dell, it has a shutter in front of the DVD drive and the drive itself, there is no “Open” button. I can even open the drive of a computer from, but what do I do if I have time to make a System Restore? But then I have looked closer the drive again, right from the orifice is a small bar, and I pressed it and hey presto the drive was open:)
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
I wish my readers a happy and wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year. May it bring you many happy and successful moments.
In the New Year I will report again on my cooking classes and other events. Yesterday I’ve already booked 2 courses at the Schiller-VHS in Ludwigsburg:
Course 1: chili, peppers & Co. – real “sharp Recipes”
Chili does not only pep your food, eating triggers positive reactions in the body. You know, for example, the different varieties and degrees of sharpness of chili fruits? And what to do if your meal get’s too spicy? In our chili course you will learn interesting facts about the colorful chili peppers and to taste hot and spicy recipes from all over the world.
Guacamole (spicy avocado dip), Corn Bread Muffins chili, chili con carne “Extreme”, shrimp tacos, New Mexican Red Rice, chocolate ice cream with banana-piri-piri sauce.
Course 2: Cuban cuisine – Buena vista cooking club
Cuba has besides the racy music still much more to offer: spicy black bean soup, fiery Cuban spice rice dish, shrimp salad with peanut marinade, Schneidebohnen (pickled beans) with turkey, crispy potato wedges with dip, mango-lime mousse.
I want to add more cooking courses, but I have to wait for the catalogue of VHS-Stuttgart.
Good luck and love
Tobbel
Traditional winter grilling
Under the slogan “For all those who are sick of having BBQ only during the summer.
Meat tastes also in winter! “We met for the traditional winter barbecue in the barbecue Pfaffenwald” 4 oaks“
This time we had real winter BBQ weather: cold and snow!
The first winter grill masters met at 12 clocks on barbecue area. After we all have dragged from the car to the fireplace, we piled logs and kindling the first fire. We have also just found a natural wood store.
Over the first ember, we heated the water for our veal sausage breakfast.
This time it was very cold, our drinks were partially frozen. We had to warm them in a water bath. We warmed up the glasses, because the plastic bottles molded on the fire side, and were still frozen on the other.
As the first major fire was over, it went off with the first BBQ.
In the late afternoon it got colder, we still put more wood. There was only one side warmed, while the other was exposed to the cold, so we have now and then turned.
In the evening we put 2nd BBQ round one and then warmed up again fire. This was good, because now even the beer shows ice crystals.
At 9 pm we went home, after grilling 9 hours.
Here you can see more pictures.
Cooking class Indian and Pakistani cuisine
Yesterday it was again so far. I was once again cooking. This time, the culinary trip went into the Indian and Pakistani cuisine. It was very funny and also has very good taste. Our chef came from Pakistan and gives cooking classes for some time. She also has a few fans that keep coming to her every course. She also tells a little about herself, she cook 2 times a day because the family is always there at different times. And she writes every week a plan of what she cooks. The Garam Masala is prepared by herself fresh.
This are the meals
Bombay Palau (rice dish with chicken)
Cauliflower with potatoes
Fishpakora
Mash Channa Daal (Yellow and white lentils)
With fresh tandoori naan
For dessert we had cold carottsbarfi.
The recipes come back as quickly as possible online.
Stuttgart Trade Fair Autumn
Today I was at the Stuttgart Trade Fair Autumn. I had been given a free pass from Pearl.
On the Autumn Fair can be found 6 different trade fairs: Hobby & Electronics, large exhibition for games, a large creative trade fair, a large exhibition for modelmaking and model railways, Family & Co. and Baby World.
It was very great and very crowded. On the hobby and electronics exhibition, I bought me a new keyboard and headphones for my mp3 player.
On the exhibition games could play a lot of board games, like Settlers of Catan. The best part was the balloon world. Here I was able to admire animals that were made of balloons.
In the craft world, every handicraft enthusiast would have been glad there, but was not so interesting for me.
The models show was more interesting for me. The model model railways scenes were all great. There were shown typical scenes of European countries and America. There were also car racing, model airplanes and model ships performances to admire.
On the show you could watch family kitchen facilities, bathrooms. There were also many booths with food and drink.
On the baby world, I was not.
It was a beautiful and great day for me.
Me and my shyness – part 4
Today I will start to report on my therapy. I have made 2 behavioural therapies. An individual therapy and group therapy. I started therapy in October 2007 at the Alber-Stiftung.
How I got the idea to do a therapy? I had at this time other problems, severe sleeping disorders, some people know why, but I will not dwell on it here because others are affected. In any case, I told the doctor all my problems and it has meant, that would be a social phobia and has given me the address and phone number. She said they are always heavily booked and have no waiting list, the need to investigate it more often.
There was even the first hurdle for me: phone call!! One day I postponed it, but then I called! The first step was done. Then I had the receptionist briefly explain why I want and then she has looked after a free therapist and I was lucky an appointment was for free and I could begin the therapy a week later. Had I waited longer? … And again called and had asked for a place? … I think the question I would answer is no.
Before the first private discussion, I was very nervous and excited. But I overcame it well. The first private discussions were to get to know and also to tell my problems and to determine whether I am here at the right place. And it also had the paperwork for health insurance to be done. This meant even to have a private discussion with the leadership of the Foundation. What was not so easy for me to once again tell all, but their assessment and evaluation was considered a 2nd opinion, which was necessary for the application. After the application was submitted, it was said to wait and hope that the therapy is approved. I can not remember how long I’ve waited, but the therapy was quickly approved.
And thus a new stage in my life has begun.
I will now report just about my individual therapy.
I had 2 therapists; one had to interrupt my therapy because of pregnancy. I have made a behavioral therapy.
In this form of therapy the self-help the patient is in the focus, given him after insight into causes and origins of his problems methods at hand by which he is a better future.
The therapy was divided two, cause study, why, why, what are the roots of my fears and role-playing and practical exercises.
About my fears, I have already reported in other parts. We then include the reason for my fears to try to find whether there were dramatic experiences. There were always “little things”: my quiet and peaceful nature comes from my infancy, I was always praised by all: He’s so calm and sweet, doesn’t disturb…. that was always at family celebrations, etc., and has solidified for me. And then there was always incidents at school, while reading, I was misreading or I was reading read a few times something that was not even in the text. The result was laughter. Or I have laughed with language problems … a English teacher certified me time a trans-Siberian accent and the French it was always a disaster … there was always a lot of laugh. They’ve accumulated in me and solidified.
In the role-playing games I played with my therapist situation by always making me nervous, I was myself very often increase purely to my fears and as a counterexample I imagine everything goes well, to feel the difference. Then, I was always asked the question: what I think of someone who reads and stutters. If I think negatively about him, think he is a loser. I always say no, but I think when I stutter keep me all for one loser. And then my therapist and have often exchanged, sides, he was me and I was her, she told me then always described my problems and I was convinced that the problems are unfounded. I could always good, but does not work to convince me so well. We have also repeatedly painted cliparts, so I visualize my behaviour. So I have become aware yet again that I am in a vicious circle. The problem is my safety behaviour. For me it is to be calm, very little to say, not stand out only because I think if I, if I acting differently, then I embarrass myself, the others find me stupid, etc., but supported by this behaviour and I reinforce my fears and it happens exactly what I wanted to avoid. So I reinforce my security behaviour in the next situation and so again my fears. How to get out of this vicious circle? Is thought to change very, very hard, it is much easier to change his action. A very simple example: you sit on a chair and say something, or you stand up from his chair and says something. Thus, one has already changed his action. The mode of action, however, always depends on the situation, which is always very specific.
The next part is about my practical exercises ..
Foreign languages – Serbian – first report
I learn Serbian for some time. Actually, I wanted to learn every day, but there is always different than planned. But I think my progress is quite well:
Most of the mistakes I make in the accents and of course I still do my typical letter turner. On the Cyrillic spelling I didn’t dare until now. I will try it later.
Foreign languages – Serbian
Foreign languages – Serbian
To know and speak several languages, which was always a dream for me. But at school it had problems with foreign languages, so I lost my interests. But at Weblin I again found it interested and wants to expand my language skills and enlarge. My English is very much improved. French well … I understand more than I can write.
As I talk with many people from Serbia, I have decided to learn Serbian as 3rd foreign language. Until now I’ve learned the language with my chat friends, but this way is not so easy. That is why I bought at amazon a language course. Serbian-language course from “sprachenlernen24.de”. I will keep you updated about my progress to date.
I also want to still improve my French. And after Serbian, I want to learn Spanish and / or Swedish.
Japanese cuisine – the cooking class
Japanese cuisine – the cooking class
Yesterday evening it was time again. I once had a cooking class again. It was once again Japanese cuisine.
The beginning made a Kiwi- Sake -Caipirinaha
Kiwi- Sake -Caipirinaha
and Saibling no tataki (Saibling tartare in Japanese style). Here i forget to take a pictures.
Then followed two temari sushi
Temari-Sushi
and maki sushi.
Maki-Sushi
For the main course we had fried rice with small pieces of garlic
fried rice with small pieces of garlic
and “Goyza” (stuffed dumplings).
Gyoza
The food was again very tasty and plentiful. The food for today is therefore guaranteed.
The recipes come as soon as possible
Me and my shyness – Part 3
Actually, the next post should be about my therapy, but I am now writing about something else.
In the Weblin room “Balkans”, we have discussed views on the topic “love”.
What is important to love someone, was also an issue. The three key messages were:
You must believe in yourself
You have to love yourself
You must be able to respect yourself.
The statements I’ve got a lot to think about. Because I don’t perfome none of the 3 statements. I do not trust me nothing, my own performance I never recognize and respect for myself I have not.
From my friends, I am told repeatedly that they appreciate me that is within me a lot of potential, but I belive these statements for 5 minutes and then I tell myself, but that is nothing great or special or other can do this all much better.
I will also often said, I like you very much but I often ask myself why? To me is nothing but likeable. Why do I think in this way that I sometimes do not know either. So I feel especially when I got to know someone and i fell in love with this person and that my feelings were also answered at the beginning, but then the feeling get freeze. I then hang for a long time with this person and it takes a long time until I get my heart be free again. Especially if I’m still in touch and we still talk a lot together. I was always says other mothers also have nice and lovely daughters, but I then go through the open area and can not watch because I would regard it as a kind of fraud. I can’t i like you very, very much and then I look around for something new, because I have not even taken seriously then, but I’ve played with.
For me it is always an emotional roller coaster going on, sometimes I’m just totally depressed and would often cry and then I can say, however, the right one will come.
