On a lighter note

Just to finish today’s marathon on a lighter note. Life still is great – especially if you’re a cat.

I promise to be back with more posts earlier this time.

Happy Birthday To Me!

Yes, I’ve had my birthday in the middle of it all. I’m 35 now, have been since the middle of October.

It was a nice, quiet day I spent with my family. We had fun, we were talking, there was some cake, but I didn’t do anything special. I never do on my birthdays. When I feel like it, I do something special every day … because every day is special. It’s not the date, it’s what you make of it.

35 years on this planet, that’s quite some time. The strange thing is I don’t feel like it. I’ve spotted the first white hair (and yes, despite being a natural brunette, my hair actually turns white, not grey) around my 25th birthday. So I’ve never really seen any of them (one here one there, natural highlights, you might call them) as a sign of my growing age.

It’s probably true: you’re as old as you feel.

Personal Update

Okay, I’ve already update books, movies and games, but not my own life. There have been quite some changes, too.

In October my burn-out came back with a vengeance. I actually screamed at my colleague for nothing and had a little breakdown afterwards. As this happened on a Friday, a mere two weeks or so after I’d been on vacation, I decided to rethink the whole thing. My colleague, who didn’t get too angry at me for my screaming, also told me to think about my work again. If it really got me down like that, ate away on my mental and physical health, it wasn’t worth it.

So I went to the doctor the Monday afterwards, went to my temporal employment agency right afterwards and got down to business. My job will officially end at the 15th of November, until then I’m on sick leave. I actually have a date with the job agency tomorrow at eight o’clock a.m.

My ex-boss wasn’t happy about it, of course. I told him that very Friday, but he probably thought I’d rethink it during the first two weeks of sick leave and come back. He was quite upset when he learned I was not coming back, but then, the happiness of my former boss is not my main concern, my own happiness is.

On a lighter note, my glasses decided to quit it after a life of ten years at the end of September, too. Now I have completely different glasses and look completely different with them. And, finally, I’ve managed to get a new haircut, too. So now I’m really set for a new life and a new job. 35%, unbelievable!

What I have been playing

I’ve also played some computer games since the end of September. So, with the game still downloading (currently, I don’t think it’ll be finished before eight p.m. today), what have I been playing recently?

Quite some role-playing games, as it is. I’ve been reinstalling “Hellgate London” some time ago, I’ve been playing “Divinity II: Ego Draconis” as well. Then there’s been “Venetica,” a German title. Lately (only last weekend) I’ve reinstalled “Drakensang” as well (also a German title, based on DSA, known as “Realms of Arcania” in other countries, as far as I know).

In addition, I’ve played some casual games, mostly hidden objects games, still my favourite. I’ve also finally managed to finish “Dracula: Origin” which is quite a good adventure.

Then there’s “The Sims 3,” of course.

Why that many role-playing games? Well, maybe it was time to get the sword back in hand and get ready for combat, because of the other things that have changed in my life. But more about that soon. 30% and rising…

What's been in my DVD-drive

Okay, with the books covered (and the game download at 20% while I’m writing this line), on to the movies.

I haven’t been to the movies as a such lately, there was nothing of interest to watch. So what have I watched on DVD?

• the third “Scooby Doo” movie (a prequel and really not bad)
• “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” (but I’ve written about that already, haven’t I?)
• “Jack Hunter” (kind of a modern-day Indiana Jones and not that bad)
• “Dead Space: Downfall” (an anime prequel to the game)
• “Ghost Rider”
• “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog”

That’s most of it, I’ve also watched some older movies and some infotainement programs. Wow, we’re at 24% now, time is really flying by.