my virtual notebook

Barbie goes Barvarian...

Here's a link to an article describing a new look for Barbie.  Also if you scroll down a bit you can see a "Barbie" version of Angela Merkel, looking very proper in a dark pant suit.

In other news: summer is almost over and the week of meetings and gatherings before classes start begins. I have finished editing the article and now just need to check footnotes and send it out. I am working on my tenure file, which is due Sept, 14. I am still working on my syllabei, but feel pretty good about what I've done so far and what remains to be done.

We might be getting a new kitty temporarily (till December)  this week.

Saturday, September 29, 2007: German food items at the Battle Creek Meijer: Project 365: #336

German food items at the Battle Creek Meijer: Project 365: #336
Originally uploaded by cathie.

OK-I promise to take less blurry shots when I start 365-ing again this year.

Monday, August 20, 2007: New textbook for German 301: Project365: #296

New textbook for German301: Project365: #296
Originally uploaded by cathie.

Now, as I write this blog entry in December 2008, this textbook is not so new, except we are now going to use it for the fourth and fifth semesters: so I get to teach the exact same chapters back to back, since last Fall I taught 301 with it and now in the Spring I'll teach 202 with the same chapters.  And then next Fall the 301 class will get taught the second half of the book. I might have to slow it down a bit for 202 this time.

Monday, August 6th, 2007: Frankfurt airport: Project 365: #282

Monday, August 6th, 2007: Frankfurt airport: Project 365: #282
Originally uploaded by cathie.

I remember the flight home becuase I coughed a lot on the plane and felt bad for my fellow fliers....We all made it and I hope no body got sick on my account.

Sunday, August 5, 2007: Kaffee und Kuchen at the "Ranch": Project 365: #281

Kaffee und Kuchen at the ranch: Project 365: #281
Originally uploaded by cathie.

Last day in Germany! We were at Tante's Eva's garden cottage, with coffee and cake. I have a giant pole in fornt of my face, something the picture taker, my sister could have told me about! :-)

The other people in the picture are my cousin Matthias and his wife Iris and Louisa s.o. Ralf. (and of course Tante Eva).

Saturday, August 4,2007: My sister: Project 365: #280

My sister: Project 365: #280
Originally uploaded by cathie.

This picture of my sister Louisa was taken on a wine-tour through some little towns along the Rhine river.  The weather was great as was the wine and food. At the end I started feeling a bit sick (I was) but it was still a very enjoyable day. (We went with some of her friends).

Friday, August 3, 2007: Tuna hors d'oeuvres: Project 365: #279

Tuna hors d'oeuvres: Project 365: #279
Originally uploaded by cathie.

My sister and I traveled to Frankfurt to have dinner with the other German professor at Albion, who spends most of the summer with his family and in-laws in a suburb to the north of Frankfurt. We also met an Albion student who had just graduated and who was working in Frankfurt at the time. Now she works near Düsseldorf.  It was a fun evening with good (Italian) food. This was a yummy hors d'oeuvre with tuna, eggs and capers.

Wednesday, August 1, 2007: People walking: Project 365: #277

People walking: Project 365: #277
Originally uploaded by cathie.

A shot of the area outside the train station, taken from inside the fairly new Mall in Wiesbaden. (It was fairly new last year). I liked the people and the squares and shadows.

Tuesday, July 31, 2007: Yummy lunch in Wiesbaden: Project 365: #276

Yummy lunch in Wiesbaden: Project 365: #276
Originally uploaded by cathie.

Oh I remember this lunch- it was really yummy! The type of good lunch you get in cafes all over Wiesbaden--it's mushrooms, small bits of turkey in some kind of yummy sauce with potatoes and a side salad.

Lost scenes from Metropolis!

Via hawkeye's blog at gaia.com comes this interesting German studies related news item regarding Fritz Lang's masterpiece of early cinema. Check it out!