Stripey Tiger Says...

 

That´s what Ingo brought home for tonight! "Ghost-Soup"!

 

 

And the lille Spider top right? 

Henry 🦁

 

 

Baby, you! It´s but Halloween! Ingo says:

Friday 17:24 (05:24 p.m.)

 

 

It was exhausting, in a good way, (please have a look if you care for people working for the tax-payers, they can be so sweet) but I was so tired I lay down for a nap.

 

Phone....jumped up, grabbed the wrong glasses... took the call and... I GOT THE JOB!!!!!

Had to work at the PC with wrong glasses and hence had to say, "wait, I cannot see properly..." ARGH!!!

 

I GOT THE DREAM JOB!!!!!

 

On a Friday after 05:00 pm I get a call... the new boss told me he wanted to let me know so I have a great weekend -   the customer, who said he just came from a holiday and has so much more peeps in pipe, it´ll take two weeks....

 

He called possible (by Tuesday likely REAL) boss to say he hires ME!!!.... ME!

 

Boy, oh, boy, oh boy.

 

See. Last April-working day in 2001 I had a job-interview. May 1st is a public holiday, May 2nd I started. 

 

I´d say that´s quick. Fast, whatever.

 

I have a job interview on November 4th this year and my T said.... be calm, they gonna need two weeks, too.

 

This was TWO DAYS!!! Again... FAST!

 

 

Oh, boy, oh boy.

 

I felt so small (cam and mike), but the customer called the future boss and said I was so enthusiastic, future boss told me...  - I have no idea how.

Not how he called, but how he got that opinion, of course.  

 

Tuesday. Sneakers? It´s a 2+km-walk I can not do that in high heels.

Ingo said, go with sneakers! 

On the phone he said we´ll talk about the money then and my mouth went ahead of my brain again, I said "Oh, that´s 'pups-egal'".

 

Help me, Ronda.  "I fart on that" might be a translation.

He laughed.

 

They want me, not my shoes, huh.

 

The "big player"... I´ll take .. what... hm. Men have an easier life in some rooms.

 

Henry 🦁 

 

This would be a dream coming true, Henry!!!

Ingo kissed me, I called Bro, Whats-App-ed T... then I was just spinning in joy.

What if I cannot do the job???
 

Stress... joy.... Take care!

I could not eat and am awake since 03:00 am. On a Saturday. Got up at 04:00 cause... spinning! Gagging? I might start December 1st... or earlier.

POLAR told me just now "Sleep time: 04 hours 40 minutes".

In 3 hours I´ll be off to the market. Ingo´ll do the cleaning today.

 

 

On The Way To Jail (Not) - Taxes Are Fun (Not?)

 

 

Procrastinator³ here.

Monday the taxes are due.

I started Thursday with the free but most awful program.

I could not reach the tech, D, who could help me.

Tried on my own, succeeded (! I´m a tad proud of myself! Really!!!)

But then... technical problems again.

Search in "help", found. "Go to #62" - nope, cannot reach that!

Ingo drives 38km one way each working day, that´s MONEY!!!

 

Tried to call D again, some other fella finally took my call and in the sweetest way tried to help me, not even knowing the program but giving me the correct name for the driving stuff.

 

"Wait, ...

 

 

 

I ...ogle that. 

 

 

Wait.... hey, M, do you use that program?" - "Of course not!!!"

"Sorry, I cannot help you, but Mrs M is there on Monday, here is her number and you won´t end up in jail if you´re late 🤣"

 

I accidentially said "sh#t" 💩 and "UHHH, sorry!!" and he went like... "my talking, too, all good 😁" 

Then called my Mrs Z 🦷 (that´s really her surname) to let her know there are problems, I might be late.

 

She looked all up, we had a nice chat... and... I´m known at the tax-office!!!!

 

 

She said, most don´t care, I at least am one of the few who really tries.

We wished each other a nice weekend.

I have 4 weeks to get it done, yippeee?

Henry 🦁

"... and next year... buy a program!"

Home

 

This is a movie about Lower Saxony, this time... Lion-City Braunschweig! 

You will hear "Braunschweig" (and "Heinrich") a lot - and see them, too, the city and Henry.

Henry 🦁 says hi (in the movie).

Thank You

... all of you who wished me well and luck for the job-interviews yesterday.

Step #01 - contacted Ingo (at work!) about the darn cam. Problem solved.

Step #1 - asked my T (at work!) to check technology.

 

So weird to finally see him again. So nice. Oh, Corinna, you!

 

Next... #2.... first interview  with potential boss.

Went very well.

"OK, you state you speak English fluently?, he asked in German... yupp.

He checked that and said, great. Many state they can and.... nada. 

 

I do not lie. When I say I can do something I can do.

 

He spoke very well, too, unlike others who "checked" on me.

He asked "OK, what did you do last weekend" - "As my chin and hands still hurt nothing much but reading books and watching a movie..." -  "Oh, great" - "Not so much for me, though 😉" - and in German he continued, oh, ummm, I meant the book and movie.

(Ingo got the phone call on the day I fell and told him I was knocked out due to the fall).

How come my English is so well?

"I watch American movies in the original as..." - "...the German translation is often bad, I do that, too!"

He´s also the one who - like us - had to drag his luggage after his holiday through the drunk carnival-guys in rain. Same day!

 

It worked out so good, so much so he said, no second interview with colleague necessary.

Nervous-factor 300% now.

 

The possible boss said, "stop making yourself smaller than you are". Three times.

My ex-boss said that, also. As the lady at the  employment office. As Bro. And some of you, too.

Hm. Makes me really feel like a three-year-old.

I was so "smart" to ask later via e-mail which link to click to join the conversation later and weeee. Got the correct link. (Big player).

#3 - It all worked out. Technically.

On the human side... I made the customer grin big.

He sadly just came back from a holiday and needs to interview more people, it´ll take two weeks.

Technology....

Screen went black.

Huuuuuuuh? My bad?

No.

Possible customer  hung up after saying good-bye -  and with that the possible boss was out, too.

Wrote an e-mail whilst possible boss called me.

He said he was very satisfied with how I acted, well, I do not act, I´m me, so... how I managed.

 

"Well done today "

Two weeks waiting.

On 4th next interview with another company.

I want THIS job, even if it´s just for 9 months - as they allow Sabbatical - HOW COOL IS THAT?! I´ll just step in for the 9-months-holidayer.

You know...  It´s a new generation. We were so open. I want to join this team. This customer.

And I have to wait at least two weeks.

Mind you, I didn´t write down what the potential boss said, but I´m sure my mouth fell open. It was not "grab him by the balls" it was even more... 😱 - don´t laugh about a maybe future boss in an interview.

Henry 🦁...

 

 

"Maybe my Bro and I, and your T and your Bro and your bloggie-friends really brought you luck!" (It´s too good to be true, how it went)

 

Too funny, huh. In German it is "Heinrich" and then I find this one saying "Henry" at the tourist info (where I go when I look for pressies).

Booooohhhh

We do try in Lower Saxony....

If you visit the link you´ll see why I get so easily confused with Denmark, Netherlands and Holland - it drives Ingo nuts - but, hey.... in some things I´m a "woman" in the sense of... no orientation whatsoever!

"Where is your blogger-friend from?" ... "ummmm.... ahhhh..."

I remember the seagull that sh#t on me, that was in Denmark! Or Netherlands? To be fair that was 1993 and I lost contact to that friendiene of back then.

("friendiene" is a word created by a female Canadian friend I was found by in Cuba - she came to our table ... et voilà .. we had fun times). 

Are you scared by my face?

 

Thank you so much, Kathy, I love "happy mail"! 🧡

 

Well, I am scared.

Two phone calls, two e-mails yesterday. I really said, "danke, das ist lieb" to a possible employer. You cannot really translate that. It comes from the word "love", but you could say "kindly".

Both bosses will call me (mike and cam, oh, I plain hate that), Ingo made it working... THANK YOU!. 

Both today at 10:00 a.m. and then... 01:00 pm... the possible customer. A big player. 

A real big player.

 

Funny enough it might be Ingo´s former boss - it´s the same name and booooohhhh.

If so... we visited him back then in his home. Did he offer me that casual "du"? I don´t remember. If it´s him - will he remember me or if "du" and if, do I .... some signs, Tom2...

 

Wish me luck...

Henry 🦁

 

But... I am scared. Ingo said it was OK to say "das ist lieb". What do you think.

Two - very likely much younger men - treating me with double-care for a job I am... hopefully capable of.

What if I fail in the first place, today?

I thank Corinna I don´t have to be there in person, or do I - on cam and mike is even worse?

I made a sign: "look into the cam!!!" - Ingo tried with me yesterday and I tend to look at the screen, the person you talk to, not the cam.

Boooooohhhh.... (black cats bring luck, right?)

Addendum... asked my T if he´s at the tool and beeeeep... it worked.

He said, maybe remove the cuppas in the background, and the Lions. Henry 🦁.. ?!!! NO!

Yes. This is me. I am authentic.

T suggested to take a fake background... no. If you don´t want me, then you don´t.

He said, that´s OK, too - I took the cuppas away.

Outfit OK, too. Boy-oh-boy, he still is my team-leader (and friend). Am I thankful.

T STands For Trünkohl

See... Henry 🦁 (Heinrich) takes care of his peeps, he provides kale as well!! (yes. "we" name a lot after this old Lion! Don´t tell him he´s considered old.)

Collected by hand, or paw, who knows that?, from the field.

He tends to step off his place occasionally to check on everything and everyone in his town at night (they say).

Maybe he helps with the kale.

Henry then....

 

 So you get as much as possible!

It has some water in it, to keep it good, so....

 

I´m a tad behind, that was before I hurt myself and had FULL power still. And...

Sorry, it was SO.Darn.Yummy (Ingo´s recipe)... 

This´s all I can give you!

 

 I still have some in the freezer!!! 

"Trünkohl"????

My Brother had - and still has problems with the letter "r" after a "G", so he always in joy yelled "Trünkohl, Trünkohl!!!!".

It´s Grünkohl, as you can see it´s green.

He yelled it ... to our Father´s dismay.

In our hometown it was called "Braunkohl" - don´t ask me why.

It is more yummy when you re-heat it. But if you do it so often it goes brown.... no. Thank you.

 

My "Baby"-Brother... he´s turning 44 today!!!! 44!!!!

 

I hate the dark, cold half  of the year, but kale makes it all better.

Or... what I´ll show you next T-Day.

Btw. I´m listening on my BOSE to Cuban music right now.

Frugal as I am... wearing a thick jumper, heating is off. The music warms me up 🥰

My hands still hurt (boy. How long will this take?!!!) - so only art again is the mini-mini-journal...

 

Monday I got the stitches out. Ingo thinks it´ll hurt two more weeks, though.

I made spinach-pie and was / am on my way up.

 

Tuesday I found Gurri on the rack. "Drained" in blood. Why the heck, Ingo ... I managed to get the blood out, thanks to our Miele-washing-machine. And got rid of the mess (I tell you!!!! At night little people come here and make a mess! We have no kids, so... There is no other explanation! Same in your place?)

 Wednesday. I got a head lamp. Pic on it is a man, I didn´t grew a beard 😉

The wound on my hand looked like Australia, but Tasmania was on the wrong side!

Hello, glass! Hit me in correct places!

 

Thursday, way up, I slowly went outside. Gah. Face and hands still pounding, but, ohhhhhh... the flowers, full of raindrops, so beautiful!!!

 

  

Friday just reading, surfing and having the telly - yay for two big monitors.

Saturday Ingo went to the market, got yummy tomatoes and... AAAaaand Brussels Sprouts.

Sunday the usual, Löwenzahn and Die Maus, fairy tale.

 

And  for Elizabeth´s T Stands For Tuesday I give you this:

 

Have you seen the movie????

 

All the kids in the cinema helped Elmo to make 100 raspberries in only 30 seconds!

We were the only adults without kids - but we had Elmo!!!

In case you haven´t seen it, the movie starts with a very worried Ernie. He´s afraid it might all go wrong.

He asks Bert if he ever has seen a movie with a bad ending.

AT ONCE!!!!

Bert said dryly and calm:

"Titanic".

 

The kids had no idea, but us adults... we laughed our heads off. 

All came out fine.

1999 somewhere in the Outback of Western Australia.

Henry 🦁

Soon I´ll add sport-scenes in the journal again 😁

And maybe a job.

 

Please, please please, have fingers and toes crossed.

 

I came home from grocery-shopping and met... W.

We talked and talked and talked.. at times he speaks as if his wife was still alive, it breaks ones heart.

 

Suddenly Ingo´s head popped out, yelling at me what I´m doing, B just called!!! 45 minutes ago already!!! 

Long story short... I´ll get a phone call this arvo.

I did not listen to my Brother. I spoke as I am (called back at once).

Said, (neighbor-talk, and later Bro said, hey, social skills!) - I said, fast would be good, "I have an app with company "xzy" on 4th and I don´t want that job but yours. "

He laughed and repeated my words - that´s good?

Oh, pretty please.

I think it´ll be a very tough job, please ask my brain to work! 

But it would be a dream job.

I keep hopes low.

Better that than getting disappointed...

It´s all "in the making" - soup anyone?

And tomorrow I have a great sign 🎃 from Kathy!

Let´s....

Mural found on Westliches Ringgleis, Braunschweig, painted by the school-kids (hence no names... AGAIN, I´m sorry).

But... let´s have a nice world... and...

 

 

 

...with...

 

 

Henry 🦁

This is for Sami´s COLOURFULWORLD Monday Murals.