NASTY DAY

6 o’clock. My alarm clock holler and I wanted to throw it from the table! I creep complete overtired into the bath and after fast coffee, newspaper and 2 pots milk I drive 7 o’clock to my dentist. A half hour with dozing of in a quite silent waiting room it was my turn. Without anaesthetization I had a “small” one hour OP with the devil of toothache. But after a quarter hour the pain go back and it was possible to go by car. On the way back to Halle I call Jörg for a lunch meeting at 12 o’clock. Arriving the ferry in Pretzsch I catch up it wasn’t working… to many floes. Blimey! So I drive to Elster where I found a working ferry. But after all there is a redirection to Wittenberg. Damn!!! Consequently is my timetable superfluous …

I call Steffi but again no answer! I just want to notify me after I didn’t saw her for almost 3 month. I’m sad about this situation. But it was really impossible to see each other the last month. Arriving in Halle I search for a parking area. Nerve racking! Already 11 o’clock. Just a half hour left for going into my faculty. I went fast into my flat and pulled my university stuff, took my bike and rush through the city centre. My teeth don’t stop to hurt and after all I sprained my ankle over the weekend. I go fast into the faculty to the printers and connect with the intranet. I download actual data for my lecture in the afternoon. After all I rush with my bike back trough the city centre into the canteen. 12 o’clock! Crap! I’m some minutes to late. Jörg waited already in front of the building! 20 minutes for our lunch and talking some rubbish over proceeding with the learning group next weeks. Back on my bike I had 10 minutes to reach the university place and my exercise “Management Accounting”. Full concentration is demanded! During the exercise I get a call from my boss on the Leipzig fairy. We need you badly! We have a diplomat out of Rabat. He is barley in English and in Chinese. I went already out of my exercise and spoke with the guy. He needs accommodation near the fairy in Leipzig and for the next days in München. We reach an agreement that I will organize everything and call back at 14.30 pm. 13.45 pm end of the exercise. Alright, 30 minutes time to organize everything! As soon as possible I log me in to our University WLAN and search/book reasonable hotel in Leipzig/München + a taxi telephone number. I call the taxi company and ask to come at 14.30 pm to the fairy in Leipzig. Blimey! Already 14.13!!! I wrap up Karstens laptop and sprint to the building on the opposite site to my next lecture “Business platform applications”. Very drab!! I disappear on time at 14.29 pm to the toilet. Calling back the fu**ing diplomat!! I transmit him all important data. He thanked as well as my boss and I am concerned to hear that they where satisfied with everything. (At least I could make somebody happy that day…) Finishing my lecture I drive into PLUS to organize some food for the next days. I spurt to my flat and plunk down the purchase. 16.20 pm already so late!!! I jump on my bike and ride to Marlene. I promised her to help with writing the Halle HC invitation mail for our planned Halle HC Meeting. We write the mail and sent to all mailing list user of our small but growing Halle community. 5.10 pm finished! Fast I say good bye. She indicates that I always have rare time … and that make me sad.

Jan Saudek - 7 AM, 1968

You only live twice,
One live for your self …
One for the rest …

Riding fast back to my flat and putting some other clothes on for my second job in the DIY superstore OBI. I swing me on the bike after it had begun to rain. When I look into the grey heaven I feel the zero degrees. Arriving in the department my superior delivered the great news. 3 complete shaped work disks in 2 hours. I give him a bewildered look. But he calms me and promise to help. After this 2 hours shaping, shrink-wrapping and carrying I get a call for a meeting with a reporter from the town magazine FRITZ. The young men want to meet me this evening for a short interview about hc (some days before I was sending out press releases for the 100.000 member celebration). I arrange to meet him at 21 o’clock. After work I feel burnt out and I ride by bike back home. I jump fast under the shower and put on some fresh clothes. Sprucing oneself up I observe that there wasn’t time to unpack my backpack. Again I ride by bike into the city centre and almost on time I welcome the guy. I introduce him to the main idea of the club and delineate my experience on my travels. He is really enthused about the idea and will publish it in the next issue. Happy about this but again with hurting teeth I ride back to my flat to eat my evening meal 22 o’clock. After eating I read mails and answer the most important (again 10 mails unanswered!) 11.30 pm I find some time to study some subjects and after meditation. At 1 am I drop down dead into my bed and sleep and dozing of after seconds…

Just wrote down this because some days really suck! Special 2 days before Christmas!

I HATE SUCH DAYS!