Cogito, ergo sum- I think, therefore I am

Although  Latin wasn´t my favorite language at school, I had to think of this quote today.

Sometimes I have the feeling that some people don´t like to reflect because this process could be too much work for their brains, could be too exhausting. For others it is a worthless brain-process because they are told by others what to do in any situation --so no need for them to think ....

But where is autonomy? What about self responsibility?

Some people seem to have lost the ability to think for themselves-- or even think at all...frustrating to realize.
Has education failed in these cases??

October breast cancer month.

Fight cancer- support Pink Ribbon.

Tomorrow - September, 30th , in Vienna:
Pink Ribbon Night and Pink Ribbon Clubbings.
Visit one of these restaurants and support cancer research.

On Facebook:
Breast Cancer Action
The Pink Ribbon

 Photos: http://www.pinkribbon.org/?tabid=374

The best protection is early detection! (http://www.pinkribbon.com/)

 

I did it again;-)

Last weekend I spent 2 days in Vienna- a beautiful city.

I really enjoyed the time there but therefore I had no time for reading and writing...

On the one hand I feel a little bit guilty for not having done anything but on the other hand I had a good time. And sometimes everybody needs some days off.

                                                                                    

"Kaiserschmarren"- a delicious dish!!!!! See my distractions?:-)

The whole time my inner voice tried to remind me of my writings but I ´ve ignored her this weekend very successfully.

Now the result: a bad conscience! So what?

It´s ok the way it is. I´m glad about having this guilty conscience; better this  than no conscience at all;-)

So I ´ve started to work on my writing today and I hope, I´ll be able to write a little bit every day. Writing some paragraphs should become my daily routine. During NaNoWriMo I was able to write about 1600 words a day, so it has to be possible to do it (although it´s another sort of writing).

But no excuses anymore for today!

At the moment I often wonder, how people manage it to pursue a strict daily time schedule.

Recipe-corner:

Emperor´s Pancake

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
5 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
5 eggs, separated
2 tablespoons butter
powdered sugar

Directions:Prep Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 18 mins
1 Sift the flour, sugar and salt together into a bowl. 2 Add the milk gradually, beating constantly. 3 Add the egg yolks 1 at a time and beat until well blended. 4 Beat the egg whites until stiff and STIR 1/3 into the batter. 5 Carefully FOLD in the remainder egg whites. 6 Over moderately high heat, melt 1 Tablespoon butter in an 8 to 9 inch skillet with sloping sides. 7 When the butter is sizzling, pour in 1/2 the batter and cook 3 to 4 minutes. 8 Loosen the edges of the pancake with a spatula and slide it onto a plate. 9 Invert the pancake back into the skillet and cook about 1 minute until the underside is brown. 10 Invert onto a heating serving plate and keep warm. 11 Prepare the second pancake in the same manner. 12 Sprinkle with powdered sugar. 13 Tear the pancakes into rough pieces with 2 forks and serve immediately. (Source: http://www.food.com/)
 
Enjoy!! ...and serve it with stewed plums or apples;-)

Life is Funny.

What a statement. Just came to my mind, because I´ve started to read a banned book called "Life is Funny" by E.R.Frank. It ´s a well written book with realistic characters, and the MCs have to deal with real teenager problems...all I can say at the moment.

Life is funny, sometimes. Hopefully very often in our lives.

It hasn´t been funny to hear about banned books.I was not used to banned book lists, banned book weeks, banned book clubs,... in my homecountry.
But now I appreciate having read books at school which are banned in other countries. Unfortunately, not every person has the freedom to read everything. So, to celebrate the freedom to read-check out my link to banned book week on the right:-)
Be brave and read a dangerous book and tell me about it:-)

So, as a fighter against censorships I think, I have done today´s job.

Back to some other fights.
Life isn´t funny all the time, we all are familiar with that reality.
But sometimes there are many times, when you need to fight. OK, right, it´s called life;-)
I like the photo on the top- reminds me to push myself. Not always easy.

My time-management? Horrible at the moment...
Need a 48 hours day! Maybe Harry Potter could help me...
Enough moaning and dreaming, it´s time to act and face reality.
I just need a working daily schedule, I need more discipline, positive thinking,I need to....
I love to write these self motivating sentences but now I have to
do what I´m writing about.

But that´s another chapter...

So, readers and writers, fight for your books!
...and enjoy reading a banned book or writing a new one!
But simply, enjoy your lives and have a great weekend!