Category Archives: English

Too many languages..

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Cat

..yet it’s only two! My inability to speak German has found its way into several blogposts before with the most notable one being this one. Things have somewhat changed since then. A couple of months ago I started a new … Continue reading →

Posted in English, German, Language | 4 Comments

I’m going to do it!

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Cat

Just sent off the following email to 13 exam centres in the South offering CAE exams: Hi there, I am interested in taking the CAE exams this year. Can you tell me whether you offer the option to just take … Continue reading →

Posted in English, Life in general | 2 Comments

Yes, I still write letters!

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Cat

Back in the day [oh how I hate that phrase!] I used to write and receive a lot of letters, especially when I went to school in England for a year and later moved back here. It was pretty much … Continue reading →

Posted in Crowdsourcing, English, Life in general, NaNoWriMo, Twitter | 5 Comments

#NaNoWriMo – Day 2 to 4

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Cat

Unsurprisingly NaNoWriMo isn’t going as well as I’d hoped, although at the same time I’ve already accomplished more than my past two attempts. I’m currently on 3644 words and should be on 6667 by now [yes, today is the fifth … Continue reading →

Posted in English, NaNoWriMo | 2 Comments

On my English..

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Cat

As I mentioned recently I am intending to take part in this year’s NaNoWriMo which is something I had been meaning to do for a few years, but always lost interest even before it started. Only time will tell if … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Community and Games, English, German, Life in general, NaNoWriMo, Twitter, Wordpress.com | 27 Comments

How fast do you type?

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Cat

You type 251 characters per minute. You have 43 correct words and you have 3 wrong words. The result kinda surprised me. I did expect to score better than that, but I do know that my typing isn’t that great, … Continue reading →

Posted in English, Life in general, Meme | 33 Comments