Month: May 2011

Monday Highlight: Layered Up in You

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Whaaa! It’s been a week since I last posted here in the digiscrap corner. Not only does that mean that time flies, but also: Can you tell I’ve been rather busy recently? Anyways, let’s get right back on track, and today I thought, I’d share another product with you – or better a series of products, since La has a whole set of these out in her store at SSD. The talk is of her … Layered Up in You  Clipping Masks by Lauren Grier I have most of these clipping masks, and love to work with them, because they can give your pages such a whimsical, hand-drawn feel, which is especially useful for those of you who love doodling, but who don’t have a graphic tablet to do so properly, or don’t want to take the time to draw their own doodles. Lauren’s doodled clipping masks come in many different sets, and what is so fun about them, is their versatility. You can clip them to photos, papers, you can adjust them in terms …

Commencement

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It is done! For several thousands of senior students, their lives at university has come to an end. The occasion was celebrated this morning with lots of speeches and congratulations both from national and international representatives of delegations present at the graduation ceremony. And for us it is time to say good bye, or “Zai Jian” as it is said in Chinese!

Homecoming Day

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We had a very busy morning today, with the first ever Homecoming Parade of our university, followed by the Homecoming Ceremony and Performance. But instead of getting ahead of myself, I’d better let the pictures speak … Homecoming Parade   Homecoming Performance

Graduation Weekend

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Graduation weekend is coming up with lots of events all weekend. Saturday Morning Homecoming Parade (the first ever in the history of our university) Homecoming Ceremony (with speeches by representatives of various delegations, and the awarding of scholarships Homecoming Performance Sunday Morning Graduation Ceremony (Commencement)

Around Campus: Preparing for Graduation

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It’s been rather busy around here, these days: graduation is coming up. For the students who have been with us for four years now. Everywhere on campus preparations are underway. Lot’s of delegations are around and a busy weekend is ahead. Will keep you posted with all the events, as soon as I can. But I have to share this picture with you, today: it shows the German and Chinese flags together. Usually, the American and Chinese flags get put together, so this is something special for me ;-).

Food Corner: Meat with Onions and Carrots

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Here’s another very common dish: meat, fried together with onions and carrots. It comes with a delicious sauce, though I can’t even tell whether it’s real sweet and sour, or just one of the two. In any case, it is a very popular dish around here and often ordered in restaurants, and served in our cafeteria several times a week.

The mysteries of book shipping …

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I never told you, because I never thought this would be worth a story, but … Last month, I ordered some books in the U.S. that were supposed to arrive no later than May 2. They didn’t arrive, even weeks later (though they made it to Beijing within just a few days after I had placed the order). So I began talking to the retail company, and especially the shipping company (many times), because that’s where the main problem was. Long story short, I was promised that the books would arrive as soon as they were cleared through customs. Just a few days later, however, I discovered the books had been sent back to the U.S. – “undeliverable.” I was told to place a new order. Hadn’t done so due to all the trouble I’d had with this order, but today, I was notified that a package had arrived for me: The books! Oh, the mysteries of international shipping!

Monday Highlight: A {Free} Shutterfly Photobook

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I’ve got a rather different product that I want to highlight today. It’s all about photobooks by Shutterfly. However, the feature I want to share with you today is a free function that Shutterfly offers – the option to share your photobooks with friends and other people. And as I said, it’s all for free. If you are looking for a simple way to share your scrap pages with others online, this might be the solution. Basically, all you need to do is, sign up for your own account with shutterfly (they don’t require much information, just your name, email address and a password, of course), upload your images to your shutterfly account, and then create a photobook using the available options. It’s very easy, and with little time you can figure it out on your own. The trick is, instead of ordering the photobook to be printed (which of course will cost its price), you simply pick their share options, get the direct link to share in emails, ect., or they even provide the …