Misc

This is what winter looks like in my City. Now you might want to argue that it's still autumn - which of course is right, but winter is right around the corner and the past winters have looked exactly like this. I'd really like some snow this year - yet I doubt we'll get some. What can I say, somehow you'll get used to the lack of seasons, basically we only got one huge season over here in northern Germany.

I love this, apart from looking absolutely marvelous all the tricks seem so easy - which they aren't - trust me on that. I wish I could skate like this.

After reunting with a lot of friends from a long time ago last Sunday and upon realization how much time had gone by, I decided to do a little homage to the good times that I had with all of them.

This one goes out to my cousins, my old friends, my family and all of you that have spent time with me 12 to 15 years ago.

Those times will never be forgotten. Enjoy.

I always wondered why "Homecoming" of Kanye West's latest album "Graduation" never was released as a single - well, I guess it was only a matter of time...



Now there are finally pictures to the lyrics. Chicaco all over the place, Common is in there too, together with a lot of pictures that will forever remind me of my trip to the USA last year. Especially Chicago, which was the beginning and the end of my road trip. I'm coming home again.

It's funny how sometimes the unexpected strikes and changes things. Things that had been set for a long time, things you thought you already learned and things you didn't even knew were possible.

Of course you can enforce change and see what comes around, but it really is the unexpected change that matters the most. This usually happens when something indescribably good or bad happens and you've got to realize that life will never be the same again.

Changes like this make you grow up, get wiser and realize that there always might be something to learn after all. Change can tear down boarders, free you from prejudices and give you back hope. Change can wipe the slate clean.

Trouble is that changes like this are usually very personal, it's nothing you can hand to the next person in order to enlighten or help them. It seems like everyone is on their own here.

I know that there are a gazillion of things left to learn for all of us, but for now I'll just sit down, relax and be grateful for this latest lesson I was taught.

Thank you, whoever you are.

In the tradition of the last two years, here comes my retrospect of 2006 - the truth, the truth and nothing but the truth. I hope you all had a good start into 2007 and unfortunate happenings like the one Kris (German Trackback) had to deal with remained an exception. Reading through my retrospect of last year I thought I'd start with a few comments to my wishes and intentions I had for 2006.

It sure took me long enough, but now that Salon.com has switched their daily free site-passes to Flash 8 redering it impossible for me to view the site at all, I finally bought a Premium Membership. A lot of goodness originates from Salon.com and I think it is money very well spent, especially now that I don't have any ads at all anymore visiting their site it will be way easier to read it. With the Premium membership on my hands I'll finally be able to dive deeper into Salon.com, reading more than just the latest Movie-News and certain selected articles turning it into one of those Webpages I visit every day.

Here we go, today finally my DSL line has been connected and therefore articles should be flying in more regularly now. On the other hand, please keep in mind that the soccer world cup just started and even though I am no real soccer fan there are some real intriguing games going on all the time, which very well might also lead to some slight delays. I think that's pretty much it for the time, so stay tuned - I'll keep you updated.

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Due my recent move into my new appartment I am currently disconnected from the Internet. I am obviously working on getting back online, but I think this is going to take at least two to three weeks. I am able to keep up with my mails and all the other imortant stuff through friends and my workplace, but sadly there isn't enough time for whole articles. Mabye I'll start writing articles offline and just publish them whenever I get the chance to, but for now there sadly are no news. Please stay tuned for further updates.

The reason for the recurrend silence in this blog originates from my fifth relocation inside this godforsaken city. I received the keys recently and therefore pretty much spend all my free time settling in, carrying stuff around and spending lots of money for stuff I'd rather wouldn't buy at all. This weekend was very exhausting, I can feel every inch of my body and tomorrow I'll probably have a bad muscle ache.

Looks like I am not dead afterall. I know my blog has been deserted for the last weeks, but trust me there was (and still is) a lot of stuff going on in my life. First of all I want to say sorry to all of those that have been coming here daily checking for news, many of you contacted me through email already checking if I was okay or asking what happend. No I haven't stopped blogging and yes, I am confident that there will be more life in here again from now on. I am not entirely sure yet how much, though I am sure more than the nothing we had going on here through the last weeks.

Usually I try to see my blog not as an attic to post every random junk to, but I've got to make an exception today. Ever since I read about this image at Boing Boing I've got headaches.


Now look her in the eyes and tell me you don't. Here is the one who is responsible for it.