Bin gestern frueh eingeschlafen, war also auch frueh wach. Das hat den Vorteil, dass ich jetzt schon mein Brot und ein paar Sachen eingekauft habe und auch meinen 'Fruehsport' schon hinter mir hab. War eben unten am Strand. Ich bin in DEUTSCH-Modus, weil mir ein Song im Kopf herumschwirrt, und das ist ausgerechnet Groenemeyers schon recht alter ( Read more... )

I've been feeling a bit scattered. I'm avoiding certain situations by keeping myself occupied with books and films. At this moment, I'm most severely in the mood for Film Noir, something older and darker and classier and more... removed from the here and now. S got me here this time. We share a love for things from another era, women with class and ( Read more... )

He compared my family with his... Which tells me that he has absolutely no concept of the European landscape. No wonder, he's never lived there. It still made me laugh... As their naivity has done so many times.

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Feeling tired and scattered but there's good news. I've met some great people these past few weeks since I decided to 'put myself out there'. One person in particular is exceptionally smart and intriguing. Of course he's in Europe. I so gravitate toward those at the moment who are not like everyone I know here. It's a whole different vibe... ( Read more... )

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* China banned the pigtail in 1911 as it was seen as a symbol of feudalism.

* The richest 10% of the French people are approximately 50 times better off than the poorest 10%.

* At the age of 12, Martin Luther King became so depressed he tried committing suicide twice, by jumping out of his bedroom window.

* Mao Rse-Tang, the first chairman of the ( Read more... )

Jeff most likely has some form of Asperger's Syndrom. {Basics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger_syndrome} I just joined a community here on LJ on the topic. They do not have open membership so I'm waiting for 'approval ( Read more... )

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I'm laughing my butt off. This is the height of stupidity and a brilliant example for all that is wrong here. The "apartment manager" story. I must write it down, just not now. This shall serve as a reminder.