This is an extremely insightful way of looking at a recent case:

http://alexandraerin.livejournal.com/106965.html

Von minus 16 Grad jeden Tag habe ich die Nase voll. Gestern hat ein Kissen das Fenster durch den Dampfangefroren. Mittwoch soll es schneien.

So ... shit. I picked up some kind of viral eye infection. In the span of 6 hours I went from normal to one eye swollen mostly shut. I can look forward to the other eye taking part in the fun soon. Because the virus is very communicable, I am what's known as "krank gescrieben", that is, I have a doctor's note to stay home the rest of the week ( Read more... )

Yo La Tengo tonight in Astra (affectionately known as the Hartz IV area) ... I'm totally excited to see them. Such a long way ... and on a school night :)

jetzt geht der Abend los!

Go Guido!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4pQlkshzm4

Hi, looks like I haven't written in a while. It could be the summer slump, I don't know, maybe I just haven't been a little less plugged in recently ( Read more... )

Everyone should read this article if you have the slightest interest in the culture here:

http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/letters_from_berlin/bohemian_eulogy.php

Happy Swiss National Day! We have a Swiss bar down the street where we celebrated. I had a Cervelas and a swiss beer that I can't recall the name of, but it was good. More of a belgian style than German.

Then a choir sang some beautiful and difficult yodels. This was actually even cooler than it sounds, if you can believe it.

A collegue of mine said how he has a Klammbrett by his bed so that he doesn't forget stuff ( Read more... )

My Pakistani friend and I just watched the Sox game over the internet. He's a cricket fan so I watched a Pakistan game with him, and this time he would watch the Red Sox on July 4th. At some point near the 7th inning, he remarked ( Read more... )