Pictures from my life #7

Pictures from my life #7
The last four days have been quite exciting. To start things off, Conni and his girlfriend, J. (sorry, bud, but I can't use your nickname for her, because it might seem a bit raunchy for English readers) stopped by for a visit this past weekend. I'm now the pro…

Life without television

Life without television
I don't own a tv. I'm not trying to sound pretentious or anything, because I love watching tv. I'll watch just about anything. I'll even watch German television (where the best shows are either 1.) almost any show that wasn't actually created by Ger…

Romantic Getaways

Romantic Getaways
Source : spiegel.de Even though I mention Frosty pretty frequently in my writing, I try (successfully, I hope) to keep the schmalzy junk to a controlled minimum. And the things that I do write, I consider to be something like a record of a long distance relationship t…

Quickies #15 - Horrible Auntie Ray-Ray

Quickies #15 - Horrible Auntie Ray-Ray
Just a second ago, I was checking the archives to see if I had written anything this time last year. And I found the post announcing Baby Remy's arrival. It's not that I had forgotten that he was born. It's just that I had forgotten when. I guess I should …

Radio Crap #2

This is just a general notice, it's about 12:30am and I've had quite the long day. Zilv and I had our second show today. It went well, despite some station-side technical issues. I managed to get the show uploaded. In case you ever miss a show, you can go to r…

...and now a few words about German Rap #1

...and now a few words about German Rap #1
Hi, I know many of you don't know or care about German-language rap, but I do. And sometimes I want to write about it. Without proper context or introductions or explanations, it might be a little tough to follow it all. However, I'll try to throw in some wikip…

Radio Crap

Radio Crap
Hosting my radio show at Smith seemed infinitely easier than hosting this new one here in Hamburg, at least I remember it as being easier. And that was a weekly show (as opposed to the current monthly one). Maybe it was just less pressure, since it was on fairly late.…