Anyone can make resolutions on New Year’s Eve. I’m making mine in the beginning of March, when the dread of winter starts to fade and the possibilities of spring are around the corner. I’m not saying “I will make no more excuses”, because that’d be unrealistic. What I’m saying is: “I will make less excuses” [...]
I want something to eat, and I want it now. Now I say! I shall not rest until my belly is full! I shall not be tempted by your feeble attempts of distractions, I shall… Mmmmmmmhhh, yes, scratch my ears, mmmmmhhh… NO! Stop it, insipid human! I demand to be fed at once! [...]
Wie man vielleicht an den ganzen kleinen Menschen auf der Straße mit ihren überproportionalen Rucksäcken merken konnte, hat letzte Woche die Schule wieder angefangen. Am Donnerstag liefen etliche I-Dötzchen in Solingen das erste Mal mit ihren Eltern zur Grundschule. Da viele von ihnen diesen Weg spätestens ab dieser Woche alleine antreten werden, hat die VMS [...]
What was that? You said you wanted to buy me something? My oh my, you shouldn’t… But if you insist: I found some veeeery nice things online. Pretty and useless stuff. Mostly useless. In the sense of “I don’t need this, but I want it!”. The Geek would probably scratch the “pretty” and just call [...]
Whenever the sun’s out we like to be, too. So we went on a little Easter trip to Oma and I snapped some pictures. I found some eggs in a tree… … and a dashing young man behind some flowers I went to the secret lost garden and discovered [...]
What do Yuppies resort to when on a deadline? They take coke. It’s said to take the edge off. When I feel like putting my head between my knees and taking big breaths I take a coke, too. Personally I prefer the brown stuff, though. I call it “Yes we can – juice”. Sometimes it’s [...]
What do you get when you have neither moved nor eaten for the last 48 hours? Cabin Fever. If you want to make sure to hold on to your sanity you better leave, and do that quickly. And oh the gifts you receive if you do. You might find a piece of beauty in one [...]
Yesterday a pupil of mine gave me flowers to thank me for tutoring him- I blushed like a schoolgirl. It was awful, the moment I saw him enter I simultaneously felt really happy and really embarrassed Look at those pretties: Pretty perfect: red and pink, lots of green and a hint of white. [...]
Do I have to start wearing utility belts and live in a cave to get this? At first I didn’t even “see” what it was. But even then I liked it, isn’t it just purty?
