The lulz. They're at u. ^_^

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[Standort]: Germany, Baden-W

Was thinking lately about me. (Cos really, what better thing to think about, right?) Reading through old LJ posts etc... I'm so glad I moved to Germany. Hands down the best life altering decision I've ever made; an absolute 180° for me. I've calmed right the fuck down, and purged so much unnecessary boolsheet from my brain & being. I can't believe some of this jazz that used to get me riled up - and oh how very riled I would become! It's laughable to think that I ran my life how I did - worse yet to know that a lot of people still do. This isn't meant to be a holier-than-thou post (though even if it was I'd be well within my right - youwannamakesumthinofit??) just gratitude to myself for being able to shake all that crap off like a bunch of dusty dead hair and move on to bigger and way effin' better.

Even my mom commented on the phone the other afternoon - how so much has changed, even my breathing is different. Reprioritizing, Mutti. It's a lot to wrap my head around. I am happy, I have an awesome robot army overlord to keep me warm at night whose love, devotion (& gas) is more than I could ask of any human. Julius is still hogging the bathtub, despite the tumultuous rollercoaster we've seen together. A really nice, stable, happy life is unfurling right in front of me like astro turf rolled across a... something... that gets astro... turfed. Hellifino.



So yeah. I'm forever indebted to my own drive, that pushed me off a cliff into the unknown, knowing I would tackle it like a rockstar, even when my conscious mind didn't.

And the best part? It's just gonna keep getting awesomer. ;) Ich kann kaum erwarten!!

Saprophytic Nose fungus! Complete with awesome butt rock.

Wow. Just... wow.

And with that, the year end Gasag rape Rechnung is done, paid, finito! What a relief.

Now lessee, what's left... there's the coupla hundred for Vattenfall, and another coupla hundred elsewhere, and I am free of debt. Mmm... any maybe one US collections thing with Cingular (but Cingular doesn't exist anymore and it was from 2007 - think it's still an issue?) and I am totally clear of all debt.

Such a great feeling.

That is... until the Betriebskostenabrechnung for 08/09 arrives. Ugh.

[Zuhören]: Arca - Igneous Flame

"I burn for no reason, like a lantern in daylight," writes poet Joseph Lease. I think that's a succinct formulation of one of your central issues, Leo. Burning for no reason, like a lantern in the daylight, can be the cause of either failure or success for you, depending on subtle differences of emphasis. This is how it can be failure: When you're mindlessly and wastefully burning through your prodigious reserves of fuel without any concern for the benefits it may provide you and others. This is how it can be success: When you are exuberant and self-disciplined in shining your light and radiating your warmth just because it feels so good and so right and so healthy, and without any thought about whether it's "useful" to anyone.

I about spit coffee out my nose. Thanks Feather!!

Marcel engrossed in a bit of woodcraft - at midnight. This is what little boys who are lego fans grow up to do.

Caught this neat shot of 4 Amanos having an algae social on the anubias.

I believe that in the coming weeks you'll enjoy experiences that have an emotional resemblance to those referred to in this passage by French novelist Gustave Flaubert: "I want to cover you with love, with caresses, with ecstasy. I want to gorge you with all the joys of the flesh . . . I want you to be astonished by me, to confess to yourself that you had never even dreamed of such transports . . . When you are old, I want you to recall those few hours. I want your dry bones to quiver with joy when you think of them." Please note, Leo, that I'm not necessarily saying the pleasures you gather in will stem from an engagement with an actual lover. They might. But your delight may also have a more mysterious origin.

I found this in the newspaper the other day, while replacing snake whiz paper. Actually, cleaning Julius' room is about the only time I ever read papers. ANYways...



Look familiar? It's the same spot where we contemplated the annhilation of humanity.

All of the local plates start with RA (for Rastatt). The other letters can be chosen, if the driver gives a damn. Marcel chose CE. My guess is these people didn't choose... and perhaps don't speak very good English.




The 365 only makes it worse.

The most popular hobby in my home country of America -- even more popular than owning guns and pressing lawsuits -- is cultivating fears. From agonizing about being lonely to ramping up paranoia about pandemic illnesses to worrying about the collapse of the economy, my fellow citizens love to fret. Outside the U.S., angst accumulation ranks almost as high on the list of pastimes. Luckily, you Leos are less likely to wallow than most of the other signs -- especially these days. That's why I hope you'll take a leadership role in the coming weeks, when many people will be dipping even deeper than usual into the fetid trough of scaremongering. Please help dispel this trend! Be your most radiant and courageous self -- even bigger and brighter than usual.

This is the view from the bedroom window. It still looks like crisp early autumn here, the birch's FFCC00 a perfect complimentary contrast to the evergreen's 006633 & the sky's 0066CC.

In my daily meanderings in Onlinesurveyland, I came across this gem...



Uh...

[Standort]: retarded office
[Stimmung]: fantabulous
[Zuhören]: P!nk - Please Don't Leave Me

The teeny bit of banana was a big hit.


This fucker met an untimely end in mah belleh.

Today was unusually gorgeous. Spent the first few hours of the day assaulting fruit flies, then threw my ass out the door with the new EasyTrails iPhone app. Total distance 6,1km.


The vineyards here are just stunningly coloured in autumn


An incoming storm (which turned out to be a total lie, it's still dry & warm) in the beautiful sky; an abandoned snail shell


Not sure, but not a wooly bear; gryllus campestris M


And finally, the white, vacuum styled mess, while I snarf grapes that were yet too unripe at harvest time. (But just perfect now, 2 weeks later!)

Marcel mentioned this morning that the two Anubias Hastifolia in the aquarium were starting to look like crap... their new leaves were smaller, the older ones frayed with brown spots. The tiger lotus' bat-out-of-hell growth was stripping the tank of nutrients, starving them where they stood. So they got a trim this afternoon.


iPhone for size reference.

The longest stem I cut was 50cm. All this growth in less than a month! If I am to keep this plant, he's gonna need much more space. I'm tossing around the idea of upgrading to a larger tank once we move, but not sure if I want to deal with the hassle of it. Even 35L of shrimp & live plants is a pain in the ass. Maybe I can give it to Mirt, the Turkish guy I got all the duckweed from. He's got something like 400L. White sand, and specialty corydoras. Gorgeous.

Seku seems to be feeling better; maybe he finally shit or maybe the freed up swimming space made him happy. Whatever it was, he may still look like a raggedy old fucker, but he's a happy dude.

Our best ammonite fossil.