This won't mean anything to non-German speakers, I suppose... made me laugh, tho:
*naughty word play on a juvenile comic titled "Fix und Foxi"*
*naughty word play on a juvenile comic titled "Fix und Foxi"*
Summertime on the riverfront in my beautiful hometown Duesseldorf... while Eastern, Southeastern and Southern Germany are suffering from some of the worst flooding in living memory, the Rhine looks broad as the Mississippi here, but it hasn't flooded the city.
Geek or Nerd? And what's the difference, anyway? Here's an interesting blog post, and an illustrating graphic:
(words from left to right get increasingly "nerdy", and from bottom to top increasingly "geeky"). Me, I'm all geek.
(words from left to right get increasingly "nerdy", and from bottom to top increasingly "geeky"). Me, I'm all geek.
Only a few more weeks before all-new FUTURAMA episodes come along...for those lucky enough to live in the U.S., that is. Oh well, I'll just browse some of my magazines...
I only read this one for the interviews.
I sure could use a Slurmtini right now.
Ahh... Bender B. Rodriguez living la vida loca!
I only read this one for the interviews.
I sure could use a Slurmtini right now.
Ahh... Bender B. Rodriguez living la vida loca!
Whew, what a rainy weekend this has been! And while it was bad here in Berlin, some southeasterly parts of Germany are virtually under water by now, poor souls. Lucky me, instead of having to fill sandbags or shovel mud out of my living room, was able to waste my time more happily by making some admittedly primitive Rexx fan art
Check out Rexx if you haven't yet... she's gorgeous and sexy and she writes a wicked blog - I may be biased but I think she's an all-around fantastic human being.
Check out Rexx if you haven't yet... she's gorgeous and sexy and she writes a wicked blog - I may be biased but I think she's an all-around fantastic human being.
Celebrate Hump Day with a little eclectic (eccentric?) music... a trippy vidbit of Japanese Swing from the Gentle Forest Jazz Band
and a bit of catchy Surf Rock from Aloha Screwdriver
and a bit of catchy Surf Rock from Aloha Screwdriver
Time for another floral post...with a little fauna surprise, too. Thanks to the not-quite-voluntary reduction in my work hours, I was able to spend a lovely afternoon at my favorite Berlin park, the Britzer Garten. Here's a few impressions:
But best of all, I had a close encounter with a fox:
But best of all, I had a close encounter with a fox:
