Hey everybody!
It's been a long time since my last post - sorry for that. Quite a lot of stuff has happened, but somehow I didn't feel like writing anything about it. I guess it was because I had so much to do at work that I was rather glad when I had some time for myself.
Anyway, 2008 is coming to an end...and what a year it was! Some pretty exciting stuff has happened - Sweden, 2 amazing Rufus Wainwright concerts in Stockholm, I broke my arm, Hong came to Austria, I found an internship, moved to munich, started working, went to the Oktoberfest...and much much more has happened.
I think it's really nice to think about 2008 and all the things that have happened in my life and the life of dear friends...
And, I also enjoy thinking about all the great music that was released in 2008. A friend of mine said that 2008 was a pretty bad year in music, since only a few really good CDs were released. I don't think so - Portishead, Alanis Morissette, Hot Chip...all of them released new albums and a lot of new bands appeared on the music scene and quite a lot of them had very strong and good debut albums.
So, I know it's not very original, since everybody who has blog seems to write about their top 10 of 2008 :P Anyway, here are my favourite tracks/bands of 2008 - no special order:
Hot Chip - Ready for the floor
Such a fun song! The whole CD is great, definitely on of my favourite bands of 2008!
Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma
They are cool but somehow nerdy and make great music...it was the perfect album to chill in the summer sun.
Alanis Morissette - Versions of Violence
I was so looking forward to her new album, but I was a bit disappointed in the end. But there are some really good songs on it and this is one of my favourites.
Sigur Rós - Ara bâtur
I fell in love with them in 2008. Nothing more to say.
The Ting Tings - That's not my name
Another song/band that's so much fun! I don't know how many times I screamed and danced to this song in 2008.
MGMT - Kids
Psychodelic music.
Portishead - The Rip
Although their new CD is quite different from anything they did before, I really like it. Let's hope that we don't have to wait another 10 years for a new album.
Frankmusik - 3 Little Words
I love this song! And I'm really looking forward to his album in 2009 :)
Amanda Palmer - Leeds United
This woman is a genius! Her lyrics are amazing, her videos are great and she's just a very amazing person.
Hercules & Love Affair - Blind
Genius! To mix Housebeats with Antony's (from Antony & the Johnsons) vocals works great! Definitely one of the most interesting albums of 2008.
Sam Sparro - Black & Gold
One of my personal "heros" of 2008. I like his CD, though there are some weak songs on it..but all in all it's a really good debut. And he has a great voice (and well, he's quite good looking :P )
Jay Brannan - At first sight
I've been following his "career" on youtube every since I watched "Shortbus" for the first time. In 2008 he released his first CD..finally :)
The Sound of Arrows - Danger
Another song that was so much fun in 2008! This swedish band will release their new album in 2009...
Swedish for Beginners - Magical Machines
I downloaded this song a while ago (it was a legal download) and I fell in love with it :)
BWO - Lay your love on me
Well, sticky pop...but I remember good times whenever I hear this song...all I say is Stockholm...and a long Disconight at Club G :P
Other than that - Jason Mraz, The Killers, Kent, Fleet Foxes, The Sound of Arrows and lately Santogold rocked 2008 for me :)
So, I'm sure that I forgot something... what are your top songs of 2008?
2009 will bring some great new song/albums too, I'm sure. Obviously I'm really looking forward to the new album of the one and only amazing SCISSOR SISTERS!! YAY!!!! But also Patrick Wolf, Antony & the Johnsons, Tori Amos and Imogen Heap will release new CDs...definitely something to look forward to :)
Have a good start into 2009!
Manuel
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Identitiy Crisis?
Hej everybody!
Sorry for the lack of posts...Actually I started writing a loooong post about current affairs (the death of a famous politician [Haider] in my homecountry and other stuff like that) but somehow I never finished it...
Anyway, here's a fresh new post...Actually I can't write much, because there's not much to tell.
I feel a bit weird at the moment...I got up quite early today to get started with my master thesis. My goal for today was to find the topic I want to write about and after some thinking and researching I found the topic I really want to do. Now I have to write an Exposé to give to the professor...I started writing it, but I need to do some more research, especially about literature. And I have some more questions about all the stuff, so I need to contact the university this week... Anyway, I also did a timetable with deadlines...I want to be finished with all the annoying bureaucracy in late november, which means that I could start working on my thesis in december..if everything goes well.
Sounds fine, doesn't it? But it's also scary, because I really don't know what I want to do with my life. Until now I always had a "plan" for some years. Back at school I wanted to succeed at the A-Levels and go studying...After I had achieved that, I wanted to be a good student and go abroad for 1 or 2 semesters. Well, as most of you know, I did that. After coming back from Sweden my planning started to get a bit "dizzy". Of course the goal for the next few months is writing my master thesis, but afterwards? I have no idea.
Right now I'm doing an internship, which means I work a lot and I have my daily routines. But when I think of doing that/living like that for the rest of my live I get scared. I'm 22, in my mid-late-early 20s, which means I have (hopefully) many many maaaany years to look forward to. But do I really want to sit in the office from 10-6 for the rest of my life? This is what makes me scared. On the one hand I'm the kind of person who feels better if everything's planned and secured. I want a job, I don't want to live day by day and see what's going to happen. On the other hand, the thought of doing what I do now for the rest of my life, makes me scared. By saying "doing what I'm doing now" I certainly know that I will change work. I won't stay in the company I'm doing my internship - but who knows what will happen next. Maybe I will write my master thesis in munich, working part time for the company...but I really don't know what I should do afterwards.
So, you see, I'm missing a plan. :P
Other than that and the master thesis, my life is OK right now. Munich is OK, I got used to it and the bavarians, but I still don't enjoy it that much. Munich is really not my favourite place to be, but maybe this will change some day. I don't have enough time to really hang out with people and I guess that's an important reason for feeling uncomfortable in munich.
Anyway, that's it for now...
bye
m.
Sorry for the lack of posts...Actually I started writing a loooong post about current affairs (the death of a famous politician [Haider] in my homecountry and other stuff like that) but somehow I never finished it...
Anyway, here's a fresh new post...Actually I can't write much, because there's not much to tell.
I feel a bit weird at the moment...I got up quite early today to get started with my master thesis. My goal for today was to find the topic I want to write about and after some thinking and researching I found the topic I really want to do. Now I have to write an Exposé to give to the professor...I started writing it, but I need to do some more research, especially about literature. And I have some more questions about all the stuff, so I need to contact the university this week... Anyway, I also did a timetable with deadlines...I want to be finished with all the annoying bureaucracy in late november, which means that I could start working on my thesis in december..if everything goes well.
Sounds fine, doesn't it? But it's also scary, because I really don't know what I want to do with my life. Until now I always had a "plan" for some years. Back at school I wanted to succeed at the A-Levels and go studying...After I had achieved that, I wanted to be a good student and go abroad for 1 or 2 semesters. Well, as most of you know, I did that. After coming back from Sweden my planning started to get a bit "dizzy". Of course the goal for the next few months is writing my master thesis, but afterwards? I have no idea.
Right now I'm doing an internship, which means I work a lot and I have my daily routines. But when I think of doing that/living like that for the rest of my live I get scared. I'm 22, in my mid-late-early 20s, which means I have (hopefully) many many maaaany years to look forward to. But do I really want to sit in the office from 10-6 for the rest of my life? This is what makes me scared. On the one hand I'm the kind of person who feels better if everything's planned and secured. I want a job, I don't want to live day by day and see what's going to happen. On the other hand, the thought of doing what I do now for the rest of my life, makes me scared. By saying "doing what I'm doing now" I certainly know that I will change work. I won't stay in the company I'm doing my internship - but who knows what will happen next. Maybe I will write my master thesis in munich, working part time for the company...but I really don't know what I should do afterwards.
So, you see, I'm missing a plan. :P
Other than that and the master thesis, my life is OK right now. Munich is OK, I got used to it and the bavarians, but I still don't enjoy it that much. Munich is really not my favourite place to be, but maybe this will change some day. I don't have enough time to really hang out with people and I guess that's an important reason for feeling uncomfortable in munich.
Anyway, that's it for now...
bye
m.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Springtime for ....
Hello everybody!
Just came back from a wonderful weekend in Vienna... I went to the zoo, went to see "The Producers" and to some museums...It was a really nice weekend, I enjoyed it a lot. My personal Highlight was the Musical "The Producers" - it's so damn funny! The songs are OK, there's no real hook-line, but the lyrics are really funny, the actors were great, the set was amazing and the choreography was great too!
As I said, it's really funny...and it makes fun of nearly everbody - gays, men, women,... Some of the jokes were a bit tough (a gay hitler in a musical called "springtime for hitler"...) and I guess not everybody feels like laughing about it...but me and my boyfriend, we had a blast in the theater :)
The zoo was nice too...I've uploaded some pictures of cute animals ;)
Anyway...tomorrow I will go to the Amanda Palmer concert in munich - I'm so looking forward to that! She's amazing and I've heard that she's an amazing live artist, I can't wait to see her..and probably meet her, because apparently she likes to take pictures with fans...who knows ;) However, I hope there's some nice Merchandising stuff to buy ;)
Bye,
m.
a cool Amanda Palmer song:
Just came back from a wonderful weekend in Vienna... I went to the zoo, went to see "The Producers" and to some museums...It was a really nice weekend, I enjoyed it a lot. My personal Highlight was the Musical "The Producers" - it's so damn funny! The songs are OK, there's no real hook-line, but the lyrics are really funny, the actors were great, the set was amazing and the choreography was great too!
As I said, it's really funny...and it makes fun of nearly everbody - gays, men, women,... Some of the jokes were a bit tough (a gay hitler in a musical called "springtime for hitler"...) and I guess not everybody feels like laughing about it...but me and my boyfriend, we had a blast in the theater :)
The zoo was nice too...I've uploaded some pictures of cute animals ;)
Anyway...tomorrow I will go to the Amanda Palmer concert in munich - I'm so looking forward to that! She's amazing and I've heard that she's an amazing live artist, I can't wait to see her..and probably meet her, because apparently she likes to take pictures with fans...who knows ;) However, I hope there's some nice Merchandising stuff to buy ;)
Bye,
m.
a cool Amanda Palmer song:
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Music :)
I thought it's time for some new songs...
Let's start with Frankmusik, an english producer. He made a lot of Remixes (most recently for Radiohead...) and he will release an album in november. "3 Little Words" is the first single (produced by Stuart Price) - and it's so much fun! So is the video too - I want to dance on a piano-thing like that too!!
Frankmusik - 3 Little words
next, let's listen to a band whose album will be among my Top5 albums of the year - TV on the Radio. Very groovy, very nice production...perfect :)
TV on the Radio - Golden Age
(the audio quality isn't that good :-/ )
one of my favourite US-Indie Bands are going to release their new album soon...and that's their first single, enjoy :)
of Montreal - Id Engager
Let's get a bit calmer...with this beautiful piece of music. I discovered Ólafur Arnalds last year, when I was in Sweden. I think I read about him somewhere... Anyway, I ordered his CD and fell in love with his beautiful arrangements. And the video to this song is very beautiful...
Òlafur Arnalds - 3055
Last but not least, some german music. Rosenstolz, one of my guilty pleasures ;) It's from their new album...the album is a bit boring, in my opinion, but that's one of my favourite songs of it.
Rosenstolz - Wie weit ist vorbei
Let's start with Frankmusik, an english producer. He made a lot of Remixes (most recently for Radiohead...) and he will release an album in november. "3 Little Words" is the first single (produced by Stuart Price) - and it's so much fun! So is the video too - I want to dance on a piano-thing like that too!!
Frankmusik - 3 Little words
next, let's listen to a band whose album will be among my Top5 albums of the year - TV on the Radio. Very groovy, very nice production...perfect :)
TV on the Radio - Golden Age
(the audio quality isn't that good :-/ )
one of my favourite US-Indie Bands are going to release their new album soon...and that's their first single, enjoy :)
of Montreal - Id Engager
Let's get a bit calmer...with this beautiful piece of music. I discovered Ólafur Arnalds last year, when I was in Sweden. I think I read about him somewhere... Anyway, I ordered his CD and fell in love with his beautiful arrangements. And the video to this song is very beautiful...
Òlafur Arnalds - 3055
Last but not least, some german music. Rosenstolz, one of my guilty pleasures ;) It's from their new album...the album is a bit boring, in my opinion, but that's one of my favourite songs of it.
Rosenstolz - Wie weit ist vorbei
Monday, October 6, 2008
Hej :)
Hello everybody!
A lot has happened since my last entry...so it's time for an update.
Last weekend many people from Karlstad/former exchange students came to Munich for our "reunion". In Karlstad we planned that we will meet again at the Oktoberfest and somehow we decided to meet on the last weekend of it.
Hong and Sina arrived on Thursday evening, we had dinner together and had a really nice evening in our kitchen. It was almost like it used to be. It was weird, because I realised that I haven't had such a nice evening since I'm back from Sweden. Of course I had nice/funny evenings with my friends back home, but it's different.
We don't cook together, we don't sit on a table and just talk - we go out, have a blast...which is nice, of course, but different. Anyway, on friday we strolled around Munich, met Lena and picked up Elisabeth from the station. It was sooooo nice to see her again!
We went back to my place, had a small pre-party and went back to the city center to meet the rest of the group. It was so cool, Lucia booked a table in an Irish Pub and we were around 20 people...it was so great to see them again! We had a funny evening at the Pub...but we didn't stay for too long, since we had to get up early for the Oktoberfest.
So on Saturday morning, 8.15, we were at the Oktoberfest, in front of the Schützenfestzelt. It was crazy how the people tried to get into the tent. They were pushing and yelling, it was worse than on a Robbie Williams concert. Anyway, we managed to get in and got a table.
Honestly, the mood inside the tent was really good. I don't drink beer, so I drank "Spezi" but I had a good time anyway. People were standing on the benches, singing to stupid german songs and just having a good time, it was really nice. The fun ended when the securities came to throw us out of the tent - our table was booked at 1 o'clock and at 12.15 they started to throw us out. They didn't give us a chance to get to another table, they just pushed us to the exit. Very harsh and very unfriendly. Most of us still had their glasses in their hands - including me.
So there we were, standing in front of the tent, in the rain..freezing and wet. After some hours of looking around and discussing we ended up in a Bar in the city center, where we had something to eat and drink. And in the evening we went back to the Oktoberfest were we sat in a beer-garden :)
So that's a summary of the Oktoberfest... on Sunday morning we took Elisabeth to the station and in the afternoon Hong met a chinese friend - and I went to the Premier of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3. It's quite complicated to explain, but an editor from BUNTE offered me to go there. So I went there, saw all the screaming teenagers standing next to the red carpet and thought that I should turn around and go back home... Instead, I tried to call the editor, but she didn't answer the phone. Helpless I wandered around and thought about what to do. I didn't have my ticket, because she told me that I should call her. I wasn't standing on the guestlist either...so I went to the press-counter and asked them if my name is on the list. Nope. So I explained them that the Bunte-editor is waiting for me but that I can't get in touch with her - and they gave me a press-card so I could get into the press-area next to the red carpet. I was standing there with my small digital camera, next to all the journalists with the huge cameras..and took some pictures of the celebrities that walked past us. Kai Pflaume, someone from Topmodels, and the actors of HSM 3 of course.
Afterwards I tried to call her again, no luck again...so when the people went into the cinema I left - because I didn't have a ticket (just the press-card, which wasn't valid as a ticket). It was a weird afternoon...I felt a bit like a cheater because I managed to get into the press-corner without actually doing something press-related :P
Soooo, that was my exciting weekend. Exciting, but not very relaxing, that's why I'm quite tired today...
good night ;)
M.
PICTURES OF THE OKTOBERFEST
A lot has happened since my last entry...so it's time for an update.
Last weekend many people from Karlstad/former exchange students came to Munich for our "reunion". In Karlstad we planned that we will meet again at the Oktoberfest and somehow we decided to meet on the last weekend of it.
Hong and Sina arrived on Thursday evening, we had dinner together and had a really nice evening in our kitchen. It was almost like it used to be. It was weird, because I realised that I haven't had such a nice evening since I'm back from Sweden. Of course I had nice/funny evenings with my friends back home, but it's different.
We don't cook together, we don't sit on a table and just talk - we go out, have a blast...which is nice, of course, but different. Anyway, on friday we strolled around Munich, met Lena and picked up Elisabeth from the station. It was sooooo nice to see her again!We went back to my place, had a small pre-party and went back to the city center to meet the rest of the group. It was so cool, Lucia booked a table in an Irish Pub and we were around 20 people...it was so great to see them again! We had a funny evening at the Pub...but we didn't stay for too long, since we had to get up early for the Oktoberfest.
So on Saturday morning, 8.15, we were at the Oktoberfest, in front of the Schützenfestzelt. It was crazy how the people tried to get into the tent. They were pushing and yelling, it was worse than on a Robbie Williams concert. Anyway, we managed to get in and got a table.
Honestly, the mood inside the tent was really good. I don't drink beer, so I drank "Spezi" but I had a good time anyway. People were standing on the benches, singing to stupid german songs and just having a good time, it was really nice. The fun ended when the securities came to throw us out of the tent - our table was booked at 1 o'clock and at 12.15 they started to throw us out. They didn't give us a chance to get to another table, they just pushed us to the exit. Very harsh and very unfriendly. Most of us still had their glasses in their hands - including me.
So there we were, standing in front of the tent, in the rain..freezing and wet. After some hours of looking around and discussing we ended up in a Bar in the city center, where we had something to eat and drink. And in the evening we went back to the Oktoberfest were we sat in a beer-garden :)
So that's a summary of the Oktoberfest... on Sunday morning we took Elisabeth to the station and in the afternoon Hong met a chinese friend - and I went to the Premier of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3. It's quite complicated to explain, but an editor from BUNTE offered me to go there. So I went there, saw all the screaming teenagers standing next to the red carpet and thought that I should turn around and go back home... Instead, I tried to call the editor, but she didn't answer the phone. Helpless I wandered around and thought about what to do. I didn't have my ticket, because she told me that I should call her. I wasn't standing on the guestlist either...so I went to the press-counter and asked them if my name is on the list. Nope. So I explained them that the Bunte-editor is waiting for me but that I can't get in touch with her - and they gave me a press-card so I could get into the press-area next to the red carpet. I was standing there with my small digital camera, next to all the journalists with the huge cameras..and took some pictures of the celebrities that walked past us. Kai Pflaume, someone from Topmodels, and the actors of HSM 3 of course.
Afterwards I tried to call her again, no luck again...so when the people went into the cinema I left - because I didn't have a ticket (just the press-card, which wasn't valid as a ticket). It was a weird afternoon...I felt a bit like a cheater because I managed to get into the press-corner without actually doing something press-related :P
Soooo, that was my exciting weekend. Exciting, but not very relaxing, that's why I'm quite tired today...
good night ;)
M.
PICTURES OF THE OKTOBERFEST
Saturday, September 27, 2008
:)
Just a very quick update... I drove home for the weekend, to meet some friends and...get away from munich *lol* (no, it's not that bad ;) ).
Anyway, tonight we will watch some movies on DVD, eat an unhealthy amount of crisps and popcorn, drink coke, lemonade and juice until we get a sugar rush and watch kitschy german chick flicks and bland american comedies...I'm looking forward to it - I haven't done anything like that since I'm back from Sweden. Oh how I miss the cosy evenings (or Sundays) with Sofia, TV and popcorn..and Melodifestivalen or a DVD.
However...what else is there to say...not much, to be honest. I work...a lot.
Next weekend we have our "Karlstad-Reunion" which will be nice, hopefully. I'm really looking forward to see everyone again..especially Elisabeth, Hong, Sofia, Eva, Sina...and maybe even Jonathan! :)
So, I will write more on monday...If my fingers aren't too fat and greasy after the crisps-overdose tonight ;)
manuel
Anyway, tonight we will watch some movies on DVD, eat an unhealthy amount of crisps and popcorn, drink coke, lemonade and juice until we get a sugar rush and watch kitschy german chick flicks and bland american comedies...I'm looking forward to it - I haven't done anything like that since I'm back from Sweden. Oh how I miss the cosy evenings (or Sundays) with Sofia, TV and popcorn..and Melodifestivalen or a DVD.
However...what else is there to say...not much, to be honest. I work...a lot.
Next weekend we have our "Karlstad-Reunion" which will be nice, hopefully. I'm really looking forward to see everyone again..especially Elisabeth, Hong, Sofia, Eva, Sina...and maybe even Jonathan! :)
So, I will write more on monday...If my fingers aren't too fat and greasy after the crisps-overdose tonight ;)
manuel
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Take my shoes off...
Ok, the following text will be about an artist. Some of you may know the artist, and some of you won't. It's Kate Bush.
Why?
Well, on friday evening I took the train home to
Austria..it was dark, raining and cold. The raindrops hit the train window and it was a quite scary and strange feeling, sitting there in the moving train rushing through the dark night. As always I was listening to my iPod and for some reason I turned on Kate Bush' CD "Hounds of Love" from 1985. I bought it some years ago when I finally decided to check out Kate's music, but I haven't listened to the cd for ages. Actually I just wanted to listen to track 1, "Running up that hill", but I kept on listening. I was in awe. I was amazed. For the first time, I really seemed to understand that whole album. Do you know that feeling?
For your information, "Hounds of Love" is considered to be Kate's best work. It includes "Running up the hill" which was voted to be one of the best pop songs of all time (the lyrics, the beat [for that time],...amazing!) and many bands covered the song (Placebo, Within Temptation,...).
It's a concept album, which means that she tells a story on the album; It's divided into two parts - the first 5 songs belong to the "Hounds of love" part, the other 7 songs belong to the "The Ninth Wave" chapter and this chapter is about a woman who is drowning.. Sounds scary, eh? And oh yes, it is... I really had goosebumps during some songs (I hope the guy next to me didn't realize it :P )
Anyway, as I said, for the first time I really understood the album and its full beauty. Before that I listened to it, liked some songs (especially the first half of the album) and never really thought about the story. Which is a shame, because that's a big part of the album. Maybe it was because I was still in awe of Kate Bush' "The Dreaming" when I bought Hounds of Love (The Dreaming is still my favourite cd...even if most people think it's too weird..I just love how she used samples and backward vocals -> check out "leave it open" for a good example..the last minute is just...wow). However, this time it was different and I could focus on the lyrics, the great production (she really used all the technologies that were available at that time...and her way of working with the panning is really cool - in this song, for example - but the youtube audio conversion destroys it :( ).
Ah, well...I guess you get my point *lol* If you're not afraid of some music from the 80s that, obviously, sounds like 80s music, go and check out Kate Bush ;)
I will end this post with the video to "Cloudbusting", another great song of that album...notice how the beat gets faster
Sorry if this posting bored you, the next one will be more exciting, I hope/promise ;)
m.
Why?
Well, on friday evening I took the train home to
Austria..it was dark, raining and cold. The raindrops hit the train window and it was a quite scary and strange feeling, sitting there in the moving train rushing through the dark night. As always I was listening to my iPod and for some reason I turned on Kate Bush' CD "Hounds of Love" from 1985. I bought it some years ago when I finally decided to check out Kate's music, but I haven't listened to the cd for ages. Actually I just wanted to listen to track 1, "Running up that hill", but I kept on listening. I was in awe. I was amazed. For the first time, I really seemed to understand that whole album. Do you know that feeling?For your information, "Hounds of Love" is considered to be Kate's best work. It includes "Running up the hill" which was voted to be one of the best pop songs of all time (the lyrics, the beat [for that time],...amazing!) and many bands covered the song (Placebo, Within Temptation,...).
It's a concept album, which means that she tells a story on the album; It's divided into two parts - the first 5 songs belong to the "Hounds of love" part, the other 7 songs belong to the "The Ninth Wave" chapter and this chapter is about a woman who is drowning.. Sounds scary, eh? And oh yes, it is... I really had goosebumps during some songs (I hope the guy next to me didn't realize it :P )
Anyway, as I said, for the first time I really understood the album and its full beauty. Before that I listened to it, liked some songs (especially the first half of the album) and never really thought about the story. Which is a shame, because that's a big part of the album. Maybe it was because I was still in awe of Kate Bush' "The Dreaming" when I bought Hounds of Love (The Dreaming is still my favourite cd...even if most people think it's too weird..I just love how she used samples and backward vocals -> check out "leave it open" for a good example..the last minute is just...wow). However, this time it was different and I could focus on the lyrics, the great production (she really used all the technologies that were available at that time...and her way of working with the panning is really cool - in this song, for example - but the youtube audio conversion destroys it :( ).
Ah, well...I guess you get my point *lol* If you're not afraid of some music from the 80s that, obviously, sounds like 80s music, go and check out Kate Bush ;)
I will end this post with the video to "Cloudbusting", another great song of that album...notice how the beat gets faster
Sorry if this posting bored you, the next one will be more exciting, I hope/promise ;)
m.
Monday, September 8, 2008
back to (blogging)life
Hej!!
Quite a while has passed since my last post...sorry for that. But I was too exhausted/uncreative/sluggish for writing a new entry...Finally, here it is ;)
Sooo, where to begin...
Work is fun, but it has been quite busy for the last few weeks, but I won't bore you with that. What's more important - some quite important decisions concerning my future have to be made in the next few weeks. It's not fun at all, since I hade making decisions ;) I don't want to write too much about it, since everything is just developing and nothing has been settled yet.
Anyway, last weekend I (finally) drove to Frankfurt to visit a good friend from my university. It was a really cool weekend and it was soooo good to see him again :)
And Frankfurt is a really nice city. Smaller than Munich, but so much cooler, imo. I don't know why, but I felt much better there than in Munich. The thing with munich is, that the city itself is quite nice. The buildings are old and nice, the streets are old and nice, the traditions are old and...well, nice...but the people are old (or young) and not so nice. And the whole atmosphere in munich is a bit weird. It's really hard to find the right words for it, but every city has a special atmosphere for me. Salzburg, for example, had a nice atmosphere, I was very comfortable there. London or Vienna, two totally different cities, have a good atmosphere too (at least for me). Ancona (Italy) was the first city I visited where I thought "oh, I want to get out of here". I don't know why, because the city is really nice and sunny...but I had such a strange feeling the whole time I was staying there. It's similar with Munich. I don't hate the city, it's just that I don't feel too comfortable here.
2 weeks ago I went downtown after work to meet a friend. I was too early (as always) so I strolled around the meeting point and that was the point when I realized that I don't want to spend the rest of my life in munich (not that I was considering it anyway, but you know...it was just one of those enlightening moments). The people that passed me, small things like the silly newspaper headlines on the newspaper stands, the terrible supermarkets, the chaotic street system, unfriendly people who shouted at passing cars...everything happened around me, and I felt like screaming. That was the point where I made the decision - I don't want to stay in Munich longer than necessary. It's just not my town.
But who knows, maybe I will change my mind. Of course, munich has some really lovely places. The "Gärtnerplatz" or the area around the Sendlinger Tor are really nice parts of Munich...but it's still Munich, even if it tries to look like some italian city.
Another thing I was thinking about on my way home today - all the people who I met in life so far. Especially old school mates. It's shocking how I lost touch with most of them. Even some really close friends from elementary school, which I considered to be my "childhood friends" - no contact at all. It's sad, but that's how life goes, I guess. There are just a few people from my school time that I'm still in touch with, but they are really good and close friends...which is good, I guess.
However, it's getting quite late and before I bore you to death with more of my "thoughts"...I better go to bed now ;)
Here are some pictures from Frankfurt/Mainhattan :)
m.
Quite a while has passed since my last post...sorry for that. But I was too exhausted/uncreative/sluggish for writing a new entry...Finally, here it is ;)
Sooo, where to begin...
Work is fun, but it has been quite busy for the last few weeks, but I won't bore you with that. What's more important - some quite important decisions concerning my future have to be made in the next few weeks. It's not fun at all, since I hade making decisions ;) I don't want to write too much about it, since everything is just developing and nothing has been settled yet.
Anyway, last weekend I (finally) drove to Frankfurt to visit a good friend from my university. It was a really cool weekend and it was soooo good to see him again :)
And Frankfurt is a really nice city. Smaller than Munich, but so much cooler, imo. I don't know why, but I felt much better there than in Munich. The thing with munich is, that the city itself is quite nice. The buildings are old and nice, the streets are old and nice, the traditions are old and...well, nice...but the people are old (or young) and not so nice. And the whole atmosphere in munich is a bit weird. It's really hard to find the right words for it, but every city has a special atmosphere for me. Salzburg, for example, had a nice atmosphere, I was very comfortable there. London or Vienna, two totally different cities, have a good atmosphere too (at least for me). Ancona (Italy) was the first city I visited where I thought "oh, I want to get out of here". I don't know why, because the city is really nice and sunny...but I had such a strange feeling the whole time I was staying there. It's similar with Munich. I don't hate the city, it's just that I don't feel too comfortable here.
2 weeks ago I went downtown after work to meet a friend. I was too early (as always) so I strolled around the meeting point and that was the point when I realized that I don't want to spend the rest of my life in munich (not that I was considering it anyway, but you know...it was just one of those enlightening moments). The people that passed me, small things like the silly newspaper headlines on the newspaper stands, the terrible supermarkets, the chaotic street system, unfriendly people who shouted at passing cars...everything happened around me, and I felt like screaming. That was the point where I made the decision - I don't want to stay in Munich longer than necessary. It's just not my town.
But who knows, maybe I will change my mind. Of course, munich has some really lovely places. The "Gärtnerplatz" or the area around the Sendlinger Tor are really nice parts of Munich...but it's still Munich, even if it tries to look like some italian city.
Another thing I was thinking about on my way home today - all the people who I met in life so far. Especially old school mates. It's shocking how I lost touch with most of them. Even some really close friends from elementary school, which I considered to be my "childhood friends" - no contact at all. It's sad, but that's how life goes, I guess. There are just a few people from my school time that I'm still in touch with, but they are really good and close friends...which is good, I guess.
However, it's getting quite late and before I bore you to death with more of my "thoughts"...I better go to bed now ;)
Here are some pictures from Frankfurt/Mainhattan :)
m.
Monday, August 18, 2008
I HAVE MY ARM BACK!!!
YAYYYY!!!!
After almost 3 months with cast...here's my arm :) with a cool new scar :P
After almost 3 months with cast...here's my arm :) with a cool new scar :P
Sunday, August 17, 2008
SWEDEN
Hej :)
Exactely 1 year ago I moved to Sweden... On the
17th of August 2007 I took an early flight to Karlstad. I was nervous, scared and excited and I'm so glad that I did it...
It's funny, this whole weekend seemed to be like a big "Sweden-weekend". First I went through all the pictures I took in Sweden, sorted out the best ones and ordered a printed copy of them. It wasn't an easy task because - as you can imagine - I took a lot of pictures in Sweden. I ended up ordering quite a lot of pictures - I won't mention the number, because it's too high ;)
Anyway, today I met Sina in Innsbruck (see picture) - she's a german girl who studied in Karlstad. She was
my neighbour and took the same courses as me, so we were quite good friends. It was great to see her again and talk about the "good old times" in Sweden ;)
Unbelievable that it's been one year since my departure...Though I know that I wrote it many many times, I'll say it once again - I WANT TO GO BACK! And I know I'm going to...someday.
However, I have a not-so-nice souvenir from sweden - my broken arm. :P Tomorrow I will go to the hospital and I HOPE/I beg/I pray that everything will be OK. I know I shouldn't have high hopes, but somehow I hope that they will remove the cast. I have no pain, I can move my fingers (better than the last time), I feel that my arm shrinked to half the size it used to be (which is a good sign, usually ;) )...so it would be great to finally "get my arm back". The first thing I would do - take a loooong bath. I don't want to think of all the bacterias and dirt on the arm, since it's been 3 months since I cleaned it ;) eeeeew ;)
However, as I said - I don't want to put my hopes too high, I guess I will get another cast for 2-3 weeks. Anyway, as long as I don't need another surgery I'm happy...otherwise..I don't know what I will do, probably freak out and destroy the emergency room... :P
Sooo....good night :)
Manuel
Exactely 1 year ago I moved to Sweden... On the
17th of August 2007 I took an early flight to Karlstad. I was nervous, scared and excited and I'm so glad that I did it...It's funny, this whole weekend seemed to be like a big "Sweden-weekend". First I went through all the pictures I took in Sweden, sorted out the best ones and ordered a printed copy of them. It wasn't an easy task because - as you can imagine - I took a lot of pictures in Sweden. I ended up ordering quite a lot of pictures - I won't mention the number, because it's too high ;)
Anyway, today I met Sina in Innsbruck (see picture) - she's a german girl who studied in Karlstad. She was
my neighbour and took the same courses as me, so we were quite good friends. It was great to see her again and talk about the "good old times" in Sweden ;)Unbelievable that it's been one year since my departure...Though I know that I wrote it many many times, I'll say it once again - I WANT TO GO BACK! And I know I'm going to...someday.
However, I have a not-so-nice souvenir from sweden - my broken arm. :P Tomorrow I will go to the hospital and I HOPE/I beg/I pray that everything will be OK. I know I shouldn't have high hopes, but somehow I hope that they will remove the cast. I have no pain, I can move my fingers (better than the last time), I feel that my arm shrinked to half the size it used to be (which is a good sign, usually ;) )...so it would be great to finally "get my arm back". The first thing I would do - take a loooong bath. I don't want to think of all the bacterias and dirt on the arm, since it's been 3 months since I cleaned it ;) eeeeew ;)
However, as I said - I don't want to put my hopes too high, I guess I will get another cast for 2-3 weeks. Anyway, as long as I don't need another surgery I'm happy...otherwise..I don't know what I will do, probably freak out and destroy the emergency room... :P
Sooo....good night :)
Manuel
Monday, August 11, 2008
Love me...kill me...thrill me
Hi everybody :)
I just came back from the cinema...this afternoon my boss asked me if I wanted to go to a preview of a TV station - they will show two episodes of new series that will start in autumn - the series were "Californiacation" (with David Duchovny) and "Dexter". I know and LOVE Dexter since I watched both seasons in Sweden and I've heard a lot of good things about Californiacation...so it didn't take me long to say YES.
And I must say...the dubbing of Dexter SUCKS. First of all, the voices sound so strange, especially if you're used to the original voice...and of course, the translation was a bit strange ("scheiße" just doesn't sound as strong as "F*ck"...). And I *think* they edited some scenes, but I'm not sure... And "Californiacation" seems like a pretty good show, I will definitely watch some more episodes (but I doubt that I will watch it on TV....). I'm shocked - about Madeline Zima's breats. The cute, funny, weird little psycho girl from "The Nanny" (yes, I'm guilty of watching/loving it) plays a maneating bitch in "Californiacation" and well..you see a lot of her ;) Totally wasted on me, instead it destroyed my picture of little "Gracie".
So, if you want to watch some good shows on TV - switch it on on the 29th of september, RTL2. Just the opening credits for Dexter are worth it ;)
Sooo, what else... I have a desk in my room! Finally! His name is "Ingo" and he has 75cm to offer :P (ohh I'm in a silly mood tonight :D )
before I write more silly and nasty things...I'm off to bed...
good night :)
edit - just found this...that made my day/night...Kylie's new video to (imo) one of the best songs on her last album... enjoy :)
I just came back from the cinema...this afternoon my boss asked me if I wanted to go to a preview of a TV station - they will show two episodes of new series that will start in autumn - the series were "Californiacation" (with David Duchovny) and "Dexter". I know and LOVE Dexter since I watched both seasons in Sweden and I've heard a lot of good things about Californiacation...so it didn't take me long to say YES.
And I must say...the dubbing of Dexter SUCKS. First of all, the voices sound so strange, especially if you're used to the original voice...and of course, the translation was a bit strange ("scheiße" just doesn't sound as strong as "F*ck"...). And I *think* they edited some scenes, but I'm not sure... And "Californiacation" seems like a pretty good show, I will definitely watch some more episodes (but I doubt that I will watch it on TV....). I'm shocked - about Madeline Zima's breats. The cute, funny, weird little psycho girl from "The Nanny" (yes, I'm guilty of watching/loving it) plays a maneating bitch in "Californiacation" and well..you see a lot of her ;) Totally wasted on me, instead it destroyed my picture of little "Gracie".
So, if you want to watch some good shows on TV - switch it on on the 29th of september, RTL2. Just the opening credits for Dexter are worth it ;)
Sooo, what else... I have a desk in my room! Finally! His name is "Ingo" and he has 75cm to offer :P (ohh I'm in a silly mood tonight :D )
before I write more silly and nasty things...I'm off to bed...
good night :)
edit - just found this...that made my day/night...Kylie's new video to (imo) one of the best songs on her last album... enjoy :)
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
I knew it was big...
...but THAT big?
What I'm talking about? A book...well, not just a
book. A Comic-book. The new, super-delicious Tori Amos comic book "Comic Book Tattoo". Comics inspired by Tori Amos songs. It sounded like a really interesting idea, so I ordered the softcover version (the hardcover or the deluxe version [which is much more beautiful] is too expensive...) and wow...I have no idea how I should bring this to munich.
But well, it looks really nice...
Anyway, to my personal topic of the moment, of the last 3 months, of the year...my arm! I was at the hospital today, they made an x-ray, took the stitches out and gave me a new cast. Apparently everything's ok... I'm going back to munich today, so I can get back to work tomorrow-finally.
And this will be my first weekend in munich - I'm looking forward to going to Ikea (I NEED A TABLE!) and downtown :)
I'll keep you updated...
m.
What I'm talking about? A book...well, not just a
book. A Comic-book. The new, super-delicious Tori Amos comic book "Comic Book Tattoo". Comics inspired by Tori Amos songs. It sounded like a really interesting idea, so I ordered the softcover version (the hardcover or the deluxe version [which is much more beautiful] is too expensive...) and wow...I have no idea how I should bring this to munich.
But well, it looks really nice...
Anyway, to my personal topic of the moment, of the last 3 months, of the year...my arm! I was at the hospital today, they made an x-ray, took the stitches out and gave me a new cast. Apparently everything's ok... I'm going back to munich today, so I can get back to work tomorrow-finally.
And this will be my first weekend in munich - I'm looking forward to going to Ikea (I NEED A TABLE!) and downtown :)
I'll keep you updated...
m.
Friday, August 1, 2008
Sweet day!
Today was a really nice day...well, it's not over yet :P
In the morning I met one of my best friends - well, that's probably a bit too much to say, because we hardly see each other. Usually we see us 2 times in 6 months, because he's busy and I'm busy... Still, I love spending time with him and whenever we meet we have a great time and never run out of topics to talk about. The same today...we had breakfast in a small bakery, went to the mall afterwards, strolled around at H&M and some other shops, went for a walk and had another drink...It was great to see him again :)
Anyway, on my way home I bought some ingredients for muffins (*yummy*) and after looking for muffin forms for many minutes, I finally managed to ask a shop assistant where I can find them...and she lead me to the rice and noodles section and - Ta-Dah - here they were. Obviously, I usually keep muffin forms next to the rice too... ;P
So I baked muffins...I must say, I liked them better when I did them in Sweden. I don't know, maybe the swedish flour is different...? ;)
However, no plans for today (except eating muffins and watching a DVD). Tomorrow my best friend has his birthday and we will go out..and I'm sure we will have a blast :)
hej då,
m.
In the morning I met one of my best friends - well, that's probably a bit too much to say, because we hardly see each other. Usually we see us 2 times in 6 months, because he's busy and I'm busy... Still, I love spending time with him and whenever we meet we have a great time and never run out of topics to talk about. The same today...we had breakfast in a small bakery, went to the mall afterwards, strolled around at H&M and some other shops, went for a walk and had another drink...It was great to see him again :)
Anyway, on my way home I bought some ingredients for muffins (*yummy*) and after looking for muffin forms for many minutes, I finally managed to ask a shop assistant where I can find them...and she lead me to the rice and noodles section and - Ta-Dah - here they were. Obviously, I usually keep muffin forms next to the rice too... ;P
So I baked muffins...I must say, I liked them better when I did them in Sweden. I don't know, maybe the swedish flour is different...? ;)
However, no plans for today (except eating muffins and watching a DVD). Tomorrow my best friend has his birthday and we will go out..and I'm sure we will have a blast :)
hej då,
m.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Cover me!
One year ago I was absolutely in love with M.I.A's song "Jimmy" and some days ago, I found this cover version of one of my favourite US Indie Bands "of Montreal". The weird thing is - M.I.A covered this song (she took it from a Bollywood-movie) and "of Montreal" managed to give it an interesting twist.
Anyway, here are some great coversongs...with links to the original versions, enjoy :)
of Montral - Jimmy (M.I.A Cover)
Vienna Teng - Cannonball (Damien Rice Cover)
really nice cover :)
Scissor Sisters - Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd Cover)
some people will hate me for that...but I like their cover :-X I know that a lot of Pink Floyd fans hate it and think it's terrible..but come on, it's totally different from the original Version and it's just a "fun song".
Sam Sparro - American Boy (Estelle Cover)
Estelle's song seems to be everywhere right now...I like his version more, I must say...
Rufus Wainwright - Chelsea Hotel (Leonard Cohen Cover)
I could have posted his well-known cover of Halleluliah, but I decided to share this wonderful song with you...
Fiona Apple - I want you (Elvis Costello Cover)
together with Elvis Costello...very powerful!
Tori Amos - Lovesong (The Cure Cover)
She has a lot of amazing covers (I prefer her Version of Eminem's '97 Bonnie&Clyde and Nirvana's Smells like Teenspirit :P ) and this one is...unbelievable.
well, of course there are many many more good covers out there...feel free to post some of your favourites as a comment ;)
m.
Anyway, here are some great coversongs...with links to the original versions, enjoy :)
of Montral - Jimmy (M.I.A Cover)
Vienna Teng - Cannonball (Damien Rice Cover)
really nice cover :)
Scissor Sisters - Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd Cover)
some people will hate me for that...but I like their cover :-X I know that a lot of Pink Floyd fans hate it and think it's terrible..but come on, it's totally different from the original Version and it's just a "fun song".
Sam Sparro - American Boy (Estelle Cover)
Estelle's song seems to be everywhere right now...I like his version more, I must say...
Rufus Wainwright - Chelsea Hotel (Leonard Cohen Cover)
I could have posted his well-known cover of Halleluliah, but I decided to share this wonderful song with you...
Fiona Apple - I want you (Elvis Costello Cover)
together with Elvis Costello...very powerful!
Tori Amos - Lovesong (The Cure Cover)
She has a lot of amazing covers (I prefer her Version of Eminem's '97 Bonnie&Clyde and Nirvana's Smells like Teenspirit :P ) and this one is...unbelievable.
well, of course there are many many more good covers out there...feel free to post some of your favourites as a comment ;)
m.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
...I better be prominently featured...
...in your next slideshow!
I added a new feature...well, two, actually.
A nice, cool, groovy, sexy SLIDESHOW...and a radio-player from my last.fm profile - in case you're bored and want to listen to some music.
I'm not sure if I should add a new "shoutbox", because I don't want to add too many things...well, that's how it is for now. It could be that I will change my mind tomorrow and delete the sexy slideshow or the deluxe radioplayer...
Gosh, it's about time that I start working again...I have too much time on my hands :P
m.
I added a new feature...well, two, actually.
A nice, cool, groovy, sexy SLIDESHOW...and a radio-player from my last.fm profile - in case you're bored and want to listen to some music.
I'm not sure if I should add a new "shoutbox", because I don't want to add too many things...well, that's how it is for now. It could be that I will change my mind tomorrow and delete the sexy slideshow or the deluxe radioplayer...
Gosh, it's about time that I start working again...I have too much time on my hands :P
m.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Manuel and the chocolate factory
Hi! (gosh, do I really have to say that everytime I post something? ;) )
Today I noticed one thing - I'm living in a town
with a chocolate factory (Suchard, Milka...the one with the purple cow) and besides the nice chocolate smell, that you can smell sometimes, it has also the benefits of a nice and big (and quite cheap) chocolate shop. However, I NEVER go there. Scandal! I went there today (for the second time I think) and I promised myself to go there more often now ;)
Totally random, isn't it...
I took a picture with my mobile (or cell phone :P ) and I thought I should take the chance and upload some of the pictures I took with my mobile. Often when I go out I see something that I want to take a picture of...and I don't have my camera with me, so I take my mobile instead. The pics aren't really good and most of them are from Sweden (ohhh nice memories ;) ).
You can see them here.
m.
Today I noticed one thing - I'm living in a town
with a chocolate factory (Suchard, Milka...the one with the purple cow) and besides the nice chocolate smell, that you can smell sometimes, it has also the benefits of a nice and big (and quite cheap) chocolate shop. However, I NEVER go there. Scandal! I went there today (for the second time I think) and I promised myself to go there more often now ;)Totally random, isn't it...
I took a picture with my mobile (or cell phone :P ) and I thought I should take the chance and upload some of the pictures I took with my mobile. Often when I go out I see something that I want to take a picture of...and I don't have my camera with me, so I take my mobile instead. The pics aren't really good and most of them are from Sweden (ohhh nice memories ;) ).
You can see them here.
m.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
"homesick"
Hi everybody!
One year ago I was going crazy/nervous because of my journey to Sweden...now, one year later, I miss Sweden and I wish I could go there again.
On Friday evening, I was walking home from a friend, the weather was warm and nice, and I was thinking that I could ask some friends if they want to do a BBQ with me. Then I realized "oops, I'm not in Sweden anymore" - the shops were closed (it was 8 o'clock), nobody has a cheap "use it one time, then throw it away"BBQ grill here and finding a place to do a nice BBQ is harder than in Sweden. But it's not just that - I miss the people, the shops, the cities, the language...and even the swedish television. Well, I guess that's normal after such a long time away from home...Still, I really want to go back soon.
Yesterday I met some old classmates for lunch. I haven't seen some of them for more than 1 year..it was really cool to talk about the good old times and exchange the latest news/gossip about other classmates. One girl is pregnant, another one will go to Indonesia to work, others are studying in Barcelona/Canada or russia...it's weird but totally cool at the same time. One of my friends from school knows about nearly everyone and I really admire her for that. She knows how to keep in touch with everyone (more or less) and even though she doesn't call them or writes them, she still seems to know what they are up to, just because she hears it from somebody else or meets them somewhere.
So, that's it for now...one more thing: Right now I'm OBSESSED with Sigur Rós...such a great band! Here's a video of their most popular song:
enjoy :)
vi ses :)
One year ago I was going crazy/nervous because of my journey to Sweden...now, one year later, I miss Sweden and I wish I could go there again.
On Friday evening, I was walking home from a friend, the weather was warm and nice, and I was thinking that I could ask some friends if they want to do a BBQ with me. Then I realized "oops, I'm not in Sweden anymore" - the shops were closed (it was 8 o'clock), nobody has a cheap "use it one time, then throw it away"BBQ grill here and finding a place to do a nice BBQ is harder than in Sweden. But it's not just that - I miss the people, the shops, the cities, the language...and even the swedish television. Well, I guess that's normal after such a long time away from home...Still, I really want to go back soon.
Yesterday I met some old classmates for lunch. I haven't seen some of them for more than 1 year..it was really cool to talk about the good old times and exchange the latest news/gossip about other classmates. One girl is pregnant, another one will go to Indonesia to work, others are studying in Barcelona/Canada or russia...it's weird but totally cool at the same time. One of my friends from school knows about nearly everyone and I really admire her for that. She knows how to keep in touch with everyone (more or less) and even though she doesn't call them or writes them, she still seems to know what they are up to, just because she hears it from somebody else or meets them somewhere.
So, that's it for now...one more thing: Right now I'm OBSESSED with Sigur Rós...such a great band! Here's a video of their most popular song:
enjoy :)
vi ses :)
Friday, July 25, 2008
The titan arm
Hi!
Just a short message - I survived the surgery :) They removed the old titan plate and replaced it with a longer one...I don't know how this could fit into my arm, but well..it works. I have a small cast now :) At least something good... And they gave me the old plate for a souvenir :D
enjoy the pics :P
Just a short message - I survived the surgery :) They removed the old titan plate and replaced it with a longer one...I don't know how this could fit into my arm, but well..it works. I have a small cast now :) At least something good... And they gave me the old plate for a souvenir :D
enjoy the pics :P
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Good times and bad times
Hi!
I'm sure most people know that feeling: You're happy, everything in your life seems to be perfect and everything is, as is should be. And then...BANG...something happens which throws you completely off track. For me, my broken arm was such a thing. But somehow I didn't really care that much...I still had a good time in Sweden, I still started my internship as planned, I still went to the EuroCup with Hong...I behaved as if nothing had happened. I did all the things I usually do - just with one arm, which was annoying but OK.
Yesterday I went to the hospital...the plan was to remove the cast, because the bone should be strong enough now...So I went there, excited and happy to finally "get my arm back". They removed my cast and made an x-ray. Afterwards I had to wait for 30 minutes, what made me a bit concerned...What do they have to talk about? If everything's OK they would call me in immediately and tell me to go home, but they didn't.
When they finally called me in the nurse said that I need another cast for 2 weeks, because the bone doesn't seem to be strong enough yet. OK, I thought, I can handle 2 more weeks with the small cast. But then the doctor came, checked the x-ray and said that I need another surgery...! F.CK! Apparently the plate they insterted is not long enough (they thought it is long enough) and they have to make it longer, so that the bone can't get away from the plate...or something like that. I was too shocked/angry/sad to listen...So, I have another surgery on thursday..and then everything starts all over again (according to the doctor). 3 weeks a big cast, 3 weeks a smaller one. And this time it really knocked me off the track... I will NEVER take part in a pillowfight again! F.CK!
Anyway, life goes on (with or without surgery :P )..The brightside of everything - I have a week off. I called my boss yesterday and she was really nice and very obliging, telling me that I should come back as soon as I fell "the time is right". So I'm at home and I can meet some friends, talk bad about the hospital :P and eat good food. Tonight my mother will prepare "Ribl", a typical meal from my part of Austria...I really don't know how to explain it, but it's delicious (pics will follow :P ).
Talking of pictures...finally, some pictures!!
My room in Munich:
more pictures (the gaypride, my room...): click here
:)
Bye
I'm sure most people know that feeling: You're happy, everything in your life seems to be perfect and everything is, as is should be. And then...BANG...something happens which throws you completely off track. For me, my broken arm was such a thing. But somehow I didn't really care that much...I still had a good time in Sweden, I still started my internship as planned, I still went to the EuroCup with Hong...I behaved as if nothing had happened. I did all the things I usually do - just with one arm, which was annoying but OK.
Yesterday I went to the hospital...the plan was to remove the cast, because the bone should be strong enough now...So I went there, excited and happy to finally "get my arm back". They removed my cast and made an x-ray. Afterwards I had to wait for 30 minutes, what made me a bit concerned...What do they have to talk about? If everything's OK they would call me in immediately and tell me to go home, but they didn't.
When they finally called me in the nurse said that I need another cast for 2 weeks, because the bone doesn't seem to be strong enough yet. OK, I thought, I can handle 2 more weeks with the small cast. But then the doctor came, checked the x-ray and said that I need another surgery...! F.CK! Apparently the plate they insterted is not long enough (they thought it is long enough) and they have to make it longer, so that the bone can't get away from the plate...or something like that. I was too shocked/angry/sad to listen...So, I have another surgery on thursday..and then everything starts all over again (according to the doctor). 3 weeks a big cast, 3 weeks a smaller one. And this time it really knocked me off the track... I will NEVER take part in a pillowfight again! F.CK!
Anyway, life goes on (with or without surgery :P )..The brightside of everything - I have a week off. I called my boss yesterday and she was really nice and very obliging, telling me that I should come back as soon as I fell "the time is right". So I'm at home and I can meet some friends, talk bad about the hospital :P and eat good food. Tonight my mother will prepare "Ribl", a typical meal from my part of Austria...I really don't know how to explain it, but it's delicious (pics will follow :P ).
Talking of pictures...finally, some pictures!!
My room in Munich:
more pictures (the gaypride, my room...): click here
:)
Bye
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Mamma Mia!
I'm still in the ABBA frenzy after watching Mamma Mia yesterday :P (although it was dubbed :-X)
The movie is funny and good, so I recommend it to everyone who likes ABBA and/or musicals.
Anyway, the cliché that it's a "gay movie" is certainly true. Even in the very small cinema (in my even smaller hometown) were 7 gay guys (if my "gaydar" was working correctly) , which really surprised me, but it was cool. But my best friend (male and straight) wasn't too comfortable...On the one hand, I understand that - the only straight guy in between a bunch of gays and women [although some of the women had their boyfriends with them], but on the other hand I think that it shouldn't be that big of a deal.
Anyway, before this whole blog gets too gay and too ABBA-ish, I better stop now.
So, what else is there to say...not much, to be honest. I will go back to munich tomorrow afternoon, since I need to go to the hospital in the morning (finally my cast is coming off)...Oh, and I was at the hairdresser yesterday (exciting, eh?). It was one of the best hairdresser-experiences I've ever had. I went there (to a new coiffeur who opened recently) and he (yes, a guy) asked me, what I'd like to have. I explained my usual hairstyle to him and he started to make suggestions and gave me a really good advice. He really took the time to look at my hair, how it grows, the shape of my head etc. and recommended something completely different - very short. I told him to do whatever he thinks is right...and well, now my hair is really short, but I think I like it. Most of the people around me told me that it looks good, so I guess I just need to get used to it.
So, that was the exciting "Manuel having his hair done" story (also kind of gay if you think about it...damn, I really need to stop doing this ;) )
And before I start writing about other random stuff I better log off now...I seriously hope that I have some more exciting stories to share next time...and some pictures ;)
bye
The movie is funny and good, so I recommend it to everyone who likes ABBA and/or musicals.
Anyway, the cliché that it's a "gay movie" is certainly true. Even in the very small cinema (in my even smaller hometown) were 7 gay guys (if my "gaydar" was working correctly) , which really surprised me, but it was cool. But my best friend (male and straight) wasn't too comfortable...On the one hand, I understand that - the only straight guy in between a bunch of gays and women [although some of the women had their boyfriends with them], but on the other hand I think that it shouldn't be that big of a deal.
Anyway, before this whole blog gets too gay and too ABBA-ish, I better stop now.
So, what else is there to say...not much, to be honest. I will go back to munich tomorrow afternoon, since I need to go to the hospital in the morning (finally my cast is coming off)...Oh, and I was at the hairdresser yesterday (exciting, eh?). It was one of the best hairdresser-experiences I've ever had. I went there (to a new coiffeur who opened recently) and he (yes, a guy) asked me, what I'd like to have. I explained my usual hairstyle to him and he started to make suggestions and gave me a really good advice. He really took the time to look at my hair, how it grows, the shape of my head etc. and recommended something completely different - very short. I told him to do whatever he thinks is right...and well, now my hair is really short, but I think I like it. Most of the people around me told me that it looks good, so I guess I just need to get used to it.
So, that was the exciting "Manuel having his hair done" story (also kind of gay if you think about it...damn, I really need to stop doing this ;) )
And before I start writing about other random stuff I better log off now...I seriously hope that I have some more exciting stories to share next time...and some pictures ;)
bye
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Coolness & Calmness & Gayness
Hi everybody!
Finally - a new entry. The last few weeks have been very busy and I wasn't in the mood for writing, so sorry for the lack of updates of my oh-so-exciting life ;)
First of all - I moved to Munich. I got a very nice room in an apartement with 3 other people (all of them around my age) and started my job on the 1st of July.
I like it so far - sometimes I have a lot of work, sometimes I have more freetime than I'm used to. My job consists of a lot of different things - mainly I have to edit something, but of course I also do the stuff an intern has to do (= stuff that nobody else wants to do).
I haven't seen much of Munich yet...it's weird, I've been here for almost 3 weeks now and still haven't been in the city center. I met Lena and Lucia (2 girls I know from Karlstad) and they showed me around a bit...but I really don't know anything about munich right now, but I hope this will change soon.
Anyway, I could write endlessly about Munich, my job and other stuff that bothers me (e.g the very annoying, f%$%§ stupid public transport system in munich...don't get me started ;) ). But before I bore you to death, some other stuff...
On Saturday I was in Vienna, joining the GayPride ("Regenbogenparade"). Usually I'm not a fan of huge (gay) events, the gay scene and stuff like that, but I really enjoyed the parade. The weather was perfect and the people were in a good mood...it was fun to watch all the "crazy people" and nice to see so many gay/lesbian couples on the street. That's what I really enjoyed - not having to "hide". I know that sounds quite harsh and as if I act in daily life situations, but what I'm trying to say (in a very clumsy way) is, that it felt good to walk on the street with my arms around my boyfriend, knowing that nobody really cares, because we're a same-sex couple among many. Hope you get my point...
Other than that - some people were really strange and chliché, but it was funny anyway :)
And the gay(mad)ness continues - this weekend I will watch "Mamma Mia!", the ABBA musical/movie...according to my trusted lifestyle magazine "attitude" it's one of the gayest movies of 2008 ;), I'm looking forward to it.
So, that's it for now...pictures will come soon, I promise...and I promise to write again soon.
Finally - a new entry. The last few weeks have been very busy and I wasn't in the mood for writing, so sorry for the lack of updates of my oh-so-exciting life ;)
First of all - I moved to Munich. I got a very nice room in an apartement with 3 other people (all of them around my age) and started my job on the 1st of July.
I like it so far - sometimes I have a lot of work, sometimes I have more freetime than I'm used to. My job consists of a lot of different things - mainly I have to edit something, but of course I also do the stuff an intern has to do (= stuff that nobody else wants to do).
I haven't seen much of Munich yet...it's weird, I've been here for almost 3 weeks now and still haven't been in the city center. I met Lena and Lucia (2 girls I know from Karlstad) and they showed me around a bit...but I really don't know anything about munich right now, but I hope this will change soon.
Anyway, I could write endlessly about Munich, my job and other stuff that bothers me (e.g the very annoying, f%$%§ stupid public transport system in munich...don't get me started ;) ). But before I bore you to death, some other stuff...
On Saturday I was in Vienna, joining the GayPride ("Regenbogenparade"). Usually I'm not a fan of huge (gay) events, the gay scene and stuff like that, but I really enjoyed the parade. The weather was perfect and the people were in a good mood...it was fun to watch all the "crazy people" and nice to see so many gay/lesbian couples on the street. That's what I really enjoyed - not having to "hide". I know that sounds quite harsh and as if I act in daily life situations, but what I'm trying to say (in a very clumsy way) is, that it felt good to walk on the street with my arms around my boyfriend, knowing that nobody really cares, because we're a same-sex couple among many. Hope you get my point...
Other than that - some people were really strange and chliché, but it was funny anyway :)
And the gay(mad)ness continues - this weekend I will watch "Mamma Mia!", the ABBA musical/movie...according to my trusted lifestyle magazine "attitude" it's one of the gayest movies of 2008 ;), I'm looking forward to it.
So, that's it for now...pictures will come soon, I promise...and I promise to write again soon.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Summer Songs
Hej everybody :)
Just a short post - short in terms of words ;) Since I really enjoyed this warm, sunny day I figured that I share my favourite summer tracks here... I won't upload them (the law, yaddayaddayadda), but I will link to some youtube clips...and if you like the song, I guess you know where to get it (legally, of course...)
So, let's start with...
The Ting Tings - That's not my name
such a groovy song...I like it! *sing*
(I know they have a new song by now...)
Martha Wainwright - You cheated me
Rufus' sister :) I like the song and it's perfect for relaxed, warm summer evenings.
Sam Sparro - Black and Gold
I posted this song yesterday..so here's a live version. He really has a good voice :) (and looks cute)
Sigur Rós - Gobbledigook
Contains nudity ;) Anyway, their new single...reminds me a bit of "Animal Collective" (see, for example, the shortbus soundtrack) but a good song anyway...
Hercules and Love Affair - You Belong
A very groovy club song for sweaty summer days :) With Antony Hegarty (Antony and the Johnsons) and Nomi on vocals :)
Scissor Sisters - Get it, Get it
A classic ;) from their first album and it always reminds me of the great summer in 2004.. I couldn't find a proper video of this song :( just this "Queer as Folk Fanvideo", sorry for that... Close your eyes if you don't like what you see
click here
That's it for now...
have a nice, hot summer night :)
manuel
Just a short post - short in terms of words ;) Since I really enjoyed this warm, sunny day I figured that I share my favourite summer tracks here... I won't upload them (the law, yaddayaddayadda), but I will link to some youtube clips...and if you like the song, I guess you know where to get it (legally, of course...)
So, let's start with...
The Ting Tings - That's not my name
such a groovy song...I like it! *sing*
(I know they have a new song by now...)
Martha Wainwright - You cheated me
Rufus' sister :) I like the song and it's perfect for relaxed, warm summer evenings.
Sam Sparro - Black and Gold
I posted this song yesterday..so here's a live version. He really has a good voice :) (and looks cute)
Sigur Rós - Gobbledigook
Contains nudity ;) Anyway, their new single...reminds me a bit of "Animal Collective" (see, for example, the shortbus soundtrack) but a good song anyway...
Hercules and Love Affair - You Belong
A very groovy club song for sweaty summer days :) With Antony Hegarty (Antony and the Johnsons) and Nomi on vocals :)
Scissor Sisters - Get it, Get it
A classic ;) from their first album and it always reminds me of the great summer in 2004.. I couldn't find a proper video of this song :( just this "Queer as Folk Fanvideo", sorry for that... Close your eyes if you don't like what you see
click here
That's it for now...
have a nice, hot summer night :)
manuel
Friday, June 27, 2008
21st century life
After more than one week of silence...a new posting, finally :)
Well, Hong flew back to Sweden - on friday (one
week ago) we drove to Vienna and I showed him Austria's beautiful capital city. He seemed to enjoy it but in the end he said, that he would prefer living in Vorarlberg - he really loved the mountains and "my valley" ;)
And I must say that I realized how beautiful Austria is...I guess I never really thought about it before going to Sweden for such a long time. On the train to Vienna I saw the beautiful landscape and I thought that Austria IS really nice...but well, other parts of the planet are really nice too..and I want to see as many of them as possible ;)
Anyway, during the EuroCup Vienna is just half as nice as usual...to many places are destroyed by stupid Footballcommercials and stuff like that :( (see the picture)
Anyway, after coming back from Vienna on Monday evening, I drove to Munich on tuesday..just to have a look at one Apartement, it was a very short trip to Munich. I arrived there at 12.30, grabbed something to eat and went straight to the apartment. Then I went back to the station, ran into a cd shop and bought 2 cds (I had withdrawal syndromes...) and then I caught the train back to Austria.
When I came back home around 9 o'clock p.m, I met a good friend of mine who had her birthday party. We drove to a billiard pub with some other friends and played tabletop football (well, I watched) and Air Hockey (I LOVE IT!). However, I was so tired that I was glad when we finally drove back home...
And the good news - I got the room in Munich...It's a shared apartment and I have my own beautiful big room there :) It's empty but I'm kind of looking forward to buy cheap Ikea stuff for it ;)
So, well..that's it for now. I realized that this was a very boring post...sorry for that. I will try to make the next one more exciting...
Pictures from the "Austra Trip" with Hong :)
Before I say goodbye - listen to this song. Sam Sparro, my "hero" of the moment ;) Very catchy, a good voice and a groovy beat...I'm addicted to the album right now.
Well, Hong flew back to Sweden - on friday (one
week ago) we drove to Vienna and I showed him Austria's beautiful capital city. He seemed to enjoy it but in the end he said, that he would prefer living in Vorarlberg - he really loved the mountains and "my valley" ;)And I must say that I realized how beautiful Austria is...I guess I never really thought about it before going to Sweden for such a long time. On the train to Vienna I saw the beautiful landscape and I thought that Austria IS really nice...but well, other parts of the planet are really nice too..and I want to see as many of them as possible ;)
Anyway, during the EuroCup Vienna is just half as nice as usual...to many places are destroyed by stupid Footballcommercials and stuff like that :( (see the picture)
Anyway, after coming back from Vienna on Monday evening, I drove to Munich on tuesday..just to have a look at one Apartement, it was a very short trip to Munich. I arrived there at 12.30, grabbed something to eat and went straight to the apartment. Then I went back to the station, ran into a cd shop and bought 2 cds (I had withdrawal syndromes...) and then I caught the train back to Austria.
When I came back home around 9 o'clock p.m, I met a good friend of mine who had her birthday party. We drove to a billiard pub with some other friends and played tabletop football (well, I watched) and Air Hockey (I LOVE IT!). However, I was so tired that I was glad when we finally drove back home...
And the good news - I got the room in Munich...It's a shared apartment and I have my own beautiful big room there :) It's empty but I'm kind of looking forward to buy cheap Ikea stuff for it ;)
So, well..that's it for now. I realized that this was a very boring post...sorry for that. I will try to make the next one more exciting...
Pictures from the "Austra Trip" with Hong :)
Before I say goodbye - listen to this song. Sam Sparro, my "hero" of the moment ;) Very catchy, a good voice and a groovy beat...I'm addicted to the album right now.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Back from Sweden..erm...Innsbruck
Hej everybody!
Yesterday I was in Innsbruck to watch the game Sweden vs. Russia (not in the Stadium...just in the fanzones) and boy, there were a lot of Swedes :)
I guess I never saw that many swedish people - not even in Sweden. The whole city center of Innsbruck was yellow and blue and around 6 o'clock all Swedes met to march to the stadium together - it was amazing, the streets were packed with swedish people and sweden fans. Blue and yellow, wherever I looked.
Afterwards we went to the Berg Isel Ski Jump - and of course most people there were swedish..the front rows were occupied by russian fans, but they were in the minority, by far. ;)
Anyway, in the end Russia won. I guess the saying "He who laughs last laughs best" is true when it comes down to it...
However, it was a great day and Hong, my chinese friend, enjoyed it a lot. And it was really nice to meet Elizabeth again :)
So, that's it for now...tomorrow we will head to Vienna, so the next entry will come on monday or tuesday :)
Pictures from Innsbruck
Yesterday I was in Innsbruck to watch the game Sweden vs. Russia (not in the Stadium...just in the fanzones) and boy, there were a lot of Swedes :)
I guess I never saw that many swedish people - not even in Sweden. The whole city center of Innsbruck was yellow and blue and around 6 o'clock all Swedes met to march to the stadium together - it was amazing, the streets were packed with swedish people and sweden fans. Blue and yellow, wherever I looked.
Afterwards we went to the Berg Isel Ski Jump - and of course most people there were swedish..the front rows were occupied by russian fans, but they were in the minority, by far. ;)
Anyway, in the end Russia won. I guess the saying "He who laughs last laughs best" is true when it comes down to it...
However, it was a great day and Hong, my chinese friend, enjoyed it a lot. And it was really nice to meet Elizabeth again :)
So, that's it for now...tomorrow we will head to Vienna, so the next entry will come on monday or tuesday :)
Pictures from Innsbruck
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Day 01
..of the new Blog ;)
Well, I worked on the layout a bit...the headpicture IS NOT finished, there are some things I want to improve...but for now it's ok, I guess.
So, let's start blogging, shall we?
It's funny, because I didn't plan to write something...well, I wanted to, but when I checked the time I thought that it's too late and that I'm not in the mood for wirting anymore - so I switched on the TV and realized that I'm not used to austrian/german TV anymore...all this dubbing! In Sweden I've got so used to watching everything in the original language...and hearing Homer Simpson speaking German feels weird after so many months...so I switched the TV off and decided to blogg.
Dubbing is bad...so many jokes get lost, when you have to translate something. I realized that, when I was in Sweden. I was so used to watching all the series and movies in german, except on DVD - but watching all the "daily shows" like The Simpsons in english felt so much better. The jokes seemed to be funnier, the voices better - and you improve your english ;) It's weird that german TV dubbs everything...of course, it's understandable but I wonder what would happen, if a TV station decided to show everything in the original language - with subtitles, of course...
Anyway, the positive aspects of dubbing are the voices. I admit, I am a huge fan of Daniela Hoffman - Julia Robert's german voice ;) Her voice is so much warmer and more sympathetic than Julias voice ;) And well, I guess I don't have to mention all the famous voices, like Bruce Willis' or Sarah Jessica Parker's germans voice ;)
Anyway, tomorrow I will go to Innsbruck to meet Hong (a chinese friend from Karlstad) and Elisabeth (a fellow-Austrian who was also in Karlstad) - I'm really looking forward to that, but I hope the weather will be nice... I'm going to meet Hong in Innsbruck, than we have breakfast/coffee with a friend (who I haven't met in ages...so I'm really excited about that). Afterwards we will meet Elisabeth and in the evening we go to the Berg Isel ski jump to watch the football match Sweden vs. Russia...and of course we support Sweden :P
This means - no posting tomorrow, but hopefully some nice pics in the next post ;)
So, that's it so far...I will end this post with a video of Ólafur Arnalds, since a good "online-friend" was at his concert yesterday and this got me in the mood to dug out his cd and listen to it...enjoy this beautiful piece of art :)
Well, I worked on the layout a bit...the headpicture IS NOT finished, there are some things I want to improve...but for now it's ok, I guess.
So, let's start blogging, shall we?
It's funny, because I didn't plan to write something...well, I wanted to, but when I checked the time I thought that it's too late and that I'm not in the mood for wirting anymore - so I switched on the TV and realized that I'm not used to austrian/german TV anymore...all this dubbing! In Sweden I've got so used to watching everything in the original language...and hearing Homer Simpson speaking German feels weird after so many months...so I switched the TV off and decided to blogg.
Dubbing is bad...so many jokes get lost, when you have to translate something. I realized that, when I was in Sweden. I was so used to watching all the series and movies in german, except on DVD - but watching all the "daily shows" like The Simpsons in english felt so much better. The jokes seemed to be funnier, the voices better - and you improve your english ;) It's weird that german TV dubbs everything...of course, it's understandable but I wonder what would happen, if a TV station decided to show everything in the original language - with subtitles, of course...
Anyway, the positive aspects of dubbing are the voices. I admit, I am a huge fan of Daniela Hoffman - Julia Robert's german voice ;) Her voice is so much warmer and more sympathetic than Julias voice ;) And well, I guess I don't have to mention all the famous voices, like Bruce Willis' or Sarah Jessica Parker's germans voice ;)
Anyway, tomorrow I will go to Innsbruck to meet Hong (a chinese friend from Karlstad) and Elisabeth (a fellow-Austrian who was also in Karlstad) - I'm really looking forward to that, but I hope the weather will be nice... I'm going to meet Hong in Innsbruck, than we have breakfast/coffee with a friend (who I haven't met in ages...so I'm really excited about that). Afterwards we will meet Elisabeth and in the evening we go to the Berg Isel ski jump to watch the football match Sweden vs. Russia...and of course we support Sweden :P
This means - no posting tomorrow, but hopefully some nice pics in the next post ;)
So, that's it so far...I will end this post with a video of Ólafur Arnalds, since a good "online-friend" was at his concert yesterday and this got me in the mood to dug out his cd and listen to it...enjoy this beautiful piece of art :)
Monday, June 16, 2008
Chocolate milk...
...the thing that inspired me to this Blogtitle. I was drinking hot chocolate milk and had to think of Rufus Wainwright's song "Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk" and in my head I was singing the lyrics...and the line "Playing with prodigal sons, takes a lot of sentimental valiums" was stuck in my head. Sentimental Valiums - I like that phrase. But I don't say that sentimental valiums are good but sometimes we need them, sometimes we want to numb our feelings with sentimental valiums...
Anyway, before this first post gets too philosophical and weird, let's start with some real stuff.
Well, not now. ;)
As you can see, this blog is a total mess at the moment - ugly design, no graphics, boring and horrible to look at (ugh, that green!) but I will try to change that soon.
Because I've aready wrote around 5 pages today I'm not feeling like writing anymore, so the first real entry will come tomorrow.
Thanks for reading.
Manuel
Anyway, before this first post gets too philosophical and weird, let's start with some real stuff.
Well, not now. ;)
As you can see, this blog is a total mess at the moment - ugly design, no graphics, boring and horrible to look at (ugh, that green!) but I will try to change that soon.
Because I've aready wrote around 5 pages today I'm not feeling like writing anymore, so the first real entry will come tomorrow.
Thanks for reading.
Manuel
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