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| Feuchtgebiete, Girl Things Wet |
| 2008-06-20 05:18:34 |
Warning: sexually explicit material is contained in this post. Vulgar language is also used. If you do not like cursing or suggestive language, then please go here. You’ll be much happier in the end.
Initial post here.
This is potentially a book review. I think. But also be warned: If you plan on reading this book when [...]...
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| Aldi or Yet Another Analogy For The Future (Part 2) |
| 2008-06-18 07:52:29 |
Part 1 is here.
This is yet another part in my continuing saga of HAVING to live among the Germans. Please forgive me in advance – and try to find humor where there is none. With that in mind, I started Part 1 so many months ago with “I found out what is wrong with Germany…” [...]...
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| Rooy Typewriter, At Last |
| 2008-06-17 14:13:28 |
More on manuals here and here.
It was quite a search. I concluded that there were basically two choices to ever owning one of these things. As usual I was wrong. You can read more about Rooys here. To some, this very compact and interestingly designed typewriter is considered a “holy grail”. But now that I [...]...
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| Charlotte Roche Kicks (ALL) Ass |
| 2008-06-10 12:36:23 |
OK. Time to break down. Thought I wouldn’t be posting anything new for awhile. But then… something happened - and It’s not what you might think. Even though recently it took more than four days to get over the anesthesia of a relative minor operation, followed by countless tablets of various pharmaceutical whatnot mixed with [...]...
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| Summer Hiatus, Marlon Brando |
| 2008-06-03 04:41:30 |
Won’t be posting much this summer - at least I don’t think I will. Need to give this a break, maybe. Yeah. Whatever.
It has become an issue of contemplation recently. Giving up on this blog. Maybe it’s time to hang it up. Oh the monotony. The duplicity. Repetitive humdrum. Have been sporadically posting anywho the [...]...
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| Sleeping Lady Mountain |
| 2008-05-07 13:08:33 |
This is a very special pic for me. I took it with a mobilephone. I’ve never been much for photography, but when I started using a mobilephone camera my attitude changed. I won’t go as far as to say it’s a hobby or anything like that or that I would venture to buy a “real” [...]...
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| Cynicism, Character, Continuity |
| 2008-05-05 10:39:10 |
Warning A: this post contains some stark language, it also has some suggestive and/or sexist stuff in it and it reveals the plot of one of 2008’s highest earning movies.
Warning B: this is a poor attempt at reviewing a movie. You have been warned.
Although I am a failed writer, I do not wish [...]...
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| Obsession, Novel Writing, Short Film(3) |
| 2008-04-11 03:51:48 |
The battle of ending my newest novel is near. I think. At times I can almost feel it - this process - ending. Other times it’s as though it’s taken on a life of its own. I’m not talking light at the end of a tunnel ending or anything like that. It’s more like the [...]...
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| Faust, Walpurgisnacht, Translation |
| 2008-04-10 06:22:47 |
Listening to Beethoven, reading Faust. I should know this wondrous work much better, to say the least. And when/if it’s being staged, I put no effort into seeing it. Such a wordy piece to put in front of an audience and then to close it into the walls of a Theater… Thank goodness this piece [...]...
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| Wine + Globalization = Globalization Wine |
| 2008-04-05 17:56:33 |
Summary to yet another whacked-out post: Tommi’s thoughts on the current Brunello tragedy and how that will effect his ability to drink more of it. Plus, a bit about guns and the Mafia. Here’s a news article about the scandal that motivated this post.
Yes. I’ve been complaining more than usual these past few months. No. [...]...
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| Schadenfreude, German Speeding Ticket (1), Big Brother |
| 2008-04-02 10:23:16 |
I don’t watch much TV. But when I do watch it I do so in order to stay (somehow) in-touch. You know, in-touch with what’s happening inside contemporary western society’s third-grade brain. In the late nineties when the TV phenomenon “Big Brother” hit the airwaves a thought struck me immediately. Does anyone care to hear [...]...
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| Shill Bidding, Naïveté, Auction Fun |
| 2008-04-01 14:36:26 |
Warning 1: Long post. Also, there’s some strong mis-construed anger-language in this post. For those who are offended, I don’t have the time to translate the German language part of this post. Sorry. I know how it hurts to read/hear German. At least, as a consolation, this blog doesn’t bark IT at you like THEY [...]...
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| Lust For “Moonlight”, The Crucible |
| 2008-03-22 11:34:12 |
There won’t be a lot of this here. Music is something I prefer to enjoy alone. The music I listen to creates a kind of cocoon for me. Not unlike the place I dream of when reading a play. Speaking of which…
The theater of mind, the darkened place where long, black curtains turn into [...]...
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| Embalming, Weird Stuff, Short Film(2) |
| 2008-03-07 01:59:51 |
Short film scroll down; short film 1 available here.
The current (failed) novel I’m working on deals with the undeath of a beautiful woman. What does that have to do with…? You ask. Well, part of my (unsuccess) compulsion is to just take the time and sit at a machine and do what I do. Sometimes [...]...
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| Tomato Sauce & Noodles |
| 2008-03-05 08:25:30 |
Someone motivated me to write this down today. I probably shouldn’t write such things down on account it represent a depth that goes beyond the personal. On the other hand, I should post something here for the month, eh?
Tommi’s Italian Tomato Sauce & Noodles.
The most important part of anything is… Some refer to it as [...]...
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| Daily Routine, Sobriety, Weakless |
| 2008-02-28 06:04:22 |
The daily routine of (worst)writing is fairly easy to explain. And I know so many (worst)readers are just dying to read/hear this. First, I usually try to get up before 8am every morning. The only issues I have to deal with at that hour are my girlfriend who supports me by usually getting up earlier [...]...
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| Nova, Idears, First Short Film |
| 2008-02-18 03:54:17 |
The thing is… the idears. How many idears can a person actually have in a lifetime? If I’ve failed at anything in this (worst)writer life, having idears ain’t one of them.
As mentioned here and here, I’m a prolific note taker. There were times - yeah, when I was young - where I would spend days [...]...
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| Happiness, Doped Up, The Gifted |
| 2008-02-15 05:45:28 |
Looking back on life I can make (only) a few claims to knowing happiness. The birth of my son is at the top of the list. Crabbing in and around the Chesapeake Bay is in the top five. The first two years after moving to Germany where I slept with at least x-number of different [...]...
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| What Came First: Electron Or Proton? |
| 2008-02-09 04:25:01 |
Today something other than just failure and/or complaining. Well, maybe not.
As a failed writer destined to give up, procrastination becomes a form of time-escaping entertainment. The question then becomes: do I go the way of mindless entertainment or …? At times I feel as though I am stuck in a galaxy-size seat-less theater swimming freely [...]...
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| Potholes & Dimmers |
| 2008-01-29 08:09:43 |
Today I’m going to try and complain about the following and add to that a little bit of the nonsense I do on a daily basis that helps me maintain sanity.
I hate being an unwilling expatriate. I have no monetary means. I am forced to be best friends with disillusion…
Would you like more? Of course [...]...
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| The Non Shocked Doctrine |
| 2008-01-14 11:57:33 |
Or
The Rise of Me Being Able To Write About A Bunch of Boogie-Men
Or
How To Change The Goal Post After The Quarterback Has Released
Or
Donald Rumsfeld Will No Longer Do A Hundred Push Ups When He Turns Eighty
Let’s get some other stuff out of the way before we begin. First, this is almost a book review. With [...]...
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| Groma Kolibri vs. Hermes Baby |
| 2008-01-06 10:49:47 |
Here and here for other posts on old fashioned writing devices. I’m a stickler for old typewriters. The only stipulation I have for collecting them is that with minimal elbow grease they actually work.
Today I’d like to (worst)write about two (relative) new devices in my collection of writing paraphernalia. Blogging on or about this stuff [...]...
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| Great Writing (For A Change) |
| 2007-12-16 06:36:53 |
Did a lot more posting last December. Whoopee, eh. I was still in a blank then. After that, though, I finally got around to trying to actually write something cohesive again. You know, something not quite like this. It was also the time where I probably – and finally – gave up on the playwriting [...]...
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| Gloria, Other Blogs, Pause |
| 2007-11-19 10:34:52 |
Not many posts here lately. Perhaps there will be even fewer in the coming days. I’m trying so hard to focus on something else right now. Is the effort worth it? Most likely it is not.
Have been working profusely on a novel. As noted here, I began work on this novel in April of this [...]...
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| Losing Touch With Your Inner National Socialist |
| 2007-10-19 00:33:34 |
Two posts in one month about Germany being in the English language news. Oh boy.
Warning. There is some very suggestive language in this post/article. Reader discretion is advised. If you are offended by… I don’t know… the reality you live in, then you might want to click here. You’ll feel better as soon as do.
As [...]...
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| Frankfurt Book Fair = German Hollywood (?) |
| 2007-10-11 01:42:41 |
Here previous post regarding this wonderful trade fair where so much success and intellectual buoyancy is made available for all the world to graze - as long as you’re conveniently located in or around Frankfurt/Main.
Unfortunately I won’t be attending the Frankfurt Buchmesse (Book Fair) this year, even though it’s right around the corner. Which fits [...]...
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| Rewriting - Part 2 |
| 2007-10-04 03:48:54 |
Or… Writing = Rewriting (?)
Here’s part 1, although it might not exactly be related to this one (part 2); here’s another semi-related post.
Writing isn’t what most (worst)writer’s think it is. Which brings me to this: Oh how I admire those really productive “writers” out there. The (real)writer(s) that can produce and produce and produce [...]...
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| Seven Years (Almost) Perfect |
| 2007-09-23 15:06:49 |
While reading a news article today I got all flushed and tingled. My girlfriend was staring at me with that look - “Ach je, was jetzt!” (Oh no, what now). After I finished reading the article I turned to my girlfriend, looked her straight in the eye(s) with the utmost sincerity I could muster, showed [...]...
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| Rosy Crucifide |
| 2007-09-13 22:41:07 |
Thinking of favorite novels.
And the authors that shine - in my (worst)writer mind, anyway.
Currently thinking of Gogol, Vidal, Ecco, Bukowski (more on him here), Miller, and others listed here.
Criteria to be one of my favorite writers?
Substance.
The man of the hour is Henry Miller. I’ve read both Tropic novels (and really really really luv them), most [...]...
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| Aliens in Idstein |
| 2007-08-14 06:40:17 |
Trying to break free. Been hacking away at what was/is supposed to be a new story but, guess what, things are NOT going well. So to break the monotony of so much failure and disillusion I just hack away at anything. Ain’t blogging great?
There was a place in Idstein where the flowers grew extra large. [...]...
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| Reflecting Pool And Rummelplatz |
| 2007-07-31 04:02:43 |
Thought I was gonna get away with not posting for July but… Here just a few thoughts on some of the stuff I did in July when I should have been writing.
Current read is Rummelplatz (German link) by Werner Bräunig. What a wonderful book! I love books that get me thinking, especially the writing and [...]...
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| More Gibberish, Gloria, Vacation |
| 2007-06-21 15:25:43 |
Unfortunately I have to leave you my fellow (worst)writers for the next couple of weeks (till mid July?) with this post. I’ll be traveling where there’s not much Internet and even if I do happen across a decent connection I’ll refrain from bothering its use. In case you’re wondering, here’s more gibberish.
Ain’t that cool?
I spent [...]...
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| Woman Rule |
| 2007-06-11 08:53:18 |
When it comes to the whole idear of love - I’m a pretty lucky fellow. But you might think otherwise if you read here or here. As a man well into the middle of life, I’m comfortable in saying that, although it’s been a long and difficult search, I think I’ve finally come to terms [...]...
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| Greatness vs. Great (?) |
| 2007-06-09 15:07:23 |
Some folk talk about silly things like the “anti-Christ” or monarchies or the Hummer as part of the freedom they share with others which is also, by default, an expression of their lack of individualism. Since I’ve recently declared myself a non-believer, here and (but only in part) here, I can’t really go the way [...]...
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| Religion Delusion |
| 2007-06-05 04:12:36 |
Warning: long post. A few bad words, too.
Not quite sure. This post is potentially two things. It’s either a bad (that is, badly written) review or a bad letter motivated by and written to Richard Dawkins. With that in mind… Let’s just go with it dear fellow (worst)writers and see what happens.
Dear Mr. Richard Dawkins,
Thank [...]...
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| Olivetti vs. Princess |
| 2007-05-30 05:55:43 |
Some nonsense comparing Italian and German made mini-typewriters from a long time ago - and probably in a manufacturing galaxy far, far away.
Here and here (a) post(s) about (worst)writing with manual typewriters.
Trying to locate an in-great-condition, very cheap, vintage traveler typewriter is difficult. According to that silly auction web-page - yeah, that one - there [...]...
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| Indifference |
| 2007-05-24 05:13:16 |
Trying, failing. Now that’s a motto.
Never wanting to give up but then you reach a point where you can only ask: am I really that bad? Is there no room in this rampant world of doing nothing that I can’t find a place to call my own? Are all the words that come out of [...]...
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| A Way Out |
| 2007-05-15 04:58:07 |
Note/Disclaimer about this post: This is yet another of my irrational posts. I suppose it’s a rant, too, but I’d like it not to be. This is a post that tries to transcend entertainment - not so much for the reader but for (worst)writing. So please… Indulge me - or not. Keep in mind before [...]...
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| Final Phase |
| 2007-05-10 23:51:47 |
Not a lot of posts recently. I guess it’s break-time. But not from writing.
Doing a lot of writing. Yesterday I reached that final phase of my newest project. Something like a break-through. It was supposed to be a short story but after thirty or so pages it kept going and going. The final phase I’m [...]...
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| Complaint #126 |
| 2007-05-04 15:19:48 |
For more “complaints” go here, here, here and here.
Probably won’t be posting much in the coming months. I’m going through a what’s the point of it all kind of thing. Which leads me to complain.
Wait. I complain all the time, anywho!
Can’t find any place - anything to connect to. But I still claim and [...]...
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