There's really not much of a point for this post because while I still read my friends' list on a regular basis, I don't comment often anymore. And it's even rarer that I post something. Still, the statistics are quite interesting to know ( Read more... )

Again, this wasn't a very impressive and satisfying year when it comes to the quantity of the books I read in the past twelve months. But as much as I like reading detective novels, I'm happy to say that from autumn onwards I've managed to read a few more substantial books. After all, I studied literature at university a long time ago, and ( Read more... )

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- David Gray (@DavidGray) 9. Dezember 2016

When it was announced three months ago that David Gray would come to Germany to play two concerts, I was sure that they would be at venues very far away from me. Imagine how amazed I was when I found out that one concert would take place practically in front of my house. ( Read more... )

Not that I know much about Newcastle-upon-Tyne and its surrounding area, despite the fact that I studied there once upon a time, but to me Newcastle and Gateshead always seemed to be very closely knit. When I revisited the area in 2009, the two cities seemed to work together rather well in order to push the entire North-East of England, especially ( Read more... )

Am I allowed to be as shallow as this and state that I like Alan Rickman's haircut in this trailer?

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I know that the trailer for this film, which is the last he has filmed, has been out for a while but I hadn't watched it until now. It does look rather good although I have to admit that it's the kind of plot I always end up getting confused by ( Read more... )

I don't know which news I expected to hear next about Alan Rickman but this news it wasn't. I'm quite unable to grasp the fact that he has died.


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Every January I start into the new year with the intention of reading more books than I read in the past year but I tend to fail on a regular basis.

( These are the books I read in 2015: )

Ein Kommentar erübrigt sich, da ich von der letzten Karte nicht ein einziges Prompt erfüllt habe. Aber diesmal könnte es ja anders sein ... "Sandburgen" klingt gut, und "Schlüssel" ist natürlich wie gemacht für Boerne. :)

Sauber
Piercing / Tattoo etc.
Zögerlich Hilfe anbieten / Trost
Internet / Soziale Medien
Wasser

Die Suche
Glücksbringer
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Vor einigen Tagen habe ich zusammen mit Alberich auf der Bühne gestanden.

Nun, das ist vielleicht etwas übertrieben, denn eigentlich habe ich fast ausschließlich gesessen. Für eine Aufführung von Wagners Rheingold wurden Statisten gesucht, die Publikum spielen sollten, und ich dachte mir, dass das machbar wäre. War es auch, obwohl zweidreiviertel ( Read more... )

Nach vielen Jahren war ich mal wieder für ein paar Tage in Hamburg, und obwohl ich so gar kein Fußball-Fan bin, konnte ich nicht widerstehen ...


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