Smell of spring.

Miss Swallow and Me

2011-12-18T11:16:00.000+01:00

Sometimes, good things are closer than you'd expect: Miss Swallow and Me from Chemnitz. Record Release on Jan 7, 2012.

Heading for winter.

2011-12-11T13:09:00.001+01:00

A little mix to get you through the day. Featuring musicians such as We Were Promised Jetpacks, Dillon and Beat!Beat!Beat. Cover art by Polaroidville.

Always like this.

2011-11-27T10:48:00.001+01:00

Another perfect Saturday in Dresden. Hot wine punch at the Striezelmarkt and an awesome night at BeatPol. Thank you, Bombay Bicycle Club and Lucy Rose.

Autumn freckles.

2011-11-20T18:20:00.001+01:00

After a month-long search I accidentally stumbled across the perfect coat in Dresden yesterday (at Zara). Lucky girl.

Quality Of Life

2011-11-13T11:49:00.001+01:00

This weekend I received a little envelope from Edinburgh, containing Brian W. Ferry's publication "Quality Of Life", published by Lawson's Books two weeks ago. Ferry is an independent American photographer, who moved to London in January 2010. All photographs in the book have been taken during his first year in the UK. In the meantime Ferry worked on some commercials for Ralph Lauren and Starbucks and is moving back to Brooklyn right now.
After reading his weblog "The blue hour" for months and years now, I am happy to have this little printed good here and love the beautiful pictures as ever.

Get an insight and your copy here.

Saale-Unstrut

2011-10-26T18:18:00.000+02:00

Looks like I've had a good weekend, discovering interesting places not too far from home.

You shall know.

2011-10-09T21:16:00.001+02:00

Wenn du wüsstest.
Weißt du?
Solltest du wissen?
Du sollst wissen,
dass du fehlst.

+ Tex and Florian Ostertag played two wonderful hours at the Societätstheater Dresden, singing their songs, entertaining the small audience and using interesting things as instruments, such as a typewriter. Thank you!
+ November, 26: Bombay Bicycle Club and Lucy Rose at Beatpol, Dresden. Tickets are still available. This is going to be my next concert and also today's music recommendation. Bombay Bicycle Club got quite popular, but Lucy Rose is a rather unknown British girl, having a beautiful voice. Click.

Den Oktober begrüßen.

2011-10-01T16:45:00.000+02:00

A cuppa (Swedish blåbär tea in this case) and some good poems - two things I'm always willing to enjoy. Accordingly happy do I feel about the beginning of October with it's coloured leaves and beautiful lights.

Also enjoying these days:
+ The laid-back songs of Sufjan Stevens. Especially listening to 'Welcome to Michigan', which was already released in 2003.
+ The photographs of my alltime-favourite Brian Ferry. He recently spent some time in France - have a look at his shots here.

Back in Summer - more Lomography.

2011-09-28T17:22:00.001+02:00

Remembering the summer days, partly in Leipzig and partly in Sweden. Really had a good time.

What else is up here right now? A lot to study, read and do! School is time-killing, my current book ("Tales of a City" by Armistead Maupin) takes me to San Francisco back in the 70ies (good one!) and in a few days will be the TV Noir concert in Dresden (with Tex and Florian Ostertag) - really looking forward to that night. Anyone else around Leipzig looking for any parties or exhibitions should simply have a look at the Spinnerei / Café Waldi / Ilses Erika - there is a lot going on right now.

Diana F+

2011-09-22T16:45:00.000+02:00

Finally! More pictures will probably follow the next days.

Sova Magazine N°2: Fear

2011-09-03T11:02:00.001+02:00

I'm glad to introduce you Issue No. 2 of Martin Petersen's self published Art Magazine "Sova". This time young photographers, illustrators and writers show us their views on fears and once again make us think about ourselves. For me it is especially stunning to realize the big progress behind this issue, although I'd already fallen in love with the first one (which I'd shown you here).
Featured are for instance: Alexander Pannier, Julea Dichte and Jovana Reisinger.

Get your copy here.

Random.

2011-08-19T17:58:00.001+02:00

(Recently. Arizona Ice Tea, nothing for every day but nice from time to time and definitely pretty to look at. Me before getting ready to party, top by Weekday.)

(Back in July, Worms.)

(Houserunning in Berlin, this May. The guy up there's my brother-in-law.)

(This March.)

Don't really know what to tell you guys. This is the last carefree weekend before my last school year starts and my head won't contain anything else but mathematical problems, chemical nonsense and Latin vocabs. Spent my last days and weeks sitting in coffee shops and parks, reading books, staying up all night and meeting friends - being all in all pretty unbent and consuming too much alcohol.
Am not really sure what I expect from this last year. To be stressful, of course. But also to have kind of a good time and enjoy everything as much as possible. I wish everyone a good start into whatever, just make the best of it and don't take life too seriously - at least sometimes. xx

The Death of Marat.

2011-08-06T11:24:00.001+02:00

Back in March I had the task to choose a painting and adapt it photographically, providing it with some kind of criticism. This is how I put the task of my arts teacher into practice.

"The Death of Marat" by Jacques-Louis David, 1793. (via)
Most of you will remember, that Marat was a Journalist during the French Revolution, who had been killed by an aristocratic woman, because he was a radical supporter of the revolution.

My photograph tells the story of contemporary journalists, especially in Middle Eastern countries, who are fighting for changes and human rights, but get arrested or even have to pay with their lives.

My teacher was satisfied with my work. Right now I am still having two weeks off and hardly know what to do with all the time. I feel like doing something creative again, but I'm still waiting for the right idea to cross my way.

Sweden - pt. 3

2011-07-31T23:41:00.001+02:00

Ha! I guess this is my piece of evidence, that I saw a wild elk up there in Sweden.

(Varberg, Sweden.) Indeed a nice town by the sea, having a little pier and everything else a pretty town should have -I would definitely recommend you to spend some time there, if you are around.

This was the last part of my little photo-series, I hope you enjoyed it and wish you guys a wonderful trip, if you are looking forward to any kind of journey. xx

Sweden - pt. 2

2011-07-26T15:39:00.001+02:00

(Ulricehamn Kommun, Sweden.) Temporary home for two weeks. A lake for swimming, fishing and relaxing just in front of the house. A sweet house full of vintage furniture and paintings plus two cats, that gave us several surprises. And a quiet road behind the house, good for running. Just perfect.

(Gothenburg, Sweden.) Many many young and pretty people, plenty of awesome shops and a beautiful park, which is in the middle of the town, but seperated from all the traffic by the channel. I like it.

Denmark & Sweden - pt. 1

2011-07-25T11:42:00.001+02:00

(Roskilde, Denmark.) You may know the town because of it's famous Rock Festival; I arrived there a couple of days after this year's festival and found a very quiet and calm town.

(Falkenberg, Sweden.) Visiting friends, who moved to Falkenberg years ago and having a wonderful day there. If you should be around the town, don't miss the 'Laxbutik' in Skrea - best fish I ever ate!

+ Bon Iver's new album is out - I cannot stop listening to those songs, so check it out!

Happy faces allowed.

2011-07-07T11:46:00.001+02:00

Yesterday I started preparing my application for British universities (entry September 2012). All courses and universities are registered already, now there are only the statement and reference missing.

Tonight I will celebrate the end of the year with classmates and tutor and tomorrow morning it's time to leave. I'm going to spend a couple of days in Denmark and two weeks in Sweden (Västergötland). You won't hear from me until July 24, so enjoy the summer!

Rheinkultur.

2011-07-02T11:24:00.003+02:00

Spending this week around Heidelberg / Worms / Speyer, we had a pretty good time discovering the area (especially Heidelberg is incredibly beautiful!) and getting drunk by the Rhine in Worms. Now I'm back home and have one week of school-activities and parties ahead of me, before I leave again to spend part of the holidays in Denmark and Sweden. Have a good one!

One.

2011-06-06T19:49:00.001+02:00

Situation: Julia wants to develop her 120 mm-films and calls the local photo lab to ask, if they cover the required format.

Me: I just wanted to ask, whether you develop 120 mm-films; they end up in a square format around 5 cm.
Her: You mean digital?
Me: Uhm, no? I mean analogue. I have films. For a rebuilt camera, which was actually used in the sixties.
Her: Okay. Well, I don't know. So... no negatives?
Me: Of course negatives. The film doesn't look different to a regular 35 mm-film.
Her: Oh. Okay. But I've no idea, just show up and I'll have a look at your films.

I'd rather keep my photos away from you...

Analogue trips.

2011-06-04T17:09:00.002+02:00

Recently I admitted my wish for this lovely Diana +, one week ago I finally pressed the 'buy'-Button on the UO Online Shop and today I shot my first film, enjoying the 'Cospudener See' with my best friend, being totally excited to see the photos. Can't wait for the photo lab to open on Monday. ;)

Highly appreciating these days:
+ The lovely illustrations of Brighton-based Kris Atomic.
+ The novel 'The Great Perhaps' by Joe Meno. Finished it just a couple of days ago and really enjoyed the lecture.
+ The Swedish Folk band Solander. They just published their second album 'Passing Mt. Satu' and will play on some concerts and festivals in Germany. I'll hopefully get to see them (and a few other awesome musicians) on the 'Jenseits von Millionen' festival this August.

Berlin.

2011-05-24T16:55:00.002+02:00

Diana F+

2011-05-18T17:07:00.001+02:00

via

Wanted to buy one for such a long time now, but still haven't (which is a pity, because I'm looking forward to an exciting weekend in Berlin). So, time to eventually order one...

+ Frequently listening to these days: Florian Ostertag.
+ Art is fun! Seize your creative hours and draw/paint/doodle more often again. I'm working on some surrealistic sketches right now and definitely enjoy creating something else than texts and calculations.

Shirt Cabinet.

2011-04-25T21:53:00.001+02:00

1. Monki - 2. Weekday - 3. H&M - 4.+5. Urban Outfitters

Time for some new pieces in my closet. Will be busy the next days, but I saved the whole Thursday to eat at Perfetto with Mom and my sister and go shopping. Thought about arranging a Shopping Guide for Leipzig, since there're only good ones for cities like Berlin, Hamburg and Cologne. If I manage, the guide will be online by the end of the week.

A year in places.

2011-04-25T13:24:00.000+02:00

Had been such an incredible year. So let's have a look on 2011...

Some upcoming trips will be quite spontaneously, so I wouldn't go out on a limb for that...

What have you planned this year? Any recommendations for Sweden & Scotland?

"I can't sleep since I'm unhappy in love."

2011-04-16T10:58:00.001+02:00

Two days ago something pretty awesome arrived in my mailbox: a copy of Sova Magazine. It's an independent magazine by Martin Petersen featuring young international artists. This first issue deals with sleep and includes photographs, illustrations and texts by e.g. Annette Pehrsson, Helen Korpak and Nina Hüpen-Bestendonk. I especially fell in love with the incredible illustrations of Julea Dichte. Issue No. 2 will base on fear - works can be sent in until May 23.

Playlist - April 2011

2011-04-08T17:30:00.002+02:00

1. The Kills - Future Starts Slow
2. Rosie Taylor Project - Black and White Films
3. Life In Film - Alleyway
4. The Naked and Famous - Serenade
5. Johnny Flynn - Churlish May
6. Boy - Little Numbers
7. Kilians - Fight the Start
8. The Dodos - Winter
9. Wolf Gang - Lions in Cages
10. James Yorkston - Woozy With Cider

Wish you guys a lovely weekend.

Making important decisions.

2011-04-04T18:11:00.008+02:00

(Photo)

It's absolutely not sure yet, but maybe I'll move to this (or another Scotish) town in about 1.5 years. Would be pretty awesome, wouldn't it?

Today's favourites.

2011-03-29T19:44:00.002+02:00

1. This song by James Yorkston and The Athletes. Just give me a village the size of a teacup.
2. Her photographs of New York. They even increase my wanderlust.

I'm really having a tough time and could need a few days off, but the easter holidays still seem far away. However, have a relaxing evening!

Pécs, Hungary

2011-03-05T11:59:00.002+01:00

Europe's cultural capital in 2010. Already visited Pécs a couple of times before and am always impressed by the small lanes and many steps (because the town is situated in a quite hilly region) again.
Today's music recommendation: Wye Oak's new album 'Civilian' - awesome folk-rock from Baltimore.

Itchy feet.

2011-02-19T16:47:00.002+01:00

via?

I'm disappearing to Hungary for a few days, just to calm down and get away from this complicated stuff here. Will hopefully snap some good pictures (decided for pure black&white-photography) and get better, since I'm sick for weeks now. Keep your fingers crossed, that weather's nicer down there.

Vagabond.

2011-02-18T12:00:00.003+01:00

Mine since Wednesday. Plus some new Cheap Monday Jeans. Never want to take them off again. ;)
Listening to right now: Carl Norén's new album 'Owls'. Give him a try!

The Wombats are back!

2010-11-13T14:22:00.002+01:00

For all the Indie lovers amongst you: The Wombats recorded their new album and are going to publish it pretty soon. What you can already get now is their new single "Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)" and you can download one of the new album songs ("Jump Into The Fog") on their official Website - for free!!

Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves):

Jump Into The Fog:

Pennsylvania.

2010-11-07T12:10:00.004+01:00

The Pennsylvanian countryside. Mountains, woods and wideness.

Washington, DC

2010-10-26T20:45:00.005+02:00

Washington, DC. is so different to New York City, but awesome in it's own way. The last two pictures show the 2nd World War Memorial. Also visited the Museum of Modern Art and had the best Blueberry Pancake-Breakfast ever in a modest diner. (You'll find more photographs on my dA-Account, but I'm still uploading...)

Simply beautiful.

2010-10-25T21:12:00.003+02:00

And yes, this guy is a genius.

Guys, you're in New York City!!

2010-10-24T14:13:00.008+02:00

England's my medicine.

2010-10-03T20:34:00.006+02:00

The days in England passed much too fast. I'm still in love with this amazing country and seriously enjoyed every single minute. Details later. I have less than 5 hours to sleep till I get up again to catch my plane to the States. See you.

Abroad!

2010-09-25T10:37:00.003+02:00

The time has come: Tomorrow I'll travel to England to stay in Oxford about one week. It's a school trip, so I'll live in a host family with two other girls and we're going to do some sightseeing with a couple of English-teachers. I'll return on Saturday, 2nd October and're going to leave to the USA on the 4th October - no time for posting, then.
I should be back at home about the 16th October, so you can expect some exciting stories and photographs. Have a good time! (:

via.

Back to school.

2010-08-07T17:49:00.006+02:00

My summerholidays are over and I have to return to school on Monday. The last six weeks were exciting, relaxing and impressing and so I will hopefully have a good start for the last two high school-years.

The Swedish Dalahorse on my windowsill.

Little Romeo, who moved in three weeks ago. I really missed living with a cat the last half year...

My (German) book favourites the last weeks. I also have to mention 'Die erstaunlichen Talente der Audrey Flowers' by Jessica Grant. Just couldn't take a photo, because I already borrowed it someone.

My latest shopping-acquirements. The dress is for my trip to the USA this October.

I wish everyone, who has to return to school/university/work a good start. Don't worry, if I won't have that many time to post or answer comments the next days and weeks!

Playlist August 2010

2010-08-02T17:01:00.008+02:00

1. Coconut Records - Microphone
2. The Cinematics - Cinema
3. Local Natives - Camera Talk
4. Kate Nash - Don't You Want To Share The Guilt?
5. The Smiths - There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
6. Broken Social Scene - Texico Bitches
7. Emmy the Great - Where Is My Mind? (Pixies Cover)
8. The Clash - Rudi Can't Fail9. Young Empires - White Doves10. Johnny Flynn - Churlish May

Hope you like it as much as the July-Playlist and discover a couple of new favourites. I will try to do this every month now.

Wishlist.

2010-08-02T16:12:00.023+02:00

1 2 3 4

Looking for some pants or chinos for late summer and especially autumn. No. 2 here's my favourite. Also need a jacket - maybe a leather jacket? (I know, that much last-season...)

Percussion Gun.

2010-07-29T23:42:00.006+02:00

Can't help myself, but this is the best song I've ever heard. Get the album version here (for free!).

Kitten.

2010-07-24T18:32:00.009+02:00

My little tomcat Romeo, who moved in on Monday. On the last photo there's also my sister's tomcat Tammy, already shown here.

Edit: What I forgot to say. Please take part in the new survey, you find on the right. I want you to tell me your opinion about the weblog.
If you have got more to say or have other ideas, which aren't suggested, please write a comment! Thanks a lot.

Sweden.

2010-07-23T14:21:00.010+02:00

As promised - the photographs, I took in Sweden. Just the first one has been taken in Rostock, Germany.

And the kitten isn't my tomcat, but a swedish kitten. There were a couple of cats around our holiday house, that visited us every day.
All in all I can say, that I enjoyed my two weeks there pretty much. A lot of time to relax, spend in the nature and do or see things, I have never done or seen before (like fishing or seeing elks).
Hope you like the pictures.

Fast Outfitpost.

2010-07-21T11:03:00.007+02:00

Top: Weekday / Shorts: Zara

A plain summeroutfit again.
In Göteborg I went to Weekday for the first time of my life and couldn't say no to some tops - they even were on sale. But I've to say, that I was pretty disappointed by Monki. Maybe I catched a bad chain store, but these neon-coloured decoration looked ugly and the clothes were kind of boring. Bik Bok was convincing, liked it even more than the one I visited in London last year.

José Gonzalez - Down The Line

Sweden.

2010-07-01T20:51:00.005+02:00

I'm off to Sweden and will be back in about two weeks. Have a good time!

Flag by ichimusai.

Playlist July 2010

2010-06-29T00:41:00.006+02:00

Was es bei mir im Moment öfters zu hören gibt und ich euch ans Herz lege. Eine Gewisse Anlehnung an '500 Days of Summer' lässt sich kaum verleugnen... (;

1. Pixies - Here Comes Your Man
2. Laura Marling - Blackberry Stone
3. The Beatles - Octopus's Garden
4. Beach House - 10 Mile Stereo
5. Wolfmother - Vagabond
6. The Smiths - Back to the Old House
7. Mumm-Ra - She's Got You High
8. Regina Spektor - US
9. Black Lips - Bad Kids
10. Belle and Sebastian - I'm a Cuckoo

Got a little inspired by the movie '500 Days of Summer'. (;
What about your favourites these days? Any recommendations?

Bad Kids

2010-06-25T13:58:00.003+02:00

Ferien! Ferien! Ferien! Wie sieht's aus? Zeugnisse zufriedenstellend + großartige Ferienplanung?

At the end of the night.

2010-06-22T21:03:00.005+02:00

Nachdem der "soziale Tag" heute Nachmittag für mich beendet war, ging es mal wieder nach Leipzig - Büchernachschub musste her (in Aussicht auf viel Zeit in Schweden), außerdem ein paar DVDs (500 Days of Summer wollte ich schon ewig mal anschauen) und ja, ein kleiner Abstecher zu Zara ließ sich nicht vermeiden. :)

(Brightons Bester hat sein neues Album veröffentlicht!) :)

Familiennachwuchs.

2010-06-20T11:09:00.005+02:00

Darf ich vorstellen? Das ist Tammy, der kleine Kater meiner Schwester. Nun bin ich also doch noch Tante geworden. ;) Für seine reichlichen zehn Wochen macht der Kleine schon eine Menge Blödsinn, aber er tapst viel zu trollig durch die Welt, als dass man ihm irgendetwas übel nehmen könnte.
In ein paar Wochen soll dann sein Halbgeschwisterkind bei uns einziehen....

Italy Day 3 - Sirmione

2010-06-19T17:47:00.005+02:00

Und endlich der letzte Teil der kleinen Italien-Reihe. Nach dem Tag in Sirmione sind wir gleich in den Bus gestiegen und über Nacht wieder nach Hause gefahren.

Alle Fotos sind wie immer auch auf Deviantart bzw. Flickr zu finden.
Schönes Wochenende! :)

Italy Day 2 - Verona & Lazise

2010-06-13T10:21:00.004+02:00

Italy Day 1 - Venice

2010-06-12T11:57:00.006+02:00

Die letzte Woche hab ich mit meinem Jahrgang im schönen Italien verbracht, eine Menge gesehen, das schöne Wetter genossen und keinen Sonnenbrand bekommen.
Meine Spiegelreflex wurde zu Hause gelassen, also sind die Fotos allesamt mit der kleinen Sony W80 entstanden...

Done! :D

2010-06-04T17:36:00.005+02:00

Die BLF-Prüfungen sind alle geschrieben und meine Klasse fühlt sich fast schon in den Ferien.
Am Montag geht es einige Tage nach Italien zur Abschlussfahrt und Notenschluss ist praktisch schon jetzt. Und: in einer Woche bekommen wir Familiennachwuchs. Dazu aber mehr, wenn es soweit ist.

Deshalb: Was steht bei euch reisetechnisch 2010 an?

Bei mir eine ganze Menge:
Juni - Italien (4 Tage)
Juli - Schweden (15 Tage)
Juli - Nürnberg (1-2 Tage)
evl. Berlin und/oder Bratislava
September/Oktober - England (7 Tage)
Oktober - USA (14 Tage)

Alles relativ kurze Zeiträume, wieder einen ganzen Monat in England zu sein wäre garantiert fantastisch, aber die Vorfreude ist trotzdem kaum zu bändigen.

(Bratislava, April 2010)

New month - New haircut

2010-06-01T18:39:00.004+02:00

Einen fröhlichen Kindertag! :)

I have a friend with whom I like to spend anytime I can find with.

2010-05-16T20:42:00.009+02:00

It was so great to have a lot of time this weekend. On Thursday I was at home and read "Zeit der Gespenster" (Second Glance) by Jodi Picoult. A book, I like pretty much and would definitely recommend. On Friday I went to Leipzig, where I only bought the polka-dotted shirt above (at Mango) and a book by Jonathan Safran Foer and spent the rest of the time at the Kümmel Apotheke with Mom & my sister.
On Saturday I worked on a laborious school project with my lovely desk mate the whole day, but it's still not ready. And today there was a little street market in the country.

Brillosaurus.

2010-05-09T17:45:00.006+02:00

Seit zarten zwei Tage kann ich mich nun zu den Brillenträgern zählen und bin froh, endlich wieder alles scharf sehen zu können, aber meine Kopfschmerzen sind jetzt noch schlimmer als vorher. Hoffentlich gewöhnen sich meine Augen bald daran.
Der gestrige Tag wurde hauptsächlich im Zug verbracht, um die Leute zu treffen, die auch am Austausch nach Pennsylvania teilnehmen und erste Planungen zu machen.
Ansonsten laufen die Vorbereitungen auf meine Prüfungen am Ende des Jahres gerade auf Hochtouren (Mathe und ich hassen uns), einzige Abwechslung bietet meine momentane Lektüre (Hemingways "Inseln im Strom").

On my old blog I used to write in English and for my first English-speaking readers I'll start this habit again.Two days ago I got my first glasses, but the headache seems even worse now. Hopefully my eyes will get used to the glasses soon!
At moment I'm spending a lot of time on studying for the exams at the end of the year - English & German are pretty okay, but Maths will always be one of my most-hated subjects.

Anyway, you're not here enough to care.

2010-05-05T22:01:00.007+02:00

And you're so tired you don't sleep at night
As your heart is trying to mend
You keep it quiet, but you think you might
Disappear before the end.

And it's strange that you cannot find
Any strength to even try
To find a voice to speak out your mind
When you do, all you wanna do is cry.

Well, maybe you should cry.

And I see you hiding your face in your hands
Talking 'bout far-away lands
You think no one understands.

Alexi Murdoch - Song for you

Die Frau mit dem roten Tuch

2010-05-03T21:15:00.006+02:00

"Du hast ständig zwischen Lachen und Weinen gependelt. Unter einer dünnen Schicht von aufgekratzter Lebensfreude lag bei dir immer eine Trauer.
Und mir ging es genauso.
Wir waren zu zweit, aber ich glaube, deine Trauer war tiefer als meine.
Deine Fähigkeit, dich zu begeistern und zu freuen, allerdings auch."

- Jostein Gaarder, S. 41 (Hanser Verlag)

Smell of Spring :)

2010-04-25T20:23:00.006+02:00

Endlich darf sich das Wetter frühlingshaft nennen. Ich habe das Wochenende hauptsächlich in der Natur verbracht und an einem Projekt gearbeitet. Die Ironie am Titel ist allerdings die Tatsache, dass meine Nase zu ist und ich demzufolge nicht wirklich viel riechen kann - aber die Natur ist traumhaft.

Shout Out Louds - 26.03.2010 - Dresden

2010-04-24T14:46:00.008+02:00

Eigentlich war das viel eher geplant, aber besser spät als nie. Zudem habe ich noch Videos von Nervous Nellie, bei denen die Qualität auch viel besser ist (da die Beleuchtung dezenter war), aber die lädt Youtube nicht, also werden sie wohl auf meiner Festplatte verschimmeln.

Ein großartiger Abend war das. :)

Zum Thema anstehende Konzerte bleibt zu sagen, dass im Mai Kate Nash in Dresden ist (27. Mai) - die neuen Lieder haben mich aber noch nicht so richtig überzeugt.
Attraktiver erscheint mir da die EP Release Party der Cinematics in Berlin (22. Mai). Allerdings würde das ein langer Tag werden, also muss ich meine Begleitung noch dazu überreden...

Shoppingausbeute

2010-04-09T21:29:00.007+02:00

Eigentlich wollte ich ja Laufschuhe und einen schwarzen Pencil-Rock - was ich nun beides nicht habe, aber dafür zwei sommerliche Kleider von H&M, die Sneaker, ein Sachbuch, das ich schon durchgearbeitet habe sowie die beiden Romane, die nun von der Bücherwunschliste abgehakt werden können. Nach einem ausgedehnten Shoppingtrip gehts einem wirklich gleich viel besser. ;)

(Und ich tätige Bucheinkäufe in Zukunft nur noch bei Lehmann's. Man müsste mal eine Fotoreihe machen, bei der man die Gesichter der Verkäufer - Hugendubel & Lehmann's im Vergleich - aufnimmt, ohne dass sich die Menschen verstellen. Regenwolke meets Sonnenschein!)

Easter holidays.

2010-04-05T22:34:00.005+02:00

Habe die Feiertage um Ostern in Ungarn verbracht und vorher einen Freund in Bratislava besucht. Bratislava ist eine wesentlich schönere Stadt als man auf den ersten Blick denken mag. Und Ungarn war wieder mal ganz schön... die Natur ist uns dort immer schon einige Wochen voraus.

Shout Out Louds

2010-03-27T19:55:00.004+01:00

Ist es nicht großartig, wie es diese Band schafft, mit so wenig einen so genialen Sound zustande zu bringen? Das gestrige Konzert hat meine Erwartungen deutlich übertroffen und eigentlich möchte ich dazu noch einige Lieder posten, die ich mitgeschnitten habe, aber entweder dauert das hochladen bei YouTube ewig oder es geht gar nicht - kann also noch ein Weilchen dauern.

2010-03-15T20:10:00.004+01:00

The silence and the colour.

2010-03-14T11:04:00.005+01:00

One's home.

2010-03-13T22:00:00.008+01:00

by gineleekim

by anna adén

by raychel sonveeco

My Blueberry Nights

2010-03-07T18:30:00.011+01:00

Und so ließ ich mich mal wieder für eineinhalb Stunden in eine wundervolle Welt entführen. Mit dem Ergebnis, dass ich Jude Law umwerfend finde und Lust auf Blaubeerkuchen habe...

Images: Prokino (Fox)

Shout Out Louds

2010-02-24T17:52:00.009+01:00

Offenbar reicht es nicht, dass ich noch immer total begeistert von "Our Ill wills", dem 2. Album (2007) von Shout Out Louds bin und Lieder á la "Your Parents Living Room" in der Dauerschleife höre. Genau heute wurde nämlich "Work", das 3. Album veröffentlich.

Hier bereits zwei neue Lieder - Fall Hard & Wall (von Wall gibt's einen kostenlosen Download auf der Homepage!)

Ach und nebenbei: Einige Deutschlandkonzerte stehen auch an! Ich bin schon am planen... (;

München, Atomic Café, 26.02.
Rostock, Mau Club, 23.03.
Hamburg, Übel & Gefährlich, 24.03.
Berlin, Astra Kulturhaus, 25.03.
Dresden, Reithalle, 26.03.
München, Backstage, 27.03.
Frankfurt am Main, Mounsonturm, 29.03.
Köln, Live Music Hall, 30.03.
Stuttgart, Wagenhallen, 31.03.
(Außerden beim Hurricane bzw. Southside im Juni)

Photo by Shout Out Louds.

Ferienlektüre

2010-02-21T21:29:00.006+01:00

Ein geschenkter Tag - Handlung
"Frühling, irgendwo in Frankreich, die Geschwister Simon, Garance und
Lola auf dem Weg zu einer Hochzeit: Schon die Autofahrt mündet in einen
handfesten Streit mit der Schwägerin. Kurzerhand machen sich die drei
aus dem Staub, lassen die gediegene Familienfeier sausen und besuchen
stattdessen den Bruder Vincent, der in der Provinz auf einem Schloss in
der Touraine lebt. In ihrer heiteren, spritzigen Frühlingslektüre
erzählt Anna Gavalda von einer überraschenden Landpartie, die den
Geschwistern ein Stück Kindheitsglück zurückgibt: einen geschenkten
Tag, fernab von Small Talk und Förmlichkeiten, voller Erinnerungen -
und ohne nervende Schwägerin." (nach amazon.de)

Meinung
Ein wundervolles Buch voller Witz, Poesie und Glück.
In einer bilderreichen Sprache erzählt die Autorin von einem Tag unter Geschwistern, voller Leichtigkeit und Kindheitserinnerungen. Ein frischer, kurzer Roman, der eindeutig Lust auf den Frühling macht.

Lieblingszitate
Es gibt sehr viele schöne Stellen im Buch, die aus dem Zusammenhang gerissen aber leider wenig Sinn ergeben. Also gibt es nur ein Zitat:
"Man kann es auf die Müdigkeit schieben, aber ich ertappte mich tatsächlich dabei, wie mir ganz warm ums Herz wurde. Eine große Welle der Zärtlichkeit für die drei und der plötzliche Gedanke, dass wir im Begriff waren, aus unseren Kinderschuhen herauszuwachsen...
Seit fast dreißig Jahren gehörten sie zu mir... Was wäre ich ohne sie? Und wann würde und das Leben trennen?
Denn so ist es doch. Die Zeit trennt diejenigen, die sich lieben, und nichts ist von Dauer."
(S. 117)

Eine Leseprobe gibt es übrigens auf Amazon!

Inzwischen habe ich mit "Der Geschmack von Apfelkernen" begonnen, das sich schon recht lange auf der Bestsellerliste hält und somit relativ bekannt sein dürfte.
Bisher bin ich noch nicht so weit gekommen, aber die Sprache sagt mir definitv zu. Auch dieses Buch handelt von einer wärmeren Jahreszeit und ist somit bestens für dieses Schneewetter geeignet.

Allen, die morgen wieder zur Schule müssen, wünsche ich einen guten Start ins zweite Halbjahr und auch ansonsten eine schöne Woche.

Flickr Favourite: Simon Filip

2010-02-20T15:08:00.004+01:00

Der Name Simon Filip dürfte nicht sehr bekannt sein, aber dafür der seiner Schwester Becky Lou Filip, die auf zahlreicher seiner Bilder zu sehen ist und ebenfalls als Wunderkind bezeichnet werden kann. Sie sieht nicht nur wundervoll aus, sondern kann ganz nebenbei auch noch zeichnen und verfügt über nicht ganz unwesentliche musikalische Talente. Gemeinsam mit ihrem Freund Jacob Wick (3. Foto l) bildet sie die Band "The Honey Trees".

Simons Flickr - Beckys Kunstwerke - The Honey Trees

Wanderlust.

2010-02-18T20:46:00.003+01:00

Fernweh und die Sehnsucht nach Sonne. Mal wieder.
(Irland 2008)

Schneegestöber

2010-02-17T09:38:00.002+01:00

Letzte Woche hatte ich eine sehr interessante, aber stressige Zeit im Namen des Ehrenamtes. Seit Donnerstag bin ich wieder zu Hause und kann endlich meine Ferien genießen - beispielsweise indem ich mit meiner Schwester Unfug treibe...

Off till Thursday.

2010-02-07T10:02:00.000+01:00

Ich bin bis Donnerstag für ein ehrenamtliches Projekt unterwegs. Wünsche euch schöne Ferien (falls ihr welche haben solltet). ;)

J.

Onlineshops, die Erste.

2010-02-03T21:27:00.003+01:00

1 - UO / 2 - 80s Purple / 3 - UO
4 - UO / 5 - 80s Purple / 6 - UO

Besonders angetan hat es mir das Zweite Kleid von Hazel via 80s Purple, aber auch den anderen Exemplaren kann ich gemäß meiner Vorliebe für Blumen und gedämpfte Farben etwas abgewinnen.
Die Schuhe von UO haben mir auf den 1. Blick gut gefallen, aber je länger ich sie ansehe, desto mehr schwindet dieses Gefallen. Den Tragekomfort würde ich trotzdem gern mal testen.
Wer seine Zuneigung zu Anna Wintour zur Schau stellen möchte, wird ebenfalls bei UO fündig - aber bei aller Liebe: für die 50 Pounds bemale ich meinen Stoffbeutel lieber selbst...

We're gonna steal your skies.

2010-02-02T17:21:00.003+01:00

Um genau 11.05 Uhr war mein heutiger Schultag beendet (und selbst die beiden Blöcke bis dahin hätte ich mir schenken können - Religion & GK Vertretung) und somit war ich nach gefühlter Ewigkeit endlich mal wieder in der Leipziger Innenstadt unterwegs. Mitgenommen wurden eine Jeans und ein Shirt von Mango (alle meine Jeans leiden unter ungewollten Löchern) sowie das hübsche geblümte Oberteil von Promod. Das beste von allem ist aber wahrscheinlich das Stativ, in das ich heute endlich investiert habe. Ihr dürft gespannt sein... (;

The smell of spring.

2010-02-01T21:36:00.003+01:00

Lust auf Veränderung, Frühjahrsputz, Tapetenwechsel; nennt es, wie ihr wollt - das Ergebnis zählt.