21st Century Digital Boy

I finally got a Handy. I’ve never had one before and I’m not really versatile with them like other people. It’s probably the only form of technology that irks me. The buttons are so small. Whenever I thumb in numbers I feel so hamfisted.

I got M’s old one. She got a new sony number with radio and polytone rings and a camera and and and….

Anyway, no one has called yet.

Music to Make Girls Dance

Franz Ferdinand scoop Mercury prize. This is a pretty good band. I can highly recommend them. You should get the album. Go on.

To the 5 Boroughs

This new album from the Beastie Boys is very good. You should get it. There is some really slick production going on there. At the same time though it is kinda raw.

Hey! Read this: Bush by numbers. If you support George W. Bush, you should check it out. Now, if your thinking that you can’t be bothered with godless liberal pinko propaganda, or you think nothing can dissuade you in your unwavering support of our enlightened President, you have nothing to be afraid of. Go ahead, just click. They are just ideas from an opposing point of view. A little political discourse never hurt anybody.

Oh, so hip!

Thanks to Charm for the gMail account!

Skandal! – Fruity sweet wrappers spark complaint

My car started acting funny today. I was going down the Autobahn at around 160 KMH (about 100 MPH) to band rehearsal and I pushed in the clutch to slow down when I got to the exit. I then noticed that the steering wheel was heavier to turn and that the power steering wasn’t working. Then I noticed that the engine had stalled. No problem. Just turned the ignition and started it back up. Just like when you stall at a red light when you forget to put it back into first gear except I was traveling at 100 mph. It worked fine at first but as soon as I pushed in the clutch again to stop at the red light the engine stalled again. I could start the engine and shift and drive around no problem, but as soon as I pushed in the clutch the engine would stall. This happened every time till I got to my destination. Why? On the way home it didn’t happen. Could have something to do with the engine having cooled down. I got home just fine. I’ll have Lothar take a look at it if he has time.

Kirchweih

This is what happened according to Jens. First of all, I explained what the Kirchweih is a few weeks ago. It all went off with out a hitch except for the fact that I wasn’t there. Chopping down the tree, standing said tree up in middle of the village, getting drunk, dancing with girls around tree, and the whole time protecting the tree from getting chopped down from people from the neighboring village.

The ceremonies were just over and the last drinks were going around in the bar just off of the Dorfplatz. Some guy went out for a slash and starting yelling and screaming shortly after. Somebody had stolen the tree. Eine Schande!! The most scandalous part of all was that it was stolen by 2 guys who lived in the same village.

Supposedly, they were renowned for being super assholes to begin with and because of this they weren’t asked to participate in the festivities. Now the village elders or something are discussing if they should banish them from the village. Old school ostracism. That’s serious.

Maybe if I were there, it wouldn’t have happened. Maybe I could have helped in some way and stopped this awful tragedy. Oh the humanity!!

Or maybe not.