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Vielleicht Normal

Even though I am acutely aware of the fact that my life experiences are unique, I still have these moments where I believe that everybody around me has a similar basic skills and common sense.

And then reality comes crashing down and I am a bit flummoxed.

Certainly I have assumed that it is common […]

Going Nowhere

I started today off being highly productive and efficient: I marched down to the Weimar Office and started work.

And then my Hausmeister called, and I packed up and headed home: the plumber was coming sometime between 10 and 12—and he did. He arrived at 10:30, looked at the leaking water meter and promptly took […]

N-Word News on ONN

Warning: NSFW

Use Of ‘N-Word’ May End Porn Star’s Career

Ears Lowered

I did something stupid, so this morning, I had to rectify the situation by running over to the office, picking up something and returning home, just in time to catch the Hausmeister, who took one look at the problem in my flat and informed me he had to call the owner.

Basically, while I was […]

Reservations

I think I made reservations for a hotel in Mexico for New Year’s Eve, but I’m not certain.

I called, gave my name, and that was it. There was no credit card requested, no mentioning of the rate, no nothing.

It’s even more loose than Armenia—and now that I’ve drunk two glasses of wine, I […]

Clean House & Cheap Tixs

Zwiebelmakrt is in full force—yesterday I walked through downtown Weimar, weaving my way through the stands as I went to and from the Weimar Office. I didn’t bother to try to visit Jena because of the train strike, plus I had to take care of some business in Weimar that I had both put off […]

9 Years

* 1. December 1976 – † 12. October 1998

It’s nearly impossible to eloquently talk each year about Matthew Shepard and what he means to me. 2007 marks the ninth anniversary of Matthew’s death after having been beaten and tortured.

In the last year not only has Iran’s president confirmed that his country is […]

Zwiebelmarkt

Tomorrow the Zwiebelmarkt starts. There’s also a strike among the regional and local train drivers. Parking should be even worse than normal, not that it is ever a picnic during the market.

Meanwhile, enjoy a couple photos of the Riesenrad.

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All Buttered Up

I should have known something was up when I saw the herd of cows grazing at the Weimar Office.

This morning I’d popped down to the Weimar Office (nee Café Laden) to work and to partake of its new “Frühstrück im CaféLaden, Version 1” and to take advantage of the new early opening hours—now opening […]

Zwiebel Season

It’s that time of year, here in Weimar—you can smell it coming.

Zwiebelmarkt is this weekend, and I can already taste the Zwiebelkuchen.

This weekend is about the only time of year that Weimar seems to forget its Goethe and Schiller heritage and moves full force onto something else: Onions.

As I passed through the […]