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Last week was the first ‘free’ weekend for us – both boys healthy, all shopping done, and the weather forecast was decent, too. So, to get started with our Singaporean bucket list (there’s only so much you can do in four months), we went to the Botanic Gardens. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, they should be good, right? Read more
Hello. You probably thought you’d heard the last of us. But we flew to the Rocky Mountains, and you do not fly to the Rocky Mountains and get back without pictures. So, before we board the plane back to Germany on Wednesday (and, boy, are we counting minutes), here’s one final round of stuff. It should have Han Solo in it, but it doesn’t. Sorry, Han. Read more
Don’t worry. The film industry and I, we have no tricks left up our sleeves. This will truly be the last post in the series. (Although I’m sure someone will, at some point, make the last part into its own trilogy. And then, a bit further down the road, any big trilogy will really be a trilogy of trilogies. Exciting times are ahead of us.) There won’t be many more after this one. Countdown! Four weeks until we’re back in Botnang! Read more
The movie industry never fails to squeeze the last cent out of your pocket have pleasantly surprising new ideas to help us spend more time with the characters, creatures and places we’re so enamored with. The reasoning is simple: you’ve been hooked in Part I, and after sitting through the rather horrendous Part II, you are now far too deeply invested to NOT watch the finale. So, why not spread the finale out over two parts? You’ll watch them, anyway. Why sell you one movie, when they can sell you two? Read more
The second part in a trilogy is usually inferior in quality to the first and last. Think about it – all the characters are already introduced and well on their way. The plot and background have been established, all the pieces are set in motion, the conflict is clear as day. And yet, nothing of import can be resolved, no major plot twists may happen, both the heroes and the villains are mostly safe from harm, no important story line can really be tied up. After all, there needs to be a grand finale, the boss fight and a surprising twist in the third part. And so they fill Part II with chase sequences, fight scenes, meandering dialogue and pretty pictures. As will we. Read more
Righty. It’s been a while, and we’ve taken a while longer to sort through all the photos, and then I’ve taken even longer to write stuff down. And because there’s a fair bit of material to chew through, let’s do a trilogy! Why not, they even made a trilogy out of the Hobbit, and that book is like four pages long. Also, let’s completely ignore the beautiful way our posts have been categorized, so far. Let’s mix Han Solo with Rollei photos and random bits and all. Revolution! Chaos! Anarchy! Read more
“Didn’t they promise more posts? And pictures? And more and merrier?” We did, indeed. The thing is – everything has become so normal for us and we wouldn’t want to bore you. You go ahead and write a blog when nothing special ever happens, see how far you get. 🙂 But yes, of course, the seasons are a-changing, the wind has turned and turned again, warm sleet has transformed into cold rain, the sunsets come later and later every day, and – this is a big deal – I rode my bike home a few days ago and didn’t even need to turn on my lights!
So much has happened in the last few days, I don’t even know where to start. For example, in a final push we were able to finalize all the hard work, dedication, blood, sweat, tears and will-power that went into what we have decided to call ‘Last Year’ and have already started a new, even more ambitious project, tentatively titled ‘2016’. What’s that you’re saying? You came up with the same title for your current project?? Damn… well, anyway: good luck with that! Read more
You will not believe what happened next. No, seriously, you will. It’s nothing special. But I thought, a little sensationalism wouldn’t hurt, after the decades we haven’t given a sign of life. After the great flood came and went. After the blizzard buried us in three snow flakes or four. After wild animals have taken over our habitat. After the days have turned to nights and the weekends to mere Sundays. Are you still following? Read more
Photo stuff ahead! You’ve been warned!
When was the last time you were looking forward to something? I mean really looking forward to it, not just, you know… thinking “Thank God it’s Friday tomorrow. I’m looking forward to the weekend.” No, not that kind. The kind where you actually picture every little step of something and can’t wait for it to happen. Read more