life log

31 March 2024

March 2024

Went to Berlin to see a concert of Kaizers Orchestra, who I hadn’t seen for over 10 years. They’re still awesome. 🎼 Made my first homemade pesto 🍝 Spent time with friends playing RPGs and board games (but that’s nothing out of the ordinary) 🎲 Entertainment Books finished reading Stephen Fry – Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold nice little overview Susanna Clarke – Piranesi I was so fascinated by this that I read it twice in a row Timur Vermes – Er ist wieder da Kinda fun, but too long J.R.R. Tolkien – The Lord of the Rings I don’t […]

29 February 2024

February 2024

Spent a week in Valencia, Spain to catch some sun and explore this town. Lots of fascinating history, and great museums in the Science Center! 🌞 Went to a concert of Lords of the Rings music. Was nice, but I expected more 🎶 Won an audience award with my team at a work event 🥳 Had a weird but funny experience at an Italian restaurant with an overly enthusiastic waiter 🤌 Entertainment Books finished reading Suzanne Collins – The Hunger Games Trilogy + Prequel (4 books) Read the prequel and had to re-read the trilogy – really enjoyed it (more […]

31 January 2024

January 2024

Decided to re-read Lord of the Rings (my pile of unread books scowls at me) 🙈 Visited my nephew in Berlin 😍 Got sick for the 3rd time this winter, this time with stomach flu 😞 Hosted another successful board game meetup 🥳 We had snow in Düsseldorf, a very rare occasion ❄️ Wrote about personal blogs and what to write and not to write 🤔 Entertainment Books finished reading Jason Lutes – Berlin Trilogy Great trilogy and a somewhat scary read in the present political climate, I blogged about it 🥺 Rebecca Yarros – Iron Flame terribly overrated 🙄 […]