The Grumpy German: Traveling & lifting my own weight.

I am going on a vacation. The first thing that jumps you into the face butt-first is the newish travel regulation that you have to pay for every checked piece of luggage. WTF? When did that happen? So now we are trying to fit all our stuff into two carry-ons, which would probably work out if we wouldn’t need to pack some fancy stuff for a wedding we are invited to. Try cramming those dress shoes into that little thing and then we’ll talk again. Pfff…

Well, anyway, this also means finally new photos will be taken and some general adventures will happen that are worthwhile writing about (trust me, my day-to-day life right now is extremely uneventful…). After not being to the gym in ages I have started working out again and since I settled / decided on bodyweight training and can do away with the gym and gym fees and stalking to the gym in shitty weather. Yay for that. This is some great stuff and I’ve never seen a training program where one of the options is hitting a tire repeatedly with a sledgehammer. I get totally excited about the olde-timey feel all of this has, but don’t get me wrong, those exercises are brutal. There is a ton of information on the internet so a little searching around will get you a long way. Ross Enamait’s website is a great place to start, as is bodyweightculture.com.

Filed under: Grumpy German, Life , bodyweight training, exercise, fitness, luggage, Travel

How’s your handwriting?

via lifehacker.com

I usually don’t refer to lifehacker.com because of the simple fact that everybody has probably seen in already. However, I really liked this post on handwriting. My handwriting is kinda okay (I started using a keyboard relatively late in my life) but there is always room for improvement.

And I miss writing letters.

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Filed under: Art and Stuff, Crafts and Modification , writing, handwriting, letters, work, old school

WWIII Propaganda: Wikipedia is Free

via flickr.com

Check out the flickr stream – there are a whole bunch of WW3 Propaganda posters.

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Filed under: Art and Stuff, Vintage Stuff , modified, posters, propaganda, WW3

The Tale of How

I have come across this video before quite a while ago and just started thinking about it last week. This got posted before, but it’s such a great story that I don’t mind posting it again. Be sure to check out the artists’ website, The Black Heart Gang.

For some reason I can’t post the video, so I have to point you forward towards the Vimeo page – sorry about that. Once I figure out how to post it here, I will.

Filed under: Art and Stuff, Bizarre-O-Rama, music , cartoon, drawing, music, story, video

Back to TED

Again waiting for a T-storm to strike. While waiting, I am watching some TED talks – I totally forgot how great they are. Well, not all of them, but I TED has been in the back of my head since it got online and I somehow never took the time to explore.

Sky is grey and pregnant with rain. Not windy. The tree outside the house is hollowed by termites, so it makes me nervous.

Over & out.

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Filed under: Life , internet, TED, weather