take care of your feet!

political thingummy

You scored as Socialist. Green 100% Socialist 100% Anarchism 100% Democrat 92% Communism 58% Fascism 33% Republican 8% Nazi 0% What Political Party Do Your Beliefs Put You In? created with QuizFarm.com

hmmmmmmmm... how on earth did they come to think i'm one third of a fascist? but the rest is ok.

queen of the wasps

every year in spring, young wasp queens roam the country, trying to find a nice place for building a nest. and damn them, some of them always seem to think a very good place for the purpose would be inside my window.
not being violent, i don't want to kill them. and not being crazy, i won't have a wasps' nest inside my living room. and they are very stubborn - hell of a job getting them out once they have come in.

just drove away this year's first queen. now spring has definitely come.

Happy Easter!

many eggs and cute bunnys to everyone.
:-)

Vinger i natten / Schwingen im Dunkel

Det flyger en fågel svart och stum.
Vem binder hans öde? Ingen.
Han flyger i världens vida rum
med ångestens vind i vingen.

Har ej rede a värmer sig i.
Har ej värn eller villoställen.
Min längtarn suser skugglikt forbi
din brinnande ruta i kvällen.

Sa blek i månskenens bleka ljus
du stryker en dröm fran din panna.
Nu sover ditt stora tysta hus.
Mitt öde kan icke stanna.

Det är skyar som fara och flarn
på flykt över dunkla vatten -
vi längtans fåglar, vi orons barn,
vi susande vinger i natten!

(Bo Bergman)


Es fliegt ein Vogel so schwarz und stumm;
sein Schicksal, wer hemmt es? Kein Zügel.
Im weiten Weltraum treibt er sich um,
den Sturmwind der Angst unterm Flügel.

Er hat kein Nest, sich zu wärmen drin;
kein Rastplatz, bergend und labend.
Mein Sehnen braust wie ein Schatten dahin
vor dein helles Fenster heut abend.

So bleich siehst im bleichen Mondlicht du aus,
willst den Traum von der Stirne reiben;
nun schläft dein weites schweigendes Haus -
mein Los kann nicht ruhen und bleiben.

Es ist ein Gewölk, das aufzieht und fleucht
über schwarzen Wassers Gefunkel -
wir Vögel der Sehnsucht, von Unrast gezeugt,
wir rauschende Schwingen im Dunkel!

The religion that has the greatest affinity with your belief system is:

Unitarian Universalism

Your belief system is 90% compatible with Unitarian Universalist religious beliefs.
But did you know that even though Unitarian Universalists have mixed beliefs about the existence of God, they tend to share the belief that there is something to be learned from every world religion? It appears that you are also open to a wide variety of religious and spiritual ideas. By accepting differences between individual spiritual beliefs, Unitarian Universalists come together under a few broad and inclusive moral ideologies. They pass their beliefs from generation to generation through their church's literature and their teachings, both of which draw on many of the major spiritual texts from a variety of religions. Typically open-minded and intellectual, Unitarian Universalists encourage individual exploration of many different spiritual truths. They also tend to be politically liberal. It seems that you also see the importance of being open-minded and curious.

You're 67% compatible with Buddhist beliefs.
You're 63% compatible with Neo-Pagan beliefs.
You're 50% compatible with Baha'i beliefs.
You're 50% compatible with Native American religious beliefs.
You're 47% compatible with Spiritualist beliefs.
You're 44% compatible with Judaic religious beliefs.
You're 42% compatible with Hindu beliefs.
You're 37% compatible with Islamic beliefs.
You're 35% compatible with Christian beliefs.

[this may be a rather ingenious test, but it's all wrong. i'm sure i'm a lot more Hindu than Baha'i or, so help me god, Spiritualist (i happen to think spiritualism is all bunkum!); and i'm much more of a Jew than a Native American; and i'm exactly 0,0023% Christian. but still fun.]

You can only type one word.

NO EXPLANATIONS! (stolen from ejlis)

1. Yourself: undecided
2. Your Lover: which?
3. Your Hair: short
4. Your Mother: sweet
5. Your Father: childish
6. Your Favorite Item: pillow
7. Your Dream Last Night: scientific
8. Your Favorite Drink: water
9. Your Dream Home: hermitage
10. The Room You Are In: "study"
11. Your Pet: none
12. Who You Are Now: blogger
13. Who You Want to be in Ten Years: hermit
14. What You Want to be in Ten Years: enlightened
15. What You're Not: normal
16. Your Best Friend: iris
17. One of Your Wish list items: cat
18. Your Gender: male
19. The Last Thing You Did: telephoned
20. What You Are Wearing: t-shirt
21. Your Favorite Weather: thunderstorm
22. Your Favorite Book: Don Quijote
23. The Last Thing You Ate: bread
24. Your Life: peaceful
25. Your Mood: lovesick

letter to the weather-gods

dear Jupiter aka Zeus, dear Thor, dear Indra, dear St. Peter, and all you other guys,

i've had enough of the winter, and so, it seems, have you. but i have also had enough of this changing back and forth between hot and cold.
i wish to tell you that this weekend i'm stowing away my shoes and will only take them out again in autumn. until then i'm going barefoot, and should you go changing back to 2°C and snowfall, why then i will walk barefoot in the snow. i won't be kidded by the likes of you.

yours sincerely,

caru

one more survey

TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name:	erwin
Birthday:	27.09.1973
Birthplace:	graz
Current Location:	vienna
Eye Color:	grey-green
Hair Color:	not quite black
Height:	1,75m?
Right Handed or Left Handed:	right for writing, left for some other things
Your Heritage:	middle european mongrel
The Shoes You Wore Today:	none
Your Weakness:	girls *blush*
Your Fears:	drowning, falling off a bridge (metaphors for losing control?)
Your Perfect Pizza:	vegetable pizza created by myself
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year:	win millions on the lottery
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger:	"time doesn't exist"
Thoughts First Waking Up:	"i need sex"
Your Best Physical Feature:	sweet look in the eyes, i'm told
Your Bedtime:	midnight to 1am
Your Most Missed Memory:	i don't know, i forgot it... thats why i miss it
Pepsi or Coke:	darjeeling tea
MacDonalds or Burger King:	yuck for both
Single or Group Dates:	single
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea:	clear water
Chocolate or Vanilla:	chocolate!
Cappuccino or Coffee:	darjeeling tea
Do you Smoke:	no tobacco... very little green stuff
Do you Swear:	oh, shut the fuck up!
Do you Sing:	yeah
Do you Shower Daily:	no
Have you Been in Love:	hell yeah!
Do you want to go to College:	i live there ;)
Do you want to get Married:	NO
Do you belive in yourself:	yes... i exist
Do you get Motion Sickness:	no
Do you think you are Attractive:	i have an attractive mind ;)
Are you a Health Freak:	no, i'm just healthy
Do you get along with your Parents:	as long as the contact doesn't get too close, yeah
Do you like Thunderstorms:	thunderstorms? where? bring on the thunderstorms!
Do you play an Instrument:	jew's harp, harmonica and didgeridoo - all equally badly ;)
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol:	yes... 2 glasses of wine
In the past month have you Smoked:	no
In the past month have you been on Drugs:	no
In the past month have you gone on a Date:	yes
In the past month have you gone to a Mall:	yes
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos:	what on earth is that?
In the past month have you eaten Sushi:	no... never do
In the past month have you been on Stage:	yeah! i was the hero. no honestly, i was.
In the past month have you been Dumped:	no
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping:	no... too cold here
In the past month have you Stolen Anything:	no
Ever been Drunk:	yeah
Ever been called a Tease:	no, just a sceptic, too logical, or a fuckin' asshole, or other things.. never a tease
Ever been Beaten up:	no
Ever Shoplifted:	no
How do you want to Die:	i don't. hmmm... fall asleep and never wake up again, after having sex with the woman i love?
What do you want to be when you Grow Up:	i don't grow.
What country would you most like to Visit:	haiti
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color:	blue (currently) *blush*
Favourite Hair Color:	black (currently) *blush*
Short or Long Hair:	LONG
Height:	any
Weight:	not so heavy that she flattens me *blush*
Best Clothing Style:	hippie
Number of Drugs I have taken:	never counted them... but say a dozen
Number of CDs I own:	never counted them either... heaps!
Number of Piercings:	2 (used to be more)
Number of Tattoos:	3 (will be more some day)
Number of things in my Past I Regret:	0
CREATE YOUR OWN! - or - GET PAID TO TAKE SURVEYS!

Get your own spectral analysis from Area 23®

analysis done by spectres... stole this from ejlis...

more avatars...

... this time of three girls who make my life a lot more like paradise than it would be without them.
from left to right, and top to bottom: s., i., and m. :-)

i(ris, with the sunset background) composed her avatar herself, the others were put together by me. none of them really does justice to the girl it supposedly depicts - they are all a lot prettier, for example - but they do give an idea of their general appearance.

my yahoo avatar...

by special request from aasa...
and being a badass, i tried and made an aasa too *lol* doesn't she look a bit like Nemi?

howlin' with the wolves

medieval handicraft

stumbled on this little shop yesterday. they make, and sell, medieval (and pre-medieval) clothing, shoes, ornaments, toys... and they offer workshops where you can learn some of the techniques - weaving, pottery, leatherwork...
most of the stuff is pretty expensive, though. has to be. but they also sell sewing patterns for medieval clothing, and little booklets that teach you how to make stuff yourself :-) great discovery :-)