Under a clear blue sky

I guess it's time for an entry.

So I finally was at the Jewish Museum today! :D I wanted to go there since I moved here (and even before that), but the opportunity never quite arose.
Today it did though (a friend had a free ticket and I tagged along), and boy, did I spend a long time there... It was really interesting and in parts really depressing, too. In the beginning of the exhibition they had several items relating to the holocaust and had their stories written beneath them. One was a deportation list to the KZs.
There was this Jewish girl who had to write the list of the people to be deported the following week (I think?). She wrote them till late at night (about four o'clock, every night) and the dread was growing she would have to write down her own name eventually. In the end she borded a deportation train voluntarily, in order to go with her friend.
When reading that I just wanted to cry right then and there.

But of course the museum is also about a lot of other subjects, like everyday Jewish life then and now. My favourite was a recording of interviews with pupils from a Jewish elementary school (kids are so adorable!) and a Batman kippah. :D
I can really recommend this museum if you're ever in Berlin! ♥


The "real" reason for this entry is supposed to be my 2010 book evaluation thing though.

And it's really sad but last year I only read 19 books. And 3 graphic novels. That's some literary fail right there. (This year I wanna make the 50 again, but I won't force myself to read, that never works out enjoyably for me.) Anyway. 19 books. Well, at least it's faster to write and rate them this way, eh?

( Here it goes, my list of books 2010 (and probably the only meme-ish thing I will do about 2010) )

So, that's it. God, so few books, I still feel awful. xD

Has anyone of you read any of those and wants to discuss? I'm all for it. ♥

Also if you want to rec me something that'd make me a very happy panda. :D

ETA: Late happy new year, everyone! :D And thank you again for the Christmas cards, ayawinner, gothikmaus and angrylogic, they brightened the dark days so much. ♥

First things first: sixtht! Your card arrived today! Thank you so much for such a cute card! I'm literally still smiling! :) (And I couldn't fail to notice that the cards we sent look similar, awesome or scary?) And the post mark said "Merry Christmas and a Happy new Year!" in Slovenian and the fact that due to recent research I knew what it meant. I. Felt. So. Awesome. :D But two questions: You have sausages on your stamps? (Okay, one's rhetorical...) Why is the stupid Deutsch Post so expensive?! D:
Thaaaaanks! Hvala! :D

And, robtengel, I think I never got around to probably thank you for your card! :D It arrived on time and I thought it was very cute! :) And I didn't find it impersonal as you it'd be either. Danke schön dafür! :D


Okay, on to other things: Books.
I thought long and hard whether I should rate and review the books I read this year like I did with the ones last year, but really? I'm too lazy now, and I don't really have time either. So I'll just give you the list. But PLEASE, if you want my opinion on one or a few, ask, I'd be happy to overshare my opinion... >D

( On this list are all books I read, except the children's books which are more pictures than text and the approximate 20 (I'm not lying...) books I ready for my Abitur. :) )

Interesting, wasn't it? ;) I didn't quite manage the 50 as I wanted to, but I really don't mind. :) ... Now that I see this list here, I still think about rating them. Maybe in another post... Would anyone be interested in that? :)


Also, let me share with the world how ridiculously happy I am that Jernej Damjan doesn't suck a skijumping anymore! :D He desserves to be good so much! :D

LJ doesn't let me comment or answer comments for two days now! >(
When I posted this Finland entry it took me about 100 tries, and now this?! Grrr...
So, you might have to wait some more till I get around to answer comments, but as soon as I can, I will! Promise! :)

In other good news (good for me at least, hehe...):
The book department in Galeria Kaufhof is quite shitty at most times, but now they had a sale on some travel guides! :D I just LOVE travel guides, I love to read them before I go to bed, and the imagine trips to just about everywhere as I fall asleep. It may be a little weird, but it just makes me so happy. :)
And now they had them for only 1€ each! Of course I couldn't resist and bought three... They mostly had stuff about popular destinations during the summer months Turkish beaches, Spanish islands and such, but I found some more interesting ones, or rather ones that I find more interesting. About...
Portugal,
Scotland,
and Dubai.
I've started reading the one about Dubai and this whole country sounds kinda batshit insane to me! xD But that doesn't stop me from saving for a one day stay at Burj Al-Arab...

This brought this site to my mind again. And now, don't tell me you don't kinda think it is weird?

Already looking forward to reading the other two guides! (And hoping to be able to comment soon...)

Oh, and btw, ai_chi, I just have to ask now since I can't comment, please explain what is the whole story about Ceiling!Mohinder! Please? :)

ETA: Oh yay, seems like I can comment again! :D

So, I just wrapped presents and wrote some cards and did all the Christmassy stuff you usually do this time of year, but then I was about to wrap the present for my cousin/godson and... well, he's getting that book for Christmas:



And I just... I can't do eeeet. 'Cause I want to keep it... *coughs* I decided to read it and now I just... I LOVE IT SO MUCH! IT'S SO PRETTY!
It has pictures like this:
And even prettier ones. (I don't have batteries for my camera at the moment, otherwise I would have taken some photos.) The book's drawn like one very long picture and it's so awesome and surreal and I can get lost staring at it. *sighs* I know they say "It is more blessed to give than to receive" but, but... I just want one, too! It's the prettiest book I ever saw!
When Christmas is over and I still hav money left, I'm so gonna buy a copy...


Ah btw, thanks again, darth_funk (and also schattenstern), for granting my icon wishes. I don't think I can ever stop using it! xD

ETA: Oh, and sorry if I'm spamming your flist... (I apologize but I don't change things, wow, I suck...)

Awesome book meme snagged from jurindel. :)

Notes: I will list list the books that are originally German under the German tile and give the English title in small parentheses (if it exists and differs). :) Books I read in German but are originally English, I will list under the English name and do the parenthesis thing with the German title.
Books I read in English I’ll just list under the English title. xD
Not complicated at all, eh? xD


( Aaaaand, there we go! )

Leute, ihr kennt doch sicher "Die Leiden des jungen Werther"? Sagt mal, wie fandet ihr das?

Die meisten (sprich: alle???), die ich so kenn finden es nämlich scheiße. Aber ich finde es ganz, ganz toll. Es ist eine der wenigen Deutschlektüren, die ich in nur einer Nacht durchgelesen hab (... die einzige, denke ich. Achja, und Woyzeck auch, aber das ist so kurz, dass es nicht zählt!) und ich mag dieses Buch! Ich hab es sogar just for fun nochmal gelesen. ._.

Aber ich bin doch da nicht die einzige? Oder?? o.o

Mir war mal wieder langweilig (ui, is' mir ja sonst nie!) und da hab ich mir die HP-Cover, die es so rund um die Welt gibt angeschaut. Jetzt muss ich sagen, es gibt schöne... und weniger schöne! xD

Und jetzt hab ich eine Hitlist (oder sowas in der Art) gemacht. ^^ Ja, mir war sehr langweilig. Aber dafür gibt's jetzt in meinem LJ viele Harry Potter-Bilder schöne Bilder. :)


( Und am siebten Tag schuf Gott die Langeweile... )

Tja, was soll ich sagen? Vielleicht bin ich zu leicht zu begeistern. XD Tja, und wenn schon, dann bin ich eben begeistert. ;)

HAHAHA, mir war seeehhhr langweilig! ;D