and then there are days...

...you are just glad they are over and never come back. today was one of those days -- for me. hectic beginning, dreary middle part and just a slightly better ending. despite a big hug and a small walk. despite some cups of hot liquor in the company of a good friend. despite a fun choir practice. the blues remained. quite lasting today. i am just glad to go to bed and finish the day. thank god it is -almost- thursday!

Boby Dylan

I am heading out of town today to see Boby Dylan's works of art. They are shown (for the very first time ever) in a place that most people have either never heard of or have no positive association with at all. The city (Chemnitz) needs a magnet like the art collection more that most cities in the eastern part of Germany. Meeting some friends at the train station in the early afternoon. It's going to be a day out with friends and Bob Dylan. So for all those reasons I am really excited! What a great way to spent a rainy and otherwise dreary sunday afternoon!

Traditional Buddhist teaching

First, rely on the spirit and meaning of the teachings, not on the words;
Second, rely on the teachings, not on the personality of the teacher;
Third, rely on real wisdom, not superficial interpretation;
And fourth, rely on the essence of your pure Wisdom Mind, not on judgmental perceptions.

november

gosh, it is n o v e m b e r !
my least favorite month of the year. i can not think of a single thing that i like about november. or wait: my best friends birthday. so, i take it back. there is one thing. actually two, now, that i am thinking about it. the sound of the name: november. it sounds smooth and comforting, round...somehow but nothing like the real thing. it does not give away the cold, the lack of light, the lack of colors, particularly outside, the last leaves are lost, trees are bare, the meadows are no longer green but are left in a withering and sad yellowish-brown...november for me is: an icy drizzle, grey sky, you walk around shivering and you can bet on not having an umbrella when you need one.
the best thing about novmeber is the fact that it will pass. december i like due to all the lights (artificial but better than nothing) in the streets, the christmas market, the smell of caramel and almonds and sometimes even snow.
i changed the design of my blog today as i felt that the bright green is not appropriate for this season. however, michael convinced me to stay away from the brown background that i was going to choose.
lucy adjusts well to the season: she just sleeps away the days on warm pillows or next to the heating.
i am going to follow suit and snuggle up with my book and a blanket.

the view from my room

Kino, das ist der Zeit zuschauen,
wie sie die Schönheit entführt.

Tag der deutschen Einheit

Micha und ich feiern diesen Tag immer. Denn ohne die Einheit wären wir nicht zusammen. Seltsame Vorstelllung. Und sicher hätte ich viele von euch auch nicht getroffen--oder zumindest hätten wir uns nicht in Leipzig kennengelernen. Auch wenn wir alle noch mit einer Mauer zwischen den beiden deutschen Staaten groß geworden sind, waren wir doch noch jung genug um diese Veränderungen als unglaublich positiv zu bewerten.
Grund genug ein Gläschen Sekt zu trinken und zu feiern---wo auch immer ihr seid!
Prost!