Alle Beziehungen sind wie Spiegel; wenn wir das Spiegelbild nicht mehr mögen, wenden wir uns ab und schauen in einen anderen, vielleicht in eine Spiegelscherbe, die nur einen schönen Ausschnitt von uns zeigt, oder in einen See, in dem die Wellen die meisten unserer hässlichen Falten verschlucken.
laemmchen🔎fund: movies
I seldom watch a movie twice. If I do, it`s 1) because it has a particular significance for me or 2) because I show it to a friend. But more often than not, the movies that belong to category 2) also take on a certain significance. So it happened with Truffaut´s La Nuit Americaine, which … laemmchen🔎fund: movies weiterlesen
Travel Impressions: Cornwall
WisteriaIn some places, the wisteria is clinging to the ancient walls like we cling to the images, sounds and smells that constitute the timeless promises of our childhood.@Cotehele House BluebellsBluebells overgrow much of Cornwall`s landscape during the spring months. They are a symbol of humility and gratitude. A single bluebell knows it is only one … Travel Impressions: Cornwall weiterlesen
laemmchen🔎fund: psychedelics
In his latest work Outside Looking In, T.C. Boyle shows us the two sides of LSD very vividly. He may be the first writer who tried to describe what Albert Hofmann, the "inventor" of the drug, might have felt during his first trip: "Table legs. The antimacassar on the chair. The end table, the telephone, … laemmchen🔎fund: psychedelics weiterlesen
laemmchen🔎fund: synchronicities
In times of turmoil, synchronicities seem to pile up, just like some researchers claim deja-vues pile up whenever there’s a difficult phase in our life. I have experienced a nice reality-fiction-synchronicity lately, concerning the latest book I’m translating. For two or three days, the phrase "women going to war" was stuck in my mind (I … laemmchen🔎fund: synchronicities weiterlesen
laemmchen🐑lieder: Leonard Cohen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH1XTOBF0YQ Give me crack and anal sexTake the only tree that's leftAnd stuff it up the holeIn your culture
laemmchen🔎fund: beatmatching
As I’m currently translating a novel and writing another one at the same time, I’ve paid attention to how the two things are sometimes get in each others way and sometimes complement each other. There are times when I am happy with my writing and can easily switch over to translating, not really sad to … laemmchen🔎fund: beatmatching weiterlesen
