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Happy Valentine´s Day!
2008-02-14 08:48:00
So what do want to have this Valentine ´s Day? The flowers or ... ?I hope all of you will receive more love, find your love, enhance your love, whatever... A loveable year to all of you and a Happy Valentine´s Day! (I just love the ecards by someecards.)© all images by someecards

Pay It Forward - Parcels Sent Out Today Morning!
2008-02-13 03:19:00
So finally I made it! I managed to get everything ready for the pay-it-forward game for Milla, Mithi, Mim, Ann and Switchsky. I´m not sure, but I think Fabe (the only guy in the whole game) backed out when he noticed that everything should be handmade. :)Anyway, I´m glad that I sent off the parcels today morning. Part of the content has been lying around here for some weeks. Everything is either handmade or at least designed by myself. Inside the handmade gift is a food gift. I´m not sure whether it will still taste good by the time it arrives, but it is in a Ziploc bag, so it won´t have an effect the other stuff. In case it isn´t edible anymore, just throw it out and enjoy the other stuff. Please let me know when the parcels arrive. The lady at the post office said it would take about 10 days. I hope the shipping won´t take longer with all the mail sent off for Valentine´s day.
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The Apl Song By Black Eyed Peas
2008-02-12 13:39:00
Black Eyed Peas The Apl Song [Chorus in Tagalog]Lapit mga kaibigan at makinig kayoAko'y may dala-dalang, balita galing sa bayan koNais kong ipamahagi ang mga kwentoAng mga pangyayaring nagaganapSa lupang pinangako[English Translation:](Come closer my friends and everyone listenI brought news from my homelandI'll tell you how we live and what goes onFrom my beloved homeland.)[Verse one, Apl.De.Ap]Every place got a ghetto this is my versionCheck it out...Listen closely yo, I got a story to tellA version of my ghetto where life felt for realSome would call it hell but to me it was heavenGod gave me the grace, amazin' ways of livingHow would you feel if you had to catch your meal?Build a hut to live and to eat and chill in.Having to pump the water outta the groundThe way we put it down utilizing what is aroundLike land for farming, river for fishingEveryone helpin' each other whenever they canWe makin' it happen, from nothin' to somethin'That's how we be survivin' back in my home...
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Etsy Jewelry By Accessory à la Mode
2008-02-09 23:46:00
A few days ago I finally received a small package from the States. I had seen a post at Design Crush about these wonderful rings. I liked them a lot. So I ordered two of them from Accessory à la Mode at her Etsy shop: one made of Sterling Silver and the other one of antiqued Brass.It was fun to open the package and the rings which were wrapped as little gifts. The seller does have an eye for details and you can feel her affection for her craft when you see her items.She had some personal problems, which led to a delayed shipping, so she added a coupon for the next purchase at her shop. By mistake she made two silver rings for me and when she realized that I had ordered a brass one, she made another one and sent me all three of them. I´m glad she did, because the silver rings are much prettier.
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Post-It Project Part 3
2008-02-08 11:53:00
The following post-its for the Post -It Project were stuck at a jewelery store and at the movie rental place.Outside the designer jewelery store there is a tiny little window beneath the large display window. About once a month the designer changes the decoration in it and the kids (myself included) wait anxiously to see her new ideas.(That´s my brother who is the proof that I really did stick the post-its everywhere.)
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Post-It Project Part 2
2008-02-07 10:23:00
Here some more pics of the project. The first one I stuck on a mailbox and the second one on a cash machine:"Where have all the love letters gone? Only advertisements!"
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Post-Its
2008-02-06 17:08:00
Some more post-its for the project:"The cheese smells delicious." (Stuck on the glass wall of a cheese store.)
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Post-It Project
2008-02-03 12:02:00
A few days ago I read about the Post -It project. You can see some of the entries from all over the world here.What a fun idea! I did some myself but when I wanted to take pics the batteries of my digicam were empty. So I couldn´t post the pictures on time for the project. I had fun sticking the post-its everywhere but I received a lot of strange looks from others. Here are some of the pics I took:Elections for the next mayor of Munich are held soon. I stuck this "Kiss me" post-it on the advertising poster for the current mayor. After that I realised that I wasn´t the first one to embellish the poster. Look at the mayors´ hands. Nice!(BTW: The slogan of the poster: "Munich is in good hands!" I just love it!)
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Tais Toi Mon Coeur By Dionysos Ft. Olivia Ruiz
2008-02-01 13:23:00
Currently I feel like having an umbrella stabbed into my heart too. Friday is drama time! ;)The video is nice but I have already posted a wonderful video of Dionysos ?Tes lacets sont des fées? here, which I like a lot better.Update:Here´s the translation by someone on youtube.Tais Toi Mon Coeur by Dionysos Ft. Olivia RuizFor me it's the time to shove into the trashmy wooden heart, for good.It is to the mounting head of the sparks (of love)that I come to bring my resignation.Go, birds of my body,close your pretty beaks to passion.The accidents of love by the dozenhave never made much sense to me.Chorus:Shut up, my heart. I don't recognize you. (x4)Me, I'm the only one who gets carried away.I make myself a heart of stone,to become a "big boy".The one you would be proud of,and could live with.But a nice day like this raises in youthe damned ideaof digging through your souvenirs and dreamsin the trashcan of passion.(Chorus)I have cracksin my shoes.It is definitelyMy stone heartTh...

Portrait Of My Son
2008-01-28 12:13:00
After the last Portrait Party contest the only one of my closer family I hadn´t drawn yet was my son. Just like my daughter I drew him when he was sitting in the bathtub. Otherwise I could have never drawn a portrait of him without a cap. It´s funny to see him without a headcovering when he usually always wears one.I asked my son (4 years old) whether he could draw me for the Portrait Party contest and he said: "I can only draw pirates and vikings and ships and treasures and monsters. But not you. It wouldn´t be nice." I replied that it needn´t be nice. It would be great if he would just try to draw me though. When he saw that everybody exchanged portraits with me he tried it too.When he gave me the drawing I asked him what that black line on top of my head was. He rolled his eyes: "Mom, that´s your long ponytail of course".My son (sitting in the bath tub):My son and my daughter on facing Moleskine pages:And me:

Pink Moon By Nick Drake
2008-01-25 12:53:00
In the comments of my last post about Cat Power Sarah talked about Nick Drake . I don´t have time currently for new pics or posts. So I´m posting another music video.Nick Drake Pink Moon Saw it written and I saw it say Pink moon is on its way And none of you stand so tall Pink moon gonna get ye all And it?s a pink moon I saw it written and I saw it say Pink moon is on its way And none of you stand so tall Pink moon gonna get ye all And it?s a pink moon Yes, a pink moonWe saw the movie "Control" (about Ian Curtis) a few days ago. Somehow Nick Drake´s life reminds me of the Ian Curtis (lead singer of Joy Division) biography.Podcast by Gabrielle Drake (Nick Drake´s sister)

The Greatest By Cat Power
2008-01-21 17:03:00
A few days ago I discovered Cat Power on Dorin´s blog. Beautiful music! The singer has such a wonderful voice. I´m not a specially romantic person, but this song just wants to make me stand in a room, lean at a guy and sway with him.Cat Power The Greatest Once I wanted to be the greatestNo wind or waterfall could stop meAnd then came the rush of the floodThe stars at night turned you to dustMelt me downTo big black armourLeave no traceOf graceJust in your honorLower me downThat corporate slobMake a watchFor a space in townFor the lack of the drugsMy faith had been sleepingLower me downIn the endSecure the groundsFor the later paradeOnce I wanted to be the greatestTwo faced, sad little rockWhen things I couldn't explainAny feelingsLower me downIn the endSecure the groundsFor the lack of the drugsMy faith had been sleepingFor the later paradeOnce I wanted to be the greatestNo wind or water fall could stop meAnd then came the rush of the floodThe stars at night turned you to dustHere´s ...

My Favorite Fantasy 6
2008-01-18 15:56:00
Anonymous (female?) fantasy: "Gangbang!" Just a very quick sketch of the last fantasy so far. It´s Friday afternoon and only a few minutes time left. Did I miss any of your wishes - except for the bicycle ride? Don´t think so. I hope to do that one with a bit more inspiration next week or maybe I can convince Dorin to choose something easier. ;)Anyway I had fun drawing these and enjoyed it even more to read your emails with your fantasies. In case you want a reader for your thoughts and future fantasies, I´ll be here and waiting for you.But all this lead to my blog being taken off the EDM Superblog:"Love your work and your honesty. However it's inclusion in the EDM Superblog has freaked people out. I'm afraid we're going to have take you off the site. But don't let that limit your creativity and honesty."I had completely forgotten that all pics were posted there automatically and they have some readers who are quite young. I guess, I lost a few readers the past days, but maybe a...
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My Favorite Fantasy 5
2008-01-17 18:29:00
Female fantasy: "When I was around 13 years old, I secretly searched through my dads´ books (which were kept in separate boxes). I discovered a book which was some kind of a female James Bond story. The heroine of the book almost dies a few times, gets rid of her persecuters and kidnappers with the help of sex, she is set under drugs, etc. And while she is under the influence of some drugs she has sex with the devil. Every touch of his fingers was described and you can imagine that this was overwhelming for me (as a 13 year-old). Ever since I read that book, I wanted a man to touch me like that devil and make me (and my skin) burn." I took the motif for the sketch from the Louis Royo painting below:
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My Favorite Fantasy 4
2008-01-17 17:57:00
Male fantasy: "I see a Bar, with a lot of Bottles. Jump over and watch from the barkeepers place. Some of the bottles are broken, some of them are full, some emtpy. On the bar, sitting a girl. With her body leanng back, arms streched to the side, legs opened. She is wearing trousers, but no shirt. Her eyes show the spectator her thoughts: "I want you!". Her trousers shoud be torn somewhere. Let her smoke, let her be tattoed, completly naked, whatever. Her eyes tell everybody, woman and man: "I want you." "Boy... this pic took me half a day. Such a lot of time time and it´s the worst pic of all of these fantasies. Damn! And I forgot a lot of the little things which were wished for. You know what, f. k. you´ll get another pic some time, with THE LOOK, but I´ll decide the motif and try better.I really need to cool down now and take a break. I guess I´ll be off to the movies today. Any horror movie running? I need to get other things on my mind now. ;)Any quick recommendations for thi...
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My Favorite Fantasy 3
2008-01-17 12:58:00
Male fantasy: "Having average-sized genitalia myself I am obviously fascinated by the vision of men who have elephant-trunk appendages, and I suppose the erotic fantasy is me doing what they do with the elephant trunk by proxy." I just love this sentence. Actually the guy had a lot of other fantasies, which wouldn´t have been too hard to sketch, but you just can´t beat this sentence.
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My Favorite Fantasy 2
2008-01-17 10:27:00
Male fantasy: "I want to force a nun to give me a blow job. And she will start to enjoy it." And here is what the nun did to my last sketch:
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My Favorite Fantasy 1
2008-01-17 03:58:00
Here you go: The first fantasy is of a woman who wants to give some special guy a blow job in a public place. Actually her fantasy didn´t really sound like a dream. Somehow I had the impression that she has already experienced this.I had just started the next drawing when I noticed that the pen bled through the page. I´m glad I noticed it after only one line, but still: Sorry for that. It´s late, I´m off to bed and will do the others hopefully tomorrow.
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Charles Bukoswki
2008-01-17 00:07:00
Before I start a short series of pics for IFN: My favorite sexual fantasy, I´ll want to end the Charles Bukowski series for now with this quote:?Sometimes you just have to pee in the sink.?

For (German) All Gamblers!
2008-01-16 11:56:00
I had mentioned the 100-days pop-up book store before. The store closed two weeks ago. But now Dorin Popa has had a new idea and started aother blog. All the German readers check out the blog Deutscher Lotto-Blog!Update:People from all over the world can participate. It's very easy: Dorin Popa plays German Lotto every week. And all you need to participate is by linking to his blog or by commenting in his blog.A link in a blog entry qualifies for a participation in the same week's 6 aus 49 ? the main Lotto drawing. A link in your blogroll qualifies for a participation as long as the blog is in your blogroll. Check out the blogroll to see if Dorin P. is aware of your link. A comment in the Deutscher Lotto-Blog qualifies for the smaller games: Super 6 and Spiel 77 in the same week.Everytime he wins some money he'll share it with the qualified bloggers. Payment is through Paypal.It´s a nice experiment and you won´t loose anything. You migght even win a few cents. ;)

All Sexual Fantasies Fulfilled Here!
2008-01-14 15:59:00
I´ve done two images for the IFN topic of this week (my favorite sexual fantasy), but so far none of them were real sexual fantasies. They were just images which came to my mind.I have an offer for YOU! Tell me your favorite sexual fantasy and I´ll draw a sketch of it for you. I´m very curious to know what you all are dreaming of. Of course I´ll post the images without your name.Tell me your wildest dreams. Everything is accepted and every fantasy (which I´ll receive till Thursday night) will be drawn. There are only very few things which I would decline. So please don´t disappoint me.In case you do not want to write your fantasies in the comment section (I expect wild fantasies) send the images to this email address!Update:I just received the first email in response to this post. Thanks, it has already triggered my fantasy for the first drawing.
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IFN: My Favorite Sexual Fantasy
2008-01-14 15:37:00
Remember the IFN topic "What Goes In Must Come Out" when Mim´s image inspired me to another one and the next image by Ellis Nadler showed a Vagina Dentata?Something similar happened with my second IFN pic which I actually hadn´t planned to post here. But what the heck... Here you go: Afraid of Vagina Dentata?? Here comes the Vagina Overwhelma. (Thanks Prozacville) Fuck: Today I had Prozac(ville)! (by ksklein):Too much woman for just one man (by Prozacville):
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Portrait Of My Mother - 2
2008-01-14 14:35:00
I have already done a portrait of my mom for the Portrait Party, but it was from my mind, so I couldn´t do a portrait with many details. This weekend I had a second chance. You can recognize her very well and she´s satisfied with it. But I´m not satisfied with the hair, so I´ll need a third try.My mom (second try):My mom (first try):And me:
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Losing Your Soul
2008-01-14 01:43:00
?If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose.?Would you have believed that Charles Bukowski could also say something comforting? This is how I understood the quote.
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Poop Back and Forth, Forever.
2008-01-13 11:29:00
A few days ago we watched "Me and You and Everyone We Know" . Here are just a few pictures and a short video of the movie."Back and forth" poop sign:The )) and (( are two butts, and the is poop going back and forth between the two butts. This was written by a young boy talking to a 40 year old woman on a chat room. Poop ing "back and forth, forever" is his idea of romance. Watch the clip to see it. It´s really very funny.
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Hand Me The Strapon... (IFN: My Favorite Fantasy)
2008-01-12 18:53:00
... and where is the whip?This weeks theme on Illustration Friday Night is "My favorite sexual fantasy". There has been a discussion whether the site should close down as the work of the participants wasn´t intense, provocative and uncompromising anymore. It isn´t always easy to find something provocative but maybe this one will do.Actually I wouldn´t say this is my favorite fantasy let alone sexual fantasy. But it is the first thing which came to my mind.
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Are You The Favorite Person Of Anybody?
2008-01-11 10:34:00
We have a list of movies I want to rent online. And we never know which dvds the rental company will send us next. It was such a coincidence when on the same day the dvd of "Me and You and Everyone We Know" arrived along with the yellow book "No one belongs here more than you" both by Miranda July. Add then I also found this short movie at YouTube. Did anybody say "There are no coincidences"?This is a simple short film, shot on a budget of $150. A man with a survey stops passersby and asks them, "Are you anybody's favorite person?" That can be heartbreaking for somebody who doesn´t come first in somebody else's heart!
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Melancholia By Charles Bukowski
2008-01-11 08:57:00
Melancholia Charles Bukowski the history of melancholiaincludes all of us.me, I writhe in dirty sheetswhile staring at blue wallsand nothing.I have gotten so used to melancholiathatI greet it like an oldfriend.I will now do 15 minutes of grievingfor the lost redhead,I tell the gods.I do it and feel quite badquite sad,then I riseCLEANSEDeven though nothingis solved.that's what I get for kickingreligion in the ass.I should have kicked the redheadin the asswhere her brains and her bread andbutter areat ...but, no, I've felt sadabout everything:the lost redhead was just anothersmash in a lifelongloss ...I listen to drums on the radio nowand grin.there is something wrong with mebesidesmelancholia.What I like most about Charles Bukowski is that he is just honest and straight-forward and doesn´t seem too complicated. I guess this can be applied to his writing too. He doesn´t seem to care about the consequences of his words. That can hurt. But I prefer the hurtful truth to dishonesty and e...

More books...
2008-01-10 11:45:00
I read about "Will Happiness find me?" at swissmiss. The renowned Swiss duo Fischli & Weiss wrote down questions that everyone asks themselves once in a while: Should I satisfy myself? Shall I go under? Should I pay less attention to my worries? Why doesn´t she call? Has the last bus gone? Should I get drunk?Fun to read and ponder.The book review" at Artist in LA LA Land made me buy "Erotic Haiku". Each haiku appears in English and in Japanese with playful pen-and-pencil drawings throughout.And finally "No one belongs here more than you" by Miranda July. I discovered this little gem around a year ago. I really enjoyed the idea, but didn´t think of buying the book. But then I heard so much about Miranda that I just had to have a look at it. Now all I need is something yellow to wear for reading the book.
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I'm In Love By Charles Bukowski
2008-01-10 10:22:00
I'm In Love Charles Bukowski she's young, she said, but look at me, I have pretty ankles, and look at my wrists, I have pretty wrists o my god, I thought it was all working, and now it's her again, every time she phones you go crazy, you told me it was over you told me it was finished, listen, I've lived long enough to become a good woman, why do you need a bad woman? you need to be tortured, don't you? you think life is rotten if somebody treats you rotten it all fits, doesn't it? tell me, is that it? do you want to be treated like a piece of shit? and my son, my son was going to meet you. I told my son and I dropped all my lovers. I stood up in a cafe and screamed I'M IN LOVE, and now you've made a fool of me. . . I'm sorry, I said, I'm really sorry. hold me, she said, will you please hold me? I've never been in one of these things before, I said, these triangles. . . she got up and lit a cigarette, she was trembling all over.she paced up and down,wild and crazy.she h...
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