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Here’s a current screenshot of my iPhone’s homescreen. It’s been looking like this for quite a while now and so I wanted to log this.

Oh man, I’m so behind on my photos. I’ve developed and scanned everything until and including June. But there are now 25 more rolls to scan and currently 13 rolls still to develop. And I haven’t edited much from this year, either. Makes me a bit nervous about being able to keep up with my photo journal in any timely fashion. But I need and want to! But I will probably end up posting a whole year again, as I did with 2020.

Today, I at least finally ordered myself a 5-reel development tank, which will make film-developing quite a bit quicker and more convenient, compared to using two 2-reel tanks.

I have a new bike. It’s a lightweight singlespeed roadbike.

Ein unterhaltsames kurzes Essay mit (u.A.) philosophischer Auseinandersetzung zum Thema “Künstliche Intelligenz”. Thema und Autor sagten mir zu. Von Daniel Kehlmanns Büchern habe ich die meisten gelesen. Dies hier ist natürlich nicht mit seinen Romanen zu vergleichen. Und man muss es nicht gelesen haben. Aber wenn man seinen Schreibstil mag und einem das Thema zusagt, wird einem dieses dünne Sachbuch auch gefallen.

Was ok. Overall, of course, very well made and very cinematic – worthy of a bigger screen than we have at home. And I liked the non-linear narrative. But if it was meant to be emotional at the end, I didn’t feel it.

A great plot! Great acting. Very well filmed and very well made overall. But a little too conventional – despite the outstanding story. And maybe “Thriller” is just not my genre (anymore). If it is yours, I can recommend this.

This must be the least good Coen brothers movie I’ve seen. I don’t know what to make of this. Not unlike “Au Poste!” you could somewhat revel in the absurdities and misfortune happening to the protagonist and his reactions to them. But the whole Jewish references just confused me. I guess it’s much better when you’re Jewish or at least familiar with their customs.

I did very much enjoy the first film in this series when I finally watched it not long ago. But this one didn’t grip me and I had to roll my eyes way too often.

A movie without any cuts and you really feel like you are self part of this adventure through Berlin with Victoria and the four guys that ends with these phenomenal acting performances which were incredible high stakes given the movie is over two hours long.

The new Jinjer has been out for a few weeks now. Given that I enjoyed their latest two outputs “Micro” and “Macro” a lot, I was looking forward to this one. And it’s a good solid Jinjer record. Tatiana got even better at singing. But apart from that now real surprises, I must say.

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An absurd interrogation in a murder case. Claustrophobic, confusing, unsettling, funny. Did I mention “absurd”? Definitely recommended. I still haven’t fully coped with that oyster scene.

Ich entdeckte diesen Klassiker im Bücherregal, und dachte – “warum nicht?”. Mal ein kurzweiliges Theaterstück in einfach zu lesender Dialogform. Ich wurde nicht enttäuscht!

Fand es in der Tat witzig, was bei solch alten (Theater-)Stücken nicht unbedingt immer der Fall war. Hat mich gut unterhalten. Das eigentliche Thema ist zeitlos und wird ansprechend erzählt.

Got the second COVID-19 vaccine shot Wednesday evening. And other than a sore upper arm again, I haven’t had noticeable side-effects.

Of course, I have been listening to this album quite a bit around recording my “Buried by the Dead” guitar cover. Catchy songs, ridiculous (good) guitar sound, and Åkerfeld’s amazing vocals. It’s a bit of a shame he no longer growls like this.

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Covering Bloodbath’s “Buried by the Dead” on guitar, having a bit of fun with my “Eyemaster” pedal. This album has definitely one of the most gnarly Swedish guitar tones out there.

Signal chain is:

• guitar
• Eyemaster pedal
• Apogee Jam Audio interface
• GarageBand
• Fender amp simulation with a bit of overdrive
• output to my Marshall Stanmore speaker – together with the original track from Spotify
• recorded into my Apple earphones’ microphone hanging directly in front of the speaker, recorded straight to the video filmed with the iPhone.

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Wow! Just terrific! You really get a feel for what dementia might feel like. The set was amazing. The dialogues were perfect. And of course, the acting was splendid – especially of the two main actors Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman. I feel like there are so many subtle details in this movie that I hadn’t time to fully process. I could easily watch this again and again.

This was ok. But not more. It was a pretty straight forward story. Indeed not for you, if you can’t stand (graphic) violence. What the protagonist’s transformation does to his family relationships was unconvincing in my humble opinion (and so was the change in character of his son).

I didn’t think I could relate to an Octopus so much. This film is a wonderful documentary about a remarkable and almost tragic relationship between a man and an octopus. Amazing footage, brilliantly told.

Was für ein Buch! Es ist lang. Aber ich fand es aber durchweg gut. Ich habe über Monate der ungekürzten Hörbuchfassung gelauscht, wann immer ich mit dem Fahrrad eine längere Strecke unterwegs war. Rutger Bregman geht der Frage nach, ob der Mensch von sich aus “im Grund...