Bundesländer sind cool. 🤘
Morning coffee
The familiar sounds of the espresso machine never cease to calm me – the joy of the familiar, but also the potential of the variable: of sounds at new tones, of different cadences. Watching as the barista makes sure to stop pulling the espresso shot at 33 seconds — precision at every step.
Classical music, quiet conversation, and the awakening of the day permeate the cafe, illuminated by the light passing through the tall windows, and accompanied by the smell of freshly brewed coffee. I hear one of the baristas make their colleague laugh, bringing a smile to my face.
Aether-draft
Today I attended my first Magic the Gathering (MtG) draft: a “secret draft,” where players did not know ahead of time what series of the trading card game would be played. The event was held in a breathtaking church building, now used as a community centre. The building is a...
05.06.2026
„Die öffentliche Demütigung gab es schon mal. Von 1933 bis 1945 wurden etwa Sinti und Roma oder Juden auch gezwungen, vor der Haustür zu kehren und dann wurden sie deportiert. Die Botschaft lautet: Ihr seid nirgendwo sicher.“
Schon klar, wählt die ruhig weiter.
#noAfD #nazisraus
https://www1.wdr.de/nrw/ruhrgebiet/gelsenkirchen/gelsenkirchen-entsetzen-afd-video-putzen-100.html
Clouds
“No way,” I exclaim with wonder and glee and surprise.
I look up and stare for a few moments, transfixed by the delicate wisps of cloud that rest side by side. The wisps move in tandem, as if woven together by an invisible bond. A pink hue is cast onto the periphery of a ne...
Moments; time
One of my favourite parts of writing – and, by extension, blogging – is that I can, in words, capture a little bit of a day, and keep a little record of the moment. Each post can be a bookmark to a memory, and also part of the story of my life.
I love taking notes I walk ar...
🎬 No Country for Old Men
This review may contain spoilers. Tap or click to view.This is The Big Lebowski, but in serious and suspenseful. It has a narrator, who’s also appearing in the movie, and who doesn’t know if he (still) belongs there. You have people demanding money from a guy who stumbled in...
Oh, so Svelte is basically also under the Vercel umbrella? 🙄 (Since 2021? I somehow missed that…)
This is why we can’t have nice things.
Is there a power law of category use?
I have been thinking a lot about categories over the last week or so. It started by Thomas sharing the work he has been doing to build a category index page, whose design I love. I started to realise that I like to put a lot of my blog posts in one of few categories: moments...
04.06.2026
Hiding a list with no items in CSS
The Artemis reading interface consists of a section tag for each day for which there are blog posts to show. Each section contains a h2 denoting the date the posts were published, and a ul that lists each post published on that date.
Here is what the interface looks like:
T...
03.06.2026
The story of MJ
This is amazing. I could hardly contain my excitement. In one moment, I held James’ latest story in my two paws. In the next, the story was published on the web. “This is the web,” James said; “it’s where dreams can come true.” In that moment, I knew I was in the right place...
02.06.2026
Digital minimalism
This is my entry for this month’s Bear Blog Carnival, on the topic of staying connected while practicing digital minimalism. Thank you Juni for hosting the Carnival, and for choosing such a fascinating topic!
Over the last two years, I have tried to be more intentional abou...
Chat community for web writers?
I have several ideas swirling around for projects I would like to see happen. Sometimes, these ideas manifest as a project. Wonders of Web Weaving was inspired by my interest in having more discussions about the indie web. Other times, ideas make their way onto this blog to ...
Wonders of Web Weaving, Episode 4
The fourth episode of Wonders of Web Weaving is out:
In Episode 4, I chat with Marisabel, the author of Konfetti Explorations. We talk about, among other things, websites as gardens, sharing art on one's personal website, and seasons of making our websites.
I hope you enjoy the episode!
Wonders of Web Weaving has an RSS feed you can use to follow along from wherever you get your podcasts.
🎬 BLOOD INCANTATION - All Gates Open: In Search of Absolute Elsewhere
letterboxd.com/danielpietzsch/film/blood-incantation-all-gates-open-in-search/
They showed this at the local cinema, the Atelier. I always enjoy a good studio documentation - especially one of such an interesting band and one that's as well done as this one. And I'm very glad no one fell off that roof, WTF!?
👍 Recommended!
Next event: Deine Freunde on June 6, 2026, 17:00 at Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen.
🎬 Burn After Reading
I wanted a Coen movie, I got a Coen movie. Absolutely hilarious. And another fantastic cast. They were all a delight to watch, but I probably liked John Malkovich's performance the most. Also loved the idea with the CIA guy reporting those summaries of what had happened. Clever and funny.
👍 Recommended!
Next event: Deine Freunde on June 6, 2026, 17:00 at Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen.