kolyaThis reminds me of when I brought Liam on to the Pigeon Detectives. Liam was a British boy who appeared one day in our IRC chat. I was running a gaming forum back then and that's how he found us. Liam had a lot of questions, many of them about girls and sex. He had horrible spelling, but sometimes he suddenly wrote correctly and then we all wrote: HELLO LIAM'S MOM! lol Years later he came back and thanked us for welcoming him. He had become quite well adjusted for growing up on IRC. #klife
@HadasWeiss Saturday I was out in #Düsseldorf. and at one point strolling over the main party strip. every bar played music loud enough for the whole street. tbh it was rather exhausting. but from one bar I heard Ice-T yelling his classic: Body Count. a blast from the past! and gesturing at the tightly dressed young people around, I said to my friend: it's nice that they're willing to give it new meaning. #klife
I drove to the place where the motorcycle inspection will happen, just to learn the way. but before that I spent days planning the route on google maps and on my nav system. mentally preparing for a 15 minutes trip. I was nervous about it. it's far from my usual fun drives, on big city roads in heavy traffic. my prep paid off though, I always knew where to go and it all went swimmingly. on return I took a detour to one of my fave places by a sea. #klife
@apilsetas this gives me flashbacks to my civilian service where I had to bring two old ladies (both well over 90) to their lunch and back home. one was a pietistic sourpuss, the other proudly dropped her empty beer bottle into the recycling container every day. they both hated each other, but both also wanted to hold my hand. we had several situations like this in public. #klife
when I finished my professional training all the apprentices had to come together on the same day and take a written test about everything they had learned in the past 3 or 4 years. I met a girl there who I knew from college. she was hysterical. she had only started learning the night before. I asked her why and she said she just couldn't. I nodded but it seemed absurd. I didn't realize then what a trailblazer for mental issues she was. so many times I've been reminded of her since. #klife
roomie and I took a walk to the botanical garden, but it was overcrowded. we saw the nearby ferris wheel. "we'll go on the ferris wheel and then have waffles! it will be a PERFECT Sunday!" she exclaimed. I reluctantly agreed. on the first turn in that fully transparent cabin I nearly had a panic attack. then I composed myself and took some pictures. later we went to a little café and had waffles. I acted like a 1980s East Berliner for her amusement. she was very happy, which made me happy #klife
koreantopik🇰🇷✨ Why Does South Korea Celebrate New Year Twice?
It’s not just luck — it’s a century-long cultural journey!
If you’ve ever wondered why Koreans get to celebrate two New Years — Solar New Year (Jan 1) and Lunar New Year (Seollal) — the answer isn’t random. It’s the result of nearly 100 years of cultural resistance and pride.
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my roomie will have her thyroid gland removed next week. it's pressing on her airway. and it's probably responsible for some wild mood swings. I have taken the day off to be with her, although I'm not sure I'm gonna be much help. hospitals freak me out. #klife
I replaced the battery on the tracking tag in my #motorcycle. it also needs an inspection and oil change, but it's way to cold and snowy to ride right now, so this will have to wait. #klife
I was part of a small Hanukkah celebration with friends today. It started rather unorthodox at a Christmas market where we ate potato pancakes with apple sauce, which apparently is the same as latkes and also generally enjoyed in the Rhineland. Later at home the candles on the menorah were lit with a short chant and then we played with a dreidel for candy and hung out. Before leaving I helped them disabling frame interpolation on their TV set, which is a scourge on man. Happy Hanukkah! #klife