#pohlmann.

[wndsh]

„Ich weiß ich steh mir meistens selber im Weg

Ob wir uns wieder sehen?

Kein Plan, besser erst mal nicht

Doch was wir hatten, kann uns niemand mehr nehmen

Ich hoffe du guckst irgendwann auf mich mit nem Lächeln zurück

Tschüss, ich wünsch dir viel Glück

Ich muss gehen

Ich häng nen Zettel an die Tür

Ich bin dann mal weg“

Blumentopf feat. Pohlmann. — Bin dann mal weg

[und-am-ende-wird-alles-gut]

Aus mir werde ich nicht schlau

Wenn Du Nichts Mehr Von Mir Hörst

[nopermanence]

Train yourself to let go Of everything you fear to lose

[francyblogs-blog]

Day 6: Somethin' Is Wrong Here

Of course, we didn't try to drive a car like that. Our rental car was actually all shiny and white (and probably the car driven by most US Americans, a Chevy Impala).

While staying at Mammoth Lake we went to Bodie, a former mining town. It boomed some time in the late 1800s. Now, the town is left in a state of "arrested decay" as the official website calls it.

Walking through the streets was a little eerie, yet also interesting. Just imagine, a town with previously up to 2000 building and up to 7000 inhabitants, being left behind.

For this day, I had to choose two pictures because we left a little trace of ourselves at Mono Lake. I wonder if the sticker is still visible now?

[wortmaschine-blog-blog]

Ja, wenn jetzt Sommer wär...Moment, haben wir nicht Juli?

[francyblogs-blog]

Yesterday, Pohlmann made me aware of the fact that it was World Ocean Day. He didn't only post an even better version of this song but also wrote about what it takes to save the oceans:

Not eating tuna anymore.

Not buying any products without the MSC symbol on them.

Not eating Sushi anymore.

Not buying holiday gifts that originate from the ocean anymore.

Checking out Greenpeace's Red List concerning edible fish.

I've got a slight problem with this list--and it doesn't originate in the fact that I love tuna sushi rolls--it's the thing with the MSC symbol. Normally, I am a huge fan of it. Yet, only some weeks ago I wanted to buy some prawns for dinner and for some reason I checked the back of the packaging despite the MSC symbol on the front. And there I read that the prawns were caught with the help of dragnets. I tried to find out what this is about but I couldn't find any proper information on how exactly the prawns are caught.

If you can find out more, please let me know. But until then, I'll just won't buy those prawns.

[francyblogs-blog]

If It Was Summer Right Now

Today has been a really nice day in Leipzig. After the long and relatively harsh winter it feels nice to just walk down a steet and feel the sunbeams on my skin. I'm okay with cold weather as long as it is not as grey and dank as it has been the last months. I need sunshine to feel like a normal person (at least as much as that's possible with me).

The German singer/songwriter Pohlmann, of whom I'm a preatty big fan as you might tell from the few previous posts I did so far, has this song called "Wenn jetzt Sommer wär" (If It Was Summer Right Now) in which he sings about all the stuff he'd do if the weather would allow it. So I wondered, what summer actually means to me and what I'd do if I could turn the clock to some time in the upcoming summer.

There are two main answers to this. The first concerns my behaviour in summer in general. The second is particular to this year's summer.

What I like about summer is that spending time outside is so much easier. You don't have to worry about what to wear since most of the time some skirt and t-short are sufficient. I hate nothing more than the need to dress like onion just to make sure that you don't suffer either of freezing like hell when being outside or sweating like hell while being inside. There's more to that though. In summer I enjoy going to one of the many parks Leipzig has (one being right around the corner from my place) and to just lie there and enjoy the good mood everyone is in.

With good weather it seems people get a lot nicer. You can catch them smiling a lot more often than in winter. I also see that in myself. When the weather is amazing I can shake off my worries much more easily. Also, seeing people enjoying time with their families and friends while being in the park, just puts a smile to my face - even when I'm there on my own. I really miss this and I can't wait for the weather to get good enough to lie in the sun for hours if I feel like it again.

Now, then, what is so specific about this summer? Fact is, that I won't be able to go to Leipzig's parks the whole summer, simply because I won't be around the whole time.

I believe I mentioned the trip to the US with my sister in my very first post here already. I'm really looking forward to this, and if I had the money and time now I would go right away. I can't wait for these three months to begin. And to be honest, at times, the thought of this trip is what keeps me going. If it was possible I'd just do research for the trip but between writing papers, working as a student assistant at university (and the new term is about to start so there's a lot of work to do), organizing a conference, and going to concerts there's not much time left at the moment.

This just makes me wish that the summer was here already even more. Those three months will be stressful but I already know that they'll be amazing three months in which I can use everything I learned over the years as an undergrad and a grad student (in summer it'll be five years in total) to create something (hopefully) intersting and enthralling to other people.

[francyblogs-blog]

My Song of the Day: Pohlmann "Wenn du nichts mehr von mir hörst"

Reason: Today is the first of many Pohlmann concerts in the next three weeks; and I'm about pack my bag, get ready and then it's off to the train station :D