Life has been treating me pretty ok-ish, I started working and I feel the urge to get out of the city for a while which is not going to happen though for various reasons. I think there’s always a point where the big city is just sucking you up, you, your creativity, your motivation and I have no clue what to do against it. Instead I keep doing things that are not too good for me & simply just wait.

I’ve never taken part in this before and it’s actually meant to be for German blogs but whatever, here are some recommendations from me as well.

❏ Anneke Koster - Anneke lives in Amsterdam and is not only a friend of mine but also an extremely talented illustrator. She finally has a blog now where she exhibits her work. ❏ Antichristopher - Christopher Landin is one of my favourite photographers at the moment and although I’m not really a photography expert but his photos create a really special atmosphere which I like a lot. ❏ Exceedingly Good Keex - Keex from The Big Pink & Comanechi seems pretty cute and blogs about life on tour, food & music. ❏ Truants - Immy, Janna & a bunch of other cool people write about pounding techno music & other things. ❏ You Are Remarkable - My regular boost of positive energy. let’s wake up & take on the world & at night we can dream ourselves whole. ❏ Other blogs worth mentioning: Sandra Juto, Wolves & Bucks, Frl. Zucker & Polaroid Diary Berlin.

❤ getting to a club in the dark and leaving it when it’s light again - I love this just as much as I hate it ❤ lunch with the family - we went to the most amazing Vietnamese place in Prenzlauer Berg & I had duck with peanut sauce & mango lassi ❤ this ❤ strobelight, smoke & Indie disco like it’s 2005 ❤ looking forward to things ❤ avocados with salt ❤ making mixtapes ❤ taking my brother to a gig - we went to see The Cinematics last night  ❤ the weather - it’s so nice & warm & sunny, I can feel the summer coming! ❤ attempting to get a proper tan - going to the sunbeds is quite expensive but extremely relaxing ❤ meeting new people ❤ the prospect of maybe being at Way Out West Festival in Sweden this year ❤ these sloths ❤ being the German correspondent for my friends who are planning on moving over ❤ surviving ❤ Johnny’s Bird ❤ “If we’re stuck on this ship and it’s sinking, then we might as well have a parade.” ❤ designing my invoices - I haven’t sent out many yet but if I do, I want them to look nice ❤ coming home in the morning & falling asleep to old “Kommissar Rex” episodes on TV ❤ this dog ❤ waffles with ice cream ❤ And What Happened To Love?

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Good morning! I’m feeling really good today and I don’t even know why, the weather isn’t particularly good & I have lots of things to do. But I know it’s gonna be a super productive day, I’ll try to get everything done that I’ve been putting of for the past weeks or even months. Like, pick that book up from the post office. Or go to the gym.

In other news, Franzi and me made a little Mixtape, I interviewed Born Ruffians and we’re giving away guestlist for Boys Noize tomorrow, so hurry up! I have a pretty busy weekend coming up, my parents & brother will be in Berlin, there will be birthday lunches and gigs and a constant lack of money but I’m looking forward to it.

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I haven’t done this list in quite a while but I just felt like it this morning. ❤ being back at LUSH - I felt like I needed a job again & got it, it feels like I never stopped working there ❤ Mixcloud ❤ Bubblegum Lip Scrub - it’s pink, tastes of candy and makes my lips super soft ❤ seeing the results of things I worked on and being super proud ❤ the new Tumblr archives ❤ ordering books, even if it’s just for my thesis ❤ new exciting projects & productive meetings ❤ browsing through private websites I used to read when I was 14 to see which ones still exist (some even do!) ❤ My △ brings all the hipsters to the yard and they’re like, “How avant-garde…” ❤ Every Summer Music Festival You’ve Ever Been To ❤ my new lace-up leather shoes/boots which kinda look like this ❤ looking forward to the swimming pool season - although I dislike summer I can’t wait for it to get warmer ❤ the fruits pool on weheartit ❤ “And those that were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” – Friedrich Nietzsche ❤ my brother - he’s so amazing & cute and I will take him to a gig next week when my family is here ❤ Kittens On A Slide - I know, I knooow… but it is cute! I love cats. ❤ my flat, still, it’s so nice & big & white ❤ Sleeping. Excessively. ❤

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A while ago I got asked to design the artwork for the upcoming EP of the Scottish band The Cinematics. I’d never done anything like this before but I was absolutely thrilled to do it and it turned out to be a dark, Guernica-themed design. And the new songs, well, just see for yourself:

The “Silent Scream EP” is released on the 22nd of May, if you’re in Berlin make sure to come down to Lido to celebrate the release and see the guys playing an exclusive show! And grab your copy of course as it’s gonna be a limited edition.

Some more sunny days in the city, accidentally in panorama mode again. Today we’re having another barbeque in the park so I’m off to prepare some food!

I have to admit, I’m not a huge fan of the new M.I.A. single but the video turned out to be a fascinating, yet disturbing and pretty brutal short film directed by Romain Gavras. who is also the man behind videos of Justice, Simian Mobile Disco and The Last Shadow Puppets.

Last night we climbed up Vero’s roof and celebrated the international day of the beer. Honestly, I’ve always wanted to know someone with a roof terrace and now I do! It’s not exactly a roof terrace, more just a rooftop which you can climb up but it’s truly amazing to watch the sunset with a 360° view all over the city (and they say the evil volcano ash makes the sunsets even more beautiful these days). I think from now on I will spend every sunny day up there!

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The weather got a bit shitty around here, the sun is still shining every once in a while but apart from that it’s freezing cold and yesterday I even witnessed a hailstorm. For some reason the heating in my house stopped working which makes the whole thing even more unpleasant. Plus, I’m skint. Skint-skint, not just “a little bit broke”, which kinda limits your options in a big city. I’m really good at surviving without money if I have to, but I still prefer indulging in the tiny little pleasures here and there. I hope it’s over tomorrow.

I will spend the rest of the day pretty much like I spent last night - a lot of rubbish on TV, watching the hamsters, drinking tea (I ran out of coffee the other day), having a long, hot & sweet-smelling shower, playing silly jump’n'run games with penguins and listening to electro mixes on Mixcloud & girly pop by Marina & The Diamonds.