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Yep.

Yesterday we celebrated another year I'm still alive

Good enough?

Yep.

But guess what. My sister + my brother + my sons bought me a present. A rather large one. This one: [link]
Not a print. The ORIGINAL PAINTING!
I'm completely beside myself with happiness.
Thank you so much, my dears

]]> ~MorticiaAdams http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/20169490/ http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/20169490/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:23:04 PDT
First the news: There wasn't much to say, so I kept quiet. No news is good news, isn't it?
I was busy with my several jobs, my writing, etc.
In the first weeks of our summer holidays my family and I went to Denmark. It was really nice there. As nice as can be, with two more or less pubescent children (nothing the Danish can be made responsible for though ...) I liked the country and the people, and the language sounds funny, but likable.
Last week my PC broke down. I was aghast. But today my genious of a brother called me to tell me he can fix it and I won't lose my stored data. My husband lent me his laptop for the meantime, so I can write (e.g. stupid journals) and surf the web.

Today I was very busy in the garden. I pruned a big willow tree and burned some of the dead limbs in my fire basket. A few hours later I gave the neighbourhood something to talk about for some days. A neighbour screamed fire and somebody called the firefighters, because I had accidentally set fire on my compost heap by putting hot ashes onto it. I managed to put out the fire myself, but the auxiliary fire brigade was already on its way (it's only one street away, so they were there at absolutely no time). They checked everything and poured some more water on it, just to be sure. I feel quite ashamed about being so stupid. I should have known better.

So, that's for the news.

Tagging stuff. to

Rules:

Each person tagged must write 8 things about themselves in their journal.
If you have already done it, give a link to that journal.
You must tag 6 more people. *smirk*
You must go to their site and tell them they've been tagged.

8 things about me you never asked for and don't really want to know:

1) I don't enjoy buying shoes. With feet my size it's no fun, I can tell you Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling Clementine ...
2) I hate high heels as well, cause wearing them makes me feel like Hagrid, which is fun to read about in a book, but not that enjoyable in real life.
3) I'm a passionate dancer, which makes the shoe-thing even worse
4) I'm quite good at dancing the male part by now. It IS a worthy experience to step in your partner's shoes to see the difficulties he/she has to deal with. Try it out, I can only recommend it. This is not only true for dancing.
5) Payment for paperboys (and -girls) should include at least one pair of good trainers a year.
6) I had no time to put shoes on when I ran out into the garden tonight to put out the fire. No-one noticed though.
7) A horse stepped onto one of my feet once. Rather painful experience, that lost me my belief in the lucky charm of horse-shoes, but not half as painful as
8) The car, that stood on my left (bare) foot, when I was seven. The driver didn't see me at first. When he finally saw me, his brake shoes worked instantly, he managed to stop the car with the front wheel on my foot. He was so shocked that he didn't even notice I was still alive, knocking on his window and trying to get my foot loose. He sat there and stared blankly onto his steering wheel, believing he had just killed a child. I still wear the scar. My skin stayed under the wheel, when I finally managed to pull my foot out from under his car.

So that's about me. And now, is there anybody out there, who hasn't been tagged several times already? If there is, give me a note and I'll tag you

Okay, I know I said I'd write all my journals bilingual, but it's too late today, I might edit it tomorrow and add the German translation for all you saints
Today's German phrase of the day is: Gute Nacht (good night).

EDIT: No, I won't - maybe next time

Clubs I'm in:
http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/15956575/ Sun, 16 Dec 2007 09:27:12 PST

I've decided that from now on I'll write my journals in German and English. I like my native language and I think there are enough German people here who needn't re-translate everything back to the original - most French folks do it that way (or they do write in French only).

The Feature Game is still running, but as it seems, only few people want to participate voluntarily, so I decided to feature those four now (my subscription ends in January), and if this doesn't convince you to join in, I'll add some people of my own choice in a few days (they don't need to continue this game - well, in fact no-one does), who Imho should get more attention.

On the road again ... I'm back in my papers-job next week, and then, from January on, I have the job for good (with contract, and vacation entitlement and continuation of payments and everything). I hope I'll get used to getting up so early somehow. And I hope we won't have much snow/ice ...

Holiday's are coming. A Merry Christmas to all you Christians, and for the others a real good time.




So, hier also nochmal auf Deutsch (wo ist eigentlich das Emoticon für unser Fähnchen? )

Ich habe mich entschlossen, mein Journal ab jetzt zweisprachig zu führen. Deutsch ist nun mal meine Muttersprache und ich habe keine Probleme damit. Für meine deutschen Freunde wird es so leichter und ich kann mich viel besser ausdrücken.

Bei dem Feature-Spiel, das ja nun schon eine Weile läuft, haben sich nur vier Leute freiwillig gemeldet, was ich schade finde. Aber da mein Abo im Januar ausläuft (und damit auch die Möglichkeit des Features), werde ich diese vier jetzt mal zeigen. Wenn euch das nicht überzeugt, mitzumachen, werde ich in ein paar Tagen noch ein paar von mir ausgesuchte ergänzend hinzufügen (die natürlich nicht verpflichtet sein werden, das Spiel fortzuführen), von denen ich aber denke, dass sie ein bisschen mehr Aufmerksamkeit verdient haben, weil ihre Kunst wirklich großartig ist. Ob ich das Abo verlängere, weiß ich noch nicht, also besser jetzt als nie.

Ich hab meinen Zusteller-Job wieder. Nächste Woche bin ich noch einmal vertretungsweise unterwegs, ab Januar dann fest, mit Vertrag, Urlaubsanspruch und Lohnfortzahlung im Krankheitsfall, etc. Drückt mir die Daumen, dass ich mich an das schrecklich frühe... ]]> ~MorticiaAdams http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/15355776/ http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/15355776/ Sun, 04 Nov 2007 03:52:11 PST
Only ten, please hurry to have a spot.

And then you will follow through by doing the same in your journal!! Sounds fun!! Good way to advertize!!



All right, I was lucky and quick enough. I was the 9. person to say "Yes, I want to be featured" in s journal, so she featured me - I'm game! Thanks, Rachel

But now of course, it's my turn. So, if you want to be featured in my next journal, please just answer to this journal (as the rules above say) and I will. (As soon as I've worked out how, that is )

Don't be shy, I think it's a nice way to share art and get to know each other a little better. No silly questions about the colour of your underwear or anything

EDIT:

So, there are the first ones:
1)
2)
3)



Rea... ]]> ~MorticiaAdams http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/14882412/ http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/14882412/ Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:02:14 PDT
So, now I'm back to: jobless - but awake , or: strapped - but happy? I'm sorry to say so, but imho having to work spoils the day completely.

I hope, you're all fine. Take care

Clubs I'm in:
]]> ~MorticiaAdams http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/12385143/ http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/12385143/ Fri, 30 Mar 2007 06:18:45 PDT

My first year at DA is complete today.
I want to thank all of you, who have commented on my works or journals, inspired me, helped me with critiques or encouraged me.
I've met a lot of really lovely people and great artists around here. And even if I'm here less often then I used to be, it still means a lot to me. Thanks for all the love and friendship you've given to me. Thanks for the fun and laughter, for some sad or subtle thoughts, for the sunshine you bring into my life even on rainy days.

Clubs I'm in:
]]> ~MorticiaAdams http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/12077936/ http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/12077936/ Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:07:45 PST My little one is turning ten today - why am I feeling so OLD now?

Have been a bit lazy in the last few weeks. First they closed our port for another 5 days, because of an open bill they failed to collect, even though they have a direct debiting authorization *sigh* ... then I was too busy with writing and reading and things.

Spring is in the air, there are all sorts of flowers already out there ... same time last year we were covered in a thick layer of snow.

Hope you're all fine.

Clubs I'm in:
]]> ~MorticiaAdams http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/11613177/ http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/11613177/ Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:24:30 PST But today, for the first time in years, the T-Com engineer really DID COME to our house and he checked a lot of things and exchanged some pieces I don't know the names of, but afterwards the DSL was working again ... so: maybe this time - I'll be lucky - maybe this time - he'll stay ... (sings)

I have been doing some writing and drawing in between, but I really missed being here. So now I've got a lot of things to answer and I hope I'll manage in the forseeable future.

I hope you're all fine
Take care

Clubs I'm in:
]]> ~MorticiaAdams http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/11284927/ http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/11284927/ Tue, 02 Jan 2007 07:29:48 PST

I've just given myself a nice belated x-mas present and donated a 1-year-subscription to myself
Now, I still don't know all the benefits it brings, but ... I've already made contact with some of them

I found myself a new job. I'm delivering the newspapers to the one half of my village. Not really an intellectual challenge, I know, but then again not as easy as I'd supposed it to be (because I deliver 7 different sorts of papers to the subscribers, some of them don't get them daily, some only on saturdays, some on saturdays and mondays ...). I'm doing it per bike, which is good for the environment and for my personal fitness, but it is exhausting as well and it's also a big change in my individual habits. I have to get up at 3 a.m., the time I usually went to bed when I was in a writing mood or busy here at DA.
So far I was lucky and had no snow, very little frost and almost no rain on my tours. When I come home, I go back to bed, read a bit until my buttocks thaw and fall asleep again.
It is hard work, but it feels all right.
I've never really appreciated the people who did this for me all the time until now. It's always good to see things from another one's point of view, keeps your mind open

Take care, all of you

Clubs I'm in:
]]> ~MorticiaAdams http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/10996404/ http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/10996404/ Fri, 08 Dec 2006 15:15:14 PST

This December is a really funny one. These tasteless Christmas decorations everywhere seem to be totally out of time - with temperatures outside comparable to the colder days of August this year. I don't know if I've ever been in a lesser mood for Christmas ...


________________
Clubs I'm in:


]]> ~MorticiaAdams http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/10798803/ http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/10798803/ Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:46:51 PST ~eskimo30787 tagged me! Here you are, Tracy

Honesty Section

1. Honestly, what color is your bra (or undershorts if you're a boy)?
Dark red, but really, who cares!

2. Honestly, what’s on your mind?
Question 1, still.

3. Honestly, what are you doing right now?
Waisting time with answering questions about the colour of my bra

4. Honestly, do you think you are attractive?
Most of the time: no

5. Honestly, have you done something bad today?
Depends on how you define bad. Nothing worse then spending too much time in front of the stupid PC

6. Honestly, do you watch Disney channel?
Honestly, no. I’ve got everything I need on video and DVD

7. Honestly, are you jealous of someone right now?
No

8. Honestly, what makes you happy most of the time?
Making others happy (very good answer, Tracy!), succeeding in something difficult or new, creating a real good sentence!

9. Honestly, do you bite your nails?
sometimes ... still not grown out of it.

10. Honestly, do you want to see someone this very minute?
I wouldn’t mind

11. Honestly, when is the last time you went to Taco Bell?
What is Taco Bell? Never heard of it. We don’t have that in Germany (or do we?)

12. Honestly, are you in denial?
Don’t know exactly what this question means.

13. Honestly, where would you rather be right now?
Australia, maybe? Where summer’s in the air, not winter. I believe I could do without winters.

14. Honestly, do you like someone?
Yes

Anger Section

1. What do you do when you're mad?
Depends on who I’m mad with. Ironing is a good remedy against tantrums for me

2. Ever made anyone cry when you were mad?
unfortunately I have

3. Do you swear when your mad?
Yes, sometimes.

Crying Section

1. When was the last time you REALLY cried your heart out?
A couple of days ago

2. When was the last time you cried yourself to sleep?
A couple of years ago

3. Do you still cry when you get an injury?
Dunno... havent been injured in a while...

4. What usually makes you cry?
A lot of things. I cry very easily. If I see or read or write about someone suffering, I cry. When I hear about cruelty against children or animals! Some sad poems or songs ...

Happy section

1. Are you usually a happy person?
Most of the time, yes

2. What can make you happy?
A beautiful picture, a good story, meeting nice people, dancing ...

3. Does being with your friends make you happy?
Not categorical. Sometimes I’m quite happy with myself and sometimes my friends get me down.

Self-Esteem Section

1. Do you believe in yourself?
Sometimes

2. When people say they think you are good looking/pretty, do you agree?
Hey, I’m a woman. I like hearing it, but I believe what my mirror tells me

3. Are you one of those people that think they are ugly?
Sometimes – when my mirror is in a bad mood.

dA Section

1. Why did you join dA?
For fun

2. Are you addicted to deviantART?
Yesss

3. What type of people were you hoping to meet?
You!

4. Are you looking for love on dA?
No, not really. Of course I love to mash around with some of the cool guys around here, but just for the fun of it, and I’m sure they know

5. What do you think of the person that tagged you with this evil survey?
She’s a lovely girl and a really great artist, and Tracy, I love you nonetheless

I tag:
: ~MorticiaAdams http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/10786477/ http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/10786477/ Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:11:01 PST I'd really like to look at all your wonderful art, but I'm afraid I'll never catch up with all the things that have been collected in my da mailbox
So sorry.

Take care.

______________
Clubs I'm in:


]]> ~MorticiaAdams http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/10656841/ http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/10656841/ Wed, 08 Nov 2006 09:21:04 PST The DSL connection broke down again, after only two weeks of working properly! I'm really fed up with this. It took "only" 10 days this time to fix the problem. They didn't even call to inform us (I think, they are too scared of what they might hear). My husband came home from work and realized that they had fixed it secretly and silently. If ever one of those technical genius from German Telecom phones us again, I'll date him or bribe him or threaten him ... whatever it takes to make sure the problem will be solved faster next time. It's just unbelievable how they treat us.
The most annoying thing is that I had just finished my pumpkin-carving and wanted to submit the result, when the line broke down. I've had had a busy last week of October with visiting friends and relatives and had just managed to carve that pumpkin in time to take part in some of those funny contests
Anyway, I'll submit the photo of my work, you can tell me your opinion about my carving skills.

I used the internet-free time to do some unloved housework, cleaning the garden, digging the weeds out of the pavement, ironing, sorting singled socks and other similar interesting things.

By the way, the new fridge is great.

Take care
____

Clubs I'm in:
~The-Cloud-Thing

]]> ~MorticiaAdams http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/10478740/ http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/10478740/ Sun, 22 Oct 2006 17:18:10 PDT
I'm back home now. Had a nice week at my sister's (hm, her nerves might be a bit thin now, after having me AND my boys with her for a full week - thank you, *AriadneT ).

My sis and I have created a da-page for each of the boys, which kept them busy for a couple of hours. Only thing is that now I have to fight to get my camera back and to keep them away from my PC. If anyone would like to say hello to or , they'd be really pleased. They can't wait to submit some of the photos they've taken (think I'll help them tomorrow, there are some really interesting shots).

We have watched 'Pirates of the Caribbean 1' and I must admit that I still don't like it, even though I fancy Orlando Bloom and Johnny Depp (so sorry, guys, but the film is crap! There's nothing you can do to make me watch the second or third part!).
We have watched 'Sense and Sensibility' and 'Pride and Prejudice' and I must admit that I don't like Jane Austen-Films, even though I like Hugh Grant (so what?) and Alan Rickman (yessss). And no, it's got nothing to do with Keira Knightley, she's lovely, even if she walks like Winona Ryder wearing oversized Wellington boots.

The internet connection is all right now, I hope it will last a bit.
And the new fridge will be delivered tomorrow, or so I hope.

Take care

]]> ~MorticiaAdams http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/10419614/ http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/10419614/ Tue, 17 Oct 2006 04:07:04 PDT
I just wanted to inform you that my internet connection at home is broken down again, for more then two weeks already. I don't know when the German Telekom will be kind enough to fix it, we are complaining regularly, but nothing happened so far. That's why I'm a bit late with answering and commenting again, so please don't think I'm rude or not interested, it's just the damn technique again!

I'm on holidays and visiting my sister now, so I'm able to write this with her laptop (weird new experience, never worked with a laptop so far ) - I really do prefer my desktop.

It was a lovely journey and she's living in a nice place in the Black Forest. I'll be taking some photos . Beautiful landscape and cute old houses.

Fall is going on, the leaves are turning yellow and red and brown, mornings are misty and chilly, but the sun is still shining warm and bright most of the day. It's pumpkin-time! I've found a siamese-twin-pumpkin and bought it, it looks really funny. Only the sunsets are rather dull here at the moment ... but I have taken some nice shots at home last week.

Take care


]]> ~MorticiaAdams http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/10150429/ http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/10150429/ Fri, 22 Sep 2006 08:23:50 PDT 9.10.1940 – 08.12.1980

Imagine there’s no heaven
It’s easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people living for today ...

Imagine there’s no countries
It isn’t hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people living life in peace ...

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need to greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people sharing all the world ...

You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope some day you’ll join us
And the world will be as one

~~~

There's so much truth in these words. I didn't understand them, when I first listened to this song. It took me a while of deep thinking to realize why he was against religion and why he put that in the first place.

~~~

Clubs I am in:
]]> ~MorticiaAdams http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/10119798/ http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/10119798/ Tue, 19 Sep 2006 08:09:15 PDT
The weekend was great!
Once a year, the little spot in the middle of nowhere becomes THE place to be, I tell ya! (You can forget Munich, our festival is much better!) In the middle of September the town to which my village belongs becomes the centre of the universe for everyone who wants to have a real good time. It's called Winzerfest. The wine growers celebrate the harvest to come by emptying the wine cellars of the last years' wine. For 4 days the town is one big party-place, with life music on every corner, people dancing in the streets everywhere, much wine (and beer) and food and fun.
Of course, you'll meet people of all ages in every stage of drunkenness, but it's okay. They are happy and peaceful and full of love. If you have a certain lack of being touched, no problem - go there. You'll have quite a lot of body-contact with complete strangers, because it's so crowded and sometimes you just can't go where you want to, but it's okay.
If you're in the right mood (and not too short), it's still fun. I mean it. The people are cheerful and smiling at you, they hug you and talk to you, even though they don't know you. It's GREAT.
I've been out with my friend at Sunday evening (the one who moved to this town and let me drill all the holes in the walls of her new home). We met at 8 p.m. (or almost, you know I just can't be on time) and walked over to the feast. We first ate something (chinese), drank a little wine and listened to the music. And then we danced until a quarter to two. They played a lot of real good old stuff and it was hot. We were twistin' the night away
People between 20 and 55 were rocking and singing together. One of these fellows just took a nap on the floor, I didn't notice when this happened (must have been when I was out to get some water for us), I just saw him lying there in one corner, but nobody seemed to bother, he wasn't in the way, no-one fell over him, so we let him sleep (wonder how he managed, it was really loud in this tent).
I was half-deaf, footsore, hoarse and exhausted when I came home. My knees and hips are still aching. But it didn't stop me to go there again on Monday evening after work
There's always a big firework on Monday, finishing the party. But the music was still going on for a while, and I danced a bit more (even a waltz with a man who just came by on time).

And no, I had no headache, I can control my alcohol consumption. I had fun without being boozed
Thanks for caring. ]]> ~MorticiaAdams http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/9575550/ http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/9575550/ Wed, 02 Aug 2006 10:11:34 PDT
I was cut from the internet for two weeks. Today the Telekom finally managed to mend this problem. They needed two weeks to find someone who was able to solve the problem in about ten minutes ...
They put off the appointment twice, and then they didn't even have to come, because the problem was lying with them

I was somehow upset . Never thought I would be so totally addicted to DA and the internet in general ... I missed you!

So, I apologize for not commenting, submitting, answering anything - but it wasn't in my power

Now I have some work to do - looking at about 200 new submissions from you guys, about 50 journals, some news ... and then submitting about 200 new things I have drawn, written, photographed ...
Yes, I haven't been too lazy during my time of involuntary intermission, even though it was HOT here. The temperatures have fallen about 20° in the last two days, so it's quite agreeable now.
And I have reduced the singled socks to 9, I've managed to re-pair a lot of them ]]> ~MorticiaAdams http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/9327927/ http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/9327927/ Mon, 10 Jul 2006 02:18:10 PDT
Have a nice day ]]> ~MorticiaAdams http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/9220227/ http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/9220227/ Thu, 29 Jun 2006 11:07:36 PDT , I've got 1 2
A random 1-week-free-subscription to make my mouth water and want to subscribe forever. Good you told us about it , or else I might not have taken it, or believed I was the "chosen one". Seems to be a cool thing though.

I knew this would happen some day :sigh:
I've been tagged by
Hm, maybe I should list the things/habits about me, that aren't weird, would be far easier.


So here is how it works:

Rules : The 1st player of this "game" starts with the topic "6 weird habits/things about yourself" and people who get tagged need to write a journal about their 6 weird habits/things as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose the next 6 people to be tagged and list their names. Don't forget to leave a comment that says "you are tagged" in their devpage comments and tell them to read yours....

6 weird habits/things about myself:

I like being alone

I am very compassionate, sometimes too much. That's why I cry easily and very often

I can't organize - that's why I'm always late

I am 40 and still don't know what shall become of me when I'm grown up

I have great difficulties to throw things away

I like writing (and reading) long letters/emails/notes, some of you might have noticed already , often in the middle of the night

Enough for today, I think

I tag: ]]> ~MorticiaAdams http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/9149303/ http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/9149303/ Thu, 22 Jun 2006 14:29:51 PDT Mood:
Eating: Chocolat mints
listening to: some old tunes spooking in my head

We had joy, we had fun,
we had seasons in the sun,
but the wine and the sun
like the seasons have all gone

The lime-trees are blooming. If love had a scent, it would be the fragrance of lime-tree blossom, for sure. Not only their leaves are heart-shaped.

I just went through the garden and ate the first cherries. I had to look at my gallery to be sure that it was only 2 month ago (exactly), that I took the photos of the cherry blossom. Now they are ready to eat. The caterpillars may have ruined the apples, but the cherries are all right.
And I've found some wild strawberries underneath the cherry tree and ate the first one, too, this year.
If love had a taste, it would be the taste of wild strawberries.
So summer has come at last. Spring has gone and I just can't believe it. Time is running so fast. ]]> ~MorticiaAdams http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/8945960/ http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/8945960/ Fri, 02 Jun 2006 00:01:44 PDT

I'm glad to tell you that yesterday my sister decided to join dA. When she saw the photos of my sunsets, she went to buy a digicam and try it herself. I think I infected her. She's living in a beautiful place in Black Forest, and if you like to see more great sunsets and sunrises, just take a look at her gallery. It's still small, but I'm sure it will grow soon - and there will be more to see, cause she's multi-talented.

If I can trust the forecast, the bad weather and the cold will move away from us (direction Italy ) and the nice high above GB will come to greet Germany , today there shall be 17°C, that's more than double as warm as yesterday and we can finally put away the gloves and scarves and woolly socks by monday

Something bad happened to the apple trees. I don't know what, but they look terrible - as if a swarm of locusts had had a feast there. All those beautiful blossom - and there won't be a single apple for sure, some don't even have leaves any more

Have a nice day ]]> ~MorticiaAdams http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/8795296/ http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/8795296/ Wed, 17 May 2006 06:04:18 PDT
Yesterday morning the world was still in order. I finished my drawing, I took photos of it, I wanted to submit it - the server threw me out of the system.
I tried again - this time he let me finish, but he was very slow and took some of my nervs.
In the afternoon I had a serious problem with my PC. I was writing, when all at once - poff - everything went black (arrrgh). Didn't know what to do - panic - you know, I'm a fool concerning this matter. I waited some minutes and then the thing was kind enough to tell me that the driver software of the graphic card was faulty. I restarted it but the problems increased. I was really upset and thought I had caught a bug. I asked my husband in the evening about it and he oracled about bugs too. We tried some things that evening, nothing really worked - the internet didn't either.
But he helped me to solve the problem this morning. It was a wonderful chance for him to show me his superiority and I felt like a mouse again. He likes doing this. Afterwards I chased my security software all over the system to make sure, but it didn't find anything
I hope there's nothing more to it. Today, the server is serving, the PC is kind and gentle to me, the driver is up to date (the other one was in fact 3 years old), the sun is shining ... and only my nose is running - the talk about bugs made me ill. ]]> ~MorticiaAdams http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/8721715/ http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/8721715/ Tue, 09 May 2006 14:44:30 PDT ~MorticiaAdams http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/8669329/ http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/8669329/ Thu, 04 May 2006 06:58:02 PDT As an intro I have to say, that at an early age I hadn't much self-confidence. I sometimes had the feeling of being invisible or completely unimportant. I felt like ant z. I am the third of three children and my opinion never ment anything. My voice was often ignored. I thought I had a dull face and a dull name and nobody would ever remember me.

Last sunday my husband and I were invited to a 75th birthday of an old teacher of my school. He was the mentor of my husband when he was a student teacher at my old school (that's why I was invited). When I came in, the old school-secretary saw me - she recognized me at once, she knew my first name and my habit of knitting during classes. The SECRETARY. I mean, I've been a good girl and hadn't much trouble with teachers. I've never been sent to see the headmaster or anything. I've seen this woman only a few times during the 7 years I went to that school, and I left school 21 years ago. AND she had never seen me in classes, so how could she know that I was knitting? I was completely flattened. It still kind of upsets me thinking of that woman and her weird memories.
Well, at least I know now that someone remembered me.

Take care ]]> ~MorticiaAdams http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/8566928/ http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/8566928/ Mon, 24 Apr 2006 01:42:38 PDT No, I just wanted to tell you something about my life. Right decisions never came easy to me. Or ... they would have, if I hadn't listen to "friendly" people, who told me not to do things.

When I was four or five, I told my mother I wanted to be a writer, when I was grown up. I had a vivid imagination and made up stories on my own the whole day long.
She told me that it was very hard or even impossible to maintain your life being a writer. So I was insecure and finally abandoned the idea. Today I'm writing little stories for some friends and they say, they enjoy my writing.
I may have been a writer (instead of a desperate housewife), if my mum hadn't told me not to do so.
Next thing I remember is, I wanted to become an actress. I thought it would be cool. I wanted to be famous and I'm really good at learning by heart.
My mother told me this was very difficult, there was so much rivalry and so many unemployed actors ... I couldn't make a life out of this. Maybe she was right, I was very shy these days. Today I entertain people with belly-dancing in a glittering costume with very much of my skin to be seen, I have overcome the stage fright very well, I'm enjoying doing this. And I may have become a good actress, too. If I hadn't listen to someone who told me not to do.
When I was fourteen, I thought of becoming an interpreter. Languages came easy to me, I cought the melody very quickly and could imitate quite well. This time it was a friend of my parents, who told me I couldn't make al life out of it, there werre so many unemployed interpreters ... I believed him. I thought he was trying to give me good advice. And if he'd still be alive I'd give him a kick in his a.. right now.

In Arts class at school a teacher saw me drawing with a mechanical pencil. She gave me a very dirty look and said this wasn't suitable for making good arts.
Now I look around here and see that the best of you are doing great things with mechanical pencils, and I wonder ... have I been surrounded by idiots all my life? And why on earth did I listen to them??? Why didn't anyone say: This is a good idea, I believe you can do it. You'll be good at it. Stay to it. Keep on trying. Why was I always listening to those stupidos who just tried to bring me down.
A few days ago I told one of you not to do something. I apologize for that. If you feel like doing it - do it. And if I ever do this again, just give me a kick on the shin and tell me to shut up (well, you kind of did, I suppose). And never never listen to other people who tell you not to do things you want to try. What do they know? Nothing.
Take care. And stay to your dreams. ]]> ~MorticiaAdams http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/8475272/ http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/8475272/ Sat, 15 Apr 2006 03:19:17 PDT
He is the owner of the house and garden opposite to ours. He leased it for some years, then he cancelled the agreement with the family who lived there and his daughter moved in (she is all right), to live ALONE in that great big house with SEVEN rooms and a great big garden.

And obviously he doesn't like trees.

Since the day she moved in, he's coming regularly with his chainsaw, most likely on peaceful Saturday mornings, and kills them, one by one.

I'm clad in green today. Green is the colour of spring, and the colour of hope. The colour of the leaves, that have just started to spread.

And I'm mourning for the trees. ]]> ~MorticiaAdams http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/8429864/ http://MorticiaAdams.deviantart.com/journal/8429864/ Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:36:53 PDT Nice to meet you all. Thanks to everyone who has noticed me and/or given comments to my deviations or answered my comments.

For this is my first Journal ever done here I don't know exactly what I'm doing and if I'm doing it right, as usual. Doing things like that all the time these last days, since I startet here at dA.
Probably made a fool of myself about ten times a day, using the wrong words - well, I'll write the second part in German, see what you can do

A few hours ago I saw another wonderful sunset, but I was late on my way to work, so I couldn't stop and get off the car to take some pictures of it. Same thing as last monday. But the colours enchanted me so much that I missed the motorway exit and had to make some more miles and was even later ...
I would have loved to take a photo of these colours! Last monday was even worse, because there were clouds of all sorts you could think of together in different layers, coloured with every tone of pastel God had found in his drawing-box, shapes I've never seen before ... and I didn't even have my camera with me! I would have stopped and taken some photos, late or not.

Next monday is Easter. I won't have to work. We'll see if there will be another amazing monday-evening sunset for me.

Today (yes, it's today, not tomorrow, because it is 1 AM again) it's my uncle's birthday, I'm invited and that's the sad thing about it. I'll have to return the books to my cousin and say goodbye to Fred (sigh). Does anybody want to give me a present for my birthday?

Hehe, hier kommt die deutsche Abteilung. Jetzt können all die englischen Native-speakers ihre deutschen Wörterbücher herausholen ... ich liebe es!
Hallo an alle deutschsprachigen dAs, die hier zufällig oder absichtlich vorbeischauen!

Ich bin relativ neu hier und nicht nur hier in dA, sondern auch im Internet. War bisher ein Verweigerungstyp (ja, schaut auf das Alter! Ich wollte damit einfach nix zu tun haben, war höchst misstrauisch gegen den ganzen Kram) - und jetzt bin ich süchtig. Ich murkse so vor mich hin, learning by doing, genau wie mit der Kamera. Ich habe bis heute noch nicht die Betriebsanleitung für das Ding durchgelesen. Ich drück einfach auf die Knöpfe und schaue, was dabei herauskommt. Aber falls sich jemand berufen fühlt, mein Freund zu werden und mir ein bisschen unter die Arme zu greifen: JA BITTE!!!!

Ich find es total klasse, dass hier so viele begnadete Künstler ihre Werke ausstellen - ich finde täglich neue Inspirationen und Eindrücke. Ich bin begeistert von der Vielfalt hier, beeindruckt davon, was manche Leute so alles schaffen - Musik, Literatur, Kunst, Philosophie. Es bereichert mein Leben, daran teilhaben zu können.

Leider ist es schon halb zwei und ich muss jetzt dringend ins Bett. Macht's gut, bis demnächst.

Bye
Martina ]]> ~MorticiaAdams