ghost of nature.

1. What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before? : i consciously experienced the magic of the sea ( baltic sea in particular ) and have fallen deeply in love with it. i went to kaiserslautern and visited its beautiful japanese garden. also experienced the craziness that is frankfurt/main. everything else that happened were things i already did before. got a new tattoo, visited friends, family, places. nothing spectacular. 2.  Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year? : i was a bit more resolute at work, even though there's still so much that annoys me and will never get better. i'm not sure if i will continue this job in the future but for now it's better than nothing. i tried to meet more of my friends this year and i guess i was kind of good this time. i had a few depressions along the way, but all in all i guess my friends & family keep me sane and alive. and in case of enjoying moments in my life... i did not...

the year is coming to an end, winter solstice is around the corner and christmas lights can be found everywhere you look. time for a few photos. i do not like christmas that much, i much more like the idea of the festivity jul , that people of north europe are celebrating. christmas belongs to christians, i'm not eager to celebrate someone in whom i do not believe in. and also, people tend to turn into crazy monsters around this time of the year, and since i work in a grocery store i experience this madness close to every day. but the lights and decorations are still beautiful to look at. and this time i have the feeling christmas won't be as stressful as in the years before. i think there's only one thing left to do while the year is still alive. my annual reflection survey is waiting to be answered.

this time we were in saxony-anhalt , another german state. to be precise we visited a small village called burgscheidungen which is near freyburg (unstrut) . and there it was. another little jewel of germany's almost forgotten castles.  there were funny little pumpkins everywhere. halloween day! but i officially hate halloween and embrace the day of the dead. the weather gave its best on this day. those statues were pretty badly damaged. oh, a mom :O wall carvings. oh noes, it's a portrait of me :O dad and mom. my dream vinyl player. buy me one.