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[gothikmaus]

Funny fact of the day: there's one of my colleagues who can't stand German, so of course I speak to him in German just to spite him (yes, we're as mature as a group of 5-year-old kids :P). Anyway, yesterday, after the umpteenth teasing, he told me "You're a Hun. Or a Longobard." What, not a Goth? Haha. Too bad you can't translate that pun into Italian, it would've been funny.

I didn't point out that Huns came from Asia, from Mongolia I think, and not from northern Europe, but as for the Longobard thing he could be right, because I live near Monza, which was the capital of the Longobard kingdom, hehe. Which reminded me of another thing. The first time I came across the German word "scherzen" (to joke) I was amazed, because it's very similar to the Italian word "scherzare", which has the same meaning. And I wondered if the German word derived from Latin or the Italian word derived from German. Or Indo-Germanic. Or Althochdeutsche. Or whatever. (Man, I should've studied philology, not sociology.) Well, I looked it up and, surprise surprise, it comes from Longobard! The little language geek inside me rejoices. X)

All right, enough nonsense for today. I'll just post the meme that has been all over my flist for the last couple of days.

1) Reply with your name and I'll respond with something random about you.
2) I'll tell you what song/movie reminds me of you.
3) I'll pick a flavor/color of jello to wrestle with you in.
4) I'll say something that only makes sense to you and me.
5) I'll tell you my first memory of you.
6) I'll tell you what animal you remind me of.
7) I'll ask you something that I've always wondered about you.
8) If I do this for you, you must post this on your journal.

And I should do a Xmas version of one of my icons. I'm waaaaay to lazy at the moment, though. :P And I'll be out all afternoon and probably all day tomorrow, so I wouldn't have time anyway. But I'm very pleased because I'm almost done with the Xmas "gifts" to send to my flists. Wheee!

EDIT: Did the Christmas icon. Heehee. XD OMG, it's late! *dashes off*

Comments

[einheitstochter.livejournal.com]

*Reply*

;D

[gothikmaus.livejournal.com]

WTF? Let's try again...

1) Oh my God, you made me discover Ärzte slash! *fangirls*
2) Film: Victor/Victoria XD
3) Bright pink (I can't think of a flavour that's bright pink, though... :P)
4) I'm working on improving my colouring skills. I still need more practice, though.
5) Your superkinky!Snape drawing! And the link on your info page that made me discover Ärzte slash. ♥
6) A panther
7) You go to university, right? What do you study?

[gothikmaus.livejournal.com]

1) You have a Rod guitar!
2) Song: Rod loves you
3) Coffee
4) Thanks for the info about Innsbruck and Kufstein! I hope I'll be able to visit at least one of the shops you mentioned.
5) You posting something written in Berlinerisch at deine_schuld
6) A little panda
7) How many instruments can you play? And when did you start playing?

[gothikmaus.livejournal.com]

I'll be in Innsbruck on the 8th of December, we'll probably get there around midday and stay all afternoon. We'll leave in the evening, not sure when exactly. I wish I could stay longer. *sigh*

[eryka-59.livejournal.com]

And me too???

*lol* my father doesn't like either, when I speak in German, so guess in which language I'm speaking to him? ;)

[gothikmaus.livejournal.com]

1) You like thin guys. (So do I. :P)
2) Song: Teenager Liebe
3) Vanilla
4) Ogorek! XD And also: remember the phone bills! :P
5) You being a total fangirl when I posted something at deine_schuld
6) Something soft and cuddly, like a kitten
7) How did you find out about Die Ärzte?

[eryka-59.livejournal.com]

Yaaaay for thin guys XD And yaaaaay for ogorki! Ogoreczki!!! =P

Answer 5 : and that's still true! I really find you're talented, so why shouldn't I be a total fangirl while reading good stuff?

And about the question 7...Well, I found out DÄ really by chance the last summer...The video of "Deine Schuld" was on Viva, I think, and I remember my reaction..."Gah. German rock is really the most horrible thing existing. Look at that video! Totally bloody!! And that guy...He isn't singing, just screaming!! And blah...He (= Farin) looks really...Hmpf!" (Though, there was nothing better on the other TV programs, and I listened to it till the end). And then...Somehow, the song remained in my mind, and I discovered I was really loving it...And so began the deep (and forbidden XD) love between Eryka and Die Ärzte (though, you'll notice Eryka loves more DÄ than DÄ loves Eryka... *sighs*)XD

[gothikmaus.livejournal.com]

Aww, thank you, you're too kind. :) *feels loved*

No one can resist the power of Die Ärzte! XD (And remember, Rod loves you too!)

[http://users.livejournal.com/phistolemon_/]

do me, baby

[gothikmaus.livejournal.com]

I was a bit unsure about number 4, we don't talk very often...

1) Your last story, Ende, was beautiful.
2) Song: Sunday bloody Sunday
3) Lemon or something equally yellow
4) Bassists do it better. ;)
5) Finding your Ärzte slash site and going totally crazy for it!
6) A lynx
7) Will you ever write Ärzte slash again?

[http://users.livejournal.com/phistolemon_/]

1) thank you

4) sure, they do *g*

7) yes, I will ;-)

[schwimmerin.livejournal.com]

*waves* Me! *puppy eyes*

[gothikmaus.livejournal.com]

1) You saw Farin live! *neidisch*
2) Song: Sonne
3) Peppermint
4) Oh boy, this is difficult, we don't know each other that well... *ashamed*
5) Reading about your summer in Germany
6) A dolphin
7) Why Swedish?

[schwimmerin.livejournal.com]

*hehe* I love peppermint.

I'm a quarter Swedish...my grandmother had Swedish parents, although she was born in the US. She never spoke it, because her older sisters were ridiculed in school for speaking Swedish. So my mom and I decided to get in touch with our ancestry and learn Swedish. It's a beautiful language, and if I wouldn't keep getting it confused with German, I'd be a lot better at it ;) But as it is I'm not sooo bad. Plus, I love learning foreign languages...my mom bought an Italian "word-a-day" calendar for next year *lol* She figures since I know French I could pick up Italian pretty fast ;P (well I can kind of read it...)

[gothikmaus.livejournal.com]

I don't know why, but you remind me of peppermint. :)

They were ridiculed for speaking Swedish? Man, children are really mean sometimes. And to think it's a luck to be able to speak foreign languages from an early age, you can learn pretty fast when you're very young. I have some relatives in the US and my little cousin, who is 9 years old, can speak English, Italian and Spanish, because his father's family is from Italy and his mother is from Puerto Rico. Lucky little pest, speaking 3 languages without even having to study. :P

Hey, let me know if you need any help with Italian, it can be a frustrating language to learn... :P

[gothikmaus.livejournal.com]

Wait, wait, I know!

4) "Richard Schrader heiß ick. Kann ick jetzt jehn?" XD

[nyxalinth.livejournal.com]

I'm a language geek, myself, especially when I see similar words in two languages. That always amazes me. Sometimes the convoluted (compared to English) ways sentences are constructed amuses me.

In Spanish class, I recall that the sentence for 'I wash my face' was 'Me lava la cara'--I wash myself the face.

I had straight A's (highest grade in American schools) in Spanish, then when I graduated i never used it. I know if I studied languages now I'd probably excel, but things are too crazy right now.

[gothikmaus.livejournal.com]

In Italian we have the same sentence construction ("Mi lavo la faccia" = "I wash myself the face"). And we find the English one rather odd. I was "my" face? Well, of course, should I wash someone else's face? :P

[unbelangbar.livejournal.com]

Me! ^.^

[gothikmaus.livejournal.com]

1) You have some really cool tattoos :)
2) Song: Goldenes Handwerk. Don't know why, probably because it's about Bela. :P
3) Blackberry
4) OMG that Bela/Rod pic you posted a few days ago at the bela-b.de forum! *squee*
5) Trying to do icons for you and feeling very uninspired :P
6) A bat
7) When/Why did you start studying German?

[unbelangbar.livejournal.com]

I started officially learning German in College about 2 years ago. They never offered the class in high school, so I had to wait for college. Before that, I was learning it on my own and that put me far ahead the other students that were just beginning. I was already able to understand all/most of Rammstein's, Die Ärzte and DTH songs. Now, I can understand and speak it enough to get by in Germany. (I was there last year and earlier this year and did very well!) I should be in a higher level German class, but I have to receive credit for the lower ones in order to get my degree (Abschluß). I started learning the language because I love foreign languages. Before German, I studied Spanish and French. ^.^ Then I became so interested in German bands and I couldn't stand not understanding it... so I got a German dictionary and started learning the language. ^.^

[gothikmaus.livejournal.com]

My, I'm so ashamed of myself. My German should be much better than it is, I studied it for 5 years in high school and I can barely hold a conversation. I didn't really like it back then, my marks were quite good, but I didn't use it after finishing school, so it got rusty pretty quickly. I have to thank my holiday in Berlin last year and Die Ärzte for its resurrection. ^_^

[eryka-59.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, but...Aaaaaah, your icon!!! Great!!! :D

[unbelangbar.livejournal.com]

Mine? *g* Sorry can't tell.. all these icons are adorable, but if you were meaning mine.. THANK YOU! ^.^ sorion made it for me.

[eryka-59.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes, I meant yours!!!! i'm in love with yours...The original piccie is already cute, but I have to say that Santa's hat (or dunno what's the right name for it ^^) fits him very well :)