Fanart, Fanfiction and Fangirling

Oh, man. We've just received new merchandise from one of our Australian partners:

- little plush koalas
- koalas holding a surfboard key rings - with tiny flashlight included!
- rugby ball-shaped stress balls

Can you get any more cliché? (Well, they could have used kangaroos holding boomerangs.)

But they're so damn adorable, I want to take everything home with meee! :3

They took forever to arrive because the packages got stuck at customs for suspect toxic contents. Did they think the rugby balls were capsules full of cocaine? They were sent by the Queensland Government, for fuck's sake! XD

PS And I'm using my shirtless Alex icon simply because he's Australian. Not because he's half-naked and glistening and I wanted some eye-candy. Not at all.

I've just discovered "Cabin pressure". And I'm pissing myself. XD

I sent my CV to a small agency in my town this morning, they organise language courses abroad and student exchanges, there wasn't any job offer on their website, but I thought "Why not?" And they called me back after less than 10 minutes! The lady (I sort of know her, but I don't know if she remembers me) told me that it's really a lucky coincidence, because she's been thinking of looking for a collaborator. So, I have an interview on Monday. Could luck be on my side this time?! *crosses fingers*

And funny fact from yesterday: I was watching a TV quiz and the following question popped up:

Which fiction character was the main character's partner and also the narrator of their adventures?

My instant reply: "Dr Watson!"

And the first of the four options was indeed Dr Watson. Geek? Who, me? O:)

For all those who need a good laugh:


I agree with Farin: "Hä?"

I'm a one-eyed pirate superhero!



Made @ http://cpbintegrated.com/theherofactory/

XD



Sammy, don't get mad, but the way this girl talks totally reminded me of you. XD

*hides*

And another one:



Infant thongs! XD

You ask me why I'm always nervous when I have to speak German? This is why:



Oh, man. "Ich habe fertig" was our sentence of the year in school. XD

But you know what? I totally respect him, because it takes a lot of guts to speak like that during a press conference. Yes, the accent is awful and he made a million grammar mistakes, but he knew all the technical words he needed to work and, well, he made his point quite clear, didn't he? Still, it was one of the most loltastic moments in the history of sport.

And, while we're talking about Germany, the other day I was out to celebrate D & P's birthdays and two friends of P's came up to me to ask information about Berlin, because they're going there for a weekend. P. had told them to ask me and they said something like "Yes, that girl dressed in black looks like someone who may be able to help us." Since when do I look like a Berlin expert? XD

I should be working on a program but I need a break, so I'll just write about the amazingly weird dream I had last nighty.

I was at a DÄ concert (oh my, what a surprise!) with my friend Sara, we were standing in the fourth or fifth row on the right, and when the concert was about to start, I thought "Fifth row isnt't enough, I wanna get to the front!" I started squeezing my way towards the center and spotted Almut, but when I reached her, a lot of people went away and the roadies started taking the barricades down. After a few confusing moments we were told the concert was going to take place somewhere else. We were in a sort of park and I knew there was another stage outside, so I rushed out. The other stage was separated from the rest of the area by huge, massive doors, and just as I was approaching they slammed shut. I shouted "NOOO!!!" and was ready to kill someone, but when I pushed them, I realised they weren't locked. I got inside and saw three people on stage, talking with the audience. The were dressed in marines uniformes and, at a first glance, looked like BFR. When I got closer, though, I saw they were only lookalikes, and they were explaining the concert was going to take place somewhere else and the real BFR wanted us to guess where.

I walked outside and went to another area, where fans were already waiting in front of a small stage. The left part was completely empty and I thought of sitting there in the front, but then I saw the left part of the stage, the one where Farin stands, was completely occupied by shelves and I thought "Wait, they can't play here! It has to be somewhere else!"

But before I was able to discover where the real concert was going to take place, I woke up.

Yes, that was a weird dream, but I wouldn't put it past DÄ to organise a treasure hunt like that. Maybe that's what Bela meant when he said next year DÄ are going to do something no one's ever done yet? :P

And while I'm talking about concerts, a couple of funny quotes from Budapest.

Farin: "One... MWHAHAHA... Two... MWHAHAHA... Three... HAHAHA: The Count!"
Rod: "Did you say 'the cunt'?"

Farin: "Why you people keep throwing up your arms?"
Bela: "Why you people keep throwing up?"


*shakes head* Who is crazier, the band or their fans?

BBYLH comic: PWND! Well, almost, I still need to fix a few things with Photoshop, I'll try to do everything tonight. I need to work on the concert report too, I'm almost done, if I move my lazy arse I should be able to finish it this afternoon.

Also, I've been laughing myself silly at these MediaMarkt ads:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4hq4N6p7c8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHoERzXyrEQ



OMG, now I'm grinning even more thinking about the last email Farin sent me, which started with "Ciao, bella!" XD (Yes, I read that mail every time I need something to cheer me up. Fangirly? Who, me?)

PS Yesterday I found this flyer on the windscreen of my car. WTF? XD

Still not done with the BBYLH comics, I wanted to draw more last night, but fell asleep around 10 PM. Meh. Besides, I'm writing a concert report for the DÄOF fanzine, they still need reports for a few concerts, and I decided to give it a go and write about the Budapest gig. I think I'm writing too much, though. I'll probably post it here before I send it, so my almighty German-speaking friends can tell me what they think of it, ie: how many mistakes I made and how many Konjunktive I I've forgotten. :P

Other than that, I've been wanting to post about this for some time: you know the Leo online dictionary, right? A few months ago, they added an Italian version (yesss), as well as a Chinese one. Every language has its own little Leo mascot and I had a big WTF moment when I saw the Italian one:

Plain Leo

English Leo

French Leo

Spanish Leo

Chinese Leo

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WTF Italian Leo??? XD

The Sherlock Holmes and Inspector Clouseau are the smartest ones, the Spanish and Chinese ones are just your typical "traditional clothes" version, but what's the Italian one supposed to be??? Should it be a mafioso? It looks like something out of Saturday Night Fever to me.

Or maybe... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ2MFE-Y6gE

HAHA, is it bad that this "typical Italian guy" reminds me of Bela? XD *hides*

We have a word for people like that, btw: tamarro. XD Also, thank God I don't sound like that when I speak German. Hopefully. Really, "lappe-toppe"? o_O

PS Yes, I'm going home 2 hours earlier today!