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Nein, dies ist nicht das Bild meines Autos. Dies ist das Bild des ersten Schneefalls in Berlin, etwas das ich jedes Jahr in großer Aufregung erwarte. Dieses Jahr kam er früh. Ich bin hoffnungsvoll auf einen weißen Dezember!

Glasgow is one of the favorite cities I've visited. Certainly it is the city with the most polite and helpful inhabitants. Another reason behind my fondness for Glasgow is its vibrant music scene. Mogwai and Belle and Sebastian are my favorites, while other Glasgowian acts include Travis, Franz Ferdinand, Arctic Monkeys. I think Belle and Sebastian holds a special place in contemporary pop music, at least as far as I can follow. Their music for me represents a balanced mix of Dylanesque/Reedian song-writing and minimal pop music sensibilities. Furthermore, I get the feeling that they belong to a small group of bands who respect their fans, by respecting their music. They recently published a new album, whose live performance can be watched in its entirety in the following online video: The first song they perform in the video, "I want the world to stop" is the strongest song in the album. My first impression of the album is that it represents a mediocre album i...

Turkey lifted a 2.5 year ban on Youtube. Around the same time, NBC lifted a 6 month ban on the most funny TV personality in the states -this is a exaggeration of course.  Good things happen in the world from time to time! Of course, if one fools oneself into forgetting the fact that these good things were preceded by the bad judgement or plain stupidity of some people. I mean, its great that Conan had to promote his new show and came up with the idea of live streaming 24 hours of absurdities. But, why does it have to come after a 6 month leave. Anyway, enjoy the hilarious clip without too much philosophizing.