Mon, 21 May 2007
The barbecue season has now officially begun!
1 Pack of mixed BBQ meat: 5,90
1 Bottle of 2005 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo: 1,99
1 Throw away grill: 3,50
The fun that is an indoor BBQ party: Priceless!
With the weather being so great and everyone having nice barbecues, we wanted to have one too. Unfortunatelly we don't have a balcony or a (nice) garden. (We do have a grassy patch in front of our house but it's not exactly a place you want to sit at and have dinner.) Also do not have a proper barbecue to take somewhere nice and somehow when we travel to friends we always bring bad weather with us.
This weekend however, we decided to go for it. We got ourselfs one of those disposable grills, put it on the largest window sill, strategically placed a fan and a bucket of water and declared the indoor barbecue season officially opened.
Our experiences in short
Good:- Comfortable! Toilet, fridge, heating and electric light nearby
- Easy and low cost. You basically just light the only flammable bit on the whole thing, wait until the nasty accelerant is all burned up and the coals glow nicely
- No carrying around of stuff. Fridge, kitchen table etc near by
- That tiny thing really holds a long time. We both were absolutely stuffed, while the grill was still well hot
- BIG FUN!
Bad:
- SMOKE. The fan helps but doesn't solve the problem entirely
- Grill does not get very hot, large stuff takes a while. Bad when you are hungry, good towards the end though
- Throw away grill manual is only in Swedish, Finnish, Danish and Dutch. I wonder what "Grilliä saa käyttää ainoastaan ulkona!" means ...
- Worried looks from people walking by the house at the column of smoke rising from a window at the fourth floor. Help to stand in the window and smile in a relaxed way.
- Running down four floors just because your darling dropped the aluminium foil
- SMOKE! (You don't appreciate the full odeur until you come back into the kitchen the next morning.)
PS: How do you extinguish a throw away grill once you're done?
PPS: Shower!
PPPS: Kids, do not try this at home!
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Sun, 20 May 2007
What a show!
Right, some time has passed since our Fiesta Mexicana, but still here's my record of this memorable evening.
In a word: Wow! Panteon Rococo did a spectacular show! I've known and liked their music before, but seeing them live is a whole different matter and just sooo much better! Although their tour has already been lasting for quite some time, they showed absolutely no sign of fatigue. The Vier Linden was pretty full but not cram-full so there was still enough space to dance. (And while we are speaking of dancing, let me say, that some of my muscles are still sore! Those guys just don't give you a rest!)
Throughout the whole concert the mood both on and in front of the stage were great and the guys were fooling around and inciting the audience, with themselves setting a good example of how to absolutely lose it (and play an instrument at the same time!) the whole time. The only downer was that a lot of what they said seemed to get lost since many in the audience didn't speak (enough) Spanish, which lead to a kind of lack of timely reactions. (Shenka yells something - Spanish speakers: "Yaay!" - Tiny delay - Rest of crowd: "Yaaaaay!"). Most weren't botherd by this though, and neither seemed the band. After all, it is pretty clear where Panteon Rococo stand and what their opinions are, so there isn't much to guess.
Consequently when the band showed first signs of getting towards the end of the concert the audience wouldn't let them go. They of course played La carencia and all the other favourites but the audience just wouldn't get enough, so the encores(?) kind of turned into a "Who drops first" contest. (We did.)
If you have any chance to see them while they're over here, do it!. The tour is still on and you can still see Panteon Rococo on the following dates:
20.05.2007 D - Hamburg @ Fabrik
22.05.2007 D - Rostock @ Mau Club
23.05.2007 D - Potsdam @ Lindenpark
24.05.2007 D - Dresden @ Scheune
25.05.2007 D - Paderborn @ Kulturwerkstatt
26.05.2007 D - Rottenburg @ Stadthalle
27.05.2007 D - Passau @ Pfingst Open Air
28.05.2007 D - Essen @ Pfingst Open AIr
19.07.2007 E - Huesca @ Pirineos Sur
20.07.2007 E - Barcelona @ London Bar
PS: Paco soo reminds me of weasel!
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Tue, 15 May 2007
A little DebConf6 revival
Ever since I've returned from DC6 I've been planning to return to Mexico one day. Given the current state of my vacation fund this won't be any time soon. However, as a kind of consolation I'll have a little bit of Mexico coming to me this week!
Panteón Rococó (alternate non-official site without so much flash) from Mexico City will be giving a concert in my crummy little hometown! Yay! If you are into good Ska music and living near Hildesheim don't miss out on this one!
Oh, almost forgot. The whole thing happens on
Wed 16 May 2007
Admission: 19:00, Begins 20:00
Vier Linden
Alfelder Str. 55b
31139 Hildesheim
Tickets: 12,00 Euro Advance Booking or 15,00 Euro Box Office
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Mon, 07 May 2007
Chère racaille
Unfortunatelly, Mr Sarkozy winnig these elections does not come as a total surprise. Still it is not something you have to passively accept. You still have a democracy. What is needed now is a strong and watchful opposition, in and outside the parliaments. Remain alert, protect and defend your République and the rights its residents have! We're with you!
Best,
Meike
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Sun, 06 May 2007
Guys!
Learn to bake!
Chicks dig it!
On popular demand: The (German) recipe. Special hints from the baker: don't make the milk too hot, that'll kill the yeast. Also put the yeast-milk-flour mixture in a sufficiently large dish to avoid extra cleaning work. (A regular coffee cup is too small!)
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