this is basically the motto of the Salvation Army, symbolising the Blood of Jesus and the Fire of the Holy Spirit. Something I'm playing with in photoshop... 

It's an angel wot I made. you can see more of this stuff at Angels in the Architecture. check out the links section. Well, the exciting new world of photo blogging! lets see how long before the novelty wears off! 

yep, it's me and murray Checking out banana graffiti in Dresden in 1999. In old east germany. bananas were a symbol of the decadent west, they were exotic fruit that just weren't available in the worker's paradise. Pity because Murray tells me that not only are they yummy, but full of Potassiumy goodness! 

I just wanna post http://www.freewebs.com/heartheart but it wont let me...
then i just wanna add http://www.freewebs.com/heartheart/aita.html to promote my new Angels in the Architecture site, but things are running slow at the mo..

It's been a long time. Tooo long. Eons. Ages. Civilisations have risen and fallen. Things that were stylish became daggy, then totally uncool, then forgotten, then retro-chic, then forgotten again, and are now new-style trendy! And I have created a new website. Check it out, if you will. You can find it at http://www.freewebs.com/heartheart look especially at the Angels in the Architecture bit. Thats at http://www.freewebs.com/heartheart/aita.html Cheers

now you understand why our athletes have trouble remembering the words....
Incidentally, the original words can be sung to the tunes of 'Gilligan's Island' and Jimmy Barnes' 'Working Class Man', both of which are far superior peices of music!

At the recent Commonwealth games, Australia won vaste hordes of gold medals, mainly because we are better at games than Nauru, Cyprus, Lesotho and Belize und so weiter... As a result, our national anthem was heard around 82 times. I thought, as a service to my readers, I would present you with the words... In German!:
Australier, den alle lassen daß uns uns freuen, Für wir ist jung und frei;
Wir Haben goldene Erde und Reichtum für Mühe, Unser Heim girt durch See ist;
Unser Land ist reichlich vorhanden in Geschenken Natur der Schönheit reich und selten;
In Seite Geschichte, läßt jede Stufe Fortschritt Australien Messe!
In freudigen Spannungen lassen Sie dann,
daß uns singen, "Fortschritt Australien Messe!"

Translated back into English that would be:

Australier, that everyone lets that us please us, for we is young and free;
we have golden earth and wealth for effort, our home fermented through lake is;
our country is amplly available in gifts nature of the beauty rich and rare;
in page story, lets each step progress Australia fair!
In joyful tensions, you let then that sing us,
"progress Australia fair!"

You gotta love these internet translation services!

eek! has it been so long since I blogged? Disgraceful! And it's not because I have nothing to say! It's just that mere blogging hasn't been my highest priority lately! I could've talked about Australia losing to New Zealand in the soccer, and STILL wanting to put in a bid for the 2014 or 2018 World cup... Or Australia beating NZ all blacks with last kick in the Rugby to win the Bledisloe cup, or Aust beating NZ with a golden goal after extra time in the Commonwealth games netball final... did we beat them at the Hockey final too? I think.. Anyway, not mentioning any sport, even if it means famous victories over New Zealand, or ignominous defeats... lot's of other things have happened in the world too y'know!

It's three years today since I met Daniela... i wonder how different my life would've been if that hadn't have happened.. How much of my German obsession is because of her?

Went close to setting a personal record for 'steeplechase'... Friday was FNC (friday night church) run by Boxhill Salvo's at Surrey Hills Salvos, Saturday was at Ringwood Salvos for the wedding of mr & mrs space, and Sunday, One service and a sing-a-long at Ferntree Gully Salvo's, MSB at the night Sevice at Waverley Salvo's, then a fairly punky Divy Youth Crush run by Rowville salvo's... I could've done even better than this if I went to Waverley Salvos on Saturday night for the MSB concert, I could've gone somewhere else on Sunday night, maybe Mooroolbark salvos or, ahem, Ashburton Baptists!

hehehe, I'm not still in Guben, was only there for two weeks! As I said, I'm tired. I will not confuse you any further...

oh yes, its three years yesterday since I arrived in Guben... nice town, if you like 50% unemployment and neo-nazis...