Neustädter Mühle #I

Youth Center Neustädter Mühle got a new basketball-place and a mural... or is it one?

 

 Reckon the kids who play there. Or...

 

 ... did Charlotte help? (Spot the empty web?)

 

 This is for Sami´s COLOURFULWORLD Monday Murals.

 

The new series:

"Are these the worst decisions in history?

 

E.T. doesn't land on Mars

 

When Steven Spielberg was conceiving his 1982 blockbuster 'E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial', the director approached candy manufacturer Mars and asked if he could use their candy for a scene in which the cute alien nibbles on the treats laid out as bait by Elliot (Henry Thomas). Mars said no. Instead, Hershey came to the rescue with their Reese's Pieces. E.T. loved them, and so did audiences: Sales of the peanut butter treats increased by 65%!"

 

Henry 🦁 

 

 

To last post.

I am an adult. I graduated long ago (1999) blaBLABLA.

And I am a little pupil.

Second time I start at zero. ZERO.

 

Count in all the years I did not "work" (studying) > no money coming in. No retirement-money, either...  - they let you know later!!!!! You get NOTHING.

 

No money on my hands on the day, like a kiddo, fearing for each and every test....

If... IF... if I get the certificate in January.... I get my job back.

PRESSURE!!!!

My Mum passed (2011) and gave me two darn condos. 

I would want HER!!!

I miss her so much.  I miss her.

One tenant is nice, the other....

>German state wants:

€5 000 - well .. € 4.889,00  ... in one chunk. K. no worries, huh? Huh????   

And then... Oh, till end of April.

Thank you, then...

 

1.193,00 come March, June, September  and November.

Those are two elderly women, these tenants, I do not ask for much.

I might have to raise the rent.

And then???????

And Then???

RAISE what they pay me?????? The darn state?????

Ice-cream??? Pizza??? Nada, pay ME so I can pay the STATE.

Germany. Like everywhere. To the rich! They take.

No idea what to do.

What is "fair"?

E.T. .... call "home"...

I tell you this:

I want a small, SAFE, little job.

No more studying. DOING.

No XML etc...

And then... you know, then... place for LOVE again. Not but STRESS. FEAR...   LOVE!

 

 

SOUP

 

 ... for the king.

 

And here I sit, the Emperor, by given name, with nothing, not even a... tomato. See last pity-post... or don´t.
 

My body hurts, my feet are numb. Wait till after Easter for help, eventually.

And the blog-title?

"Double Half"

2007: We are a couple. Together. Living in two places. Since 13 years.

Everything double, two washing machines and on it went, four bikes... everything double.

Mondays I fell sick. Seeing all those loving couples, buying food for shared meals, whilst I... waited for Friday, by myself.

Now.

Toma... those red things I did not even try ...are "gone".

Impulse. yesterday night, after "fight" (eeeek, tomatoes!!!):

Impulse:

Take cam, take pic, say, "looks good" and start all over.

Reality. 

In my brain, walk into my little space, close door, close heart, shut down, eat nothing-

I HATE MYSELF SO MUCH.

A shitty half, that´s all that´s left. Me. 

Talked to friend. Her Niece wanted to end, cut wrong. Was just a cry for help  and worked. 

Self-pity is a shitty thing.

All the fun we could have if I was not an IDIOT.

I HATE MYSELF SO MUCH.

There is no excuse even. I know this.

I TRIED to be good, you see? I did buy tomatoes this week, cause they are healthy, and ate some.

Eisenhans. Where are you. I have not "adulted", I need you.

And tomorrow. XML. 

Yippeee. Not. At least I live in "my peace...

 

One day I eat sesame-ice-cream after a I had mini-taco...

Now I know... LOVE? Partly Provisional

 

 

I had a real shit#y week, mostly (studying).

Friday middle of night awake, blablabla.

 

Ingo  later  got:

Tomatos. Tomatoes - whatever.

In Germany they taste of water and hence they were nothing I grew up with.

Like them as much as fish.

Shit#y week > that.

 

Cook for yourself, OK, we´re not twins. That´s OK!!!

But on the weekend?  That hurts.

Deep inside I love Ingo. And hence I wonder. .

 

A treat would´ve been nice.

Just a note for myself:

Do not be selfish... on the weekend.

 

No dinner for me, OK I won´t starve.

Heart might. 

Resume studies, still XML.

I agreed to this studying and it is payed. I am thankful.

OP I chose is on me, harder than I thought.

 

Nerves on my feet frighten me, worse than ever. 

What if I cannot walk no more.

 

Taxes. So much. 5+ in one batch, 5 more over the year - other I fight. Will fight.

I honestly do not know what I did that Ingo is so upset against me.

I dreamed (!!!) we talked and there was no clarification.

 

Summer-time. Finally.

I am so exhausted and my body hurts so much.

Thursday I´ll see my doc and when Easter is done I may (!!!!!) ask new doc if they take me considering the nerves in my feet.

May. Other doc said: We do not take new patients. What??? I pay taxes from hell and docs do not take me??? I wake cause my feet hurt and no doc takes me???

WHERE do I  live again??

My feet are NUMB. I cannot FEEL what they touch.

Am a Tomato. Unwanted. There. You have it.

 

"partly provisional" the tax-paper says. What does that even mean. What?

Tomato? Henry is asleep, at least he is. 

First doc, 5+ years ago said not to worry about my feet, "it´s age".

I am 53 now.

Have a fancy halfbike, have plans...

Rumpelstilsken. I know you.

(Rumpelstielschen, ich weiß - kannst du Gold aus meinem strohigen Haar machen? Ach, du bist auch nur eine... Tomate.).

What The.... HELP!!!!

 

 

Look what I found! Is Matagarup Bridge in danger or does this dude just want to admire engineering art?

 

 On to Optus Stadium... are they everywhere, is it still safe in Perth???

 

 Seems like a friendly bunch, huh?

Oh, do I wish I was in Perth now, too.

 

 

This is for....

Eileen.

The series:

"Are these the worst decisions in history?

 

 Challenger's fate was sealed

 

Although NASA engineers knew that the Challenger space shuttle was experiencing problems with a series of O-rings sealing the solid rocket boosters, they still gave Mission Control the green light to launch the spacecraft. Shortly after launch, the seals failed, resulting in a catastrophic explosion and the deaths of everyone on board."

 

Henry 🦁's alter Ego the black swan...

 

Grumpy FFO And Smiles

 

 

With this too early and hence grumpy ghost I join Nicole´s FFO and Gilenna.

I thought he looks kinda cute. 

 

And for Annie´s Smiles:

 

Go, Aussies! And some funnies...

 

The series:

"Are these the worst decisions in history?

The merchandise rights for Star Wars 

 

In 1973, 20th Century Fox accepted an offer from George Lucas to reduce his fee for directing "Star Wars" and instead give him all merchandising rights and the rights to any sequels. The studio naively believed it had made a good deal. The film became one of the highest-grossing films of all time, and the series has since grossed billions. Meanwhile, merchandise sales have brought in billions more: Lucas essentially traded $350,000 for more than $5 billion."

 

When you enter our living-room:

Not a fan, you?

Henry 🦁 

Granma´s Joker

 

Today I join Rain´s Thursday Art and Dinner Date with "Cards".

 

 My late Grandma is my Joker today.

 

Having fled from the Russians in WWII in the freezing cold, being poor and hungry, the latter often, the first for long, throwing away food, unless bad, was no option.

 

There is left-over potato-mash?

Yippeeee! My Granma found a yummy way - one Ingo hates, so this is but for me:

Let it turn brown in the pan and enjoy!

The new series:

"Are these the worst decisions in history?

Not to Buy Microsoft 

In 1979, Electronic Data Systems founder and CEO Ross Perot (a self-made billionaire and later presidential candidate) was lured with an offer to buy the burgeoning software company Microsoft for $60 million. He declined, citing the high price and the fact that the company and its newly minted 23-year-old founder, Bill Gates (pictured), had yet to reach their full potential. According to Forbes, Microsoft is worth nearly $2 trillion as of March 2022. A remorseful Perot now claims it was the worst business decision he ever made."

 

Henry 🦁 

Henry Goes Japan

 

 

Our Henry 🦁- multi-culti (and yes, that is (me in) Gurri).

This is for Tom´s signs2. 

Here is one I never thought I need so long... I think to remember a "24-hour-promise" on this...

The series (hups, a jump back in the series-sector): 

 

"Not just cars: these things were invented in Germany

 

 NIVEA Creme

NIVEA Creme was the first stable water-in-oil emulsion. It was introduced in 1911 by the German company Beiersdorfer. The emulsifier Eucerit is made from lanolin, which is obtained from sheep's wool. This is the key to the unique properties of NIVEA Creme.

 

Let us be one world...

T STands For On The Road

 

With this coffee in the very cool glass I join Elizabeth´s T.  Arty, huh?

You sadly can´t see it, it has Henry engraved. Better pic to come...

The journal (for in case: The sketches refer to the text):

 

 

Monday: Ingo, "I need.... I go shopping myself, you´re already in your PJs."

Me... "already?! 🤣"

Seriously - when you work / study from home and go nowhere, and it is cold and you have warm PJs... do you get dressed? What for (other Police officer forcing you out, maybe....).

 

Found a site where you can really help Ukraine, see here. Had a question considering my order and... got a REAL person who answered me. To volunteers! (This is no ad, I do not get paid to link this). I mean.... what else to do? There are not one but four against Ukraine (writing this on Monday, hopefully better news tomorrow,  today I am just so... pis#ed and scared).

Tuesday: Went with my doc to Hanover for a small OP (nothing serious!). Too tired to eat afterwards, despite the food was really yum! Bedneighbor was snoring and coughing all night, otherwise nice.

 

Wednesday: Bedneighbor took me back home to Braunschweig, jikes, traffic jam on autobahn and all other roads, took forever! After the nurse held my hand like forever, telling me to take it slow. Cute, I felt like a kiddo!

Thursday:  fK brought her daughter to school and popped in for a short visit, nice! 

(When I say I´m fine there is no need to check on me, but fine gesture)

At the doc... you can do the changes lying down, but, noooo. "Can you hold the bottle? Oh, and the tube. The patch, too? I got the wrong scissors!" He´s some dude! Could be my little Bro, age-wise.

TV-News: World Happiness Day... "blablabla, and some are happy when The Simpsons are on - right after the weather!" 

Friday: Went without my Happy hat/beanie or Ingo´s late Granma´s scarf and maybe it was Gurri´s last time out, too - Spring has arrived.

Found a small Mexican super-yummy, fresh place in the arcades - two tacos - €5, two meals for me! Super nice Mexican guy who still learns to say "Hühnchenfleisch" - it was kinda cute, and we managed. 

"I´ll be back!". Had the first one in the Spring-sun, YUM!

 

Ingo made "milk-meat" with omelette (post to come) - brought to my TV-place, brought out the rubbish... I feel like a princess! Ingo 🥰

Oh. Sent in lesson #3 of chunk #5.

Weekend: Saturday: Lazy day as I still need to rest. Ingo brought Namaste - yum! And a bean to plant and make a wish! Now what should I wish for? It is a ZAUBÄRBOHNE!

(Actually "Zauberbohne", a magic bean, by Bear, the guardian angel 🥰) 

Indian Pacific on TV - thank you, Ingo! So I got to see a bit of the technical details after all.

When we rode the train last year I was not allowed to see it, working for ALSTOM and Deutsche Bahn did not help... Post to come (if you told me 6 years ago I´d watch a docu on trains I´d told you you´ve lost your marbles).

 

Sunday: Thanks to Ingo Henry is back at work! THANK YOU INGO!!!

 

Other... Princess #2! (I am still to sit nearly lying down):

Sorry for the bad light... it was really yummy! Harzkäse is what I hated as child, but now I love it.  LOL, Wiki: "Harzer cheese is a German sour milk cheese made from low fat curd cheese, which originates in the Harz mountain region south of Braunschweig.^"

Die Maus and Fairy tale and CHUZPE (People need meatballs!) with Dieter Hallervorden. Bitter-sweet Jewish movie (accent included) about getting old - sadly German only, in my version. To laugh, to cry, to have hope!! Wish I had had a Granddad...

"Sorry, I have to work... ummm, I CAN work!"

If you ever see Dieter Hallervorden listed as actor: Great movie guaranteed!

The post-title?

What normal people without a car have to do:

• Walk to the tram, 
• with that to train station, 
• walk to and 
• wait for train, hop on, endure noisy peeps, 
• hop off, walk to bus/tram, hop on, endure... , 
• walk to hospital. 
• Vise versa.

Lucky me: Walk to the doc, hop in his car, chat nicely, hop in bedneighbor´s car (get stuck) and hop off in front of my door.

I.Am.Thankful!!!

More munchy:

Normal portion made 5 meals. YUMMY meals.

The new series - very fitting for today:

"Are these the worst decisions in history? 

 

The Implementation of Prohibition

The introduction of Prohibition in the United States on January 17, 1920, made it illegal to manufacture, transport, or sell alcohol. However, Prohibition didn't stop people from drinking alcohol, and an underground drinking culture quickly took root, based on a thriving black market. The decision to dry up America was finally reversed on December 5, 1933."

Cheers! That was quite a long time!!!

Henry 🦁 

  What a week!