Winston Niles Roothford

Wo ist sie?

nobody@vox.com(Roothford) — Sat, 10 May 2008 22:02:34 -0700

Charmander (a.k.a. Chardonnay) Meine Schöne Katze!

Wo ist meine Katze? Wo ist sie?
Sie war nicht Donnerstag Nacht hier!
Sie war nicht Freitag hier!
Sie war nicht heute hier!

Ich liebe sie! Wo ist sie??

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List!

nobody@vox.com(Roothford) — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:22:18 -0700

Good

I had my last class of the semester yesterday
I'm finished directing
I pretty much got offered a steady job for the summer last night
Jeff's latest printmaking project
I finished two presentations this week (one in English and one in German)
Kleenex
Dairy products!
I have no finals
Sleep

Bad

CHARMANDER is MISSING!!!! And this distresses me more than I can say...
I have a mega research paper due on Monday
I can't focus on what I need to do

Neutral

My research
Random little things to do

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Awe...those wacky Germans!

nobody@vox.com(Roothford) — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:55:29 -0700

In my quest for more German new wave (Neue Deutsche Welle) music, I stumbled across this video that somehow struck me as quite funny. To add to that, one might call this type of music "Deutsch Musak" for lack of a better term (and I mean, come on! just look at these people). AND these are definitely schlager songs as far as I can tell! GOTTA love those DANCe MOVES!

Der Deutsche Hitmix

P.S. Mmm...shepherd's pie.

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nobody@vox.com(Roothford) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:34:32 -0700

I'm tired

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Neue Deutsche Welle!

nobody@vox.com(Roothford) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:06:35 -0700

I have discovered fantastic music that emerged out of Germany in the 80s! I am doing all I can these days to find out more about Neue Deutsche Welle (NDW) because it is wonderful. Why? 1) It is in German 2) It is good music (well not all NDW). Es ist sehr geil und toll! Here are just a few examples of what I'm talking about. I recommend watching every one of these videos multiple times (I know I have). Enjoy!

Der Plan - Gummitwist

Trio - Herz ist Trumpf - 1983

Nena - Neunundneunzig Luftballons

DÖF (Deutsch-österreichisches Feingefühl) - Codo

Trio - Da Da Da

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Puns! and other humourous bits.

nobody@vox.com(Roothford) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:11:31 -0700

The Featured Article Today on Wikipedia was about "The First Lady of Texas"

Miss Hogg

In other news...

A man rushed into the doctor's surgery, jumped on the doctor's back, and started screaming "One! Two! Three! Four!"
"Wait a minute! yelled the doctor, struggling to free himself. "What do you think you're doing?"
"Well, doctor," said the eccentric man, "they did say I could count on you!"

A jeweler standing behind the counter of his shop was astounded to see a man come hurtling head-first through the window.
"What on earth are you up to?" he demanded.
"I'm terribly sorry," said the man, "I forgot to let go of the brick!"

First flea: You don't look to well.
Second flea: I'm not really feeling up to scratch.

The other day the neighbor's dog saw a sign that said: "Wet paint" - so he did!

What do you get if you cross a galaxy with a toad? Star Warts.

Which bird is always out of breath? A Puffin.

What is a twip? What a wabbit calls a twain ride!

How do you catch a squirrel? Climb up a tree and act like a nut.

Which vegetable goes best with jacket potatoes? Button mushrooms.

Why did the orange stop rolling down the hill? It ran out of juice.

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nobody@vox.com(Roothford) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:03:32 -0700

Limerick

There once was a young boy from Spain
Who liked to go and visit Maine
He traveled with great speed, in a suit of fine tweed.
Oh, that boy, so stylish yet vain!

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Ich bin damit einverstanden.

nobody@vox.com(Roothford) — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:31:50 -0800

"I am in agreement with that." You can also say, "Ich bin nicht damit einverstanden." which means "I am not in agreement with that."

German is great. Deutsch ist toll. It's difficult but it's worth it.

Alle Menschen sollte wenigstens zwei Fremdsprachen lernen.
All people should learn at least two foreign languages.

The latest Feminist saying I learned was, "Frauen sollten immer bekommen 'gleichen Lohn fuer gleiche Arbeit.'"
"Women should always receive 'equal wages for equal work.'"

Okay, enough about German. I don't blog often, this is pretty fun. I probably won't do it again anytime in the near future. Okay, maybe during spring break. My life is rather busy. Work, school, work, school, this, that, etc.

I saw the Magnetic Fields in San Francisco last weekend and it was fabulous. I thought that I would never ever get the chance to see them live, but I did and it was completely worth the hectic weekend that follow. Their music makes me so happy.

Also, other music makes me happy.

The Lives of the Artists (Oxford World's Classics)

Right now, I'm reading Vasari's Live of the Artists and it's very interesting reading original text (translated of course, I can't read Italian) from the Renaissance with all of the biases and prejudices that people in those times carry. Not unlike our times, but we can just see theirs a bit more clearly, because we've "evolved" beyond that viewpoint. He also thinks that Italian art is the epitome of everything noble, worthy, and beautiful in art. I highly recommend this book. So far, for my Art History Seminar class, this has been my favourite reading.

Artemisia Gentileschi had a very interesting life and is a wonderful Baroque artist that should be noticed.

I just acquired some new music from Cameron's computer and the internet. I want to make a new mix soon. Lately, everytime I make a mix I always think there is something missing. Maybe that is because you can only fit 80 minutes or less of music onto one CD.

Improv Games are fun.

Someday I'll be able to type relatively fast without having to glance at the keyboard. The less I think about where the letters are, and let my fingers find them the easier it is.

Ende

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Lady Beetle

nobody@vox.com(Roothford) — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:36:22 -0800

There once was a ladybug on my head.
I flicked it away and thought it was dead.
Then it wiggled around, and thought it had found
My sleeve as a new commodious bed.

Lady Bug On My Sleeve

And then you two lived happily ever after. I mean, you didn't kill it then, did you?

This Asian lady beetle of my sleeve

It flew upward and decided to leave

On the window it landed, and in a move so candid

Quickly it vanished unharmed I believe

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Ein Deutsches Sauflied für Dich!

nobody@vox.com(Roothford) — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:59:06 -0800

In München steht ein Hofbräuhaus: Eins, zwei, ... g'suffa!
Da läuft so manches Fäßchen aus: Eins, zwei, ... g'suffa!
Da hat so manche braver Mann: Eins, zwei, ... g'suffa!
Gezeigt was er so vertragen kann
Schon früh am Morgen fing er an
Und spät am Abend kam er heraus
So schön ist's im Hofbräuhaus.

Trink Bier immer!

Vielen dank meine Freunde!

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