Hello and Happy Friday!
This week was crazy. Running around, doctor appointments and such, schedules and more appointments and now I sit in the kitchen, write and breathe. Everything is okay. I had a great evening so far watching a movie at SEHES Haus (Paulette) which was so sweet and funny. On the other hand, my son had a pretty bad day today. You know when you wake up in the morning and have a bad start or are in a bad mood and it somehow sticks with you throughout the day? That kind of day. Nothing was okay and was good enough in his eyes. He cried a lot and screamed. Days like this just suck, but hey what can we do. Tomorrow will be better, right? This is what I have been up to during this week. Have a great weekend. Enjoy!
Reading: I finished Albert Camus’s The Sea Close by and I enjoyed it. I also re-read The Essential Ginsberg and I did purchase this book because of the section ‘letters’ (especially the ones to Neil Cassidy) and ‘journals’. Great book by one of my favorite authors. ‘What happened Miss Simone‘ is a book I can pick out from Blogging for Books to review. Sounds awesome. Have you heard about ‘Wreck and Order’ by Hannah Tennant? It has gotten some great reviews so far.
Writing: I did not work too much on my book these days but I will change that. I did started many drafts for the blog however. I also wrote a lot in my little moleskin journal this week while waiting at doctor offices and whatnot.
Watching: It seems that everybody in this world is watching the show ‘Love’, right? My husband and I also jumped on the bandwagon and finished the the first ten episodes this week. It was fun and entertaining I have to admit. Even though it took me a while to get into it I recommend it.
We started ‘A Young Doctor’s Notebook‘ and it is funny and really well done. I guess we stick to this show for a while. I mean, Jon Hamm and David Radcliffe – hello? AMAZING! On my to-watch-list is the documentary about Nina Simone ‘What happened Miss Simone’. Check out the trailer here. Goosebump-material for sure. I have seen Malala Yousafzai at the United Nations and listened to her speeches several times. However, I never read her book. I want to watch the documentary ‘He Named Me Malala’ for sure! I also watched ‘The Name of the Rose’ which blew me away. My husband could not believe that I have never seen it. Well, well, well….
Thinking about: Death lately. I was sad to hear that Umberto Eco (The Name of the Rose) passed away on February 19th. I read The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana a long time ago and remember that I loved it and always meant to read more by him. As anybody who loves to read and reads a lot knows – too many good books, not enough time. Harper Lee “To Kill a Mockingbird” also died on February 19th.
“Compassionate, dramatic, and deeply moving, To Kill A Mockingbird takes readers to the roots of human behavior – to innocence and experience, kindness and cruelty, love and hatred, humor and pathos.”
I was sad to hear about the passing of Peter Lustig on February 23rd. He was a German television presenter and author and well known for his children-TV show ‘Löwenzahn’. I grew up watching his show every week; mostly on Sunday. This is an excerpt of his last recorded show. ‘Abschalten’, as he used to say.
Discovering: I recently found out about LitLounge.TV which is a great website stuffed with exciting and interesting interviews and authors. I loved to listen to Wolf-Dieter Storl so far! He is amazing! The ‘Coburger Literaturtage’ are around the corner, too. I hope I am here in April to listen to and meet some great writers and attend some readings. I am especially excited that Martin Walser (his latest book “Ein sterbender Mann”) will read from this book in April! He is almost 90 years old!
