Good with fall. Part 1.

The Flea Market.

There are a few things that are actually good with fall and that the weather is beginning to turn into crap.

One of the nice things to do in fall is to go to flea markets. The old things, the people, the whole set up works better when the leafs are turning gold and the air is a bit chilly. The mood is something special when you get up on a Sunday with a flea market day ahead. Just drinking a coffee to get yourself up and then going straight to the restaurant for brunch. Brunching in Berlin is like a hobby for some people and the interest in this way of eating had given the city a good supply of affordable brunch menus. That all-you-can-eat mentality really works in the city.

After you have filled up on to much food and to little drink it's time to go to one of the many flea markets. And the Berliners love their flea markets. You can find them on Saturdays but on Sunday it's for real, then it's business. And people have stuff to sell. Maybe people got a bit crazy and bought to much stuff in the 80's or they simple need the money, because flea markets are big business.

If you pick the right one you will get a nice mix of normal people selling off their memory's and professionals with € signs in mind. But some of these pros are artist trying to get by or young designers that want to get there brand going. It's that mix, a smoke, a cup of coffee and the fresh autumn air that makes the Flea Market one of the really good things about fall.

The only hard thing is to manage to get up to make a day out of it. I'm usually to hung over to walk out the door at 10 in the morning on a Sunday.

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MGMT Time To Pretend.

Live fast and die young.

It's all about how you look at things. The perspective that you have changes the world that you see. Are you happy then the world will be a happy place. But if you're sad it very fast turns in to something dark and unforgiving. You should always try to stay on the positive side.

This song from MGMT has a sadness to it, but it also portrays something positive. To me a bittersweet uplifting feeling that is hard to explain. Sometimes a song just gets stuck with you and I guess this one did. I think the lyrics might have something to do with it.

"I'm feeling rough, I'm feeling raw, in the prime of my life.
Let's make some music, make some money,
find some models for wives.
I'll move to Paris, shoot some heroin, and fuck with the stars.
You man the island and the cocaine and the elegant cars."

I have a feeling that this week is going to be a good week. Wonder why? ;)

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Stockholm

Back from Stockholm.

This town has it all. Cultur, food, sports, water, beautiful building, great partying and wonderful people. This is the feeling you get when you go to Stockholm in summer. In winter there is a diffrent feeling that strikes you.

One thing I noticed is that there is alot of beautiful women in this the capital of Sweden. And I'm not the first one to notice this phenomenon. Many people have told me this before. But this time it really became obvious to me. Ladys everywhere all wearing very short shorts. This might be the reason why many big bands start or end there tour in Stockholm. Well, at least bands made up by men tend do this.

There is also a club in Stockholm that only has open during the summer. It's called Trädgården which means the garden. It's like a playground for young people a bit older than 20. This year they where located under one of the big bridges. The tall bridge made a very nice space and the people where cool, nice and not to stuck up which can be the case in the more fancy places. Simple said, a very nice place. And it didn't hurt that you can play ping-pong or Supermario Brothers on NES.

So if you ever question where to go on vacation. Just go to Stockholm. But do it in summer.

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Vacation.

Going to the old country.

It's time for vacation. Ah, vacation. Soon I will be heading towards the beautiful Småland in the south of Sweden. My days will consist of sleeping in, fishing, swimming, drinking wine, eating nice food and most importantly spending time with my family.

Just look at that picture. Sweden can be so beautiful in summer. If you ever get the chance to go, all I can say is -Take it! Take the chance and see the nice towns and go for a hike in the woods. Swim in one of the thousands and thousands of lakes or head towards Stockholm and party your ass off. That's what I'm gonna do.

As I mentioned the other day, I will not be able to post next week but I will try my best to do so the week after. So take care and if you really need more "stuff" then take a look in the archives. There's a lot of good post back there.

I will be back soon...

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The Hunt for Shelter.

The Hunt has begun.

Today I started to look for a place to put my hat. And in Berlin it can go fast. I have send a couple of mails to people who have advertised that they have rooms that are available. And already I have two appointments.

In Germany a lot of people live in so called WG's. Wohngemeinschaft means flat-sharing community. And that is not as hippie as it sounds. It more of a sharing the cost and making friend at the same time thing. Off course there's good ones and bad ones. But if you get a good one you can have a very nice time. I'm gona go and have a look at two WG's later today. I hope that it's nice in at least one of them.

And check the picture I found, here we have an excellent example of how nice it can get if you combine the black/dark couch, the rug and the lamp. Hmm, nice table?!

Cross your fingers that I find a good one...

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The First Day of the Rest of Your Life

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The rich stay happy.

I could talk about making the most of this day and you would just think that's crap and go on with your day. So why say much at all. Just try to keep in mind that the only time you can really feel and change is this exact moment. You can remember yesterday and dream about tomorrow but today and now is the only time that exists.

This off course is hard to realise but if you live in the dark red zones statistically your happy.
That's all for this day and I hope that this strange new world will be kind to me. Cross your fingers.

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