Okey, this will be my last blog this week, cos I’m bound for Prague! A weekend away from all the tedium here in Munich (ignore my last few blogs, I assure we weren’t having any form of fun…) and better yet, something to recharge my batteries, which truly needs a bit of a leg up, …

. I look at this photo of Mariah Carey from last year, when she had her breakdown. She looked so vulnerable, crammed into her limo, the utter anguish on her face and her hands crossed against the tabloid onslaught. Or was she holding them up in frail prayer? A sparkling belt buckle across her belly …

It’s always fascinating seeing Michael using German in public. Last night, we happened to be dining at Pizza Hut (“The American Way of Pizza”, which is hilarious because we had two Italians with us) so every other sentence of his was peppered with stuff like “All You Can Eat!” and “Eat It Crust First!” He …

Gewohnte verhältnisse? That’s what’s staring back at me as I open the Tangram 2A Kursbuch & Arbeitsbuch I borrowed from Manuel. My translator interprets it as “Used Conditions”, which may be a bit off. First day of my Basic German class, Level 3. I’m of course skipping a level, being the ass that I am, …

Re: Friday. Ever had a day where, when you looked back, you wonder whether you actually took place during the events that came to pass? A day where the catchphrase was “Today Has Been Completely Mad” and no one was actually smiling when they said it? 22.02.02 was one of those days. First things first: …

Okay, we’ve found Mike (Stone), kinda. He went to Hadi’s to play some computer game and release his nervous energy as he puts it. Hadi was subsequently deprived of much sleep. All of us were. Crazy day. Marco is threatening my life if we don’t get some dinner soon. So I’ll explain später.