Kia Toa
I’m not sure why I ever joined this team, but I do know I was absent for the picture … I very quickly realised that this was not a sport for me 😉
Sim rig April 2017
I found this photo of my very old sim rig interesting. It was just before I actually implemented a proper one which didn’t slide around and use a swivel chair.
How to confuse a doctors office
How to confuse the shit out of a doctors office in one easy step … turn up and explain that they vaccinated you despite having a recent prior infection. Then when they point out this is impossible because your documentation said you had no prior infection, you explain that you received antibody test results after […]
Banana curry
So apparently banana curry’s are a thing. Not recommended ….
Vaccine
I have 100% iron clad scientific proof that it is far worse to get the COVID-19 vaccine than to catch COVID-19 … Months ago I noticed my apartment was overheated, which was a bit annoying. I was sweating a lot. Since it was so hot and I was feeling a bit drained of energy, I […]
Felafel sandwich
Homeless in Berlin
An epicaly well manicured homeless persons bedroom. I’m hoping they’ll be “home” some day when I stop by, as I want to buy them dinner. They are very organised and tidy, which I appreciate.
Happy Birthday Grandma
My dear grandma died almost 21 years ago, but would have made it to the ripe old age of 99 if she was still with us today. She always said she didn’t want to grow too old, because growing old wasn’t much fun. So it’s not sad that she is gone, but I do miss […]
Legality
Psychedelics are illegal not because a loving government is concerned that you may jump out of a third story window. Psychedelics are illegal because they dissolve opinion structures and culturally laid down models of behaviour and information processing. They open you up to the possibility that everything you know is wrong. – Terence McKenna
Motivation
Eloquence
I have no idea who this guy is, but he speaks very well eloquently IMHO. When you speak up to say “actually no, we ain’t having it, actually no, we didn’t come here to be enslaved, we came here to be free” now things change. You see, if enough people put aside their egos and […]
The crazies
It’s unfortunate that those who are the most vocal at our most important time of need, are also the craziest. – Ryan Hellyer
Life changing juice mixture
Purple wool
The wool of confusion.
Day out in the snow with Susanne
Grunewald in winter
Easter rabbit
Facebook spammer?
Apparently Facebook thinks I’m a spammer, because I was mocking a hotel for ridiculous pricing!?
Ryan the Buddha
Picture courtesy of Craig Sailor
Humpties
I tried to use the word “humpty” recently, and discovered that nobody knew what on earh I was talking about. Once I looked into it, I discovered that only kiwis I knew were aware of what a humpty is. It’s also clear from a quick Google search, that the only places selling them, are in […]
Unique Headers promo in podcast
Apparently I should pay more attention to my Twitter feed, as I missed this when it was released.
Compassion
It’s always important to have compassion, even for those who appear at odds with your own values. Something led them to where they are in life. Perhaps we would all end up in the same situation if we were in the exact same scenario. – Ryan Hellyer
Raspberry and Coke
I always thought that New Zealands national soft drink was a tie between Coke and Raspberry and L&P. I’ve been sporadically looking for good quality raspberry syrup to add to me Coke since moving to Europe, but always failed until yesterday. But when I proudly posted in the Kiwis in Germany Facebook group that I […]
Artwork from 1985
How to deal with antivaxxers
The problem is partially that many people are as thick as a post, but we knew that before the pandemic. IMHO, the core problem is that society has created a scenario in which the general public have lost trust in the authorities. I think we should focus on fixing the underlying issue of many political […]
New life begins
Puzzle solved
I’m exploding on the inside
How my brain feels
Purple bats
HMX-500
I think this was my fourth bike after a piece of crap plastic thing, a trike, a stupid bike with trainer wheels on it and then this mighty beast of a machine, the HMX-500. I loved this bike. I got into lots of trouble for not cleaning it, but I was a kid, so why […]
Reichstag
The boat the Smolenski side of my family traveled to New Zealand on, was called the Reichstag. It left Rostock in Germany in the late 1800’s.
Burger in the park
Part of me is pissed off that I have to eat this burger in the park with snow falling down around me. Part of me is enjoying that I was the only one willing to sit in the park eating my burger with snow falling down around me.
Fire!
McLaren MP4-12C paint for iRacing
Download paint
First day of snow
Painting!
My lovely friend Basia painted this masterpiece for my apartment wall 🙂
DW12 paint for iRacing
Download paint
Xmas promo
Woke IR18
Download TGA file Download build file
Aroma
Apparently my apartment is meant to be stinky, so I was told to buy one of these aroma machines. Well my apartment sure does stink now, so it seems to be working …
Retribution
This study indicates that children are more willing to punish others, if the one being punished is taught a lesson from the punishment. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-020-00975-9
Epic moment in Star Wars history
Michelberger coworking
I was working from the Michelberger Hotel, and went down into the basement to use the toilet. Ummm, interesting toilet doors they have here!
New home cinema
Bringing the sexy back!
Briese swamp hike
Basia and I headed out for a group hike to the Briese swamp area, just out of Berlin. We had an awesome hike through the swamp 🙂
Corona coworking
My new Corona friendly coworking office.
Neues Museum in Berlin
Visiting the Neues Museum in Berlin with Charlotta 🙂 The skull is one of the very earliest preserved homo sapien skulls.
Tiergarten
Berlin’s Tiergarten on a beautiful summers day.