Various Tips

I've rethought parts of my plan to tame Henry.  First and foremost being to eradicate my family's access to him.  And, if they must interact then they'll only do so under the closest observation.  Why?  Because they don't listen to the simplest guidelines and half the the time don't even remember his name.  Their negative attitude isn't helping matters in the slightest.  Henry is much smarter than he lets most people see and takes advantage of their gullibility.  While it may have been amusing to watch (and still is) I shouldn't let it happen. Shame.  Secondly, I gave Henry treats every time I saw him in the hopes that he'd equate me to good things.  Since then I've realized that I should use them more sparingly so they have greater worth.  Also, if he acts out then the treats are going away for 15 minutes (or more) because "no" doesn't mean anything to some people.

On a different topic, my German is coming along pretty good considering I've studied it sparingly.  I know about 30 words/phrases so far and even how to spell the majority of them.  Still, I've figured that it takes me at least two sessions on the babble app before I remember all the words given.  However, I was trying to learn 15 words then move on to the next lesson with 15 more immediately.  Well, that tired me out too quickly.  In the future I'll go over a lesson, wait an hour or so before moving on, completing at least three lessons a day on various topics.

Music - Frida Gold

As promised, here's another of my favorite German singers...

Now while this isn't my usual cup of creme soda, Frida Gold is an amazing artist with many brilliant songs, too many to name on this post but I urge you gorgeously beautiful handsome readers to check out more of her songs whenever you have the time.

Quotes and Things

• My mind works like lightning...one brilliant flash and it's gone.
• You cry, I cry.  You laugh, I laugh.  You jump off a cliff...I laugh again.

Wesley was my favorite character in the Buffy/Angel shows.  That is until he went all stuffy and depressing. 

Anyways, on yet another unrelated topic, I've decided to hunt for awesome German bands.  Actually, I've already found a bunch, weeks ago to be exact.  However, I thought I'd start posting about a "new" band every week or so.

Philipp Poisel ~

 

Scribbles

I have had the most minuscule attention span for the past couple of weeks.  It's a wonder I got anything done.  You do not want to know how long I've been working on my most recent sketch.  Which is not to say that there haven't been ten or so other works half finished now laying forlorn somewhere in the abyss that is my room.  It isn't that much of a mess really which makes the disappearances all the more mystifying.  I think I'll blame the hobgoblin.  There's bound to be one or two knocking about, it would certainly explain why Sweetheart spends half the day staring at the wall.

Anyways, I came across the most particular German phase today.  "Wo sich Fuchs und Hase gute Nacht sagen" which literally translates to "where the fox and the hare say good night to one another" and actually means, "the middle of nowhere".  I really love the ingenuity of German phrases.  English phrases seem so bland in comparison.

Die Toten Hosen

As you know, I've decided to learn German.  Already it has proven to be much easier to learn than Japanese or Gaelic and the written word's actually look much "saner" than any English word once you get the pronunciation down.  How we ever devolved into this backwards country I don't know.  America is just weird sometimes. 

Anyways, I've come across this band in my search of fantastic music called Die Toten Hosen A.K.A. The Dead Pants.  I love them!  Here are a few samples....

 

 

Foreign Languages - Which One To Learn?

As you may or may not know, I've wanted and even started to learn Scotts Gaelic.  Unfortunately, there is so little information about it that I've come to the conclusion I would do better learning a different language.  I don't like it, but I will have an easier time acquiring the materials to learn German instead.  So, German it is.

To mark the occasion I've decided to share my (at this moment) favorite German song, Klavier by Rammstein.  In case you wondered klavier (klav•ier) means piano.