December Diary (you made it)

Wow, TeeGee, what energy! Careful, retirees get overwhelmed quickly. Retirement takes preparation.😂😂

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When I take a landscape photo, the biggest challenge for me right now is always making sure the horizon is truly horizontal. I hate crooked horizons in pictures. Of course, there are a thousand little helpers for that, but I don’t care for them—I want to achieve it freehand, by myself, to make the horizon a real horizon. It’s a bit like with the guitar these days; I don’t want to rely on effects machines that much. Things are more interesting to me at their core.

[img]https://www.img.wikiloops.com/galleries/46213/files/fresh_image_upload_by_46213_1766241155.jpg[/img]

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nice framing hartmut, some rule of thirds right there

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The horizontal horizon does not exist, take it from a former surveyor... Just kidding.🤣🤣🤣

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I picked up a Christmas tree from the store today. Luckily, the tree didn't weigh as much as I feared. I carried it home on my shoulder for two kilometers.

Or maybe I've just become stronger 😂

Luckily, the Christmas break in hobbies has started. I was already starting to feel a bit tired, so now I can happily eat chocolate during Christmas, because I really feel like I've done something.



Well, I'm not quitting all my hobbies, even though it's Christmas. Maybe I'll make a few songs for Wikiloops in the next two weeks, at least that's my goal.

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The pork ham is in the oven, the rice porridge is almost ready, we will decorate the tree soon, Baileys is waiting for the evening and the Christmas presents are wrapped.

I am ready for Christmas.



Merry Christmas to you all!!

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Turkey's in the oven, Christmas cake has been iced, mince pies and sausage rolls are cooked and taste tested and outside the rain gutter's leaking. Merry Christmas from rainy California :W:)
[img]https://i.postimg.cc/Vvmp1MYc/xmas-morn-25-rain.jpg[/img]

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rain and sun yesterday, was an odd Christmas day :) very low key for us, we did most of our festivities before and after Christmas day. hope everyone who celebrated had a good time with friends and family!

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rootshell attached the following image:

You need a book. I didn’t have one for a long time that really gripped me. Now I do.
I only read one or two pages each evening before falling asleep, but that’s fine.
I’ll probably need about 25 years to finish it, and I’ll just enjoy it. Slowly, like a snail, working my way through it.
The nice thing is that I don’t know how the story goes and ends - being 0% spoilered.
It’s an edition with many collected works. Thin paper, like a bible. The publisher is Zweitausendeins. I remember that this publisher used to release affordable books for avid readers. This seems to be one of those editions. I have it from the share-a-book-shelf.
If anyone is interested in the author, feel free to contact me.
Have a nice rest of December, dear diary.

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What is the name of the book?

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oh dear already my weight went up 2 kg in a couple of weeks :D -Hmmmmm Christstollen. Cakes. Chocolade. Foooooood. Got to love the Chrismas time ;)

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Joseph Roth, Romane und Erzählungen, Zweitausendeins Klassikeredition 1. Februar 2010

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when you replace Christstollen by Hutzelbrot (Birnenbrot), you can reduce the weight gain to 1.99 kg perhaps! I did the transition straight up and haven’t stepped on a scale since.

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I have the same problem. If I try to read a book, I fall asleep after a few pages. 😂

Santa brought me a new book for Christmas that I've decided to read. This time I'll probably succeed, because I'll probably have read it tomorrow.



Christmas was nice. The only bad thing was that I also ate too much.😂

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Happy New Year everyone!

My son and I went to play with the fireworks. It was a nice evening, even though we were a little cold. It's only -15 outside, but it takes a few days to get used to winter again.

https://youtube.com/shorts/O_31q2cMlCA?si=omhfO8At1ijSe4Re

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I am spending the day in the Netherlands, Mrs. Gee wanted to do a couple of days in NL. A bit cold but enjoying it. Happy new year y'all ❤️

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Ren's English is so noble!
(I think it's worth briefly reviving the December thread for this episode)
[youtube]UHmOK__jTYs[/youtube]

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This still makes me laugh 😂 Maybe I should watch one episode of this series every morning while drinking my coffee. I'm in a much better mood now.

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