Europe without Germany.

Was?! Europe ohne Deutchland?

Hier

It's interesting to think about. It's also interesting how the names of the bordering countries are the same, like Leipzig (German) to Lipsik (Polish). Germany has been where a lot of history happened. Martin Luther began the Protestant Reformation there. It used to be the Prussian empire too. Charlemagne lived in Magdeburg in the 9th century. And of course Germany played a huge role in WWII and shaping Europe like we know it today.

History. What's odd is that my eyes aren't glazing over.

Cake Wrecks

It's like committing a crime. I can't believe people decorate these cakes and think it's ok! Here.
That's supposed to be Big Bird. I thought it was a pinecone. And the one below is supposed to be a wedding cake. Man, I'd have loved to attend that wedding.

Real names

Places are named things that mean something (or nothing). This map and series of links shows us maps of what the names really mean, or are speculated to mean.
Here, here, here, and here.

I love you.

In many, if not all languages, "I love you" is an important thing to say to another.

I love you, te quiero, j'taime, suki da, eu te amo, ich liebe dich, wo ai ni (?), and sarangheo. Here are more.

I'm noticing a trend...

In German Vogue magazine, and in what I guess is Korean Vogue, there is a recurring theme. Feathers!! As soon as I saw G-Dragon here....


I thought of Bill Kaulitz here!



If you want to be in Vogue, you must be comfortable with feathers in fashion, apparently. There's even another one with GD and a huge plume on his head, and a boa around his neck. More crazy photos of GD are here. I'm not sure I like GD's look in most of those photos. Bill is more toned down with his ridiculously extravagant hat, which is still pushing it for me.