I decided to just replace the last post with a new one because all the stuff I was babbling about earlier is only interesting in the time period it happened, and eh, really, maybe not particularly interesting in any context.
Life's been pretty laidback around here lately. The only exciting news to report is that my mother's parents are coming to Germany this Wednesday to visit for a week. Hopefully I'll have some good photographs to post on the blog after their stay.

On a personal note, I recently discovered a great old jazz act from the '30s called The Mills Brothers.
If you click this link, you can actually download an entire album of their hits (best to do this only if you have a broadband connection) for free. Just select "free" from the Rapid Share menu near the bottom of the page and wait about a minute for the download to begin.