reblog to give prev a fUCKING BREAK in 2026

Ist ja nett dass man die Sprache eurer Website auf Deutsch stellen kann, noch netter wäre es gewesen wenn irgendwer die deutsche Version nur so ganz kurz überflogen hätte, zB um abzuklären ob das Übersetzer-Programm auf das irgendein findiger mid level manager bestanden hat um die Personalkosten für jemanden mit Fremdsprachenkenntnissen einzusparen etwas brauchbares ausgespuckt hat.

Aber Quality Control ist was für Streber, die grammatikalisch korrekte Whatsapp-Nachrichten schreiben. Weswegen auch der Arbeitsschritt wegrationalisiert wurde. Mit dem Ergebnis, dass die Website einer großen Marketing-Agentur jetzt ein Dropdown-Menu hat, dass auf der deutschsprachigen Version eiskalt in "SPEISEKARTE" übersetzt wurde.

Peak webdesign, no complaints

ph. Danko Maksimovic - Essen, Germany (2025)

Film: Kodak Ultramax 400

Mrs. Hall’s secret Santa present for Siegfried one year…..

*dipping a dart into an unlabelled flask and loading it into my crossbow* you better not try anything stupid because i don't even remember what this one does

You ever see something innocuous, minding its own business on the clearance shelf at Michael’s and before you know it, it takes over your life for a few weeks?

So it was with this desktop greenhouse.

I took it home and after taking an appropriate time to “season” my idea in my mind (read: a month or two) I set to make my vision of a mini botanical garden a reality.

I started by removing the heavy glass panels and building a raised floor above the latch. I wanted to use the base as a foundation on the building.

I wrapped the foundation in plastic stone textured flooring (meant for Christmas villages) and built a pond at one end of the same. I then gave it a more realistic paint job and designed a rough layout for my plants and displays.

I also knew I wanted to make the ironwork significantly more intricate, but I wasn’t sure how just yet…

Up next - PLANTS! I went wild making all kinds of plants. Some were specific species and some were more conceptual.

I made several trees with polymer clay and moss, cacti out of beads and flocking, cattails out of raffia, hot glue and coffee grounds, and giant monstera leaves out of paper and wire.

This part should have taken me a long time, but it really came together fast. I loved finding ways to replicate natural shapes and patterns using bits of this and that.

I did make adjustments to my plans as I went like eliminating benches in favor of a simpler overall design.

Then I needed to fill my pond with water. For this I used resin. Lily pads were added to the top layer, and I wired in simple LED fairy lights. The batteries are kept in the box under the foundation.

In a weekend frenzy I added more plants, metal (paper) steps, new (plexi)glass windows, a roof, wrought-iron vines (paper again), doors that open, and a hose reel disguising the latch. Suddenly, a project I thought would take months was finished…

I love my desktop botanical garden. Right now it sits on a simple lazy Susan in my office. But I’d love to get it a proper display box to protect from dust.

Thank you for coming on this little journey with me. This piece packs a lot of joy into a tiny space. I always love building miniatures, and I’ll be doing more in the future I’m sure.

New favourite Genre auf Pinterest: halbherzige Rezeptseiten, deren KI-generierte Bilder offensichtlich am Konzept "Laugenbrezel" verzweifeln:

Backwaren-Bodyhorror.

shoe restoration

And this, my darlings, is why finding a skilled cobbler is a game-changer.

Zoom, Booze, no Doom - Welcome 2026

Hi friends,

And hurray to the first Zoom announcement of 2026! It’s Saturday already, because The Traitors had me quite distracted yesterday and I forgot to post in advance. 😔

I'm definitely looking forward to seeing you all at our usual time:

UK 7pm

Germany 8pm

Wisconsin 1pm

We'll have a long chat to talk about our last weeks and probably also about whatever is just happening on Corrie(dale) and The Traitors. 😄

After that we are coming back to Bletchley San Francisco - we start again, because after TWBTLATS aka Kate Stewart on a beach cleaning mission and the winter break, I barely remember what the first episode was about

Hi friends,

please click this link to join our Zoom or use ID 4692146554 and PW 932186 to enter our meeting.

Curve Magazine doing a free virtual event celebrating Desert Hearts —

We're thrilled to announce special guest JANE LYNCH at our January 20 event: Curve Film Club presents the 40th Anniversary of DESERT HEARTS with director DONNA DEITCH! 🎉

RSVP to attend this free and virtual program by The Curve Foundation. Link to learn more and RSVP: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/curve-film-club-presents-desert-hearts-with-donna-deitch

Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Time: 4pm Pacific/ 7pm Eastern

Location: Virtual on Zoom

Tickets: Free with RSVP