The happiest paper towel dispenser ever.

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Music

Stumbled over this sweet tour montage music video for "before I move off" from Mount Kimbie, one of my favourite Bands of 2010, and thought it was worth sharing:




Also Jamie XX, member of The XX and an amazing producer, made a wonderful downtempo mix for Benji B on BBC Radio 1:

Download: Jamie XX for BBC Radio 1

Tracklist:

Timmy Thomas — Why Can’t We Live Together
Zomby — Tarantula
Jamie Woon — Night Air – Becoming Real Remix
Koreless — M.T.I.
James Blake — I Mind
Cassie — Must Be Love – Jacques Greene’s Marriage Proposal Mix
Mount Kimbie — Before I Move Off
Rui Da Silva — Touch Me – Chopped and Screwed
DJ Choko — Stealth Drums
Jamie xx — Far Nearer – The Knife Bootleg
Beach House — 10 Mile Stereo
Crazy Cousinz — Inflation – Chopped and Screwed
Tanya Stephens — Can’t Touch Me No More
Dj A B — Darbuka
Harmonic 313 — Problem 7
Lumidee — Never Leave You
Adele — Rolling In The Deep – Jamie XX Shuffle
Gil Scott Heron and Jamie XX — One Take

And last but not least for all the fans of Soft Rock, here a nice mix by DJ Skeet Skeet that brings up glorious memories from the Kuschelrock parties at the Falken in Weimar...

DJ Skeet Skeet - Yacht Rock Mix 2009 by skeet skeet

iPhotos

Since I got this new telephone, it's so much fun to take pictures as you go. Quality is crappy, which makes Camera Diaz really upset, but what can I do? Here a little round up from the last few weeks...

Chinatown!

Christmas!

The last remaining part of Leipzig's Blechbuechse.

As usual, Germany was really cold and gray and dark, which doesn't mean the countryside isn't pretty, maybe a bit desaturated...

...and once the sun comes out (1 day out of 7), it is gorgeous.

And even though my suitcase got lost (BOYCOTT DHL, please, they are terrible!!!) on the way to Germany, on the way back across Frankfurt I realized that worse things could have happened.

Richard Serra at the Airport in Toronto. Pretty art, but a terrible place to change flights to the US.

On the plane to NY this Chinese Lady was watching a hilarious Chinese TV show with Chinese actors dressed as nazis.
They fought ninjas.
And the nazi-wife's wore kimonos.
Very interesting stuff, made my delayed flight a joy. Did you - dear reader - notice that on the plane, other peoples screens are always way more interesting than your own?
Back in NY the remaining bits of snow from the blizzard. What is hidden in this picture? Trash bags, a bicycle or a car?

NYC law enforcement changed the rules over new years for people not paying their parking ticket: from now on they just burn your car.



Heavy snowflakes this morning, but no blizzard yet! Awwww.