Of all the big movie announcements last night, I'm actually most excited about Project Hail Mary. Finally something different 💕 youtu.be/5VYsnngkS_U?...

Home at my dads place, where its warm and I don't have to do the dishes 🙈

Coming home to a cozy 12°C apartment and an aparently broken heating. That on top of the trash not having been picked up for more than two weeks now. Great.... really wish I could afford moving. But oh well - same old sad story about rents in Berlin 🥲

Just checked the 2026 cherry blossom forecast for the first time (it's looking good for my travel timeframe) and slowly but surely I feel the first real excitement for my Japan solo trip coming up. 😌💕🌸💕🌸💕🌸

Finished the first half of Bridgerton S04 and so far I think it somehow found the spirit of S01 again 💕💕💕 (aka just right bit of wit and irony and not taking itself too serious plus so far not beeing too cheesy) Just how am I supposed to wait ONE MONTH for the second half 😭

Listen... I absolutely believe, that in general yelling at people is a sign of bad management and does not help with getting reliable answers and good work results. But sometimes, just sometimes, this is what I'd really like to do....

Could the problems please go away???? Today: Water damage in the downstairs apartment again. Because of sth sth drainage from the balcony, etc. Of course everything is solidly frozen up here, so I can't open the cover and check the drain.

January is almost over and the first few weeks have been a bit overwhelming at work =,= Feeling a bit bad I didn't really meet people or got much creative work done 😮‍💨 But work stuff has been taking up so much brainspace... really hope that things will improve in February.

Just checking new mobile phones and... how come most of these don't have slots for Micro SDs anymore?!!? Where do people save all their extra pictures and apps???? (Okay I know the answer already: The cloud. You only need to pay an extra monthly fee instead of re-using your old micro SD 🥲)

Wenn so 5 Bundeswehr Helis direkt über das Hausdach fliegen.... 😶

In a bar with colleagues but apparently there's northern lights outside ? :0

Learned today that Durian Candy basicly tastes like stale onion breath turned into a chewing gum 🤢

Finally watched Del Toros Frankenstein. It had some lengths... but glad there's another faithful depiction of the Creature. Apart from Penny Dreadful.... Also I really should watch Penny Dreadful again.

I would like to vent about people and their shitty attitude. But when & where ? 😮‍💨

Finally finished the Raven Cycle from Maggie Stiefvater 😌💖✨️ Recommended by colleagues a few months ago, it def. turned out to be one of the most pleasant reading surprises recently.

Guess I'll be going to bed already.... can barely hold my eyes open despite it being only 9.40p.m. 😴

Managing a project with oversea colleagues... and time zones seem to be an unknown concept on the other side of the atlantic. Give me those damn answers already so I can send out that last mail for today.... 🥱

Went outside for a little walk, before all the snow is gone again.

I'm beginning to fear that the FIFA Peace Price wasn't rewarded entirely based on merit.

Winter balcony ❄️☃️❄️

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Einen Guten Rutsch an alle da draussen / A happy slide into the new year to everyone 🫡 ✨️🎆✨️ (Fondue time at home, were people are using fireworks moderately) ((Also I think I want to make fondue with friends next year... for whoever wants to come to Spandau 🙈))

Christmas at home - cooking all the good things (and not having to clean up myself) and forgetting what weekday it is 😌💖💕

Reached Act2 of Clar Obscur last night and am now seriously considering taking my PS5 home to finish it between the holidays.... But I also have already 3+ books packed and wanted to practise with my new camera...

Finally vacation!!! Two weeks off without any projects to manage 😌💕💕💕 Will enter hermit mode immediately

.-. I really really just want vacation to start. So ready for two weeks off.

Uff.... man that is going to be a rough christmas for anyone working in Larian PR.

What do you mean there's only two seasons of Ghosts on Netflix?!!!!!? 😭😭😭😭😭

Feeling awkward and everything... but at least I still have many episodes of Ghosts to watch and cheer up a bit.

Busy weekend with my dad, still somehow managed to put together an advents wreath today.

The problem with finding a couple of nice affordable hotels and resorts in Mie prefecture is that having a nice place to stay, somewhat interferes with my plans to go hiking and take pictures all day long.... 🤔

Thank you vodafone for forcing me to drive into the office on a friday (it's a 2-3hrs commute for both ways) because the internet connection is broken and work tasks are piling up left and right.

Incoming Storm, Elgol, Isle of Skye #Scotland #Elgol #IsleofSkye damianshields.photoshelter.com/p/2026-calendar

Aaaaand for the end of the day: Rent increase in my inbox :.-) Moderate and I guess okay after ten years.... still hoping my landlord won't make a habit of it 🥲

Really thinking about renting a car for some days during my Japan trip next spring... but I also am a bit hesitant about driving all alone through the Japanese countryside 🙈 Is any of my mutuals planning a trip to Japan and somewhere Nara-Kumano-Ise around march 30th - april 1st?

Ich finde Arbeitswoche reicht auch schon wieder.... (Und es ist noch nicht mal was spektakulär Schlimmes passiert 🙈 Ich hab nur keine Motivation übrig)

Honestly... when you've been working long enough, you learn to appreciate colleagues who are able to make decisions on their own and offer solutions. Instead of asking for your input on every minute detail (which I also do not always know enough about, because I'm not the expert in that dialogue).

Okay... flight to Japan in spring is booked. That was..... expensive 💀

Trying to improve my photo editing workflow on iPad. And is there no way to tag pictures in the gallery App on iPad? I really don't want to create folders for every possible tag combination x_X Honestly the file system on iPad is such a mess.

Went for a walk through Grunewald today so I can take pictures before all the leaves are gone. Mostly took pictures of mushrooms though 🙈

So I bought this pretty green fabric with copper threads today. My initial idea was to sew a skirt with the copper thread running vertically. But actually the grain of the green fabric would be horizontally... and I'm not sure if that would be bad for the way the fabric will fall.

Happy Halloween, summon responsibly 🖤

Why do major work related conundrums always drop on a friday afternoon after 3p.m. ?

Today we reached the 30k stretch goal of my art book's Kickstarter campaign "Beneath the Leaves"! The book will now also include printed endpapers! The next Stretch goal will be this DIY door to cut out and stick somewhere in your home to invite small people to live with you<3

Nice saturday in my hometown with extended family. Only downside: In the evening everything outside smelled like woodfires from people burning leaves in their garden. And now I'm on the train with an upcoming migraine stinking as if I spent the day among smokers x_X My hopes rest on IBU 400.

Catching up with CR Campaign 4 on Yt while on the train. And I can't help but feeling robbed of the quality advertisement breaks on Beacon 🙈

Pff... can't log in to the hotel wifi on my iPad or my phone because the damn confirmation page won't open :<

Stopped in Aachen for one night and had a quick look at the cathedral. The weather is also giving "vacation is over!" vibes 😬

I was lying, I won't post pictures of castles, just of cats.

Ticket office cat at Chateau du Clos Lucé.