“My Neighbour Totoro” is one of my favourite Ghibli films. What I like most about this film is its heartfelt story. The worrying about the mother as well as the disappearance of the younger sister are both relatable situations. Though it is slow paced, the film is filled to the brim with joy and wondrous situations and also has its fair share of excitement.
In the scene where the younger sister takes a nap lying on Totoro’s belly I have more than once wished for a life-sized Totoro just to do the same. Totoro looks really fluffy and comfortable 🤗
When I stumbled upon a pattern for a beaded Totoro I just knew I want one. The only drawback: that one isn’t quite big enough for me to lie on 😆
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unrelenting force
deep seated urge
need to devour
hunger for more
never staying satisfied
always searching
to feel the high again
only to begin anew
ding-dong
counting the strikes
twelve o'clock
— church bells
purr purr
ever going in rounds
pooing everywhere
— pigeons
The Pokémon games themselves aren’t really my type of video game. But I like a good challenge and how to bead Pokémon sounds like a lot of fun to figure out.
So some time ago I’ve done a beaded version of #92 Gastly from generation I. They are a Ghost/Poison type Pokémon and fly around in a cloud of violet gas. The body itself was fairly easy to come up with, whereas the gas was a little bit trickier. So I stuffed some violet fibres in the body, pulled out some of its strands and voilà Gastly got its own gas cloud.
They are kind of scary, aren’t they?
The epic scholarly adventure film trilogy “The Lord of Research” is based on standard procedures in academia:
Film 1: The Fellowship of Knowledge
Film 2: The Two Studies
Film 3: The Return of the Review
“The Thesis”, a scholarly adventure film trilogy, is a prequel to the much acclaimed “The Lord of Research” film series:
Film 1: An Unexpected Research
Film 2: The Desolation of Students
Film 3: The Publication of Five Articles
Wikipedia: The Lord of the Rings (film series) and The Hobbit (film series)
fold by fold
winding through
a dark space
like a snake
picking up everything
that crosses its path
needing a lot of energy
to build and unbuild
its vast network
nothing happens
without its input
and direction
constantly talking
but never listening
to its own advice
Another two months gone by like the wind, another evaluation time 😀 Let’s have a look at what happened, how it went and what’s next.
First, a rhyming snail joined as an irregular contributor bringing with them their own set of creative delights.
Sounds like I’m handing out sweets 😄 Another limerick, anybody?
Second, due to my study course I changed my publishing routine to Sunday through Thursday. Despite all the assignments and work for my master’s thesis this arrangement works quite well, so I will uphold it for now.
Third, I’m content with the headings of my weekly reviews, so I will keep them for now as well. At least once a week they help me to look back and reflect on what surrounds me and where I can get support if needed. And yes, they also show what isn’t so great and where potential for improvement lies. Sometimes this is in my sphere of influence, sometimes it is part of the environment.
In a nutshell, Sundays are for improvement, Mondays through Thursdays are for creativity and a rhyming snail every other day. Sounds like fun, so let’s keep it up for the next two months till the end of December 2025 and then evaluate again 😄
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