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  • droll gambol

    roll a role around a pole

    thole a toll from a troll

    dole a bowl out of a bole

    control a hole as a whole

    cajole a soul on a stroll

    console a coal on the shoal

  • beaded penguin Ubuntu logo

    Six beaded penguins forming the Ubuntu logo.
    beaded penguins forming the Ubuntu logo

    Before switching to Debian a few years ago I was using Kubuntu as operating system for a long time, but kinda liked the old version of the official Ubuntu logo. At that time I decided to try and emulate the logo with beaded penguins. Even if Ubuntu already changed their logo twice since then, I’d like to share my version with you.

    Beaded penguins are mimicking the Ubuntu logo by forming a circle. In total there are six penguins, three big ones looking up at the camera and three tiny ones. The penguins are coloured yellow, orange and red. Opposite each big penguin is its corresponding little penguin. Starting at the top going clock-wise: big orange penguin (looking upwards), little yellow penguin, big red penguin (looking upwards), little orange penguin, big yellow penguin (looking upwards) and little red penguin.

    source: BetaArchive

    At the beginning Ubuntu’s branding strategy was focusing on the human element of their OS, resulting in them creating some advertisement photos where humans are forming the Ubuntu logo. And in turn inspiring my penguin version.

    source: Logos-World.net

    The logo Ubuntu used from 2004 till 2010 upon which my beaded penguin version is based upon.

  • haunting haiku

    whining in the dark
    moving on its own
    eerie sound

    — creaking door

    icy touch
    lingering on the cheek
    gone with the wind

    — cold draft of air

    in cooperation with a rhyming snail

  • Review week 40/2025

    Grateful

    • I’m grateful to have people in my life who accept me for who I am and I love that we can mutually enjoy our time together.

    Failure

    • I got late to bed on several occasions this week resulting in having to catch up on sleep on Sunday.

    Take Away/Doing Next

    • I want to surround myself with people who are good for me, from whose company I can refill energy and draw inspiration.

  • happy thought

    there it is
    this tiny little
    happy thought that
    makes you smile
    treasure that thought
    share that thought
    with every person
    willing to listen
    if only one
    other person is
    smiling, the world
    is already a

    better place

  • sometimes

    sometimes
    I feel lost
    and lonely
    like I'm all alone
    out there
    sometimes
    I feel the joy
    of the whole world
    resonating
    within me
    sometimes
    I feel the burden
    of being me
    among
    others
    sometimes
    I don't care
    what others
    think or say
    about me
    sometimes
    I feel to much
    and I do care
    what others
    do and say
    to me
    sometimes
    the world is
    a cruel place
    to live in
    sometimes
    I want peace
    and quiet
    without
    fighting
    sometimes
    I want
    belonging
    without
    outing
    sometimes
    I wish
    sometimes
    could be
    every time
    sometimes
    maybe
    all of us
    could be
    a little bit
    more inclusive

    for all of us

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  • Publishing adjustments

    Thank you so much for your continued visits at my humble place. I love sharing my creative outbursts with you and I’m very grateful to see that you like them so much! 🥰

    Unfortunately the demands from my study course are ever increasing. Homework at least once or twice a week, even more articles to read and I’ve also started to work on my master’s thesis. All of this in addition to my day job.

    I’ve felt the pressure from all my current responsibilities for quite some time now and dealt with this in a few posts already. So to keep me from total breakdown some adjustments are necessary.

    Starting this week I will publish from Monday to Thursday while keeping the weekly review on Sunday. This way I can distribute my limited resources better without neglecting anything.

    Hope you are as curious as I am where this creative journey will take us and see you soon! 😄

  • Review week 39/2025

    Grateful

    • Many thanks to a rhyming snail providing content for this week. I don’t know how I would have managed without them.

    Failure

    • This week was packed with lectures giving me nearly no time for anything else. I barely managed to finish my homework and assignment on time.

    Take Away/Doing Next

    • Define and block time in my calendar reserved for study course work and blog posts respectively. Thus meeting deadlines and maintaining a regular update schedule, which under the given circumstances will be adjusted.

  • Super haiku Bros. V

    giant lizard
    roasting his enemies
    stores axes near bridges

    — King Koopa

    blinking brightly
    high on psychedelic mushrooms
    dispatching everything

    — Mario with Superstar