Random 16-06
by Schnauzevoll
Hey there, Internet!
Monthly Post of Random Pictures / Thoughts & Questions / Links and other things that happened during the past month (or since writing last random post) and would not fit into another post…
Bee-saving! That potato trick for roses didn’t work when I tried, maybe I did it wrong, will try again if I ever get another one!
Maybe these thoughts / questions would be useful as inspiration or someone knows the answer? (If none of these, hopefully at least they would be entertaining.)
Postguy seemed to be in a hurry this month: rang my doorbell and when i arrived at the door (remember, small flat) the package was already standing in front of my door, I didn’t have to sign, nobody knew if I was there and we currently have a lot of craftsmen in our house, the frontdoor is open for them like 24/7. Of course I am happy that I don’t have to go to the post office but still, someone else could easily have grabbed the package without me noticing it…
Postguy 2: Ringing my doorbell and within maybe 20 seconds he already threw in the notification, gave me the parcel but still, did he pre-write all notifications to be able to throw them in this fast?!
Weather continued to act up crazy, one minute extremely hot, humid, five minutes later sky dark as the night, rain and thunder and again a few minutes later sunny hot. We also have had tornados and hail this month (In Germany…). Can we just stop destroying nature so it doesn’t want to kill us anymore?
So many bees crossing my way lately, most of them in urgent need of help, close to my home that is pretty easy, grabbing a spoon with some honey and they will be able to fly again soon but what to do when I am far away from home? Might have to take a syringe filled with honey with me.
Been reading a lot about 3l water or tea a day boosting your skin and everything – anyone really able to drink that much water or tea? Did it work? I still am trying to but for someone who struggled a few years ago with drinking 1l a day that is quite some task (2250ml tea each day for me at the moment)!
Noticed my painlevel is far less when it is really warm (like 25+°C) Still wearing long sleeves because that helps – even though it causes a lot of people to call me names. For example on my first day off when doing my DVD-sale-visit at the local video store an old man (maybe 60 / 70) was passing by on his bike. Shouting at me that it is warm enough to wear thinner and shorter clothing and that I look stupid like this. Seriously, usually it is the 16 / 30 year olds that do / say things like this…
How can I remove a moth from my flat without killing it?
Some more months have passed and by now I finished to categorize my music library songs starting with a-c, by year of first release (aka learning to hate samplers), genres and personal ratings… Maybe the people from apple phone support were right and I spend too much on that kind of things? Whatever, new month, new music!
And here are my most favourite / inspiring posts from other blogs / websites this month:
Joachim Witt is doing a Pledge campaign for his new Album (Thron)
For those people who enjoy brownish nude shades of lipsticks, Naelle from De.Lirium shows her collection here: The colour of corpse lips: Taupe swatches
Sylvie from little corp goth girl shared her experience at The Cure concert with us, probably making everyone more excited. I am going to see them in Stuttgart this November (and sue to the holiday schedule at work still have to sell my ticket for Köln / Cologne). So excited already!
Most played songs this month:
L’âme Immortelle – Aus den Ruinen
The Birthday Massacre – Falling Down
Schiller & Veljanov – Desire
Zeraphine – Kannst du verzeihen
Mantus – Tränenpalast
What has been inspiring for you this June? Any plans for July? Have a nice evening!
Thanks for the mention and I am glad I made you excited for the show. You are really in for a treat and I wish I could be there with you to see them again!
Would be funny to meet you and to go to a concert together ^^
Love those shiny lips! And L’Ame Immortelle! ❤
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Thank you 😀
How amazing is yout idea of carrying a syringe filled with honey?! I’ll be doing this!!
Hope you will be able to save a few bees! ❤
Actually I hope it won’t be necessary. I’ve seen two bees recently. Fortunately they were both doing very well.
In response to your moth question, moths hate the smell of lavender and bay leaves (the kind used for cooking). I hang little fabric pouches filled with dried lavender and bay leaves with my clothes and in my food cupboard (they love dried foods, like flour and rice too!) to keep them away 🙂
This one seems to have a bad sense of smell XD I do have quite a few lavender plants for creating my own oils and incenses but she still came in XD
I have had similar things happen to me with the mail. They’ll knock; I’ll go; they’re gone. It’s like did you just knock and dash?? It’s why I asked to work fro home the day I knew my computer was going to be delivered. Now thankfully, there was no knock and dash there, but you never know. My husband bought a PS4 a few years ago, and they left it by the door! A $500 piece of equipment that anyone could’ve made off with!
The poor bees 😦 That’s definitely part of us killing nature grrr.
Hm, there’s this product that will allow you remove spiders without harming them. I bet it would work for moths! It’s called the humane spider catcher. I can’t find a good link for one, but there are YouTube videos :p
Sorry (and a bit shocked) to hear it is the same over there
but good that you are sometimes able to work from home!
And that catching thing indeed looks like it would not hurt them too much, need to take a look if i can find it over here and try! (but my spiders will stay inside!)
It looked very gentle like a sort of firm brush. Granted they’ll certainly be frightened (I know I’d be!) but it looks like it doesn’t injure them. I’m sure there must be an equivalent somewhere!
Like some giant would try to catch us with a broom :-O
Niice 🙂 super geschrieben ! LG aus texas 😉
Danke, wünsch dir ein schönes Wochenende ❤
Also ich versuche so oft Bienen etc.pp aus der Wohnung zu retten, aber die Viecher machen es einem wirklich nicht einfach! Denke das geht dir mit einer Motte genauso.
Und was die lieben Briefträger angeht: wir haben fast nur ärger mit denen. Manchmal nervt mich die deutsche Post so was von…! Und unfreundlich sind die auch noch…
Haha, ganz ehrlich: ich habe auch erst gedacht es läge an mir. Daher hatte ich die Kamera dann auch in Italien dabei, weil ich wirklich dachte, vorher hätte oft das Licht etc. nicht gestimmt. Aber dann war mir schon klar, dass es nicht an mir liegt.
Das mit den Größen ist ja generell mittlerweile wirklich schlimm. Da könnten die Firmen echt mal nachbessern…
Die könnten ja z.b. einfach statt s, m, l einfach weiten in cm oder inch angeben und schwupp wüsste man genau, woran man ist 🙂
Das mit der Unfreundlichkeit kann ich bestätigen, zb wenn man einfach nix für den nachbarn annehmen kann weil man ne zeit lang tags und nachts kaum zuhause ist (weil wem bringt es was, wenn das packerl hinter ner verschlossenen tür liegt?!)
Immer noch besser, er lässt das Paket da, als wenn er es mitnimmt und keine Karte dalässt. Da hatte ich schon echte Probleme mit, weil die Pakete ja nach 7 Tagen wieder zurückgesandt werden. Macht keinen Spaß!
Auch wahr und leider auch schon gehabt wobei das ausnahmsweise nicht DHL sonder UPS war… Wenn wir so arbeiten würden… XD
I don’t have that particular promblem with my mail lady, but I sure have others
The biggest one (that I’m still pissed about) is her shoving the coffin purse I ordered, that was obviously bigger than the mailbox, into the goddamn mailbox. She could clearly see we were home and could have brought it up to the door, but oh noooo. I really miss our old mailman, but he sadly got switched to another route :c (I ordered some Demonias and she better not stuff fucking knee high boots into our little mail box)
As for moths, and other bugs in general, I trap them under a cup, slide some kind of stock paper underneath the cup and carry the little guys outside. I’ve had a moth help me get ready early in the morning this past week and I’ve jsut realized he wasn’t around this morning. I wonder if he found his way out? I hope so :3 I love moths.
Ugh hope you were able to tell her that it was not ok to treat your mail like this!
That would have been some idea but this lovely guest of mine was huge so I guess I would have hurt her plus only sitting somewhere for a second, then fly again *lol*
My mom has about lost her shit and went off on her. It’s ridiculous, honestly.
Hehe, gonna need a bigger cup. But that’s true. c: I hope all went well with removing her. c:
I probably would have gotten in a huge argument, totally understand your mom! And well, switching off all lights, opening the balcony door and darkening the room with curtains so that the moth saw it was lighter outside is time consuming but was what helped pretty well with all of the pretties who came for a visit lately!
That moth problem…I always feel for them too and usually just put them outside hoping they won’t come back in (probably in vain).
Really so peculiar how people feel the need to comment on other people’s outfit especially when it’s hot outside…something I will never get either.
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I always hope the moths and other little fellows will remember to stay out of my flat afterwards XD
I drink tones of water and tea (green, mint, ginger, etc.). It does help a lot with everything! Drink as much as you can! You can never have too much! Too bad about the parcel guy! He should wait! I would try to catch the moth in-between your hands, just cupping your hands. I have done this before. Usually if they land on your drapes, easy to get them off! Keep saving the bees!
I slowly am working on the tea thing and notocong quite some changes on my body and skin! I’d be afraid to hurt the moth with my hands though 😦
I’m glad you have saved bees! I rescue moths by hand but it’s not easy. I think post men do pre write those slips so they can hurry off! 1-2litres of water is good but I heard if you drink too much you can flush your body of salts and minerals and get very ill.
I should probably just get some cuttings of my lavender and patchouli plants and grow some more of them so the moths will simply stay out next time 😀
I have the post guy 2 problem a lot, I did run after a postman once and discovered he had been filling them out beforehand because I live on the fourth floor and he didn’t want to carry my parcel upstairs o.0
That lipstick is a lovely colour 🙂
WOAH! I would have been seriously angry, I know it might be a tough job but if you agree to do a job you have to do it good!
I always struggle drinking water and drink mostly tea too! I love that green lipstick you wear. Gemma x
Thank you 🙂 Here’s hoping tea is as good for our bodies!