Another Late Night Post

Ooh, this is just too cruel. How can something like this be put on the Internet? Does the police know? Sick and twisted, I say. Pure exploitation.

In other words, live webcam footage, starring a Border Collie mother and her litter of 8 tiny puppies.

Click it and be hooked. A warning, though, if you happen to be suffering from the lack of anything dog-shaped in your immediate vicinity, this site is probably not good for you.

I may not be looking at things with a certain canine-ness about them, but nevertheless there is a familiar square shape on my table - the nice postal worker finally brought me the copy of Rosenrot I've been waiting for. Gotta hand it to the German fellows, they never cease to surprise me. Even if in interviews they have stated that Rosenrot is their romance album, and while there isn't anything wrong with romantic music as such, it's just not my cup of tea, this is the one album I could eat candlelight suppers with.

Soft, but with a definite edge if you catch my drift. Provided, of course, that you don't actually listen to the lyrics.

And a good cure to the almost blinding headache I've had all day. It was such a nice surprise to wake up with my back and head aching, and despite the copious amounts of Rammstein and painkillers I've consumed in several meanings of the word, it's still gracing me with its presence. I think I'll move on to stronger medicine, grab a muscle relaxant and head off to bed.

Today's random quotes for entertainment and education (the lesson being, that it's not easy being a rock star) come from the live chat with Flake, Rammstein's keyboardist:

[20:53] Nuffe90: Dear Flake: Why arent't you in the rubber boat anymore? Don't you trust us fans?
[20:53] <> I injured myself too often.
[20:54] <> People during open air gigs tore off my clothes.
[20:54] <> Then I had no costume any more.
[20:54] <> I wrapped a towel around my waist.
[20:55] <> Who wants to play in an industrial band with a towel around their waist?
[20:55] We're not in the sauna.

And:

TdK: what is that brown stuff that u have all over you on concerts.
[20:58] <> That'S a secret that will be revealed now!
[20:58] <> We smear instant coffee all over ourselves.
[20:58] <> No makeup holds as long.
[20:59] <> And no makeup smells as good.
[20:59] <> In the beginning, we used normal coffee.
[20:59] <> But I went crazy on stage because I had a caffeine shock.
[20:59] <> That'S the reason why I shake so often on stage.
[21:00] <> Later we used caffeine-free coffee.
[21:00] <> Since then, our music has gone soft.
[21:00] <> As you can hear now.+++