Reeperbahn

Parts of Germany are really fucked up.  We had a day off in Hamburg today and this time we actually got to walk around the Reeperbahn area (known as the Sinful Mile).  As my pictures below detail the area, you can buy any sex object or movie ever created, watch just about any act performed on screen or live, purchase handguns/knives, or even treat yourself to one of their lovely prostitutes (to be easily identified wearing their fashionable fanny-packs).  However at the edge of this adult-circus, there is a graphic sign that suggests No Handgun, No Knives, No Blunt Objects, No Mace - all of which are probably in high abundance throughout the area.  We did find some delicious falafel at around 1am.  You can always rely on late night kebabs for tasty treats.  This time I drank Fanta, figured I should probably try and fit in?  Bus internet in Europe is a savior.  All of the wifi.

Germaniacs.

Shorts+Sandals in Europe is one of the greatest feelings.  The weather has been absolutely gorgeous over here since landing in Frankfurt on Thursday morning.  After staying up all day to adjust to the time-zone, I crashed hard in the evening and slept a total of 14 hours (a new record for myself).  Now I feel great and I'm ready to party, kind of.

Rocking out in the famous Earls Court today, pretty excited about that.  These festivals have been overwhelmingly great for us.  Walked around London today, had some Starbucks upon waking up and now I'm feeling pretty energized.  Time to get ready to rock out, hopefully I can stay healthy this time around.

You_are_so_analog.

Leaving tomorrow for Europe, big flight overseas and probably a restless evening of very little sleep.  I find it hard to sleep on planes, especially when I should be.  Hopefully I'm not sick on this tour as I'm just getting over yet another cold.  I miss playing shows, so it will be fun to get back into it again.  Overall, time at home was good, but still confused as ever about a few things.  As it all starts to become a little more clear, there are more distractions that prevent from true understanding.  Solitude overseas will be much enjoyed.  Hopefully I can do more writing to vent my thoughts and ideas.   I'm ready to enter the bubble and sequester my mind. I've come to realize I often fear normality and conventional routine.  Future exists as an abstract idea right now.. I need to build what I cannot see, before imagining the plans.  Time to sleep?  Possibly.  I'll let the Brian Eno ambient collection drift me to off to Dreamland and hopefully feel better in the morning.  About Everything.  Analog/Digital, it doesn't matter who you are.  Dreams = escape.

Stress. Fucking Intense.

This video is fucking intense, holy shit. I love Justice. Seeing them at Rock am Ring / Rock Im Park this year, stoked.

Again with the blueshell.

Big Race.

Today I bought a Wii and the new Mario Kart game.  Big race indeed.  It brings people together and its a hell of a good time.  I have great friends and I've really enjoyed the mass amounts of hanging out I've been able to do this time around home.  In just less than a week I will be on a plane bound for a foreign continent.  It feels like I've been separated from the touring life for such a long time.  I guess I'm ready to resume, but home is feeling comfortable.  Everything else has been great, and I'm excited about the future.  Life is complicated, but the more I live, the easier it is to figure it all out.  Puzzles are as difficult as the ones I choose to solve.