where do these people come from?

A German cannibal whose killing and eating of a willing victim shocked the nation received a life sentence for murder Tuesday after a court overturned a previous manslaughter conviction.
In delivering the decision, Judge Klaus Drescher threw out the defense team's argument that Armin Meiwes had acted on his victim's request, a crime similar to euthanasia which in Germany carries a maximum prison term of five years.
"The defendant was fully conscious of his actions and could control them," Drescher told the court.
"This is not killing on request," he said. "He killed him because he wanted to slaughter and eat his flesh. He had achieved the biggest kick of his life."
Meiwes, 44, was standing trial for the second time after Germany's top criminal court ruled his 2004 conviction for manslaughter and eight-year jail sentence was too lenient.
Under German law Meiwes could be released after 15 years. The court rejected a request by prosecutors to deny his right to be released early, saying his victim had volunteered to be killed and eaten.
Meiwes corresponded with 400 people over the Internet in his search for a willing victim before stumbling upon Bernd-Juergen Brandes, a high-ranking IT manager with German firm Siemens.
In a tale that has horrified the country and inspired a feature film, Brandes traveled by train to meet Meiwes, where the cannibal videotaped himself severing Brandes' penis with a knife before both men tried to eat it.
Bleeding profusely, Brandes fell unconscious. With the video recorder still rolling, Meiwes laid him out on a bench, kissing him on the lips before plunging a knife into his throat.
"The next one must be young but not so fat," Drescher quoted Meiwes as saying after the slaughter was complete and his victim was suspended from a meat hook.
Meiwes later froze 30 kg (66 lb) of flesh in parcels labeled schnitzel among other things, said the judge. He later ate the flesh with red cabbage and potatoes.
The judge described Meiwes as psychologically sick but fully aware of his actions.

This is one sick movie that I will have to see. How the hell did he correspond with over 400 people over the internet and all of them failed to contact the police? Suddenly I don't feel that bad about South African crime. Don't get me wrong, it's still terrible, but at least we don't have any psycho killers that have a fetish for penis.. no wait. They're called women. Excuse me for being so bold and no, I'm not generalizing. Of course not all women are that stupid, but they do exist. There's probably just as many of them as there are psycho killers out there. I'm starting to sound like Valerie Solanis, aren't I? I WOULD like to read her Scum Manifesto though. Just to clarify, I am NOT a man-hater, I am NOT a lesbian, but I do tend to agree with some of the things she said. Watch 'I shot Andy Warhol' and you'll see what I mean. Lili Taylor is simply brilliant as Valerie Solanis!
Back to German Psycho. What kind of childhood did that guy have? I truly believe that the way you were raised has a LOT to do with how you turn out in the end. For SIX years your mother and father is the only two people that really has an influence on you upbringing. Luckily, after that you get exposed to other people, other cultures and hopefulle learn something about people in general. Unlike Bad Boy Bubba..

why why why

I feel like kicking someone in the gonads.. any volunteers? Why does a certain man have the ability to make me so unbelievably mad that I can scream, but yet as soon as he walks through the door it's all right again? Women. We're so easy..

do you believe in your horoscope?

First read what I said yesterday, then tell me how freaky my horoscope for today is! insane...

Quickie: Hold tight to all your beliefs today. The essence of your character may be tested.
Overview: Your thoughts turn toward the future, and with good reason. You have big plans, and you finally have an inkling about how to make them happen. Deal with the facts first, and you'll find that fantasy soon becomes reality.

Libra
Daily extended (by Astrology.com)You know what you like and you know what you don't like -- and good for you! Hold on to your convictions today and don't waver when someone tries to sway your opinion. They may be awfully persuasive, but if you give in on the little things, then it's only a matter of time before your character is questioned -- and you don't want that! Others look to you for guidance, and if you send the wrong message you may regret it. Polish up your reputation by sticking to your guns.

I don't take anything my horoscope says seriously, ever. Except maybe today. This is just too big of a coincidence.

what where how and with whom

People are funny things. Take myself for example. I know what I want, I know who I want. The only problem is I don't know how to go about getting it. Aren't you supposed to get up in the morning and achieve something? I am a definite believer of that. I definitely believe that each of us is put on earth with a certain goal. I also believe that you won't die before you achieve that goal, except of course if you're not trying to reach your goal, that is. Does that make sense?
It's basically that same tune of "Be all you can be" and all that jazz..
Now how do you be all that you can be if you're at University studying the wrong degree? I seriously do NOT know, all I know is that everything happens for a reason. People always used to ask me what my motto is and I never knew what to say. I always ended up saying something stupid, you know. Since then I actually thought about the whole thing and I realised the following. What must happen, will happen. That is so true you know? So don't ask me, that is my motto. I truly believe everything happens for a reason. The reason isn't always obvious at first, but later on it will become clear. It's like this one truly fucked up time in my life when I was in love with my best friend. I would wish for him to feel the same way so bad and he didn't seem to notice at all. One day I couldn't stand it any more and I just told him how I felt. BIG mistake, BIG.. He didn't feel the same and I lost my best friend. Sad shitty story I know, and I'm sorry if I made you puke just now..quite a bit nauseated myself right now.. Point I'm trying to make is, that if he actually DID feel the same about me, I probably would be married by now, or very close to it, and that is the last thing on this earth that I want to do right now. And the fact that he was a complete dickhead had something to do with it as well I guess..
That's another thing. How do people get married while they're still studying? I mean, shit, don't you KNOW what's out there? I told Aletta the other day, I can't wait for one day to be married and to live in my own house and actually take care of my family, but that is still a LONG way ahead of me. I want to be able to take care of myself first. I don't want to be one of those chicks that get a degree only to get a rich husband, I mean, wtf? YES, there is actually people like that. Some of them studied with me..
Now the big question is.. what am I going to do to achieve all this? And where am I going to do it? And when? And with whom..

KWAK

KWAK
Originally uploaded by NoefterKazonkiNutz.

I really think people should research weird words before they use them to advertise (seemingly) harmless products, like beer in this case..
In London e.g. there's a coffee shop called "Jags" and if you're Afrikaans, then this word means horny. So for future reference. If you do not want a horny coffee shop then please make sure you know what the word means in ALL languages. Please.
I cannot bring myself to explain 'kwak' in English..

Installing hardware

Installing hardware
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phone sex.. he he
this is what we do when we are bored. take stupid photo's in the library.
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crazy chinese people..

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has manufactured its first "personal robot" that can provide services at home and, among other skills, log on to the Internet and tell its owners the news and weather, Xinhua news agency said Friday.

Liangliang, standing at about 80 cm (nearly three feet), is able to walk and navigate obstacles at ease, as well as perform tasks as instructed by humans.
Its developer, the Shenyang-based Xinsong Automation Co., affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said the robot cold "provide services of education, entertainment and security" and act as a personal assistant, Xinhua said.
It did not go into details.

"In the presentation debut, a staffer sent a mobile phone short message to the robot inquiring about the situations at home and, in two minutes, Liangliang replied with a message: temperature 22 degrees Celsius and everything normal at home," Xinhua said.
Liangliang, in Chinese, is a duplication of the character for "shining" and "bright."

my horoscope for today said I need something bright and shining.. should put this on my wishlist then. I wonder what tasks you could possibly give a robot like this to do? The problem is, I would be so worried this thing will mess things up, I would stand there, watching him while he supposedly does what I told him. Then what's the point?

jamaican rum(pled up corpse..)

um..

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian builders who drank their way to the bottom of a huge barrel of rum while renovating a house got a nasty surprise when a pickled corpse (AAA!!) tumbled out of the empty barrel, a police magazine website reported.

According to online magazine www.zsaru.hu, workers in Szeged in the south of Hungary tried to move the barrel after they had drained it, only to find it was surprisingly heavy and were shocked (is that the word) when the body of a naked man fell out.

The website said that the body of the man had been shipped back from Jamaica 20 years ago by his wife in the barrel of rum in order to avoid the cost and paperwork of an official return. (how do they know this? did she leave a note?)

According to the website, workers said the rum in the 300-liter barrel had a "special (acquired?) taste" so they even decanted a few bottles of the liquor to take home.
The wife has since died and the man was buried in a proper grave.

Wtf OK? I mean seriously, how special could that taste have been?? 20 year old pickled Jamaican corpse.. yummy. Come to think of it, he must've been pretty well preserved.. Dang! I want photo's!

opinion

Here's something to think about:
why don't we say what we mean? - just think how obviously easier everything would be if people just spoke to each other. To date, one of my best days was when my sister and I went to visit two friends of my sister's. It was so interesting! We got all philosophical and everything around a bottle of red wine. We spoke till 5 in the morning and holy shit I can't concentrate cos there's a loud Spanish speaking dude right across from me in the damn library (I love Spain..)
anyway, as I was saying..
We spoke until 5 in the morning, and being the cute guys that they are, they refused to let us drive home at that time of the morning. The point I'm trying to make, is that before I spent 6 hours talking to them, I didn't really know them, and now I do. That's one big NO for technology. I mean, here I am, speaking to someone (I hope) I don't even know (maybe) while I rather wouldv'e spoken to you face to face. People are living past each other and that makes me kinda sad in a way. Do you have any idea how many interesting people is out there? Everyone is different, and that is so exciting! People just don't go to the trouble to get to know one another anymore.
Now the whole debacle is, how to go about it these days.. These days you go to a club (with people you know), speak to people (you can't hear), see people (you would like to know), and then go home (not knowing them). Wtf.
I'm so philosophical today it is SCARY. As you can see, it is my second post for the day.. I am a SAD human being. Preaching about how technology is depriving us of so many things, yet, if you take away my e-mail I'll die! (this coming from someone that lives in Klawer..funny)
I have to do some actual work now, so I'll speak to you again, only if I have something to say that is!

shy vs f*ck off

men sometimes struggle with this. on several occasions I've heard that men can't differentiate between whether a girl is shy or whether she is grossed out by him. personally I don't think it's that difficult at all? but you're a girl, you say. yes and that's exactly why.
Let me explain this to all men, once and for all. Girls that want you to "please go away" will either give you NO look at all or she will give you THE look that says "oh please, who told you to get up this morning?" Some guys just do not understand this. We will NOT flirt (read communicate) with you on even the tiniest scale if we do not like you in SOME way. Be it friend or future lay.. Anyway. You get the point. Please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong in any way.

Now, if a girl is shy. This is a tough one. Sometimes it's just not the right place or the right time. I'm a strong believer in checking out people's body language. Oh man you can speak volumes by standing a certain way, looking at someone a certain way. For fuck's sake man, make a move. That's the only advice I can give you. I read a book about Quentin Tarantino the other day, and he said a very true thing. He said that if you see this girl every day and you kinda know who she is and you are neutral in how you feel about her. Then one day somebody tells you that that girl really likes you. He said that he would feel pretty good about that and then he might actually start to like the girl as well, even if it is just because she likes him? Now that works both ways you see? I told it kind of stupid, but you get the point..

sorry, the above was just something I had to tell someone..

conforming to the norm

I swear, I will do anything just not to conform to the norm. You know, when people expect me to do something, I'll do the exact opposite. Just the other day our lecturer told us this story in class about how they had Tupperware parties when she was younger. The Tupperware lady would come to you and say: "Hey, bake us a cake and make a pot of tea and invite all your friends." You think, "OK, this could be a nice get together. After all, I don't have time these days to see all my friends, and now I'll see them all at once!"
The day arrives and everyone is sitting, drinking tea, when The Tupperware Lady makes her move.. She gives each one of you an order form and a pencil. She goes through all the products and then she strikes. "So Susan, what are you going to order?" Obviously Susan is now obliged to say something in the form of, "Oh Catherine, I will definitely go for the 5-in-1 microwave bowl!" You know, conforming to the norm. I'll be waiting for her to ask me! I'll give her a piece of my mind, something in the form of, " You know Catherine, I haven't seen anything on this form that appeals to me. I don't peel my olives, so I won't need an olive peeler, thank you. Nee dankie, ek kyk net!
I hate it when people do stuff just so they can score brownie points with someone else? I mean how fucking lame is that. So pathetic.
You can debate this and say, if you constantly change to suit someone else's needs, you will constantly be surrounded by people that is not like you, people that contols you, and jeez, who lives like that?