The pre-production started in September 1999 in Haus Weimar, Heiligendamm. The house had absolutely no interior so the band had to install a kitchen and toilets, buy beds and cupboards. During the time all songs, which were written here, ended up on the album. According to Flake "90% waste" were recorded, too. The band stayed here until December 1999 and went to Berlin afterward, where they kept on working a little bit on the songs. The band was also searching for a recording studio. Ollie explained the requirements: "It is supposed to be abroad. The drums should be able to be recorded there so we can play together and change things. And it should be beautiful." It was the Miraval studios in the south of France that were chosen.
A little January update. I will say it’s been an interesting start to the year. But I’m taking it as best I can and having a good time at least. I’ve started learning German, been working hard on my show, and have been keeping afloat.
Hi! I'm My, I've just started making the webcomic External Memory.
It's an autobiographical strip mostly about myself and my wife and things I want to remember. Because we're both disabled, a big theme of the comic is life with (physical and cognitive) disabilities.
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This post contains three images.
First ID: hand lettered writing that says “external memory”. End ID
Second ID: a four panel comic of a cat and a mouse in a kitchen. The mouse is standing on the kitchen counter and so is a plate with a steaming potato and a fork.
In the first panel, the cat is doing a little happy dance, also indicated by the word “wiggle”, and chanting “potato treat, potato treat!”
In the next panel, the cat puts a paw over their face and says “oh, that was embarrassing, I shouldn’t have done that…” which makes the mouse frown.
The mouse says “yes, you should!”
In the last panel, the mouse puts a front foot on the cat’s shoulder and says “you’re marching to the beat of the potato drum.” The cat smiles again. End ID
Third ID: a four panel comic of a cat and a mouse sitting on the couch. The cat says “but that’s another thing that’s worrying me though! How can I be this sick day in and day out and then just… forget that it’s happening? If I was really disabled, wouldn’t I know it?” The mouse replies “you know, memory loss is one of the main symptoms of adhd.” The cat looks confused. The mouse adds “…you have adhd.” The cat is shocked and says “I do???”
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