Meet Dominik! - The Cuddly/Awkward One...

Let me paint you a picture of the situation.

On a late summer-y / fall-y sunday, my family celebrated the 80th birthday of my grandma in a rather rustic restaurant. Since the 80th birthday is a huge thing for someone to celebrate (and experience in general), my grandma invited more family members than usual. Among the many people that sat on the birthday table, there was a family of 4 - a dad who is somehow blood related with me, his psyched and grouchy wife that admonished her young daughter regularly for the stupidest things, and last but not least

Dominik.

I remembered Dominik from another birthday (the year before) and his - let me say - peculiar ways.

At first he didn't talk much. But when he noticed another young person at the table, namely me, he started a conversation about school and video games and my open-minded spirit was like "Well, I can deal with that. Maybe he's not so bad."

But then he took out those scooby doo strings.

Immediately, I was brought back to my girlish roots where I, too, made bands with those scooby doo strings while watching Sailor Moon reruns (and I even acted out Bunny's transformation with the moon prism and stuff...). And then he made bands with those strings and showed them to the other family members. He felt like he's a super cool dude with those bands and how some of them could glow in the dark and others had glitter on them. This kid was doomed. Oh boy...

Anyway...

My sister and I decided to get drunk on the day of my grandma's birthday party, just because we felt like it and because it was the only way to cope with the family drama. So we chatted along in our quiet corner about topics that were not suitable for children while sipping sparkling wine and noticed out of the corner of our eyes that Dominik was listening to us. And he was laughing with us, too. That kid was 14/15 at that time, so he did not understand what we were talking about (I hope). This was the first sign of his awkardness.

And the awkwardness escalated quickly. Oh yes, it did...

Part of the birthday was a coach ride as a gift for my grandma, but we needed to wait an hour or so before the carriage arrived. So my sis and I were standing there, her arm hooked into mine ('Cuz I'm a gentleman, ya know?) and a wild Dominik appeared. And without further ado, lil' Creepy McNerdson whispered "You must know that I'm a reeaal hug bug!" (zu Deutsch: Du musst wissen: Ich bin eine richtige Kuschelmaus!")

...

...

And then he clinged to my sister's arm, cuddling up as if it was a normal thing to do.

My sisters reaction: Fear. Disgust. And squeezing my arm as if she wanted to amputate it.

(I'm sorry if this is not how you expected to be portrayed. I'm so bad with boobs, you know that...)

This may seem trivial to some of you, but at that moment, this was one of the creepiest things I've ever experienced. A 14/15-year-old cuddling up with his adult family members who he barely knows. Something definitely went wrong in his upbringing...

And that's not enough.

After the coach ride, we had coffee at the same restaurant and somehow Mr. Creep changed his place to sit right next to me.

And what did he do right before our coffee and cake was served?

He used this damn sentence again ("Max, you must know that I'm a real hug bug!") and he snuggled up, rubbed my arm lovingly and laid his head on my shoulder.

WHAT. THE. FUCK. DOMINIK!?!?!?

I said that I'm uncomfortable with him being so close to me and clingy and that I hope that he doesn't take offense at it. I think, you can imagine the awkward silence in our corner of the table that followed.

And even though I know he'll never read these lines...
This goes to you, Dominik:
Get a girlfriend! Or a boyfriend, you don't seem to make a difference there.
Just get someone and cuddle the SHIT out of that person!
So me and my sis will only touch your scooby doo hands if socially necessary (like when greeting you or saying goodbye).
Or maybe we should only wave. Yeah, that'll do the trick!

If you guys follow me on tumblr., you might've noticed that I shared some really nice tracks in the meantime. Here they are again, for all y'all lazy f*ckers! :D

-------------------------------------------------

~music time~

mashup? yessss... daft punk + gorillaz? double-yesss






this man doesn’t give two shits that it’s 2013. timeless soul music ftw!


That's it for now, guys

Have a nice weekend!
Greetings
~Maximiwax'*

Gimme Some Work, Bitch!

Did you get that Britney Spears reference? No? Too gay? I'm sorry... ._.

As you know, this blog is all about stories, topics, music aaaaand comics. I love doodling around and seeing how it turns out. Blergh's little brother, Bloom, is a lil' more on the creative side and he wants me to draw every now and then, or else he'll nibble and gnaw me up from the inside.

...Which is why I started taking orders for drawings from friends. And you could be my next client!

Let me show you what I did so far:


Person A wanted me to draw a hybrid of her and the actress Nora Tschirner for her blog (needyoutobeme). And after a few alterations, she seemed very happy with the outcome. Unfortunately, it looks as if she didn't have the time to incorporate the drawing into her blog, yet. Procrastination at its finest, I guess ;)

Person B suffered from the loss of her beloved pet. She showed me a picture with a very specific drawing style and wanted me to translate it to her situation (boy->girl, dog->rabbit, and so on) and that I would leave some space at the top for her to add some words. So this is how it turned out.









Person C is a good friend of mine and also a student in Jena. His neighbours kept waking him up in the morning by shutting the old front door right next to his bedroom as if the building was a tank with a heavy hatch. My task: drawing something comic-y to hang up on the door to stop them from making so much noise in the early hours.
It worked, I guess :)

Last but not least: A portrait of a friend of my sister *cough* umm, I mean, Person D. She showed me a few pictures of her friend so that I had a rough image of what the friend looks like and what kind of facial features she has. My focus went on her intriguing eye shape and her eyebrows. This kind of drawing is what I like best, because it challenges me due to alterations I need to do in order to make the picture look like the person potrayed.

So if you're thinking about a special present for a friend or a loved one and you still have no idea for a gift, why not write me an email with a wish / a link / a few pictures and get a handmade drawing!? :D

As you can see, the quality varies depending on what it is you want me to draw. But I can assure you that I do my best to keep my customers happy - if you know what I mean ;)
Just ask your dad!
...
...
Too far?
I should stop making stupid jokes -.-

... But do you know what I should NOT stop making? Lists of my current favorite tracks for you to listen to, that's right!

--------------------------------------------------

~music time~

Greetings
~Maximiwax'*

:-*

Wave #7: Retro Classics!

I'm taking you on a short journey of drunkenness. You're f***ing welcome, goddammit!

As I'm writing these lines/words/sentences, I'm drinking a lil' bit of vodka with a liiiiiil' bit of coke. Which equals my regular coke. And as I'm writing this very sentence, I'm thinking about actually publishing this post. But why not? It's just a
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEE!!!

To be exact: the 7th music wave on this blog. That's a lucky number, right?

So I've collected these tracks on (or in?) my itunes and I thought about a name for the list.
"Classics"? "Retro Songs"? "Music througout generations"? It's kinda hard to sum up the list with a name since they all come from different music eras.
They're basically songs that cought my eye (or ear) while looking through music sites like hypem and indieshuffle. I guess there isn't a word that could sum them all up, but I'll give it a try...

These songs are timeless. They make me dance and sing and swing while sitting on my office-y chair or on a train with my mp3-player and they'll always have this attribute. The ability to be awesome. The ability to speak to the listener, no matter the level of alcohol in the blood stream.
Most of them should be familiar to you via the radio. Many radio stations claim to play the "best songs of the 80's, the 90's and of today" and that includes some of the tracks below. My absolute favorite of them is "Blueprint" by Rainbirds, just because you can act it out so theatrically in front of the mirror (drunk, of course). But the other ones are brilliant, as well. Maybe, you share my opinion / my taste in music or maybe you don't, but here are some of MY favorite retro classics! :


Gladys Knight & The Pips - I've Got To Use My Imagination


David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes






Nina Simone - Sinnerman (Full Version)


Anita Ward - Ring My Bell (1979)


Rainbirds - Blueprint

 

I'm sorry about the quality of some of these tracks, but let's keep in mind that they were recorded a loooong, long time ago and that the uploaders are lazy asses who upload them directly from their cassettes (I guess)...

But hey, maybe you enjoyed some of these songs and maybe 1 or 2 of them were new to you. If that is the case, I've done my job. Educating my readers and followers about some nice retro tracks.
Again: you're welcome, goddammit!!

Greetings
~Maximiwax'*