People of the Year: Friends, reunions
Place of the Year: Dresden
Travel of the Year: Paris
Hobby of the Year: perfumes
Time of the Year: Summer
Interpret of the Year: James Blunt, Katie Melua
Song of the Year: "Feel" (R. Williams), "Leyla" (E. Clapton), "Show must go on" (Queen), "Goodbye, my Lover" (James Blunt), "Fighter" (C. Aguilera)
Movie of the Year: plenty of them:-). "The Lake House", "Geisha"
Phrase of the Year: "`Cause I got too much life, running through my venes"

Some day in december I said to me that since the moment of the first day in the new year I´ll leave everything behind to start new.
Now this year is almost over. And I´ve never expected, it`s gonna be like this. It has been incredibly crazy year, totally crazy. Thrilling. Turbulent. With lots of occurrences, travels etc. Bright and colourful. Love and passion, leaving disappointments behind. There was just one thing absent - pain. And I am incredibly thankful to people who crossed my way, that they saved me.
I`ve seen a lot of places, I travelled like crazy, I worked like crazy, I partied passionately, I enjoyed the concerts, I enjoyed new hobbies, I enjoyed new and old friends. I had a huge wall behind my back.
Everything, I did, was passionated. Full of life. I don`t wanna miss ANY moment of this year. I don`t wanna miss this summer, which turned my life on its head.

Of course, not to forget about the World Cup, which I also could partly enjoy in my city. I seldom experienced Germany that much united and crazy as in june/july 2006. I`ve never seen that much nations on the streets, passionately supporting his team (but without any hostility opposite to others), happiness and tears, loud parties on the street. Jesus, it has been a HUGE summer party. I suppose, I`ll not experience event like this in next years.

I learned to live spontaneously. I learned not to expect anything from life. It might not be right all the time. But I survived. I came out of fire stronger than ever before. I learned to regard and to love myself. These words from Aguilera`s song "Fighter" (on the right of this page) are just about how I changed in the last 12 months.
I thank God for this year. I thank God for the angels, he sent to me, pretty much from the beginning of this year. And I pray to God that next year is just about to be even better.

I wish you happy new year, my friends!!

Lincoln reunited

Finally I did it=)))!! I planned to visit our german guys in Bayreuth, but I needed over 1 1/2 years to get it done=)! It has really been an very nice weekend with a lot of memories about our time in Lincoln, US. Unfortunately I didn't get all the people - Christian was visiting his parents in Northern Germany for this weekend, Dirk was still in Lincoln and Ina, Arne and Marian are almost done and working on their diplomas/making the intership outside Lincoln. However I could see these sweeties above, however one more gentleman, Erol, just joined us on friday, but we didn't manage to make the pic with all of us.
So I really hope, it was not the last visit, and who knows.. maybe one of the next meetings gonna be in Moscow;-)))!

Friday: I'm not sure what was the name of the bar, we finished our tour in, however they had a great B-52 :D
Me and Robert

After the city tour with Peter: having some coffee in the bar

On saturday: small meeting at Robert's place before the club tour

My dear guys

Linus&Robert

Later in the bar - Peter&Martin (ok, not a Lincoln' guy, but still an very nice person =)) )

Fulda, November 2006

Using some free hours on the RingCon' Convention in Fulda - short trip to the city.

With some russian friends

Birthday Party

The long promised pics from my birthday in september, when me and some of my friends were out in the park for grilling=) At least, partly, before the rain cancelled all our plans=)

Preparing the meat spites for grilling

With one of my best friends

Few of the meat spites we could eat before the rain started

Packing up the stuff to leave=)

Just to give you a weather impression -))

it went on inside..
By the way - it was a comedy, we watched at this moment :D

RingCon 2007

Damn, I forgot to comment the last pics, I've uploaded=)
Sooo... yep, that was the Lord of the Rings' convention, I've visited at the beginning of november. That was my third visit, since I have been a huge fan of the movie. This time I was accreditated as a journalist.
As you can see, crazy place with incredibly crazy - in a positive way - people, dressed up as hobbits, elves and dark powers. Additionally there is always a quantity of A- and B-actors from the trilogy, visiting convention and taking part in question-answer-panels, autograph and foto sessions etc etc This year I was happy to see one of my favourite actresses, the gorgeous Miranda Otto, who played Eowyn. Take a look as far as you haven't done it;-)

Press conference

Sean Astin and Miranda Otto

Craig Parker

Asking questions on the actors' panels

Ringstars' show

With some guests from Moscow

Visitors

Costume contest

Jack Sparrow in the wrong convention=)

The closing ceremony

Some ass***** cracked my old ICQ while I was visiting the movie convention at this weekend, so that I can't log in anymore (' suppose, the e-mail was changed as well, so that I can't apply for the new password). So for those of you, who had me in the ICQ list - here is my new one:
367568637

One of the best songs I've ever heart. Trully amazing.

Did I disappoint you or let you down?
Should I be feeling guilty or let the judges frown?
'Cause I saw the end before we'd begun,
Yes I saw you were blinded and I knew I had won.
So I took what's mine by eternal right.
Took your soul out into the night.
It may be over but it won't stop there,
I am here for you if you'd only care.

You touched my heart you touched my soul.
You changed my life and all my goals.
And love is blind and that I knew when,
My heart was blinded by you.
I've kissed your lips and held your head.
Shared your dreams and shared your bed.
I know you well, I know your smell.
I've been addicted to you.

Goodbye my lover.Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.You have been the one for me.

I am a dreamer but when I wake,
You can't break my spirit - it's my dreams you take.
And as you move on, remember me,
Remember us and all we used to be
I've seen you cry, I've seen you smile.
I've watched you sleeping for a while.
I'd be the father of your child.
I'd spend a lifetime with you.
I know your fears and you know mine.
We've had our doubts but now we're fine,
And I love you, I swear that's true.
I cannot live without you.

Goodbye my lover.Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.You have been the one for me.

And I still hold your hand in mine.
In mine when I'm asleep.
And I will bear my soul in time,
When I'm kneeling at your feet.

Goodbye my lover.Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.You have been the one for me.

I'm so hollow, baby, I'm so hollow.I'm so, I'm so, I'm so hollow.

Picture from this summer, which was taken on the birthday party in Dresden. As my friend said - me among the rockers (well, ok, they were the only ones there=)) ) On the left - one of my oldest and best friends, Andreas.

I promised once the pics from Russia, but let it be till I remembered on it few days ago by a talk with a friend. Unfortunately lots of last year´ pics went lost in autumn, because my PC broke down. However I could recover few pics from september 2005, but just from St-Petersburg. Additionally there are some photos from Moscow this year, not that much, not that characteristic for this city, but however take a look.

Peter the Great Monument (the founder of the city) at the Neva river

... And behind him the Isaakiy cathedrale

View from the Issakiy top

Typical russian onion domes in Peterhof, the summer residence of zars

It is said, Peterhof was built as an imitation of Versaille. To my mind - sorry, Remy:D - neither Versaille nor any another residence parks are to just be compared with the majestic Peterhof

Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo