"hey, alles glänzt, so schön neu / hey, wenn's dir nicht gefällt, mach neu"

[larryhammer]

A signal boost for another contest by stillnotbored.

A translation of a beautiful, chill poem by Iranian poet Mehdi Akhavaan-Saales.

A summary of what we currently think we know, slanted by being almost a personal essay, about metabolic changes during and after dieting. Key takeaway: "to lose weight and keep it off, a person must eat fewer calories and exercise far more than a person who maintains the same weight naturally." (via)

---L.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

re: the title, i'm curious. is this an lnhammer original? or from another source?

einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr!

Annette (friend/former co-worker of Janni's, dusting off her German language skills)

[larryhammer]

Heh. No, it's quoting a bit of lyric from a very catchy song by Peter Fox.

Und das Gleiche mit Ihnen!

(I think I got that right?)

---L.

[janni.livejournal.com]

(waves to Annette!)