tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:20:16 +0000becoming germanfilthy european waysGerman citizenshipcitizenshipnaturalization in GermanyradioTMHUmusiceveryday lifegameshamburgnarrative designrelinquishrenunciationMálagaSpainU.S.españolexpat thingsgaminghappylaundromat bookspersonal storiespicturesspanishtry-lingualyes this is my job10 Things I Hate10 Things I LoveCSDLGBTQMs. XTrinidadalltagsrassismusantilopen gangbakingbrainstormingbürgermeisterconcertscookie clickercookingcraigslistcreative writingdomestic demigoddessdresdeneinbbürgerungstestfoodfuck this shit.hamburg pride 2014house partiesinternetsjuegosk.flaylife lessonsmarriagemodern medicinepolygluttonprinzenbarque he hechoquotesrappers are people tooreignsschauhinsurprisessystematic racismthanks obamathings I do on the weekendthings i do wellyes this is my jobhttp://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger819125en-usyesrap,hip,hop,deutschrapPart of the Weekly Operation, Sista Sista & Dr. Nic present you with 2 hours of straight up dopeness on the 2nd Friday of every month. Check us out on FSK Radio in Hamburg (93.0 MHz (antenna), 101.4 MHz (cable), or livestreaming at www.fsk-hh.org/livestream. Playlists at rapstattekg.tumblr.comR.A.P. statt E.K.G.rapstattekg@gmx.detag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-937662954030087494Wed, 13 Aug 2025 09:10:00 +00002025-08-13T12:03:29.511+02:00everyday lifefilthy european waysmarriagepersonal storiesYou’d think that if I once bothered to write up a whole fantasy version of my wedding, I’d be itching to tell the story of my actual one. As usual, you’d be wrong. The wedding is in my Top 2 mental blockers that have kept me from writing much in the past couple of years, tied neck-and-neck with the Citizenship Saga. Both are somehow incredibly simple and impossibly complicated at the same time. Ihttp://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2025/08/that-time-i-got-married-pt1.html0rapstattekg@gmx.de (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-795616239968354561Sat, 09 Aug 2025 19:01:00 +00002025-08-09T21:02:19.449+02:00Dear Diary,To whom it may concern: My fellow Americans,‘Sup, Crapheads!Get in loser, we’re writing a blog...What it do, ding dongs?It’s been about nine years since I last made an entry. Not like I haven’t tried or anything. I’ve got drafts on drafts. Drafts that started as a promising concept, but never went any further than the title field. For instance, “Getting Real Tired of Your Shit: http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2025/08/i-got-nothin-but-heres-everything.html0rapstattekg@gmx.de (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-8467208322901303994Tue, 13 Jun 2017 22:00:00 +00002024-02-15T17:35:58.222+01:00becoming germancitizenshipfilthy european waysGerman citizenshipnaturalization in GermanyrelinquishrenunciationTrinidad Quick Translation: This confirms that German citizenship will not be opposed, if within two years it can be verified that the aforementioned person no longer possesses citizenship for Trinidad and Tobagoe and/or has fulfilled the requirements for the loss of this citizenship and that nothing has happened in the meantime, which would forbid naturalization.  I almost forgot what it http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-one-who-got-away-part-6-plot-twist.html0rapstattekg@gmx.de (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-2440345520531837323Fri, 26 May 2017 22:51:00 +00002024-02-15T17:35:48.075+01:00becoming germancitizenshipfilthy european waysGerman citizenshipnaturalization in GermanyrelinquishrenunciationPro tip: Don't estimate the amount of time it will take to review your citizenship application based on the amount of time it took to get the results of your citizenship test. So far, this has been the area of the German-side of the process that ran a little closer to my bureaucratic expectations, namely, if an official expresses a length of time -- e.g. 3-6 months -- things will start moving http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-one-who-got-away-part-5.html0rapstattekg@gmx.de (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-6058852177523126734Tue, 04 Apr 2017 22:26:00 +00002017-04-20T00:28:32.671+02:00modern medicineI'd never broken anything before. That's because -- aside from a few traumatic near-drowning incidents and a tragic slip-n-slide accident -- I was basically the safety police as a child. As an adult, I think I most feared a slipping in the bathroom-type accident. You know, those close call moments when you step out of the shower, your foot slips a bit, and your life flashes before your eyes. "http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2017/04/broketoe-mount-ow.html0rapstattekg@gmx.de (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-4839112945746067948Wed, 15 Mar 2017 20:14:00 +00002017-03-15T21:16:03.486+01:00I'm working on a crime drama loosely based on my life as a project manager. Here's a sneak preview of Episode 1 "The Whiteboard Marker Bandit" Rayvan Bronx: Thank goodness you made it, Office Police. You have to catch the s.o.b who keeps stealing my precious whiteboard markers. Office Police: Ma'am, the Office Judge granted us a search warrant. There are thousands of whiteboard markers in your http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2017/03/office-police-harrowing-tales-of.html0rapstattekg@gmx.de (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-639636531196803116Fri, 30 Dec 2016 18:23:00 +00002016-12-31T13:49:46.120+01:0010 Things I LoveMálagaSpainTwo more days of 2016 left and four more days of this trip. Being the lucky bitch that I am, I just went ahead and caught this delightful cold. It's actually a tactic to help me not eat everything in sight. If you can't taste it, what's the point of eating it, amirite? Anyway, I put up my list of 10 things I hate and, as promised, here's the list of 10 things that I love... Runner Up: The http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2016/12/10-things-i-love-about-spain.html0rapstattekg@gmx.de (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-1132241441955237877Thu, 29 Dec 2016 11:20:00 +00002016-12-29T12:20:11.319+01:0010 Things I HateMálagaSpainBefore I got together with Duncan, I thought to myself, "Damn, if I'm ever in another relationship, it sure would be nice to travel regularly again with someone." Actually, I had a long list of "nice-to-haves" with regards to my imaginary new boyfriend. As luck would have it -- and I mean really have it, because I was oddly specific in some points -- he checked off all those boxes perfectly.http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2016/12/10-things-i-hate-about-spain.html0rapstattekg@gmx.de (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-2751814873801727810Wed, 14 Dec 2016 19:53:00 +00002024-02-15T17:35:33.406+01:00becoming germancitizenshipeinbbürgerungstestGerman citizenshipnaturalization in Germany So, it took about 2.5 weeks exactly to get the results of my citizenship test. This is definitely a "your mileage may vary" thing. A British colleague of mine who is also pursuing German citizenship had to wait around 4 weeks. I'm pleasantly surprised, because I know there were at least 4 questions that I was really uncertain about . I'm also not surprised, because this was also within http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-one-who-got-away-part-4.html0rapstattekg@gmx.de (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-938132103141056814Mon, 28 Nov 2016 18:47:00 +00002024-02-15T17:35:25.759+01:00becoming germancitizenshipfilthy european waysGerman citizenshipnaturalization in Germany In contrast to registering for the citizenship test, taking the test is pretty straightforward. I arrived at my assigned testing center 20-ish minutes before the prescribed start. And, because this is professional level Ausländershit, I was not the first to arrive. There were at least 15 bureaucratically-seasoned test takers already there. Respect. We all knew what was up. Like I mentioned http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-one-who-got-away-part-3.html0rapstattekg@gmx.de (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-541231451837350355Sun, 13 Nov 2016 21:18:00 +00002016-11-13T22:18:55.304+01:00 Let the power of Ann Perkins and Leslie Knope wash over you, hip-hop stylez... http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2016/11/tmhu-presents-my-interesting-lady.html0rapstattekg@gmx.de (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-6424590832170869386Sun, 06 Nov 2016 13:53:00 +00002024-02-15T17:35:16.352+01:00becoming germancitizenshipfilthy european waysGerman citizenshipnaturalization in GermanyU.S.During my first info session at the naturalization office, they gave me a checklist of everything that I needed to submit for my* application. * = If you somehow find this post looking for information about acquiring German citizenship, please just be aware that your particular circumstances may require you to submit completely different things (maybe more things, maybe fewer things... you http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-one-who-got-away-part-2.html0rapstattekg@gmx.de (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-8543378474315321552Tue, 04 Oct 2016 19:18:00 +00002024-02-15T17:34:54.125+01:00becoming germancitizenshipGerman citizenshipnaturalization in GermanyrelinquishrenunciationU.S. Oh damn, 2014... if only I had realized that my outrage had much more room to grow and fester. Around two years ago, I started (and then proceeded to not complete) the series "Becoming German" Read "Becoming German #1" Read "Becoming German #2" After getting Mr. Mayor's invitation, I gave myself a couple of years to really think about it (after all, my current passport doesn't expire untilhttp://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2016/10/the-one-who-got-away-part-1.html0rapstattekg@gmx.de (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-6747205726492888914Sun, 02 Oct 2016 08:57:00 +00002016-10-02T10:57:11.531+02:00musicradioTMHU The next-to-last radio show of the year is probably my favorite of the year. For my birthday this year, I received a Numark Mixtrack Pro 3 controller, which -- despite the "pro" in the name -- is a pretty basic, low-end DJ controller. But it's compact, pretty simple to use, and suits my purposes just fine (i.e. making mixes for radio & Mixcloud). I shelled out for the full version of Seratohttp://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2016/10/tmhu-september-2016.html0rapstattekg@gmx.de (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-1775549916282693361Sun, 21 Aug 2016 21:52:00 +00002016-08-21T23:52:36.174+02:00españolradiospanishTMHUtry-lingual Up until now, Spanish-language hip-hop has only been on my radar in a very peripheral way. And there, mostly in the context of bilingual US-american emcees. Sparked by my recent journey to learn the language, and using music as a means of advancing towards that goal, I decided to look a little more closely.  And… whoa. Talk about opening the floodgates. I don’t know why it didn’t occur http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2016/08/tmhu-kills-you-in-spanish.html0rapstattekg@gmx.de (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-8529347691676109528Wed, 17 Aug 2016 20:48:00 +00002016-08-17T23:02:06.272+02:00creative writingespañolgamesjuegospolygluttonque he hechoreignsspanishtry-lingualMy postings have been few and far between. A wise friend once said, "Yeah, it's pretty easy not to write when everything is awesome." I concur. Still, my blog isn't about good or bad. It's about amusing me. Right now, I'm making an honest effort to learn a third language - the ol' Español. Each week in class, we have to write a short paragraph in present perfect answering the question, "What did http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2016/08/que-he-hecho-parte-1-el-rey.html0rapstattekg@gmx.de (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-7500901603417912282Wed, 10 Aug 2016 19:21:00 +00002016-08-10T21:21:54.663+02:00musicradioTMHU My process for choosing show playlists goes something like this: Create folder labeled [Month name]  Bit-by-bit dump in tracks that I like  Week before show: Begin culling the list Week of the show: Holy shit… really start culling the list Two days before show: Mix first hour Evening before the show: Mix 30 minutes of the second hour -> panic -> DGAF -> whatever http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2016/08/tmhu-presents-tyrannosaurus-ex-dance.html0rapstattekg@gmx.de (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-386722471015807108Sun, 31 Jul 2016 19:36:00 +00002016-07-31T21:40:55.014+02:00musicradioTMHU It's been a minute (*coughcough* or two) since I've updated around here. But hopefully I'll be able to start again by putting something up at least every other week or so. Even if it's just a music mix. Yes, yes... radio... that's still a thing I do. Except by the end of last year, I was pretty burnt out on the whole thing and quit in late October/November... and then un-quit by December and http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2016/07/radio-update.html0rapstattekg@gmx.de (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-7674663693234887723Sun, 03 Jan 2016 11:25:00 +00002016-01-03T12:25:15.926+01:00 Where did you go, 2015? I won't be able to post this until I've returned to Hamburg and the warm embrace of our sofa and wifi connection. I'm currently writing this from Duncan's stepmother's holiday flat in Benalmádena, Spain. It's a few hundred meters away from a sunny beach on the Mediterranean and I was just rescued from the terrace (seen above), where I spent an unplanned, hour-long http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2016/01/time-patience.html0rapstattekg@gmx.de (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-6139139787393874009Tue, 09 Jun 2015 21:08:00 +00002015-06-09T23:46:35.614+02:00 A collection of messages from my oldest brother D, then my Aunt H, then D again. Then my grandma. Then me. Then some collection agency looking for my brother. What can I say? There was a time when I was obsessed with answering machines... and no one in my family picked up the damn phone. #phonescreenersFTW While preparing for my radio show this week, I came across an mp3 of an "answering http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2015/06/my-life-10-years-ago.html0rapstattekg@gmx.de (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-3831483888645727312Wed, 20 May 2015 22:32:00 +00002015-05-27T22:54:43.667+02:00"Mono" is the Spanish word for monkey. "Monito" (from the title of my last post) is the diminutive form, which has become something of a pet name for Duncan, my boyfriend (who is quite tall and prone to wrapping himself around me... like a little monkey...*pause for awwws*). Back in the U.S., "mono" – if you're not talking about audio signals or the joy of Latin prefixes  –&nbsphttp://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2015/05/love-in-time-of-mono.html0rapstattekg@gmx.de (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-1081384946179460728Wed, 18 Mar 2015 21:05:00 +00002015-03-18T22:07:58.448+01:00 Picture to scale.  My head is easily the size of (at least) six Galaxy-class starships in real life.  Whoa... finally updating. 2015 has been wild, y'all, and it's only March. The last post is over a month old, but it's definitely proof of this year starting off in a crazy good way. I hinted at a few big things on the horizon in Filler Post #74 back around the end of Januaryhttp://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2015/03/filler-post-75-dulce-monito.html0rapstattekg@gmx.de (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-4288825336461818049Wed, 04 Feb 2015 20:24:00 +00002015-02-04T21:25:12.537+01:00concertshamburgk.flaymusicprinzenbarradiothings i do well Photo credits: Benjamin Cory (Cross-posted from: rabenteuerlich) On Monday, I was fortunate enough to be able to sit down and chat with one of my favorite artists (K.Flay) for about 30 minutes. She was super gracious and nice and awesome and I couldn’t be more psyched about how it all turned out. It’s only February, but I’m pretty sure it’s going to be one of the highlights of my year. http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2015/02/photo-credits-benjamin-coryon-monday-i.html0rapstattekg@gmx.de (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-6550665228303650978Tue, 27 Jan 2015 00:07:00 +00002015-01-27T01:07:40.030+01:00Guys... seriously, guys... and I mean "guys" in the totally unisex way. So many cool things are happening right now and I don't want to jinx it all. Radio things, music things, personal things, maybe some professional things -- it's all up in the air, but it's exciting as FUCK! Let me tell you about something that's not so exciting in the meantime. Here's an ad for Berlitz language school http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2015/01/filler-post-74-all-i-need-in-this-life.html0rapstattekg@gmx.de (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-3391563411722788155Fri, 26 Dec 2014 21:24:00 +00002014-12-26T22:33:20.547+01:00 (Photo source + recipe: La Fuji Mama) Long ago, in what feels like another life, my sister Pickles was the family Germanophile. Her high school German teacher, Frau B., (who was later my high school German teacher at a different school) made a big deal out of Christmas. I experienced Frau B.'s yuletide verve for myself a bit down the road: the annual in-class, Gingerbread house contest, http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2014/12/pfeffernusse-christmas-scourge.html0rapstattekg@gmx.de (Unknown)