1. Graduate from college
2. Became a Christian
3. Learned right from wrong
4. Have a baby
5. Get married, stay married, and live happily ever after
6. Become a Christian
7. Found my soul
8. Hovered above the ground
9. Quit smoking
10. Get my own place

This is a meta list found on listofbests.com, automatically generated out of dozens of "Top 10 Proudest Accomplishments" lists.

Quite interesting that 6 (out of 10) accomplishments (2,3,5,6,7,8) are closely related to Religion (or Christianity) and 2 others don't have a lot to do with really accomplishing something extraordinary or at least with a substantial effort (have a baby: around 100'000'000 people already did that at least once; get my own place: in the us, you easily get a mortgage even when you're bankrupt).

So there are actually only two real accomplishments in the list: graduate from college (strongly related to your social status, so only half a point) and quit smoking (the secret winner: respect for that one!). What are your top 10 accomplishments?

• People who don't seem to believe in anything vs. what they actually believe in (some).
• A lifeless city centre (Bahnhofstrasse): consumerist hell during the day, empty at night.
• They spent 75% of their cultural subventions for the opera house, can you believe this?
• People who believe in something vs. what they actually believe in (majority).
• The "don't tell me I'm not cool, pleease!" atmosphere. Relax, god-damn!
• How nice is it to get around by bike here, right?
• Nice coffee and tasty cakes everywhere.
• A lively street art scene vs. a strict anti-graffiti policy
• A lot of cinemas with an interesting programme.
• Hey, we still have beautiful turn of the century architecture, the lake, the rivers, and we can see the Alps on sunny days.
• People who really believe in something (and I don't mean 'the benefits of cash flow optimisation' here) and actually act that way (minority).

1. Disconnected.
2. Tired and 'somewhere in between'.
3. From downcast to enthusiastic.
4. Sleepwalking.
5. Almost slipped sometimes…
6. Trembling.
7. Unfocussed but much better.
8. Blurry and a bit sick but somewhat more positive.
9. Upside down, round and round we're go-ing.
10. Terrible grey shit day.
11. Still grey but with some pink spots.
12. The pink spots seem to take over.
13. Really having a killer time on a Monday?
14. Sweet!
15. Very long day but still: positive.
16. Tired, tired but in a good mood.
17. Busy day with a pleasantly unexpected ending.
18. Felicita = cakes and Karaoke!
19. Hungover.
20. Long unnessecarily hectic day.
21. Happy that the 14h shifts are over.
22. Are they?
23. A bit unfocused but why focus now?
24. End-of-the-week-beginning-of-the-weekend-tiredness.
25. Hungover (again? what's that?).
26. Pleasant spring-like day with matching mood.  
27. Fidgety and unfocused but positive.
28. Focused and calm.
29. Long day ending in a conspiratorial step closer.
30. Quiet with a (signified) stroll through 'une forêt oubliée'.

On to the December of lists!

1. Freudenberg
2. Franziskaner
3. Furunkel
4. Fischotter
5. Bandage
6. Abfall
7. Elektronik
8. Fahrstrasse
9. Heinz
10. Schmiere
11. Brot

Der Versuch, ohne vorgehende Themenwahl eine Liste in elf Sekunden zu erstellen scheiterte – Überraschung! – zuerst am zu langsamen Niederschreiben (Tippfehler und 'Aus' bei Wort 1). Im zweiten Anlauf liess sich die 'Kreation' hingegen in elf Sekunden bewältigen, d.h. ich habe die in elf Sekunden zusammengebrezelten Begriffe einfach später aufgeschrieben. Schreit nach einer tiefenpsychologischen Deutung!

Ansatz: (1) Ist glaub ich ein Gymnasium in Zürich, zu welchem ich keine Verbindung habe. (2) eine Biersorte und ein Restaurant im Niederdorf. (3) bis (5) selbsterklärend und abgesehen vom Anfangsbuchstaben wohl ohne Hintergrund. (6) Ich bearbeite gerade ein Projekt, welches mit Abfall zu tun hat. (7) Geschummelt: die Armbanduhr, welche die Sekunden abzählte, ist digital. (8) ?. (9) Heinz hiesse einer unserer Firmeninhaber. (10) ?. Und nein, ich habe Heinz nicht geschmiert . (11) Vielleicht von Brot schmieren? Oder Panik kurz vor Ablauf, darum was absolut Grundsätzliches?

Genug! Dies war der 17. Versuch einer Liste diesen Monat. Versucht mit!