Solly as a Rock!!

Right now I should be cleaning the house or doing the dishes or go to the supermarket. Or I could e-mail some friends I haven’t mailed in a while or look for that perfect job… Off course I have a ‘to do list’ with lots of stuff on it, but I just couldn’t be asked.

Blame it on the weather – it is halfway into March and still snowing, so blame it on the winter too!

Blame it on the day of the week: wednesday – halfway in the week, but the weekend is still too far away.

Blame it on the web – I could not find anything fun to post, even this site did not do it for me, today.

I think I’ll retreat to the sofa and regroup, while watching old episodes of Friends and Sex and the City.

Monty Python eat your heart out – Spam is doing a roaring trade at a Manila restaurant specialising in the tinned pressed pork meat.

You can order a a Spam hero sandwich, Spam club sandwich, Spam spaghetti, Spam macaroni, Spam potato chowder, bean soup with Spam, Spam Caesar salad, Spam poppers and Spam meals with rice for the Filipino palate….. All you can eat Spam!

Source: Sydney Morning Herald via Fok.nl

The biggest trauma in Dutch football history – the lost world championship final against Germany in 1974 – might be over soon. There is legitimate reason for, at least, a rematch. Apparently, one of the German players (Rainer Bonhoff) was officially Dutch! It’s all a bit complicated, but according to international football regulations, the Germans have two option: to give back the World Cup or play a rematch (with the original players).

Read the complete story (in Dutch) here.

According to the What color is your energy quiz I did on Quizilla:

"Your Energy is Pink. You have achieved a perfect balance between spiritual awareness and material existence. You are usually affectionate and warm, showing compassion and love for others. Others find you genuine, cooperative and friendly. You are a humanitarian and you possess a deep understanding of life. You may aspire to philanthropy, or you may find yourself heading or volunteering for agencies that create change for the good of the whole. You are a leader and are willing to take on much responsibility"

Freaky fact: most of the above characteristics do apply to me… and my favourite colour is pink…

You know, that you have crossed that thin barrier between night and day, when you are kindly greeted by the paperboys on your way from the club…

Coming Sunday brings the first Formula 1 race of the season! So, I got my beer, notebook and alarm clock (Melbourne, thus 5 AM start…) ready. I am hoping for an exciting start of the new season – last year I fell asleep 10 laps before the flag… No real favourites for me, though I always cheer slightly louder when Michael Shumacher crashes and / or Kimi takes the lead / pole / podium.

If they did a “Forbes 800 million list”, I would be in it! I am the 756,895,214th richest person in the world! Check out where you sit on the Global Rich List.

If I was a robot, I would not have the common cold. Instead, I would be a:

(thanks to Kingjay)

I officially have the common cold and I hate it!

Three reasons:

First, with common cold, you only have a minor fever. Not high enough to stay in bed for, but enough to make you feel absolutely crappy.

Second, you look sheit (red and running nose, watery eyes… ), you feel sheit (light, yet annoying head-ache, popping ears, obstructed nose), you sound sheit (nasal, hoarse voice) and you act sheit (an ill Aries… Run for cover!).

Third, the only real cure for it is rest, lots of (non alcoholic) drinking and healthy food. No nice pills, nothing actually cures common cold (they only suppress the symptoms). I checked it on commoncolddotorg (I like those simple, yet effective site-names!).

A “get well soon” card ( /comment / mail) will be greatly appreciated (hint, hint).

So, John Kerry won 9 out of 10 states on Super Tuesday. Why? I do not have a clue. Up till “Iowa” we – people of the old world, hence, Europe – had not even heard of him – even if we had heard his name, he was mentioned “just one of the guys at the sideline”. Today, John F. Kerry might just be the next (thus 44th) president of the USA….

As I have done over the past weeks, I will keep visiting Stephen Elliot’s blog and Electablog to get an inside (read: American’s) view into the USA elections. Apparently, thing were pretty lame and tame till now. The Democrats have chosen the best man – or men, if Edwards becomes the running mate – for the job, the Republicans – with dubya dubya – are ready to strike back… Let the throwing of dirt begin!