Archive for oktober, 2004

donderdag, 14 oktober 2004

Coffee talk

 

1.

Our one year old birdy-chick (the green one) has definitely turned into a woman-birdy. This morning, we found an egg at the bottom of her cage! It was broken, unfirtilized (since we have an all girl-bird household) but still… We are so proud!

2.

The country’s public transport companies are on a 24h strike. So no trains, metros, busses etcetera to bring MyLove to his internship place. Instead, he works at home to day. And he wants to use this computer. Now!

3.

I think I’ll have some coffee now…

woensdag, 13 oktober 2004

Mmm?!

 

When you are staying in a foreign country, you eat the local food. Naturally. But every know and again, you crave for ‘good old’ fast-food. Hence, you start looking for the nearest McDonalds. It’s so nice and predictable: the same burgers, French fries and sodas, everywhere around the globe! (Though I always try the local McSpeciality: McBeer in France, McKroket in this country, the SuperSize Menu in Houston, the McMaharadja in Delhi (no beef in any of the McBurgers), McPita in Chios…)

Anyway, the first thing I then always look for, is ‘the golden arch. Easy, and works every time. Not for long, though!

After almost 50 successful years, fast food giant McDonald’s is ditching its iconic golden arches for a baffling question mark in a new ad campaign. But a massive question mark hangs over the move. Just why has this global Goliath – which sells around three million burgers a day in the UK alone – decided to ditch its logo for the first time since 1955? (complete story)

dinsdag, 12 oktober 2004

Facts and figures

 

Finally, the results of the Durex global survey!

…And don’t tell me no one compares their own numbers and averages to those of their country’s!

maandag, 11 oktober 2004

Cold (according to Solly)

 

Every Autumn, when daytime temperature drops below 15 degC, Winter starts for me. I am skinny – read: not equipped with insulating fat layers – so I feel the cold very easily. I am like an old heating system with a malfunctioning thermostat: cold-blooded, and not able to heat up. When everyone else still walks around in their Autumn-outfit, I have already taken out my gloves, scarf, thick socks and woolen sweaters with a turtleneck. If it gets colder – read: officially Winter -, I just add an extra layer of clothing. (Friend:”Oh dear, you’ve gained some pounds the past month! Phiew, it’s just the combination of your winter coat and two sweaters. Optical illusion.”) Though MyLove laughs his ar*se off about my looks, we have our ‘problems’. He is the warm-blooded type. Not the best combination in Autumn. He turns down the heat, I turn it up. He throws off the extra blanket, I added to the bed. But the worst thing – to him – are my cold feet and bum when I curl up to him in bed!

maandag, 11 oktober 2004

Kryptonite

 

Superman is dead

zondag, 10 oktober 2004

Time difference

 

Can you imagine: people in Sydney are already trying to cope with their hangover, preferably on that obligatory Sunday family visit, while people in New York haven´t even started their Saturday night yet… Bizarre, if you think about it!

vrijdag, 08 oktober 2004

Fun on Friday (7)

 

Another seventies hit: Gilligans Island! …And this decade, it´s a

game!

vrijdag, 08 oktober 2004

So Seventies…

 

Say cheese! Cheese fondue!

donderdag, 07 oktober 2004

pr0n

 

She dances in front of me, wearing a bright coloured outfit. I ignore her. She walks away. 5 seconds later I see her kissing someone, passionately. I laugh. I wonder if the other knows, she came on to me first. They stop for a while to catch their breath. She starts dancing again, more sensual than before. She tries to seduce the other with cooing sounds and a bit of booty. She looks a bit desperate now. I have to stop her, before she makes a fool of herself. It’s SO embarrassing: the other is clearly not interested in more than a kiss. I tap on her shoulder, but she ignores me. She tries to walk away from me, but I grab and hold her tightly. She protests against my rough behavior, but I know its only pro-forma. She’s tired. I put her back in her cage…

The mating behaviour of our one year old agapornis (lovebird) towards our oldest – who is clearly not in the mood – looks very similar to the behaviour of some women in clubs and bars… ;-D

woensdag, 06 oktober 2004

Lamentation

 

Why am I not a bit more assertive? Why can’t I just say “No!”? Why does the combination of unemployment and disease to please makes people think I have all the time of the world to help them out last minute? Why are mothers just so good in pushing that guilt-button?