Zu viel, zu viel, zu viel

Ich bin kürzlich zu meinem Freund gezogen. Bei dieser Haushaltszusammenführung haben wir festgestellt, dass wir ziemlich viele Dinge in nächster Zeit sicher nicht neu kaufen müssen:

WC-Reiniger
Papierservietten
Putzmittel sowie -lappen
Handtücher (inklusive Küchenhandtücher)
Geschirr, v.a. Gläser und Tassen, sowie Besteck
Töpfe und Pfannen
Radiogeräte und Wecker
Und nicht zu vergessen die Flusenroller oder wie man die Dinger nennt. Ich hatte einen von Tchibo und noch einen von Ikea, den hatte er auch, sowie einen weiteren. Juhu.

Wahrscheinlich ist das ganz normal beim Zusammenziehen. Ist aber neu für mich und ich fand's witzig.

Zu den Radios noch ein paar Worte: ich hatte in meiner alten Wohnung 3 in Gebrauch: in der Küche, im Bad und im Wohnzimmer. Dann hatte ich in den letzten Monaten von Kunden bzw. Kollegen noch 2 weitere geschenkt bekommen (davon ein Digitalradio, was mich gefreut hat) und außerdem sind beim Packen noch mindestens 2 aufgetaucht, die ich vergessen hatte. Und zusätzlich hat mein Freund beim Aufräumen noch 2 gefunden und seine Räumlichkeiten waren eh schon gut ausgestattet. Oh Mann. Statt der großen Anzahl an Geräten hätte ich lieber eine größere Auswahl an Sendern am neuen Wohnort. Irgendwie läuft auf jedem Radio Bayern 3, was aber auch nicht immer sooo toll ist. Vor allem diesen Dance-Kram wie Avicii, Sean Paul oder Pitbull könnten sie sich echt sparen. Da muss vielleicht doch das DAB Radio zum Einsatz kommen, wo noch andere Sender verfügbar sind.

More Random Pics

I had a girls night out with two former co-workers on Tuesday. One of them gave me a small orchid as a farewell present. How sweet of her and totaly unexpected! Lovely dark pink/purple colour. Have not found out yet which type of orchid it is. I'm not good with plants, so I hope this one will survive!!

The next one is what I had for lunch on Tuesday. Rice with vegetables and fish. I just liked how the colours of the dish matched those of the plate : )

And the last one I found on Facebook and loved it. Enjoy!

The Oscars, Part 2

I realized that I forgot some things in my previous post. So here they are:

I was surprised (and in some cases disappointed) not to see certain people at the awards (especially winners from recent years). Maybe they were there, but not shown? Or I missed them because I didn't pay enough attention. Or they were not in any of the nominated films and therefore not invited? I have no idea. But here's the list:

Kate Winslet, Clive Owen, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Jeff Bridges, Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio.

I'm sure I've forgotten many others, but those are the ones that came to my mind first.

I also wanted to add that I liked the theme of the show. As I've written before in relation to beauty companies, retro is "in". The old-fashioned movie theatre backdrop was beautiful.

And I liked the Cirque du Soleil performance. But was disappointed that only 2 songs were nominated in the best original song category. How is that possible? Usually you have 5 nominees for each, right? Very strange.

What I also liked was that the order of the categories was a little different than in most years. No wonder the guy with the long white hair (I think his name was Richardson) was suprised that cinematography came first. I remember from last year or 2 years ago that the supporting actor/actress categories used to come at the beginning. It's good to shake things up a little : )

And that's really all now (I hope).

Academy Awards 2012 a.k.a. The Oscars

Ha, I'll make this an English entry for a change.

The Oscar ceremony took place this past Sunday. I have some days off so I wanted to watch it live at night (starting at about 1 a.m. here in Germany, or 2:30 or whatever). But I was too tired and went to bed and caught up with the show yesterday and today.

General impression: Billy Crystal did a good job. There were some nice and funny moments and speeches, but not too many highlights or surpise winners that will stick in your mind for years. The most touching moment was Octavia Spencer crying when she won for best supporting actess for The Help. And guess who presented her with that award? Christian Bale! I hadn't expected that, although I guess I should have because many of last year's winners appeared as presenters this year. He looked quite handsome and was well-behaved. Hehe. Not always easy for him. Here's a picture of the TV screen I took with my mobile phone:

As to the ladies' dresses, hm, which one was my overall favourite? Can't really decide. Of the 3 bright red ones that I saw (Michelle Williams, Emma Stone and Natalie Portman) I liked Natalie Portman's look best - not least because of the beautiful jewelry she wore. Here's a picture - again of my TV screen (from the interview in the pre-show):

I also liked Penelope Cruz's look. The colour of her dress (Armani Privé I think she said) looked mauve outside on the red carpet, but "only" grey on the stage inside the theater. That's a pity. Here's a picture of a red carpet interview:

Other dresses/looks I liked were

1. Melissa McCarthy: best known to me as Sookie from Gilmore Girls, now nominated for Bridesmaids, which surprised me. Isn't that like a female version of Hangover? Unusual for a "shallow" comedy to be recognized, but not bad.
2. Sandra Bullock in a dress with a white top, some gold in the middle and a black skirt. Didn't like her simple ponytail too much, but it fits her usual style. Loved that she spoke some German on stage.
3. Jennifer Lopez: silvery, V-neck going down very low, that's all I remember. But I liked it, which is not my usual reaction to most of her looks or outfit choices.

The not so good ones must also be mentioned: Angelina Jolie in that black thing showing off her legs and doing a strange pose. Loved that one of the writers who won the category she presented mocked her by imitating the pose. Hehe. She's too skinny in my opinion anyway. Bony arms. Dislike. And then of course Meryl Streep. I love her, but the dress ... strange gold-black outfit, strange cut. Not flattering or beautiful.

If you're wondering if I was rooting for any film in particular, I must admit that I haven't seen too many of them. I haven't had time to go to the movies lately. Shame on me. I still love to watch the Academy Awards though : ) And sorry for the bad quality of the pictures. As mentioned, I just took snapshots of my TV screen with my smartphone.

Fotos der Woche

Hier eine kleine bildliche Wochenzusammenfassung:

Ein Tee, den ich momentan sehr gerne trinke: Kirsche Zimt von Goldmännchen:

Kuriositäten in meinem Briefkasten: ein Flyer des Lieferdienstes Leckeranto. Ist wohl neu, kam mir vorher noch nicht unter. Es gibt dort krasse Sachen. Käse im Rand kennt man ja z.B. von Pizza Hut, aber das, oh oh: eine Pizza mit Wienerle im Rand. Fotobeweis aus dem Faltblatt:

Außerdem bei den süßen Sachen etwas ganz neuartiges: Cupe Cake (sic!) - jeder englische Muttersprachler wird sich bestimmt verwundert am Kopf kratzen und sich berechtigterweise fragen, was das bitte sein soll. Wieso nennt man es nicht einfach Törtchen, steht ja eh so in der Erklärung unten drunter?? Was ein Filly Donut ist, weiß ich auch nicht. Soll das gefüllt bedeuten? Dann müsste es ja Filled heißen. Oder soll es auf die Stadt Philadelphia verweisen? Dann müsste man es mit Ph schreiben. Keine Ahnung. Blöde Anglizismen und noch blödere Leute, die sich nicht mal richtig benutzen oder schreiben können.

Und dann natürlich noch die Weisheit der Woche:

Alles klar?! : )

P.S.: das gomiso Widget ist immer noch defekt. Mist.