New mobile

I’ve got a new mobile phone. I always had Nokia mobiles up until now – first the 3210, then the 3310 (handed down to me from my sister), then the …. I can’t remember which model. Something with i at the end. Now my provider offered me 3 different models, all not the latest ones, though, but I picked one. 2 of them were Nokias, the 3rd one was a Motorola Razr V3 in pink, Swarovski edition. This means it’s dark pink and has a heart made of Swarovski crystals (or glass stones or whatever) on the front. I wasn’t sure at first because I’m not one of those type of girls we call Tussis in German. Think Paris Hilton. Lots of pink and kitsch and tacky clothes. But I wanted a mobile that stands out and the colour is not a girly light pink (schweinchenrosa we say in German, a Schweinchen being a piglet or small pig) but a darker shade. So I have a fashion mobile now. And it’s my first Klapphandy, i.e. the display is in the top half and the keys are in the lower half and you fold it in the middle. Ha, great explanation. Sorry. What sucks is that only about 10 numbers from my phone directory showed up when I put the old SIM card in it. Don’t know why that is. And I haven’t worked out how to send MMS. Couldn’t do it with my Nokia before, can’t do it now. Damn.

If I could have gotten any model, I’d probably have picked one of those Sony Ericsson Walkman mobiles, you know, the ones that are also an mp3 player. But the Motorola is okay. It has nice keys. They are flat but a good size. Most of the newer models have tiny keys. I’m not addicted to my mobile anyway. I just send a few text messages to my best friend or make short calls to my sister to say I’ll be late or something.

I think on TV you see a lot of people who use their mobile even if they’re in their apartment or office where they have “normal” landline phones they could use. As far as I know that would be much cheaper, but of course talking on a mobile looks so much cooler, right?

Here's a pic. The colour doesn't really look that bright. And mine has a crystal heart on it, as I said.


P.S.: Still can't post from Opera browser. This sucks big time.

Happy Easter! :-D

This was sent to me by my sister earlier today. Enjoy!

New music recs

Lots of good new songs this week:

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Desecration Smile – another catchy one after the one that won’t go away (yes, Snow)

Snow Patrol: Shut your eyes – took a while but I like it now. Have the album at home, should really listen to it more

Reamonn: Serpentine – they’re a German band with an Irish singer that’s been around for a couple of years and I’m liking them more and more

Kim Wilde: Together we belong – good catchy pop

Michael Bublé: Everything – he’s got a very recognizable and beautiful voice. The song sounds a lot like Norah Jones (which is meant positively)

Fergie: Big girls don’t cry – would never have guessed it’s her. It’s a ballad and she sounds like Natasha Bedingfield or Sugababes or something. Definitely better than her uptempo rhythmic/urban stuff.

Take That: Reach out – as la la la as all songs on their album. Fluffy happy sing-along pop.

Daughtry: Home and It’s not over – had no idea who that is. According to Wikipedia, he was on American Idol. Think Nickelback, The Calling etc.

Incubus: Love hurts – catchy rock ballad from a band that usually makes heavier music, I think

Christina Stürmer: Scherbenmeer - she's an Austrian singer who also started in a casting show. Really good angry song.


Also new, but not so good:

Pink: Dear Mr. President – sounds like a rip-off of Not ready to make nice by the Dixie Chicks

Bon Jovi: Make a memory – pretty lame

Erasure: I could fall in love with you – I recognized them immediately and the song’s not too bad, but seriously, we don’t need a comeback from them, do we?


As always, I might change my mind tomorrow : )

Germany’s Next Topmodel – Update

After 3 episodes, the situation is like this:

Enyerlina, who I really liked at first, turned out to be the biggest bitch of all. She took the whole “competition” idea way too seriously and tried to cheat in several ways. In ep 3, which aired yesterday, she was dismissed because she looked the same in all photos or something like that.

Fiona is still a drama queen, but she seems to be a nice girl all in all.

Anni definitely still is a bitch. If looks could kill, everyone on the show would be dead already.

Sophie, who IMO was a bit of a dark horse, left the show in ep 2. It seems she had some problems with her parents because she missed school due to her participation in the show. If you ask me, GNTM is a one in a million chance and having to repeat one school year isn’t the end of the world. And it really seemed Sophie wanted to stay. Heidi Klum didn’t even offer to talk to her parents about their concerns. She just said okay and goodbye and asked the other girls if they were thinking about quitting, too. One other girl raised her hand and left, too.

So, who’s my favourite now? I’m not sure. There’s a girl called Aneta who I didn’t really like at first, but she seems to be from the place where I went to university so I like her for that.

Next week, the girls will get make-overs, i.e. new haircuts. That’s always exciting.

Oh, and BTW, I think there should be a “Next Male Topmodel” show, just for the eye candy. Hehe.


As to me, my ankle is getting better. Still have a bandage but I can walk without limping. The bad thing is, this week I’ve been feeling very tired many times at work. Almost fell asleep at the doctor’s yesterday when I was sitting on a gurney (?) waiting for the doc to come and look at my foot. It’s normal for me to feel tired in the afternoon, but this week it’s been starting around 10 or 11 a.m. Not funny. Must get some sleep on the weekend.

Torn ligament ... or something

I hate going to the doctor, but this week I had to go twice. First I went to a dermatologist cos the psoriasis I had 5 years ago has returned. Then yesterday morning I twisted my ankle when I left the house. Didn't seem so bad at first, but by about 6 p.m. the ankle was swollen and started hurting. I tried to put it up and cool it, but without much success. Had an awful night cos I couldn't find a comfortable sleeping position. Went to the doctor in the morning. Have a tape bandage now. So I'm limping around the office cos I didn't want to stay at home and get bored. My arms and legs are still itching from the psoriasis rash thing, BTW. Argh.