Tuesday 31 March 2009
Tuesday 24 March 2009
Things I Wanna Do In Summer 2009
The Summer here in Geneva is beautiful it´s the complete opposite to the winter, which is a nightmare, always Grey, not really snowy, lot´s of rain and always cold, oh how I dread them.
Anyway back to the summer, with the lake right under your nose, there are things this summer I definitely want to do.
1. Get a boat license.
You can make a Swiss lake boat license without much of a hassle, it only takes you 10 hours of training since you don´t have to learn all the rules there are for driving down rivers which will connect to an ocean. So, I will go to the DMV, fill out a form, plunk down a small fee and then take my 10 mandatory hours with a teacher, who luckily speaks English, and I am good to go.
I will not get a boat of my own since it´s a complete waste of resources. Keeping a boat on the lake here costs you an arm and a leg, initial purchase, maintenance, having a parking spot, taxes and so on. Apparently there is a company in Geneva where you can rent boats on a time share basis. It´s like mobility, but with boats.
You pay a flat fee for which you will get points which will buy you time on one of their boats. You just log on to their website choose a date and time slot and you are good to go. How fabulous is that. I love it! I don´t fish, I don´t like swimming in the lake but spending a sunny Sunday on a boat with friends is just great.
2. Starting running again.
I don´t know how it happened this winter, but I have been packing on the pounds, which did not render me morbidly obese but I am not happy with my derriere lately, so I guess a little workout should be in order. It´s a funny thing really, I should really really really quit smoking but I am very afraid that I will gain more weight due to a shift of cravings, at the same time I do not last as long running as I used to since I am out of breath quite fast.
I guess I have to quit smoking and start running immediately to avoid gaining more weight and hopefully getting rid of the ones I acquired during the winter.
Update: I have deleted number 3 since some people find it offensive.
Anyway back to the summer, with the lake right under your nose, there are things this summer I definitely want to do.
1. Get a boat license.
You can make a Swiss lake boat license without much of a hassle, it only takes you 10 hours of training since you don´t have to learn all the rules there are for driving down rivers which will connect to an ocean. So, I will go to the DMV, fill out a form, plunk down a small fee and then take my 10 mandatory hours with a teacher, who luckily speaks English, and I am good to go.
I will not get a boat of my own since it´s a complete waste of resources. Keeping a boat on the lake here costs you an arm and a leg, initial purchase, maintenance, having a parking spot, taxes and so on. Apparently there is a company in Geneva where you can rent boats on a time share basis. It´s like mobility, but with boats.
You pay a flat fee for which you will get points which will buy you time on one of their boats. You just log on to their website choose a date and time slot and you are good to go. How fabulous is that. I love it! I don´t fish, I don´t like swimming in the lake but spending a sunny Sunday on a boat with friends is just great.
2. Starting running again.
I don´t know how it happened this winter, but I have been packing on the pounds, which did not render me morbidly obese but I am not happy with my derriere lately, so I guess a little workout should be in order. It´s a funny thing really, I should really really really quit smoking but I am very afraid that I will gain more weight due to a shift of cravings, at the same time I do not last as long running as I used to since I am out of breath quite fast.
I guess I have to quit smoking and start running immediately to avoid gaining more weight and hopefully getting rid of the ones I acquired during the winter.
Update: I have deleted number 3 since some people find it offensive.
Monday 23 March 2009
Ohrwurm Of The Week
An Ohrwurm, which literally means ear worm, is the German word for a song you have stuck in your head and can´t get rid of.
This week it´s Roisin Murphy. She used to be the singer for Moloko and went solo after Moloko broke up. The song is called "Slave to Love" a Brian Ferry song she covered for Gucci´s recent Gucci by Gucci fragarance add.
This week it´s Roisin Murphy. She used to be the singer for Moloko and went solo after Moloko broke up. The song is called "Slave to Love" a Brian Ferry song she covered for Gucci´s recent Gucci by Gucci fragarance add.
Sunday 22 March 2009
I Am A Deeply Superficial Person
Some people, who I don´t know, they commented on a blog anonymously, called me "lacking in depth, self-involved and superficial".
Do I care about it? No! Do I present my full personality here? No! Do I project a certain image of myself? Yes!
Come on, this is a fun blog. Most people end up here, because my Botox before and after pictures are on page 1, (how awesome is that?) if you Google pictures titled "Botox before and after".
Calling me superficial, while doing research on having their faces frozen, so they don´t have wrinkles is a tad hypocritical, don´t you think? ;)
Party In The Suite
Hmm, let me think, what blog worthy did happen in the last months. Oh, the Sindy New years party. Now that was something fabulous.
Nir, who is organizing the Sindy parties, somehow did not manage to be in time to secure a nice location, maybe there was a financial aspect as well, for a Christmas ball end of last year. So it was a new years ball instead.
The last Christmas ball was in a tent behind some building near the UN. SO NOT FABULOUS! It took ages to get in, waiting in the rain, spending an other hour at the coat check which was managed by the omnipresent volunteers. In my eyes it´s more like slavery, but hey, if they enjoy doing shit work for no pay, be my guest, I have some tasks for you as well.
Anyway, this year it was at a proper location, the Intercontinental Hotel. They just remodeled their lobby and some of their rooms, so the design was up to date.
I decided to rent a room for the festivities, so my friends and I were able to change and have a drink before the party downstairs would kick off. It was a black tie event so tuxedos and evening gowns were in order. Oh how I love events like that.
I invited some of my friends and organized who is bringing what.
My friend Phoebe picked me and Lynn up at home and we drove to the Interconti around 8 that evening. While checking in, I got carried away and upgraded to a suite. So worth it. We had a nice sitting area, a nice long table where we could put all the food and a big bathtub which would soon be filled with tons of ice and booze.
Everyone arrived around 2100 and we started to get ready for the party. Ordering ice from room service, an ironing board because some people wanted to add the finishing touch to their outfits, prepared all the food and drinks and started the night.
Well, the ball itself was not that spectacular, as expected. Lot´s of horny men in cheap suits, girls in stunning dresses, crappy music, the live band was horrible, and totally overpriced drinks.
We spent most of the night in the suite calling friends who were at the party as well, inviting them up to the room, getting plastered, in style though, on the booze we brought and going down every 1,5 hours or so to check if the ball was still boring.
Some of us lasted longer than others, so some people fell asleep on the huge king size bed, which is completely fine, why have a big bed in the room and not using it.
By 2:30 I had enough as well and kindly kicked the remainder of the people out and went to bed. I contemplated going home for a second, but why go home when I payed for the room?!
I slept like a rock and woke up around 12 the next morning, slightly hung over, cleaned the room, luckily I brought some 60L garbage bags, checked out, jumped into a car, which the hotel provided free of charge, very nice of them, and went to Becky´s place for some brunch.
That´s what I call a fabulous weekend. The fact that the husband was in the US and that I had to work before going to the ball was a bit of a bummer, but I guess you can´t have it all.
I think I will throw another party like this soon, this time without the ball.
As stated in a previous blog, I do love Hotels and why not have some nice parties in them.
Alright, blogging in the bus is kinda weird, but in a fun way. The computer is so small that it fits without a problem in my bag. Oh, on a side note, I got Jørn for Valentines day, and I LUUUUUUV it. ;)
I guess I will blog a bit more now since I found a way to use the dead time I have everyday in public transportation to do something fun.
Nir, who is organizing the Sindy parties, somehow did not manage to be in time to secure a nice location, maybe there was a financial aspect as well, for a Christmas ball end of last year. So it was a new years ball instead.The last Christmas ball was in a tent behind some building near the UN. SO NOT FABULOUS! It took ages to get in, waiting in the rain, spending an other hour at the coat check which was managed by the omnipresent volunteers. In my eyes it´s more like slavery, but hey, if they enjoy doing shit work for no pay, be my guest, I have some tasks for you as well.
Anyway, this year it was at a proper location, the Intercontinental Hotel. They just remodeled their lobby and some of their rooms, so the design was up to date.
I decided to rent a room for the festivities, so my friends and I were able to change and have a drink before the party downstairs would kick off. It was a black tie event so tuxedos and evening gowns were in order. Oh how I love events like that.
I invited some of my friends and organized who is bringing what.
My friend Phoebe picked me and Lynn up at home and we drove to the Interconti around 8 that evening. While checking in, I got carried away and upgraded to a suite. So worth it. We had a nice sitting area, a nice long table where we could put all the food and a big bathtub which would soon be filled with tons of ice and booze.
Everyone arrived around 2100 and we started to get ready for the party. Ordering ice from room service, an ironing board because some people wanted to add the finishing touch to their outfits, prepared all the food and drinks and started the night.
Well, the ball itself was not that spectacular, as expected. Lot´s of horny men in cheap suits, girls in stunning dresses, crappy music, the live band was horrible, and totally overpriced drinks.
We spent most of the night in the suite calling friends who were at the party as well, inviting them up to the room, getting plastered, in style though, on the booze we brought and going down every 1,5 hours or so to check if the ball was still boring.
Some of us lasted longer than others, so some people fell asleep on the huge king size bed, which is completely fine, why have a big bed in the room and not using it.
By 2:30 I had enough as well and kindly kicked the remainder of the people out and went to bed. I contemplated going home for a second, but why go home when I payed for the room?!
I slept like a rock and woke up around 12 the next morning, slightly hung over, cleaned the room, luckily I brought some 60L garbage bags, checked out, jumped into a car, which the hotel provided free of charge, very nice of them, and went to Becky´s place for some brunch.
That´s what I call a fabulous weekend. The fact that the husband was in the US and that I had to work before going to the ball was a bit of a bummer, but I guess you can´t have it all.
I think I will throw another party like this soon, this time without the ball.
As stated in a previous blog, I do love Hotels and why not have some nice parties in them.
Alright, blogging in the bus is kinda weird, but in a fun way. The computer is so small that it fits without a problem in my bag. Oh, on a side note, I got Jørn for Valentines day, and I LUUUUUUV it. ;)
I guess I will blog a bit more now since I found a way to use the dead time I have everyday in public transportation to do something fun.
Blogging From The Bus
One of the main reasons why I am not blogging as much as I would like to, is the fact that I am working since December. I know, bad excuse, but if 8 hours are missing from your day, stuff does not get done so fast anymore, although there is so much to tell.But the husband came to the rescue and gave me one of those neat little net books for my birthday and after I spent a weekend hacking the living daylights out of the thing, making it believe it is a Mac, I can now blog form the bus, where I spend quite some time every day getting to and from work. So I guess, I will be le super geek, typing away on the tiny keyboard on the #19 or #2 in the future.
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