Love To Travel - Hate To Pack

So, I am preparing my trip to the United States of A in the moment, the husband will be there for one week, it´s business for him an leisure for me. We will be going to Cincinnati, and I will fly on to Peoria, thats somewhere in the middle of nowhere around Chicago to visit a friend of mine. He´s flying business, I´m not. ARRRRGH, well, fair enough his company is paying for his flight and we are paying for mine. Since I knock myself out on planes anyway it´s not that bad. Just went to the doctor today and he prescribed me some pills. They have this deep blue color, makes me feel like Morpheus is about to offer me to stay in wonderland or find out what´s all behind this. I prefer wonderland. ZZZZZZZ

Anyway. I have a connecting flight via London and to make things even worse, it´s with two different airlines so I can´t check through. Already looking forward to getting up at 5:00 on Saturday.

Anyway, I love to travel but packing is a nightmare for me. Whoever invented traveling light and that stupid 20KG limit needs a serious spanking. I will be gone for a week. So I need at least, 5 pairs of trousers, 4 pairs of shoes, 7 seven shirts, 4 polo shirts, 3 pullovers. 2 jackets, 1 coat, 14 boxer briefs, lots of t shirts, a ton of socks, at least 3-4 kilos of toiletries, an overnight bag, a messenger bag, my notebook, several chargers, 3 books, umbrella, scarfs, gloves, ties etc. So can anyone tell me how on earth I am supposed to make all that fit into 1 (ONE) suitcase which is not heavier than 20 kilos. I will try, but I know that I will fail.

Why didn´t I live in the time when it was perfectly OK to travel with half a dozen oversea trunks? Sigh.

Everybody Has A Soft Side...

Even me. While surfing the net I mostly listen to music randomly on Itunes, with 65 Gigs of music there are songs I own, but never heard before since I buy the whole Album if I like a song from an artist.
10 minutes ago I found myself zoning out, falling in love with a song. It´s a tad older, but it gives me a warm and cozy feeling. It´s Snow Patrol´s "Set the fire to the 3rd bar" a wonderful duet featuring Martha Wainwright, Rufus Wainwaraight´s sister.
Martha´s voice has a fragility that carries me away, this longing in her voice is so fascinating.
The lyrics are tacky but so are the three words every single one of us wants to hear, to feel complete.
I hear them, I say them, I see them ,but most importantly I feel them. Every day! I am very grateful for that.



So, this was my emotional post for this season, can we get back to my old sarcastic self please.
I could write something about Snow Patrol´s front man and that I think his life performances remind me of someone with autism, but I won´t.

Light up!

So, apparently we can smoke again In Geneva. Inside of bars, restaurants and clubs that is. Since I am taking a break of quitting smoking in the moment, yes, I know, it´s bad, I will die, my skin will age (more BOTOX then), it´s great for my diet. I think I will give up again when I lost the 2.4 kilos I am willing to donate in the moment.

The whole bringing back the smokers from outside has one considerable side though. I won´t be able to smell the people anymore. I like to go clubbing, and although I do mind the smoke a bit, my contacts get all dry and itchy, it´s far better than having to smell all these people who do not know what a deodorant is and how to use it. I prefer the smell of smoke to the smell of sweaty humans.



Below the article about the lift of the smoking ban:

Geneva's smoking ban overturned

The Federal Court in Lausanne has ruled that the ban on smoking in public places in Geneva is null and void.

The ruling means the owners or managers of bars and restaurants can let people light-up indoors again if they want to. The court says there was no legal basis for the ban and Geneva’s cantonal parliament should have adopted a formal law before it was brought into effect in July.

Geneva’s Department of Economy and Health says it has only found out about the court’s decision from the media, and has not been given any details about the ruling. It is still working out what consequences it will have. In a statement, the department points out that the people of Geneva made a clear decision to ban smoking in public places, after more than 80 per cent of voters approved the move earlier this year.

Shows You Simply Have To Watch

I love good TV shows and I tend to get hooked quite easy on them. Some might remember my 5 year long addiction to ALIAS which left me with a craving for chasing around foreign cities wearing 5" heels, tight fitting spandex dresses and red wigs. Just kidding, it´s blonde wigs.

Since ALIAS no longer airs and I have grown up quite a bit, I got into the more serious shows. Luckily I get them fresh every week from my uncle TORRENT in the states.


MAD MEN
Set in New York City, Mad Men takes place in the 1960s at the fictional Sterling Cooper advertising agency on New York City's Madison Avenue. The show centers on Don Draper, a high-level advertising executive, and the people in his life in and out of the office. It also depicts the changing social mores of 1960s America. It is quit educational to watch this show especially as a non-american since it explains quite details why and how americans today are the way they are.
This show is not politically correct, there is lots of smoking drinking, cheating, lying, deceiving and a spoon full of racism. It´s interesting to see that the women never leave suburbia and the men are always down town. But buried under the moral and social standards of the time, there are a few women who will not take it and they are emancipating themselves. This is not a girls TV show, this is not a TV show for people looking for light entertainment. MAD MEN is for grown ups. I LOVE it. Season 2 just started to air so don´t miss watching the first season.

DAMAGES
Damages is a legal thriller set in the world of New York City high-stakes litigation. The series, which provides a view into the true nature of power and success, follows the turbulent lives of Patty Hewes, the nation's most revered and reviled high-stakes litigator, and her bright, ambitious protégé Ellen Parsons. They become embroiled in a class action lawsuit targeting the allegedly corrupt Arthur Frobisher, one of the country's wealthiest CEOs. As Patty battles with Frobisher and his attorney Ray Fiske, Ellen Parsons will be front and center witnessing just what it takes to win at all costs, as it quickly becomes clear that lives, as well as fortunes, may be at stake. With this show you never quit know who is on the good and the bad side. Glen Close´s portrayal of Patty Hewes is excellent and in my opinion absolutely deserved the Emmy she got for it. Only problem I have with Damages is that you cannot miss a single episode otherwise you will never get into it again. Too much happens. It´s a gigantic puzzle to which you are fed the pieces week by week. I still highly recommend it. Season 2 will start to air soon, so catch up on season 1.

So Gay Yet So Fabulous

Pub Quizzing

So, I gave in. After over three years in Geneva I have finally come to like to go to the pub quiz. At first I always sought that I am way too young for this and that my knowledge on what happened on Coronation street is way too limited. After I have been the other week, I must say it is really fun, there are a lot of my friends around, Leona really comes up with good questions even I can answer from time to time and there is fish and chips i simply love love LOVE. I will go again tonight, so dear stalkers, if you wanna get me tonight, go ahead but you should know that I carry a gun in my Vuitton and am considered a good shot.

The Girls Are Back!

Desperate Housewives season 5 premiered last night and I must say that we are in for a lot of new drama, set 5 years in the future from where we left them last time. I will not spoil the fun, but as already showed in last seasons finale, some major development takes place. The Scavo boys grew up to be even more trouble, Bree is running her own business, Gabrielle had two kids and let herself go and Susan is no longer with Mike...