Things that make you go hmmm..., vol. II

Hmmm...

For as long as I can remember I've always had too much work on my desk and my to-do-list seemd to be endless. Especially my people-I-need-call-today list was always growing no matter how much time I spent on the phone.

But now things are different, we've agreed that I shouldn't contact customers too much and so far they don't need to know that I'm gonna leave the company. So I do mostly handover stuff these days. Clean out files, prepare legal and financial handovers and try not to be too bored.

Still it is. Boring. Can't wait for my new job to start...

Hmmm...

'Geek'isms

I lust for gadgets, sneakers and denims...

• This is the suitcase/briefcase for me. But where do i find the $ 28.000 to buy this gem?
• WLAN music. All over our place. This is the next step to aminister my CD-collection. Most MP3 player solutions come in portables or ugly 'soundbridge/baguettes'. Or in even uglier Media-PC solutions. Why is it that computernerds don't have developed a decent taste, when it comes to design-aestethics? Yamaha promises that version 2.0 of the fabulous Musiccast will come with a larger harddrive and proper net-radio abilities. Hmmm...!
• Sneakers. Now that I'm able to wear other brands again (that's for sneakers - obviously I'm gonna be a little bit limited in my choice of denims soon) I started looking more closely into their offerings. Even into Nikes! Check the 'Considered' range, great stuff! Also out: the new Medium range. I need to call C.!
• Apart from getting to chose yet another company car I'm still dreaming of an English sports car. I still love the T350 from TVR, I could see myself also in a white, black rims Elise MK II 111R ,but to be honest I really really want a DB9, the by far most beautiful car in the world. Or should I wait and see what Fisker comes up with? At least he designed the DB9, didn't he?

Slim? Fast!?

I'm in the midst of yet another 'project': getting rid of at least 7kgs prior to my wedding in early October. So three days a week I restrict myself to a harsh - but supposedly healthy - diet of only 700kj per day. I'm dreaming of McDonalds now at night...

(picture via Bandini. who seems to fight the same fight. only in a different arena.)

UPDATE: "The other projects?" you might ask. Well, as if 'Marrying' and 'New Job' aren't enough.

UPDATE 2: No, my diet is a different one to the book. I only used the book for reference purposes. "40+" and stuff, get it?

Oh, what a night!

Durch Laborexperimente hat man herausgefunden, dass Stechmücken durch Abstrahlung von Körperwärme (Temperatur), ausgeatmeten Wasserdampf, ausgeatmetes Kohlendioxyd, Schweißgeruch (also andere chemische Lockstoffe wie u.a. verschiedene Aminosäuren, Ammoniak, Milchsäure, Buttersäure) und andere von der menschlichen Haut ausgeschiedenen Stoffe zu ihren Nahrungsopfern gelenkt werden. (Wikipedia "Stechmücken")

Seit ich mit ihr zusammenlebe hatte ich Ruhe. Normalerweise wird nur Das Mädchen von Mücken attackiert. Nun nimmt sie aber wegen einer Strinhöhlenvereiterungen seit ein paar Tagen Antibiotika und ihr Blut scheint nicht mehr attraktiv genug für die Sch***viecher zu sein. Gegen 4:00 heute morgen werde ich wach durch DIESES Summen. Erste unbeholfene Tötungsversuche (Schlagen in Richtung Summen, i.e. auf mein Ohr) taugen natürlich nichts. Sie schläft natürlich munter weiter. Und ich höre weiter DIESES Summen. Bin genervt. Und zerstochen. Eine halbe Stunde später habe ich genug, wecke sie auf und gehe auf Mückenjagd. Licht an und Wände und Decken absuchen. Da schließlich finde ich die Mücke und töte sie mit einem Taschenbuch...

Es gibt bestimmt heldenhaftere Bilder als einen nackten, verschlafenen Mann beim Mückenjagen. Aber für sie bin ein Held. Willkommen in der "etablierten Partnerschaft"!

Quick!

Weekend. Wedding. Berlin. ...was nice. Hotel was crap. Girl was ill. / Office is calm. I'm preparing handovers mostly. August should be top-selling month. / Going to Stuttgart now. For the AW 2006/2007 skiwear handover. Last time in Köngen?

Back on Thursday.