I have no idea how I survived 26 years without these:

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Cakeshop origami


Plush cat-bus


Plastic cuckoo clock with Japanese cartoon figures


Stationary robot


Sushi USB memory sticks


Vibrator phone attachment

Gotta go shopping now.

Dear Colonel Sanders,

I recently spotted following poster in one of your superb restaurants:


Donnerstag ist Chickentag

It is announced that "Thursday is Chicken Day" at KFC. So, may I enquire, dear Colonel, what are Friday to Wednesday then?

Sincerely,

Sandra T.

Yes I did. And while I was enjoying my break, I read Jonnie's latest post (jan 18) on Nixon's trip to McDonald's, which inspired me to do some research on McDonald's slogans.

I stumbled across the official McDonald's site on business terms and conditions.

In addition to the obvious (the golden arches logo, BigMac and a kazillion McWhatevers...), the following terms and trademarks are owned by the McDonald's Corporation:

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[excerpt]
1-800-MC1-STCK (huh?), Always Quality. Always Fun., America's Favorite Fries, Arch Deluxe, Birdie (McDonald's is into golfing?!), Black History Makers of tomorrow, Bolshoi Mac (mmmmmhhh, ballet dancer), Changing The Face of The World, Did Somebody Say (what?), Good Jobs For Good People, Good Times. Great Taste., Gospelfest, Great Breaks, Hamburger University (Ha! That's where I studied!), Have You Had Your Break Today?, Healthy Growing Up, Hey, I'm lovin' it, It Could Happen! (whaaaat?), Kiwiburger (yuck), Lifting Kids To A Better Tomorrow (yeah, sure (clickety click)), Mac Attack (haha, that would be a great name for the next "operation" in the Middle East), Made For You, McBaby (aaaawwww. But uhhh, is that a burger? What are the meat patties made of?), Millennium Dreamers (so poetic), Super Size, The House That Love Built (), twoallbeefpattiesspecialsaucelettucecheesepicklesoniononasesameseedbun (godthisissoannoyingtoreadandwhoonearthwouldwanttousethattermanyway-sowhytrademarkit?), We Love to See You Smile ( :-) ), What's On Your Place, When the U.S. Wins You Win (oh! Yet another good name for a military "operation" in the Middle East. You might want to substitute one "win" with a "lose" though), World Famous Fries, You Deserve a Break Today
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Mcnificent. I'll go get me some fries now.

me, typing

Life has been good to me lately. Nothing bad has happened in quite a while. *knocks on wood* That is nice, sure, but I have no material to post here. Funny that I can only talk about the foul, the annoying or the disappointing incidents, eh? Must be some German thing.

But seriously, life is good to me. I got the most wonderful boyfriend who I love more than anything in the world...


Jonnielein

... I'm healthy and I have basically everything I need (chocolate, a remote control and skirts with elastic waistbands).

The worst thing that happened to me lately is when I was in a drugstore yesterday and had to stand in line right behind an old woman who was describing her hemorrhoid problems in detail. Believe me, in DETAIL.

Did you know that hemorrhoids hang out of your anus?! I had no idea, I thought they were only inside. But then, my knowledge on hemorrhoids has been pretty minimal. Until yesterday, that is.

Oh great, this was supposed to be a praise of all the wonderful things in life and I end up talking about hemorrhoids. Ah.

P.S.: I added a couple of pics on the side-bar to the left. Feel free to scroll down and check them out.

So I'm back in Hamburg and back online.

I hope everybody had a great holiday-season, just like I did.

I was clearly on Santa's "good"-list this Christmas because I got quite a bunch of lovely presents.

Among them a new webcam,



but I still haven't figured out how to adjust it so that I don't look like a ghost, all white and slighty blurred.

And I got a moose nightlight - all the way from Alaska!!!



I love it and it goes along great with the deer I already have.



And yes, that's all I have to say.
My life is as exciting as a piece of bread.