My week - week 20

Hallo Ihr Lieben,

I hope you are having a wonderful Monday. Let's start the week with a strange picture.

That's me trying to feed a mini horse. I was totally perplexed that the horses completely ignored me. The goats in the background did the same by the way. Sad sad moment. 

Okay, here is what I did last week.

|seen| Avengers (Iron Man is my favorite), Grey's Anatomy Season finale, How I Met Your Mother, Community, 21 Jump Street and lots more. I watch too much TV.
|read| Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, Entertainment weekly, C.D. Payne
|listened to| Die drei Fragezeichen, Gotje
|done|university stuff, grocery shopping, yard work, skyped
|eaten| Chinese tofu with mushrooms, Indian curry, potato soup
|drunk| ice tea, lots of coffee, tea, vodka, coconut liqueur
|thought| i hate people who abuse animals, I want to drink a Bitburger, the world is sick.
|annoyed| the usual. the world is sick and unfair. Bayern lost the Champions League finale.
|enjoyed| warm weather, neighbor's cat, going to the movies
|bought| craft supplies, groceries
|astonished| why does it have to be so cold in American movie theaters.

Have a great week!

Sunday confessions!

Another Sunday, another link up with fabulous Alyx from Every day is a new adventure.
Here are my confessions.
1.I have watched the Champions League Finale yesterday. I probably screamed way too much during the game so I tried to  stay calm during overtime. I did not succeed. I was so disappointed. I really wanted Bayern München to win. I thought that Manuel Neuer would save Drogba's penalty kick but I guess he just did not have a chance. Sad. They would have deserved the trophy. 
2. Some of my most favorite movies from my childhood are "Camp Cucamonga" and "Can't buy me love" and I still love to watch them. I think they are fabulous entertainment plus you get to see young Patrick Dempsey and young Jennifer Aniston.

3. I don't understand the rules of Baseball at all. I have no idea what's going on on the field. It is a big mystery to me so I don't really understand why people are so excited about it. Maybe I should go to a game and pay some more attention to it. But Fußball will always be the best sport in the world. Period. 
4. When I was a teenager I wanted to paint all the walls of my room, the ceiling and my furniture black. I am kind of glad that I changed my mind. 
5. It freaks me out when people chew their gum open-mouthed. Igitt.
Have a lovely Sunday!

Fill in the blank Friday...ähm. Saturday. Again.

Hallo Ihr Lieben,

I am too late again! I am so sorry. As usual I really want to be part of something and I am a little too late. Don't be mad at me. Please. Maybe you still want to read it.

By the way, people always say that Germans are always in time. So I guess I am the exception here. But yeah, I swear I am only late with my blogs posts. I am always in time when I have an appointment etc. I remember that my Grandma was always more than just in time. When I told her that I would pick her up at 2 pm she was always ready at noon. Really. I mean, she was completely dressed, with her coat and everything and waited in the hallway. And that wasn't a one time thing. That happened every time. True story. 

Anyways, I am excited to link up with Lauren at The little things we do.

1.  Something that is very near and dear to my heart is  helping animals in need. Please, animals don't have a voice, they can't tell us how much the suffer. They need us to help them. There is so much we can do. One important thing is: Please don't shop, adopt! There are so many fabulous animals in the shelters and they would all love to have a lovely home! So please have a heart!

2.   Every day should be  good cause to celebrate . Life is so short and can be so cruel. 

3.  The most fun I ever had was   all the trips I did with David. Our road trip to Colorado (even though I was sick), our trip to the Netherlands...

4.  True friends are   the ones who are always there for you even when you haven't talked for a while. The ones who help you without asking for something in return, the ones who just listen when you need them.

5. Something that makes me terribly happy is    to see my bunnies yawning. It is just so funny. And David, my friends and family of course.

6. A good way to spend a sunny day is   being outside in the nature with an ice-cold beer, David and my friends and a grill. Schwenken (that's Saarländisch and means grilling there. Saarland is the German state I come from.)

7.  My favorite celebratory food is  an ice cold beer. In German way say "Sieben Bier, ein Schmier". Means: Seven beers is one sandwich. So yeah, a cold German beer is a good way to celebrate.

Wow, I talk a lot about beer. Is being German a good enough excuse?

Have a lovely weekend!

Book club!

Hallo Ihr Lieben,

oh, I love books. I can't even tell you how much. I can never get enough of crime novels. I need to read all of them and I really mean it. My favorite crime writers are Edwarson, Mankell, Nesser and Indridason. I own all their books and I love to look at them in my shelf. It really is a pleasure for me to look at all the books happily together in my bookshelf. I have one bookshelf just for crime novels. Seriously. In my opinion the best crime novels come from Sweden and Iceland. I am not sure why...but they are all very dark and the characters are so strong and impressive. 

So a couple of weeks ago I spent some time in a book store (I can spend a whole day there by the way. One of the greatest book stores I have ever been to is in Denver, Colorado by the way. I am not sure but I think it is called Tattered Cover Book Store. I spilled a whole cup of water there. That was a little embarrassing but they did not kick me out.). But anyways, I discovered a new crime novel series that I haven't heard of before and that was so exciting, I can't tell you. The writer is called Yrsa Sigurðardóttir. And the first book that caught my attention is called "Geisterfjord". In English "Ghost Fjord". I haven't found it on amazon.com so maybe they haven't published it yet in America but you can get other books from her so you should definitely check them out. 

Three young people plan to rebuild a rundown house in an abandoned village in Iceland. They have no clue what massive events they initiate by that...They are frightened by strange phenomena and sounds.

At the same time many miles away the suicide of an old lady presents a riddle for the police.

How are these inexplicable phenomena related? And how dangerous is it to get to the bottom of them?

Seriously, the book is so exciting that you can't stop reading.

I hope you are having a wonderful Friday!

I am linking up with Heather from Blonde...Undercover Blonde!

Captain Paul Watson

Hallo Ihr Lieben,

please watch and share.

Please contact Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger and help to free Captain Paul Watson. We need all the support we can get. He helps the innocent creatures in our oceans. Now he needs our help.
Here is a sample letter. Thank you!


Dear Ms Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger,
I was very concerned to hear that Germany has detained Sea Shepherd's Captain Paul Watson for possible extradition to Costa Rica.  I understand that the warrant for Captain Watson's arrest is politically motivated and possibly due to an incident in which Sea Shepherd uncovered an illegal shark finning operation.
I support Sea Shepherd's efforts to monitor and publicise illegal fishing and whaling around the world and recognize that some illegal fishing operations try to use international law to shut down the Sea Shepherd operations.  I urge you to consider the valuable work Captain Watson and Sea Shepherd are undertaking globally to highlight the dangers to our oceans in considering this extradition request.
Sincerely,
Your Name.

Her email address is: sabine.leutheusser-schnarrenberger@bundestag.de

Things I like Thursday v.1

Hallo Ihr Lieben,

I hope you are all having a fabulous day. Happy German Father's Day! Prost to that! I will celebrate it with a nice ice-cold beer tonight. 

I want to share some of my favorite things with you. (My all-time favorites are David, my Dad & family & friends, my pets).

1. Lush products.
They are absolutely great, there is even one product that smells exactly like freshly mowed grass. But this one is my favorite at the moment:

It is the greatest hand cream ever. It makes your hands soft like a baby butt and it smells incredible. My skin is really dry and I have tried so many hand creams and nothing really helped but this one does. Thank you, Lush! It is made with shea, pumpkin, almond and cashew butter and it is vegan.

2. Don't trust the b---- in Apartment 23. 

I love Chloe! I am not sure if I would like to live with her but anyway. She is absolutely hilarious. And I love James Van Der Beek in that show. I mean, Dawson was such a tiring and boring character and he is much more fun in this show.

3. Kleine Sünde Tee.

I recently discovered this tea in Germany and brought it to America. It tastes like blueberry and vanilla and smells like Hubba Bubba gum. Does anybody remember Hubba Bubba? I loved it as a kid but everybody told me that it would eat my stomach and kill me. Things like that. Anyway, the tea is absolutely delicious.

4. German beer.

Always loved it and always will. Best beer in the world. Period. 

5. Broccoli.

Broccoli is one of my top 3 vegetables. Besides chick peas and mushrooms. I eat it every day. Seriously every day. It might sound weird but at the moment I love to make curries with broccoli, corn, chick peas and peanut butter and I just can't get enough. I think broccoli is David's worst nightmare, it is his least favorite vegetable. But I get the feeling that the only vegetable Americans really like is corn. 

What are your favorite things at the moment? 

Ten on Tuesday - one day too late.

Hallo Ihr Lieben,

it seems like I am always one day too late when I want to link up. Please forgive me! Today I am linking up with Linny at Linny's fault. On a Wednesday instead of a Tuesday.

1. One of my favorite shows to watch is Black Books. I recently discovered this show although it is already a couple of years old. You should definitely check it out because it is hilarious. I love that they drink wine all day long, how Bernard hates everybody and Manny is one of the funniest guys ever. I want his pink slippers.

2. I am excited to watch the season finale of Grey's Anatomy. I mean, a plane crash. Come on. I wonder who will die. I hope it is not Lexie. I just watched the first 7 and a half minutes. The first thing Christina says after a plane crash is "I lost my shoe.". Makes sense.

3. I would like to drink a cherry Dr. Pepper.

4. I hope somebody will kill King Joffrey in his sleep. I wish Tyrion Lannister will do it.  Does anybody else watch Game of Thrones? Does anybody else have problems remembering all the names of the characters?

5. I think this is a good mantra. I'd prefer the George Clooney Batman because he appeals to be very competent.

6. Come on, Germany...don't hand over Captain Watson to Costa Rica! You can't be serious about that!

7. Tomorrow is Father's Day in Germany! So I hope all fathers will have a wonderful day, especially mine! He is the greatest Dad ever! I love you, Papa!

8. The goat on the picture is so adorable. She wanted to cuddle all the time. Maybe she only wanted food but she was still very nice.

9. I only use yellow highlighters, I don't like the pink or green ones. 

10. I would love to drink a nice German beer right now. That would be even better than the cherry Dr. Pepper. It is only noon here but still a good time for a beer. When you are German you are always allowed to drink a good beer. Bitburger would be nice. 

I hope you guys are having a wonderful day!