Ten On Tuesday. Passing out, a mean word and a sleepy kitty.

Hallo meine Lieben,

I hope your week is filled with sunshine and happiness. It's time for another Ten On Tuesday post. You can link up here.

1. My mean English word of the week is "awkward". It always sounds awkward when I say it. So I handle it the same way I handle the other mean words: I try to avoid is as much as I can.

2. I have a tendency to pass out at concerts. I don't know, I just can't handle the sticky air, all the people around me etc.

3. I passed out at an Oasis concert for the first time. I was over ten years ago. I went to Cologne with a couple of friends and we were so excited to be in second row. I was a little sick that day and did not eat  very much. At some point I realized that I did not feel that great and said "Oh no" to my friends and then I felt that they grabbed me. The next thing I remember is that I woke up head first hanging over the shoulder of a security guy. Luckily it happened before Oasis even started to play so I did not miss the concert.

4. I also passed out at a Franz Ferdinand concert. Again, I realized that I did not feel that great and told my friends to stay where they are (we had a good spot) and went to the bar. I ordered a water, drank one sip and then woke up laying on the bar with a lot of afraid looking people staring at me. They brought me to the paramedics who told me that I am the first one for that day. I said "yay!" and got something to drink and eat.  I was lucky again because I did not miss a minute of the concert. At least I have a good timing. 

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5. I am still waiting for my package full of books to arrive. Hurry up, mail!

6. I have a new TV show addiction. I started to watch "Raising Hope" a couple of days ago and I have to say that I love the Chance family. They are hilarious. I want to move in with them.

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7.  This cat feels the same way I do every morning.

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8. Country music is pretty popular in America but I realized that I don't know any of the famous singers. 

9. I want to learn how to play piano, how to do magic and how to not be afraid of deep water. 

10.  I always get hungry at midnight.

Have a wonderful Tuesday!

Ten things you will never hear me say.

Hallo meine Lieben,

how is your weekend going? Hope you are having a great one.
I ordered some books a couple of days ago (mostly crime novels) and now I am waiting for my package to arrive. Hopefully tomorrow. I can't wait. 

Today, I want to share with you some sentences that you will never hear me say. So it totally makes sense to write them down. 

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One.
I want to eat some meat. 

Two.
American football is so much better than Fußball.

Three.
Can I have some onions, please?

Four.
Pets are not family members.

Five.
I would love to swim in the Atlantic Ocean.

Six.
Books are so boring.

Seven.
Can you turn off the heater, please?  It is too warm in here. 

Eight.
I am not in the mood for dessert.

Nine.
I don't want to watch this horror movie, it is so scary.

Ten.
Don't be so childish, act like an adult.

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Are there any things that you will never say?
Have a happy Sunday!

Five fun facts about me.

Hallo meine Lieben,

how are you doing? Hope you are all having a great week! Time for another Random Thursday! You can link up here.

And here's the topic.

Fun fact #1.

I always get totally confused about the way Americans write down a date.  When they say "5/6/3013"  then I have no idea if they mean May or June. It takes me forever to figure that out. In Germany you would say. 6.5.2013. I guess there are things I will never get used to.

Fun fact #2.

The fancy white shoes I got for my Holy Communion were so uncomfortable that after church I started to wear white sneakers with purple laces under my white dress.

Fun fact #3.

I sold my saxophone to buy a bass guitar...and later I discovered that I have no talent at all to play bass. I should have kept the saxophone. Well, at least David loves my bass guitar and he is an awesome bass player.

Fun fact #4.

I have a scar on my finger because I got stuck in a fence when I wanted to crawl through it in order to follow a bunny I wanted to pet. 

Fun Fact #5.

I still remember prices of things that I bought 10 years ago. But I can't remember any phone numbers. 

And now I am curious...what are some fun facts about you?
Have a lovely Thursday!

Ten On Tuesday. A bunny birthday, a mean word and a watermelon.

Hallo meine Lieben,

I hope your week is going fine and is full of sunshine! It's time for another Ten On Tuesday. You can join the link up here.

1. Today is a very very very special day: It's Findus' 4th birthday! YAY! Happy happy birthday Findus! You make me so happy! I love you!

2. The first couple of months of Findus life has been pretty rough but I am endlessly thankful that he is a happy, healthy bunny now who loves to have fun with his buddy Tiffie and his cat friends. 

3. Another mean English word I try to avoid as much as I can is "laugh". My friend Celeste reminded me of it. I can't help myself, I always think it sounds wrong when I say it although David tells me that I say it right.

4. I have learned so far that Germans sound angry, are pretty cold and not very romantic. 

5. I am planning to eat a whole watermelon today.

6. Maybe I should make a watermelon sculpture first.

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7. I would like to watch a really good comedy. Any suggestions? My favorites are Napoleon Dynamite, Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis, Nacho Libre, Shaun of the Dead, Love Actually, High Fidelity, Darjeeling Limited, Be kind rewind, The Royal Tenenbaums. I am not up to date with any new movies.

8. I finally started to work out. But instead of running I decided to go biking. I might start running too.

9. I fell in love with this nail polish color.

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10. Findus is awesome. He is so awesome that I need to mention it again.

Have a very happy Tuesday!

Saturday Randoms. Fußball, dresses and water preferences.

Hallo meine Lieben,

hope you are enjoying your Memorial Day weekend! 

Some random thoughts.

1. Today I feel like spending the day on the couch with a good book and a cup of tea. I feel like doing this every day but today it is an extra strong feeling. I want to wear my Care Bear pants all day and be lazy.

2. I am in love with this dress from Vaute Couture. It has bears on it. As you may know, I love anything with an animal printed on it. 

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3. Today is the final game of the UEFA Champions League. That's a soccer (Fußball) tournament. And for the first time ever two German teams will play in this final game which makes my German Fußball heart a little proud. 

4. Sparkling water is so much better than still water. That's a thing I don't get about America. You get still water everywhere but no sparkling water.

5. I finally bought the second Stieg Larsson book a couple of days before. So I will be busy reading the next couple of days.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Spring cleaning: organization tips.

Hallo meine Lieben,

happy Thursday! I am taking part in the Random Thursday link-up like every week. You can join here.

So, we are talking about organization tips this week. I am sure there are people who are much more organized than I am but I will try to provide some tips that work fine for me.

1.Receipts, letters, bills etc.

I tend to keep all kinds of bills and receipts and manuals and letters and what not because I think that you never know when you will need them again. So there are lots of papers flying around sometimes. Which can be annoying.
So the first step is that I put all the stuff which I think I still need in one of these boxes.

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When I think that there is too much crap in the box I sort through that stuff and recycle everything that I don't need anymore. 

And the rest of that stuff comes in a folder which is sorted alphabetically so that I can find the stuff easily.

This is definitely not the best idea to handle papers but it works for me.

2. Jewelry

I always had my jewelry in boxes which was a huge mess because I always had to search forever for the piece I wanted to wear. Then I decided to get something like this:

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And since then I don't have to search for my jewelry anymore.

3. Shoes.

I own lots of shoes and I never knew how to organize them. This little thing here was a big help:

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The only downside is that it does not work for boots. But it is great to organize sneakers, ballerinas etc. 

What are your organization tips?

Have a lovely Thursday!

Ten On Tuesday. Hitchcock, Schadenfreude and Benjamin Blümchen.

Hallo meine Lieben,

I hope you are all doing well and have a great week. I also hope you are all safe and happy! 
It's time for another Ten On Tuesday. You can link up with Lin here.

1. On Sunday I watched the first episode of "Bates Motel" and I can't believe that I did not discover this show earlier. I mean, it is a prequel to "Psycho" which was directed by Alfred Hitchcock and I am a huge admirer of his work. So I had to check out this show. The first episode was really promising and I hope it will stay like that. The mother is so creepy...

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2. My favorite Hitchcock movie is "Rear Window" ("Das Fenster zum Hof" in German) by the way.

3. I always wondered why the English language uses German words like "Schadenfreude", "Doppelgänger" or "Kindergarten". Is there a lexical gap or what is the reason for this? 

4. Here is another English word that always sounds wrong when I say it: "questions". It sounds like something is wrong with my tongue. I can't help myself. Another word that I try to avoid as much as I can.

5. Germany got a solid 21st place (out of 26) at the Eurovision Song Contest. I really wonder why they don't just give up. I loved to watch this event when I was a child but now it is just a good reason for some "Fremdschämen".  Vicarious embarrassment.

6. I was surprised to hear that Bonnie Tyler is not famous in America. David has never heard about her. I have always assumed that she is world-famous. 

7.  I am having the theme song of Benjamin Blümchen in my head for four days now and I can't  get rid of it. At least it reminds me of my childhood and that makes me happy. 

8. Sometimes I really can't believe all the stupidity in this world. People try to raise 200.000$ to get a video of a Canadian mayor smoking crack from a crack dealer. Yeah, it is a great idea to raise money to give it to a crack dealer! And no, there are no people or animals in need to give lots of money too. Just waste it.

9.  Pretty much.

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10.  At some point in my life I need to watch all 331 episodes of ER again. 

Have a lovely Tuesday!