I just saw a scary man doing a commercial for a product called Calgonit Protector (what on earth would you need that for??) and just wanted to share the goosebumps it gave me. Yikes. And then the commercial where the guy who's starving on a desert island throws the potatoes out because he has no Miracle Whip. WTF?? What does this commercial tell me? Only idiots eat Miracle Whip?

Yesterday I went ice-skating at the Stachus which was great fun, but I think we were the only people who were not totally drunk. Everybody else apparently had frequented the Glühwein places around the icerink before entering. Some people I don't know how they managed to put on the skates. There was one guy who was so drunk he couldn't even find his papers to get skates when we checked out ours.

Later I saw him ON THE ICE trundling towards the fence where the Glühwein was located. I don't know why I was the only one having trouble staying on my feet. After a while it turned out to be fun, though. I need to go again some time.

And for everybody who has been pining for them: here are my holiday pictures from Turkey. Disclaimer: No animals were harmed in the production of the bikini shots. (Though a cat once climbed into my beach bag to get at the roll I had stored there for future consumption)

This week's resolution: I've decided not to feel like a piece of dirt anymore.

Other than that: we bought a little wall for our shower today (since the cats tore down the shower curtain, showering hasn't really been much fun). 10 Euros on e-bay.

That and I now own Prince of Persia for my PS2. What to do on the weekend, what to do.... :)

What's in *your* bag?

Here's a list of items that currently reside in my "handbag":

• Filofax that weighs about 2 tons and contains everything I need to know and even a bit more
  
  
• Kleenex
  
  
• Huge Fake-Gucci-Wallet I bought in Turkey. Doesn't contain equally huge amounts of money, I'm afraid.
  
  
• Second wallet I use when going on vacation (left over from the snowboarding trip)
  
  
• 2 SZ-Magazines so I can solve crossword puzzles whenever I feel like it
  
  
• Fizzy dissolving vitamin thingies (2 pc) which I got given in the pharmacy but which I hate. They will stay in the bag until the wrapping dissolves and the tablets crumble all over the place. Been there, done that.
  
  
• Advil (family size!!) - a headache might attack me at any given time
  
  
• Sunglasses (been in there since July, I wager)
  
  
• The rubber band surrounding my bike lock broke and now is to be found at the bottom of the bag. Mental note: Tell Santa (aka parental units) that a new bike lock might be an appropriate X-mas present
  
  
• Tampons, which I don't need anymore (New method of contraceptive turns out to be a blessing)
  
  
• Mobile phone and a couple of pieces of paper containing phone numbers
  
  
• Refreshment towel of the BA (MUC - LHR)
  
  
• 3 ballpoint pens (to use with the crossword puzzles)
  
  
• 1 hair scrunchy (purple)
  
  
• 2 packs of L-Thyroxin 200 to replace my poor thyroid (RIP)
  
  
• Half a pack of Aspirin, in case I get a migraine (Advil doesn't work for a migraine)
  
  
• 2 little tryout thingies that my hairdresser gave to me (Paul Mitchell: Super Charged Moisturizer^TM and Hair Repair Treatment^TM)
  
  
• Manhattan Super Compact Powder, in case my nose is starting to resemble a polished brass knob
  
  
• All-Inclusive-Bracelet (Turkey)
  

This is everything in my bag, baby. No, it's not big as a house, it's a regular size bag.

Ewww - Hotmail has undergone a complete revamp that's ugly as hell. Why?? Why?? Why?? Eek!

When I went to the gym today I saw the yoga class. Now I always thought that yoga was relaxing and meditative. But this was more like military training. The trainer was talking constantly: "Putyourfootforwardbendyourkneedownbothfeetbackintothedogintothecat
putbothkneesdownlieonyourstomachdothecobra" ACK! I had thought about doing yoga because I am always so tense. For relaxation. But this? This doesn't make me relax at all. Watching it alone made me nervous.

I need to be more relaxed. I feel really high-strung at the moment. If you have any recipes I'd be glad to hear them.

Do you know any unemployed philosophers? You know, those hard-to-find-a-Christmas-present-for types? Well, worry no more. Click here to acquire a perfectly good pair of Freudian Slippers and the joy under the Christmas tree will satisfy the out-of-controllest Id.

Dead ... tired ... must ... stay ... awake ... [insert coffee]

Unfortunately, this is my 8^th cup and so far it hasn't helped at all. Help! Wake me up, before you go-go!

Hooray! My penguin has written to me! It's mating season and he needs money to find a mate. Don't we all, Sulivan, don't we all!

On Saturday we went to see Finding Nemo. I quite liked it but not as much as I thought I would. Of course it was well done and there were some laughs, but from what everybody was saying I expected it to be better. The story was rather weak and they hit you over the head with morals, morals, morals ("Sometimes it's better to let children go blabla"). I liked Lilo and Stitch much better. But I did enjoy the seagulls going "mikemikemike" :))

And today I went snowboarding. Yay! It was really fun. Great weather, lovely snow. Cheered me up no end (apart from getting up at 5 a.m. but who gets cheered up by that).