For all soccer-fans

No. In real life I hate soccer. I would never, ever go to the stadium to watch a game.

But now it is different. The worldcup is actually taking place in Germany. And somehow the fever has taken control over me, too. I am still not going to the stadium (I need to save my money for a new pair of jeans, remember), but I do watch the games on the telly.

And who would have ever thought that the German team would get as far as the semi-finals?!? Everybody said they wouldn´t even pass the qualificaion-round*. Yeah right, look at them now!! We have a German saying that fits just perfectly: " Tot gesagte leben laenger." Which basically means that the so-called dead live longer.

I am excited! I think I will now join my fellow Germans in celebrating.
CHEERS!

*Hey, sorry that the US team had to go home.

Shopping blues

A recent post on my babes site enspired me to this post.
There it is stated that shopping for make-up is a hatred thing, almost as bad as having to find a new bra, pair of jeans or swimsuit. And don´t I KNOW what that means!

Unbelievably, but true, I have been searching for the perfect jeans since april! (That was the month when my favorite pair of jeans started to disolve). And having put myself to a spending limit of $250, you would think this is an easy task. But no!! Either the jeans had the extrordinary price of $400 (and up), had a not-so-perfect-fit (even though the label states differently) or they just looked like sh.... I tried all sorts of trendy brands, i.e. seven, true religion, rock&republic, acne etc. and so on. Out of frustration I bought a pair which I now hardly wear. It will most likely rot in my closet until it will be handed to the red cross or the salvation army.

Of course, I could just go and buy the same brand as I had before. But I thought I needed a change. I WANTED a change. Something new and fresh.*

So now, almost three month later I still don´t have a new hot pair of jeans. Nor do I have a clue of where to find it. I guess that is the price one has to pay for too much vanity...

*Especially now, since things are not working out so well with the new job. Which I didn´t know at the time I started the search. Which should not be relevant in such decisions anyway.