Seems Versace isn't dead after all...
hmmm... maybe I have to start going to church every sunday ;-) (from the Calendario Romano 2014)
Ed Bolian is the fastest man ever to drive across the United States. He drove from New York City to Los Angeles in 28 hours 50 minutes in a Mercedes Benz CL at an average speed of 160 kmh... I don't think I can beat him with my BMW i3...
I had this great idea to throw my Nike Frees (2.0) in the washing machine and wash them with cold water. Unfortunately that did not prevent them from shrinking and subsequently hurt my feet. So it was time for new shoes - the even more basic Nike free 5.0. They feel very comfy, let's see how they run later this week...
Well I was quite sure about Cate Blanchetts' oscar for Jasmine - but now that I have seen Emma Thompson in "Saving Mr. Banks" as P.L. Travers (the writer of Mary Poppins) I must admit that I am not so sure any longer. Emma is amazing as the stern but sensitive writer with a awefull past. Fun also to see Jason Schwartzman as Richard Sherman.
Ok I absolutely do not agree with 99% of the things he stands for - but I cannot deny that Pope Franciscus is the person of 2013. He really brings a change for the better for the Roman Catholic Church and so for billions of people all around the world. Let's hope that his change continues and that his church finally starts including people it now excludes.
This is a very neat idea of Elizabeth Gilbert: a Happiness Jar:
"Every day (well, almost every day) I write
down the happiest moment of that day on a small piece of paper, and I fold it up and
put it in this big jar. Then later (days, months or years later) when I am feeling blue, I sometimes reach
into the jar and pull out a memory (one that would otherwise have been long
forgotten) and I can remember one of the simplest and best random moments of my
life."
What a great idea - it is something I have to start doing as well - but then again: I never feel blue!
After my first period on Android with the HTC desire HD it took a while before considering going back to this platform. Android 2.0 did not leave a favorable impression to say the least. Also having all the HTC "goodies" on a phone doesn't help.
But now Google has this awesome "Nexus 5" - with Android stock 4.4. and a great hardware this phone feels like a completely different droid. It's super fast, light and works like a dream. Google now is magical. So gone are the Lumia 920 and WP8 and hello again Google (I even re applied for Google plus) :-)
This year I wanted to do sometime classic with X-mas dinner: a Turkey old school. And then you have no other choice than to opt for the Kelly Bronze Turkey. This free range turkeys have it all: they are huge, fat and taste like ...uh... turkey! The funny thing is that they ALWAYS prepare flawlessly - it seems they actually like to be cooked :-)
Well it took an other 4 years after Prime Minister Brown apologized to Alan Turing - but now the Queen has officially granted him pardon after receiving a criminal conviction for his homosexuality in 1952...
This was also the year that young avengers Hulkling and Wiccan Kissed for the very first time :-)
