Tuesday, July 04, 2006

Italy Germany 2:0


Our little diverse group parted today to make the best of both worlds. The Germany supporters went to the city, the Italian supporters to Albas. All in all a good match, not too bloody this time - I can understand the frustration on the German side - getting a goal only 2 minutes away from penalty shooting is simply "frech" from the italians - the number of french supporters must have skyrocketed the minute this goal was shot - it was a real slap in the face of all Germans - personally delivered by Fabio Grosso (what a cool name!). Only a minute later Alessandro Del Piero showed who is boss. Germany shattered - Italy celebrating...
ps: if you find a video of Lippi saying those magic swear words, please send a link!!!

Monday, July 03, 2006

boiling ...

with the German - Italy match only a day ahead some weird pieces of art have surfaced - going along the good old-fashioned "we are better then you" line

Friday, June 30, 2006

Aus für Deutschland


... stand auf http://www.ard.de kurz nach dem Elf-Meter-Sieg über Argentinien. Klar - die müssen ja für alles gerüstet sein. Na ja trotzdem ...
Ein Cooles Spiel - meinerseits optimal verbracht - erste Hälfte überschlafen, ab der zweiten Hälfte verfolgt. Nun jubeln die Leute auf der Strasse schon seit einer Stunde - mal schauen, wer der Gegner wird... Ich tippe mal auf Italien :-)

Thursday, June 29, 2006

ze eenglissh again ...

Stop the English!!!

According to this artice the English are currently drinking Germany dry so to speak.

Monday, June 26, 2006

another celebrity spotted ...


Look who I met at the airport in Frankfurt when I flew back from Vienna on Monday evening. It is worth hanging out at the Airport during the World Cup as the probability of bumping into raqndom B-celebs is higher. I saw Christoph Daum on my way to Vienna and Sven Väth on my way back (The photo was shot one-handed with my Nikon D50 - that is why my face is distorted (yes - this is not my normal face - very funny :-) as I had to hold it for about half a minute for the flash to charge. You can also find some nice photos of the city and the stadium from the airplane here. Till next time ...
BTW: I know for a fact, that David Copperfield is not gay (a friend of a friend kind of fact ...)

Sunday, June 25, 2006

Saturday, June 24, 2006

true or false???

Can you guess which of the following are true and which are false?


1. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

2. Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button.

3. A pack-a-day smoker will lose approximately 2 teeth every 10 years.

4. People do not get sick from cold weather; it's from being indoors a lot more.

5. When you sneeze, all bodily functions stop, even your heart!

6. Only 7 per cent of the population are lefties.

7. Forty people are sent to the hospital for dog bites every minute.

8. Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until they are 2-6 years old

9. The average person over 50 will have spent 5 years waiting in lines.

10. The toothbrush was invented in 1498.

11. The average housefly lives for one month.

12. 40,000 Americans are injured by toilets each year.

13. A coat hanger is 44 inches long when straightened.

14. The average computer user blinks 7 times a minute.

15. Your feet are bigger in the afternoon than any other time of day.

16. Most of us have eaten a spider in our sleep.

17. The REAL reason ostriches stick their head in the sand is to search for water.

18. The only two animals that can see behind themselves without turning their heads are the rabbit and the parrot.

19. John Travolta turned down the starring roles in "An Officer and a Gentleman" and "Tootsie."

20. Michael Jackson owns the rights to the South Carolina State anthem.

21. In most television commercials advertising milk, a mixture of white paint and a little thinner is used in place of the milk.

22. Prince Charles and Prince William NEVER travel on the same airplane, just in case there is a crash.

23. The first Harley Davidson motorcycle built in 1903 used a tomato can for a carburetor.

24. Most hospitals make money by selling the umbilical cords cut from women who give birth. They are used in vein transplant surgery.

25. Humphrey Bogart was related to Princess Diana. They were 7th cousins.

26. If coloring weren't added to Coca-Cola, it would be green.




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They are all TRUE.... Now go back and think about #16!!!

(Thanks, Sujal!!!)

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

The FOOTBALL WORLD CUP '06 - LIVE on the internet!!!

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Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Saturday, June 17, 2006

Italy : Usa - 9:10


3 red cards in one game. What a disappointment. A match full of fauls, a bloody nose, frustrated players and spectators and a surprised Celine.
Learning of the day: never try to get into the Mainarena on a weekend ...

Friday, June 16, 2006

Thursday, June 15, 2006

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Germany : Poland - 1:0

We met up at the Fressgassenfest to watch the match. Baaaad idea to meet for a German match in the middle of town after the Anpfiff. So we ended up watching the game on the smallest screen possible from the table at the very back. Still the athmosphere was great. After the match we went on a ride on the Riesenrad and met my italian colleagues from Darmstadt.


The guy on the left swindled his way on the photo - once I get Photoshop Elements on my PC, I shall replace his head with mine ...

Tuesday, June 06, 2006

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new game for the strebers - how long does it take to type the whole alphabet?

Sunday, June 04, 2006

PG Football World Cup 2006

This is how the ladies of the Geneva football team looked like when they found out that not only did they win the Cup but have also gotten tickets for the Achtelfinale in Cologne. In the background you can see the team of Wella Darmstadt, who won the gents Cup.

I spent most of the day taking these 426 photos... and talking to the Cheerleaders. An amazing event on the verge of the real World Cup! Selber Schuld who have missed it ...

Saturday, June 03, 2006

PAAAAAAAARTY

This picture is a mere understatement of how much fun we had at this party.
to celebrate the PG football world cup in Darmstadt, a big party took place in the Centralstation in Darmstadt. A very cool band (according to romours and this website, king kamehameha club band), very fair pricing for the drinks and an amazing crowd made this an unforgettable evening. Here are the pics - curtesy of Jack :-)
BTW - I was too lazy to go to Darmstadt to follow the games - maybe tomorrow ...

BTW2 - according to the website mentioned above, the members of the band have various dancefloor experiences ranging from DJ Bobo, Haddaway, La Bouche, Snap to The Weather Girls, pretty amazing stuff. Check it out!!!

Friday, June 02, 2006

Sunday, May 28, 2006

Walking in Frankfurt

With only a couple of days left until the World Cup, we checked out the riverside. The Main Arena as they call it consists of a huge screen in the middle of the river and a tribune holding tousands of people. The Sachsenhausen side mainly constsist of a VIP tent and some spare space for mortal people.

Thursday, May 25, 2006

a rainy day in Frankfurt


Visited all three galleries of the Museum der Weltkulturen - for free!!!! They have this amazing concept of welcoming people from all around the world from partner-cities. And Budapest happens to be one of these cities. So no charge. Great exhibitions, a quick visit to Starbucks and a longer visit to Wagners (Hmmmm - Schweinshaxe!!!)

MELT!

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

DSLR vs. Point & Shoot camera

I wish I had seen this before I bought my Nikon DSLR earlier this year. I would have still bought it, but I could have shown off my extensive knowledge in this area ...

Saturday, May 20, 2006

another wet cat on the net ...

This collection reminds me that the weirdest thing I have seen on the internet since its existence is not related to porn but someting I would never do - wash a cat. For the ones against animal torture (I count myself also into this group) - it is worth checking out the other sets, it seems that Milk has a nice life after all...

Thursday, May 18, 2006

i am the king of the world!!!

The mastermind behind the Mike is in Brazil blog and other weird things in- and outside the office has left the building (*sniff). We will miss you Peter!


ps: It's Helens Birthday today - I hope you are having fun in London!

Monday, May 15, 2006

Impressive link of the day

I am happy to report that efforts have quadrupled to bring the remaining days of my Indian trip to life on the blog. In the coming days you should see new pages miraculously appearing further down in chronological order. In the meantime read this Wikipedia entry that will change your view on horse breeding forever. Focus on the number 55,000 and the words Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis.

Saturday, May 13, 2006

Rodrigos Birthday

Rodrigo invited for a spontaneous birthday party to his castle on Schloss-Strasse. This time the police did not show up as expected - a great party with some Italian karaoke in between... See you all next Saturday at the bikini car wash!



I REALIZE OF THE SHORT NOTICE, THOUGH I WILL NOT FORGIVE YOU IF YOU MISS IT!
(Thank you Leire for the photos!!!)

Thursday, May 11, 2006

Orientierbar Hofheim

Peter Huber invited 300 Ninjas and some party people to the Orientierbar. Atlas got rid of the the ninjas and the pictures so I am afraid you can only enjoy the pics of some happy party people. Great idea, Mr. Huber!
Check out the pictures here!

2 links

one pointing to an architectural blog (guess who sent it to me ...): BLDG BLOG

and one pointing to a really cool blog about - hmmm. you have to check it out to figure out the content. It is worth it though (geeky smile). Here it is

Tuesday, May 02, 2006

some interesting facts ...

the source was a SPAM email, so please do not complain if these happen to be not 100% true :-)

Coca-Cola was originally green.
The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
The name of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with.
The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard .
Women blink nearly twice as much as men!!
You can't kill yourself by holding your breath .
It is impossible to lick your elbow.
People say Bless you when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond.
It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.
If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die.
Each king in a deck of playing cards represents great king from history.
Spades - King David
Clubs - Alexander the Great,
Hearts - Charlemagne
Diamonds - Julius Caesar.

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.
If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle.
If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

Question: What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common ?
Answer: All invented by women.
Question - This is the only food that doesn't spoil. What is this?
Answer: Honey

A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
A snail can sleep for three years.
All polar bears are left handed .
Butterflies taste with their feet .
Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated .
On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.

Shakespeare invented the word assassination and bump.
Stewardesses is the longest wo! rd typed with only the left hand .
The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated .
The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.
Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over million descendants.
Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
Most lipstick contains fish scales.