Miscellaneous stuff

Apparently, the economic downturn in Germany has been cancelled. Today, I saw the 10,000th precious infant being wheeled around in a 750-euro-bugaboo stroller. Were, I ask, is the economic crisis when people left and right can buy $1000 strollers?

I want to send a big heartfelt "Gute Besserung" to all the peeps out there who have undergone an uvulopalatopharyngoplasty recently. You know who you are! May you be able to code-switch your song between bird-of-paradise and pigeon again soon!

I also want to thank the lucky stars that the car making the awful squealing noise for about 5 miles on the highway today wasn't mine (or rather, my mother's car I was driving) but the one driven by an old grandpa who, driving about 70 mph, had probably forgotten to release his emergency break (those were a few sweaty minutes where I contemplated what would happen if the car suddenly fell apart in the left lane of the Autobahn).

Finally, I want to remind everyone that the collection for my iPod is still open in order to accommodate overwhelming numbers of donations :-)