muesli's Blog - The third place

Ich habe kapiert...

nospam@example.com (muesli) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:25:46 +0000

Endlich hab ich es verstanden. Warum tragen Frauen Stoeckelschuhe? Diese hochhakigen eklig aussehenden Dinger, die die unbequemste und unpraktischste Erfindung der Menschheit sein muessen?

Nein, entgegen aller Vermutungen liegt es nicht daran dass sie den Arsch anheben und die Rundungen betonen. Es liegt am Ton. Diesem ewigen Klack-Klack das kein normaler Mensch aushalten kann. Und dennoch: jedes mal wenn ich es hoere drehe ich mich um, um zu sehen wer diese abartigen Toene schon wieder produziert:

Sie werden beachtet. Sie erregen Aufmerksamkeit (egal ob negativ oder positiv) und dafuer geben Frauen alles, bzw. nehmen Frauen alles... in Kauf. Sogar geschwollene, kaputte Fuesse.

Danke. Und wenn ich jetzt noch einmal dieses Klack-Klack diesen Nachmittag im Buero hoere greif ich zur Flinte. Ich hab euch inzwischen bemerkt, und ihr geht mir auf den Sack. Zieht die Schuhe im Buero aus oder kauft euch welche die eines intelligenten Wesens wuerdig sind. Autos haben auch keine viereckigen Reifen.

The world's greatest comedian died

nospam@example.com (muesli) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:37:57 +0000

George Carlin is dead. I can't tell you how incredibly sad I am right now... and I don't mean this pretentious "oh he was such a nice man" kind of sad. So I won't even try. George, rest in peace

Things that make me go "wrah-you-moron"

nospam@example.com (muesli) — Sat, 03 May 2008 09:37:08 +0000

...people who scrobble podcats & radio streams. A podcast != music. Last.fm is the social music revolution, not the social data-garbage revolution. Podcasts belong in a separate database. Lost podcast #121 is not similar to Britney Spears. It's not similar to any artist. Period.

...searching for an artist on google.com and the first twenty results being the same Last.fm page... just in twenty different languages.

...Orange sending me a text-message, welcoming me when I'm abroad. Every fucking 30 minutes. I get it. I'm in Germany currently. Yes, thanks, shut up Orange.

...missing a flight because of bad weather and a now-one-lane motorway.

...having GTA IV waiting for you back home, but not being able to play it because of... well... missing a flight because of now-one-lane motorways?!

Let there be snow!

nospam@example.com (muesli) — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 08:52:32 +0000

It's snowing! First time I get to see that in London. And guess what? If you get to see snow only once in two years, then you're actually just as excited as you were as a little kid Maybe that's because I still am a little kid, though. Dunno.

Oops...

nospam@example.com (muesli) — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:12:28 +0000

On my list of things I'd actually like to avoid:

Problems with those annoying Telemarketers?

nospam@example.com (muesli) — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 19:51:17 +0000

Bob & Tom have found the solution. Hilarious and brilliant

Willy will Sommer

nospam@example.com (muesli) — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 21:22:35 +0000

Viel mehr gibts da eigentlich nicht zu sagen.

Paris Hilton verfuehrt Minderjaehrigen?

nospam@example.com (muesli) — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 19:45:22 +0000

Laut Bild Zeitung verfuehrt Paris Hilton in ihrem neuesten Musikvideo einen Minderjaehrigen. Aber mal ganz ruhig, Kinners.

Nuechtern betrachtet kann ich keine Straftat erkennen. Paris Hilton selbst mag vielleicht volljaehrig sein, erwachsen ist sie deswegen noch lange nicht. Sie duerfte sich wohl kaum allzuweit ueber dem geistigen Level ("That's hot.") des hier angeblich 12-jaehrigen befinden. Von einer sexuellen Straftat kann sowieso nicht die Rede sein. In keiner Szene ist sie nackt zu sehen - was auch nicht noetig war... der kleine hatte "One night in Paris" vermutlich eh laengst zu Hause in der Schublade liegen. Selbst wenn nicht, jede Woche gibt es weit freizuegigeres Bildmaterial von Paris auf Bild.de selbst zu sehen. Und sind wir ehrlich: die meisten seiner ebenfalls 12-jaehrigen Mitschuelerinnen sind Paris in Sachen Oberweite heutzutage sowieso ueberlegen. Viel neues wird er nicht entdeckt haben.

Oh ja richtig, zum Masturbieren soll sie ihn animiert haben. Zurueck in den 60ern, liebe Bild Zeitung? Das Onanie weder schaedlich noch gefaehrlich ist lernen wir inzwischen in der Schule. Paris wollte den Jungen nur nochmal an das Video in seiner Schublade erinnern. Und dabei bleibts dann fuer mich auch: Paris Hilton, jetzt mit Musik-CD zum Porno-Film. Sicherlich auch bald als Set im Bild.de Online Shop.

...muesli

Mir bleibt die Spucke weg.

nospam@example.com (muesli) — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 13:53:56 +0000

Man lese diesen HAZ-Artikel, bitte. Wie beschraenkt sind die "da oben" eigentlich? Wahnsinn. Und jetzt schick ich diesen Blog-Eintrag mal lieber schnell nach Frankfurt, bevor ich noch eine Strafe aufgebrummt bekomme.

Update: Laut sueddeutsche.de Artikel sind auch private Homepages und Fotogalerien (ob mit Passwort geschuetzt oder nicht) archivierungspflichtig. Selbst ueber kostenpflichtige Inhalte wie playboy.de wird noch gestritten.

Kopfschuettelnd,
muesli

Caution: Don't buy Fifa '07 for the Xbox 360!

nospam@example.com (muesli) — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 00:27:48 +0000

Seriously, don't buy Fifa '07 for the 360. They are trying to rip you off. Have a look at this page here. Notice something? The 360 version of the game features teams from only seven leagues. The PC, PS2 and Xbox versions come with all the teams from all the leagues (teams from 28 leagues if I'm not mistaken). For god's sake, even the Nintendo DS version offers you a selection of 22 leagues. So what's going to happen? I'd like to bet: it's not that they couldn't include the other teams and leagues because of a time-issue, but because they want you to buy those teams and additional stadiums as a downloadable Content-Pack. Cash-cow baby.

May I ask what the Champions League mode is going to look like in this game? You start in the semi-final?

Better luck next year, EA.

Gallery Map View

nospam@example.com (muesli) — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 02:15:34 +0000

Watching your photos on a map is just awesome. Try it!

Exit polls and statistics

nospam@example.com (muesli) — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 02:03:50 +0000

The Rolling Stone Magazine asks: Was the 2004 election stolen?

Rather interesting read. If you're a Bush-lemming, just don't read it, you wouldn't like it anyways. Get your own opinion.

Sony GPS-CS1 - Quick Update

nospam@example.com (muesli) — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 01:51:11 +0000

A short update regarding the Sony GPS-CS1 device: yes, I can personally confirm now that this device is well supported on pretty much any platform. Once connected via USB it simply acts as 32MB memory stick. Which is great and pretty much the best thing Sony could have done. By the way, there are three LEDs on the Sony GPS-CS1. One signals the battery status, another one for reporting that memory is full and the last one for indicating the current GPS connection status. Other than that there is only a power-button, a slot for the AA battery and a mini-USB socket.

Thanks Sony for not creating another one of such annoying proprietary devices and making life a little easier for us

The Sony/UPS follow-up

nospam@example.com (muesli) — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 23:00:41 +0000

Believe it or not, I got my Sony GPS-CS1.

But what an effort it took to get hold of it. After Sony sent the package to the wrong address first, I had the chance to experience UPS "First Class" customer service today. I don't want to make this story longer than it already is, so here it is in short-form:

- 10:00am UPS promises me delivery till 11am.
- 11:30am Called UPS. New delivery ETA is now 2pm.
- 2:30pm Called UPS. New delivery ETA is now 5pm.
- 5:15pm Called UPS. Opened an investigation. They promised me the driver would call me within 30 minutes.
- 6:10pm Called UPS. Filed a complaint. They promised me the Barking center would call me within 30 minutes.
- 6:30pm UPS calls. They are sorry, but even though I'm "first class" they won't make it anymore today. The driver already tried once, but couldn't find my place. He might try again on Monday.

Might? Try? What the f***. And you claim you are a delivery service?
So what were my options then? Spend another day waiting on Monday, just to find out the driver still can't find his way? No thanks. I took the Tube and went to Barking myself. So back to the story...

- 7:30pm I'm at Barking, UPS center. They can't find the package, maybe the driver still got it.
- 7:50pm They found it. While they were looking for it in the warehouse, it was standing 1m away from me on the counter all the time.
- 8:20pm Back in the Tube.

"What can Brown do for you?"

Do _not_ order at sonystyle.com

nospam@example.com (muesli) — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 16:12:38 +0000

I'm so angry. What the fuck is up with the UK and ordering stuff. Are you guys unable to handle a single order properly?! I ordered at dabs.com, they fucked it up big time (products arrived after several weeks), I ordered at amazon.co.uk (they didn't reach me when delivering and decided to not leave me a notification card, so I can have some fun hunting my package and talking to strange persons on the phone) and now I ordered something at sonystyle.co.uk.

I chose the First Class Delivery (13 extra quid, yay) to avoid any fuckup this time. Result? Sony sent my package the very same day (respect!), but to the wrong address. So now my package is somewhere, but not here and Sony tells me they can't look up the tracking ID since they only store them till the package has been delivered (it has not, morons). And UPS? Well, they can't look it up without a valid tracking ID, since that would be against their Data Protection Act. Now Sony offered me to find out the tracking ID till monday. Great. Sum-up: I paid an extra 13 quid so that I have to wait longer and get disgusted by the people on the phone? Great, next time I'll just go to a store. It's cheaper and it's quicker. And if anyone dares to react like the Sony-guy on the phone I'd at least have the chance to punch him in the face right then and there.