Yes, we do read

Before I tell you about my meet-up with Roxane in Paris, here's a meme that TinaKala asked me to do. Moreover, I also wanted to prove that we do have books at home and that we do once in a while actually read them.


Here's how it goes: "Open a book you're currently reading - page 123 and write the whole sentence that starts (or continues) on FIFTH line and mention the name and author of the book."


First, I had to think of a book that all of you would understand (non-German, that is). In preperation of our upcoming trip to Egypt, we bought quite a few interesting books, but I decided to choose a book on photography instead. We bought a new camera, remember?

"It's easy - move your subject into the shade, where the light is softer, and the shadows are less prominent and much softer." from The Digital Photography Book by Scott Kelby.

This book is a great read for anyone who wants to improve their photography skill, no matter whether you're using a small point-to-shoot camera or a more complicated one. Scott won't give you all that theory full of confusing jargon and detailed concepts. No. This is an easy to use and humourously written "which button to push, which setting to use and when to use it" kinda book.

I won't tag anyone, but feel free to use this meme if you haven't done it yet.

Meme Sunday: Two Things

Tina tagged me with this "Two Things"meme a couple of weeks ago. I still have another meme pending, but I'm having trouble finding wierd stuff to say about myself that you don't already know about. LOL. So I guess ET and Xmichra will have to be patient :)

I'll be putting up another post a bit later, but until then, here's the meme.

Two Names You Go By:
1. Poppy (that’s what OX calls me)
2. CS (my blogsphere nickname)

Two Things You Are Wearing Right Now:
1. My warm, pink polar trainer pants
2. A white T-Shirt

Two Things You Would Want (or have) in a Relationship:
1. Respect (the rest usually follows on it’s own)
2. Humour

Two of Your Favorite Things to do:
1. Spending time with OX
2. Cooking and trying out new recipes

Two Things You Want Very badly At the Moment:
1. A cleaning lady
2. A couple of weeks in the sun

Two Things you did Last Night:
1. Made a lasagna
2. Chilled-out on the couch with OX and a bottle of bubbly, watching TV. I know, life is sometimes a bummer, but someone’s gotta do it ;)

Two things you ate today:
1. Coffee (does that count??)
2. I’ll be making myself a ham sandwich after I’ve posted this.

Last two people you talked to:
1. OX
2. Ma (OX’s mom)

Two Things You're doing tomorrow:
1. Work.
2. Do the groceries after work. (Also my plans for the rest of the week. Isn’t my life exciting?)

Two longest car rides:
1. Basel to Vienna
2. Basel to Amsterdam

Two Favorite Beverages:
1. Coffee
2. Bubbly/Champagne (as long as it’s not sweet)

Two Things About Me you may not have known:
1. I HATE V.P.L. (visible panty lines).
2. I only wear G-strings (see above)

Two jobs I have had in my life:
1. Hairdresser
2. Marketing Services Coordinator

Two Movies I would watch over and over:
1. Little Shop of Horrors
2. Bad Boys (the list could go on, and on here)

Places I have lived:
1. Canada
2. Switzerland

Two of my Favorite Foods:
1. Anything spicy (Thai, Indian, Mexican, etc.)
2. Rice (goes well with the above)

Two places I'd rather be right now
1. Canada (yes, I know it’s cold there)
2. The Maldives with OX

Two people I think will respond:

I’m not tagging anyone, but feel free to do it.

The Zzzzzzz... meme

Two memes in one day?? Gosh. I'm giving up all my private secrets ;) Scroll down to see the first meme.

My good friend Shelli tagged me with a meme that I’ve never heard of before, basically, because she got the idea. I think it's fun and decided to do it.

6 Weird things I do while getting ready to sleep or while sleeping:

1. I always fall asleep on my left side. ALWAYS! I may change my position after that, but to fall asleep, it’s only the left side.
2. Orange-X and I each have our own duvet (eiderdown). I like to wrap myself in it, so I would keep stealing the covers if we had only one. The other reason why, is that O-X emits incredible body heat so that sharing one duvet would not be bearable.
3. I sleep in undies and usually a T-Shirt or then a sleeveless top in summer. Because I usually sleep on my side, I can’t stand it when my thighs are skin on skin. During the warm season, I always swing one leg over my duvet and in winter, I kind of wrap my legs in the down blanket, so that they don’t touch directly. My lower back also has to be covered at all times; otherwise, I get up with backaches.
4. Our bedroom window is always tipped open; winter or summer. We both CANNOT sleep with closed windows.
5. I always have to leave enough space to the left of my head for Dale to come join me in bed. If I don’t, he will let me know by either lying on my face, or licking my arm or nose until I make space for him. He stays until I fall asleep.
6. If I go to bed before O-X – let’s say he wants to finish watching a movie – he will find me in the middle of the bed and spread eagle. He somehow manages to move me over without me waking up.

I’ll add a few more for your entertainment:

• I can snore like you wouldn’t believe, especially after a few drinks or after very garlicky meals. Me loves garlic, but I get this pasty feel on my tongue.
• I turn and fluff my pillow often during the night; I hate warm pillows and duvets.
• I love to hear rain and thunderstorms during the night. It relaxes me.
• If I get up during the night to go to the bathroom, I open just one eye (a mere slit) and will not turn on the light, nor will I ever look at the alarm clock. I don’t want to know that I still have X minutes/hours left.

How much wierder can you get? Well, you tell me.

I don’t usually tag people, but because this is a new meme and because I am spreading the meme love, I will tag Mrs. TBF (just do it when you find the time. I know you travel a lot), Colon Blow (I’m curious to see if something runs in the family), Sal (make sure to do your draft in Word ;)), Christina, Michael, ExpaTraveler, Jay and Tina.

Just let me know when it’s up, okay?