EGOmotional: You Know You're a NERD When....

... a damaged phone hurts you so much that even queen B can't distract you.

Yes Egos, I have suffered a great loss and have quite an emotional weekend behind me. I mentioned it every now and then but I really do have strong feelings about my electronic gadgets. I choose them with care, I save up some money to afford them and once purchased I'll love them until the end.

So seeing this scratch literally made my heart skip a beat. I was devastated when I found out that part of the touchscreen wouldn't respond to my touch. It was no use. I needed a moment to control my emotions... I was all dolled up and on my way to the Beyonce concert but how could I enjoy a night out when I knew my dear electronic friend was suffering like this?

I remember the first day we met...

It was pure love... But now I can only wait for the final message from the repair shop telling me that my baby is not damaged any longer, that I can take it back home with me.

Weird enough almost none of my weekend activities was strong enough to keep my mind from thinking about my broken phone. So what does that say about me? That I'm a nerd? That I care more for gadgets then for real life activies? Well I guess it could be worse...

Moments until the concert of B starts...

Notice how I can't look quite happy even though Beyonce is waiting for me? Well... the good news is that I have now managed to return to a more calmed state. In 14 days I shall be back with better news about this issue.

In the meant time I did what every woman would do: I went shopping. Looking at this new bling gives me a bit of joy. While this might not have been the most economic decision (considering that I will have to pay the cost of the repairs...) I still had to get it.

C U Egos!

EGOxperiment: Stretching your Heels!

Hi Egos! Since part of me is a true nerd I couldn't help myself from doing this little experiment. A couple of months ago I watched a video on youtube on how you could stretch your shoes a bit without torturing your feet. 

My sister has this incredible pair of shoes that she can't wear because her feet are too wide. (Wonder why she bought them in the first place? I don't know either... I'm still trying to figure out the answer. xD) Unfortunately even I can't wear them because my feet are just the tiniest bit longer than hers (sometimes it sucks being tall.). But I wouldn't be me if I didn't try to find a solution to this problem!

Here is where the experiement starts. 

The idea is that you put bags of water in the shoes, put them in the fridge and then the water will freeze. While freezing the volume of the bag increases which will eventually stretch the shoes. Sounds easy right? Said and DONE!

Now I left the whole thing in the fridge for about two days and excitedly took them out today. Who knew that the hardest part had yet to come. I didn't really think much about that part beforehand. If I had I might have saved half an hour trying to get that second plastic bag out of the shoe using a hammer, a hair dryer and a knife. Everybody who thinks about trying this at home I recommend using plastic bags that are waterproof and two of them just to be sure. Once the water leaks the whole thing sticks to the sole of the shoe.

That couldn't stop me though. After breaking the ice (get the joke here?? :D) I was ready to reap the fruits of my hard work! The result is quite pleasing because now they fit way better than before. They still might need a couple of long nights out but then they could turn out to be one of my most comfortable heels. 

And yes I am in my pyjamas. Love the leo print :D

C U Egos!!

Introducing Iconia!

My tiny nerd-heart has a new addition to its collection! I got this cool new touchpad/notebook yesterday and completely love it! You can take off the screen and use it as a touchpad or you can just connect it to the keypad and write. For all my fellow nerds out there this little gadget is called acer ICONIA W5. My first laptop was from acer and I had barely any problems with it. So my expectations are high for this cute buddy here. ;-)

Here are some photos of my baby:

From now on I can sit like all those oh-so-sophisticated people in Starbucks, drink some iced green tea and write for you guys about my experiences. Isn't that awesome? :-)

Tomorrow I'm going out with a friend to this cosy wine bar here in Berlin. I guess I shall take some photos with Iconia (let's just call it by its name. xD). 

C U Egos!