Money concentration

L'Oréal, the French cosmetics company, is taking over Body Shop says BBC. Apparently it is really good news for Body Shop founder Anita Roddicks wallet, but it is making life just a little bit harder for the conscious consumer, who is trying to avoid putting his or her money into the hands of giant corporations.

Quick-guide to where to/not to put your money (L'Oréal brands): L'Oréal Paris, Biotherm, Cacharel, CBB Paris, Garnier, Giorgio Armani, Helena Rubinstein, Inneov, Kerastase, Kiehl's, Lancôme, La Roche-Posay, L'Oréal Professionnel, Matrix, Maybelline, Mizani, Ralph Lauren, Redken (not to be confused with this Red Ken), Shu Uemura, SkinCeuticals, SoftSheen Carson, Vichy, Viktor & Rolf and now also Body Shop.

New pix

There are a couple of new pictures on my Flickr! site. More is on the way.

At home

Today I bought a huge - approx. 2 x 1,30 meters - map of the world on sale in Nordisk Korthandel (Nordic Map Shop)for 50 kroner (€ 6,50).

It's going to go on the wall in the living room and it's going to look fantastic.

New job?

Since september 2005 when I regained student status I've been happily ignoring job advertisments, but somehow this one caught my attention. I actually decided to apply for the job for the fun of it, being fairly sure not to get it, but then I read, that applicants have to be US citizens. Never mind, I don't like cold weather anyway.