Best of Arts and Craft Stores

Finding an Arts and Crafts store in Vienna is like trying to find a Billa cashier who can actually smile.   UNLIKELY!

After a year here and no Chenille stems or wood blocks I found Mastnak and got my glitter on!   Until recently I couldn't remember the name of the store, I just programmed in Neubaugasse 31 into my handy dandy GPS and off I would go.

You walk in downstairs and it looks like a cheesy gift store with the requisite "I'm not old, I'm experienced" trucker hat and edible underwear.   Like I said, cheeeesy.  

But walk up the winding staircase and click your heels in delight.   What shoes do for some women, glitter glue does for me.   Rocket ships go off, bells ring in my head, flowers float by and euphoria sets in.   I'm not going to lie, a gorgeous pair of Louboutins thrill me as much as the next girl, but rows and rows of acrylic paint, finger paints, textile paints bring me lasting happiness.    The possibilities are endless and the imagination can take flight.

Like my favorite bookstore, Shakespeare & Co in Paris, there is no order and you can find the most beautiful beads tucked in between a cardboard birdhouse and wood letters.   With crafts as it is with life, the unexpected turns are often the ones that delight us.   Creation is rarely the result of order.  

However, if you have one kid hanging off your leg and wiping the snot of the other one, then take it easy on yourself and just click on http://at.opitec.com/opitec-web/st/Home or http://winkler.turbo.at/shop_at/index.php.

Use babblefish to translate the page and off you go.   It's easy, there is tremendous choice and comes right to your door.

Go create!
Smiles,
Ruchika

Mastnak
Neubaugasse 31
1070 Vienna
Ph.  01-523 27 58
Mo - Fr 8:30 - 18:30
Sa 8:30 - 17:00

Winkler Schulbedarf
http://winkler.turbo.at/shop_at/index.php

Opitec Hobbyfix
http://at.opitec.com/opitec-web/st/Home

Best of Vasectomies

There are two words that now put the fear of God into my soul - "You're pregnant!"  

By popular demand, here is the best of vasectomies.   Girls, we love our children, but for most of us the thought of having another one is equated to the pain of walking on hot coals or getting a root canal, the terror of being chased by wild elephants, the dread of Space Mountain, the pinch of a 1,000 needles...should I continue?   I love my kids, BUT I am D.O.N.E!

Do you want to say bye bye to smelly poops, lack of shut eye, throwing up and stretch marks?   Then send your men to Igor for a little snip, snip.   After the big slice and dice we have endured, a little snip, snip should get no argument.  

Now prepare yourself, because you are going to hear the following "How can you let something happen to my precious jewels?" or "I know a guy who said he doesn't orgasm anymore."  or "My friend said the quantity of his ejaculation is diminished" or "I can't, it's my manhood"  or the classic "But it's going to be painful."    For each one of these, the rebuttal need only be a roll of the eyes.
 
Abi, Igor's wife is a dear friend of mine.   Of course, that doesn't guarantee anything, but I've met Igor and he is just wonderful.   He is the kind of man who puts you at ease right away and his stature exudes confidence.   If I had balls I would feel very comfortable putting them in his hands :-)

Dr. Igor Stancik speaks English, German and Russian fluently.  

For appointments, call between Monday – Thursday between 9:00 – 16:00 for Russian, Slovakian, Czech or English speakers:
Mobile: 0043 6991 941 78 11
e-mail: urology-vienna@stancik.at
http://www.urologe-wien.at/english/default.htm

And I'll end in poor taste with some vasectomy humor!
A vasectomy means never having to say you're sorry.

What do a Christmas tree and a man who's had a vasectomy have in common?  They both have ornamental balls.
 
Smiles,
Ruchika