Posted in Same Shit, Different Day on May 24th, 2006 10 Comments »
I had an interesting conversation with a friend last night… among other things we discussed blogs & the people who write them. He has a theory that there are only two types of bloggers out there…
Those who fear they lack social skills, and those who are emotionally scarred. Both are drawn to the […]
Posted in Expat Antics: Life in Germany on May 23rd, 2006 7 Comments »
Ok, world’s dumbest question. I just ordered a bunch of stuff on amazon.de and I’m wondering… when deutsch post rings & tells me they have a package, after buzzing them in am I then supposed to walk down the five flights of stairs to pick up my package? Or are they supposed to […]
Posted in Expat Antics: Life in Germany, Picture It on May 22nd, 2006 9 Comments »
I know I posted photos earlier today, but what the hell… the parking garage continues to be the single most scary thing about living in Germany. Not just for me… the other day Jim accidentally got one of the front tires over the front of the grate (roughly an inch away from the anterior […]
Posted in Picture It on May 22nd, 2006 5 Comments »
The zoo is one of the last great equalizers. I mean, sure, we have the animals behind bars- there for the viewing pleasure of lazy homo sapiens and their snot-nosed progeny. But no matter what we do to them… we can take away their freedom, throw trail mix at them when no one […]
Posted in Same Shit, Different Day on May 21st, 2006 1 Comment »
Last night we finally got around to putting handles on all the cabinets & drawers purchased at ikea. All 21. And not a single hole pre-measured or drilled. Remember people… ikea is evil.
And with that I’m off to one of my favorite places… the zoo! More later.
Posted in Deep Thoughts, Expat Antics: Life in Germany on May 19th, 2006 15 Comments »
To add to the badness that was my day yesterday, Jim arrived home all freaked out with a “they’re on to you!” level of paranoia that can only be described as severely unhealthy.
Seems a co-worker asked him if his wife’s name was ‘B.’ Now this, to me, is not proof positive (although it is […]
Posted in Same Shit, Different Day on May 18th, 2006 4 Comments »
Today has been one of those murphy’s law days… anything that could possibly go wrong *HAS* gone wrong.
Oh well, that which does not kill me…. right?
Posted in Expat Antics: Life in Germany on May 17th, 2006 9 Comments »
Due to the strict recycling rules & teeny tiny garbage cans here (as opposed to my extra-large desire to clutter mother earth with our waste) I have developed a renewed fascination with the toilet. More specifically, what, exactly, I can get rid of via ‘the bowl’.
Things I have discovered during my quest… gaijin girl, […]
Posted in Same Shit, Different Day on May 17th, 2006 11 Comments »
Last night we watched our first Buffy episode… which, due to a glitch in the matrix, turned out not to be the first one, but that’s ok… anyway, it was the one with the substitute science teacher who is actually a giant praying mantis who likes to mate with virgin teenage boys & then bite […]
Posted in Expat Antics: Life in Germany on May 16th, 2006 9 Comments »
Damned old ‘probezeit’ is going to spoil all our summertime fun. Probezeit is a standard german clause written into work contracts which states that at any time during your first six months of employment the employer has the right to opt out of said contract (with only two weeks notice to you). It’s […]
Former supermodel turned brain surgeon leaves behind successful career in America to try her hand at hausfraudom in the lovely Saxon city of Dresden, Germany.
Some days are good, some are bad... all are opportunities to learn & grow.
With my sunny disposition and can-do attitude, what could possibly go wrong?
None
The Big Sleep & Other Novels by Raymond Chandler