I am not smarter than a 5th grader.
Posted in Same Shit, Different Day on Mar 31st, 2007 2 Comments »
Fucking show. I am smarter than a 5th grader… I am. I am. I am!
Archive for March, 2007
Please don’t let her SATs reflect this…
Posted in Same Shit, Different Day on Mar 29th, 2007 7 Comments »
How public education is failing our children:
Robbie: Mom, where are we going for vacation this summer?
Me: We’ve narrowed it down to either Greece or Spain.
Robbie: Ohhhh, Spain! Spain! Spain!
Me: Really, why so excited?
Robbie: Because it borders Texas and I might be able to get some of my friends to come and meet me there.
Me: Uh, […]
Mittwoch ist Schnitzeltag!! (A Jim rarity)
Posted in Same Shit, Different Day on Mar 27th, 2007 7 Comments »
Now, where else could you live and see this sign in the work cafeteria? And for all you smartasses who just mumbled “Austria” well, feel free to navigate to another site. LOL
Anyhow, I look forward to seeing this sign. I mean for only €3.17 I can get a plate sized pork schnitzel and […]
“The time has come,” the Walrus said…
Posted in Deep Thoughts on Mar 23rd, 2007 14 Comments »
Between dealing with a myriad of unfinished projects, processing my father’s passing and just feeling, well, run down… I’ve decided it’s time to step back and regroup. Take a little break. Get it together before I go all Britney (I would look sooo bad with a shaved head!) on you. Spend more […]
Expat countdown.
Posted in Expat Antics: Life in Germany on Mar 22nd, 2007 7 Comments »
Thanks, Blythe, for including me…
5) Name five things you love in your new country:
~ How safe it is here. I can walk the streets at 2:00 a.m… hell, I can go to the atm at 2:00 a.m. and feel completely safe.
~ How pet-friendly it is. Try in america to find a nice hotel […]
you must not come lightly to the blank page…
Posted in Deep Thoughts, Picture It on Mar 21st, 2007 4 Comments »
Prior to kicking off the writing of my novel-length work of fiction (notice it’s never called a book… takes the pressure off that way) I’ve been devouring books about, well, writing novel-length works of fiction. The shot below represents this week’s reading.
My favorite, by far, is Stephen King’s memoirs on the craft of writing. […]
Just say no.
Posted in Same Shit, Different Day on Mar 21st, 2007 2 Comments »
I don’t know if it’s just Dresden or Germany or what, but women here (ranging in age from 12-62) seem to love wearing ass-bearing jeans with thongs sticking out of the top of them. If you feel it’s necessary to have your coin slot prairie dogging all day, hey, more power to you. […]
Teenagers, gotta love ‘em.
Posted in Same Shit, Different Day on Mar 20th, 2007 6 Comments »
Just received this text message from Robyn:
Mom, I just want u to know I don’t hate u anymore for making me move to germany!
I’m pretty sure it’s meant as a compliment…
Rules were meant to be broken.
Posted in Deep Thoughts on Mar 20th, 2007 6 Comments »
I’m going to break my own rule and gush a little about Jim. Without going into too many details, the past five or six days have been pretty difficult for me. A family member died and I was left feeling… I don’t know, sad? Indifferent? Sad about feeling indifferent? Suffice […]
A touch of gray.
Posted in Deep Thoughts on Mar 19th, 2007 6 Comments »
Lately I find myself hedging my bets and steering clear of extremes, which is fairly unusual for me. Maybe it’s because I’m pushing forty? (remember the whole George Carlin skit on aging… you become 21, turn 30 and push 40) Anyway, nowadays it’s not that I don’t drink, it’s just that I’m not […]
