This weekend we kicked off a search for new laptops, which led me to a few realizations. First, when I make the jump I’m going to have to get used to a whole new keyboard. With umlauts. And keys in crazy different places. I’m particularly sad about this because (on an […]

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Ok, site’s been updated to the most recent version of wordpress, there are some nifty new features in the sidebar and everything appears to be in good working order. Yay! Technical stuff aside, the most noticeable differences are the new themes, courtesy of Jeanni. I mentioned in an earlier post how much […]

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Starting tonight EuroTrippen will undergo much needed site maintenance and renovation. Since these things never go as smoothly as one hopes, I’m shooting for a completion date of late-afternoon on Sunday. So over the next few days the site will be off, on and in various states of disrepair. Should be fun!

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While having lunch with Christina and her husband, Rainer, yesterday they clued me in to the fact that there’s a deutsch equivalent to root beer… apparently it’s been right under my nose all along. Who knew? Needless to say (ibc root beer is without question the item I miss most from the usa) […]

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Saturday I met Adam and Cathy in Leipzig for lunch, sightseeing and a little shopping. It was great seeing Adam again and I really enjoyed getting to know Cathy as well. I’m also amazed at her mastery of not one, but three languages. Seriously, I have a tenuous grasp of the english language […]

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For anyone who can read & translate deutsch….

I’m trying to figure out… is this saying I’ll need to be here to let them into the flat at 10:00? Or is it saying that at any time from 10:00 to god knows when I have to stick around to let them in? Because if […]

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My entries lately have been so media/entertainment heavy, but this is book is well worth mentioning. Heart Shaped Box, written by Joe Hill (if you don’t recognize the name, google him, he’s got a great pedigree), is a real page-turner. I picked up the novel based on sheer curiosity (wanted to see how […]

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In addition to my ‘novel-length work of fiction’ I’ve currently got 17 short stories in progress. Combine this with the two children’s books I’m working on for/with Sydney and a draft outlining about 30 other writing ideas, and it’s safe to say I won’t be running out of material anytime soon. My biggest […]

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This is an isolated, yet to me important, thought surrounding the VA shootings. I realize when something like this happens people feel the need to look for flashing neon signs pointing to why. It’s human nature. Still, I find it disturbing that the shooter’s creative writing teacher would in the first place […]

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I’ve decided that watching Lost (much like embracing religion, psychotropic drugs, or the first blush of love) is a complete act of faith. You’re more or less forced to suspend common sense and just go with it in hopes it’ll yield more than you’re sacrificing. And while I’ve seen a lot of people […]

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