Posted in Critic's Corner, Same Shit, Different Day on May 14th, 2007 No Comments »
In addition to lots of mother’s day pampering I was also treated to a rare 3 movie viewing fest:
11′09”01 September 11- Jeanni wrote a great review of this film. In fact, it was her review that reminded me 11′09″01 was still sitting on my dvd shelf waiting to be seen. What an idiot […]
Posted in Deep Thoughts on May 12th, 2007 2 Comments »
There are lots of mothers out there, and for each a unique approach to parenting. And while we may not always get it right (in fact, most moms are more apt to point out their failures/shortcomings/regrets and chalk the good stuff up to luck), I’d like to believe we do our best. One […]
Posted in Same Shit, Different Day on May 11th, 2007 7 Comments »
I’ve told my family that in lieu of gifts this mother’s day, all I ask is that:
(a) Robbie will not wear anything low enough to have ass showing out of the top of her waistband, or short enough for it to peek through the bottom of her skirt.
(b) Sydney will let me sleep until 10:00 […]
Posted in Retail Therapy on May 11th, 2007 9 Comments »
I just ordered 62€ worth of slim jims and dr. pepper… does that make me a redneck?
Posted in Same Shit, Different Day on May 10th, 2007 4 Comments »
Since I can never quite resist things musical, I’ve had this meme saved in drafts for about a year now. Add to that the fact that I’m feeling creatively low at the moment and– voilà! — instant entry. It (surprisingly) didn’t take as long to fill in as I thought it would… I […]
Posted in Expat Antics: Life in Germany, Picture It on May 9th, 2007 5 Comments »
Here’s a first I could have done without, my first speeding ticket:
I just hope it doesn’t make our insurance go up…
Posted in Expat Antics: Life in Germany on May 8th, 2007 10 Comments »
Today as I was leaving with Sydney’s class for field trip #172639, I happened to notice a sign saying in the past week they’ve had 3 confirmed cases of scarlet fever. I’m sure all the seasoned europeans are thinking “what’s the big deal?”, but please, allow me my uncool american freak-out. That’s what […]
Posted in Same Shit, Different Day on May 7th, 2007 16 Comments »
- 24 has deteriorated almost to the point of being unwatchable. If it wasn’t for the iTunes season pass we bought, I’d have totally written it off 2-3 episodes ago.
- Watched The Prestige and The Illusionist back-to-back. Both were solid entertainment, with The Prestige having a slight advantage. That’s not to say […]
Posted in Retail Therapy on May 7th, 2007 3 Comments »
After calling them twice with questions before placing the order (with no mention on their part of supply problems) and then waiting patiently for the new laptop to arrive, this morning we woke to the following email:
Anmerkungen und Kommentare zu Ihrer Bestellung:
Sehr geehrte Kundin, sehr geehrter Kunde,
wir möchten uns nochmals für Ihre Bestellung bedanken.
Leider […]
Posted in Same Shit, Different Day on May 6th, 2007 No Comments »
Watching the tv show, Jericho (a post-apocalyptic survival drama), this afternoon:
In response to someone saying “Don’t let him make that deal…”
Jim shouts: Break the radio!
B shouts: Shoot him in the face!
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
Reading Lolita In Tehran by Azar Nafisi
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger