Posted in Picture It on Aug 23rd, 2007 5 Comments »
Vladimir Putin goes all beefcake. Maybe all the world leaders should get together and do a calendar?
According to Russian news sources these photos have set hearts aflutter throughout the country. Seems Putin’s in for some serious poontang… (sorry, I couldn’t resist)
Posted in Same Shit, Different Day on Aug 23rd, 2007 1 Comment »
Since I’m still in shock over the whole ‘1 in 4 don’t read’ thing, I figure today’s post will concentrate on some of my favorite quotes from one of my favorite authors/poets - Sylvia Plath. I was preteen the first time I read The Bell Jar, and as soon as I finished I immediately [...]
Posted in Same Shit, Different Day on Aug 22nd, 2007 4 Comments »
I realize I’ve done a lot of posting today, but I was shocked enough to deem this blogworthy. According to an AP poll one out of every four american adults went all of last year without reading a single book. I guess that’s what you can expect when you’ve got a president who [...]
Posted in Same Shit, Different Day on Aug 22nd, 2007 1 Comment »
I’m writing again! I’m writing again! I’m writing again!
Two days after the girls are back in school and the flat is once again quiet, and I’ve just spent the most productive hour writing that I’ve had in months! Words flowing from some deep recess of my memory… to fingertips… to a wide [...]
Posted in Expat Antics: Life in Germany, Picture It on Aug 22nd, 2007 No Comments »
Apparently I’m not the only one who has trouble abiding the speed limits around here…
(link to better view)
I seem to recall a certain someone lording over me the fact that he’d never gotten a speeding ticket before… ha!
Posted in Deep Thoughts on Aug 21st, 2007 3 Comments »
Now that the girls are in school and Jim’s back to work, it seems I’ve run out of reasonable excuses for not going back to that most hated of places- the gym. Back to a sea of size zero puma-clad perfection. Back to three-way mirrors and plummeting self-esteem. Back to the reality [...]
Posted in Expat Antics: Life in Germany, Picture It on Aug 20th, 2007 11 Comments »
Hands down my favorite church in Dresden. And that’s really saying something considering we have the world-renown Frauenkirche. The difference, I suppose, is that Trinitatiskirche remains untouched since the 1945 bombings. I drive by it at least 3-4 times a week, and it never ceases to amaze me. War is such [...]
Posted in Deep Thoughts on Aug 19th, 2007 6 Comments »
Today a friend asked me what I was afraid of and, for the life of me, I couldn’t come up with a good answer. I mean, I don’t want to die, but that seems more like common sense than a phobia. Heights don’t bother me, in fact I love them. [...]
Posted in Same Shit, Different Day on Aug 18th, 2007 6 Comments »
Oh a whim we started watching HBO’s ‘Flight Of The Conchords’ today. Absolutely hilarious. Here’s the synopsis:
Flight of the Conchords follows the trials and tribulations of a two man, digi-folk band from New Zealand as they try to make a name for themselves in their adopted home of New York City. The band [...]
Posted in Deep Thoughts, Picture It on Aug 18th, 2007 7 Comments »
Where has time gone? Robbie starts high school this year (talk about making you feel old) and Sydney’s in first grade. The zuckertüten festival was cute. We got to meet Sydney’s new teacher and see her classroom. There are only 16 kiddos in her class and two [...]
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