Posted in Critic's Corner on Jan 31st, 2008 7 Comments »
Sorry for all the entertainment-laden posts lately, I’m just trying to keep up. Here are my latest reads:
But Enough About Me: From Eighties Geek To Rock ‘n’ Roll Chic- Adventures In Celebsville:
U.S. link (the title is slightly different). Jancee Dunn- entertainment reporter for such notables as The Rolling Stone, GQ, Vogue, O: The […]
Posted in Picture It, Retail Therapy on Jan 30th, 2008 1 Comment »
Posted in Critic's Corner on Jan 30th, 2008 2 Comments »
One way or another… mark my words… I’m going to fit in most of the Oscar nominated movies on my list. In order of favorite to least favorite, here are the last 4 we’ve seen:
No Country For Old Men- Holy wow was this movie good. Javier Bardem is probably the most understated serial killer […]
Posted in Deep Thoughts on Jan 28th, 2008 8 Comments »
On our tram ride home this afternoon: […]
Posted in Same Shit, Different Day on Jan 26th, 2008 5 Comments »
The other day someone sent me a link to True Mom Confessions. It’s another of those ‘post secrets’ sites- focusing primarily on how women feel about parenting, but also relationship stuff & other junk. To be honest, I found it mildly depressing… who knew so many women were unhappy, yet felt powerless to […]
Posted in Deep Thoughts on Jan 25th, 2008 12 Comments »
Poor Heath… more importantly, poor Heath’s daughter. Depression is a mind-numbing, soul robbing bastard. And an equal opportunity one at that. You can be poor & depressed, middle class & depressed, filthy rich & depressed, absurdly famous & depressed. You can be surrounded by people who love and support you, who […]
Posted in Critic's Corner, Same Shit, Different Day on Jan 24th, 2008 9 Comments »
Since moving to Germany I’m taken aback each year when the Oscar nominations are announced and I realize that I’m painfully, woefully, tragically … shamefully behind the times when it comes to cinema. Well god damn it, not this year.
I’ve scanned the nominations and come up with a list of 36 films I need […]
Posted in Deep Thoughts, Expat Antics: Life in Germany on Jan 21st, 2008 20 Comments »
In a few days this blog will turn two. Two years of adventure and angst, fun and fear, anticipation and (apparently) alliteration. I also find it’s suffering from some sort of identity crisis…
When I first started out I was all about the adventure of moving to a new country- the trials & […]
Posted in Deep Thoughts, Same Shit, Different Day on Jan 18th, 2008 9 Comments »
Yesterday a normally quite nice Frenchman at Sydney’s school said the most incendiary thing to me. As I blathered on about some of the dumber & potentially dangerous policies adopted since moving to the new school; he folded his arms across his chest, arched an eyebrow and said (with just a slight hint of […]
Posted in Picture It, Retail Therapy on Jan 17th, 2008 4 Comments »
Saw this last night and immediately fell in love:
♥
I don’t know when… I don’t know how… but I will own this shirt.
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
No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July
Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk