Archive for September, 2008

Family planning.

Posted in Deep Thoughts on Sep 12th, 2008 10 Comments »

When did it become chic to be in your teens, knocked up and keeping the baby?  Is Juno to blame?  The Spears family?  The entire town of Glouster, Mass?

You know, back when we had our big virginity crisis with Robbie I couldn’t help thinking it was the end of the world.  But life went on and she [...]

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Misc.

Posted in Same Shit, Different Day on Sep 5th, 2008 No Comments »

Things I’m currently loving:
- BBC Three’s Gavin & Stacey (it’s crackin…)
- Maggi ‘magic asia’ Chinese Chicken Soup.
- My Gang of Four ‘Entertainment!’ cd.
- Original Flavor Trident gum from America (although I’m almost out… so soon it’ll have to go on ‘things I’m currently sad about’ list)
- Anything jasmine scented.
Things I’m currently sad about:
- I [...]

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Say it ain’t so.

Posted in Critic's Corner, Same Shit, Different Day on Sep 4th, 2008 3 Comments »

I’ve been reading The Time Traveler’s Wife and I’m mortified to admit I actually like it. This is not good for my street cred. Normally I avoid love stories like the plague… the tomboy in me going into mocking overdrive at the first hint of sap. But somehow this one is different. [...]

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Awww…

Posted in Picture It, Same Shit, Different Day on Sep 3rd, 2008 4 Comments »

Check out my beautiful daughters:

And me at (shudder) 40:

I’m slowly getting around to uploading our UK holiday pics… more to come. Plus why York is my new favorite city in England.

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Hypothetically Speaking.

Posted in Expat Antics: Life in Germany, Wanderlust on Sep 1st, 2008 19 Comments »

Say you had the opportunity, all things being equal (salary to cost of living ratio, housing, benefits/perks, etc.), to live in either Singapore, Great Britain, Dubai, Malaysia or The Netherlands … which would you pick and what would your criteria be for making the decision?

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