I have a friend visiting next week. We just firmed up plans to tick something off of her "35 Before 35" list. Which reminded me that, back in the day,…
So pretty! And the flowers look nice too. Yesterday was the « Fête des Mères » here in France. You see signs for the holiday in shop windows (especially jewelers and chocolatiers),…
A belated happy VE Day to all who celebrate! (Given that it's also called Victory over Fascism Day, we should all celebrate). Brunch with my Bestie We're halfway through a…
Warning: You probably don't want to read this if you are in any way, shape or form squeamish. Have you ever done something that was so colossally stupid that you look back…
I've been thinking an awful lot about college lately. Partially because my five year reuinion is coming up. Partially because the economy sucks and they've been sending out a forest…
I logged onto CNN today to read about the historic gay marriage vote in Vermont and these were there top news stories. Among them? - A dead white girl (sad,…
... Here is your schadenfreude. If you are not so into schadenfreude, I should warn you that this post contains copious amounts of whining. I split my favorite jeans on Sunday.…
And, no, I don't mean our friends from New Zealand. Hello, my little kiwi friend. I ate several of your compatriots over the weekend. Perhaps it's rather gauche of me…
Hi! I'm Hope and Kristian's dishwasher. I decided to break on Saturday. Because, you know, the best time for a dishwasher to break down is right before Guy's Night. It's…
It's official... my department is sending me to France. For two weeks. It's ok to hate me. I understand. Our school runs a program in Talloires, France and our department…
Those of you who are inclined to read the sidebars of this here site may have noticed that I now have my latest tweets showing up. As of this writing,…
Today I celebrated April Fools Day by baking a cheesecake and cleaning the kitchen. Both things that Kristian has asked me to do in the past. What can I say?…