In which I am left to my own devices (with a quick update about why I can't go back to the US just yet). What would you do with 2-3 weeks all on your own?
We spent this past weekend visiting with some friends in Lausanne, Switzerland. We (finally) got our A/C (mostly) fixed, but the heat wave continues unabated. We sure were glad to…
Kristian and I went shopping the other day and the guy helping us out said, "Hey, your French is decent, are you Belgian?" First of all, this is empirically hilarious.…
We had our first French dentist appointments last week. It was incredibly efficient. I think all three of us were in and out in less than an hour. They took…
I won't bury the lede... the heatwave broke last night! I was suffering at home when, all of a sudden, I could hear the wind pick up outside. Kristian was…
So, I was bored and looking for an inspiration for a blog post and I decided to look through my flickr photo stream. Nothing makes an entry more interesting than…
(Pictured, the cupcake that I will be eating after lunch today) I made a triple batch of earl grey cupcakes last night. I made one that was nice and big…
Last night, we took my Dad to the Redbones Northwest Brew Dinner. They ship a bunch of kegs out from the Pacific Northwest and have a couple of evenings where…
Seriously. I was about 32 seconds into my walk home when the skies opened up and Mother Nature proceeded to spit all over me. I could have used a much…
I know that pumpkin season ended when roving bands of teenagers went around and smashed everybody's, but we just finished cooking off the last of ours, and I figured that…
My friend Vicki has a beautiful post today about losing her Grandfather too soon to cancer. In her post she talks about how she's hated Veterans' Day ever since, because…
I played in the subway for a couple of hours today. I couldn't stake out my usual spot, because Davis Square was about 102 degrees and there was a fence…