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…
A lovely thought, no? I keep getting excited today to get emails saying "you need to moderate comments" because, hooray, people have been leaving me comments. Only, replace "people" with…
It's official. My nephew is the cutest baby. Of all time. Seriously, look at this: He makes faces just like his Auntie! Just last week, I was privileged enough to…
Hope to amazon.com: why do you need a month to ship my stuff? Why? Why? Why?!? I know that I should have gone to a real, independently owned book store.…
I'm not sleeping on the job! I swear! Please don't fire me Jeff! I'm just... uh... resting my eyes. It's amazing what the addition of natural light has done for…
Note: I got distracted and sat on this post for over a week. Oops. Last weekend, Kristian and I went down to Bourne to see my sister Christina. We stayed…