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…
The next person who requires me to go to a four-hour meeting, spanning lunchtime and who doesn't feed me is going to get punched in the face. Repeatedly. Depending on…
My favorite bloggers are the people who can write about just about anything and make it interesting. Basically, people who are good writers. Like, say, Jill. Who could probably write…
How appropriate that the Best Book portion of the "Best Of" month lands on Book Report Friday! It's hard to choose my favorite book of 2009. I rededicated myself to…
In my (oh so very... ha!) humble opinion, this was one of the best articles of 2009. Trial by Fire Warning! It will mostly likely make you very, very angry.
What has two thumbs and was at work for 12 hours yesterday? ---> This girl <--- I'll spare you the geeky details (/me mumbles something about FAT32 partitions, HDD power…
Thanks for all of the great suggestions, everyone! I had so many great ideas from all of you, it was definitely hard to pick one. Luckily... I get to pick…
First of all, hooray for me, I finished NaBloPoMo! I have an annual tradition that I'm not so proud of. Basically, I post every day in November... and then I…
I just blew my accumulated Amazon gift certificates on a present for... myself. So much for using my credit card points to buy presents for other people. In my defense,…