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…
Dear Girl-Who-I-Almost-Ran-Over-Yesterday, I'm not sure if you are aware of this (you didn't appear to be all that aware of pretty much anything), but you very nearly qualified for a…
One of my sisters asked me this morning why I hadn't posted anything on this here blog in over a week. Which in internet years is like seven centuries. The…
The Scene: Our Living Room. The Monday Night Football game is playing on TV and our heroine, felled by sleep deprivation and overloaded by work is doing her best slug…
Dear Person Who Flipped Me Off While Cutting Me Off This Morning: You suck. I hope that the next person you pull this on decides (unlike me) to speed up…
Yeah, yeah, I know, Labor Day doesn't celebrate that particular form of labor. Except my Mom went into labor for me on Labor Day, so nyeh nyeh. Labor Day was…