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…
Please go here and vote for my song. You can vote once a day for the next month. I'm currently in second place, but I anticipate that changing soon as…
Remember when I said that I was going to get rid of my truck (which is currently in terrible condition) and get a new hatchback? Actually, you might not remember…
My sister and my nephew are hanging out at my house today (they're napping right now, 'cause that's just how they roll). We had planned on having a pool party,…
We are putting skylights in our third floor. I am very excited to get a bunch of natural light in there. They're going to be well worth the expense. That…
Hope's Note: I'm participating in the Twenty-Something Bloggers' Blog Swap Today. Today's guest-blogger is Laura from meetmygay.com. I have a hilarious (if I do say so) tale of hair gone…
It's raining. Again. This is hardly news at this point. It's pretty much rained all summer long. I ran out of different ways to tweet the fact that it is…
We are having some work done on the house this weekend. And by "some work" I mean that we paid a couple of guys to completely demolish our third floor.…