a good purse is the best defense |
i feel so bad about this, so i'm fessing up. i took lucy for a walk tonight and went down a street i don't usually take. i heard a car engine, so i pulled her back closer to me, in case someone was ba... Posted by on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:45:00 GMT |
if you have the time... |
a little time consuming, but so much fun:Billy Geerhart seeks advice Posted by on Mon, 05 May 2008 16:57:00 GMT |
frogger |
holy hell. the guy who invented Frogger must have come from Ankara.i had to search for a place to change Turkish Lira into Euros this evening because banks won't do it for you (i find this to be confu... Posted by on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:35:00 GMT |
turkish lessons |
god bless the guy who put a free turkish-lesson podcast on itunes this week. as i flew from DC to Munich and Munich to Ankara today, i wrote down all the words, the phonetic spellings, and the transla... Posted by on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:33:00 GMT |
new levels of nerdiness |
on occasion, i have been called "queen of the nerd herd." i always take it as a compliment. and this week, i have new jewels to add to my crown:1 -- at one point this week, i had three laptops and a d... Posted by on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:48:00 GMT |
comments on the weekend |
so some of you know that i was in an absolutely AWFUL mood for about a week. not sure why, except that it is the end of winter around here and i was feeling uncharacteristically cyncial and irritated ... Posted by on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:48:00 GMT |
dark days of winter |
soul-crushing cold. like those nights on the slate streets of bonn. waiting for my bus, watching the smoke curl around my face in the damp air. the movement of air, smelling of metal and exhaust. Posted by on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:22:00 GMT |
notes on getting older |
so i have noticed that i can't just jump out of bed and go places like i used to. what i mean is... i have noticed that these days the lines from the pillow take a LONG DAMN TIME to go away. the other... Posted by on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:21:00 GMT |
quiet morning |
this morning i slept so late i surprised myself -- 9:30am! usually i can't sleep past 7 or 7:30, as i'm officially getting old and that's what old people do, right? we get up early and eat dinner by 5... Posted by on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 07:01:00 GMT |
holy crap... that was 2007 |
so... 2007 was a year of accomplishments, big changes, and settling into real life. i'm not going to write about all those things right now. this little blog is to record the silliness of last night. ... Posted by on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:43:00 GMT |