Archive for the ‘Thoughts + Things’ Category
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Phew. Preparing to move myself and the beagle to another country is stresssssful. I have list after list of things to do... documents to be obtained, official stamps to have applied to documents, lots of overnight mailing, furniture to sell, and so on. Plus my birthday to celebrate & a ...
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Saturday, June 21st, 2008
DUDE. I'm moving in less than 50 days. TO EUROPE. It's blowing my mind.
I've been meaning to have a garage sale one weekend, and I just realized today that there are only two weekends I can possibly have one between now and when I leave. TWO. Whoa. Better get my ...
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
My sister, Shelley, found some kittens running wild underneath the cars in our driveway a little over a week ago, so we scooped them up and are taking care of them until we find them nice homes. I'm allergic to cats, but they're all so very sweet and needy that ...
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
I'll be 26 on July 7. This is my wishlist.
Flip Ultra Camcorder + Tripod
L to R: Spring Poppies Set (with pinbacks, please), Lulu Satchel in White , Mailing Stickers , Hello There Necklace , Black Heart Ring , Scalloped Silver Necklace , Airmail Stationary , Round Rose Quartz ...
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
[photo courtesy of the rocketeer on flickr]
I'm home in Houston now. Awake at 4am, feeling ill and very, very thirsty. Hope it passes soon.
I've got a lot to do between now and the day Frank arrives to set out on our journey to our new home. We'll be living ...
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Friday, May 30th, 2008
I haven't seen the Lost finale yet, because I'm in a Lost-less land. We've (ahem ) acquired a copy to watch, but I have to wait until someone gets home from work. It is killllllling me. I keep seeing posts about it in my reader, and whoa, I want to ...
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
I've spent the last week watching a bit of the HBO John Adams miniseries each day. I just finished the last part, and highly recommend it.
John Adams' closing words (which are not an actual quote, but are certainly inspired by his life and feelings) were an especially nice touch. ...
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
Frank and I went out for a bit of wandering around in Amsterdam on Saturday. First, we caught an early showing of the new Indiana Jones movie. (Highlight the next bit for my not particularly complete or even spoilery thoughts: The conclusion involves aliens, which was weird to me, but ...
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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
The photo above was taken on the same evening walk as the photo in the previous post. And it has nothing to do with what I'm about to write about, but I liked the very blue sky.
I just got a plane ticket to Washington, D.C. for $5! All of those ...
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Monday, May 19th, 2008
I'm in The Netherlands. Safe and sound. No air sickness on the airplane thanks to many remedies (but I'm not sure which one actually did the job). I think I'm almost adjusted to the time difference here, although I keep getting really hungry super late at night when it would ...
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