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How I Travel
So I have had some requests on how I am able to travel as much as I do, and if I could share some of my secrets. No problem, its a little more than buying and packing Swiss Army luggage, yet beyond the desire to do so the rest falls into place. The hard part … Continue reading
Tomorrow?????
I will freak, I mean freak, if we dont get our stuff together and ready to leave for tomorrow. Before you ask why am I online when I should be pulling everything together, I have now become obsolete. As in everything I can and could help with I have, and the rest I have no … Continue reading
Wheee Hoooooooo
It is official, I am now not only the owner of a BMW F 650, but I can say I DRIVE a BMW F 650. Yes, boo ya to your mother, I passed on Saturday morning. For those of you staring at your Luminox watches, or more likely, your calenders, wondering when I was going … Continue reading
Aaaa Oma’s
My own family will tell you, I dont deal well with crowds, particularly crowds and heat. This may come as a little bit of a shock as I tend to head to lots of places full of crowds and heat, Tokyo, Rome, Bangkok, etc. BUT, I am not I am expected to talk to talk … Continue reading
Freaky….
Ok so it may not be funny t shirts but this is freaky just the same (and I wonder what my ESL in Asia friends do besides sending around these great videos. Tell me again why I left? Oh yeah, because though staff room time rocks, 8 hours straight of dancing monkey for children does … Continue reading
Little Monsters That Live in The Grass
Just when you think you are safe, you find out in your backyard there lives millions of killers. Or at least potential ones anyway. Who knew that South Germany was a hotbed of ticks that like to borrow into your skin and spread tick born encephalitis. In fact there are warnings out now that after … Continue reading
Growl
So the good news is that I am riding the bike a fair bit now, and getting closer to the actual license, which means closer to the trip. The bad news is that Sticky got google slapped. I figured it would happen where I do pass on links there for everything and anything, including things … Continue reading
PAIN
And not in terms of my sugar withdrawal, which at the moment may I point out is rather severe. (After spending the weekend gorging, I topped it off yesterday with an OD on chocolate and a cheese fondue for supper). But no, I am a freak of nature, and as I reached for my toothbrush … Continue reading
Japan & The Call Of Seafood
Turkey and Japan have been in my mind a lot lately. Turkey because we have been talking about going back there this summer for a trip. Japan because of the food food food! Well for many reasons really, with the extra work I have been doing lately I have been daydreaming about how easy I … Continue reading
A Week Of Whirlwind Emotions
I have had one of THOSE weeks. I have been moody, cranky, and I have been working too much. In particular I have been worried about home as well. So I am here, getting itchy gypsy feet, and wanting to work less (MUCH LESS), and also wanting to find out what if anything is happening … Continue reading
A Litte Shout Out For Tech Geeks Love
I have a live in tech geek, but even he can not seem to help me with this. I use Kubunto (as I mentioned earlier, I really did not get along with Windows Vista, and since my blood pressure and my laptop both want to remain in healthy working order, for reasons described in an … Continue reading
No Bike For Me This Weekend
Sadly we did not pick up this bike this weekend. Despite my partner being wonder boyfriend and standing in a line up for 3 hours to get my license plate (in order to drive the bike home I needed insurance and a license plate, and in order to get the license plate I needed insurance, … Continue reading
Dropkicks To This Insanity!!
Ok, enough is enough, the insanity involved in trying to get my German motorcycle license has reached the point where I think I feel a migraine coming on. For those who dont know, I first started to try this last MAY when I arrived and began to settle in. The problem is that though a … Continue reading
More Awesomeness From The Divine Mz A
I love Alix. She always knows exactly what to say and when to say it. And she sent this poem recently, and I love it so much I wanted to share. It is Jack Gilbert’s poem “Failing and Flying”: Everyone forgets that Icarus also flew. It’s the same when love comes to an end, Or … Continue reading
Life Does Come To A Stand Still
I swore it would never happen. I would never be one of those. Those addicts. In fact in the past I have angered my friends by my refusal to join the club. To give into peer pressure. To be always pushed towards committing, to be always reachable. I never even tried it until Japan. Well … Continue reading
Jenny Craig, Betty Ford & Misadventures in Border Crossings
So I am back in cold cold Germany. My students all insist that it is not THAT cold. However I just got back from the beach. It is freaking cold. Cold and panic inducing. Where is my buffet full of magical foods with dishes I do not have to clean. Where are my 10 am … Continue reading
I Once Though About Being A Nurse
Of the many careers and professions I have considered (let alone the many more I have tried) many are surprised to find out nursing is among them. My infatuation with nursing came directly from Michael Ondaatjie’s The English Patient. I loved that book, and that the main character was a nurse fueled my romantic dreams … Continue reading
Dropkicks To The Throat
This is so evil, and deserves dropkicks to the throat. Well the world in general needs dropkicks to the throat. I would love to pass these dropkicks on, but I merely do not have the energy. So here are some well aimed punches, which hopefully some of you will read. Just A Girl In Short … Continue reading