So we had a teeny earthquake here two days ago - my cousin's husband, Manos, thinks it was about 4.5 or something, which since all the buildings are still standing means nada to me. We were on the beach when it hit - well, technically I was on the beach, my parents were being tree-hugging hippies and walking on a nature trail that they've ( Read more... )

Well, I'm finally in Greece! It's been one of those holy-hell experiences getting here, but now it's all over...so, here's the skinny ( Read more... )

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My pirate name is:

Bloody Jenny Kidd

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Translating from Italian to English using Google Translator and Babel Fish can be very, very entertaining. Especially when they can't translate Italian words, so they just keep it in Italian in the middle of an English sentence seemingly written by a third-grader. Or when they translate "he" and "she" as "it" - like, "it" died in 1720, "it" ( Read more... )

So last night I was at this Australian pub called JJ's Cathedral - partly because of the fun tourists, partly because of their slogan, "Jesus would be happy if you had a pint here". And I of course love a happy Jesus ( Read more... )

In honor of America's birthday, I've decided to post some pics of men in red pants - because they're patriotic, and a bit bizzare. I do have to say, though, that these pics were taken on the same day, in the same church. It was a veritable GAGGLE of red-panted fools. Plus, I apologize if the pics are a bit dark - I didn't have my super spy-ware ( Read more... )

I'm doing a half-day of work today, because technically I'm staying one extra week so that I can have Fridays off...but I feel guilty cause I was tres lazie this week, so the least I can do is come in and pretend to work and post more pics ( Read more... )

So I'm doing research trying to figure out the subject matter of alot of the garden statues I'm working on. Basically, none of these 190 statues are marked, named, catalogued, or indexed in any way, so if the statue itself doesn't have an inscribed title or name I have to research and find out which mythological deity I think it is and why. Score ( Read more... )

And now, a display of my mighty fingers crushing Italian monuments! Only two so far, but more will follow...


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