hmmmm i didn't plan on visiting islands or doing beach time over here--3 days is too short--so clearly i need to come back. want to see morro de sao paulo ( Read more... )

it's funny, i am at a hostel (it's been a while) and shared the room with a german student finishing up his degree in computer science and a british guy about to turn 50 who used to work in coal mines and now is travelling the world in chunks of many months highlighted by the occasional marathon and funded by the sales of his home in yorkshire plus ( Read more... )

Man ( Read more... )

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OK. Four week countdown to Brazil. The last time I was there was in 1984. I have the annoying habits of a Myer Briggs P, and have not yet planned out dates and such. The impression of chaos is probably more bark than bite.. but still causes an underlying level of stress ( Read more... )

OK, I need to figure out a more productive reaction than 1) avoidance (ie not reading this article) because I don't want to feel guilt for not being part of the solution 2) pure helplessness/despair ( Read more... )

What American accent do you have?
Your Result: Boston

You definitely have a Boston accent, even if you think you don't. Of course, that doesn't mean you are from the Boston area, you may also be from New Hampshire or Maine.
The West

The Midland

North Central

The Northeast

Philadelphia

The South

The Inland North

What American accent do you have?
Quiz ( Read more... )

About an eternity or two ago, when I was a freshman in college, I briefly dated a funny Austrian guy from the uni at Graz (who incidentally is still a good friend... have visited him a couple of times in Austria & Italy, and I still chat with him occasionally on Skype as he is occasionally bored in his Russian posting, while his wife is in Austria ( Read more... )

I just made my first loaf!! Crunchy hard crust, I'm *so* excited! And the best is I get to get on with my life while the yeast does the work ( Read more... )

They'd grown apart as one chose family and the other a career. Would cancer bring them back together ( Read more... )