I hate finishing books. I hate it. It's like arriving home after an amazing vacation. What do I do now? I mean, yes, I have several books waiting to me read on my bookshelf. But I'm in the mood for more of what I just read. Slightly fictionalized history, preferably about Queen Elizabeth I. I just finished The Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir, who is ( Read more... )

Germany. MUST I return? Yes, I must. At 4:53pm tomorrow, my plane takes off. I'm not packed at all. Obviously, if you even know me. I'm watching House instead. Ups and downs. I must go back. These past 10 days have been glorious. Every day. Almost every minute of every day. I know it would not be glorious every minute of every day if I stayed here ( Read more... )

( i wanna go home. but here's a quiz. )

I'm in Hamburg for the weekend. Tomorrow I go to Lübeck 35 miles north to meet up with my mom's cousin's daughter, whatever that makes her to me. She's my mom's age, though. She and her life partner (yes, I'm excited to have some of the gay in my life again) have an adopted son, I believe. They live in Copenhagen, but they're American. I was ( Read more... )

I am eating a Lindt truffle. Just one. Because the filling is sour cherry and chili with dark chocolate mousse. It satisfied me. Why is chili and chocolate sooo good?

I have so many little things to whine and complain about right now. But I'm too tired to do it. Just know that I'd really like to write a rant right here.

I can't find a fitted sheet for my bed, which the cleaning lady MADE me strip of all the sheets today even though there will be new sheets on it tomorrow. (Grandparents coming to town, staying in my room, bring their own sheets.) She pulled out a new pillowcase and a new duvet cover, but no sheet. And I can't go ask Heidi and Klaus because I'm an ( Read more... )

If I can pay $462.07 a month, I will have my loans paid off by November 4, 2023. I currently own $50,496.70 and with the interest that will accrue in the time it takes me to pay this, I will have paid $72,686.51. Dear sweet Baby Jesus. And that was only for 2 years of school. American higher education is a total scam. As it is, I'm broke and I ( Read more... )

I really hate when people mess up my things. Things I have taken the time to think through and organize. Like when I had my clean laundry nicely folded and my sister knocked it all over onto a dog-hair-covered floor. Even if it's no longer mine. Like when I give my sister my old shirts and she stains them. None of this pertains to my sister at the ( Read more... )

Nine

As Kelly would say, baller. I'm freaking pumped. Penelope, Nicole, Judi D, Marion Cotillard (the amazing actress from La Vie en Rose), Sophia Loren, and Fergie Ferg, among others. Federico Fellini directing. Dancing, singing, Italy. I have high hopes. This better be amazing. I want to see 8½ like wicked bad now. I almost watched it a couple of ( Read more... )

You're on my friends list, I want to know 36 things about you. I don't care if we never talk, or if we already know everything about each other. Short and sweet is fine... you're on my list, so I want to know you better! Comment here and re-post a blank one on your own journal ( Read more... )