On the way back from my work-related trip to Hawaii, I decided to stay an extra night in Honolulu/Waikiki Beach. I had to take advantage of the opportunity to see a tad more of the islands and I am so glad I did. I only had about 24 hours and...
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{image via weheartit} Did you know that in Europe you can’t take right turns on a red light? I am still debating if this is a bad or actually a good thing. I think there is much less potential for possible accidents with pedestrians, because to be honest, nobody really stops,...
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Ok, ok, just bear with me for a minute here, before you all run away screaming because I am picking a topic for my today’s blog post that most people don’t really have a loving relationship with: math! One thing you probably don’t know – and have never thought about –...
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I think I figured out why so very little people take public transportation in this country, even when it is available. It’s just a big huge pain in the butt, this is why. Who in their right mind would give up the convenience of their car in exchange for a...
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Also, today is the second Sunday of Advent. I am planning to stay at home, light some candles and prepare my Christmas mail which I want to send out ASAP (especially the mail that’s going overseas). We went to the Christkindlmarket with the German Group yesterday. Besides the fact that...
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When I woke up this morning and turned on the computer, Google greeted me with this image: Ah yes, Big Bird on Wednesday, Cookie Monster yesterday and Bert and Ernie today. I see a trend. It’s Sesame Street’s 40th anniversary this month (it premiered on November 10, 1969) and what...
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Seriously. I’ve had it with the H1N1 news already. I am really getting sick and tired of hearing about H1N1 and about “you need to get vaccinated”. People here in the US are freaking the ‘eff’ out. When I drove to work this morning, I was listening to NPR and...
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My first impression of Alabama: damn, it’s hot and humid here. I am not used to this anymore, thankyouverymuch, I am here from California, the hot, but dry Central Valley. I can easily stand an average summer temperature of 95°F without breaking into a sweat, but I get to 85°F...
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