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Monthly Archives: June 2009

And Crown Thy Good with Brotherhood

06.30.09 – 13:06

It’s that time of year again: approximately 6 months since I’ve last been in the U.S. (and 6 months until the next trip), so all of my American food cravings are hitting. Luckily, I keep a list so I don’t forget anything during the long, long year. Things like: Bolthouse Farms vanilla chai smoothie (So [...]

By eptivity | Posted in America | Comments (1)

Mmm….Alka-Seltzery

06.24.09 – 10:06

When life gives you a country that thinks “lemonade” is a clear, carbonated lemon-lime flavo(u)red soft drink that frequently tastes vaguely of Alka-Seltzer, buy some lemons, and make your own damn lemonade. So good. BONUS: then put it in your favorite new thermos that your totally awesome favorite friend(s) sent you from home in a [...]

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Life in Plastic, It’s Fantastic

06.19.09 – 22:06

You guys like birds, right? I do and I’m doing my best to make Stephan like them too. Starting with these: [note: all but the first of these photos were stolen from you, the Internets] {{tiny little baby ducks on the canal}} {{moorhens who will eat anything}} {{comparatively solemn coot}} {{blue tit who flits around [...]

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In Which I Am the Best Wife Ever

06.17.09 – 23:06

Because if I were not the best wife ever, I probably would not tell you this delightful story about our recent Scrabble game, as follows. Stephan plays his first word: Me, being nice, because Scrabble is My Game and we’re only playing it because I’m tired of losing at Rook: “Here, let me help you”: [...]

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God Bless the EU

06.16.09 – 10:06

The care tag on a Nike shirt I just bought, featuring 22 of the coolest languages around.

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Happy Half-Birthday to Me!

06.15.09 – 10:06

We don’t really do the whole half-birthday thing (and, according to Stephan, neither does anyone over the age of nine, but what does he know), except for this year HOORAY! It all started with Hay-on-Wye, a lovely town on the Welsh border that’s like the king of second-hand bookstores. The only problem is that the [...]

By eptivity | Posted in England, Stephan, Wales | Comments (2)
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