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My “Real” Age is 24.4?
So I was lured into this silly Real Age test because I wanted it to tell me that I don’t have to grow up, after all. Survey says I’m actually 3 years younger, in terms of health. Wooo. The questions asked were really interesting: measuring health/stressy levels according to all sorts of things that we […]
May 27, 2007
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Attack of the Love Bugs
At the risk of having my blog censored for adult-content, I must comment on the love bugs in Florida this time of year. They are everywhere. And they are massive. Massive bugs making love in the air. And they’re doing their thing while acrobatically landing on your arm, face, et cetera. It is really quite […]
May 25, 2007
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5K + Safe Dunking
That 5k was oddly fun. I don’t know why, really. It was awfully early for me to be up. And I used to hate running and thought that anyone who claimed to enjoy it took weirdo pills. I think I’m just getting addicted to whatever those drugs are that your body produces when you run. […]
May 21, 2007
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A Couple of Firsts
On Sunday I’m going to do two things I’ve never done before, and all before mid-day! I’m awfully excited for both. One, I’m running in my first 5k. It’s through my little historic town, and very close to the route I usually run with the windy streets that have the enormous red, pink, and white […]
May 19, 2007
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I Just Want to Play
I am an eight year old trapped in a twenty seven-year old’s body. I really just would like to play now, please. But I have 3 weeks of class and about 10 papers left to write. (Along with many, many other non-academic projects due.) I’m learning that I get things done most efficiently when I […]
May 18, 2007
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Why Björk Will Never Act Again
Dancer in the Dark premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2000. At the Cannes, the film was awarded the festival’s most prestigious Palme d’Or award, while Björk won best actress. Unless you’re a fan of rather obscure indies, this film probably flew under your radar screen. But Dancer in the Dark has affected me […]
May 16, 2007
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Take That, Terps
I just got word that the UMBC Lacrosse team beat the pants off of the University of Maryland to enter the quarter-finals of the NCAA championship. This is huge news for Baltimore! And for the ever-underdog UMBC Retrievers. As a UMBC Golf team alum, I remember no other rival than the Maryland Terps, the Uni […]
May 15, 2007
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From an Old Kitchen Window
I’m not sure if you’ve ever felt caught in between worlds, but I do. I’ve been in the States since September, but my heart still walks on water back to our apartment in Portugal. (The photo above was taken from our old kitchen window, in between the yellow curtains.) Rachel was one of my roommates […]
May 15, 2007
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Mommy Blogger Crosses Atlantic!
I’ve just nominated the legendary Lisa Borden in the Blogger’s Choice Awards. Category: Hottest Mommy Blogger. Perfect? Perfect! Hurry up and go vote for her. Especially because, as of today, all of Lisa’s posts will be from Tanzania! Where else can you get a look at the inside of a wild household migrating from Europe […]
May 15, 2007
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Ajuda Me
A few nights ago I dreamt that I was back at a cafe in Portugal, ordering pastries and coffee in the early evening. It was the first dream I’ve had in a long while where I was speaking Portuguese, not English. After ordering my milky galao, the sassy-pants barista demanded that I order an aperitif […]
May 15, 2007
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Flying Red Pens
Tonight, red pens were a-flying in my room. We are studying 1 Timothy in my Fuller class. Oh, the legendary first letter to Timothy! The book that has caused many a woman to have imaginary boxing-matches with St. Paul over his apparent misogyny! Well, N.T. Wright is helping me see Paul in a whole new […]
May 14, 2007
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Your Mom
(File under: not-boring e-cards: Hipster Cards)
May 14, 2007
