Monthly Archives: May 2011

Back From Frankfurt

Posted on May 30, 2011 by

I’m back from my weekend in Frankfurt and experiencing a level of exhaustion I never thought possible without a long distance plane trip being involved.  You see, my parents snore, loudly and without stopping for the entire night.  Therefore, I’m … Continue reading →

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Let The Insanity Begin

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

Because my life is incapable of having stuff happen with nice breaks between them, I am now facing 10 days of insanity where I will be covering a far bit of Germany and getting very little sleep.  Tonight I’m going … Continue reading →

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TWC: CNN is my crack

Posted on May 26, 2011 by

I admit it, I’m a news junkie.  I love knowing what’s happening in the world and why.  I am cable news’ prime demographic. However, when I lived in Australia, whilst I kept my eye on the news, I didn’t watch … Continue reading →

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The ‘I Expect Better’ Campaign

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

First we had the ‘It Gets Better’ campaign where GLBT adults and their supporters recorded messages for GLBT youth letting them know that life as a GLBT person gets better in an effort to reduce GLBT youth suicide. Now we … Continue reading →

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German Letter Writing

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

My A1 test is coming up next month and one of the exercises we have to do in the test is to write a letter.  Therefore, our German homework over the weekend is to write a letter to someone back … Continue reading →

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ABC’s New Fall Line-Up

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

ABC has just announced that they will be picking up two new shows to add to their Fall line-up – Once Upon A Time and Charlie’s Angels and because I receive press releases for Entertainment Bloggers (not sure why though), … Continue reading →

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Apparently Racism is OK in Hamburg

Posted on May 17, 2011 by

The poster below is plastered up over many U-Bahn stations throughout Hamburg. It’s an ad for a show by an apparently popular comedy act. The posters for their different shows are always on display at U-Bahn stations.  For those who … Continue reading →

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TWC: Perky Goth

Posted on May 17, 2011 by

This Week’s Crush is the over-caffeinated, perky, gothic forensic science Abby Sciuto from NCIS played by the perennially youthful Pauley Perrette (she’s actually 42). Abby makes forensics science very sexy but like all TV scientists possesses skills in way too … Continue reading →

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Back from Berlin

Posted on May 16, 2011 by

I’m back from my weekend in Berlin and had a great time.  Photos will be upcoming when I work out how to install my camera’s software onto my shiny new computer. This will mean I have have to track down … Continue reading →

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Why Can’t People Do Their Jobs?

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

What follows is a rant after a morning full of burning stupidity.  Feel free to skip over it. I work in tech support and in tech support you expect a fair amount of stupid. However, I work in tech support … Continue reading →

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