An American Girl: July 2010

29Jul2010

A new day

I must have caught up on some sleep. I woke up when my alarm went off and didn't have to drag myself out of bed. I allowed myself a nice big morning stretch and now I'm at my kitchen table, watching the cats eat, checking email, catching up on blogs, and feeling good. Awake. Happy. I am excited about the weekend. Yes, I do know it is only Thursday, but Friday looms large, in the best possible way. A dear friend gets married on Friday. Not only am I very...

28Jul2010

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What's my point exactly?

Hello Dear Readers, are you still there? I understand if you have gotten bored or moved on thanks to my anemic posting lately, but I do hope this is not so. Please bear with me as I figure out my schedule (so I can actually sit down and write when I'm awake and alert and motivated) and my point. Yes, my point. You see, since the Vienna move isn't right around the corner any longer (it could be 6 months, it could be a year, could be anywhere in between or even longer), it feels odd...

24Jul2010

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I Miss Florida

Huh? It's true. I miss Florida. Not that I miss the chain restaurants, strip malls, too-short shorts, dark tans, and fake breasts that dominate the landscape, but I do very much miss the no alarm clock, no schedule, lounging, eating, beach, sun, pool, and time with friends that we enjoyed last week. Perhaps instead of saying that I miss Florida, I should just say that I miss vacation. It was only four short days. You wouldn't think I'd have acclimated to a new schedule, or...

15Jul2010

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Places I'm Going

Tonight, I board a jet plane and head to....Jacksonville, Florida. That's right. Jacksonville. Florida. In mid-July. I know you're jealous. Friends are getting married on Saturday (trust me, nothing less than the wedding of good friends would get us to hot sticky schwül* Florida at this time of year), so off we go. *Schwül is the German word for humid, which we learned on our trip to Vienna, because, well, it was a little schwül while we were there. ...

12Jul2010

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Places I've Been

2% - seems so sad! One of the many reasons my husband and I want to move to Europe, and to Vienna, specifically, is that we see it as a launching pad of sorts. A home that provides close proximity and easy travel to so many other countries. A way for us to not only experience life in a new place, but life in many new places. Vienna seems quite central, offering exploration opportunities East, West, North, and South by car, by train, by plane, at reasonable travel rates. All evidence...

09Jul2010

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Riots & Spies

IN TODAY'S NEWS: Oakland, California (where I currently live), RIOTS over a verdict given to a white former transit police officer for the shooting death of an African-American man. After dark, mobs form, smash windows, loot Vienna, Austria (where I plan to live someday), Russian and American SPIES traded on the tarmac at Vienna International Airport. Prisoner Swap in Vienna Ends U.S.-Russia Espionage Case ~ Both sound like they could be newspaper headlines from decades...

08Jul2010

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A little something more about me

On Monday, I may dress like this... And Tuesday, like this... And on both days, I'll feel completely, utterly, 100 % like myself. This month's Vogue (July 2010) blew me away ~ with the Magnificent Obsession (featuring Ewan McGregor and Natalia Vodianova, photographed by Peter Lindbergh) and an absolutely jaw-dropping, breathtaking, couldn't-stop-staring photo spread of Marion Cotillard (photographed by Mario Testino). I think she may be...

06Jul2010

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The Long Weekend

I took an unexpected, unplanned break from the old computer this long, holiday weekend. We didn't travel, didn't spend all our days at the beach or at BBQs, but I did unplug just a bit. I'll admit to logging on for a few minutes every now and again, but for the most part, I stayed offline. I didn't do this intentionally, didn't plan an offline weekend, didn't have to force myself and fight against an urge to connect. It was natural, it was something that just happened, and...

02Jul2010

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Austen, it's (finally) your time

I have a confession to make. I have never read a Jane Austen novel. I've seen the movies, know the stories, but, with my head hung in shame, I must finally come clean and admit that I've never actually read any Austen. I feel like a traitor to my sex and my profession! I haven't been able to get into any of the books I've brought home in the last few days, so I've decided to rectify the situation. With which Austen novel do I start? Pride & Prejudice? Sense & Sensibility?...

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