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sweden

2008-05-16T15:11:57Z

I did not expect to end up with a sunburn in Sweden. It has been so incredibly sunny and warm here, and I have seen so little sun in Seattle lately, I have become a sun-whore. My uncle has a nice back deck for soaking up sun. It is also a great...

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I am so ready to get on a plane!

2008-05-13T21:30:40Z

I have never before been this prepared for a trip this many hours before my plane was to take off. My two (heavy but small) bags are zipped up. My check-in confirmation is tucked into my passport in an outer pocket. The house is clean and the g...

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things on tuesday: pre-flight

2008-05-13T16:52:47Z

ech: I ate too much dessert last night and the night before & now I have a sugar hangover I'm indecisive about my career options I am leaving just when the warm weather is about to arrive Heartburn Being busy does not seem to lead to personal sa...

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why travel

2008-05-11T21:03:53Z

Every time I plan a major trip I end up having a few twinges of financial guilt. I could put this money into my languishing retirement fund. I could make a down-payment on a car. I could go to school and learn something useful. I could invest ...

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Things on Tuesday

2008-05-07T02:41:13Z

The loathelies: When the procrastination of others messes with my bizness. How expensive everything is! Pants that are too tight. Too much stuff. The things that lurk at the back of the closet. Missed deliveries. Anal-retentive project managers ...

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cleaning out the closet

2008-05-07T02:28:16Z

I suppose you might call it Spring Cleaning, but I call it long overdue. One of the great features of my apartment (apart from high ceilings, hardwood floors, loads of windows, a full-size bathtub, and an excellent location) is the ginormous walk...

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some observations

2008-05-03T16:19:57Z

The weather now seems to have summer and winter modes, and it can go back and forth within a single day. Morning: ooh, it's 70 degrees! Afternoon: Why is it snowing?? Or vice versa. Men are almost universally interested in women's boots. It ...

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travel suggestions?

2008-05-02T04:33:40Z

Tell me, tell me: what must I absolutely be sure to do/see/eat/drink in BERLIN and PRAGUE? I will also have limited time in Copenhagen and London/ Brighton...oh and Southern Sweden. I know, a bit random, but there is a logic to all of this. Als...

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things on tuesday

2008-04-30T03:39:48Z

I loathe it: stress clutter voicemail advertising re-shoots unfolded laundry wasted food working in the evening forgetting to take daily photos forgetting in general discomfort fitful sleep bank of americaI love it: natural hot springs moss sp...

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another stroll down lover's lane

2008-04-28T01:35:06Z

Last year, I hiked the Lover's Lane Loop alone and ended up soaking wet, covered in mud, tired, cold, and injured. Half of the hike was essentially in rushing streams. This year the winter has been different - longer and colder - and half of the...

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