Monthly Archive: August 2005

08
Aug
2005

PITY PARTY FOR 1

We had a power outage yesterday evening while we were gone, and I set the clock right before I went to bed at 11:30…only I set it wrong and when the alarm went off at 7 a.m. this morning and I hit the snooze thinking I could doze another 5 minutes, Anders said to me, “Liz, it’s 8 o’clock, what are you doing?” And I screamed and leaped and swore bad words and raced around like a chicken with my head cut off, and then I went to work. And I worked really damn hard and I didn’t leave until...

07
Aug
2005

LIFE WOULD BE TOLERABLE BUT FOR ITS AMUSEMENTS*

Why do I feel so much like MY mother when I’m sitting on a bench with a backpack full of rainclothes and sunscreen between my feet, while my children and my husband ride a rollercoaster? My mom rode rollercoasters with us when we were kids even though she didn’t like them much. I love rollercoasters with a love as big as the ocean but I can’t ride them anymore because they make me sick to my stomach. It’s weird that riding in a car has gotten easier as I’ve gotten older, regardless of the length of time I’m at it,...

06
Aug
2005

THERE IS NO COMPARISON BETWEEN THAT WHICH IS LOST BY NOT SUCCEEDING AND THAT LOST BY NOT TRYING*

Ow, cleaning bug! Don’t bite so hard!! I got the kids’ department picked up, dusted and vacuumed the entire house, cleaned the bathroom and did 2 loads of laundry…what more do you WANT FROM ME?? Outing plans were moved to tomorrow and we are planning to spend Sunday afternoon at Bakken, a lovely little amusement park in the forest outside of Copenhagen with our friend Mats & Annelott. And I have sushi with friends to look forward to tonight, so this weekend is shaping up to be a good one. 🙂 And best of all, Angie called this morning, and...

05
Aug
2005

FOLLOW UP

I had both good news and not yet news today regarding the people I talked about a couple of weeks ago. Kristian, the husband of Angie, our good friends, had surgery on his jaw today, is staying overnight in the hospital, and is scheduled for more surgery on his arm next week, as they are still unsure about the status of the cancer and are doing several procedures and biopsies to make sure if they got it all or not. They are concerned it has gotten into his lymph nodes, but the test results will take another 2 weeks to...

04
Aug
2005

GOOGLE LETS ME DOWN

Knock, knock…is this thing on? Hey lurkers! I know you’re out there. *waves to Kathey* Do they still make Wacky Wafers? I loved those things, especially the watermelon ones. Yummmm! Hmmm…seems the answer is no. How sad. I feel a little bit as though I have rabbits burrowing in my brain. I mean, I can’t seem to hold on to a thought. I use up all my concentration at work and when I come home it’s as though I was (were?) a balloon that someone filled up with air and held pinched shut all day,* and as soon as I...

03
Aug
2005

DISJOINTED

How tired do you have to be in order to be diagnosed with chronic fatigue? Cinnamon roll pop-tarts spread with butter and nuked in the microwave for 30 seconds are divine. Some days I’d just rather be reading blogs. This made me laugh out loud, though: What everyone should know about blog depression (thanks to cottontimer for the link!) O Brother Where Art Thou? was on TV tonight and I actually sat down and watched nearly all of it. I really like this movie. And it’s the first time I’ve ever considered George Clooney to be acting and not just...

02
Aug
2005

CRAFTY CORNER

Ta-dah! I finally finished putting together my new art table and everything looks so organized! I’m motivated just looking at it! Sometimes I wonder if I’m a bit TOO organized, and suspect that organization kills creativity in many subtle ways, but when it makes me so happy how can I not give in?

01
Aug
2005

YOU KILLED MY BROTHER, PREPARE TO D–SWAT!*

Did you know that flies are not just attracted to warmth, but mostly to SOUND? They tend to follow sound vibrations to the source since it invariably means warmth or living bodies or food. This morning, some 20 of them followed it to their deaths, in the process aggravating me nearly beyond the bounds of endurance. Since the weather was semi-decent yesterday the doors were open quite a bit with kids running back and forth and in and out, and despite the screens a lot of flies got into the house. I thought I had killed them all before we...

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