Author: lizardek

06
Dec
2005

IF BOB ISN’T YOUR UNCLE, WHO THE HELL IS HE??

People keep friending me. It makes me feel so cool! I feel like one of the cool kids every time! Do you people know something about me that I don’t know? Because I assure you, I am not one of the cool kids. Aw Cawntrar. hahaha! I always wanted to write that. It drives me crazy when people write “wallah!” but I can understand why. If you’ve only ever heard it said, and never seen it written, how would you know it WASN’T “wallah!” ?? A word I was asked to spell today and then had to go look up...

05
Dec
2005

STICK A FORK IN ME, I’M DONE

3 julbords in 5 days is just way too much. I’m julborded out and it’s the FIFTH of December. The Swedes eat basically the same feast for every holiday but they really pile it on for Christmas. Julbord, for those of you who have never been initiated into this particular Swedish extravaganza, is, literally, “Christmas table.” It traditionally consists of a fish course of up to THIRTY different kinds of pickled herring (herring in tomato sauce, herring in mustard sauce, herring in cream sauce, herring in dill, herring in garlic sauce, herring in onion, pickled FRIED herring, herring with you-name-it....

04
Dec
2005

DON’T BLINK, YOU’LL MISS IT…PLUS BONUS GUILT

Where the heck did my weekend go?? It’s 10 p.m. on Sunday night, and despite sleeping in this morning, I feel like it’s just zipped on by with me whirling around in its wake with a dizzy expression on my face. I can’t even remember what we did yesterday. Did we do something yesterday? Ah yes, we did. And today we went to our friends Mats & Annelott for the afternoon, and a nice dinner of delicious pizza. Dear Garlic, Why you gotta be like that when you know I love you so? Uncomfortably Yours, Liz Another crazy week ahead:...

03
Dec
2005

IF YOU HAVEN’T GOT A PENNY, A HA-PENNY WILL DO

I have Christmas on the brain at the moment. It’s because I finished doing the house decorating today, with Martin’s help. All we have left in boxes are the tree ornaments, but we won’t be getting a tree until the 17th, because tomorrow we’re visiting friends and next weekend we’ve got Martin’s birthday party on Saturday and about 42 million calendar commitments on Sunday, of which we’ve chosen 3 to attend. I think. It’s hard to keep track. I’ve started the layout for our annual Christmas newsletter and gotten all my Christmas cards out of the back of the closet,...

03
Dec
2005

NO PREACHING, JUST PRACTICING

A lot of what’s been on my mind lately has been work-related and not in a good way, and since I won’t talk about work here, I feel like my not being able to talk about work here has been sort of blocking my being able to talk about ANYTHING here. I could lock up the post, I suppose, and get it out, but to be honest, I’m still chewing several things over in my head, and I don’t really want or need advice, because it’s not that kind of thing, it’s more general observations and a bit of discomfort...

02
Dec
2005

I’M LATE, I’M LATE

It’s just turning after midnight, but I must post 2 things before I go and dive into bed: Happy Happy Birthday Wishes to georgiamars! Hope your day was a great one! Really Great Writing Out There Right Now: Throwing in the Towel, and Picking it up again Very busy Christmas partying, back soon, I promise!

29
Nov
2005

COOKIE MONSTER

12 bags of cookies. oh god. I managed to get them all into the freezer except 1 bag of the succulently titled FUDGE PUDDLES, which in reality are more like double-stuffed-addictioncup-porncookies. I ate 3 of those upon arrival home and then Anders came in and in plaintive tones asked, “Can I have one?” at which point I growled and snapped at his tentatively reaching hand. “Can’t you go see what’s in the other 11 bags?” I hissed, “Since there are probably cookies there I DON’T like?” Then he held me at arm’s length, wrestling the bag out of my frantic...

28
Nov
2005

THE RIGHT WAY TO START OFF YOUR WEEK

1) Watch the sunshine sparkle off the snow 2) Find out in a salary discussion with your boss that you are getting a very respectable raise! 3) Eat an excellent sushi dinner 4) Be given a gift at the monthly meeting from the board and members of your women’s club for your dedication and service over the past 7 years. I should give up my board position more often! 😀 5) Bring home 12 bags of different kinds of Christmas cookies from the cookie exchange 6) Go to bed at a decent hour and get a good night’s sleep

27
Nov
2005

I MADE IT THROUGH THE WILDERNESS

The last thing on my self-imposed list of things to get done this weekend is design and print Martin’s birthday party invitations, and I’m rapidly running out of time, so this might be a short post. I feel like running up and down the steps of a museum in Philadelphia with my clenched fists raised in victory over my head. Excuse me for a moment while I digress in disgust: I just went to google a photo of Rocky to link to in that sentence and found an article about tourists at the Philadelpha Museum of Art that said this:...

24
Nov
2005

SOME, BUT NOT ALL OF THE THINGS I’M THANKFUL FOR, IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER

jet fuel long-distance cabling microelectronics backrubs language family ties lenses hearty laughter bread commitment contentment generosity embraces sleeping in good graphic design throat muscles printing presses debit cards paychecks candlelight anticipation hot showers speed recording devices adhesives willpower girlfriends good luck medical advancements paintbrushes beauty decks of cards potatoes ice water kindred spirits spontaneity grammar memories trees hospitality The Best of All Big Birthday Wishes (a little belated) to gnostraeh!

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