I've started a new journal: lost_in_nlI kept intending to post more to this journal. I would open it up and have things to write and just spend a little quality stare time and close it again. I guess I feel a bit boxed in and weighted down by old baggage associated with it. There are so many good things as well here, but those I seem to remember just fine ( Read more... )

Less than a week to my wedding (March 30). Guests have started to arrive from the US. I've decided that I will start a new journal when the busyness has calmed down. I'll post why and a link here when it happens.

In the meantime, my friend jsallach is here visiting. He's posting daily with pictures and thoughts on visiting The Netherlands, so check ( Read more... )

Just finished the first book of the Death Gate Cycle and loved it. Sped through it really, as the writing was simple and I was greatly entertained. Of course, I don't have any of the following books, and this being another holiday day, can't go rummage through the used section of the local bookstore. Not only do I now have to still look for the ( Read more... )

I realize I've been long out of contact with many of my friends, and for that, I apologize. I value every one of you...I'm just overwhelmed at times in this new strange place that doesn't want me to live here (damn you, Immigration ( Read more... )

So the Boi's request for a raise was denied. We'll have to send in an appeal that can't counteract the reason for denial. Hopefully, we can use other points and they'll give a damn. Now, I'm just too depressed to move :P

Not much of an update...the Boi's work is inclined to give him the raise needed to help with my appeal for residency, but they're being all bureaucratically slow about it. Since we're up against a deadline, we're just going to send the appeal saying that his workplace is working on it and emphasizing that it would be cruel for Kiddo to have just ( Read more... )

The Boi has official, full, legal custody of Kiddo finally!! Yay, safety opposite The Crazy!

We're watching Mary Poppins in Dutch and they actually changed the word supercalifragilisticexpialidocious for the song....as if it were real word that needed to be translated :P

Google Earth has just added the Netherlands, so if you want to see our town from the air (assuming you have the free program installed), search for "Enschede, Netherlands".

Here's the first in what I hope will be regular photo essays of life here in the Netherlands ( Read more... )