Because some of my YALSA friends aren't on facebook, I'm posting the same message here I just posted there ( Read more... )

I decided I was done wasting emotions on stupid people, which relieved my stress immensely.  However, I now have something new to stress out about: the weather.

It is currently 18 degrees and snowing, with 2-4 inches expected to snow overnight.  Tomorrow, the high is 14 degrees (the low is -1), with another inch or so of snow expected. alixwrites plane is ( Read more... )

I got tagged! Sweet!

I'm not going to tag anyone, since I don't think I even have 8 LJ friends. If you feel like doing this, go for it.

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1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a ( Read more... )

We leave Amsterdam for Ireland today, and I can't wait. I like Amsterdam...it's a very unique city, and has a pretty good vibe and plenty to do...but it's really just a bit much for me.

After Germany, though, where we spent every available minute DOING something, Amsterdam's been a kind of frenetic do-nothing time, appreciated.  Some highlights:

• The ( Read more... )

I've finally found somewhere with internet access! I don't know whose internet it is, but I can get to it from where I am right now...a houseboat in Amsterdam. Which is awesome.  Unfortunately, it's very slow, and I haven't been able to access my work email yet.  However, that might actually be a good thing ( Read more... )

We're on the road again. Kris is driving us toward the Autobahn, and since I'm not so much a fan of the fast-moving traffic, I'm writing up the last couple days instead.

On Tuesday, we took the train to Salzburg. It really is as beautiful as I'd imagined, at least once you get into the old city. The more modern area we saw, right ( Read more... )

We finally made it to Germany. The plane ride was not fun, but it happened and now it's over. I didn't sleep a whit on the plane, but that's okay too. We're here.

Our luggage did not arrive with us, yet another thing to chronicle in the oh-so-nasty letter I'm planning on writing to Delta, but since it has come now (and they did an ( Read more... )

Hmm...the people who work at Delta's service center in Atlanta are a bit surly, and not very helpful.  The people who work the gate in Pittsburgh are...well, I'm in Atlanta. The people who work their International Customer Service phone lines? Quite polite and understanding. But apparently they can't upgrade our seats, and I need to talk to someone ( Read more... )

Well. A European vacation seems like as good a reason as any to begin blogging again, both for my own edification and to make all my friends jealous. Don't get jealous yet, though. This trip is off to an inauspicious start.

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