"There are a lot of impossible, unspoken rules on Thanksgiving. We´re supposed to be thankful and eat a lot and drink a lot and be nice to each other. Teenagers are supposed to stop being sullen. Matriarchs are supposed to make a perfect turkey and some man is supposed to know how to carve it."-- JOANN LOULAN, a family therapist ( Read more... )

Another reason I love languages....I'm such a language dork! Plumber's crack...classic.

Oxford English Dictionary Gets Some BlingOn an unrelated note, last Monday I came into work and found that my computer had been moved....without warning. Yep, a cold, bare and empty desk was all that I found in my former workspace. A hunt for my new ( Read more... )

So there is this animation series called Making Fiends. I love it and am totally addicted to it. You should check it out- it's hi-larious with a capital HI. www.makingfiends.com then click on "Watch the Episodes".

Berlin Love Parade back after three-year absence

Yeah, and I've decided that dating after not having had sex for a long time is like grocery shopping when you are starving. Everything looks good and whatever you get is usually not very healthy for you.

Ok, so it's finally happened. I'm dating an American. In about 14 years of dating I've never dated an American. I mean, it's not like I had this policy of "I don't date Americans" or something. It just happened that all of the guys I was ever with were from another country, which is cool. Oh yeah, and he's not divorced with kids, which I've ( Read more... )

So, the deciding words for this year's spelling bee were both of German origin- Ursprache and Weltschmerz. I am blown away. This demonstrates Benjamin's theory on the inter-relationship of languages and influence on each other and the inadequacy of one single language that ultimately must borrow from another to convey and represent a concept that ( Read more... )

Stitch 'n' Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker

So yesterday my departmental grad student org had its annual year-end picnic. The best part was the softball game. Not only is trying to get students of comparative literature, philosopy and culture to do something without first having to discuss/debate it for 20 minutes impossible (I tell you, it's like hurding cats), but there was also the ( Read more... )

Today I revealed a deep, dark, dirty secret to someone in my literature department ( Read more... )

Whoa, Netflix has the movie "Die Legende von Paul und Paula".

I am soooo getting Netflix, if even just for this movie. Nobody ever has this one.