When it comes to the eternal debate of seat up or seat down, I vote for choice C: seat and lid down. It's equally inconvenient for everyone, fewer germs are flying around, and toothbrushes can't fall in.

I finally got around to reading a New York Times article from September on passive houses in the US and how they're lagging far behind the passive house movement in Europe, especially Germany ( Read more... )

I'm not talking about a line that's so cheesy it's amusing, like "Did it hurt when you fell from Heaven?"

My least favorite pickup line is the following:

How is a girl like you still single?
How does a girl like you not have a boyfriend?
...and other variations...I certainly get the point of this, what guys are actually trying to say: "Damn girl ( Read more... )

Not sure whether anyone is still keeping an eye on this, but just in case, I'd like to direct you to my somewhat new travel blog:

http://ohnonebraska.blogspot.com/

Please comment if you check it out; it's just nice to know there are people out there! Hope you're all doing well!

# Pantala Naga Pampa ( Read more... )

I don't know why I'm reading about Today Show makeovers, but it's even worse when they write things like this ( Read more... )

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/19/us/19marriage.html

"We’ve known for some time that men need marriage more than women from the standpoint of physical and mental well-being."

We have? I know a lot of men and women who would be surprised by that...I want to read ( Read more... )

What. I just had a mini-breakdown at rehearsal. I think it was a combination of being extra tired from jet lag, being overwhelmed by the mountains of stuff I have to do, and being frustrated that I was having problems remembering lines, etc. This week is going to be a tough one - not a lot of down time - but things should get better after that ( Read more... )

Sometimes I feel like I spend more time going places than being places ( Read more... )

Although, at the same time, I haven't thought about my life in Germany at all. It's just not even on my radar. I know it'll be nice to be back, but I'm just enjoying being home and being on vacation so much that my "real life" really doesn't register.