Trina and I are in Siena, having just left Florence and on our way to Rome tomorrow. Siena is a beautiful little medieval city. We climbed to the top of a sweet 83 meter tower and could see every bit of the city and countryside. As hotels are expensive and sparse here, we are camping. [...]
I am in an internet cafe in Prague on a crazy-ass keyboard on which the z and y are switched along with most symbols. LAME. Regardless, I am having a wonderful time with Trina and much enjoying the city despite the rain we’ve had today. Alright, I reallz cannot deal with this [...]
I leave for Europe on Monday. This list details what I have to do before I leave.
Buy European plug converter Buy AA battery recharger Pay bills and setup automatic bill payment for next month Transfer money from WaMu to BofA Buy frame pack at REI Buy boxers and hiking socks Pack Rearrange bedroom Buy new linens Hang photos and paintings Compile address list for [...]
This afternoon found me wasting time, completing my weekly browse of Apple Trailers. I happened upon the trailer for Howl’s Moving Castle, the name of which immediately resonated with me. This animated feature is an American release of a Japanese film by Hayao Miyazaki (the creator of Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke, for the neophytes). [...]
I thought that I should burp out a quick post without all the emotion and home improvement so common in my other posts. I shamelessly stole the link to this little disturbed cartoon from BAMF and hosted the file here so you can avoid using bittorrent. Here is the cartoon:
Snow-Bo
One of the creators is Vera [...]
Sometimes I forget that I will be in Europe in less than two weeks. This forgetfulness initially seems strange—I have never been to Europe and have dreamed about traveling there for most of my life. How could it slip my mind that I will see Rome and Athens, that I will dip my feet [...]