To all five and a half of my loyal readers, I apologize for my two weeks away from the old weblog. Trina and I have simply been having too much fun and have had little access to the internet, especially during our time on little Greek Isles. Since we last spoke, I have traveled through [...]

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. We [...]

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 Brosgol, [...]

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 [...]