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Professional computer geek and linguist living in Germany, doing infosec stuff and being the freakiest mother ever.
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Monthly Archives: August 2007
Better than “a time sex thing”…
Today’s Language Log cracked me up – there have been a few very good posts of late which display some of the excellent mistranslations found in translations from Chinese to English (the phrase in this post’s title is referenced in … Continue reading
Will someone please explain this to me?
Christian commented the other night that it was a little bizarre that Halloween movies are already coming out… But can someone please explain to me why, on August 31st, Walgreens is advertising Halloween candy at 2/$5 and has their costume … Continue reading
Week 26: Totally useless
25 weeks, 3 days. Everyone’s body has a different way of telling them they’ve overdone it. So far, my pregnant body has done this by making me 1) want to pass out from exhaustion, and 2) making me hurt all … Continue reading
Week 26: De Agony of De Feet…
(With apologies to Howard Cosell…) 25 weeks, 2 days. So those late pregnancy symptoms are starting to hit. I already had to buy bigger, wider shoes a few weeks back, but now… now all of those ligament relaxing hormones plus … Continue reading
Week 26: One week left in the second trimester…
25 weeks, 1 day. Ok, so some folks say 25 weeks starts the third trimester, and some say 27 or 28 weeks, but the chart on my OB’s wall said 26, and I’ll take it Not like it matters much … Continue reading
Ya gotta wonder…
Outside of wondering “why now?” in regard to the resignation of AG Alberto Gonzales, here’s something that puzzles me… Why are were the top stories on CNN the last two times I checked them today “Glut of homes hits 16-year … Continue reading
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Week 25: I really need to clean my camera lens…
24 weeks, 6 days: Part II. This week’s belly shots include a stretchy shirt I rarely wear in public, but hey, you can see the belly. What scares me is that the shirt I’m wearing under it actually makes my … Continue reading
Week 25: Five good things about being pregnant – Episode IV
24 weeks, 6 days. Well, the week is nearly over (actually, it officially is, being after midnight and all, but since I count my days as starting when I get out of bed in the morning, it’s still week 25 … Continue reading
Week 25: Greetings from inside the womb! Wish you were here…
24 weeks, 5 days: Part II. Ok, forget that last part of the title – Small Monster almost certainly does not wish you were in there with him. I certainly do not wish you were, no matter how much I … Continue reading
