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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: February 2008
You like monkeys, you like ponies…
It’s a really good thing I don’t sing aloud when I rock Torsten to sleep after his 3 am feeding. It was about 3:30 am when I realized that Skullcrusher Mountain by the wonderful Jonathan Coulton (click here to download … Continue reading
A big ole’ nyahh nyahh to my husband…
So our vacuum cleaner sucked, as in it did not suck. And my husband was saying we’d have to get a new one, that this one had always been a crappy vacuum cleaner, etc. I would just like to state, … Continue reading
This meme is not my fault…
I have no idea what “meez” truly are, but everyone who’s everyone is getting one. Well, not really, but I totally blame Rob – a.k.a. autographedcat – for this:
The apocalypse is nigh…
So in spite of my near-worship of Dr. Harvey Karp from a few weeks past, young Master Grothoff was not really napping after that freak incident. So when, this morning at 9 after some very stressful tummy time (he can … Continue reading
What no one tells you about becoming a parent:
No one tells you how much time you’ll spend in awe watching your child sleep, no matter how much sleep you need, thinking, “God, what did I do to deserve the gift of being this child’s parent?” I swear, I … Continue reading
The baby DOES look like his father, but…
So I think everyone agrees that Torsten does look a lot like his father, so I felt I should at least give some evidence that he’s mine, too… (And if you don’t buy the evidence, at least enjoy the pictures … Continue reading
2 Months – Time flies when you get no sleep!
(As always, click photos to see larger, better versions) Dear Torsten, I can’t believe you’ve already been with us for two whole months! On the other hand, you’re so much bigger and so much different than you were as a … Continue reading
