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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: June 2008
On George Carlin…
In response to Karen’s post on the subject: (Click the pic) (click here to view) Bob Englehart Hartford Courant Jun 24, 2008 EditorialCartoonists.com
Finally, an offline RSS-reader that doesn’t make me want to beat people…
Ok, I admit it – I used to be a feed junkie. That all stopped when Torsten was born, though, mainly because I was reading my feeds through LiveJournal, and the River of News style I prefer basically sucks if … Continue reading
Tricky baby…
I am so… freaking… tired. Day five in the “Papa is out-of-town” marathon, and let me just say that Mama is glad tomorrow is the last full day of it, because… cripes (N.B.: I can’t believe that just came out … Continue reading
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Big Day for Mr. T
No, not that Mr. T – though I do pity the fool. Day four in the “Papa is out-of-town” fiesta, and since it was supposed to get into the 90′s here today, Torsten and I went off to the children’s … Continue reading
A message to John McCain…
This kicked me right in the gut this morning: You can’t have Torsten either. My child is lucky enough to have dual citizenship, but as far as I’m concerned, you can’t have any more of anyone’s children.
Exhausted…
Today is day three in the “Papa is out of town” fiesta, in which very tired Mama and kind-of out-of-sorts Torsten try to get through the hot hot days of summer living in this brick oven we sometimes affectionately refer … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, heat, sleep deprivation, sleep-impaired drivel, Torsten, weather
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I rule!
Being home with the baby rules, but sometimes I feel a bit too housewifey for my own good. Fortunately, there are quizzes to the rescue – I’m proud to say that I would absolutely suck at being at 1930′s housewife: … Continue reading
Aaaaaaargh…
So in order not to scare the parents of newborns off so badly that they all decide to give up before their babies hit three months, I’m pretty sure that society is holding back information, only to be doled out … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, family, parenthood, sleep deprivation, sleep-impaired drivel, Torsten
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Ahhhh… the CELTA is over!
(“Knowledge” picture from Scott Meyer’s Basic Instructions comic strip) So the mind-blowing month of CELTA is officially over, and it was totally worth it. It was stressful and intense, and I learned so much I think my head may yet … Continue reading
