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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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Category Archives: Musings
Gettin’ all weird on y’all
With apologies to the entire southeastern United States for the title Seems like the only time I post these days is when something that’s been brewing in my head for months or years comes together as poorly-written prose, but I … Continue reading
On forgetting, forgiveness, and having a number of cheeks less than five
I think I’m finally ready to write this. I’ve tried many times before, but I think it’s finally ripe. (For values of ripe that do not include “sweaty and unwashed”, thankyouverymuch) This started as a larger post about something bigger, … Continue reading
Exactly one way to skin a cat
Disclaimer: I like cats. I am not advocating skinning them or any other cat-unfriendly activities. Also, this is me whining about Germany. If such things bother you, move on. It occurs to me that there is almost certainly no German … Continue reading
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Today only! My own personal, unsurprising comedy of not-so-much-errors-as-accidents
WARNING: This post contains whining and rambling. I am core dumping after the end of a long and not-very-nice-day. This is a stream-of-consciousness, tired post, so you probably don’t want to read it. I am going to write it anyway. … Continue reading
On women and romance novels
Ok, so, the game is up. I admit it. I read romance novels. Not exclusively, not all the time, and not every day. But I do read romance novels. Shocking, I know. And unlike my mom, I will not claim … Continue reading
The culture shock files, vol. 1: Mama, Mama…
So we’ve been here in Germany now for almost exactly a year. I’ve lived abroad before, so I knew to expect culture shock (though not necessarily what to expect from culture shock this time around), but it actually took a … Continue reading
Not as planned, but…
So I am currently on vacation — by myself. I hadn’t really intended on posting to my blog, since the intent of this vacation was really only to relax, sleep, and do some hardcore writing. I have three in-progress novels … Continue reading
Thirty in thirty 2009 – #6: Dear CNN…
Dear CNN, I’ve been watching you since you first appeared on the air and showed the same news every hour. You know, back in the freaking dark ages when I still had a southern accent and no breasts. I must … Continue reading
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Thirty in thirty 2009 – #5: Limited headspace
So I’m still behind, and worse, even more so than I was before. Why? Mommies have limited headspace. Brain cells disappear from reading the Oscar the Grouch book 10 times in one day (alternated with the Cookie Monster book) and … Continue reading
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