Archive for June, 2010

Eureka! (The Sentiment, not the Californian City)

First things first, mandatory self-imposed guilt trip: I FAIL at reading. I will do better soon! At least I’ve started reading the Economist again, which should count for something. Now on to the real blog post. Back in high school I was the type of kid who enjoyed her surroundings and didn’t worry too much [ READ MORE ]

My Obsession with the Beautiful (and often frustrating) Game

  • June 19th, 2010
  • Posted in Musings

Some people measure their lives in terms of major accomplishments (i.e. graduations, jobs, weddings, births, etc.), but not me. I can pretty much tell you what’s happened in my life based on two things: 1) Where I lived that year AND 2) When/Where the most recent World Cup was held Okay, number 2 only works [ READ MORE ]

WAG #26 Serve Chilled

This week’s theme is “Fish out of Water” (see full deets at the bottom of this post). G walked into the coffee shop with the intention of obtaining a quick caffeine fix. He was relatively new in town, although he hadn’t moved from too far away. It’s crazy how a 90 mile distance can make [ READ MORE ]

It all began with what was supposed to be a quick bite to eat…

It seems that more frequently than not lately I’ve been writing about not being able to keep up with either WAG or my reading. I am so far behind I don’t even know how many books I should have read by now. I’m sad to have missed this past WAG because I really liked the [ READ MORE ]

#16 The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and Other Stories

It has been weeks since I last finished a book! Disaster! To be fair, I did just move continents and this collection of Jack London stories could almost count for a couple of novellas. I figured it was only fitting to read a bit of Jack London prior to arriving in his native San Francisco. [ READ MORE ]

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