20 Things I Still Don’t Know at 25
Here’s what I don’t know. What I want to be when I grow up. Eighteen is far too young to make that decision. What did I know at eighteen? Hell, 23 was too young to make that decision. Over six …...
View ArticleCome Back to Me
Words have betrayed me. When there was nothing else, I always had words. Now there is nothing. My hands move to type. They hover uselessly over a keyboard and they wait. They wait for something to...
View ArticleAnd Our Motto is Truth
I got in trouble in high school. Well actually, I didn’t get in trouble per se. Ever, actually. But my whole grade did. Quite often in fact, over our five-year convent career. Most of the time it was...
View ArticleStomp and Sip: Backstage at Beau Joubert Vineyards and Winery
“Caramel popcorn!” Claire shouts gleefully. “I taste caramel popcorn.” Toomuchloveliness, sitting on her right, nods enthusiastically. Baas, the Beau Joubert viticulturist, sits on my left. He cocks an...
View ArticleThe Winds of Change
There are big things happening in life right now. Things I can’t really talk about, not until the end of April. And while I’m concentrating so hard on not talking about those things, I’ve run out of...
View ArticleThe Elements of a Bad Mood
It is not often that I am in a bad mood. I mean, I get grumpy sometimes but then I know I’m being grumpy and I give myself a good talking to and tell myself to stop being nasty and … Continue reading →
View ArticleAustrian Cuisine: Guten Appetit!
“Oh my God, how was it?” is the phrase put to me most often today. I have just arrived home from a quick ten-day trip to Europa, to celebrate the momentous occasion of my Opa’s 85th birthday in...
View ArticleSix Things I Did in London
Having been to London few times, I didn’t feel the need to hit the touristy things again. I like Buckingham Palace as much as the next person but trying to get a reaction out of a guard gets old after...
View ArticleAnnouncement: This is A Quarter Life Crisis. Mind the Gap.
Growing up happens all of a sudden. I mean, gradually we’re all getting older and taking on new challenges like paying taxes and voluntarily taking ourselves to the dentist. Those things are easy. But...
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