Damn you, Bakerella. Damn you and your deliciously witty blog posts about all things yummy. And for being the first blogerella to use that name and beating me to it. See, the problem is: I love those cookie cutters. Adore them, even. Want them so much. What I would give to push these little buggers [...]
Here are ten reasons why I like our flat: It is in Höhscheid, a kingdom secretly ruled by me. If Joey wins a ridiculously high amount of money in the lottery, he’ll buy it for me. My favourite pizza place is within walking distance. It is both near enough and far enough to both my [...]
While searching for campsites for our upcoming UK trip I was suddenly thrown into a philosophical contemplation: Are we human? I will have that song in my ears all day, I swear I mean, are we? Am I? What attributes does one have to have to count as human? Generosity? Vulnerability? Empathy? Brainz? I could [...]
My linguistic juices are really flowing today, so I present to you the second literal epiphany in 24 hours: “Miraclewhip”! Growing up in a German household I always asked for “Majonaise”, or if I used the brand name “Miraclewhip”. Only that it always sounded like “Mi-ra-kell-wipp”. Well, it took me 25 years to find out [...]
A short while ago I had an epiphany: The English word “tired” is usually translated into the German “müde”. The literal translation is “gerädert”, though. Which has the same meaning as “müde”. I think it’s funny that “tired” isn’t a false friend, that you can really translate it literally. All the past years I’ve used [...]
There’s no place like home. But home sometimes gets crowded, musty or just plain boring. That’s when the travel bug gets you and you have to get outta there, like GTA’s Luis Lopez when the cops are after him. And what a timing it was this weekend, when Hubby and I had to test out [...]
