April 2011
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I only eat French potatoes.
– Our fancy new digs is getting to my head a wee bit…
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Stream Fleet Foxes' Album Helplessness Blues On... →
merci, david-noel.
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Michael Chabon wrote a pretty awesome essay on... →
bg5000:
I haven’t read this since elementary school but it was my favorite book back then. Perhaps i will pick it up for my trip.
I loved this book as a kid and a couple summers ago, I picked it up again. It is a total delight as an adult read. You never realise how clever it is until you reread it.
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Easter brunch
… was at our house. Some friends came and mostly we sat in a circle around Luisa.
The menu:
Asparagus & ham quiche
Homemade hot cross buns
Fruit salad with “dressing” (vanilla yoghurt and honey)
Bakery goods
Cheese
Chococriossants
We’re very full.
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I'm in love
… With our new flat.
The bathroom is the nicest bathroom we’ve ever lived with. I’ve never had a bathroom i just wanted to hang out in. The kitchen is small bur what it lacks in counter space it makes up for in cabinet space. The living area is a disaster zone of boxes, clothes, furniture pieces and toys.
I have no idea what to do with Luisa’s room. There are two...
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Holding hands, for example is a way to remember how it feels to say nothing...
– Nicole Krauss (the history of love)
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A lot of people are attracted by Berlin, Berlin itself is a start-up
– Alex Ljung | Berlin moves from capital of cool to start-up haven < German news | Expatica Germany (via soundcloud)
I’m going to be smug for a minute and say how much I enjoy seeing other organisations doing this feature almost two years after I wrote it.
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You look like a bird flying against a window.
– My Mom to Luisa on Skype.
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Please spread the word
emilyposts:
Today I’m mailing a card to a 12 year old boy from Neola, IA. “Mighty Max Low” has terminal cancer. His greatest wish is to receive 1 million get well cards. I’m encouraging all my friends to take a few dollars from their wallets and a few minutes of their time to grant this simple wish for an amazing young man!
Cards can be sent to: Mighty Max Low c/o Greg & Bambi Low P.O....
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Things you won't have to buy when you're...
BLANKETS. Do not buy blankets for yourself. It’s tempting because they are oh-so-soft and oh-so-snuggly, but other people thinks so too. Also: Other people think that a baby won’t out-grow a blanket so they love to gift blankets. We received eight of them, not including the five swaddlers we also received as gifts. They’re amazing and they all get used — though some more often...
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Learning to read
Peter: Bine, I'm learning to read.
Sabine: I love reading.
Peter: Is it because you have glasses?
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inthelandof-finn asked: Your blog is algebraic