The word for March over at Shutter Sisters is dream, and you almost think you’re dreaming when you look up into the sky and gaze upon hundreds of translucent bottles dangling in the sky. Now that’s my kind of art.
OWP: Dream
Planning Begins for WEBMU 2010
Are you an expat blogger in Germany? Dying to meet the folks behind those awesome English-language blogs extolling the virtues of being an Ausländer in Deutschland? Then register yourself for the discussion board (it’ll take less than a day to get approved) and join in on the planning of the 2010 Whiny Expat Blogger Meet Up (WEBMU).*
I went to my first meet up last year in Munich, but the location changes every year (it’s also been in Marburg, Bonn, Dresden, and Bremen) and usually occurs during a weekend in the Fall. Check out this great post over at Young Germany for more background info. Discussions about location and dates are starting now over here, so get yourself signed up!
* Also known as WEBUM – Whiny Expat Bloggers Unmissable Meetup.
Five Senses Friday no. 21
Seeing:
* the crews boats back out on the water. I could watch them row up and down the canals all day long — there’s something totally mesmerizing about the synchronicity of their upper bodies moving and their oars gliding through the water.
Hearing:
* the soundtrack from Into the Wild. Wasn’t so impressed by the film (hello, glorification of irresponsible risk taking, which actually shows less of a respect for Mother Nature), but love the music.
Tasting:
* chocolate Easter truffles (thank you, Ute!).
Smelling:
* a rainstorm.
Feeling:
* tightness is my IT bands.
Happy weekend everyone, and don’t forget to check out more senses over at abby try again!
List no. 8: News of the week
- We (meaning, not me) blew out our wireless router on Sunday afternoon, right before mein Schatz was about to catch a train out of town. Thus, I have spent the last four days with my laptop chained to our internet connection, and making amusing calls to our internet provider and router company (I don’t think the service rep liked it when I accidentally used the Du form with him) and taking trips to Media Markt (Ich bin doch nicht blöd).
- I’ve got an emergency training plan all laid out for the Hannover Half-Marathon. Yes, it’s only six weeks from now and my training has been sporadic at best. Maybe I’m getting complacent about running this distance? I could blame the terrible winter we’ve had — but mein Schatz has been training for a full-marathon all winter long and has run through the snow and on ice two-inches thick (while I sat at home on my butt and complained about the weather). When did I turn into such a wimp? Don’t answer that. Anyway, it’s nice out now and my neck doesn’t hurt anymore, so I’m BACK! I know I’ve said that before, but now I really have no excuses left.
- I finally confirmed my travel plans to DC next month. Because the travel is being covered by the foundation that supported my fellowship here, I needed to book my flights using their travel agency. Handing over control of my travel arrangements caused way more anxiety than it should have (can you say, OCD?). But at least I recognized it for what it was and let the nice ladies do their job.
- Hello, health care reform, I love you!
- I am soaring through A Thousand Splendid Suns right now. Despite the topic matter, it’s a much faster read than my last book. I’m loving it so far, but it’s not looking like it’s going to end well, and the story just makes my heart hurt.
All that, and it’s only Wednesday! What’s going on in your neck of the woods?