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Blogging Hiatus
I love blogging, I really do, but alas, the time I have to do so has significantly dwindled. Between my awesome job, writing my novel, learning Italian and all of the other little things going on in my life, my … Continue reading
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Workout while you eat
Who knew that THIS is what we’ve needed all along: Weighted cutlery from TheCheeky.com. Expensive, handmade cutlery. Now you too can lift weights between each bite! Related articles Dumb-Bell Cutlery Lets You “Eat Yourself Skinny” (treehugger.com) Feeling the burn never … Continue reading
Lost and Found
We don’t usually keep clutter lying around our house but there are a few spaces that tend to gather papers and need the occasional purge. One of those spaces is a junky old cabinet in the office that hasn’t been … Continue reading
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Tagged Acadia, berkshires, Civilization, cleaning, clutter, Everquest, junk, polaroid, Sid Meier
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Love and Disappointment: Echo & the Bunnymen
Last night we trekked down to the Paradise Rock Club to catch one of our longtime faves, Echo & the Bunnymen, in concert. They were performing their first two albums back to back, Crocodiles and Heaven Up Here, albums that … Continue reading
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Tagged 80s, Boston, Bring On the Dancing Horses, Crocodiles, Do It Clean, Echo & the Bunnymen, Heaven Up Here, Ian McCulloch, music, new wave, Ocean Rain, Paradise Rock Club, Porcupines, tour, Will Sergeant
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Buon compleanno Roma 2764a!!
Today Rome celebrates its 2,764th birthday (21st April), based on the legendary foundation of Rome by Romulus in 753 BC. I wish I were there to help celebrate! Related articles Buon Compleanno! Italy Celebrates Its 150th Birthday (newsfeed.time.com) roma, and then … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient, Founding of Rome, History, italy, Remus, roma, rome, Romulus
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I am SO looking forward to the new Dr. Who Season!
Posted in Media
Tagged amy pond, awesome, bbc, bbc america, dr. who, monsters, science fiction, season 6, tardis, television
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Longing for Italy
With snow still in the forecast this week in Boston, I find myself longing for the sun of Italy, where a year ago we had just come back from a trip to Roma. Poet Anna Akhmatova once said “Italy is … Continue reading
Posted in Italia!, Personal
Tagged amore, anna ahkmatova, colosseum, italia, italy, piazza navona, roma, rome, spring, spring fever, travel, vittorio emmanuelle monument
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Oh! Oh Land!
Last week, the concert that gave me my bout of vertigo also delivered up a new favorite to my current playlist. Opening up for O.M.D. at the Paradise here in Boston was a band I’d never heard of before (have … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged alternative, Arts and Entertainment, awesome, Boston, Colin Meloy, Decemberists, fun, happy, music, Nanna Øland Fabricius, Oh Land, pop, pop music, Robyn Hitchcock
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Does the time change affect our health?
Last night before we went to sleep I set the clocks ahead, thankful that there will be less light in the morning, hoping it meant that Nero would be less likely to try and wake us up early. Which may … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Rant
Tagged cold, Daylight saving time, health, illness, Sleep deprivation, spring, time
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Vertigo, I don’t miss ya
Last weekend my husband and I went to two shows, one for indie band The Getup Kids on Sunday night, then O.M.D. on Monday night (and the incredible opener, one of my new faves, Oh Land). STUPID me didn’t wear … Continue reading