Dear Los Angeles driver, Why are you trying to kill us all? No, seriously. I’m having trouble understanding why we even have to take a road rules test if you’re going to flaunt them all constantly, by swerving through lanes like a boomerang, speeding in exit lanes, never using your turn signals, and generally driving… Continue reading Letter to Los Angeles Drivers
I think it says a lot about my level of ultra-nerdiness that I had a dream about the Metric vs. the American system and that I woke up MAD ABOUT IT. This is what I don’t understand: The American Customary system has no obvious or quantifiable advantage over the metric system. So why are we… Continue reading Metric vs. American
You know you’re in Paris (and therefore no longer in Congo) when you get yelled at by cleaning ladies for asking why the only bathroom in the baggage claim area is closed. You know you’re in Paris when a screaming match ensues with a cab who refuses to take you because he thinks you chose… Continue reading screaming taxis
Today was spent traveling. We left the hotel at 6:30 AM, and went straight to the airport, of course the usual mayhem. One guy checking all the papers in front of a small entrance into the room where the check-in counters were. And the traffic jam that ensues from this poorly placed checkpoint. We managed… Continue reading up in the air
Leili sent me THIS today, about the real three-legged duck, Stumpy. This is the article: Stumpy the duck – who became famous around the world after being born with four legs – has lost one of its extra limbs after getting it caught in his pen. Stumpy caught the media’s attention worldwide after… Continue reading Will the real 3LD please stand up?
So, after I arrived in Brazzaville and got to the waiting area for my last flight, along with our dearest family friend Emile, we realized our plane had been canceled. The Congolese Government had requisitioned our noon plane and we ended up waiting from 10:30 AM to 6:30 PM for the plane to return. Omar… Continue reading Waiting in the southern hemisphere
Chill night tonight. Listened to one of my favorite “This American Life” episodes: #178 on Superpowers And re-discovered this great website: Gone and Forgotten about all the crappy heroes that never made it, like Zan and Jayna the wonder twins: Yes, this is what she is saying: “The last time I saw anything like this… Continue reading Gone and Forgotten
I was at Target a week ago to buy a personalized license plate cover. I wanted to put something funny on there like “Enjoy every taco” but they were out, or never had it in the first place. So someone taking over (inside my brain) got me to purchase a stupid floor mat with the… Continue reading fragments of Redonkulous*
This is….probably one of the funniest things I’ve ever heard. Pleeeeeeeease listen to it! CorrectMe-001-2.mp3 It started here. Here’s a partial transcript, courtesy of Morning Edition: Mr. Howe, I’m looking at the Monday issue, August 29, Page E6… It says “begins testing — Forest Service begins testing pilotless drone.” Mr Howe, is there any other… Continue reading PILOTLESS DRONE!!!!!
I woke up this morning to find that I had unscrewed the light-bulb of the lamp on my night-stand…in my sleep! As Nic would say: “Issues!”
Just tonight: 1) the sticker on my many tomatoes for my elaborate dish, didn’t say…where the tomatoes were from or the brand. They were an AD-VER-TIS-MENT for a friggin’ 2-disc DVD of Peter Pan. Company shall remain nameless. (see photo) 2) The headlines of the “breaking news at 11” in LOS ANGELES were: How snow… Continue reading ridicule
From Burbank, CA to Medford, OR the distance is 680 miles, which would take about 11 hours to drive… I am looking for a last-minute plane ticket for my uncle (for the Birthday Bash) and found more than a travel option; I found the reason why the internet will never replace people. This is what… Continue reading Why the internet will never replace people
when your even your shampoo is vegan! Pureology is 100% vegan shampoo and hair products…wicked expensive but it’s the only thing that will keep my hair soft with the water here! I thought it was hilarious when the girl told me. I actually asked her “Are you joking?” She looked at me with her perfect… Continue reading you know you’re in California part II…
First off, thank you to my good friend Al for sending me this link. Second, can I just say….Who but the French would FOUND an organization against Halloween? And I am French, so I can acknowledge our faults. Let me try to be balanced, in this ridiculous situation. One of the things I really appreciated… Continue reading “Non à Halloween”
” The world is a Noah’s ark on the sea of eternity containing all the endless pairs of things, irreconciliable and inseparable. And heat will always long for cold, and the back for the front and smiles for tears and mutt for jeff and no for yes with the most unutterable nostalgia there is.” -Diane… Continue reading endless pairs of things
I live near Louis XIV’s childhood castle. He was born there, and it was the main royal castle in the Paris region until he came about, for obvious reasons…he built the other ones. It’s a pretty lovely city, really. Small cobblestone streets, dozens of fancy cafés, bars, restaurants, shops with overpriced, exquisite hand-crafted items. The castle… Continue reading the castle park.
You try to figure out which apartment you’re meant to buzz.
I saw the strangest scene in our little Italian restaurant last night. Three acts. Act I As we start to eat our Tortellini and pizza, a tall dyed-blonde woman walks in with a long camel coat and yellow suede cowboy-style boots. She holds a (in my opinion, very forgettable) black leather bag out in front… Continue reading kiss my bag
I was detained for my final adieu to Israel, the Holy Land and my home for two and a half years. The place of my service…I was detained for three hours and all my luggage search through by twenty. I repeat. twenty. Israeli security officials. It was so humiliating and I hadn’t eaten all day… Continue reading the solar-powered raquet and violent parents
The Three-Legged Duck 