Adventuresinamyland

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• Notes from My Boss: Tough Titties, Doddle, and How’s Your Father

  

  I don’t know how you would react, but the first time I heard my boss proclaim ‘tough titties!’ I did a double take.Did she really just say the t-word? WHEN... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Gloriously Dismal Day in Hampstead Heath

  

  Living in a big city it’s easy to forget that there is actually, um, green stuff out there. After getting a bit of cabin fever since uni is out for spring... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• More Adventures in British Banking, Or, the Cockney ATM

  

  Just when I thought I was getting pretty comfortable with life in London (hence the lack of blogging…) something like a Cockney ATM creeps up on me. Yes,... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• New Year’s Eve in London

  

  After a house party gone wrong (friends inviting ‘friends’) including, but not limited to, me yelling that it isn’t OUR fault she got trashed in less than an... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Kayaking the Thames

  

  (Our fellow kayakers)As part of my birthday present (albeit my birthday was ages ago) I got to go kayaking through London. And as I sit here typing this three... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2011 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• How To Do Laundry in the Sink

  

  It happens to the best of us. Let’s face it, when the washer makes that horrible kerrplunk sound you know your life is just about to get a whole lot more... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2011 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• A Weekend in Wales

  

  Beside the fact that I’m not longer a teenager (boo!) I had an awesome time celebrating my 20th birthday in the lovely Pembrokeshire in Wales. Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2011 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• International Banking Will Be the Death of Me

  Customer service 101: If something goes wrong like, for example, a transfer doesn’t go through then you should probably call the customer and tell them so the... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2011 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• IBAN with a Side of Irritation

  

  Don’t freak out Mom, I blurred the numbers. Besides, I don’t use this one anyway. The ‘I’ in IBAN stands for international. I should have learned long ago that... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2011 DIARIES, EXPAT, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• One More Reason to Love Uncle Jesse

  Since I am jobless, uni-less, and everything-less at the moment I spend most of my day on the internet or catching up on racy period dramas featuring tons of... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2011 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 15 Quotes About Airports & Flying That’ll Make You Laugh

  I did not fully understand the dread term ‘terminal illness’ until I saw Heathrow for myself. — Dennis Potter …Hell, which as every frequent traveler knows, is... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2011 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• How to Make Lithuanian Borscht/ Šaltibarščiai/ Cold Beet Soup

  

  Photo by author. Ingredients: 1 can/jar pickled beets 1 cucumber 2 eggs green onions dry & fresh dill approx. 2-3 cups buttermilk Slice up beets and cucumbe... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2011 EXPAT, FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Navy Pier

  

  Photos by author.Related Posts: Summer on the River Postman’s Park, EC1 17 Mai, Gratulerer Med Dagen! Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2011 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• The Do’s and Don’ts of British Boyfriends

  

  Photo by author.Navigating the territory between your culture and your foreign sweetheart’s culture can be daunting at times. Don’t worry though, if this stuff... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2011 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Bristol Palin’s Shennanigans

  Should someone be paid to talk about abstinence when they clearly don’t even know the definition of rape? I think not. Let’s play a little round of trivia... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Phyllis Schlafly Was in My Backyard

  

  …and I didn’t even know it. Hi there. Amy Bond. Corporate Espionage. Chicago suburbs division. I guess it isn’t corporate espionage per se if you’re invited in... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2011 DIARIES

• Herman Cain, I Don’t Like You

  

  (Watch video on CNN) On second thought, I wouldn’t appoint a woman to my cabinet because she’d be too emotional. I’d have to make sure she was thoroughly... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2011 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• What’s Cookin’ Good Lookin’/ 3

  

  Milk, butter, & salt. Kalamata olives, fresh rosemary, & thyme flakes. Combine & add flour. Bake. Melt some butter on this French Bread with Kalamat... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2011 FOOD & DRINK

• What’s Cookin’ Good Lookin’/ 2

  

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  Posted on 14 June 2011 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• What’s Cookin’ Good Lookin’/ 2

  

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  Posted on 14 June 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION