Browning from the Inside
Monday, March 17th, 2008I came down with the flu this weekend, and apparently, it agrees with me. Not only did I lose 5 pounds, according to Christine I also got tan.
I came down with the flu this weekend, and apparently, it agrees with me. Not only did I lose 5 pounds, according to Christine I also got tan.
This time, it’s my fault.
Marcus has been sick, so Wednesday, I needed to work from home in the afternoon. I figured I’d catch an earlier train so I could get more done at the office since I knew Marcus would take quite a bit of my time. Normally, I catch the 8:06 train into [...]
Grocery stores in Belgium aren’t necessarily the best organized. Just because the shelf says “Chicken Salad” doesn’t mean that’s what’s actually on the shelf. I had to get pictures taken for my passport renewal and next door was a market. I felt like having some chicken salad on crackers for lunch, so I went to [...]
Me: I’m going to have some ice cream. Do you want some?
Christine: I just had a pear. It was so good. You know how they get real juicy and you can just suck on them?
Me: I’ve got a pair you can suck on.
Christine: rolls eyes
Well that certainly was fun. A quick trip to grab a sandwich for lunch turned into a little bit more. The getting of the sandwich was quick, it was the returning to the office part that caused some problems. We got on the elevator and proceeded to the 3rd floor. Just after the elevator started [...]
When you work with electricity, the number one rule is to make sure the electricity is switched off at the circuit breaker, not just the switch.
I did not heed this rule. In preparation for the upcoming move, I had to take the lights off the ceiling throughout the apartment so the contractor could install them [...]
Back in June, Christine and I went to Barcelona for a long weekend. While we were there, I discovered I didn’t have my ATM card in my wallet. The last place I remembered using it was at a restaurant in Brussels the week before. We called the bank and had it canceled until we got [...]