Thursday, July 31, 2014

95% Diagnosed?!

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Wow... it was a really drawn out process, this " getting labeled " thing! Sigh... And kind of frustrating, to be frank. After ...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Kennedy Space Center Visit - Photo post!

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Because I really love to have photo posts, but hardly ever get around to it! When we were in Florida, instead of going to a theme or a wat...
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Sunday, July 27, 2014

Our Blue Prius!

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Here's our new car, isn't it cute? I love it and I never want to drive another car ever, I want a Prius forever now! And hopefully t...
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Translating is Mind-Numblingly Boring... ;-)

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warning: word repetition for emphasis below. Is that better or worse than ALL CAPS? I hate caps, I suppose it's because I can't stan...
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Friday, July 25, 2014

Going the Second Mile (even while being exploited)

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I need to confess that, because I feel exploited in my situation as a lecturer (now " part-time ") and an adjunct,  for the most p...
Monday, July 21, 2014

We're Going Green(er)!!! After All, we're not very Fit anyway! ;-)

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I'm so excited!  We're buying a Prius -- which we thought we couldn't afford -- and we're going to save so much on gas! And ...

The Car Saga Continues... Better Fit or Prius?

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We missed buying the two cars we saw on Thursday (only K) and Friday, both of us -- we were waiting to hear from the Friday car guy (we offe...
Friday, July 18, 2014

46 Years Ago...

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warning: this is the "exclamation mark" post, OK? I will try to use less of them as I finish writing, but you have been forewarned...

Better Fit than Not, right? Car shopping adventures begin!

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I briefly mentioned earlier  this month that we're having trouble with our old minivan, so I wanted to do an update and let you know tha...

Back to Real Contingency -- Full Time Employment is NO MORE

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I received the "offer" letter just now from U#2's HR. I knew it was coming, but still, I shed a few tears and  I'm livid a...
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Thursday, July 17, 2014

From Gates to Jobs & back to Gates

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Last week we finally broke down and bought a desktop computer -- our second Dell and our third desktop ever, the first one was a Gateway tha...
Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Freelancing

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I had to create a new label for this post -- translating! I suppose it's because in the past 10 years since I started blogging I didn...
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Monday, July 14, 2014

Amateur Blogging is Dead & That's So Sad! (ironic, but sincere, silly rhyme)

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My bloggy friend MemeGRL (or O whom I met IRL [in real life] at a "blogger meet up" dinner at Lauren 's house before I read h...
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I Missed the World Cup Final Game Because...

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... we had to be at our friends' wedding that started at the same time as the game !! :-( Well, maybe you wouldn't care, but for m...
Wednesday, July 09, 2014

The Most Shocking Result Ever!

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Or "the worst day in the World Cup ever" or something like that. Not my words at all, but those of ESPN's announcers. Toda...
Tuesday, July 08, 2014

South American, European or Mixed World Cup Final?

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I love the World Cup, but some negative interactions I had on the Facebook chat (messenger ) on the eve of my birthday left a bitter taste i...

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I had a lovely birthday! We drove 1,000 miles so I could be with one my my oldest and dearest friends and it was so worth it!  We went out, ...
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Thursday, July 03, 2014

Beach Blogging!

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It's a canal beach (safer for our friends' little kids), but still a beach!  And we're thrilled to be here!! Photos to follow la...
Wednesday, July 02, 2014

Driving South towards... A hurricane? (edited!)

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We have dear friends in Florida and every couple of years we like to visit them. I was already blogging when we started this "tradition...
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The World Cup, NPR & Facebook

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I was thrilled to see that the U.S.'s World Cup game yesterday was all over NPR this morning! I haven't been blogging much, but I...