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This year I have managed to spring forward twice, but I am never falling back.
Back in March I was in Chicago (well, Evansville, Indiana) for the spring forward that marks Daylight savings – lost an hour of sleep there. Then I returned to Berlin and experienced the spring forward there as well.
In other […]
I have to admit that fall has really snuck up on me – not temperature wise, but light wise.
The temperatures really dropped in August and I’ll readily admit to having worn sweaters and long-sleeved shirts in August and September in order to keep warm. I managed to hold off turning on the heat until […]
It’s hard to believe, but as I write this it’s 4 pm outside and it’s dusk. It feels a lot more like 7 or 8 pm, but it’s not. It is life further north.
I hesitate what it must be like further north because at this time of year it’s hard for me to work […]
I have been in cleaning mood this week—sometimes my cleaning productivity hurts my work productivity, but all in all, it’s probably a good thing.
When I got to my office yesterday, I realized that I couldn’t find anything on my desk—and that, in fact, a lot of the stuff on my desk was somewhat vintage […]
It’s definitely dark early here.
I stayed in Weimar today, and in the late afternoon I had a hankering for fresh veggies to include with my dinner, so I slipped on my iPod and headed to the nearest grocery store, where I picked up a head of lettuce, some peppers, and an avocado.
Dinner was […]
I’ve probably talked about this before, but it really hit home today.
This morning, for the first time in awhile, it was actually light when I got up and went off to the office. It was nice to walk down the streets looking at the colorful trees and get on the train to my office […]
So I was looking at a hotel website for South Africa, and some of the hotels were listing their 2007 Autumn and Winter Specials.
I thought to myself, “But I am going in May.”
Ooops.
Dear Fellow Thüringers:
Yes, I realize that today’s weather was absolutely, positively fantastic.
The sun was out, one could walk the streets wearing just a t-shirt, and drink coffee outside. It could not have possibly been a better Wednesday in Weimar in February. Not only that, the weather forecast for the next few days is […]
Today was a vaguely productive day – I think one of my projects that I keep thinking is done, is now almost really done. I had a surprise email to deal with regarding the project at the end of the day, but that was no big deal in the end.
The day concluded with a […]
It seems like it was only a month or two ago and the sun was coming up at 4am—now the sun is coming up sometime after my alarm time of 6:25, and I’m having a hard time dealing with it.
Such is life at the northern latitudes.
I’ve been on a bread-baking kick of late, […]
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TQE : That Queer Expatriate I'm an American living in Berlin, Germany -- which makes me an expatriate, not an ex-patriot. Before landing in Germany, I've lived in Denver, Colorado; Laramie, Wyoming; Bloomington, Indiana; and Weimar, Germany. If you want to write to me, feel free! The username is elmadaeu on the gmail.com service.
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