File this one under Yet Another of My Bad Ideas. I knew better, but I did it anyway. As usual. I have this little quirk in my personality, you see – I never, ever, ever listen to my instincts or act on the warnings from the little voice in my head. I know when there’s […]
Author: Nikki
squishy things in your mouth
While fighting the urge to strangle my friend in Amsterdam, I did also manage to have a few moments of fun. By the time that I ditched her (because she was, predictably, late meeting me during the one hour break I got from her) and ran back to the hotel for some quiet, I’d had […]
spy games
Music for playing Spy. From sneaking through a dark alley to car chases to making love with the enemy to heading home to your secret lair overlooking a slick European city – the music to get you through: The Narcotic Suite: 3 Kilos – The Prodigy: Music for the Jilted Generation Fire to Me: Hyper […]
to hell and back
I’m becoming well traveled. Cape Sargres, in Portugal, is what was once known as the end of the world – sailors thought that if you went past the horizon, you’d be burnt to a crisp by the flames shooting from the mouths of dragons and other monsters. The Dhali Lama stood on the Charles Bridge […]
quote
“Dialogue is wealth.” – Lynn Isn’t that so true?
jazyky
When teaching the English language, entertaining word #583 is ‘tender.’ Try explaining why you can use it to describe feelings AND meat.
new year
I’m off for the weekend to the picturesque town of Cesky Krumlov. A Happy and safe New Year to everyone.
have yourself a merry one
I’m celebrating my first Christmas abroad (as I’ve already spent many a holiday season a broad… ba dump bump!) – I’ve finally used the wacky gas stove in my flat to make my famous banana bread (this stove has two temperatures, as my friend Gail instructed me – on and off). Tomorrow I’ll be making […]
prosim
“Christmas gift suggestions: to your enemy, forgiveness. to an opponent, tolerance. to a friend, your heart. to a customer, service. to all, charity. to every child, a good example. to yourself, respect.” – oren arnold
people who hitch their cart to a star… or however it goes
You should read this. Lynn is one of my favorite writers of all time and I love this part: “…if i hadn’t consistently jammed my foot between one particular door and the slam of inevitability, i wouldn’t be here, now, comfortable in this company, catching up, comparing presents and futures, and watching the lights of […]
but we haven’t finished making jokes about the FIRST one yet!
So I just saw the remake of the “Do They Know it’s Christmas” by Band Aid (except it’s Band Aid 20 now). (And umm… – “NO, they don’t know it’s Christmas cause they AREN’T CHRISTIANS.”) So, Yup, there’s Bono. Oh! And Paul McCartney…and Chris Martin of Coldplay… and Dido… and… Who the hell is that? […]
‘sup doc?
Here, in the Czech Republic, “Mr. Clean” (as in the bald-headed cleaning man in the tight white t-shirt with the hoop earring) is “Mr. Proper.”