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A Grammatically Incorrect Dishwasher

What you see in the photo is the name of our dishwasher. To experience its quietness in the convenience of your own home, there are a few easy steps you can follow, laid out below. Make sure you read them carefully, in order to get the most out of it. We wouldn’t want you to be underwhelmed.  Read more

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Elections, a 700$ Premium, and Pizza – our first month.

I wrote this last night and didn’t publish it. Sometimes it’s better to read things over again. 🙂 But then I figured, what the heck. So here you go. 🙂

I will say this in advance: I should not be writing blog posts after a week of long hours at work, sleep deprivation through evil tooth fairies, moving into a new apartment, and having more wine than an empty stomach should be exposed to. But hey, in for the dime, in for the dollar, as they say. You can’t expect us to be at our Sunday’s best behavior for 8 full months, can you?  Read more

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Artsy Fartsy, Because

Today I went to The Lab (that’s really what it’s called) to pick up the prints and scans of a roll of film I gave them. There was supposed to be a few nice pictures. Judging from the prints, there are fewer than I hoped for, but that’s another story. The disc with the scans doesn’t work. So, you’ll have to make do with other random stuff. Sorry.

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Seen one seen them all?

Only yesterday evening I talked to Julian and we agreed, that so far we didn’t find anything in Vancouver we don’t have in Stuttgart as well (including Starbucks 🙂 ).
I even thought I already saw a whale…

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Bits and Pieces. And Han Solo.

We’ve been around Vancouver a bit. And, while nothing we experienced would necessarily call for a dedicated blog post, we still thought it might be nice to share the bulk of it. Someone might get a laugh out of it, who knows. 🙂  Read more

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Almost There Now

We said our last round of family good-byes today. Things are starting to feel very real. And exciting. And a little bit sad. I should probably man up and swallow the lump in my throat, or whatever. But no, I feel like saying it: family is a good thing and saying good bye for an extended period of time doesn’t feel good. Read more

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