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Thursday, March 13, 2008

  • People can do the darndest things with sand.





    Question:  Was it awkard carving Icarus' willy?  Am I juvenile for thinking it would be?

    Anyway, on my Spring break in California, we made this sand sculpture:


     

    Just so you know.

Friday, December 21, 2007

  • Hello again.

    I have been home for 4 full days.

    Slipping back into the rythms of la vida cotidiana (daily life) in Wisconsin has been surprising effortless.

    As I walked semi-conscious through customs and through the glass doors to face the throng of eagerly-waiting loved ones, all I could think about was A) I'm done with planes and B) about how I hadn't slept in a long time (I would go 42 hours without sleeping).

    I looked up from my tottering luggage cart, ladened with over 100 lbs. of personal junk and briefly caught a glimpse of a tall man in a suit with shaggy brown hair. I looked down absent-mindedly and all at once caught myself. I looked up again. It was Tyler. In a pin-striped suit. With a bouquet of flowers. Looking forlornly overjoyed. In Chicago. Not Los Angeles. What?

    There were kisses. There was face-to-shoulder snuggling and a strong welcoming embrace.

    I saw my parents and there were hugs all around.

    And then we lugged my luggage to the new car I had never seen before and headed home in the snow.

    I've been over-enjoying cooking and getting up early with my jet-lagged self. I watched movies from a couch for the first time in 4 months. I blowdried my hair without socks on. I woke up warm. I've pet cats. I've watched TV. I've run errands.

    As I go through my day, I encounter all these little things that give me pause as I think, "I couldn't do this in Spain!" Speaking with people about Spain also gives me pause as I struggle to recover my English word bank and translate my Spanish memories.

    That's enough for now. What I'm saying is, in a nutshell:

    I've come home.

Friday, August 17, 2007

  • Hello friends,

    As many of you know, I'm leaving for a study abroad in a little less than two weeks.  Since Spanish households do not generally have internet access, my time online will be precious indeed...so I am creating one super study abroad blog to keep my loved ones up to date...which means my xanga will probably be left high and dry for about 4 months.

    If you care about my life in Spain, feel free to visit the study abroad page I've set up here: http://samanthaolson.blogspot.com/

    Also, my mother named the cats Bert and Ernie.  Since this makes a little piece of me die inside in a little way, I choose to call them Roberto and Ernesto.

    A happy comprimise I think. 

    I would post pictures but they're still terrified.

Sunday, August 12, 2007

  • Since Tucker has been missing for a very long time, my family felt it time to move on...

    So we have adopted two kittens...brothers...kittenish cats really...from the humane society.

    One has been missing within the house for about 24 hours.  We have set "tuna traps" to lure him out since none of our searching has been fruitful.  The poor thing is absolutely terrified of the world.

    The other is quite contented to be here.

    The contented cat is now calledpl Ripley.   My mother wants to call the other Mortimer. But I have to say, I think that's pretty awful.  So I'm trying to think of something better.

    Photos later perhaps.

     

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