Category Exercises in not taking myself too seriously
A pottery Saturday
I didn’t make it to a museum or to any sight-seeing today (and I’m not sure I’m going to this weekend). Instead I had fun with pottery. You see, I’ve been making bircher muesli lately, and I have tiny cupboards, and . . . well, long story short, I needed a small dish with a […]
Changing perspective
I felt a bit blue tonight. Work has been really intense lately. I closed a major deal on Friday which should have many that I could finally relax a minute this weekend. Only I’m so far behind on a number of other important projects that I had to jump right back in. After working through […]
Dear England
On a scale from 0 to Mr Darcy, how English is it to eat crumpets, and does it help if they’re eaten with butter and Nutella for dinner after getting home from work at midnight?
Puerto Rico — Oops
We got back to the condo at 9:30pm or so, which of course is WAY too early to go to bed. So Justin broke out the game of Set and we played just long enough to confirm that I’m terrible at card games before devolving into deep “truth or dare” sleep-over style conversations (only without […]
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
The first best thing about Thanksgiving is getting together with family for delicious food, fun conversations, and the feeling of gratitude for all the blessings that fill my life. All those things happened this week (I flew down to Reno and spent the holiday with my parents), but since my phone battery died and my […]
Crossfit, Concertos and Acrobats
It’s Monday morning and so far every single person I’ve met has asked me, “Did you do anything fun last weekend?” Well, yes, I did. For one, I competed in the first round of the Crossfit Open, which is the qualifying competition for the Reebok Crossfit Games. I obviously have zero pretention to actually being competitive […]
The hills are alive…
What’s a super fun way to spend a Sunday afternoon? Singing along with Julie Andrews at the top of your lungs with a group of friends and a sold-out theatre full of grown-ups and children who are all doing the same. We were in the 5th Avenue theatre, an ornate old building downtownwhere the touring […]
JJDSFT Challenge #3: Curious Uncle Ho Goes to Hue
Peggy’s Challenge: Purchase the most RIDICULOUS stuffed animal you can find and carry it with you all day (so you’ll fit in with the locals). Your new friend should be present in all pictures you take for the day. JJD’s Response: First of all, I want to point out that the photo that inspired this challenge was […]
JJDSFT Challenge #2: Moustaches and/or the (possibly) future Miss Vietnam
Challenge: Fashion 2 homemade moustaches out of any kind of paper and find a native who will wear one, you wear one and them take a picture. Go. Response: Okay, so we didn’t follow all the instructions exactly as written. These are finger moustaches and not paper moustaches (unless fingers fall within the definition of “any kind […]
A More Gentlemanlike Manner 