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i'ma see yer hillbilly, and raise you some redneck... for belinda, i narrated this video tour of the logging camp. this liv voice brought to you on accounta' her keepin' company with the southernly senor deer killer. also, peaches, fresh peaches... straight from the farm and into ice cream today.

10 things tuesday 1) an iced latte in bed on a tuesday morning rocks. right now. it does. 2) knowing that tonight is date night also is pretty dang awesome. 3) never knew that having a man cut you a chair with a chainsaw out of 120 year old red oak could be so romantic. (much sanding/finishing yet to be done.) 4) nobody's ever made me anything more labor intensive than a mixed tape. 5)

feeling like friday. i love summer fridays...little to no pressure to get out of jammies, kids with bed head, the whir of the air conditioner...intermittent nap contemplation. the weekend started in lovely fashion on thursday night when the senor and i sat, side by side, on the dock gazing at a spectacular double rainbow that appeared like magic. i dashed back to civilization to receive my
Terug van weggeweest? (lit. translation: back from gone?)
Whoever thinks that we were on a summer recess, is wrong. We have got together for Indian cooking, Mexican dining, boat trips, golfing and a Sunday brunch. Who did get some time off, was my camera and “Kira the blogger”.  Below you find random pictures of some of the gatherings. I have not much to [...]
Surprise party for Regulars
(Yesterday’s drinks was a coming and going of people throughout the evening. As I had forgot to put the battery in my camera, I did not take any pics. However, I am SO proud of my YouTube film, that I am leaving it up here for another week…) Some of the Thursday Drinks’ guests returned to [...]
Faun Fables: A Table Forgotten (Review)
The full-band numbers here are so much better than the slow more lonesome work, one wonders why Faun Fables don't just commit to their fuller sound

wednesday obsessions... if you had been in my car last night just after i went for an iced, triple grande, nonfat latte and just before i started in on a rather large patron margarita (yes, i'm all about the mixing of the uppers and the downers), you would have heard this statement come from my lips: "here's the plan. i am going to drink these 3 shots of espresso, teach the yoga, get back to
Aperitivo X
Last night we had one of the best Aperitivo’s ever! Like Queen would sing “Everyone was having a good time, we’re having a ball”! Serious topics like fundraisers and airplane trips were in the air, but after midnight we turned Brazilian: dancing and fashion styles, that is… We had about 20 different cultures among us; all [...]
Swinging it!!
Don’t get any wild ideas; Cosmo Polite has not gone from social to intimate events… Instead, we went to practice our golf swing yesterday. Vikram and Miran played 9 holes and Suhasni and I had a fierce duel during the clinic. First timers Bill, Paola, Pierluigi and Camilla held a club in their hands for the [...]
Ndidi Onukwulu: The Contradictor (Review)
Exploring the many shades of blue, Ndidi Onukwulu's Contradictor sparkles with wicked humor, intelligence, and an uncompromising emotional depth
Italian Cooking, Dining and Wining Fun
What an amazing evening!!! Actually, that’s all I have to say about it… Ok, ok, I can say: Mandira makes very interestingly shaped pasta. Miran enjoys his chocolate, but won’t reject a dance either. A pity he wasn’t at the Surprise Concert; I am sure he would have spun Melissa around like a princess! It truly is [...]
Tickle Me Pink: Madeline (Review)
Tickle Me Pink's tired clichés ultimately knock down any hope of the band creating any sort of identity out of the usual Warped Tour mindset
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Swinging it!!
Don’t get any wild ideas; Cosmo Polite has not gone from social to intimate events… Instead, we went to practice our golf swing yesterday. Vikram and Miran played 9 holes and Suhasni and I had a fierce duel during the clinic. First timers Bill, Paola, Pierluigi and Camilla held a club in their hands for the [...]

10 things tuesday 1) an iced latte in bed on a tuesday morning rocks. right now. it does. 2) knowing that tonight is date night also is pretty dang awesome. 3) never knew that having a man cut you a chair with a chainsaw out of 120 year old red oak could be so romantic. (much sanding/finishing yet to be done.) 4) nobody's ever made me anything more labor intensive than a mixed tape. 5)
Piemonte Wine Tasting
There we were… standing in the middle of a warehouse, surrounded by boxes, the remains of an Italian scooter, a wood crafting work place and a point lifter! On top of a wine pallet a mirror was placed, functioning as a table. In this ware house setting, we had our ideal Aperitivo with white [...]

wednesday obsessions: it's complicated. *deep breath* I have set out to write this post many, many times. I have stopped for a number of reasons. Mainly they boiled down to the fact that I felt as if people would stop dead in their tracks and roll their eyes at me. The fact is that a lot of my obsessing is not about men. It's not even about people or a person. It's about my body.
Aperitivo X
Last night we had one of the best Aperitivo’s ever! Like Queen would sing “Everyone was having a good time, we’re having a ball”! Serious topics like fundraisers and airplane trips were in the air, but after midnight we turned Brazilian: dancing and fashion styles, that is… We had about 20 different cultures among us; all [...]

feeling like friday. i love summer fridays...little to no pressure to get out of jammies, kids with bed head, the whir of the air conditioner...intermittent nap contemplation. the weekend started in lovely fashion on thursday night when the senor and i sat, side by side, on the dock gazing at a spectacular double rainbow that appeared like magic. i dashed back to civilization to receive my

finally friday. *this blog post got suspended in time because she made me go check out my dryer hose. no, that is not a joke that you just don't get* phew. anyhoo. just sort of feeling like there's nothing interesting to report unless it's on abject happiness, and i so hate to bore people with those sort of details, "blah blah pedicure...blah blah...girls' night out...blah blah...srdk...blah
¡Forward, Russia!: Life Processes (Review)
¡Forward, Russia

10 things tuesday 1) oh, help me... puppies. puppies for me. leaky, sweet, smelly puppies. that will grow into this...(the dog part, not the liv part!) 2) peace restored to the kingdom. tuesday night belongs once again to liv and the senor. 3) delightful to see beautiful bouquets of flowers adorn the mantel at the casa de madness. yes, i've totally gotten over that "it looks like someone
The Orchid Highway: The Orchid Highway (Review)
A shamelessly, nay proudly, derivative band that worships at the altar of 60's rock and psychedelia

10 things tuesday... 1) is there a t-shirt that says, "prone to melancholia"? 2) snuggling with your dog only solves so many problems. 3) why can someone else's issues pull you so deep? 4) why does it take me so bleeding long to paint one room? 5) praying that the woodmiser portable sawmill will leave today. forever. 6) asking for strength to do what i know i have to do. 7) btw, i don't

wednesday obsessions... if you had been in my car last night just after i went for an iced, triple grande, nonfat latte and just before i started in on a rather large patron margarita (yes, i'm all about the mixing of the uppers and the downers), you would have heard this statement come from my lips: "here's the plan. i am going to drink these 3 shots of espresso, teach the yoga, get back to
Faun Fables: A Table Forgotten (Review)
The full-band numbers here are so much better than the slow more lonesome work, one wonders why Faun Fables don't just commit to their fuller sound
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The Orchid Highway: The Orchid Highway (Review)
A shamelessly, nay proudly, derivative band that worships at the altar of 60's rock and psychedelia
Tickle Me Pink: Madeline (Review)
Tickle Me Pink's tired clichés ultimately knock down any hope of the band creating any sort of identity out of the usual Warped Tour mindset
Ben Watt: Buzzin' Fly - 5 Golden Years in the Wilderness (Review)
Don't let that title fool you

finally friday. *this blog post got suspended in time because she made me go check out my dryer hose. no, that is not a joke that you just don't get* phew. anyhoo. just sort of feeling like there's nothing interesting to report unless it's on abject happiness, and i so hate to bore people with those sort of details, "blah blah pedicure...blah blah...girls' night out...blah blah...srdk...blah
A great start of a great week!
It must not have gone unnoticed: Amsterdam is rocking! Amsterdam is really one of the best places to live when the sun shines. And it is shining big time! On Sunday morning we went to play golf, a tough task as Paola threw her birthday party the night before. Over 20 CosmoPolites were there, so it [...]
Swinging it!!
Don’t get any wild ideas; Cosmo Polite has not gone from social to intimate events… Instead, we went to practice our golf swing yesterday. Vikram and Miran played 9 holes and Suhasni and I had a fierce duel during the clinic. First timers Bill, Paola, Pierluigi and Camilla held a club in their hands for the [...]
Faun Fables: A Table Forgotten (Review)
The full-band numbers here are so much better than the slow more lonesome work, one wonders why Faun Fables don't just commit to their fuller sound
Rainyhead (Feature)
When PopMatters sent two writers to cover Radiohead’s show in Virginia, we didn’t expect such divergent results
Hacienda Brothers: Arizona Motel (Review)
Not only is Arizona Motel an album full of beauty and a postscript worthy of the man who helped create it, it is one of the best country albums of the year
Aperitivo X
Last night we had one of the best Aperitivo’s ever! Like Queen would sing “Everyone was having a good time, we’re having a ball”! Serious topics like fundraisers and airplane trips were in the air, but after midnight we turned Brazilian: dancing and fashion styles, that is… We had about 20 different cultures among us; all [...]

taking inventory one last time... it's been approximately 728 days since i first wrote a post. we were 4 then: 38, 29, 3, and 9 months old. we were 2 cats and 1 dog. we were at a different address. i did not work outside the home. i did not know what a blog was. i did not know what the future held. someone left me a comment on a pointless post. i think i might have cried that anyone at all
non-Football Ladies Gatherings
With all the distractions of the European Cup, us ladies had to get together to entertain ourselves. And so we did: a Sex & the City evening, a Personal Style Workshop and a Women-dominated Aperitivo. Technically, I could tell you interesting stories about what went on. Especially as Cosmopolitans, Rose’s and wines were flowing. However, [...]

10 things tuesday 1) an iced latte in bed on a tuesday morning rocks. right now. it does. 2) knowing that tonight is date night also is pretty dang awesome. 3) never knew that having a man cut you a chair with a chainsaw out of 120 year old red oak could be so romantic. (much sanding/finishing yet to be done.) 4) nobody's ever made me anything more labor intensive than a mixed tape. 5)
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Italian Cooking, Dining and Wining Fun
What an amazing evening!!! Actually, that’s all I have to say about it… Ok, ok, I can say: Mandira makes very interestingly shaped pasta. Miran enjoys his chocolate, but won’t reject a dance either. A pity he wasn’t at the Surprise Concert; I am sure he would have spun Melissa around like a princess! It truly is [...]
Aperitivo X
Last night we had one of the best Aperitivo’s ever! Like Queen would sing “Everyone was having a good time, we’re having a ball”! Serious topics like fundraisers and airplane trips were in the air, but after midnight we turned Brazilian: dancing and fashion styles, that is… We had about 20 different cultures among us; all [...]
non-Football Ladies Gatherings
With all the distractions of the European Cup, us ladies had to get together to entertain ourselves. And so we did: a Sex & the City evening, a Personal Style Workshop and a Women-dominated Aperitivo. Technically, I could tell you interesting stories about what went on. Especially as Cosmopolitans, Rose’s and wines were flowing. However, [...]

no words. good enough for a perfect weekend away with a guy who wears a lot of white linen and limps down the stairs in his 'moon boot'.

10 things tuesday 1) oh, help me... puppies. puppies for me. leaky, sweet, smelly puppies. that will grow into this...(the dog part, not the liv part!) 2) peace restored to the kingdom. tuesday night belongs once again to liv and the senor. 3) delightful to see beautiful bouquets of flowers adorn the mantel at the casa de madness. yes, i've totally gotten over that "it looks like someone

wednesday obsessions... if you had been in my car last night just after i went for an iced, triple grande, nonfat latte and just before i started in on a rather large patron margarita (yes, i'm all about the mixing of the uppers and the downers), you would have heard this statement come from my lips: "here's the plan. i am going to drink these 3 shots of espresso, teach the yoga, get back to
Ndidi Onukwulu: The Contradictor (Review)
Exploring the many shades of blue, Ndidi Onukwulu's Contradictor sparkles with wicked humor, intelligence, and an uncompromising emotional depth
Tickle Me Pink: Madeline (Review)
Tickle Me Pink's tired clichés ultimately knock down any hope of the band creating any sort of identity out of the usual Warped Tour mindset
Birthday Celebrations
As a Social Networker your birthday is not celebrated on one day. Au contraire, you have a Birthday week. And my Birthday Week ended 5 minutes ago… when I was carrying my largest (and heaviest) present up the stairs. Three steep staircases, to be precise! As my friend Yoav could not attend my party, he invited [...]
Hacienda Brothers: Arizona Motel (Review)
Not only is Arizona Motel an album full of beauty and a postscript worthy of the man who helped create it, it is one of the best country albums of the year

taking inventory one last time... it's been approximately 728 days since i first wrote a post. we were 4 then: 38, 29, 3, and 9 months old. we were 2 cats and 1 dog. we were at a different address. i did not work outside the home. i did not know what a blog was. i did not know what the future held. someone left me a comment on a pointless post. i think i might have cried that anyone at all
Faun Fables: A Table Forgotten (Review)
The full-band numbers here are so much better than the slow more lonesome work, one wonders why Faun Fables don't just commit to their fuller sound

10 things tuesday 1) an iced latte in bed on a tuesday morning rocks. right now. it does. 2) knowing that tonight is date night also is pretty dang awesome. 3) never knew that having a man cut you a chair with a chainsaw out of 120 year old red oak could be so romantic. (much sanding/finishing yet to be done.) 4) nobody's ever made me anything more labor intensive than a mixed tape. 5)
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