Saturday, August 26, 2006

Congratulations, Annemarie and Tim!

In honor of Annemarie and Tim's wedding last weekend, I've chosen some appropriate food-related baby names that will go with the last name Cook. :) This is a work in progress, so feel free to contribute!

Cookie
Apple
Plum
Peach(es)
Margarita
Cherry
Coco/Cocoa
Ambrosia
Mango
Chip
Chuck (beef!)
Jasmine (rice!)
Purvis (no joke: a 2-syllable boy's name of Anglo-Saxon/French origin, means: Food)
Brooke (just because it rhymes!)

Congratulations, Am and Tim!

Monday, August 07, 2006

Just call me Lisa

I know I haven't blogged lately, but I've been a combination of busy and lazy! The heat took it out of me--I even had photos to back me up, but had no desire to do more than lay around when the topic was relevant. Now that the heat is gone and the US is still super hot, I can't appropriately comment on it without fearing retribution. That does not mean that I want to hear any of you complain about the heat when you have air conditioning--try to work when it's 95 degrees without AC and then we'll talk.

Give me some good ideas if you want me to blog. I'm already working on Christine's suggestion about German Walmarts, among other things. :) Like Amie, I prefer to use this blog as a distraction at work. I won't ever publish my blog at work, but that wouldn't keep me from composing/brainstorming while there. Unfortunately I've had a challenging month in which I was doing more work than I care to admit. Topics that could be discussed if they de-bore themselves: Toby Keith concert from months ago, Rome, Strasbourg, and various Heidelberg weekends. Maybe a list of things I like and hate about Germany... or a weekly check on how much weight I've gained? :)

Things I like about Germany:
1. Getting my eyebrows done for $3.

Things I don't like about Germany:
1. Having to drive 75 minutes to Heidelberg to get my eyebrows done. Also having to wait 5 1/2 months to find a place to have it done, thereby scaring small children and proving that I made the right decision in not becoming a beautician.