Author Archives: Dichroic

can’t sleep, fretting

Argh. Can’t sleep, which I guess is not so surprising. The movers have packed most of our stuff; they’ll finish tomorrow (today, I guess) then load it into the container Wednesday. We’re sleeping under our own comforter and on our … Continue reading

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Dramatic last minute knitting; also, rational reproductive care

I’ve just finished fingerless gloves for my mom (Knitty’s Fetching pattern) – with the movers in the house, and of course they packed my yarn stash first thing so the needles it was on had to go in a suitcase. … Continue reading

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chili for Nederlanders

Today’s schedule was: 10AM Me to drugstore and post office. (Didn’t work; I didn’t leave until a bit later and had forgotten the drugstore is closed on Saturdays, damnit. I’m nostalgic about it anyway becayse this is possibly the last … Continue reading

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training and racing

The cultural training in Amsterdam was OK – useful, but not as focused as we’d have liked. That is, there was a lot about living in Taiwan, but not a lot of in-depth material about working there, which we really … Continue reading

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I’ll miss you most when Autumn leaves start to fall

It’s just a year since I got to the Netherlands. This is actually a prettier autumn than last year; it’s been crisp and clear, so the leaves are staying on the trees and changing colors beautifully instead of simultaneously turning … Continue reading

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a spot of imagination required

I went out rowing today in a quad, for what’s probably my last practice with this crew. We have our last race together Saturday. The weather was glorious, smelling like fall, with golden leaves blazing from the trees overhead and … Continue reading

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on the gerbil wheel

Last week: Taipei (as you will recall, we had a race Saturday then flew out that night) Yesterday and most of today: offsite workshop Thursday and Friday: Amsterdam for cultural training so we can learn not to be offensive in … Continue reading

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just too much

I know I’ve been unwontedly quiet here. International moves and job transitions will eat your brain, separately; together they heterodyne into something that is more than the sum of its parts. I’ve just spent a little time down in our … Continue reading

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pinpricks

Last night I finally figured out what that occasional pain in my foot is, when I noticed it had sprouted a bump, right at the base of my big toe. Apparently I have a bunion. This is good in that … Continue reading

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finally, finished

First, the big news: a couple of readers mayremember that lace shawl I began waaaay back before we left Arizona. It lagged in the WIP ottoman for a while, then I picked it up again a couple of months ago. … Continue reading

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