Author Archives: dichroic

:-(

Posted on May 8, 2010 by dichroic

Ted’s gone, heading up to A’dam to catch the plane back to Taiwan. I was expecting to see him in only two weeks in the US, but it looks like that trip is being postponed. We’re buying a house* and … Continue reading →

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Umm…

Posted on May 7, 2010 by dichroic

I think I officially have Too Much Stuff now.

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the imminent arrival of Stuff

Posted on May 5, 2010 by dichroic

Things I am looking forward to, when my stuff arrives Friday: I have got oranges, I have got nuts, but I do want a kitchen knife That really cuts. Being able to erg before work, so getting weekday exercise doesn’t … Continue reading →

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piccies

Posted on May 5, 2010 by dichroic

There are entries on Queen’s Day and our visit to the Keukenhof up at the other blog, with lots of pictures – a sea of orange and people with bonus 29th floor views from Queen’s Day, and the best of … Continue reading →

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the weekend: me vs everyone else

Posted on May 3, 2010 by dichroic

Over the weekend, I: drank lots of beer and listened to a good cover band on Thursday night; walked around the streets to see the sales and the celebrations Friday (and wore earplugs as the bands’ volume continued to rise; … Continue reading →

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something is wrong on the- er, in a book!

Posted on April 29, 2010 by dichroic

So, what I said about how much I liked Nick of Time? The sequel, Time Pirate has officially pissed me off only 18% of the way though the book (reading on Kindle, I don’t have page numbers). Nick, who is … Continue reading →

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recent reading

Posted on April 28, 2010 by dichroic

Recent comment to Bronze Ribbons, who liked Any Which Wall, which was one of the things I’ve enjoyed as I’ve been wallowing in kid- and YA-lit since The Coming of the Kindle: I am hoping Laurel Snyder writes more like … Continue reading →

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dinner tonight

Posted on April 28, 2010 by dichroic

Not-very good steak; burned fried potatoes; mushrooms fried in butter; salad; burned garlic bread. None of it was really my fault; I’m adjusting to new ingredients and new equipment, and Ted was supposed to be watching the garlic bread. And … Continue reading →

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back on the water

Posted on April 24, 2010 by dichroic

On Tuesday I was reminded about one of my very favorite things about the Netherlands. Granted, there’s some stiff competition: cool weather, clean air (crystal clear, relative to Taiwan), daffodils (no, not tulips – you see daffodils in vast swathes … Continue reading →

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a legend on the water

Posted on April 20, 2010 by dichroic

I just left this in OrbitalMechanic’s LJ, where she posted some stories from the Boston Marathon that are well worth reading. But my sport and a lot of my stories are about water rather than road, and I think Ernestine … Continue reading →

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