Too busy to post

I had all this great stuff I wanted to post about, but no luck.  Maybe tomorrow.

Instead, enjoy these exciting pictures (I'm equal opportunity, don't you know.):

Hee Hee Hurricane

Tropical Storm Hanna blew into the area this morning. And for us here, it was really no big deal (at least so far). It's been quite windy today and there were some good spits of rain, but other than that?

I've got Anna and Tiste over this weekend avoiding the no AC and insane humidity at their house. They're good house guests, except this morning when I really had to pee and Tiste was in the shower. I was tempted to step in, but I didn't want to give him the wrong idea. Heh.

We're heading over to another friends house for dinner and a movie, which is a great cap to a relaxing day.

Little white truths

Horrified, but had to share.

Sweet Surprises brought to you by the Corn Refiners of Association.  Apparently High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is your friend, according to the Corn Refiners Association.  

The commercials, put out by the Corn Refiners Association, repeat ad nauseam that HFCS is fine in moderation.  Sadly, I don't think that consumers of modern processed foods have the real option to ingest HFCS in moderation.

From their website, "High fructose corn syrup offers numerous benefits.  It keeps food fresh, enhances fruit and spice flavors, retains moisture in bran cereals, helps keep breakfast energy bars moist, maintains consistent flavors in beverages and keeps ingredients evenly dispersed in condiments."

What does this say to me?  

1. We REALLY care about moisture

2. HFCS is in just about EVERYTHING (processed)

Not cool!

I say throw down your breakfast bars, eschew processed condiments, drink only 100% juice (or better yet, eat the fruit whole), make your foods from scratch whenever possible.  It's not as hard as you might think.

We eat this stuff because advertising tells us we need to.  And guess what, we don't.  So take that, Corn Refiners Association.

Okay then, Germany

Things to see in Germany, a short list:

How beautiful is that?  It's Dresden, Germany.  I would love to be immersed in a country with so much history.  

The castle of Burg Eltz.  Sigh.  Can you imagine 33 generations of the same family in the same castle?  Wow.

Berlin, Germany.  This is the Gendarmenmarkt.  I must be craving a good museum, hence all of the old buildings...plus, I can see high rises here.  Pheh.

Marburg, Germany.  So quaint.  So pretty.  I don't want to visit, I think I want to live there.

Alright, I can't keep typing "sigh" all over the place.  But this place is so stunning.  Maybe a boat tour of Germany.  I'm going to have to explore this possibility.  This is the Swabian Hall.

Oh, hello lovelies, there you are.  I was wondering where you'd gotten to.  Of course we're going for the beer!!

Note: these pictures are all from a random Flickr.com search for "Germany."  I tried to link the sources but failed miserably.

Big Apple, Baby!

I have just committed to a blast of a whirlwind New York City trip with the Beautiful Miss Buck and the Not Much of a Slouch Either Kelly.

Excitement!

We're going to Ninja NY Sushi.

Woo ninjas!

Also taking the Bolt Bus and spending the night at a budget hotel.  Did YOU KNOW that they still have hotels with shared bathrooms?

Man, I am a sheltered girl.

Traveler

Let's plan a European vacation.  We won't tell my husband, although he is invited to join me.  

Hi sugar!  *waves*

There are things that I want to see in my lifetime.  And as much as I dislike flying, some of those things are on the other side of the Atlantic.  And now that my passport is on its way, I'm ready!

(I'd like to point out that I've offered to take a cruise to Europe from the USA, but that was shot down.)

I think we should start in London.  

I hear that a lot of intern

ational flights head there, so we could snag one and be on our way.  

They've got history, pubs, royalty, castles...and us.

Then we could take a short trip over to Ireland.    I've always wanted to visit and I think the time is now.  War is over and all that.

They've got history, pubs, castles, fairies...and us.

Then a flight over to gay Paris.  Ah...Paris.

I know, it's cliched for fat Americans to head to France, but I totally want to do it.  I want to see these things for myself.  The Eiffel Tower, the Seine River, the Champs Elysees. 

They've got history, cafes, castles, cathedrals, Frenchman...and us.

So I'm seeing a common theme in the places I want to see.  They have us there.  That should make planning a trip pretty easy then.  As long as we get to go together, I'm happy.

And then there was pizza

The first pizza I've had in probably 4 months, was just okay. How disappointing is that?? I spent an outrageous number of Weight Watchers points on pizza for dinner and it was not the transcendent experience that I signed up for.

What a fucking waste.

So I'm in the market for a digital camera. Not sure exactly what I'm looking for yet. But definitely something easy to set with a tripod. Thoughts:

- Something like this. Kind of plain and to the point.
- Or this. Pricier, prettier. Interesting to me.
- Or this. It's really similar to what we already have. (But would be mine, of course.)
- Or this. More zoom. It's black.

I obviously have no idea what I want. Other than a Sony, obviously.