The downstairs neighbors were at it again this morning with the karaoke, and it promised to be a bad day at the apartment. So we took off at lunchtime and had a quick lunch at Atlanta Bread Company (I had
The passing of the pope
I’m not going to say negative things about the late pope, but I will say, as I was telling Karsten, that he’s the reason I’m not Catholic anymore. I was raised in a devoutly Catholic household, and I was an
Even me?
I just got spam with a subject line that said “Even you can learn a new language, Kate.” Gee whiz, really? Even me? Actually, I have been learning a new language recently. It’s the language of real estate and mortgages
By the way, has everyone seen this?
http://www.google.com/googlegulp/
Making fun of “method” acting
“Why not try acting? It’s much easier.” I’ve heard that quote attributed to both Laurence Olivier and Samuel L. Jackson, directed at Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro respectively. In Marathon Man and Jackie Brown respectively. I have no idea
We’re not there yet, but…
If nothing else, I feel as if I did all I could. Karsten and I scrambled all morning to pull together quotes on renovations. We went by the house and snuck around the back to measure the broken window, and
Stop the insanity!
Our downstairs neighbors apparently treated themselves to a karaoke machine for Easter. We had errands to run before lunch, but ever since we’ve been back, there’s been a steady stream of poorly sung sappy pop crap (“You Were Always On
The countdown to closing has begun! Fingers are officially crossed!
Wow, this is cool. I found an article online from the Nashville Business Journal from August of 1998 making a big deal about a new home sale in Germantown. Compare it with this article from the Tennessean from just a
Life is surreal. (“How real is it?”)
First, sincere thanks to everyone who commented on my last post to express their sympathy for the loss of Karsten’s mother. I have let him know that so many of you gave condolences, and he’s very thankful, as am I.
Sad news about Karsten’s mother
Karsten found out a few hours ago that his mother died today. She hadn’t been sick, but in the last week she was hospitalized after coughing up blood and other severe symptoms. We still don’t have all the details about