Category: Dancing Engineer
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The Cough That Would Not Go
[COVID Day Five Hundred Sixty Three] I have had a frakin’ cough for how long now and it’s NOT COVID but damn. Also, I am flying for work for the first time in two years. On Monday. I’M NOT FREAKING OUT YOU’RE FREAKING OUT Wish me luck.
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Because You Mentioned It Enough…
[COVID Day Five Hundred Fifty Nine] I’m listening, I’m just sometimes s l o w. I’ve switched the subtitle to remove ‘Dutch Lockdown’ because not only am I not living in the Netherlands anymore, but … there’s no lockdown either. The depressing part is that COVID is now a permanent part of our lives so…
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I Exist!
[Dutch Lock Down Day Five Hundred Fifty Four] It’s not a song or anything, I’m just saying I’m not a bot. I’m here. Just still… settling in and figuring things out. Like daily routines for example… I rip myself out of bed at seven twenty in order to get kids dressed but I forgot to…
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Caught Up On August!
[Dutch Lock Down Day Five Hundred Twenty Nine] It’s been an incredibly intense week with a really rough cold or a light flu – so harsh, I went and got a COVID test [totally negative] that took literally two hours standing in line even though I had an appointment to get it. *headdesk* The buggy…
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What Is This Magic?!?
[Dutch Lock Down Day Five Hundred Eighteen] Apparently complaining about JetPack and / or WordPress means that things will magically be fix in the night? Maybe? But, yegads, I’ve got days and days and days of posts to catch up on, eh? #PleaseHold
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Expect A “Real” Update Soon
[Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Ninety Six] Whatever that means. Or not. Let’s see what happens, eh?
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Expectations Vs Reality
[Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Ninety Five] OMG this blog is a PERFECT DEMO of expectations versus reality. I expected to write a lovely little blog post. I am literally writing a few lines. That’s it. That’s the whole post.
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#OhGodsWhatHaveWeDone
[Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Eighty Two] I want to throw up. A lot. It’s just … A lot.
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FYI – GroningenRain.nl is Going Away Too
[Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Eighty] That’s another thing. This site, GroningenRain.nl, is going away – cause the owner will no longer live in the Netherlands. #HelaasPindakaas But first the news: Ministers ‘ignored warnings not to relax corona rules too fast’ Workers fear Delta variant at the office, labor unions say R-number rises above…
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This Is Fine
[Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Seventy Three] Something’s wrong with our flight. And the twins are coughing. And I’m throwing up. And there’s no update on our house.
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Getting Started: Embrace Your Inner Child
[Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Sixty Four] On the road to becoming a unicorn, you need to go backwards to make progress. I know what you’re thinking right now, “do I want to be a unicorn?” Of course you do. And now you’re thinking, “but my inner child is pretty messed up…” Fair. Mine,…
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But Then Who Am I?
[Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Fifty Seven] I had this same feeling right as I was retiring from dance – if I’m not a dancer, who am I? Except now it’s about being an American living in the Netherlands. If I’m not an expat, who am I? But first the news: Dutch scrap most…