Creative Meanderings

My ramblings and wanderings through life

  • Wow, it has been way too long since I last updated about my little garden this year. It has been a bit of a slow start this year due to the rather irregular weather with sandstorms, fog, rain and whatnot. Usually, the warm weather is starting in full force at this point causing my tomatoes, especially to go wild, but at the moment they are just starting to produce. So, here are some…

  • We have been hanging out quite a bit with some new friends. It’s nice to have couply friends with whom we can enjoy just chilling out. It’s been a while (if ever that we’ve had such kinds of friends). So, with the really wonderful weather lately, we’ve been BBQing! Last night, we had a bit of get together and didn’t cause too much trouble. 😉 Just good times! [shashin type=”album” id=”62″ size=”small” crop=”n”…

  • Some new friends of ours have been talking about this wine pairing event for a few months. It has sounded fun and interesting, plus oh so posh, to do, so when the next one came up, I was totally in! So, a small group of us from the ZOO went together and had a really lovely time. This month’s was pairing Spanish tapas dishes with Chilean wines. The event was held at the…

  • [shashin type=”album” id=”58″ size=”medium” crop=”n” columns=”3″ caption=”y” order=”date” position=”center”] I just realized that I never posted about my trip to Musandum in Oman. It’s a popular location to go diving or to enjoy a boat cruise and watch dolphins. I had been wanting to go for some time, so Paola and I decided to book a tour. Unfortunately, it was some of the worst weather we had had for a long time and…

  • Whenever I watch a film on adoption, I begin to ponder the issue of having community and wondering why I always feel without one. The truth is that I have a pretty good community of friends now as an expat. So, I shouldn’t take that for granted. Living as an expat is definitely a certain mindset and way of life. Most people back home cannot understand or appreciate the lifestyle and experiences. Thus,…

  •  I have become a cynic losing elements of my idealistic and romantic ways. Why? How? I am not really sure.  We do generally celebrate in some form this holiday of love, but I find the commercialism and need for people to broadcast their feelings to be somewhat…unreal. Like Christmas and other major holidays I hate being on Facebook and seeing people post about how they celebrate the holiday. Why do I need to…

  • First, sorry for the font changes. I wanted to change it, but can’t seem to find one yet that quite fits…. So, there may be still more changes until I find it. 🙂 This week has been…both good and bad. I had yet another run-in with management people and seem to just be sealing my fate to not get along with them. This is one negative motivating factor to push me to focus…

  • So…it’s been a while. I meant to take a few days to reflect and write, but that turned into weeks and now it’s already the middle of February! Time has been passing rather quickly and there is much to write about. For now, I’ll give a quick overview and then will try over to return to writing more regularly and catch up on specifics. Here goes – End of December: *Got blood taken…

  • I should be more consistent with my writing given that I’ve been on holiday now for four days, but I’m still getting used to the fact that I don’t have to get up to work…. Besides that, I’m not totally relaxed given I also have to work on my dissertation, but that work starts tomorrow. I did actually stick to my schedule of getting work-work done before the weekend, so I guess I…

  • Unfortunately, there have been two recent shootings in Oregon and Connecticut. Recent posts on Facebook and discussions have centered on the need for more gun control in the US. Some people in other countries, such as Japan post how Japan has no shooting crimes because guns have been outlawed there. These posts and sentiments frustrate me as everyone is missing the bigger picture. In Japan, while there may not be shooting crimes, you…

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