My Mom makes the best caramel rolls in the world. This photo makes them look like a big intestine or something. They taste much better.
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05 October 2008
Caramel rolls
My Mom makes the best caramel rolls in the world. This photo makes them look like a big intestine or something. They taste much better.
11 January 2007
Lovely words (Lieblingswoerter)
I love a word coined by EclectChick: rebelpath. It is the rebel equivalent of psychopath.
I also really, really like the word "bonkers." It sounds so funny too.
I may steal* Julia's idea, Lieblingswort zum Donnerstag (Favorite Word for Thursday). A word of the week is a very fun idea but I don't know if I'll have the discipline, or memory, to do it every week.
*As writer T.S. Eliot says: "Amateurs plagiarize. Professionals steal."
I also really, really like the word "bonkers." It sounds so funny too.
I may steal* Julia's idea, Lieblingswort zum Donnerstag (Favorite Word for Thursday). A word of the week is a very fun idea but I don't know if I'll have the discipline, or memory, to do it every week.
*As writer T.S. Eliot says: "Amateurs plagiarize. Professionals steal."
06 January 2007
5 things, endlich (finally)
EclectChick has been bugging me since before Christmas about posting five little-known things about me (see her list). I can only think of four. Maybe I'm just boring?
1. For the first 1.5 years at university I was a member of the College Republicans. Sometimes my friend Christopher, at gatherings where there are primarily liberals, says in a conspiratorial tone of voice, says "Guess what Sophzilla used to be?" Followed by one of the looks that seems to say 'It's pretty juicy.' He then reveals the secret.
This all changed when I studied in England. Living somewhere else -- looking at the U.S. from the outside, seeing more of the world -- changed my mind. That was quite a few years ago. I can't imagine what the view looks like now. Shudder.
2. In high school and college I was a wallflower. Actually, this was true until quite recently! This is hard for some to believe since I'm not at all shy with my friends. And, I seem to get on well with most people. An example. In my first year at high school I had several acquaintances and one particularly good friend. Her grandpa died and so she was away from school for a few days. I still remember how horrible that time was. Because I was so terribly shy I was even more alone than normal in the gigantic crowd that was my high school. I really, really hated high school.
3. Sometimes I watch the Hallmark Hall of Fame or Hallmark Channel movies and get all choked up. I am particularly prone to this during the Christmas season. This is very embarrassing to admit since most of their movies are schlocky, saccharine and or formulaic.
4. I couldn't think of a fourth thing until I looked at EclectChick's list again. Wine gums. I love,
love, love them. They're not so easy to find in the U.S. as in England. Haribo's Roulette are similarly delicious and come in a much-better-for-the-stomach-sized packet.
1. For the first 1.5 years at university I was a member of the College Republicans. Sometimes my friend Christopher, at gatherings where there are primarily liberals, says in a conspiratorial tone of voice, says "Guess what Sophzilla used to be?" Followed by one of the looks that seems to say 'It's pretty juicy.' He then reveals the secret.
This all changed when I studied in England. Living somewhere else -- looking at the U.S. from the outside, seeing more of the world -- changed my mind. That was quite a few years ago. I can't imagine what the view looks like now. Shudder.
2. In high school and college I was a wallflower. Actually, this was true until quite recently! This is hard for some to believe since I'm not at all shy with my friends. And, I seem to get on well with most people. An example. In my first year at high school I had several acquaintances and one particularly good friend. Her grandpa died and so she was away from school for a few days. I still remember how horrible that time was. Because I was so terribly shy I was even more alone than normal in the gigantic crowd that was my high school. I really, really hated high school.
3. Sometimes I watch the Hallmark Hall of Fame or Hallmark Channel movies and get all choked up. I am particularly prone to this during the Christmas season. This is very embarrassing to admit since most of their movies are schlocky, saccharine and or formulaic.
4. I couldn't think of a fourth thing until I looked at EclectChick's list again. Wine gums. I love,
love, love them. They're not so easy to find in the U.S. as in England. Haribo's Roulette are similarly delicious and come in a much-better-for-the-stomach-sized packet. 
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