former soviet-bloc or bust.

ONE HOUR

…til I have to put the suitcase in the car and go get Homie. Then off to the airport, headed for Budapest!

First, some photos:

skates
Jane and kids ice-skating
gay bingo
no, we really love bingo.
winding yarn

This last week has been a blur and unfortunately, I don’t have time to recount it. Permit me a bulleted list, please:

  • kickboxing with Dario

  • much gym, in preparation for no-gym for a week

  • many amusing late-night phone calls

  • screwing up my sleep schedule so the 7-hour difference doesn’t hurt so much

  • brunch with Kaye

  • opening day at the Depot rink with Kaye, Stephanie, Tom, Jane, and Jane’s kids (we got season passes! I need skates!!)

  • lunch at Herkimer, my new second-favorite hangout

  • gay cowboy bingo, where they raised $24k in one night

  • Herkimer again with the bingo crowd

  • more really amusing phonecalls (sorry, Adrianne!)

  • a very nice bon-voyage last night and this morning

  • …and I am extremely sore today.

Quickly before I go, I’m going to start the question-replying. I decided I’m going to do one at a time, hopefully in every single post. Don’t hold me to that, please. You know how I feel about commitment.

You’ll find that below, and I will take this moment to say farewell and wish you a very happy Thanksgivingtide. I’ll be back from Europe next Sunday night.

Viszontlátásra!!
Jenni

your questions, answered

q:
Where did you get that killer costume that you wore to the halloween party? I’d love to buy or make something similar next year.

a:
I assume you mean the St Pauli Girl, as ‘scurvy’ was kind of an exercise in the absurd. My coworker, Jane, is a fan of the Renaissance Festival in a scary way, so she had the serving wench getup. It’s a very loose off-the-shoulder shirt, bodice, bloomers, and big flowy skirt. I added a choker, blue apron, beer mugs, and boots to make it the St Pauli Girl. Honestly, all you really need to be the St Pauli Girl is boobs and beer mugs.

That costume got rave reviews from everyone except my dad.

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