{"id":377,"date":"2005-11-19T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2005-11-20T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chocolatemussolini.com\/cm\/default.asp?n=430"},"modified":"2005-11-19T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2005-11-20T06:00:00","slug":"former-soviet-bloc-or-bust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/cm\/?p=377","title":{"rendered":"former soviet-bloc or bust."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ONE HOUR<\/p>\n<p \/>&#8230;til I have to put the suitcase in the car and go get Homie. Then off to the airport, headed for Budapest!<\/p>\n<p \/>First, some photos:<\/p>\n<p \/><a href='http:\/\/www.chocolatemussolini.com\/cm\/images\/skates.jpg' target='oot'>skates<\/a><br \/><a href='http:\/\/www.chocolatemussolini.com\/cm\/images\/skating.jpg' target='oot'>Jane and kids ice-skating<\/a><br \/><a href='http:\/\/www.chocolatemussolini.com\/cm\/images\/bingo2.jpg' target='oot'>gay bingo<\/a><br \/><a href='http:\/\/www.chocolatemussolini.com\/cm\/images\/bingo3.jpg' target='oot'>no, we really love bingo.<\/a><br \/><a href='http:\/\/www.chocolatemussolini.com\/cm\/images\/winding.jpg' target='oot'>winding yarn<\/a><\/p>\n<p \/>This last week has been a blur and unfortunately, I don&#8217;t have time to recount it. Permit me a bulleted list, please:<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<ul>\n<li>kickboxing with Dario\n<p \/><\/li>\n<li>much gym, in preparation for no-gym for a week\n<p \/><\/li>\n<li>many amusing late-night phone calls\n<p \/><\/li>\n<li>screwing up my sleep schedule so the 7-hour difference doesn&#8217;t hurt so much\n<p \/><\/li>\n<li>brunch with Kaye\n<p \/><\/li>\n<li>opening day at the Depot rink with Kaye, Stephanie, Tom, Jane, and Jane&#8217;s kids (we got season passes! I need skates!!)\n<p \/><\/li>\n<li>lunch at Herkimer, my new second-favorite hangout\n<p \/><\/li>\n<li>gay cowboy bingo, where they raised $24k in one night\n<p \/><\/li>\n<li>Herkimer <i>again<\/i> with the bingo crowd\n<p \/><\/li>\n<li>more really amusing phonecalls (sorry, Adrianne!)\n<p \/><\/li>\n<li>a very nice bon-voyage last night and this morning\n<p \/><\/li>\n<li>&#8230;and I am extremely sore today.\n<p \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p \/>Quickly before I go, I&#8217;m going to start the question-replying. I decided I&#8217;m going to do one at a time, hopefully in every single post. Don&#8217;t hold me to that, please. You know how I feel about commitment.<\/p>\n<p \/>You&#8217;ll find that below, and I will take this moment to say farewell and wish you a very happy Thanksgivingtide. I&#8217;ll be back from Europe next Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p \/>Viszontl&#225;t&#225;sra!!<br \/>Jenni<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<div align='center'>\n<table border='0' width='400' style='border:1px dotted #cccccc;' cellpadding='8'>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align='center'><b>your questions, answered<\/b><\/div>\n<p \/><i>q:<\/i><br \/>Where did you get that killer costume that you wore to the halloween party? I&#8217;d love to buy or make something similar next year.<\/p>\n<p \/><i>a:<\/i><br \/>I assume you mean the St Pauli Girl, as &#8216;scurvy&#8217; 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&#8217;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 <i>really<\/i> need to be the St Pauli Girl is boobs and beer mugs.<\/p>\n<p \/>That costume got rave reviews from everyone except my dad.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<div align='center'><a href='http:\/\/www.chocolatemussolini.com\/cm\/ask.asp'>ask a question<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ONE HOUR &#8230;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: skatesJane and kids ice-skatinggay bingono, we really love bingo.winding yarn This last week has been a blur and unfortunately, I don&#8217;t have time to recount it. 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