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One Angry Egg
I am one angry egg. It’s been almost two months that I’ve been waiting for our visa to come through. I know I should think about Jul who is having a rough time as well, but in my head, I can’t help wishing that the situation be reversed. I can’t take any more 24/7 baby…
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Good Nights, Bad Nights
There are good nights, and there are bad nights. Just as there are good days and bad days. But the nights – the bad nights – are the worst. Tonight, for example, is a bad night. These days, Lila won’t sleep if she doesn’t see me next to her crib. To achieve this, she forces…
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The Sun
I thought it would never come, but finally, summer showed up this week. And what a difference the sun makes. Everyone seems happier. Children play in the streets up until 9 pm. People have swapped coats for shorts, and the sunglasses are out again. It’s been a tough week for me, and I’m sure it…
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The Sun for Several Hours
The sun came out this morning and suddenly the flat was lit up with the promise of spring and the end of this goddamn winter. And then several hours later the grey and the wind and the cold took over. Seriously, we’ve had enough! Give us back the sun and heat already! Currently listening to:MúmGo…
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Saturday Night Fevers, Teethers
Julien is sick with a stomach bug, fever and chills. He’s currently wrapped up in our thickest comforter and moaning about the loss of his long-awaited weekend. Lila is teething. At least, we suspect she is teething. (We want to look at her gums, but each time we open her mouth she sticks out her…
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Stairs & Steps
Stairs have become my enemy. Every day : 7 flights of stairs, 4 flights of escalators, and half the time, the escalators don’t work. I drag myself out of bed, and immediately, stairs plague my mind. Sunday nights, I dream of stairs. Inside the metro, I lean my head against the glass and dread approaching…
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Doha to Paris
We returned from South Africa to an apartment whose floors were littered with all the crap we’ve accumulated over the past two years. After a week of head-scratching, we managed to fit everything into 3 trunks to be shipped, 4 luggages to check in, two backpacks and two laptop cases to carry with us on…
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Six Days at the Bottom of the Ocean
Before leaving Paris, I watched an Explosions in the Sky concert, a Texas-based instrumental band that comes up with the most affecting melodies you’ll ever hear in your entire life (and no, I’m not exaggerating.) The concert was sold out by the time I found out they would pass by Paris, so you can imagine…