Maru & Hana making bread

This kneading cats do before they get comfortable (including the circular walk before laying down) is baffling. One of the theories is that they are recalling pressing on their mothers' to increase milk production. Which just goes to show that we all, animals and humans alike, have patterns of behavior that help comfort ourselves.

Regardless it's damn cute.

Here's famous Maru & Hana kneading bread. Of course, Maru sleeps where he's most comfortable. I won't spoil the ending.

Life is good

Sometimes you just want to take your teddy bear into the pool and drift away from all your troubles.

Posted by Ramona Humane-Society on Saturday, March 28, 2015

fud, glorious fud!

NYC's Most Beautiful Bakery Instagram Feeds

A messy mind

This explains why I eat crap but am very creative :) Your Messy Room Might be the Sign of a Brilliant Mind

Secret Agent Ham, Secret Agent Ham...

Invisible girl

I tried not being on Facebook and turn my focus on my blog, http://girlladyfriend.blogspot.com/, with links on Twitter and Facebook. I was getting wrapped up in the "news" (some real, some about cute pets) people were sharing and not paying attention to the outside world and my thoughts.

I lasted about three weeks. Not bad, I think.

I am still not on Facebook a lot.

However, I've been watching a lot of crime dramas, especially ones where there are cyber crimes (e.g., CSI: Cyber [horrible, but I'll watch anything], Scorpion). And FB is watching. So is Google. Everyone really is watching. It's impossible not to be followed. I have become a bit paranoid about it all because I was one of the people in the Anthem hack (I feel like everyone I know was on the Anthem list). I also know someone whose SSN was used and the hackers/thieves submitted a tax return in their name. 

First, that's horrible. Second, why submit a return? Like they are going to get THAT much money back? I just do not understand it.

So, now I am trying to mellow out about Big Brother watching. It's inevitable. 

That being said, if you don't hear from me on FB, don't feel ignored. It's because I am hiding in my post-war bunker.

Happy Birthday, Tour Eiffel!

Floriane Marchix—Google

Happy Birthday, Tour Eiffel!

Taking an extended break from Facebook

Hi all! I am taking an extended break from Facebook. I apologize if I am not returning your comments, but it's time for an FB break. So if you want to comment, please comment on my blog. :) Otherwise, see you on the other side! xo, Googley Moogley

Can't "Share"

from _DJ_

I am taking a break from Facebook because I find it hard to keep up. And I feel that I've lost the ability to write and read. Seriously. Unless it's a Terry Pratchett book (miss Terry already), I haven't read a book in at least two years. Yes. Two years.

Also, I feel out of touch with what's going on in the world. My daily news sources were Facebook and anything related to reproductive health in the world. Now I am going to try to actually read news on my own and not use "share" to get news.

"Share" is a great tool because I have learned a lot about different topics I would otherwise not know about. But most of my shares have been about cute animals. Cute animals are awesome, but every day? (OK, every day is awesome and must be shared)

My mind is actually having a hard time writing this. I keep moving between verb tenses. Aggravating.

My brain hurts.

In Cleveland at Big Fun

I went to visit my bro, SIL and nephews in Cleveland for T-day and we went to this place called Big Fun, which was big fun.

Before Big fun, we passed this hair salon called Crazy Mullets.  AWESOME NAME!

Big Fun is a store chock full of fun things. Hence the name.  Big Fun.  Reminded my brother and I of Spencer Gifts, which turns out is still around! 

The window had an AT-AT holiday window.

And someone bought this hat while we were there.

And I couldn't help myself.  I bought Oriental Barbie.

Ho-hum, I went to Geneva

I went to Geneva for work. Everyone seems to think travel for work can be glamorous since you are traveling to a new place, but realistically, it's so boring and tedious.  The only benefit is the airline/hotel miles and, if traveling to Europe, duty free chocolate.

It was a very short trip. I flew in on Monday and had some meetings with colleagues. Tuesday and Wednesday were all-day workshops and I flew out on Thursday late morning. So here chronicles my trip:

My flight was leaving Sunday night and lo and behold, there is a Shake Shack in JFK. So of course, I had a Shackburger for dinner. 

Swiss airlines - 6+ hours from JFK to NYC. Slept most of the way.

Getting ready to take off.

The Swiss airlines safety drawings are very boring compared to the Brussels Airlines version. The woman looks so neutral.

Woke up and we were there.

Bravo for picking up your dog's poo! The US needs these kiosks.

Nomi didn't miss me. (She had a sitter)

I went to Cafe de Paris Chez Boubier (if you watch Super Fun Night then you would appreciate knowing that it is a real last name) for l'entrecôte. This is the only entree on the menu.  So you better like meat.  It was delishous.

And I had the Toblerone mousse.

And I had the Toblerone mousse.

Geneva in the morning.  A colleague who was staying at the Hotel Cornavin told me that the restaurant where breakfast was served had the most amazing views.  And it did.

And of course, being Korean-American, I find a Korean restaurant.  My parents would be proud. (and probably eat there)

I didn't feel like Korean or more steak so I had Italian. Nothing to write home about.

And because it was so beautiful I went back to Hotel Cornavin for breakfast.

My colleague also had a business lounge pass so I got to have more coffee and oddly enough Haribo gummy bears. They were lined up for the coffee bath.

Me in the lounge






















And then back on the plane Thursday late morning for JFK. I stayed up for most of this flight since I was arriving during daytime during the snow storm.  Oddly we got there right only an hour behind schedule.

So that was my short, uneventful trip to Switzerland.  Food, plane, hotel, conference, food, hotel, food, conference, food, hotel, food, conference, food, hotel, food, plane. Work travel is sooooo not glamourous.  But I did get chocolate with iconic pictures of Switzerland.