asking online |

Why Craigslist is my friend: Competition!

February 18. Day 233.
Thanks to all who replied to my preliminary poll. I think I have enough data to proceed with the actual poll question… stay tuned… I’m waiting for just the right day to put it up.

Today I asked twice, online.

First: I somehow landed on an email list about San Diego’s theater scene. [...]

me and my big mouth |

Window Seat?

February 17. Day 232.

From Athens I had a few hours to kill in Amsterdam, so I rushed to my mom’s favorite chocolate shop to pick up a few of her beloved truffles, crossed over to the post office to mail some twizzlers for E, and sampled a croissant in a cozy cafe with an open [...]

travel |

Does this count as begging? What about this?

February 16. Day 231.

I could say, once again, that I asked for directions.

It’s true. I did. As we were searching for our new hotel in Athens, a few wrong turns led us to a different part of town. I took it upon myself to boldly find the way.

“Heferefontos? Heferefontos 16?” I asked left and right, [...]

travel |

Postcard from the Plaka

Kalispera!!

A quick note to say I’m heading back to the USA tomorrow morning. I’ve been offline these past days, trekking on an island and getting into all sorts of asker-y mischief, but I’ll be back to blogging late Tuesday, after a quick stop in Amsterdam.

Updates coming soooooon!

Filia,

La Roxy

getting my money's worth |

Legal advice, Greek style

February 15. Day 230.

“What if something goes wrong? Can she drive it? What happens if the police pulls me over?”

These were Mr. A’s questions to the guy renting us an ATV so we could explore the island. The whole set up seemed somewhat sketchy — limited insurance, hand over driver’s license as collateral, call the [...]