My Buddy Gareth in a Staples Commercial
He’s the guy that says “hair gel?”
(tags: halfass gareth “gareth saxe” garethsaxe commercial advertising)

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Thinking that today is a good reason for vacations. #

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Thinking I really, really need a comfortable place to work from home if I’m going to be doing it this much. #

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Schottenfeld Hotel
For future reference: boutique hotel in my ‘hood here in VIE
(tags: vienna hotel vie wien 7 neubau)

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How could one person have so much to do? #
Wondering how it got to be the end of the weekend so quickly. #

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It’s too nice outside to be working today. Therefore, I think I’ll stop! Or at least I’ll stop as early as I possibly can. #
Countown to Il Mare: the best pizza in Wien. I order the pizza pecorina, simple pizza with only tomato sauce and tuscan pecorino. YUM! #

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Recently, my buddies over at Bitch Magazine sent out a message regarding the recently-enacted postal rate increases. Short form: Time-Warner and conglomerates get a break versus the huge increase in fees levied against smaller shippers. Sure, the post is privatized and, sure, the big shippers (especially junk mailers) are largely responsible for keeping the [...]

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I was told I have a “bright future” today. I think somebody thinks I’m 25, not 35. #
I worked from 7:30 until 10:00 PM tonight—didn’t even see my family. WTF? #
Oh. And who is bringing me some ice cream? #

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So it has been a while since I wrote, despite my best intentions. You know how it is.
A lot has been going on here, so I’ll just bust ‘em out.
Working in an international environment created the daily opportunity for me to hone my abilities in spoken English. Given the intrinsic mushiness of words, and [...]

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Maple & Molly Get Ice Cream from Fratelli’s, originally uploaded by scottpartee.

Sure, it was sugar and lactose free. But it was ice cream. Maple will tell you so.

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Maple went to the doctor w/ an itchy dumper. His prescription: acorn bath! Seriously, she’s soaking in a bath full of acorn chips as I type. #
Jetzt gehe ich ins Bett. Long days. Looooong days. #

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Busy day @ the office, but home and cooking pizza! #
BTW, for those who care, Viennna is an interesting case study in rent control/long-term leases and maintaining a “real” city. #

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Aaaaaah! Beautiful Sunday morning. Home made biscuits, coffee & now it’s off to enjoy the sunshine! #

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Awesome Saturday, but now I have to go do some work at the office. Grrrr. #
I should really go to sleep. #

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Up early to crush this Friday into a tiny remnant so that the weekend can start with 24 Celsius sunny patio beers. We have a real spring! #

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