http://michaelandnellie.com/blog Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:22:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en i'm not sure if dad just wanted to make things difficult on himself but the two countries that we rented cars in where among the 4 that actually drive on the left side of the road.  of course, we found it just slightly ironic that we got lost by the ... http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/128/europe-six-and-last/ enjoy your independence ;) http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/127/happy-4th/ more lounging around in switzerland... nellie and i decided to grab some fondue when a drumline paraded it's way down the street. "why" you might ask... well, because it's sunday ( of course. ) so, the euro cup '08 is kinda a big deal. such a big deal that when ... http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/126/europe-fiv/ i dare say that i've never truly had a beer before yesterday. nellie and i went to o'neils in ireland to get an authentic irish meal, a pint, and watch the spain vs. russia soccer final. this was probably the best experience we've had so far and i ... http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/125/guinness/ switzerland is something else! and easily a country i could see myself moving to.  the country is breathtaking and the people are milky-choclaty sweet.  i'll admit that, at times, it's felt a little zoolanderish, everyone walking around in their little happy swiss goups, wearing their little swiss hiking outfits, smiling ... http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/122/europe-four-swiss/ wordpress, has apparently adopted the microsoft ethic of software building by making v2.5 great lookin', easy to use, and horridly buggy. bravo for them right?  it has decided to eat all my images and clever antics for the first part of the trip. so here's the unfunny third attempt - ... http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/121/europe-two-reposted/ i've only got a few minutes left before we hitch a train for lucern but i wanted to drop some goodness for you.   in other news, i've tried posting "europe : two" 3 times now and have developed an increasing hated toward wordpress. i'll keep you posted. killer shop.  this is beer ... http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/120/europe-three/ word up! we're in the throws of packing for europe and, after two weeks wheezing our way out of the "ignorance bomb" that seems to have blown up around us, the trip can't come soon enough. of course, i'm sure that europe will deliver a fair share of nescient delights. in other news... no ... http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/118/europe-one/ this week has been ridiculous! as a few of you may know, my car got broken into - yes, again. that puts us at just about one major automotive crisis per month this year. i'm choosing to take it as a sign that God is done with ... http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/116/what-happens-in-vegas/ it's undeniably clear that i have been a pretty lame blogger of late. balancing my responsibilities has a super hero have proven to be harder task than anticipated. alas, i really am trying to make more time for the things i enjoy, blogging included. a couple months back, my ... http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/115/have-i-mentioned-the-dog/