August 2011
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It's Hot
It’s been well into the 90’s all week (Fahrenheit. In 33-36C for those of you metric people). And here’s the thing about Vienna… it doesn’t get this hot here. Well, maybe a day here or a day there. A week at a time, even in August, is unusual.
Here’s the other thing about Vienna… since it doesn’t get this hot here (and everything is, like, 500...
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Vienna Postcard Post
I was asked for a postcard post, so here is something, anyway.
Vienna is actually a lovely city… in parts. Like at the Schonbrunn Palace:
These are the gardens of the emperors, and the greenhouse where they made sure they had oranges and lemons in winter. And because it has amazed everyone who has seen it so far, the marigold tree:
Yes, those are marigold flowers. On a tree....
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Foreign Periods, or, One for the Pre-Menopausal...
Notice to the squeamish: I will be discussing my period. At length. Feel free to go back and read about the pig knuckle if you can’t handle it.
So I got my period a couple days ago. I had packed enough tampons for a few days, but this means tampon shopping. And it means I have to bring Karl-Heinz, because what if I can’t translate? What if “super” and...
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Furniture is Here!
So we met with StartÖsterrich today, which we THOUGHT was an immigration appointment. Turns out that is for people who already have their residency card, which I don’t have yet. However, we did get more information on the language requirements, and good news about supplemental income from the state to help pay for those language classes. In short, we are entirely responsible for getting...
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STFU, Conservatives: Hello Men, I Am A Product in... →
iamabutchsolo:
By purchasing me, whether I am beer, body spray, technology, food, candy bars, or anything else, I will automatically improve your life because I will give you the two things that you want most: Confirmation of your masculinity and women.
Firstly, I will make you feel like a man because only cis men buy these products. And as a man, you love masculinity and you will do...
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Furniture Shopping in Vienna
So after we accomplished the first two form appointments, and had to wait for the document translations before we could hit immigration, we went furniture shopping. I moved into KH’s apartment with not much stuff, and 95% of that clothes, but it still has to go somewhere. He has two wardrobes, a desk, and an office chair. He also has a couple bookcases that he cleared a lot of room on,...
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Immigration!
So, AS REQUESTED… no, really, I gave some of my friends a vote on what they wanted to hear about next, and almost to a person, they begged for forms.
I cannot make this shit up.
I got most of the form work done in the US. See these previous posts for form love.
But one thing that Austrian immigration requires is certified German translations of all the forms. So in order to get a jump...
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FOOD
I know, I PROMISED I was going to write about forms in Vienna, and I know that’s what everyone is dying to hear about, but I can’t stop myself tonight. I must talk about the food.
The FOOD. Where do I even begin?
I guess lets start with perception and history. When USians think of “European” food, they* tend to think of Italian, French, maybe Tapas (Spanish) if they...
