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455 days ago
Lincoln's blog got the axe! Apparently it violates some code of conduct. I have no idea what has caused this, but the baby's blog is on lockdown. It is a BABY BLOG. How could a blog about a 10 month old possibly violate code of conduct? After an inquiry and a polite response from Windows Live Support, I've gotten no more information than the following message from some support person named Paul: "I understand that you are having an issue accessing your "kurtzkid" space, as you were prompted that your access is denied or restricted. I can imagine how inconvenient this can be that is why I would like to take this opportunity to assist you. We have found your Space, to be in violation of the Windows Live Spaces Code of Conduct for containing inappropriate content. We have given you ample time to remove the inappropriate materials but this was not met within the duration given. Since the violation is serious, we were forced to close down your space. ...
465 days ago
I'm in love with the London Underground. Linc and I have been walking as far as he can stand it and then riding the tube back to the hotel. Today we went out to Notting Hill and wandered Portabello Road and surroundings. We took one line out, and a different line back. We make connections, we are efficient, we mind the gap, we haven't gotten lost once. We are old hands at the public transit here. We have a pass and so we go whevever we want, when we want. It is quite liberating. Tonight we took the tube and met Roger after work and then walked to our friend Lars' place for take away dinner at his place. Within 15 minutes I had left the hotel, walked to the station, caught a train, met Roger, and then we were on our way to Lars' place. How amazing is that? FAST. A cab would have taken longer and the concierge estimated it would cost 20 pounds. WTF? I keep thinking about how awesome Seattle would be if we had such an amazing transit system. We'd never have to drive, ever. We ...
466 days ago
With not much computing time (nights after Rog gets home from work and after we've put the kid to sleep), I haven't been able to do daily updates of our trip. (In short, the days are filled with awesome walking tours with kid--markets, landmarks, parks/squares, and city planning/architecture focused detours). But I can spare a few minutes before bed to expand upon my disgust for the traditional English breakfast. God, they are awful. I should have known, given that I had exposure to this in Australia. There is nothing really appealing about it. I knew this, but still went for it today. I felt like I needed a hearty start to a day of walking. I also stupidly thought I could feed the kid some of the eggs. Traditional English breakfast consists of all the things I find truly abhorrent in a breakfast--runny eggs, gummy bacon, boiled tomatoes, barely toasted bread, and some flavorless button mushrooms. Even Lincoln rejected the eggs by promptly spitting them out whenever I ...
468 days ago
Hello little blog. It's been a while. I was pretty sure I was going to leave you in neglect for good. But then I decided I needed a way to document my trip to London. Huzzah. Resurected from the dust! Why have I never traveled to London before? My god. This place rocks. The energy, vitality, multiculturalism, alone will keep me chattering for days. I'm only here for a week and I'm trying not to feel overwhelmed by all the things I want to do. We got in yesterday afternoon and are already immersed in the city life. Our hotel is in a prime location, walking distance to most things I will want to see in a week's time. Of course, traveling with a small child is different than past international trips. We are really on Lincoln time, and plan our excursions around his schedule, but this kid is one international champ. He slept about 90% of the flight over. You know the flight was sucessful when the people sitting around us were cooing at him as we waited to de-plane. Our ...
486 days ago
It has been an intense couple of days. Lincoln's mobility has increased at an exponential rate. He went from slowly scooting and taking his time to speed scooting/crawling over the weekend. His belly is still on the ground when he moves, but he has figured out the opposing arm/leg movement and is now very quickly moving around the house. When he is awake he is clambering, crawling, climbing, and squirming. He will sit still to read a book, but you can't even get through two books before he starts squirming around. This morning he woke up and within about 2 seconds (I don't even think he was fully awake), he started moving around and climbing on me. I spent most of yesterday following him around and figuring out what was safe to have around the house and what needed to be put away from grubby little hands. Roo is not pleased by this new situation. Sunday, I found Lincoln in her dog bowl, a handful of kibble in one hand, and the other hand about to cram some kibble in his ...
