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Welcome to my blog. I write about fitting in, sticking out, and missing the motherland as a serial foreigner.

March 9th, outsourced

Literary composite sketches (above is Tess of the D'Urbervilles). I didn't realize so many literary characters were so ugly! My mental Emma Bovary was always beautiful. [HT Jen]

Portlandia continues to amuse me. I won't pretend that I understood all the references in this clip but I got enough to make me laugh pretty hard.

If I ever put a bumper sticker on my car, it will be one of these. [HT Ken Jennings, a few years ago]

This is seriously a serious review of an Olive Garden restaurant in North Dakota. I became more incredulous with each passing paragraph. [HT Eric D. Snider]

I don't think I cry very often at YouTube videos, but...WOAH. [HT BCC]

Confessions of a bad teacher: "Dozens and dozens of teenagers scrutinize my language, clothing and posture all day long, all week long. If I’m off my game, the students tell me. They comment on my taste in neckties, my facial hair, the quality of my lessons. All of us teachers are evaluated all day long, already. It’s one of the most exhausting aspects of our job." AMEN.

I laughed at the first few seconds of this video and thought it was clever...I didn't expect to watch the whole thing and get CHILLS by the end. Happy International Women's Day! [HT Liz]

A dearth of good movies

Does your hospital waiting room look like this?