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Just to clarify, i am not as boring as my blog makes me seem. From recent feedback, apparently my blog is enjoyably anonymous, but too impersonal. i guess i'm supposed to include more nitty gritty. Since the only three people who read this blog are the ones giving the feedback, i figure i better pay attention. Here are a couple of pieces of personal information about me based on questions asked:
-i wear at least 4 coats of mascara every day. my latest favorite is 'the colossal volum' by maybelline. when makeup companies use the spelling 'volum' or make plays on the word volume like 'voluminous', i am about 60% more likely to try their mascara products. i am an excellent mascara consumer. i might be able to keep that part of the economy going, singlehandedly. don't judge me.
-my favorite part of last week was the night before my birthday, when my friends took me out for sushi and salsa dancing. This is the most respectable looking picture i've ever seen of us. we don't have any idea how to salsa dance, but i'm pretty sure we are all on our way to being pros now. other highlights from my birthday were hanging out with r and his perfect gift, and an amazing race par-tay with k and c...and delicious cake. i also got a dope video from s, and my parent's birthday card, which made me laugh for the next three days...
-i just got back from switzerland for the second time this year. it is more important to me to be able to travel than to be able to, say, eat, and this year has been excellent for traveling. both of the switzerland trips were for business. the first time in march was cool because a friend and i took some extra time and got to see a bit more of the country. and the matterhorn (postcards from trip #1). this last trip was shorter and i had to squeeze in what i could between meetings. (another tip i got for the blog is more pictures, so here are pics from my last trip switzerland.)

i walk along the lake and am excited to see tulips on lake zurich at sunset...

i think, this bike makes a nice picture...

then i get closer, and i realize that this weird taxidermie-d bird on the back makes an even nicer picture... (?)

this is the coolest little store ever--it sells theatre costume/makeup/hair accessories. more on my finds there later...

it takes precious little to make me want to run through fields singing. this is my sound of music moment...

i walk through downtown zurich wednesday evening, and take this picture from near the main station (this is the same night there is a construction collapse on a tunnel-digging machine near the station. eek.)

this guy gives me a look as i pick up my camera from the ground (the picture was taken with the self timer) and i am overjoyed when i check the pic and see that he had made direct eye contact with the camera.

more downtown zurich, up the lake from my hotel.

the countryside outside of fällanden.
there. next time i will go for more personal info and more pics in fewer words. how's that?