jane and lyndon’s blog

Given that the number of our blog readers has dwindled from 2 to 0 (that’s right folks we didn’t even read our own blog) since our last post in early January, we thought it’s time for a new post to jump start the blog a little. OK, listen up folks … here are some updates - hold on tight for the roller-coaster ride that our life has become. (yeah …)

1. We still have a job. Lyndon is working feverishly on Monster House (yeah the movie nobody can remember the name of, he must have been asked 10,000 times in the past year ‘what’s the name of that movie you are working on?’). Bad news is he’s working Saturdays until May. Good news is he will be done and we will have a vacation in June, and he is moving on to a ‘real’ non all CG movie finally. I’ve been working from home since last November. I can’t complain at all. I am lucky to have a good job. I’ve travelled for work for a few times in the past couple of months but nothing too demanding.

2. We still enjoy each other’s company, and we still make each other laugh. Not that I am surprised but I had never been with someone for more than 3 years. Lyndon and I have been together for 5 years, married for almost 3 (well 2.5 years). I guess being older and knowing what you want have their advantages. And having low expectations wouldn’t hurt???

3. Haven’t seen a lot of movies lately - what a surprise! ‘Munich’ was good, depressing but thought-provoking. ‘Capote’ was the other movie we liked. Nope, haven’t seen Brokeback Mountain yet. Glad to see ‘Crash’ with some Oscar nods. I have read a couple of those silly books by Sophie Kinsella, and just started ‘In Cold Blood’ last night. I can’t tell you how many books Lyndon has read in the past month - too many to count.

4. Did I mention we are planning a vacation in June? I know … we just took one 5 months ago. This time we want to go somewhere tropical, and just not do anything. No more sightseeing, lugging stuff up and down trains, staying at 5 different hotels type of tough travels. We are thinking of the Cayman Islands in the Carribeans, perhaps try scuba diving. The upside of being DINKS - Double Incomes No Kids.

5. On the not so rosy side … our dog, Ms. Abby has become a druggie unfortunately. She is turning 12 this April. After spending 3 hours at an animal emergency hospital on Chinese New Year’s eve, we got the $500 news from the vet - Ms. Abby has arthritis and pinched nerves in her neck and back. She has to take painkillers and muscle relaxants every few days - they make her very happy.

Also, the Green Monster (moss) has returned on our brick patio in the back, and parts of our house are falling apart. ;-(

That’s all folks … Please,try not to trip over each other while rushing to leave us comments.

September 7 to September 8

Salzburg and Eagle’s Nest album.

Our tour guide up to Eagle’s Nest was a local Austrian who lived in Australia for 23 years. (No Kangaroos in Austria.) Smoked like a chimney. Spoke German and had an Australian accent when he spoke english. There was a rock slide at 11am the day before so there was a delay going up. While we waited we got to tour the bunkers and check out the site of where Hitler’s house used to be.

When we got back to Salzburg we rented bikes and rode around the Old Town, checked out Mozart’s house, and took the funicular up to the Fortress. For dinner we did this Mozart Dinner Concert at this thousand year old restaurant. We sat across from a nice couple from England who was in Salzburg to watch a relative who was in a horse race.

Link to Munich album.

Link to Dachau album.

September 5 to September 7.

Couple of albums from our stay in Munich. Our first day we went to Dachau, a concentration camp. Somber and depressing, but something we wanted to see. Saw a bunch of German school kids making a mandatory visit.

Shotgun description of what you’ll see: more beer, Olympic Park, BMW museum/dealership, Oktoberfest grounds, naked men, Marienplatz glockenspiel, views from top of New Town Hall.

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Some pics on our way to Munich…

Click on Picture for Album. More to come…

First picture post from our trip to Germany last week…