“Maybe being young is never easy. But being a twentysomething young European has rarely been more stressful. More than a quarter (28%) of Italians between 16 and 24 are unemployed. Others are struggling to get by on unpaid internships or poorly paid jobs with little security…. It’s not just Italy, of course. Eurozone unemployment is at a record. According to Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, 16.3 million people are out of work in the 17 countries that joined the euro. The story of a lost generation is becoming the scandal of a continent. In Spain, 51.4% of those aged 16-24 are jobless. In Greece, the figure is 43%…. As the eurozone crisis worsened, I went back to my hometown of Civita Castellana, 65 kilometres north of Rome, to meet my classmates from the Giuseppe Colasanti high school.”
Apparently, puppy fever is contagious
and my husband and I have caught the same strain. We’re both head-over-heels for the labradoodle, even after researching several other similar breeds/mixes. And he, on his own and not having looked at my tumblr, found the picture of Lucy the Labradoodle online and made it his new profile picture.
Yes, practically speaking, we probably should get a standard or miniature poodle, purebred. But the labradoodle just speaks straight to our hearts :)
“Half-Acre”, by Hem.
For you, Isopod :)
OMG I totally have puppy fever.
I am in my thirties, not completely sure where it came from, never really been a dog person, but all I know is that I want a puppy and I want one now.
I’m especially jonesing for a labradoodle. I mean, come on. Smart, easy-going, athletic and water-loving. And fairly hypo-allergenic. I mean, how much more do I really need out of a canine companion?
“Shut your eyes and think of somewhere, somewhere cold and caked in snow…”
Snow Patrol, “Shut Your Eyes”
I had forgotten just how alive and free I feel with ice-cold mountain air in my lungs. I had forgotten how much I love the sound of snow crunching under my boots. I had forgotten that I can indeed trust my own instincts to find and follow the trail.
I love winter in New York State!
From this afternoon’s much-needed hike in Aqua-Terra Park.
Junip, “In Every Direction”
This song… this song.
Heard it for the first time yesterday, was love at first listen, makes me feel like I have the wind in my hair and sea salt on my cheeks.
