Wiebke and Paul

My Green Card. March 31, 2008

After, what seemed the longest time, we finally shipped my Green Card application (or as per official terms “Lawful Permanent Residency”) last Saturday. What a relief to seal that FedEx envelope!

Without the support of our wonderful friends Li, Dave and Patricia, we’d probably still be trying to figure out that application process including all of its forms and requirements. Thank you guys for everything - you’ve been such a blessing to us!

Now, we’ll have to wait for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to accept and approve our application.

Of course, your prayers for a smooth process and quick approval are very welcome. ;-)

Save Our Boobs! March 28, 2008

Women of all ages and nationalities - this goes out to you! And of course, to all you men who care about us women…and our boobs.

Can you imagine a world without breast cancer? It’s hard, given how pervasive the disease is. But go ahead, let yourself envision that world. Because it’s not a fantasy. It’s a reality within our grasp. Everyone of us can help bringing us closer to ending the disease forever.

The Breast Cancer 3-Day is a 60-mile walk over the course of three days. Net proceeds benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure and National Philanthropic Trust, funding important breast cancer research, education, screening, and treatment.

My friend Jill and her team “Save Our Boobs” (S.O.B) haven taken on the challenge to participate and raise money for this cause.

And here’s where you come in:

Team S.O.B. will be guest bar tending at the Fish Bowl in San Francisco on Wednesday, April 30th from 8:00 P.M. – close to raise money for the Susan G. Komen 60-mile Breast Cancer walk. All cash tips will go towards the team members’ fundraising efforts.

You got that? All you have to do is party for one night!! No one’s asking you to actually walk for 3 days. ;-)

So, put on your pink ribbon and your party pants and support our boobs, uhm, troops.

IMPORTANT: Please bring cash as they don’t get to donate tips from credit cards!

If you don’t agree with me that partying for a cure is a brilliant idea, please support Jill’s amazing fundraising efforts by donating on their team’s website http://08.the3day.org/goto/saveourboobs

And remember: every dollar counts!

(Jill and her cousin Sandi at the 2007 Breast Cancer Walk)

Easter In The Park. March 18, 2008

Sunday March 23, 2008
1pm to 4pm
Jackson Playground
17th Street @ Arkansas in Potrero Hill
Easter Egg Hunt, Kids Activities, Live Music, BBQ

C3 San Francisco is bringing Easter to our neighborhood. Join in the fun at Jackson Playground in Potrero Hill straight after our Easter Sunday Service. We’ll have something for all the family including Easter egg hunts for all ages, live music, a jumping castle and burgers and hot dogs galore!
Invite your friends and family and so they can experience God in a real and non-threatening way – through you!

Herzlichen Glueckwunsch… March 15, 2008

…nachtraeglich, liebe Lene.

Waere doch superschoen, wenn wir dich endlich kennenlernen koennten. Deine Eltern haben allen Grund maechtig stolz auf dich zu sein. Dicken Kuss von Wiebke und Paul in Kalifornien.

Installing A Husband. March 11, 2008

Dear Tech Support,
Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slow down in overall system performance — particularly in the flower and jewelry applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0.

In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5 and then installed undesirable programs such as NFL 5.0, NBA 3.0, and Golf Clubs 4.1.

Conversation 8.0 no longer runs, and Housecleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system. I’ve tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail. What can I do?

Signed, Desperate

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Dear Desperate:

First keep in mind, Boyfriend 5.0 is an Entertainment Package, while Husband 1.0 is an Operating System.

Please enter the command: ‘I Thought You Loved Me.exe’, try to download Tears 6.2 and don’t forget to install the Guilt 3.0 update. If that application works as designed, Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the applications Jewelry 2.0 and Flowers 3.5.
But remember, overuse of the above application can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0 or Beer 6.1. Beer 6.1 is a very bad program that will download the Snoring Loudly Beta.

Whatever you do, DO NOT install Mother-in-law 1.0 It runs a virus in the background that will eventually seize control of all your system resources.
Also, do not attempt to reinstall the Boyfriend 5.0 program. These are unsupported applications and will crash Husband 1.0

In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly. You might consider buying additional software to improve memory and performance. We recommend Food 3.0 and Hot Lingerie 7.7.

Good Luck,
Tech Support

Off at SXSW this weekend March 9, 2008

I’ll be coming home tomorrow night, but I’ve been at SXSW all weekend. It’s a huge festival in Austin, TX. They have film and music arms, but for the Interactive section that I’m at, it’s pretty much the biggest thing we’ve got going on each year. It’s been a pretty amazing experience so far. There’s people, there’s sessions, panels, parties, more people, it’s amazing. I’m honored to have met such cool people here and I just hope that I’m able to keep up with them when I get back to SF. Really looking forward to next year already. Love it!

I’ve been missing my baby though, see you soon honey!

Oatmeal Rocks! March 5, 2008

I’m eating warm oatmeal for the first time in my life! And I love it! Thanks, Eric, for sharing your oatmeal and saving me from starving.