What's going on on my blogroll

I'm stealing this great idea from J.

An American Mama in Berlin is feeling some stress.

Vivi is looking for some advice on left luggage in Paris.

Expat Traveller is getting all random on us.

Berlinbound (who's actually in Koln now) is liking Koln more than he expected.

Germany Doesn't Suck is teaching Russian-Germans, and teaching the rest of us who Russian-Germans are.

Heissescheisse is airborn.

Sandra over at Here in Korea is smelling Korean smells and finding paper cranes.

How to Learn Swedish in 1000 Difficult Lessons is eating Comit and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen.

Mausi is worried about her dad. Send her some love.

Ms. Mac is making a list and checking it twice. Then she's blowing this popsicle stand.

Lillian is making Glühwein in Chiang Mai.

Petite Anglaise just wants her soup.

Stepping Stones seems to have snuck off to Canada.

Stringbean hearts Flammkuchen.

Swisslovebaby is rescuing overworked au pairs, teaching them to knit, and looking for a patron.

Swisstwist is looking forward to Christmas Eve and enjoying friendship while she waits.

In Favor of Thinking sees the light at the end of the tunnel.

Learning Curves is making travel plans.

New Kid on the Hallway has Teaching Carnival IV up, and Christmas trees. And a cat. And a squirt bottle.

Profgrrrrl has jetlag in Porto. Not a bad place to have jetlag!

Raining Cats and Dogma is blogging about academic blogging and why he does it.

Joseph Duemer is confronted with the instincts of Jack Russell Terriors.

Bitch PhD. is making gingerbread, even though it is the end of the semester. That's love!

Body and Soul is thinking about torture. That's why she's "The Conscience" - she's out there writing the posts that need to be written.

Respectful of Otters has been quiet lately - hopefully nothing's wrong and she's just working hard and spending the rest of the time enjoying motherhood.

The Whiskey Bar is taking another look at the Lincoln Group.

Always a Bridesmaid is having a gummi bear!

Barely Tenured is trying to get Baby T to drink from a bottle. Baby T, she's not so sure.

Baren Mare is grieving for her happy ending that doesn't seem to be coming. She's closed comments, but think a good thought.

CHEW is Dossier to China.

Herveryown has gotten a good progress report and hoping to pass the final test in two weeks.

In a Holding Pattern has gotten things moving in Korea.

Julia is thinking that email was a wee bit flirty, and looking for second opinions.

Over at A Little Pregnant they're doing it by the numbers and I think Charlie is winning.

The Naked Ovary is in a book, checking out new blogs and learning Chinese.

Pamplemousse is in a pit of grumpiness.

Dooce is...aw heck, how do you describe what dooce is doing?

My Topography is spreading some beauty around.

Nyarlathotep is applying to grad school and polishing the dreaded Statement of Purpose.

Phantom Scribbler is setting the record straight and it isn't looking good for Elmo.

Raising WEG is trying to pin the river to the banks.

Wanting to be... is awfully quiet these days.

And I'm skipping the politcal sites, even though there is an interesting discussion of income redistribution and net happiness over at Asymmetrical Information because, well they're political and you all can read your respective newspapers for that.