No news is...boring

I love, love, love Google News Alerts. Getting them is the first working strategy I've ever had for keeping up with the news.

Once in a while, though, it's a boring News Alert day. All the articles are about financial acquisitions, or new businesses opening, or political dealings I couldn't care less about. I pity the journalists who have to cover such things.

Now, if you were getting Google News Alerts on my life, let me tell you: It would have been a super boring week.

News:5 New Results for Beth

Somehow, Decision is Made to Visit Turkey
Husband randomly bought Beth a ticket to Istanbul, where a five-day visit is anticipated for October. Though previous discussions had been made about visiting the Great Pyramids or the Taj Mahal, somehow the duo decided attending some conference on poverty was more important. Also cheaper, since Husband's trip will be covered by his sponsor.

Husband Grateful for Gourmet Recipes, Sorta
Thanks to the recent acquisition of the book The Flexitarian Table, Beth has come under the delusion that she is in fact competing for the title of Top Chef, and recently purchased items such as fresh Parmesan and capers to prove it. While hours spent in the kitchen have recently increased, she's pretty much wasting her talents on Husband, who, while expressing his appreciation, seems to be just as satisfied with plain beans and rice.

Arabic verb tenses fly completely out of head
Thanks to a summer spent in an English-speaking country and a failure on her part to even once flip open her Arabic books, Beth has recently discovered she has forgotten how to say the word "yesterday" in Arabic. The realization came about as she attempted communication with a dear friend in Riyadh, who somehow managed to gloss over the error, probably because she was trying to remember the word for "move" in English.

Totally Deserving Non-Profit Adds New Content
The non-profit group Coburwas recently added new content to its website, which Beth finally got her butt around to writing this week. She also received an e-mail from Coburwas member John, which ended with: "KISS! KIIIIIIIS TO YOU! Your loving brother, John." This prompted Beth to express a desire that more people would follow such conventions in e-mails.

Butts Officially Kicked at Gym
In a turn of events that would probably horrify those people convening in Geneva, Beth has recently begun using torture to punish her thighs and abs for a summer spent eating cake and not running. In particular, she's been doing these nasty lunge-squat combinations that probably aren't even legal.