Greetings!

I've held off on doing a blog for such a long time...do people actually read these things? Are perfect strangers really interested in hearing about my weekends spent at Trader Joe's and weeding the garden? Are my friends and family? I guess we will see, won't we?

Let me introduce myself--I am 31, married, and live with my husband, our dog (whippet), and the newest member of our family, a stray kitten we found. Their stories are a blog post in themselves.

My husband and I just got married after dating for over six years and living together for four. We've been married for less than one month. My in-laws, who are from Serbia, are staying with us right now. That can also be another blog post.

I am an arts administrator, and I work in Italy for a good part of the year. My husband is also an arts administrator, but that is a relatively new gig for him. Up until about a week ago, he made his living as a violinist and a teacher. We met at the conservatory we both attended.

So I named this blog not only after the Devo song, but also after our whippet. He is very low-key, and his reaction to most events in our household is as though he was hit with a noodle (that is, no reaction). So I try to maintain his approach to life, and when a problem comes along, "you must whippet," or behave as though the problem is no worse than being flogged with a piece of angel hair. Unfortunately, I am not a whippet, and I do get worked up about some things. That's when I use his backup plans--if it gets to be too much, run away and get in bed. And ask someone for lovins. Or eat as much as you possibly can.