I can't see you, but I know you're here. I want to tell you something.
I went to work today, but I do that almost every day anyway. Not noteworthy. Sometimes I worry about wasting my time.
More importantly I got a haircut today and am really happy with it. In fact, when I look at my reflection it isn't very jarring to associate it with myself, since it usually takes me a few days to look at it and not be mildly irritated or nervous about a haircut. So that's really nice. Also, I guess I now know which words to throw around in order to get the cut I want. For my own future reference: "somewhat choppy", "layered", "texturized", and "volume". So that's nice. Not so nice, I have a haircut tanline on the back of my neck now, it is very thin but somewhat noticeable. Hopefully a bike ride tomorrow will fix this.
I also saw Wim Wenders' "Himmel über Berlin" (Heaven over Berlin auf Englisch, or released here as "Wings of Desire"). Nathan, I know you've seen this movie and at some point I would like to get chatty about it. I was going to talk about it here a bit but I don't really have the skill to do so very well so I won't. I guess there is a scene where one of the angels considers becoming human and says something along the lines of "It would be worth it to become a human, if only to hold an apple" and I think that's true. I also wished during the film that I had memories of Berlin or a stronger emotional attachment to the city, but I don't. I know a bit more about its history than the average American person watching the film, so the context was nice, but I still wanted a stronger connection to that Berlin and its landmarks. Nathan, is "Faraway, So Close!" good, too? I really liked that glum Cassiel fellow and Peter Falk was just a sweetheart in that film. Right Campañeros?
In other news I am LONELY. My situation with ladies was really bothering me until things just didn't really pan out as I'd hoped on the third and on the fourth I decided to just switch my efforts back to biking and take a break from amorous pursuits for a fortnight or so. I really feel a lot better having done so.
I also miss Emileigh (my friend from Iowa who most of you don't know so this is boring) and am sad I only get to see her for about a week or two for the next year. Will I find someone else to be "that girl I always see you with"? Who will I go shopping with across the ocean? And so on!
I realized I have less than two months of underage drinking left and it makes me kind of sad, you know? I know doing it isn't really breaking much of a law, but it still adds a certain element of fun to it, YOU KNOW? Maybe the transition from underage to of age drinking will hardly be noticeable other than the fact I will have to pay less/no cover and can order/buy things. Not bad, actually. But still! Less than two months. Oh cruel fate.
Pitchfork this Saturday, I'll be all alone on the first day. What'm I gonna dooooo?
More importantly I got a haircut today and am really happy with it. In fact, when I look at my reflection it isn't very jarring to associate it with myself, since it usually takes me a few days to look at it and not be mildly irritated or nervous about a haircut. So that's really nice. Also, I guess I now know which words to throw around in order to get the cut I want. For my own future reference: "somewhat choppy", "layered", "texturized", and "volume". So that's nice. Not so nice, I have a haircut tanline on the back of my neck now, it is very thin but somewhat noticeable. Hopefully a bike ride tomorrow will fix this.
I also saw Wim Wenders' "Himmel über Berlin" (Heaven over Berlin auf Englisch, or released here as "Wings of Desire"). Nathan, I know you've seen this movie and at some point I would like to get chatty about it. I was going to talk about it here a bit but I don't really have the skill to do so very well so I won't. I guess there is a scene where one of the angels considers becoming human and says something along the lines of "It would be worth it to become a human, if only to hold an apple" and I think that's true. I also wished during the film that I had memories of Berlin or a stronger emotional attachment to the city, but I don't. I know a bit more about its history than the average American person watching the film, so the context was nice, but I still wanted a stronger connection to that Berlin and its landmarks. Nathan, is "Faraway, So Close!" good, too? I really liked that glum Cassiel fellow and Peter Falk was just a sweetheart in that film. Right Campañeros?
In other news I am LONELY. My situation with ladies was really bothering me until things just didn't really pan out as I'd hoped on the third and on the fourth I decided to just switch my efforts back to biking and take a break from amorous pursuits for a fortnight or so. I really feel a lot better having done so.
I also miss Emileigh (my friend from Iowa who most of you don't know so this is boring) and am sad I only get to see her for about a week or two for the next year. Will I find someone else to be "that girl I always see you with"? Who will I go shopping with across the ocean? And so on!
I realized I have less than two months of underage drinking left and it makes me kind of sad, you know? I know doing it isn't really breaking much of a law, but it still adds a certain element of fun to it, YOU KNOW? Maybe the transition from underage to of age drinking will hardly be noticeable other than the fact I will have to pay less/no cover and can order/buy things. Not bad, actually. But still! Less than two months. Oh cruel fate.
Pitchfork this Saturday, I'll be all alone on the first day. What'm I gonna dooooo?