I never really update nowadays (life and work takes priority, and they keep me busy), but I just had to say that I absolutely loved The Dark Knight.  Best thing I've seen in a while.  Holy crap, I want to see it again.  And the new season of Doctor Who is phenomenal.  And:  I'm going to totally nerd out this weekend, because I'm planning on going ( Read more... )

So, the plan is that I'm going to study abroad in August in the fine city of  . . . *drum roll please* . . . VIENNA!  The second part of the plan is to lose twenty pounds beforehand so I don't have to hold back when I see all the fine pastries the city has to offer (the teacher told us that we would fail if we didn't try Sachertorte mit Schlag!).  ( Read more... )

I can't go to sleep.  I so desperately need to, I just can't.  I really think I'm past the age of back-to-school jitters, though my sleeping schedule has been quite screwed up due to the vacation.  I just wish I could fall asleep.  So I guess this is my attempt to talk myself to boredom, and then perhaps sleep ( Read more... )

It's really really easy to feel sorry for yourself.  Like, I could consider myself a useless sack of shit at this point because I have no motivation and no research group.  First midterms are starting next week, and I seriously don't know where all the time went to.  What the hell have I been filling my days with?  Horrid and pathetic ( Read more... )

So, I'm going to Europe next summer.  The particulars of the trip are, of course, not concrete but there will be time spent in Turkey, Germany, and Austria, for sure.  Other countries up for debate are Switzerland, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg, UK, and France.  So, totally, stoked.  I haven't left the country for at least six years.  I need a big old ( Read more... )

Ich war muede diese Woche.  Ich habe ein neuer Lerher.  Er ist besser als die anderen, aber es gibt mehr Arbeit.  Ich muss ein Kinderbuch lesen, aber das ist sehr schwer.  Ich bin nicht klueger als ein Kind!  Das buch ist lustig, aber ich moechte mehr verstehen.  Heute sprechen wir mit einem alten verheirateten Paar.  Sie kommen aus Hamburg.  Sie ( Read more... )

Well, for those of you who don't know, I guess it may be important to mention my recent run-in with the medical community.  Having only gone to the ER maybe once before in my life (being bitten by a dog when I was a kid), it seems odd that I've gone in twice in the past two weeks.  One of the instances was far more serious than the other, I'll ( Read more... )

Ich habe es gewusst.  Ich habe gewusst, daß ich Deutsches möchte.  Ja.  Ich bin jetzt froh.  Das ist sehr gut!

Guess that's not 100% grammatically correct, because I don't really know the future tense.  I made do with what I have.  The general sentiment is a positive one, for non-German speakers.  I'm having fun, and, well, I'm pretty much over the ( Read more... )

Well, the Silent Film Festival this year was a rather understated celebration.  We only saw three presentations when we bought tickets for four.  The fourth movie was skipped because of feeling generally ill and tired, and having a German final on Monday.  But, what I did go to I thoroughly enjoyed.

Die Stummfilmen-

Maciste: An Italian Film from 1915 ( Read more... )

It's fairly fucked up when you realize that you've never really changed.  You can convince yourself that you're generally mature and levelheaded but none of its true.  You're still the sniveling little child you once were.  I just hope it doesn't take something drastic to get over it this time.  I swear this is all more than the sum of its parts.  ( Read more... )