Things I need to do today:

1. Return books to the library.
2. Meet Kay at 10:45.
3. Go to the bank.
4. Buy washing machine tokens.
5. Make brothers a hostel reservation.
6. Buy food.
7. Eat something.
8. Watch soccer game.
9. Clean room.
10. Do laundry.

 
Things I did yesterday:

1. Laid around.
2. Read a book.
3. Went to Polish.
4. Laid around.
5. Talked to Anna.
6. Let Anna cook me dinner.
7. Called my family.
8. Cut Vincenzo's hair.
9. Laid around (in the sleeping sense.)
10. Ripped out uterus and fed it to dogs.

Also, other things I see a lot of in germany: Small dead animals, and small cars.

 
Things I see a lot of in Germany:

1. People on Bicycles.
2. Dreadlocks.
3. People on Crutches.
4. Cobblestones.
5. Scaffolding.
6. Purple hair.
7. Pirate fashion.
8. Churches.
9. Trains.
10. Beer.

 
Ugh, computer just ate my post, and I'm too hot and cranky and sick and tired to reproduce it. (I have cramps).

Important information: After other adventures, John and Kay and I ended up at the Irish pub last night. It was Phillip's birthday, but he was working when we first got there, waiting for Florian to get back. I miss Tony. He must be on vacation. Anyway, Phillip had a shot of Jäger with us because it was his birthday, but gracefully managed to not really speak to or look at me unless absolutely necessary. Ouch. That tears it! the last straw, the end of everything. No more talking to German boys for any reason.

And I was saying something, and used the phrase "Therein lies the rub." And Kay corrected me, telling me it was "There lies the rub." And I told her that the line was actually, "Ay, there's the rub" while she insisted that it was "There LIES the rub." Sweetheart, if you're reading this, the internet has backed me up on this. Both of the things I said are accepted. Toldja I know my Shakespeare. ;)

How many sentences in the above paragraph begin with the word and? I'm destroying my own credibility here, but I'm not going to change it.

I'll write again when I feel I can be civil.

Ciao.

 
Today was a day like many other days.

Unbeknownst to me, I have plans for the evening. Lejla just told me that Kay said that she and I were going to the Silberdollar (wait, can you translate that one? No, your eyes deceive you not, it does in fact mean "Silver Dollar") for a beer. That's super, 'cuz I love that place, but I thought it was funny that my schedule was repeated to me by someone else before I was aware. Heh, my social calendar is full. Maybe not filled by cute German boys, but adorable American girls are in many ways more satisfying company, because they are not CRAZY, as I have come to believe the entire population might here might be.

So, there we go, to our bar with the nice beer garden on the river, to enjoy beer in a tranquil environment but out of doors, which I suppose adds to the enjoyment. So say the Germans. I can't say as I have evidence to the contrary, either.

 
And the crazy Italian just walked up behind me, covered my eyes, kissed my cheek, and left without saying anything. Weird.

 
She's baaaaaack.... And ready to give you a rundown.

Friday: I am, as usual, an amazing cook. With Anna's help, of course. I got my little fingers on a bottle of jalapenos, so when we made cornbread this time, it was with those and cheese. Who loves jalapeno cheese cornbread? Oh, me. We also made chicken chili which was quite tasty and ewwww, there's still some in my fridge. Crap. I don't remember what we did after that, but it was soon followed by sleeping. Oh wait, I know. We, and in the end I, got into a political argument with Vincenzo. Maddening, that fellow. Insists that all Americans are 'brainwashed' by the media and such... which in many cases is true, but I especially don't appreciate being told that I'm fully misinformed about things that I've studied in an academic sense.. zum Beispiel, the Israel-Palestine conflict. Besides, all the Americans that he knows are well educated and probably at least partially on top of the way things are, inasmuch as any Americans are... crap, I don't know.

Saturday: Excursion to Heidelberg! Lovely city. One of the best castles I've seen, actually, because they'll let you just wander around in it. It was unfortunately mostly destroyed during various attacks (not fully America's fault for bombing this one--most damage was done by the French). But actually, the fact that it's partially falling down allows you to see the way the walls were constructed and such. 'Twas lovely. We saw the sights, some museums, ate some food, I bought a keychain... The only downside was the 3 hour bus ride each way. Yowza. I slept and read. As we were getting off the bus, Lejla was walking down the street (Zufall oder Schicksal? the eternal question. [coincidence or fate]) So Anna and I went to get dinner with her and then we went out for a beer. I slept the sleep of those unencumbered by worry.

Sunday: Slept late, must have done something with most of the day, but can't remember what for the life of me. Oh, I napped and read. Sad. Lejla came to see us and we went out to our favorite pizza place and even brought Vincenzo along, after I threatened him upon pain of death to abstain from talking politics with Ms. Lejla. They really would not at all see eye to eye, since he thinks we should all be ashamed to be Americans, and she wears her pride on her sleeve. Hell, I'd be fierce like that too, if my own home was all war-torn and tried to kill me and America was the only place that would let me stay there... So I think it best that they never ever ever discuss that topic. Dinner was fun except when I got up to go to the bathroom and came back and totally wiped out. I tripped on a little lip thingy in front of the door and damn near did a face plant--right in front of the waitstaff, I'm sprawled on the floor... they brought me ice, though. I'm still bruised. Ouch. Lejla and I tried to go out for a beer, but the lights were out at ye ol' Irish Pub. Lejla's comment to this "What is it, Judgement Day? When do the Irish not drink?" True enough. True eeeenough. So we ended up at Journal, which is generally overrun with teenagers, but the holiday weekend left it thankfully tranquil. Not as nice as our living room, as we've come to refer to the Irish place, but pleasant in a more sterile way.

Monday: Vincenzo woke me up, fed me breakfast, and made me study. I got most of my math homework done. Then he made lunch for me and Anna, and we sat around talking for a while. I went to Lejla's place, which only made me jealous because her room is huge and she has her own bathroom and kitchen. What kind of crap is that? Anyway, they've got a piano in the common room, so I played the piano for about an hour, and then we watched 'The Usual Suspects,' which I had never seen in its entirety and *rocks*. We went to hang out at the Irish Pub and wait for our prodigal friends to return from Prague, which they did in good order. I so have to go. I think I'll go with Lejla in July, when she has a visa and I have a passport. Ooh, I got to see her passport (Bosnian) and visas and green card. How often have you seen a green card in your life?

Tuesday: Memphis Anna woke me up, asking if I wanted to have lunch with her. I got up, showered, ate lunch with her (a really excellent potato casserole that I've got to learn to make). Then I met John and Lejla to go to the pool, since the other girls had all gone to Regensburg (where I have already been and will likely go again with my parental units). I made a hotel reservation for my parents (hooray!) but still unfortunately need to work something out for my little bros. We laid in the sun, me with plenty of sunscreen except for two funny splotches on my shoulders where I obviously didn't reach, read books, went swimming... It was quite relaxing. I went home, and wanted to go out for Chinese, so I asked Memphis Anna to come with me, but the chinese place was closed for rennovations, so I ate traditional German food for the first time since I've been here. Crazy. It was reasonable, but I'm not a big pork fan. Then I went back to the dorm, hung with Anna and Kay, and went to get ice cream. Then, sleeping.

That pretty much brings us to now. My family will be here in a matter of days, which seems sort of unreal. Anna and Kay and I are thinking about going to Nördlingen on Friday, since our class was cancelled. I have to plan things for my family. Yipes!