I have been watching the Daily Show (because I’m more interested in spending my news-reading time on German news than American news, and it is a good reminder that I need to not take things so seriously) and variations of the Dove “Manthem” commercial have been shown frequently. Abe and I were talking about how the [...]
Wed, Mar 17, 2010 – 08:13
With my librarian cousin’s recent visit, I’ve been reminded of the disappointing status of reading in my generation. She reads so much that we made a stop at the bookstore before her flight home – which as far as I can tell, is very unusual for Americans my age. The modern computer and especially the [...]
Sun, Mar 14, 2010 – 22:19
Over the weekend I visited my grandparents for about two and a half hours. My mom swooped in Friday afternoon, and we drove off to visit them and pick up our dog who they were taking care of. Unfortunately my grandparents are getting fragile and with the icy winter and Kai’s un-dog-like eating habits causing [...]
You may know that with both her little rocketts lifted off, my mom has finally gotten the chance to start on her big dream of thruhiking the Appalachian Trail. The trail runs about 2,200 miles from Springer Mtn in Georgia to Mt. Katahdin in Maine. She’s been planning and dreaming and training since before I [...]
My birthday is March 4, the only day of the year that’s a command. In English, at least, as I learned trying to explain the joke to Germans last year. My little brother wrote me an alternative version of the first verse to “It’s Not My Birthday” by my favorite band, They Might Be Giants. [...]
Tue, Dec 22, 2009 – 14:52
This is an entry for my Tagebuch project when I was taking German last winter… I thought it might be interesting for any German speakers reading my blog. If for no other reason to amuse themselves at my German, since I’m not fixing what I wrote last year. :P [vor einem Jahr hab ich dieses [...]
Mon, Nov 30, 2009 – 11:12
Ahh… first quarter of senior year over. Break is a good feeling. My family came up with the dog on Saturday afternoon, and we went to John’s Tex-Mex on South Ave, which was quite tasty, and then to Gilbert & Sullivan’s Trial By Jury by the Off-Monroe Players. The show was definitely… unique… all the [...]
Tue, Aug 18, 2009 – 17:49
Not much news from Ellenland this week – like everywhere else it seems, it’s been hot and sticky, alternating rain and disgustingly humid partly-sunny days. Over the weekend I caught up with some of my friends who are either in town for the summer or were passing through. Peggy’s archaeology trip to Peru was marred [...]
So, I kept careful track of my spending in Europe, both so I could give Debbie data on how much a student spent while on her study abroad program, and to keep track of my money vs. my parents’ money, since they covered my rent, food, and the transportation to and from Germany. Unfortunately, I [...]
Thursday morning, my dad was featured on the local public radio station to discuss solar cells. We keep saying he’s famous! It was very exciting for all of us. Monday was Kindertag, so Janine’s mom was very kind and gave me a box of Saxen-Anhalt chocolates along with two copies of a handwritten letter about [...]
