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June 2006
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Personal Hell

If I were to write a script where I was putting myself through hell, it would look something like this:

I arrive somewhere not realizing that “somewhere” is on the verge of breaking out in celebration or protest. I check into my hotel and am warned that a private party might be disruptive. I stay […]

June 24th, 2006 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Travels & Moving | 4 comments - (Comments are closed)

Ignorance…

Yeah, you know how earlier today I admitted that I wasn’t as ignorant about the “fußball” thingy going on here in Deutschland?

Well, uh, I am ignorant.

I had no idea that Germany was playing today until I was on the train and they announced the score over the PA system and someone blew an […]

June 24th, 2006 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Deutsche Kultur | Comments are closed

Random Things

Our office cafeteria lady distributed new cards promoting her catering business. The cards were written in German and presumably proofread by Germans, but like any good promotional material, there is English on the card emphasizing certain points. Unfortunately, the third bullet point was labeled “slowfat,” thus evoking bizarre mental imagery. Presumably she meant “low fat,” […]

June 24th, 2006 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Diary | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)