Okay, I give in: I was really stupid not to bring my winter coat with me. I have been making do with my trendy lightweight wool jacket--an impulse buy in Saarbrücken ( Read more... )

Fred dumped me for his ex-girlfrind. I feel like Merde.

So much for the fairy tale of living in Paris. Trying to Keep Busy while I regroup and piece my heart back together. And I'm coming home in December, don't know for how long, but Home will be a good thing.

Yeah, I know I'm complaining about Saarbrücken a lot. After work, when Solongo and I were running errands downtown (we didn't miss the train today), which turned into her inviting me for a beer, then us getting kebab and ice cream, I told her I'd rather not live somewhere where "sketchy" comes out of my mouth more than 25 times a day. Every corner ( Read more... )

Safely returned from Mexico on Sunday! 24 hours of traveling = worth it but exhausting. Spent the week mostly in the nicer parts of Guadalajara (2nd largest city) and Puerto Vallarta (Pacific coast tourist spot), as tourists tend to do. Tried to avoid obnoxious Americans and seek out "real" Mexicans in the bars and discos with some success. Lots of ( Read more... )

Things that are cool ( Read more... )

Yeah. So I think I have something going with an Australian guy living in Munich. Can you say bad timing ( Read more... )

The down side: The last three days of work have been awful. I've been stuck in the Mozart house, which is usually just boring because no one comes, but on Friday we had major drama. The counter-long glass case which houses the souveniers we try to sell broke--right in the hands of my coworker Inge and myself. Inge's hand was cut badly, but no one ( Read more... )

Random Question #1: Anyone heard of a film called "Like in Heaven" or something along that line? It's a Swedish film about a composer/director who returns to his childhood village and transforms the church choir and, naturally, the entire town as well. Highly recommended ( Read more... )

Greetings from Europe ( Read more... )