garry is the best, he can summarize the last 2 days more eloquently:
http://gtsjr.blogspot.com/2006/05/bls-writing-comp-attrition.html

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there is this jail, kitty-corner to my apartment building. it's not currently in use, but that might soon change.

http://www.gawker.com/news/metro/the-prisoners-of-atlantic-avenue-158180.php

http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2006/02/12/more_snow_snow.php

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i just joined netflix and i'm getting 2046 in the mail tomorrow! i'm very excited about this. i kept going back and forth about subscribing, because it doesn't seem to pay off unless you watch like 10 movies a month, which i don't have the time to do. but i finally caved in and got the cheapest option for $10 a month and i get 1 movie at a time, ( Read more... )

Nuremburg was awesome. Bronia and Misha are just like i remember them, except a little more grey. but then again i have a few grey hairs too ( Read more... )

right now im in regensburg, germany where valerie lives. its a really beautiful and small bavarian city. reminds me of venice a little for some reason though, every building is a different color, pale blue, pink, orange, yellow, green, etc. i spit in the danub river. that was fun ( Read more... )

so...flight into frankfurt was kinda hellish. i had a middle seat, but i was too tired to care. fell asleep pretty quickly and arrived in frankfurt on time, fell asleep in frankfurt again during my 4 hr. layover, and then arrived in berlin, where valerie and kim were late to greet me at the gate. i didnt mind though, i read more of my book ( ( Read more... )