Eventful evening. Introduced Kim to the parents - and a healthy chunk of the crowd. It went well, owing primarily to her being as charming as she is beautiful. We did a birthday-inspired dinner at Claim Jumper in Lombard, which was incredibly satisfying, even if I'm about to explode. Many praises to Kurt, whose thoughtful gift replaces Math ( Read more... )

When I arrived in Europe, I had no way to tell the time. It soon became clear that this was going to need to change, since trains and buses ran on schedules, but I lacked the funds to acquire a proper timepiece. In Lithuania, however, on the first day of our arrival, I found a box of "Frosties" - the Lithuanian brand name for Frosted Flakes - with ( Read more... )

I need something to get the juices flowing. It feels like I'm in a stimulus rut, and it's making it hard for me to work effectively. I keep wandering onto the web, hoping to find something that'll get me worked up, but I don't know if it's out there. Used to be, games got me pumped, and I could parley that into legitimate excitement about ( Read more... )

I've registered for two classes. The rest require I take entrance exams. Ludicrous. I have a 1420 SAT, a 34(?) ACT and a 5 on every AP test I've ever taken, and I have to take a test to prove I can read.

I'm fucking exhausted ( Read more... )

It's been going on behind everybody's back for years now, and I think one of us needs to just come out and admit how we feel about each other, so I'm just going to say it, and I hope she follows suit.

I'm in love with Ainsley Hayes. There, I said it. Now, if she wants to leave her safety net behind and step out of the world of fiction, I'll ( Read more... )

So 38 hours turned into 50 turned into 60, but I got home okay. Despite my best efforts to do otherwise, sickness and poverty have forced me back into the same groove. As soon as I get some cash saved and/or am not coughing up three pints of mucus a day, I'm fully committed to changing my lifestyle drastically. Kurt and I have done some driving/ ( Read more... )

So I'm in Hamburg, Germany, on my way home. Had a layover, got online at this seedy casin/netcafe in the train station. Going to go bookhunting in a sec (almost went into an adult bookstore on mistake - sue me, it's been 36 hours and my journey's not over for another 15). I'll post some more from home, as soon as I'm not paying 1€ for 15 ( Read more... )

Waiting for laundry to get done so we can go out in Berlin. Group of Canadian kids from Wacken are ahead of us in line, so we're making small talk in the meantime. After this, the miserable trek to Venice, then we do a little speed traveling until we meet Heather in Schoppenham. And then, Sweden and sweet relaxation ( Read more... )

Our phone doesn't work in Austria, and it might not in Germany. I left you a voicemail, but if you somehow don't get that and still get this, we're arriving in Frankfurt at 3:39PM. I hope I told you the right time on the phone, it's really early here. Anyway, if you could let us know real quick how to get to your town, that'd be cool, and we'll ( Read more... )