well, i'm back in the states,and rather jetlagged. i haven't felt fully awake since coming back. and the culture shockyness is weird. i keep seeing all these little, stereotypical american/midwestern things, and it just makes me giggle ( Read more... )

damaris and i had an intersting conversation tonight. she's thinking of getting married come february. and we discussed intercultural relationships and the effect that can have on relating to one another, what love is and how we know we are in it, respecting women in a world that is so antiwomen, followed naturally by discussing feminism, and ( Read more... )

damaris: judith ist einfach ein deutschstück ( Read more... )

tonight, we went to das fest in karlsruhe... there were so many people there i cannot even begin to describe it to you. it was absolutely crazy. we just stayed for like an hour, hour and a half, and only bought a beer...cause the beer costed 4 euro a bottle! but they did have special "das bier" labels, which i stole one of for the memento ( Read more... )

currently, damaris is speaking on the phone in portuguese VERY LOUDLY in the echoy hallway. i shut my door and can still hear her ( Read more... )

frau feldman: brauchen wir noch tee ( Read more... )

cara and jen left this morning. it's been a fun few days of translating lots of stuff back and forth. there were many times that i started with the wrong language with people. but it always worked out in the end. and jen's spanish ability was a fun addition to the mix ( Read more... )

cara rufenacht and jen ruth are here to visit. well, they're making a europe tour, and this is a stop along the way. it's been fun... but it's keep me from getting stuff done with the film. oh well. that's life. hoefully i'll have time to get it done ( Read more... )

it's been a while... so, let's see ( Read more... )

well, there's a bright shiny new button inside my computer in order for it to run smoothly. but hey... i'm just stoked it's running. it was a scary couple days in giessen. hopefully it keeps going without problems now. today i got in the mail a cd of videos from dora and patrick. i'm looking forward to watching those, and will probably do that ( Read more... )