Friday, June 29, 2007

memory loss.

Tonight I babysat the Yoder children. However, they were already asleep when I got there. So I read a little, watched some CSI, yada, yada... eventually I dozed off on the couch for literally 5 minutes.

Suddenly, I jerked up, looked to my right, and saw a little blond girl walking around crying "Mommy."

My initial thought was that I was still in Germany... which... alas... remains untrue. And because I thought I was in Germany, I thought this little girl was Emelia. But then I couldn't figure out how Emilia got so vocal, and why she would be speaking english. It wasn't until I reached down to pick her up that I remembered it was Anna, and that I was supposed to be the adult in this situation.
So then I poured her a glass of water, and tucked her back into bed.

A little while later on the drive home, I had to mentally map out the city to remember how to get back. And this is a place that I'm rather comfortable driving to and from. Not very complicated.

I may be losing my marbles.




And if I weren't too scared to walk around my own house alone at night, I'd figure out what in the world smells like straight-up dookie.

The best day of my life:

my AC just got fixed.

Tonight I won't wake up sweating. Tomorrow I won't wake up sweating. Klaus won't have to find the coldest piece of tile to lay on all day. Now I'll be able to turn the lights on when I wash my face. And sleep with a comfort blakie.

Today I was pulling weeds in my front yard, and 5 minutes later I was soaking with sweat. It felt kinda nice, except that my glasses were sliding down my face, and when I pushed them back up the dirt on my hands became mud in my eyes.

When did Nelly Furtado become the Madonna of this generation?
that. is. bleak.

Saturday, June 23, 2007

strange.

I'm slowly reacquainting myself back to Atlanta. It's not so bad. It's pretty muggy, but entertaining. I never ever thought I'd want to be anywhere other than this city. Not in the slightest.



Went to Ru Sans with a moderately large group of people tonight.
At dinner, discovered that I no longer have a nannying job... from the person who has taken it over.

Stopped by Rathbun's to get my old job back (as they said they wanted me to)... but they are over staffed.

So... I need a job. Kinda bad.

However, my dad gave me an IKEA gift card for my 22nd or 23rd birthday Thursday night*... so I may be able to live off of hotdogs for a while. And slushies.
Don't get me wrong. I'm terribly greatful for it, and it is exactly what I wanted for my birthday. I bought a duvet cover and a filing cabinet to put under my desk.

And our AC is broken again. It's a furnace in here. And not the Joanna Newsom kind. It is most certainly not "full of love that's just and earnest". It's full of sweat that's sticky and icky.

I get to go to church tomorrow for the first time in 6 or 7 weeks. I'm more than a little excited.

AND, Klaus came home to me. He is still the cuddliest cat in the world. And hopefully he will catch the mouse that is still abiding in our kitchen. Or, one day we may discover the two of them spooning under the dishwasher. He's just that loving.

And as soon as I start making money again, I will buy German, French, and Italian computer games. I have a growing obsession with languages.


* I turn 21 on July 4th.

Troy... give me my guitars back!

Thursday, June 21, 2007

hey.

i'm home... and... i've stopped crying.


so let's hang out?

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

my journey ending...

Tonight at 3am Raphael and I will begin our long drive to Düsseldorf, where a plane awaits to take me home. I really can't believe that this season of adventure in my life is ending. I feel like I've been gone forever.

But I'm just so glad to have been here at all. To spend time with Raphael and Samantha. To have finally met Johannes, who was only a fictional character to me for the past 4 years. To eat döner.

Yesterday we drove 2 hours north to the city of Groeningen. Now I can say that I've been to the Netherlands. Their grocery stores are like fantasy lands.
And we put coins into a wall, opened a droor, and *poof* - FEBO. Mysteriously creamy fried meat.

I don't really know what else to write. Maybe later.

Sunday, June 17, 2007

copied. pasted. myspaceted.

1. Where is your cell phone?: on Samantha's bed.

2. Your boyfriend/girlfriend? he... uh...

3. Your hair?: faded into a nasty light brown with blonde roots, and bangs that are too long to wear straight and too short to push to the side...!!!!!!!!!!!!

4. Where is your father?: ptc or paris.

6. Your favorite thing to do?: eat delcious foods.

7. Your dream last night?: don't recall, but the night before i had a dream that i was a crazy actress... thanks moulholand drive (sp).

8. Your favorite drink?: gingerale? water? wine? sweet tea.

9. Your dream car?: a smart car... but everyone driving a smart car... so that the hummers wouldn't squoosh us.

10. The room you're in?: Samantha's room... seriously the cutest room i've ever seen. it's like being in anthropologie's brain.

12. Your fears?: see below.

14. Who did you hang out with last night? Samantha, Raphael, and Johannes.

15. What you're not good at?: running.

16. Muffins?: scumptious.

17. One of your wish list items?: speak German.

18. Where did you grow up?: in the A.

19. The last thing you did?: watched an episode of the office.

20. What are you wearing?: flannel pants, american apparel shirt.

23. Your computer?: on Samantha's bed.

24. Your life?: dirty.

25. Your mood?: awake.

26. Missing?: everyone.

27. What are you thinking about right now? i have to go home wednesday.

28. Your car?: actually... i have no idea where it is.

29. Your work?: like it.

30. Your summer?: adventurous.

31. Your relationship status?: quite single.

32. Your favorite color(s): all of them.

33. When is the last time you laughed? a few minutes ago.

34. Last time you cried? when Fletcher Britt Arrowood killed my soul.

35. School? technically i'm still finishing a class.


I'm having a lot of fun in Germany. Seeing Raphael and Samantha is just about the best thing ever. And I've met a few new people who blow my mind as well.
They've been supplying me with the tastiest food.
Remember that time that I gained 10lbs in 6 weeks?
Yeah. That was awesome.
But the food is so good that I will not rest until I've gained 15. I only have a few days left. I can make this happen.

So I'm coming home on Wednesday. I feel really out of touch with everyone, and that makes me really nervous.

Also, on this keyboard, the ''z'' is where the ''y'' is on the computers that I'm used to... and I'm realizing just how much the ''y'' is used in the english language.

Thursday, June 14, 2007

hey.

i'm in germany.






it's really cute.

Saturday, June 9, 2007

bad ideas.

So, it's a wonder to me how Italy isn't the rape capital of the world.

For the first time since I've been here I went out at night with the other students. I didn't plan on drinking, because I had had wine at lunch. But, I decided it was my job to sip my friends' cocktails while they weren't looking so that they wouldn't order more drinks because they were waiting for people to finish theirs. Mistake.

Let's pause from the story for just a minute.

What I like about Perugia:
You walk everywhere.
You can get alcohol in a to-go cup.
Every night and day there are thousands of people hanging out on the stairs in Piazza IV Novembre.
Everything in the world is in the main piazza.
The coolest spots for jazz fans.
Puppies galore. I mean rubbadoos as far as the eye can see.

Unpause.

Everything was fine until the bars closed, and everyone still wanted to dance. So, we went to this club called ''Domus''. By now, I think everyone in the world is completely slammed. There were these 2 old dudes circling my lady friends. I ended up blocking one of them kind of forcefully when they tried to close in on my friend.
Then he grabbed me by the arm and I could have sworn he was going to break my wrist.
He continued yelling, and I ended up walking myself back to the apartment. Alone. Drunkish.
This group of dudes approaches, and the next thing I know one of them has his arm linked in mine, whispering sweet nothings whilest he leadeth me astray. After the ''no.no.no.no.''s weren't clear enough for him, I threw my arms over my head, running away while making a sound comparable to the gentle roarings of a triceratops. When in doubt, freak them out.

So yeah, not a huge fan of drinking. I should have left before Domus. I knew it wasn't my scene. Being in there for the whole 7 minutes that I was, really killed my soul.



Alas, romance, you live in Perugia.

At least I'm ready to leave now.

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

weekend libero

I leave Italy in like a week. I'm really sad.

This past weekend 6 friends + me went to San Salvo and Vasto. Just in case you were wondering, I have now swam in the Adriatic Sea. I also have a tan line on my back that looks like the Conferderate flag.

Seriously, I think I've been everywhere.

Only a week until I'm in Germany with the people that I've missed for so long.
And then a week later until I go back to America.

I had an exam today, and I think I did fine... but I got super stressed about it.
I also got sick starting yesterday, but it seems to have passed.

Today 3 friends and I returned to Assisi to pay homage to San Francesco, who we love.



Oh, and I found out yesterday that for 2 years my professor had told other students that I am ''stupid''. Which, for lack of a better word, ''crushed'' me. I suppose I should feel better because I have done rather well here... but I don't, really.