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[1/27/2012] A very slow morning trying to get my ass out of bed to get things done. Turned out to not get a hell of a lot done, and had trouble getting myself to do much of anything at all. Ooof. Bad news. Did read a great book and started doing pull-ups on my door frame in my apartment. I need to get out more.

In the afternoon, I took a class trip to the Bundeskanzleramt (Chancellor's Office, AKA Angela Merkel's office). It was after-hours on Friday so it was pretty much deserted but we got a very funny tour. I also got to see Kennedy's original notecards from the "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech given as a gift by Obama to Angela Merkel. This is me standing where Angela Merkel gives her press conferences from.

After grocery shopping (yes, in the train station, because you can do that in Germany), I went back home to make a good dinner and video chat with Nate. Climbed into bed quite early. I'm really a rabble-rouser these days. I swear I'll leave the house for longer than four hours tomorrow...

Mood: 8
Health: 9
Hours of Sleep: 7.5
# of Drinks of Caffeine: 0
# of Drinks of Alcohol: 3
Miles Biked: 0
Weather: Actually freezing. SO COLD!

[1/26/2012] In the morning, I actually went to Ikea for class. No joke. We had a german "excursion" to Ikea. Mostly this involved filling out a worksheet saying in German what furniture we would buy for our new German apartment and who the store manager is. Three hours of forced ikea. It was weird. Luckily, I didn't buy anything and instead went home for a nap, recording the podcast over Skype with Michael, and some reading before heading out a couchsurfing bar night. The bar night was amazing, but in an incredibly smokey room. I met some cool people and drank delicious strawberry daiquiri. This is me in the train station. The purple glow in the background (out the door) is the purple glow of the planetarium.

Mood: 7
Health: 8
Hours of Sleep: 9
# of Drinks of Caffeine: 0
# of Drinks of Alcohol: 2
Miles Biked: 0
Weather: Actually freezing. So fucking cold

[1/25/2012] Today was a pretty drab affair, aside from deciding that I am heading to Venice for Carnival. I did have to take the bus to class this morning, and decided I was never going to do that again if I could avoid it (took twice as long and involved a great deal of walking with a backpack compared to biking.) I had class, and I had a bit more class. On the way home from class, I stopped to get a beer from the corner store. Ahh, I do love how cheap beer here is. Nothing interesting to report, hwoever.

Mood: 7
Health: 8
Hours of Sleep: 8.5
# of Drinks of Caffeine: 0
# of Drinks of Alcohol: 2
Miles Biked: 8
Weather: VERY COLD

I had a brunch party where I fit 25 people in my 30 square meter apartment and made lots of vegan brunch food. Here's the kitchen filled with prep.

I had a brunch party where I fit 25 people in my 30 square meter apartment and made lots of vegan brunch food. Here's the mimosa and bloody mary station.