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spud (profile) wrote,
on 9-22-2005 at 1:30am
Current mood: zombie
Music: the sounds of silence (no, really...)
Subject: my boundless awesomosity
alright. so i finished Gargantua. i won't say it was a waste of time. but good gravy. they kicked everyones ass... then were really humble and gracious about it. everyone got what they wanted. and the monk started an abbey for hippies. and it went ON AND ON about what the hippies wore, and what they did, and the architecture of the abbey and whose butts they wiped with downy goosenecks in altruistic generosity...zzzzz. then the riddle about tennis. wtf? eh. i'll let it go. Rabelais was a heavy drinker. that's my reasoning.

but i'm most proud of meine haus-arbeite in Deutsch. okay. i don't remember how to say "homework". so sue me. i at least remembered enough to kick total ass on it. i had to write 8-10 sentences about my family tree. here 'tis:

Ich habe eine mittelgroße Familie. Mein Großvater väterlicherseits heißt Wilson. Meine Großmutter väterlicherseits heißt Mary Jane. Mein Großvater mütterlicherseits (verstorben) heißt Harry. Meine Großmutter mütterlicherseits heißt Wilma. Mein Vater heißt Martin und meine Mutter heißt Roxanne. Mein Eltern ist geschieden und auch haben drei Geschwistern. Mein Stiefvater heißt Bruce. Meine Stiefmutter heißt Kathy. Ich habe eine Schwester Libby. Und auch zwei Hund.

11 sentences. and i used a couple of words that WEREN'T ON THE PAGE!!!! meaning, i remembered them. and used them accurately. i just hope i spelled them right. well, i got hund right, obviously. i'm worried more about gescheiden and geschwistern. they're close.

she'll know what i meant. *blows raspberry*

aren't you all overjoyed at my success in multilingual endeavours?

i'm sure.

i'll go take a shower now. and i wouldn't oppose a nap tomorrow afternoon. but i'll be expecting a phone call sometime between the hours of 4 and 9... so, maybe no nap. that's alright. it's worth it.

i have to write 3 papers before next wednesday. it's only because i've put them off for this long. damn that procrastination.

if i played my music really loud, i wonder how long it would take Kelsey (my R.A.) to come yell at me. i passed her on the sidewalk today. i think she smiled at me. for some reason she's usually scowling at me. well. i smiled back. and bekah said hi today too. although, it's hard for her to not pass by every once in awhile... her room's at the end of the hall. and i've half given up on communications mystery girl (i don't remember her name). she seems pretty interested in Pat. not that i blame her. he's a fucking cool guy. eh. i was gonna ask her about the musical today, but she wasn't done with her test yet. so i just left. and i think Cara and i are doing the study group thing tomorrow. marcus seems kind of unreliable. i'm going to suggest the library. it's a good place to pick up on vibes and stuff. i mean, research things. and print things off. because the lappy hasn't miraculously started spewing printed pages out its front just yet.

sorry. i'm rambling.

shower time.
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Tabletop

09-22-05 6:59am

So how long have you been studying this german stuff, and how many words would you say that you know?
Becuase your speedy learning of the german language is discouraging me greatly.


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spud

Re:, 09-22-05 10:18am

i've been studying german for 4 weeks.

and i still don't know very much. they taught us weather terms, like rain and sunny and stuff.
and family stuff like brothers and sisters and things.
um, counting up to like a hundred.
common phrases, like "how old are you? what are you studying? where do you live? what's your telephone number? how many sisters do you have? etc." and all the appropriate responses.

i'm learning a lot, but i'm still not the best in the class. i'm not the worst either... a lot of it is just me working independently. checking out the dictionary, posting up on here. i've also been talking with my family and stuff a little bit. my mom's cousin is fluent in german.

oh, we started with numbers and letters, obviously. and i still can't say all the vowels right. and they do this crazy thing with their "R"s. i don't get it. but whatev. i'm learning.

start posting up in chinese or whatever. i'm sure we'd be equally impressed.

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Tabletop

Re: Re:, 09-23-05 9:26am

well it's korean, and I honestly couldn't do that. I've been here over a month and I only know 45 or so words. I don't have any formal classes like you do, but still.

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atman

...what?, 09-22-05 10:14am

I don't really...follow...any of that.
It sounds like you are having a hell of a time with it though.

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spud

Re: ...what?, 09-22-05 10:19am

oh it's really simple. to read it and understand it isn't too tough. it's saying it aloud, and composing with proper grammar that's a bitch.

but yes, i am definitely having a hell of a time. it just feels cool to be able to do it.

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phil-himself

09-22-05 3:42pm

I am crossing my fingers that I get stationed in germany when I am in the air force, mainly because of the food and alchohol, but the fact that they dont have a sense of humor sucks

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Tabletop

Re:, 09-23-05 9:24am

I've known a german, and he had a sense of humor. Then again, he was an exchange student, and most of them aren't normal.
He was the one that told me the one "Classic German joke"
Why shouldn't women ski?
Becuase there aren't any mountains between the kitchen and the bedroom.

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phil-himself

Re: Re:, 09-23-05 3:36pm

LAWL LOL ROFL LMAO

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