:: 2005 26 August :: 3.48 pm

Hey all, how's life?

I'm here in the tv/pool room where there is wireless network. It sucks that I can't have internet in my room (dad wants me to not be on the computer 24/7), so there's this guy watching tv right now. And it's a Victoria's Secret commercial, and you can just tell that he's enjoying watching these chicks parade around in only their underwears.

Oh good, now the show's back on.

I got my books today. They didn't cost an arm and a leg like I thought they would, but that's also because they ran out of the two English books I need. So I need to go in next week and either make a special order or hope that some more are in.

The walk up to the bookstore wasn't too bad, but the walk back with a bag full of books was treacherous and evil. I actually splurged and used the elevator. Hnnn, tired.

Today, before the book experience, I went with a group downtown Kalamazoo. There's this hippie shop that I want to check out sometime. I could tell that they were burning incense ^____^ I saw a guy with hot pants on. He's also a freshman, that much I could tell. Too bad I had to go with my group...*sighs* But he was definitely raping and stealing pants-worthy ~_^

More people are starting to move into the dorms. I'm happy, more people to meet then ;p

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:: 2005 24 August :: 11.58 pm

Hey all.

Amazingly enough, I'm getting wireless signal from the first floor (and I'm on the fourth floor!)...so I decided to tell you that I'm alive and well.

I'm alive and well ;p

I met some people, they're pretty cool. Tara's nice ^_^ I met two sarcastic guys and one of them gave me a hug *squeals happily*

I love you all and miss you all!!!!!

*knuddl* <--German for "hug"

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:: 2005 23 August :: 12.31 am

Hey all.

This is my last journal entry before leaving for Western!!!!

The only sad thing is that I don't know what else to say....

MOO! I'll miss you all, have fun and stay in school!

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:: 2005 21 August :: 9.40 pm

Ben, I don't know if you ever check Woohu anymore or blah blah blah.

But I'd just like to let you know...



I'm bringing the picture of the subwoofer with me to Western ~_^

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:: 2005 21 August :: 12.56 pm

Ugh, tired. I'm tired of packing, tired of looking at the little space left in my room, tired of seeing all the clothes that I wear (a hell of a lot if you ask me). Tired of insomnia, tired of stress, tired of being such a drama queen for the past 24 hours.

Dad and Andy set up Andy's stereo in his room yesterday. The boy now has surround sound, enough to drive a person that wants to listen to something other than classic rock all the time crazy. So I stayed holed up inside my room, blaring my German music as loud as I could on my computer's speakers (I'm trading my "stereo" aka speakers for dad's speakers, and I don't want to carry them up to my room only to carry them down again).

I never realized I had so much stuff until I started packing. Damn that's a lot of crap!

I took some Nyquil last night to try and squash out my insomnia (I also had a headache, so it was a good excuse). Sadly, it didn't work too well. At least I got to bed before 4 this time.

Tara and I are getting our beds lofted funky-style, which is cool. Only our residence hall and the residence hall connected to us can have the beds lofted this awesome way. I only hope that I don't roll out of bed at night, because the fall will hurt, not to mention wake me up ;p

FYE starts on Tuesday, here's the schedule if you're bored enough to see what I'll be doing. Classes will start on the 29th at 4 p.m. Crazy go nuts, I know. But hey, no classes for me on Monday then!!!

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:: 2005 20 August :: 10.11 pm
:: Music: Iris-Goo Goo Dolls

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:: 2005 18 August :: 11.03 pm

Kelly and I hunged out today after I babysat the family across the street for (probably) the last time before I go away to WMU. We went to Meijer with mom and, I swear, spent more than an hour getting stuff for college. I'm almost set, all I need to do basically is put the stuff in boxes.

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I'm leaving for WMU on Tuesday, that's when FYE (First Year Experience) starts. Ich bin nervous, excited, and a little scared.


If you want to know my address and phone number and whatnot, just comment here requesting it and I'll shoot you an e-mail.


For those of you that I won't see from now until I leave, it's been awesome and I'm gonna miss you all.


I love you all.

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:: 2005 17 August :: 8.17 pm

Lyrics to Männer sind Schweine
I decided to translate the lyrics to the awesome and mighty break-up song last night after listening to it a few times.

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:: 2005 16 August :: 6.52 pm

Success!!!!!!!!!


By Käse and by George (not Rachel's dad but the monkey), I got my duvet and duvet cover!!


My family and I went into this Linen and Stuff shop after consuming a birfday meal at one of dad's favorite restaurants, and lo and behold we found what we were looking for!


Me happy!


Rachel and Tracey and Kyle, Tina gave me a CD that I think that you'd enjoy.


Squee!

Edit 11:30

I found the greatest "breakup song"! It's by Die Aetrze and it's called "Männer sind Schweine" (men are pigs). The lyrics are making me crack up xD

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:: 2005 15 August :: 10.55 am

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!!!!!!

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:: 2005 14 August :: 12.32 pm

Well, I'm back in Rockford with three more Germans!!!!

It was nice to get away for a couple of days, and to see my friend Sarah. She has a man again, and I'm glad that she's happy ^_^ She's going to college in...Stevenspoint methinks. Middle of Wisconsin.

We didn't ever go into the city of Chicago, just stayed at the O'Hare airport. Tina's plane was late, then she and her parents walked out of a different gate than what the computers stated...but it's soooo awesome to see them again!!! Tina and I found out that we can play different regions of DVDs on our computers, so I know what I'll be asking for Christmas/my birthday ^^ *whistles slyly*

Today we played hookey from church, and are gonna go to Freddy's Gardens soon. Blegh. Oh well, at least we get to see the ginormous horse again. Again again again. I'm bringing my camera with.

So yeah, many greetings from the Krauts. Tina says hola. And I say that I love Nougat Bits!

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:: 2005 10 August :: 11.26 pm

Victory is mine!

I'm now registered on The Face Book!!!! Bwahahahahahahah *gasps for breath* hahahahah!

My group leader informed me that she'd force each and every one of us in the group to register. I love that girl.

Hee.

Edit 11:54

Did I mention that The Face Book is awesome and can show me who my classmates are gonna be? Well it is.

Edit 11:55

And that I found Tara?

DUDE!!!!!!!!!!

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:: 2005 10 August :: 7.37 pm

I just wrote Tara a letter.

I sound like such a dork in it. Oh well, might at well let her see the real me.

Andy was talking behind my back, saying cruel things. I heard him. I'm surprised that I didn't sneeze.

Mom says that I can't go on the computer until I clean my room. Well, what am I supposed to do with all my college stuff? Shove it underneath my bed?

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:: 2005 10 August :: 5.26 pm

Andy's guilt-tripping me about dad's birthday. About how I don't want to split a present with him to give to dad.

I'm perfectly happy with the book (Scheisse! The REAL German you were never taught in school) that I'm giving dad because I know that he'll use it.

Andy's just guilt-tripping me because he doesn't have enough moneys and so he wants to spend my hard-earned cash instead of his own.

Stupid little brothers.

Did you know that mom, dad, and I used to call Andy "Scrooge" when he was little? And we all declared that he was going to be a lawyer when he grew up.

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:: 2005 10 August :: 9.36 am
:: Mood: sleepy

Ugh, last day of babysitting. Gott sei dank.

I love the kids to death, but putting down Sophie for her nap and making Noah read for an hour is starting to become my own personal hell. Especially with Noah. He can't sit still for five minutes.

Tomorrow my family and I are heading over to Wisconson via the ferry. We'll meet some family friends and stay with them for the night, then head on to Chicago in the morning. Michi's folks and Tina arrive in Chicago around...oh, I'd say six pm. They'll go to sleep, then in the morning pick up their r.v. (ridiculous vehicle) that they'll be driving around Michigan.

I'm contemplating bringing Tomato along for this trip, if only for the means of recharging Olga. I wish she had a gargantuan battery sometimes.

Oh, and I finally got my debit card!! w00t! So now I've got all these important pieces of plastic that I can't lose.

Rachel, I forgot to give you that painting. And the moon was hot last night.

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