I am a Robert Bosch Foundation Fellow for the 2011-2012 year!
I've known this since January but I didn't really believe it until this morning while I was looking at the sheet describing my apartment in Berlin. I'm moving to Berlin!! I literally squealed and did a little dance-y thing around my room and then my horoscope was all "you might have a very upbeat day." Correct Horoscope. Correct.
I'll be in Germany for a year and then who knows?? Turkey? Africa? New Zealand?
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Saturday, April 2, 2011
If I'm posting...
...it indicates that i should be doing something else.
A new study shows that Coca-Cola is not as good at room temperature. A study of 1 graduate student in a library has definitely demonstrated that a room-temperature Coke is not as delicious as a cold one, contributing negatively to the development of weekend morale. Scientists suggest a cold beer or glass of wine may mediate the situation but until we make much-needed reforms to the library infrastructure, that remains a distant possibility. Researchers are urging Coke drinkers who will participating in full-day library trips to plan carefully so as to avoid aggravating an already-dismal situation.
A new study shows that Coca-Cola is not as good at room temperature. A study of 1 graduate student in a library has definitely demonstrated that a room-temperature Coke is not as delicious as a cold one, contributing negatively to the development of weekend morale. Scientists suggest a cold beer or glass of wine may mediate the situation but until we make much-needed reforms to the library infrastructure, that remains a distant possibility. Researchers are urging Coke drinkers who will participating in full-day library trips to plan carefully so as to avoid aggravating an already-dismal situation.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Book store
My favorite DC used bookstore, go there!!!!
Capitol Hill Books
http://www.capitolhillbooks-dc.com/chbooksdc/
657 C Street SE
Washington, DC 20003
(202) 544-1621
http://www.capitolhillbooks-dc.com/chbooksdc/
657 C Street SE
Washington, DC 20003
(202) 544-1621
Ahhhhh humor
I went to New York in January for an interview and during one of my free days I went shopping. In the middle of a freezing cold, lightly drizzling, highly windy, miserable day, this was offered outside one of the jewelry stores I visited:
Sunday, February 13, 2011
I'm Turkish!
I was studying in a room today where a guy was practicing the piano (common lounge area). He's working through his songs and gets to the Turkish March. He's having some trouble on the last third so he keeps playing the song over and over.
Out of no where some guy walks in and goes, "Hey, I'm Turkish and I can play the jazz version of that song. Do you want to hear it?" The piano player goes, "yea" and the Turkish guy sits down and busts out this awesome jazzy version of the song.
Then he gets up, says, "that was made by a Turkish composer," and walks out of the room.
Random awesomeness.
Out of no where some guy walks in and goes, "Hey, I'm Turkish and I can play the jazz version of that song. Do you want to hear it?" The piano player goes, "yea" and the Turkish guy sits down and busts out this awesome jazzy version of the song.
Then he gets up, says, "that was made by a Turkish composer," and walks out of the room.
Random awesomeness.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Last Kayak of the Season
I took these pictures a while ago, and realized later that some of the people in the photos are from my program...can you recognize yourself?
Monday, December 20, 2010
Karma
SOOOOOOO, I was thrilled this morning because I knew that I would be finishing my final final, I would getting a new fridge and stove/oven, and I would get to just watch freaking tv while I clean the house. Yippppppeeee!
But Karma said, "Hey! No good stuff without something aggravating. Here you go, my gift."
So when the Sears people came today to replace the broken down oven and bring a new fridge (awesome holiday gifts from the landlady), they also managed to hit a pipe and cause a leak where our washer/dryer connects...ha. ha. ha.
Luckily I heard the dripping before they had gotten into their truck so they came back and temporarily fixed it. A repair person should come by in "48-72 hours" to fix it permanently so it's not actually that bad. Just aggravating. Danged Karma.
But Karma said, "Hey! No good stuff without something aggravating. Here you go, my gift."
So when the Sears people came today to replace the broken down oven and bring a new fridge (awesome holiday gifts from the landlady), they also managed to hit a pipe and cause a leak where our washer/dryer connects...ha. ha. ha.
Luckily I heard the dripping before they had gotten into their truck so they came back and temporarily fixed it. A repair person should come by in "48-72 hours" to fix it permanently so it's not actually that bad. Just aggravating. Danged Karma.
Friday, December 17, 2010
My Singing Debut
I still have one more final. I procrastinated for a while and then decided, heck, if I'm going to procrastinate I might as well be productive about it. So I went to the gym.
At 8pm on Friday gyms are empty. *Apparently* people have better things to do on Fridays. So I'm on the elliptical for a little while when "Perfekte Welle" comes onto my iPod. I look around, there's still no one in the gym, so I start singing. Out loud. I LIKE THE SONG, OK?!?!
Anyway.
I'm belting out an awesome rendition of the chorus when I see movement out of the corner of my eye. What do I see but two guys walking through the gym on their way to their car.
I want to be clear here, I've ALWAYS wanted relatively attractive, close to my age men to walk into the gym so I can *finally* use the pick-up line: "Um, can you show me how to use that machine?" Instead it's always men who are at least 70. Thanks but no thanks.
So finally, FINALLY, two, relatively attractive, close to my age men walk through the gym on their way to go out somewhere and what do they find? Sweaty ole me, singing the chorus to a German song. Awesome.
At 8pm on Friday gyms are empty. *Apparently* people have better things to do on Fridays. So I'm on the elliptical for a little while when "Perfekte Welle" comes onto my iPod. I look around, there's still no one in the gym, so I start singing. Out loud. I LIKE THE SONG, OK?!?!
Anyway.
I'm belting out an awesome rendition of the chorus when I see movement out of the corner of my eye. What do I see but two guys walking through the gym on their way to their car.
I want to be clear here, I've ALWAYS wanted relatively attractive, close to my age men to walk into the gym so I can *finally* use the pick-up line: "Um, can you show me how to use that machine?" Instead it's always men who are at least 70. Thanks but no thanks.
So finally, FINALLY, two, relatively attractive, close to my age men walk through the gym on their way to go out somewhere and what do they find? Sweaty ole me, singing the chorus to a German song. Awesome.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Finals Madness continues!
On my way back home from final #5, I saw a midget Elvis Presley. The Presley fro, the glasses, even the white suit. Only he was about 3.5 feet tall.
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