I must be tired tonight because my eyes almost need toothpicks to keep them from shutting lol. I managed to get through my referat handout preparations and one of my German friends is being a real sweetheart and looking it over for me. We also will probably meet on monday afternoon before I have presentation so that I can practise--that's a very good thing because I think I'll need all the confidence I can muster. Cooking a chicken yesterday took an insanely long time--I should thaw it first next time and turn the heat up just slightly then maybe it will cook in less than 4.5-5 hours lol. But at least it all tasted good ;-p I even took a picture for memory's sake. The nice thing about chicken is that it will last a while and I can make chicken soup...though hopefully that isn't a 5 hour ordeal. Defrosted the freezer today--now there is tons of room in that thing...not as small as it first appeared and maybe things will freeze properly from now on. Man, I could go for a back massage right now, everythings all tensed up from sitting hunched-over in front of the computer *whoops*. I should work on my posture a little more. Ich ueberlege mir gerade, was ich in den Semesterferien (also ende Februar bis April) machen moechte und wollte die Kosten usw. nachschauen bevor es alle gebucht ist. Vielleicht ist es einfacher ins Reisebuero zu gehen und die koennten die schwerste Arbeit machen...aber dann wird's vielleicht teurer um zu reisen. Muss mal schauen. Hoffe mal Zicka und die Famile Brehm zu besuchen und nach Spanien und Taize (bestimmt :-p) zu reisen...hoffentlich reicht das Geld, aber ich glaube schon. Morgen werde ich ein bissle bummeln gehen, um Schuhe anzugucken...moeglicherweise die "dress shoes" sind...die Frage ist jetzt, Bean, was wuerdest du mir empfehlen? That is what would you recommend? Shoes with pointy things on the end ;-p or not? boots that go up to my knees or ones to my ankles? should they be good for skirts and pants or more important for pants because I can wear sandals with skirts often? Are people at home wearing those boot things out of suede with ties or buckles that go up to mid calf or to the knees? Here they wear them with Jeans or with these funky skirts that are swirly...I like the skirts but I don't know if it's my style ;-p Es ist etwas was ich morgen machen kann. Freue mich schon.