I meant to write again a lot earlier, but often I just keep pushing it back - I want to write about things, I just never actually get around to doing it. But I guess, at least I have something to write about now.

I am still going to Barcelona (of course that is my first topic, and I know by the time I actually go I will have bored you all to death with it, but then I get to bribe you all with pictures once I am actually there). I found out that classes start in mid-September but the university is offering an intensive course for Catalan in the first two weeks of September, so I will have to go there a little earlier than expected. Right now I am looking at the weekend of the 3rd, but nothing is set yet. And here I was thinking I might be able to go to the Oktoberfest if I am lucky, now I will be leaving at least a couple of weeks before it even starts. I am not that upset because I usually go every year anyway, and I don’t see why I wouldn’t be able to go next year, so next year…

My neighbors (next-door) are putting a 2nd floor on their house. They tore off the roof and are now in process of putting another floor on it. Needless to say, it is fucking annoying. During the day I don’t care but in the morning I do. Especially on days I normally get to sleep in, all the hammering and noise wakes me, and I cannot go back to sleep. I hope they are done soon. I want my quiet back!

This past weekend Tina came to visit. Friday evening we went to see Le Nozze di Figaro at the theater with the AJY kids. It was really good, a modern production but really good. It was funny and entertaining (which was a really good thing for a 3.5 hour opera)! Back home we watched the latest Grey’s Anatomy. Yay for watching Grey’s with my best friend! Saturday I had to work in the morning and Tina went shopping in the meantime. After I was done at work (good thing I work right downtown) we met up and continued the shopping. I was also quite successful, I bought some earrings, a necklace, an “Alice band” (no idea if that is the right translation for “Haarreif”, it is what LEO told me, and no I am not back in 7th grade, but it really looks good, at least I think so), and two pairs of shoes (brown sneakers and black ballerinas). Saturday night we had dinner at Café Journal and then cocktails at the Villa, which was really fun. Back home we watched Little Miss Sunshine. Sunday we slept in and decided to go to Karlsruhe. Karlsruhe is quite close to Heidelberg but I had never been there before. We looked at the castle, and walked around town, and had some ice cream. It was really a nice time. I really should do more of these one-day trips to nearby cities, as there are probably a bunch more that I have not been to yet. Tina left at around 2100 on Sunday.

I spent the rest of the night (by that I mean like 2130 to 0300) on the phone with Bea. Gotta love our phone marathon. We really can discuss a whole lot of nothingness for hours. Well, not nothing, but we do not really ever get anywhere, and if there was an award for over-analyzing, we would definitely get it. But it is fun anyway! And thank God for phone flat rates! They make conversations that last several hours absolutely guilt-free.

Yesterday we had our yoga class again. This one was taught by the Master of the Universe (okay, that’s not really his name, it is Master something, but we didn’t understand the something part so that’s what we call him now - he is our teacher’s teacher), and he said to me, “you have problems concentrating; that is what your body is telling me.” Which is interesting, because I do think I have problems concentrating (not just when doing yoga, in general), but how does my body tell him that, and most importantly, how do I fix it? I enjoy yoga but it is really hard for me because I am out of shape. I am sure it will get better but I still am so sore the next day, and probably will be every week for a while. But hopefully it will help me physically and also emotionally and mentally. Tonight after work/class we went to the Grey Stones and had dinner and a drink there. Good times.

Yesterday I found out my friend Colette got engaged. It is so funny, because just on Sunday I saw pictures of her sister Jennifer’s wedding on Facebook, and in November her other sister April got married as well, and I said to Tina, “I bet Colette is going to get married soon as well.” And then she tells me that her boyfriend proposed to her on Sunday! I am really happy for her but it is kind of strange to think she is getting married already. It kind of makes me wish I had already found the love of my life already, but at the same time I enjoy being single. A lot of times a relationship not only adds fun but also stress to your life and I do not miss that at all. But I do kind of miss having that someone… Aaanyway… I was also thinking how I have been back in Germany almost two years now, and that is so long. I lived there for a year, and have been back twice as long already. My friends have changed, I have changed, and I haven’t seen them since I left, and who knows when will be the next time that I will get to see them. And I wonder how things will be when I do. And will I still keep in touch with all of them - I am still in touch with almost all of my friends from Norman, but some more sporadically than others. It makes me kind of sad, but I guess that is how life goes. We all move on, we all have our lives to live, and the time difference of seven hours does not make things easier. I really have to be thankful the internet makes it so easy to stay in touch via IM or Myspace/Facebook.

I am going to end this post with a picture of Tina and me (you can also see the Haarreif I bought on Saturday).

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