mid-yearsies

so i had my mid-year seminar in Cologne like a month ago (even though it feels longer).
i met some more people from the program, caught up with some old ones,
ate a lot a lot a lot of indian food, and avoided the computer the whole time.
it was a pretty nice change! i slept very little and sometimes in a train station, which is not a change but still okay.
i didn't take a dump outside, but I need to at some point to complete the year.
some awkwardness ensued, but the details are pretty lame.
and i didn't see frau beerbaum, and i hope she's not dead on the couch.
anyway good trip good trip.


murray and mark happened to be there for a sofa expo, and i saw this amazing fat guy stuffing his face. STUFFING HIS FAT FUCKING FACE! love it :)

superheroes pt2

jessica and i walked down the streets of cologne the other week
and found these gems of people coalesced on the clearing.
if i could do anything nearly as physically amazing as these people
i would be asking for a lot more than people's spare change.
more amazement below!

rock em sock em

i saw a soccer game this past sunday
with the son-in-law of my host granny.
he was incredibly nice;
he bought me curry wurst and beer,
he sells natural resources,
and we went with 2 of his clients.
i forgot how crazy sports fans get!
oh, and f.c. köln (the home team) lost.