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Food? I'm not really

Food? I'm not really sure

Ah the sweet smell of cafeteria food has once again become part of my life. I dined on a fabulous lunch yesterday, of rice, salad, and a giant pepper stuffed with something that looked vaguely stuffing-esque and tasted slightly chickeny. My new friend Johnny (from Taiwan) insisted that it was vegetarian, hell even the food menu thing said it was, but I decided not to take chances, and stuck with the rice, the pepper itself, and the salad.

Johnny and I met the day before, while waiting for four hours for our student ID cards to be given out. He said he would stop by yesterday for dinner, but he never showed up. Who knows if we will ever meet each again -- it is a big school.

I bought...things...the last two days, and transferred money to my bank account here. Mostly uneventful stuff, but made more interesting by my lack of German.

I've been going to this Turkish Teller shop for lunch every other day or so, and the regular chef there recognizes me. I always tip, usually a euro for a two euro sandwhich, so he is amazed. Today we shared names (though I forget his already, sigh), and taught each other how to say "Pleased to meet you" in our respective languages (German and English...). It was a worthwhile experience.

I've been wandering around guitar shops and 2nd hand clothing stores, debating buying a 12-string guitar. I think I will buy some pants first, as I only have two pairs and the temperatures is getting chilly.

Maybe they're right

I found the above graffiti in one of the underground tunnels, Pirnaischerplatz to be exact. Maybe the sign is right? It is highly entertaining that the US supplied the weapons to Iraq that it now wants to destroy. I mean, duh.

It is also starting to look like war on Iraq is inevitable. So, I'm heading to the Leipzig Consulate to register as a US guy living abroad, so that the helicopter will be ready to evacuate me should the Germans riot about my stupid fucking government.

And does anyone else remember reading that onion article when they read the news about the US issuing smallpox vaccines again?

Anyway, trying to take my mind off the modern political climate and the doom that hangs over my head, I've been catching up on my websurfing. A lot. I've spent 7 or 8 hours a night glued to the computer, for the last 3 days.

Thumbs up to the web

But, of course, I guess I should go to sleep.

Posted by reid at October 2, 2002 06:32 PM