So Confused

Ok- so i've got QuickTime downloaded again and I've got my iTunes going again too- but i am really confused here. I didn't lose my iTunes library? Which to me makes no sense- because if i am supposed to need QuickTime on my computer to make iTunes work- why would deleting QuickTime not somehow damage my library? Now that I've got QuickTime again, all it did was update the version of iTunes I was using, my library is still intact. Can anyone explain this (simply- lol) to me?

Hmmmph. I am thinking I am better at teaching random English type things than computers. Ugh.

But things are ok now that my severe panic moment is over.

loves.

I am an IDIOT

Ugh. Who knew that when I deleted QuickTime off my computer it would kill my iTunes? Frick. I seriously am a GIANT idiot. I never used QuickTime, so i figured it wouldn't be a problem. UGH. ugh, ugh, ugh.

Friggen Apple.

Friggen Idiots who should know to leave well enough alone.

ugh.

Putting It Off

I decided that before I started the Clint Marathon today, I should prolly clean my room. It is so filthy right now I don't even want to be in it. Ugh. And you know how it is- you need music to clean.

I even went old-school for the music choice- I definitely went for the Windows Media Player. Hardcore. For some reason, some of the music I transferred in to iTunes doesn't work. Argh. So I went to the Windows Media and now am listening to one of the best albums I think I have ever heard.

Can you guess? No? It is Corb Lund's Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!. Damn- that is an AMAZING album. Although, I gotta say that all of Corb's other stuff was pretty great too. And his concert last summer was absolutely fantastic as well.

For all you non-in-the-knowers out there- Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans are a Canadian Country/Folk band. They have some great songs out there with catchy tunes and lyrics that hold you. Love it. If you are unfamiliar with him- you need to check him out.

Here are some links for you, enjoy:

http://www.corblund.com/site.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corb_Lund

Good News Everybody!

So, after weeks of agonizing about what i should do on Christmas, I finally figured it out! And not a moment too soon apparently :D

My plans:

Christmas Eve- (aka today) watch some spaghetti westerns (mostly the Dollars trilogy, which I didn't realize I had til today when i was bumming around Wikipedia. Thanks Wikipedia!) Maybe I will help the family put up their Christmas tree (which goes up on Christmas Eve exclusively- I'm not sure if it's just for them or if it's a tradition throughout Germany), maybe I will sing some carols. I will probably listen to CISN tonight (or would that be early tomorrow morning for me?) to catch Santa on radar and hear some classic Christmas Carols. I've also got Tombstone loading now, but I'm not sure how long that will take, so it may end up a Christmas Day movie.

Tomorrow I plan to celebrate Baby Jesus with another trilogy- It is definitely time to whip out the Rambo. Why Rambo, you ask? Well, tomorrow is a trilogy type day as well, it's the only other complete set of movies I brought with. oh- scratch that - i don't have the 4th one on DVD yet :( meh, i will watch them anyway. you know how i am about the Sly. Mostly, i think it is just that i watched Rudolph the Dip-shit Misfit Reindeer (the 1964 claymation one) about 6 times last week and am thoroughly Reindeered out. Showing it to that many kids has killed my interest in it forever. *sigh*

And on 2nd Christmas (cause Boxing Day doesn't really exsist here, 2nd Christmas is a day to hang out with the other side of the Family you neglected the day before)- i think i may move on to some Jane Austen- Antje lent me Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and Persuasion, and i've got Sense and Sensibility as well. sweet. It'll be a busy day, i may not even have time to finish them all :( sad, i know.

I am hoping, however, that my loving Family will skype with me Christmas Morning so I don't miss out on everything. *hint, hint* :D

In between my heavily packed plans, i may take a break to blog about how much i am enjoying myself :D LOL. yes, I do know I am hilarious, thanks :D

Things I don't Miss

Here are some pics of last winter- a few things that i am definitely not missing during my "tropical" vacation here (it was +8 today, no snow- it didn't even rain!)

For example, I am not missing this so much:

lots of snow on the car

me brushing all the bloody snow off

This all fell in one day last year. Ugh. These are pictures from the big snowstorm we had. The big snowstorm here so far this year? The itty-bit of snow was gone the next day. It's not that i hate snow or anything, I like the idea of snow and winter much more than I actually like the reality of it. it is just such a pain in the ass- snow shovelling, trudging through knee high drifts, driving super slow on the highway, plugging the car in, warming the car up.... it's a long list.

But I'd take it all in a heartbeat if it meant I was at home right now.

Pics of Home- Part 2

More things I miss:

Mom and me

Nora and me

Andy at Halloween

Beth and Sam

Me, Andy, and Beth- notice the chokehold.


The sun. I definitely miss the sun.

Home.

Pics of Home- Part 1

I was quite a ball of mixed emotions today. It was a hardcore mix, but i think it can be summed up as a homesick ball of tired out bah humbug-ery. I figured maybe if I put some pics up I'd feel better and you could see the things I miss most about home.

Me and Manda

Nomes, Nora, and Mac

Kris, Erin, Beth, and Kim wandering in the snow a couple of Christmases ago

Andy, Beth, and me while skating

Beth, Kris, and me Christmas morning a couple years ago

I Need a Life

Since coming to Germany in September, I have had basically no everyday social life. Yeah, I know it's sad, but I am not so adventurous as Manda that I go and see things simply because they are there to see. I don't revel in discovering new foods and cultures for the first time; it makes me ridiculously nervous actually (I just about had a panic attack when Antje took me to the Thai restaurant for the first time- i was so uncomfortable). I don't see the need to wander out and try new things just for fun.

So it shouldn't come as a surprise then, that since coming here, I have seen over 80 different movies, and some of them more than once. I have read the Twilight saga 4x in the last 3 weeks. I have been contemplating going to Bonn, simply because there is a bookstore within 500 meters of the train station. However, I am trying not to buy too many books because taking them home is going to suck. ugh.

I would like to do my parents proud and make some sort of New Year's resolution about how I am going to get out there and do things on my own for the next 5 months. But I think that resolution would only last about a day and then I'd be back where I started, only with the added guilt of being a failure. LOL. Not to worry though- as I told JC- I don't need a social life, I have the internet :D

xoxoxo from Deutschland.

Why I Hate Teens: Reason # 245

As I was cooking my supper today (a delicious Thai Curry), Quentin bounded up the stairs and barged into MY kitchen, stuck his shit in MY fridge, leaned over MY cooking, and said, "It smells burnt".

WTF?!?!?!? Was there any call to be so ridiculously rude? I think not. I may have to make him a eunuch before I leave. It will stop him from passing his stupid/I'm-a-giant-jackass genes on to the next generation. Seriously. I fail to understand why I need to tell him off AND complain about him to his parents before he will respect my space.

On a side note- My supper was plate licking good and not burnt at all. Stupid child.

Grey

Everything here is so bloody grey. Seriously. I don't remember the last time the sun shone 2 days in a row. Clouds, rain, half-assed snow... Even the buildings are grey. It is so depressing. Ugh. It makes me want to just crawl back under the covers and hide til the sun (hopefully/eventually?) comes out again.

So, if you don't hear anything from me for the next 3-4 months- well, you know where i'll be.

Ugh.

Hmmmm.

So, i know that the closer we get to Christmas, the Scrooge-ier i get. However, there were three things today that made me feel a bit better:

1) My buddy Nick and i went for lunch. the food was good and Nick tried to cheer me up out of Scrooge mode and sort of succeeded.

2) I finished re-reading the Twilight series and now am firmly convinced that they were worth buying (i just wonder how i am going to get them home...) too bad i thought the movie was sub par.

3) Joey came back from Africa. It was such a shock to see her! i was a bit shocked actually. But i hadn't realized how much i'd missed her. It will be great to have her here again. But at the same time, it makes me realize that i have been here almost 4 months. yipes. Anyway- back to the point- now that Joey is back things will be a lot more fun around here. I am thinking about plans for New Years now that i know someone who will be here and prolly want to go out! woot. Things are picking up.

However, no promises. Especially seeing as we all know how easy it is for me to follow along in the Bah Humbug school of thought.

Ridiculous

I am really grateful that i am finished school tomorrow. i don't think i could talk any more. argh. it has been one long day after another this week and i am not enjoying it at all. Everyone is more pushy and snipey than normal and i just feel constantly run over. it is sad. and ridiculous.

also- if teachers could stop conning me into doing THEIR jobs or even just dumping shit on me at the last minute, that would be cool too. *cough, cough- Nigel, cough*

Poor Pete

I really need to stop Pete from making friends with things that don't last. It broke my heart when François died. Now this? Oh, Pete. The Weihnachtsmann lasted an even shorter time than François. Truly tragic.

Nikolaus Tag

Dec. 6 is Nikolaus Day and if you've been good, Nikolaus brings you candy. You are supposed to leave your shoes out the night before so he can fill them.

I forgot all about this until i got up on Saturday and saw a little chocolate Santa left near the door by Nikolaus. It was really sweet of my host family to include me in their traditions :)


I thought i should show you pics of my little chocolate-y Santa before i chowed down on him:

Classic Canadiana

My Aunt had this poem as her Fbook status today:

Jack and Gilles went up the hill,
to filch the font of power.
Jack fell down, pushed by the crown,
and Gilles came grumbling after.

Oh so Canadian. Classic.