Crunch Time

It's past midnight here, making it Monday, meaning that I have exactly a week left before I start the trek home. I was trying to make a list of all the things I have to do (administratively speaking) before I go... and it's overwhelming. For the last few years I've had to move immediately after finals were over, but this is the first time that I'll be moving to a different continent immediately after.

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I've been here for close to a year now and am happy to report that I continue to learn new things. Yesterday I heard German rap for the first time. With lyrics like, "bring den Tune zuruck" and "spiel den Shit nochmal" I must say it's pretty similar to American rap... just goofier because it's sprinkled with English words. I also learned the word for goblet this morning (which is every bit as useful as hearing German rap... oh well).

Changing subjects...

• Tammy and baked cookies today and then fed them to birds. You know, helping the hungry.
• One of my houseplants blew out of my window and into my apartment (my fluffy three that's a bout four feet tall) about two weeks ago. It's pot broke and my solution was just to sit it in another pot. So far I haven't replaced any of the dirt but I continue to water it... which of course just washes away whatever dirt was left sticking to the roots. Surprisingly, the thing's never looked better.
• There's a 2,500 Euro reward for anyone with information leading to the arrest of the "Rabbit Ripper." For the last year someone in my area has been killing pet rabbits in Dortmund and Witten by decapitation. Apparently this individual is also draining all of the blood from the rabbit taking it with them... at least they're not finding it at the scene. Check it out (the article, not the headless bunnies)... ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7494184.stm ) The article states 30, but I read forty from another source..