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Thursday, January 13th, 2005
5:20 pm	Happy New Year!!! It's been a long time...And a lot has happened...First of all, I got a Digital Camera but I still don't know how to get pics in my livejournal. Secondly, BRAD WAS IN GERMANY!!!!! And I showed him how Germans celebrate New Year's Eve! It was a blast! We went to Berlin and I swear the day of New Year's Eve reminded me of war cause there were so many fireworks: BOOM-BANG-BOOM!!! THAT WAS AMAZING (by the way, some friends of mine always say "amazing" now just because I once started talkin a bit English when I was pretty trashed). Thirdly, I got a pet! A guinea pig! It's not mine, but a friend's and I actually just have to care for it for the next couple of days. It's still fun, though. THe pet is very frightened and my dad always wants to know when it is ready to get cooked whereas my mom just complains about the smell and the dirt the whole time. You need to understand, I've never had a pet before (I guess you can figure why...) so it's really exciting for me. Anyways, I'll probably visit you guys in sring break. I'll arrive March 16th and departure March 31st. I think it's not quite sure yet cause I've just booked it online. So, I'm really excited about that, too and I hope I'll be able to see all of you!!! Have a great day :)))) Current Mood: excited Current Music: Ton Steine Scherben (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, December 12th, 2004
10:16 pm	What a weekend... Holy fuck! On friday I went to the bar I pretty much go to every Friday, so after a while you know almost everybody there. As I was talking to a friend, a girl I didn't know with really short hair didn't look too well so I was like:"Hey, everything alright?" And she answered:"Not really, I'm drunk as shit" So I said:"Alright, then puke and you'll feel better!" But she said:"No, I can't" I was trying to persuade her for about 10 minutes that she was able to puke and if she wasn't I could help her, too, like I could stick my finger in her throat. But she always said:"No I can't!" And I was always like:"Yes you can". Anyways, I was getting frustrated when she suddenly started explaining that she couldn't puke becauuse then she'd irritate her gullet and that wouldn't be good because her gullet was very sensitive because she had just survived cancer. I really would like to see the face I made when she told me that! Afterwards we were talking for about 2 hours about cancer and stuff like that. The conversation with that girl (she was 16!) showed me that I worry about so many things that are just not important at all and completely pointless whereas there are so many people who would be happy to live just a few more weeks... It was horrifying but it also fullfilled my day in a way... We all should be happy that we live the way we do! ANd we should never forget that we are one of the few people who don't have to care about surviving the next day. Current Mood: thoughtful Current Music: Janis Joplin (Comment on this)
Friday, December 3rd, 2004
4:35 pm	Already December TIme is going by so fast! My English is getting worse and worse and I start hating Christmas again (although I loved it last year!). Only one week after I had gotten my license, I made some scratches on my mom's car... That was when I tried getting out of a parking lot...THe same day I tried parking between 2 cars and hit one of them slightly! I hate parking (you Americans have huge parking spaces but in Europe everything is a bit smaller- I need to say that my mom's car is tiny, too...). Anyways, you could barely see the little scratch I had made in the other car, so I just drove off after a guy who had seen me doing it told me so (How wonderful to know that nice people do exist!). So, yeah, since then I haven't driven that often... I am frightened, I admit it!!! Tonight is gonna be a show. One beer there is 50 Cents! I'll like it :))) Current Mood: awake Current Music: Pulp Fiction (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, November 17th, 2004
2:17 pm	I got it!!! I got my driver's license!!! You don't even know how happy I am...The first thing I'm gonna do : visiting grandma to thank her for the financial support (you need to know that I spent about 1200 $ on driver's ed!). Furhermore I had the best German essay of the class. Seriously, I've almost forgotten that good grades make me happy...I know I'm a nerd-but I'm proud of it :) Tonight I'm gonna party! (Of course I won't drive drunk...) Current Mood: excited Current Music: The Cure (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, November 11th, 2004
3:52 pm	You fuckers! WHy does it have to be Bush???? I really lost a bunch of trust to the American society. Nevertheless it is worth mentioning that the average IQ of the states' inhabitants who voted for Kerry is higher than the IQ of the other states...I guess, that's a bit comforting. Otherwise I'm doing alright. School's hard and I'm lazy so I'm not really good. I started doing theatre again: Improvisation. It rocks!!! Next week I'm taking the driver's ed test for the second time (I failed a couple of weeks ago- I had known it...). If I was in America it would be soooo easy: no stick shift, huge roads, almost no complicated traffic situations, huge parking lots,... I wanna see an American driving in my town! Current Mood: restless Current Music: The Dandy Warhols (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, October 8th, 2004
2:54 am	Fast Food is bad for you!!! :) A guy in the US sued McDonald's because he claimed he got fish poisoning of that fish burger (McFish?). Well, McDonald's won the trial stating that there was no fish in the burger, so it was impossible to get fish poisoning... I got a new piercing on the frenulum of my upper lip (that's the translation the dictionary proposed). The ring is too small, though, but I'm gonna get a bigger one. I like it. Doro and a friend of mine gave it to me as a present for my birthday. Soon I'll have to take my driver's license test which means that I have to drive 45 minutes without making any mistake while an examiner sits in the back seat and tells me where I have to drive to. I'm sooo nervous. If I fail I can take the test again. Unfortunately it cost 120 $ each time you take the test, so I hope I won't fail...Then I'd have my driver's license. And no car... Current Mood: fall break mood :))) Current Music: Drum 'n Base (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, October 4th, 2004
9:58 pm	Day X I'm 18 now! HOw not exciting...I hate birthdays. It's understandable, I guess, because every year something unusual happens- always in a negative way: On my 15th birthday a friend of ,ine got hit by a car in front of me and had to go to hospital (it wasn't really bad; I think he broke an arm and had a concussion or something like that). Anyways, on my 16th birthday a friend of mine was threatened with a carpet cutter by a stupid drunk (again, nothing really bad happened, but then I started thinking why stuff like that always happened on my birthday...). Last year, when I was in Texas, I got caught smoking cigarettes on my 17th birthday (I got grounded for 2 weeks-that was the first time of my life that I got grounded!!!). So, yeah, I hope you understand... Today nothing like that happened. Just that it was the loneliest birthday I've ever had. I don't know what's better: disasters happening on my birthday or feeling really lonely on my birthday (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, September 30th, 2004
12:28 pm	GOOOAAA I found a new love: GOA! Berlin was fuckin bad ass, especially the Goa party!!! Since Goa was "invented" by the hippies everybody who was at that party wore colorful clothes and loved everything and everybody ;))) And so did I... There was pretty much no alcohol so there were no drunk-off-their-asses assholes who could break beer bottles on the dance floor. It felt like all of us were a union although I didn't know most of the people. Anyways, we got out of that club at 8 a.m. and then we had to go back to Gera (the town I live in) :((( In 1 week I'll have fall break for 2 weeks, so then I can go to Berlin again :)))) Current Mood: content Current Music: GOOOAAAA (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, September 20th, 2004
2:11 pm	I haven't updated in a while...I had a bunch of stuff to do, like school and driver's ed. But I'm gonna get my license soon which is very exciting!!! I got the package with all my CDs and books so now I even have the FMHS year book again. It's weird to see all these American beauties and then I look around in my classes in Germany and ask myself "Why the fuck are they so ugly?". I really don't know it... Anyways, my life has been pretty rad these last couple weeks: Every day is a party!!! On the weekends I never got home before 4 a.m. and mostly I was trashed by then. Next weekend I'm gonna go to Berlin again to visit my friends there and go to a Goa party. Goa is awesome electronic music, kinda like drum 'n base. It's gonna be fantastic!!! Current Mood: peaceful Current Music: The Hives (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, August 27th, 2004
3:58 pm	I love Refused!!! I miss my CDs soooo much! They are all in the package I sent from America to Germany along with a bunch of books, tapes, stuff from school, pictures, letters and even a rain coat! Well, the package is still not here although I sent it over 2 months ago... :( Hopefully I'll get them some day. Luckily, Doro let me borrow her Refused CD. I really missed it. The readjustment progress is getting easier for me, now that I have school again. Driving is still fun! Pretty soon I'm gonna drive on the autobahn (no speed limit!!!). How exciting :))) I'm really looking forward to the Drum 'n Base party tomorrow. And tonight there's some kind of festival here. Weekend is gonna be fun!!! Current Mood: relieved (Comment on this)
Sunday, August 22nd, 2004
1:39 pm	The new school Finally, school even has started for me again. My schedule is alright. In Germany you have a different schedule and different classes every day which means in one week I have 10 different classes. On thursday I get off of school at 11:35 a.m.! THe other days I get off at around 3 p.m. I guess that's nice compared to FMHS. My sociology teacher has the same haircut than Monika!!! My Monika!!! I miss her soooo much!!! My cousin celebrated his first day of school yesterday (yes, in Germany it's normal to celebrate when a kid starts goin to school/Kindergarten!). It was fun. My parents have a hangover now. My friend Doro is quitting tomorrow so we're going to celebrate together today for the last time :( My packages I sent from America to Germany with all my CDs and books still did not arrive. I hope it will one time... Current Mood: depressed Current Music: Poison the well (Comment on this)
Monday, August 16th, 2004
1:29 pm	He forgot about it...How sad...Eventually it only was a day like every day...Doesn't mean a lot...How pointless Current Mood: disappointed (Comment on this)
Wednesday, August 11th, 2004
1:36 pm	ONE FUCKING MONTH! Today, exactly 1 month ago I saw most of you guys the last time at "The Tomato". Well, I still miss all of you. But I think I learned how to handle with it AND I have friends here, too, who help me. And even my family is here! Let's see what I've done the last month: -went to Amsterdam -went to Berlin -went to the East Sea (Germany's North-East coast) -saw 3 shows -went to the disco twice -started driver's ed -threw a party at my house -hung out with many old friends -lost another 10 lbs. -rode my bike again -got caught in the tramp without a valid ticket (now I have to pay $40 :( -got bit by 2 ticks -... I did a bunch. Probably more than in 5 months in America. It's a great experience to come back. Almost as exciting as goin to America. Not really. For everyone who likes good music: Download "Manu Chao"! I love him! Current Mood: accomplished Current Music: Ice Cube-Fuck tha police (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, August 9th, 2004
12:57 pm	My parents are out of town!!! You all should come over ;) Driver's ed is boring and much too early (9a.m.) I was in the parc yesterday and it was really nice. I made a couple of people play cards with me. But these are special playing cards: On each card is one car (they also have them with trucks, motorcycles, naked girls,...)with 6 categories (like max.m/h, revolutions per minute, weight,...)and its values (i.e. a Mercedes benz S500 can do 5000 revolutions per minute). Every player has the same amount of cards but can only see one card at once. the one who starts has to choose a category and tell the others the value (i.e. "4 cylinders"). The one who has the highest value gets the "looser" cards til one person has all the cards. I LOVE THAT GAME!!! I went to a hardcore show, too, but I didn't think the bands were that good. The atmosphere was pretty bad ass, though. Not like in America where all the HC guys who all look the same watch the band with arms crossed... I got to know some new people and went to that guys apartment where we watched "Final Destination". That movie kinda freaked me out when I walked home at 4 a.m. by myself...Everywhere was death!!! ;)) I'm gonna go swimming now :))) Yayyy!!! All my pants are getting too small... Current Mood: hungry Current Music: Once upon a time (Comment on this)
Saturday, August 7th, 2004
1:32 pm	Berlin...East Sea... I went to Berlin!!! It was awesome!!! Drinking and smoking at the lake and in the parc, barbecue and lots of awesome people!!! Unfortunately Doro and me had to go to the East Sea (Germany's North-East Coast) with other friends. Well, East Sea sucks! Sand sucks! Camping with these people sucks! THe good thing was that me and Doro spend a lot time with each other, so, I guess, I know her better now than just 3 weeks ago! I still miss America and Americans as well as my host family and friends. I'll visit as soon as possible :))) Current Mood: optimistic Current Music: AT the Drive In (Comment on this)
Wednesday, July 28th, 2004
11:52 am	I hate it when people critizise every single word you say, every little move you make and every little belief you believe in...The exciting part about goin back is almost over...Now I understand why I didn't want to go back...I guess I need new friends... Current Mood: shitty Current Music: none (Comment on this)
Monday, July 26th, 2004
3:38 pm	AMSTERDAM!!! My family vacation started off with getting trashed with the son of my mom's friend where we spent the night before we went to Amsterdam. In the first coffee shop we saw my mom bought me 2 gs for $12! Actually the 5 days being in Amsterdam seem as if they were only 2 days long ;) WE went to museums (Van Gogh, Hemp, where we got free "samples" ;)), the Red Light District and a bunch of coffee shops. It was awesome and I could talk English :))) Yesterday I came back and hung out with Olo till 6 a.m. WE went to some friend's apartments, the parc, the playground, the castle (or what is left of it...)and the woods (where the castle is ;) WE talked a lot but we also understand each other if we don't talk...I'm glad he's here...THat makes it a lot easier... Now it's raining...Like every day...Poor farmers :(( Current Mood: relaxed Current Music: The Beatles (Comment on this)
Tuesday, July 20th, 2004
5:31 pm	first weekend in GER after 10 months!!! My weekend was pretty bad ass! Friday: went to doro's friend's apartment and celebrated his b-day and went to the youth center again till 3 a.m. where we had a little bonfire Saturday: THe first sunny day!!! Went to Doro's where we "turned off the lights". After that we went to the Youth CEnter again because there was a show (awesome!!) and got really trashed so that I couldn't walk straight anymore and couldn't read the display of my cell phone! I called Brad at 2 A.M. and had to cry Sunday: Went to a course where you learn how to help in emergency situations (I had to do that in order to do my driver's license). I went with Doro and we had a lot of fun... I also did a seeing test (also for my driver's license) and really had problems because I was still a bit drunk from the night before ;) We went to my friend Sylvi's house and found two bottles of champagne as well as a bottle of wine. We ended up being really drunk, went to the next bar which was an "Afro-shop" which means that we talked to all the Africans who gave us even more to drink... One of them invited us to his apartment where we "turned off the lights" and then Doro and me played in the puddles on the street on the way to Doro's where I spent the night (of course I fell asleep right away :))) Monday: My friend Sara and Olo came over and I showed them pics of the USA. We decided to go get ice cream, met up with some other people and then I went to my friend Maik's apartment who gave me a couple of bong hits. So I walked totally high to the youth center where we watched a movie OUTSIDE!!! By the time I was freezing some guy yelled "NAZIS!!" So everyone ran on the street to chase 6 Nazis away. While that happened me and some other people sat in the backyard and got even more high. At 2 a.m. I went home with Olo where we smoked another j and drank another bottle of champagne I found in my room (apparantly my parents used to use my room as alcohol storing room while I was in FM...). It was a nice day :) I just got back from a driver's license office and have packed my backpack to go to AMSTERDAM!!! I'll come back on Sunday and I know it's gonna be the best family vacation I've ever had ;) Current Mood: excited Current Music: a CD Raquel made for me (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, July 16th, 2004
1:40 pm	adjusting to my old new life... Yesterday Brad and me had our 5 month anniversary, I called him, I think he's doing fine, I love him, and I miss him, a lot. My friend Sylvi who just came back from London came to have breakfast with me. We talked a bunch, I showed her pics and then Doro came over, too. We went downtown and they showed me the new mall there: It's ugly, but I knew that before... I also went to the 2 new headshops. Brad woould've liked it... We sat in the park where my old theatre house was pulled down :( We got some wine (89 cents) and champagne (3,49 EUR), went to Sylvi's and ate original italian spaghetti with her parents. We went back to my place, where I opened the champagne and spilled it all over myself and even the wall... When I wanted to walk down to the station with my wine bottle Sylvi told me that it was illegal in Gera to drink in public after 8p.m. because there's gonna be a Gardenshow in 2007 in our town and they want it to become an exemplary (?) town!!!!! That was a huge shock and I thought I was in America again!!!!! Lateron that night several people told me that their friends had to pay fines for urinating in public!!! I'll see. Nobody really knows what's goin on... But it WAS a shock! Anyways, Sylvi and me went to the bar I always used to go to where I ran into a bunch of other friends of mine. Finally, Caro, her ex-boyfriend Peter, Sylvi, her ex-boyfriend Mitchi and me went to the Disco where they had Vodka Energy (Vodka with an Energy drink) for 50 cents. Everybody got pretty trashed except from me, I got sad... But then I was happy again and danced with some ppl. to techno but also 80s and 90s. At the end (around 3:30 a.m.) everybody with who I came and me were sitting there crying except from Mitchi who was dancing on the loudspeakers (according to what they told me everybody in that Disco knows Mitchi although Mitchi never ever remembers anyone besides us...). At 4 a.m. I tried to take Sylvi safely home and I made it!!! She spend the night at my house. I'm really happy I have her. It's still hard for me, though... I think I'm gonna go to a Markus Miller show tonight but my mom is goin, too, so that might change... I was supposed to have a surprise Welcome party tonight with all my friends but nobody organized anything because they didn't even know if anyone would come...Kinda sad if you take into consideration that I told everyone about "my last dinner in America" at "The Tomato" 2 days before and there were still almost 20 people there... The weather is still shitty and I think I'm gonna go to the Youth Center to paint the walls because tomorrow is gonna be a big show there. I try to be excited. I need to take an effort to readjust. I thought I did. In a couple of weeks the world is gonna look a lot different... Current Mood: everything seems pointless Current Music: noises of the street and Autobahn (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, July 14th, 2004
8:51 pm	the second day... I'm frustrated right now because I wrote a huge journal entry and deleted it accidentally. Oh, well. I'll just write it again if I remember everything. I just got back from the youth center I fought for and helped building up. They got a lot done. One of the restrooms just burned out, though... Welcome and Good Bye Party was pretty cool (my cousin is goin to Arizona tomorrow to become a pilot, that's why it also was a Good Bye party). My mom got trashed so that she sang the whole night and not remember it (I sang with her but I do remember ;). My cousin who was in America this year, too, told us she got arrested twice for being totally drunk on the street. Her boyfriend got killed right before she left. He was a drug dealer and she smoked every day too. The ppl. who killed her boyfriend even came in her house with guns so she wanted to go home early (her life was threatened!) but her oranization (mine, too) didn't allow it. It's funny that I wasn't even allowed to go to Deep Ellum... I saw my friend's (Doro) new apartment and we smoked (I got very high but maybe it was the alcohol too and the jet lag that almost knocked me out. I hope I don't become a drinker again but it's sooo good and so much fun to get drunk- with your mom especially ;) When my grandpa saw me for the first time he said "The Russians are back". Maybe Jackie and Brittany remember the Russian story: When I was little my grandpa said "YOU Russian!" to me (he uses "Russian" mostly as an insult). So i replied "I'm not a Russian, I'm a human being". I just realized that I have no clue when to put commas in the English language. Oh, well. Thanks for the presents again. I miss you guys! CYA :))) Current Mood: unsure of myself Current Music: some CD I burned from Monika (Shelby had burned it for her) (8 Comments |Comment on this)