Here's a nice picture I took one misty morning in Kiel at the bus stop near my place. Liked how the sun shone over the benches and onto the street. For those of you wondering, yes, I do have a second city that I could call home (if I was there more than a few days a month) besides Hamburg. And yes, I am using my 2-home excuse and traveling back and forth between them for my lack of blogging in the past (oh man-o!) almost-month. I have a huge room in Kiel, but most of my things are in Hamburg since I'm there most of the time, which means I have a huge room mostly good for: a)gymnastics, b)yodeling, or c)playing fetch with the cats. Depends on my mood ;)

I do expect things to tame down soon since our premiere is coming up on Sunday!! That means the rehearsal phase is over and the show will go on as long as it can...we'll see! The acrobatics and lighting effects are supposedly something to see as well, and the winners of the TV casting show for the 2 main figures should also draw a crowd! I will finally get to see it tonight!

So my commute and travels have lead to a few funny (or something) incidents. For example, the other day on the bus, I saw the most horrendous ad on the bus TV, and it went like this: Screen 1 - "What would a giraffe look like if it lived in America instead of Africa?", Screen 2 - (picture of a super fat, sorta bloated-looking giraffe). I mean, how out of taste and offensive is that?? How is that supposed to help relations with the States (and the general public's opinion) and stereotyping? And worse, what is the point of that anyway?? And that from the public transportation. Not that I can't appreciate a joke (those who know me would hopefully know this), but I feel that is just going too far. As if the number of obese Germans hasn't been growing steady for years due to consumption of fast food. So for those who still are wondering, yes, there is an anti-American aura in Germany!

On the topic, guess what I found the other day at the import section? Lots of stuff! A few unbelievable things: Pop-Tarts for 6.50€ (!), Shortening for 6€, Mac 'n Cheese for 2.50€ (!!), Pumpkin Pie Mix for 6€, Pam Cooking Spray for 7€ (!!!). So for almost 14€ (that's $19 at today's exchange rate. The dollar's gone up ironically since the financial crisis), I got shortening and 3 Mac 'n Cheeses. Eating American here is not cheap! But the occasional splurge makes it worth it ;) And to be fair, shortening does go a long way...

So, fall is definitely here, and I like it. It's a nice season. Crisp air, cooler, but not cold. Yellow leaves falling from the trees. And this year, election time. I mailed in my absentee ballot a while ago already, so it better be counted. I wasn't sure if I was allowed to vote for anyone other than president, so I left it at that.

Here's to the next post in the nearer future than this one!

 

 

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