21 guns lay down your ams, give up the fight

i still havent met barbara aka babsy. i had some jet lag sleeping issues last night, but not too bad. i passed out around 4ish and woke up at 2am, read until around 430 then went back to sleep until 1030. so not so bad and i think im pretty good now. i didnt manage to get out until about 1, and i decided to go exploring a little bit. i cant believe i didnt think to bring my camera, but i was thinking i would find a nice place and read for a while and come back.

here is where american country girl meets the BIG german city. i walked until i found a bench in the center of a cobblestone neighborhood it was sooo cute and family friendly. it was really nice. i read for a bit then decided to walk up the block and go home. haha. i left the bench at 2:45 wound up at a really cool park called treptow i think, which is a memorial for russian soldiers in ww2. there were these two men and a beutiful weimeraner taking pictures. one man hoisted the poor pup onto a HUGE statue and the other took a picture. the dog was kinda scared, but it was really cute and they got him down and continued on. there was a massive statue of this german soldier stepping on a crushed swastica, laying down his sword, and comforting a child in his arms. the trees stopped around his ankles he was that big. after that, i walked around until i found a sighn that said neukolln (the district where i now live) was 'that' way. i had walked all the way out of neukolln! so i trudged 'that' way and finally made it to my street. then i got to my appartment, and tried to open the door. it took me like 20 minutes to figure out that stupid lock, but i finally did. i got back around 530 so i walked for almost 3 hours! and an hour or so before i started reading. im exhausted now.

babsy and lars left me a huge chocolate bunny for easter. i havent seen them all day but it was very sweet of them.

the stars lean down to kiss you, and i lie awake and miss you. pour me a heavy dose of atmosphere

i made it here alive. i am at the moment in my new bed (which is fantasticly large and comfy asside from the huge pillows that are about 100 times too soft, but ill get used to them) it is almost 2am and im awake. so much for trying to beat jet lag. i didnt sleep like at all on the first flight, it was kinda bumpy and freaked me out. but i did distract myself with 2 great movies that were on my list to see: the blind side and the princess and the frog :)

i didnt have many issues with traveling asside from the part where i left my ipod im momma's car and went through security then had to borrow strange people's phones to call her and have her come back to give it to me and go through security again. sorry emah! but it was necessary to have an ipod while travelling. my second flight was only like 2 hours and i passed out like nobody's business. when i got out, i found a taxi and went to barbara and lars's appartment. they were expecting me tomorrow. oh well. the internet costs 20 euros per month but its wireless and i have it, so thats good. i havent met barbara yet.


lars made me go out (to get food cause everything will be closed tomorrow and monday due to easter) and to not fall asleep due to jet lag. so i went out to the grocery store and everything was like meat, bread, or weird german food. i bought some cheese (dont know which kind) some kiwis and some apples and some diet coke. they didnt give me a bag so i went to put it in my fridge at home and couldnt unlock the door. fml so i went and found a small park and read my book until i was about to pass out then went back and tried again. no luck. so i went and got some coffee and read at a cafe in the mall where it was a little warmer, until i fell asleep again, and went back to the appartment and tried again. no luck. i sat on the steps until lars came back about 5 minutes later thank goodness and used my key to let me in. i just suck with keys. i blame mom and dad.

so so much for the getting over jet lag. i couldnt help it and i passed out at like 330. and now its 2 and im awake. darn. oh well.

jelly donuts

so for all of you out there who dont understan the title of my blog, you should either listen or watch eddy izzard's Dressed to Kill, or ask isaac and he'll tell you.

its wednesday today, and im all packed. the car is almost all cleaned out, my room is kinda a wreck, but what can you do? im almost ready to go. i just need one more load of laundry, pick up my paycheck, and pack up my computer. then im off to berlin! i am very excited. i leave friday afternoon for the airport and get to germany on saturday morning, which kinda sucks but it was the cheapest flight.

i am not gonna do the song lyrics as titles this time round. i dont know if any of you who read my last blog got them, but i dont think that will happen. maybe we'll just have to wait and see.