February 2012
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is schweizdeutsch really just german with a...
because really.
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“Pants, you’re an infinite recursion of colon.”
– (via overheardatmudd)
January 2012
16 posts
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i just want balance
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everything else: 0
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I write like Kurt Vonnegut
I Write Like by Mémoires, journal software. Analyze your writing!
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new years' resolutions
1. speak more german.
2. be nicer.
3. make more friends.
4. get rich or die mayan.
December 2011
11 posts
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#germanproblems:
Aldi is out of rote Schorle.
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speaking american
special announcement for americans living in bavaria: there are certain words in german that are specifically designed to make you sound like a moron. the nicer bavarians in the world will only smile when you use them, and the more evil ones will trick you into saying them. watch out for these bombs:
1. plunderhorndl
2. eichhornchen
3. räte
no matter how much you want a delicious nutty pastry,...
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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/06/sports/hockey/der... →
“More than 20 dead former N.F.L. players and many boxers have had C.T.E. diagnosed. It generally hollowed out the final years of their lives into something unrecognizable to loved ones.” Incredible story that every sports fan needs to read.
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Things to do before leaving
1. find the German equivalent to Chino Hills.
2. pay a visit to Fassbinder’s grave.
3. find out what exactly is in Weißwurst (optional if mental health is too fragile for this knowledge)
4. meet Uli Hoeneß.
5. learn a drinking song other than the “ein Prosit zu Gemütlichkeit” one.
6. learn to like Aldi.
6 1/2. …for something other than the bread machine.
7....
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November 2011
7 posts
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german mean
Sick again, with a sinus infection and the kind of sternum-rattling cough that creates worried looks on the U-Bahn and rumors that the plague is back in town. Been staying in as much as possible, which is boring, but the last thing I want to do right now is go out and have more communication issues with grumpy Müncheners. Yesterday I went to get a library card at the Universitätsbibliothek (more...
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my room is covered in wet clothes.
oranges haus, studentenstadt freimann: ~400 students, one clothes drier.
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getting balanced
Closing in on six weeks in Munich—it’s been pretty bizarre. What’s surprised me the most is how easy it was to adjust to the big things: the U-bahn, the language barrier, paying in Euros (well, let’s not talk about finances really… other than to say that Greece better default for the sake of my bank account.) It’s the little things that are the hardest to adjust...
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