Well well well

A couple of weeks ago I was at the peak of my academical awesomeness - sneaking nine-syllable-words into seminar discussions and be the only person besides the professor to make smart remarks about a guest lecture in the end of it.
Now I have started my slow decay into christmas holiday laziness. I have a presentation tomorrow and so far not one word of what exacly it is I would like to present to my fellow students. I have a concept but regarding specifications of that concept I should still work out a grid of arguments.
Oh well, there is still time.

Also, everyone who wishes to see me in Tartu (or Tallinn) the next few weeks better put your hands together and pray a bit for the snow here in Germany to back off just enough to let my flight get to Riga. And then from Riga to Tallinn.
Coming home for a few days would be very nice.

So hopefully see you in a bit.
In any case, have a lovely Christmas.

Yours truly

Bescheuertheitsgrenze

"Bescheuertheitsgrenze" means something like the edge of idiocy. It isn't a word you would find in the Duden but someone who is "bescheuert" basically is completely daft.
I love to take this word to describe idiotic situations because in this description they pass the "Bescheuertheitsgrenze" - they go beyond the limit of daftness and turn into something even more worthless crappy crap.

I also love the word "Vollidiot" - in german one can describe someone as an "Idiot" - idiot, duh - but there is a superlative (I wouldn't name it a comparative form because it is pretty much the top of the mountain) form: you can say "Vollidiot". It basically means someone is a total or a complete idiot. Said in english you would use something else or just say idiot - we don't have to be that mean, right? Well, the germans do and I love to use that word as well.

All of the sudden I have recently found a new appreciation for the german people too. Somehow after spending a year in this weird solitude and parading myself to have not many friends over here, I have started opening up to those who live in the rooms on my floor and actually started sharing the conversations in the kitchen. Smalltalk can be fun, who knew! Besides, you are a part of the talk so there is always the opportunity to take it beyond smalltalk.
An unexpected but welcomed development in my character.


Christmas is on our doorsteps and I have only bought certain kinds of presents for people. I should probably go christmas shopping soon, the only problem is that whenever I buy presents I also buy chocolate to accompany them and if I don't wrap everything (which I won't because I am a lazy kitten these days) I will just secretly start eating away all the yummy chocolate and then have to go and buy them all over again.
But nevermind the presents and snacks, another new thing I am trying to make a custom of (practising it for the 3rd year now) is mulled wine, hot toddy or just hot wine. Glühwein in german, hõõgvein in estonian. It is the one thing that after just half a cup makes you just the right amount of merry. And that's what you should be at christmas time, merry. So, if you're having trouble getting into the spirit, just go and drink some mulled wine. Who cares if you have a lecture in the evening, maybe you'll get some really good ideas!
As a friend explained to me, alcohol shuts down the critical part of your brain so you are very much open for new ideas - hence the typical scenario "oh my god oh my god what an AWESOME idea!" - which will of course make you seem like a Vollidiot in the morning but in the evening still seems oh so AWESOME.
However, considering thinking outside of the box a bit of alcohol to trigger this process is not a bad idea.
And to kill your raising suspicions - I haven't been drinking today. So shhhh.

I am eagerly awaiting all the hugs from my friends in Tartu, drinking wine with everybody and braving the estonian winter - it is cold over here in Marburg too, but I know what you guys are doing over there.
I also want to go ice skating in the Lõunakeskus. Over here you either go to Frankfurt and pay way too much or go into a tiny ice hall in Marburg with shitty skates and crappy ice and also pay too much.
Now the problem with these plans is the current climate and heaps of snow that are reportedly disturbing traffic all over Europe. Since now the heaps are melting again I am not so nervous, but what if they start regrouping next week? Will I even get to Riga? What if the trains are late? Various panic scenarios cross my mind. So I really hope to be able to make it home for christmas.


In any case I have decided to make my mum merrier too and go home for her birthday (29.6.) which means I will probably (since I don't really care about it I won't prioritise it to my other plans) be home for my birthday. Of course I also might be in Turkey, Jordan or Syria - but at least I plan to spend a month home.
So, I will most certainly be attending Hard Rock Laager 2011!
Since I have the most awesome friends I am getting a ticket for christmas.
Already having fun in my head thinking about it.


Alrighty. That's my thoughts for today. Time to do some academical things now.
See y'all soon. If the weather agrees with me, of course...
xoxo