Sommer vorm Balkon

I went to the movies last night. A small independent theatre close to my apartment. The little auditorium had red velvet seats and curtains and friendly couples shuffled in with beer or coffee cups in hand. Half an hour of advertising - mostly for cigarettes - and previews. I can't stand dubbed movies so I went to a German film. German movies are so much less like movies somehow, and more like real life. Maybe that's because they don't have as much practice as hollywood and all the american filmmakers who have been influenced by hollywood. At any rate, it was quite good and I got to see Berlin on the screen again and feel like I was out doing something.

I have been happier doing things alone lately. Able to appreciate it again I guess.

Monday night I went to a dance class with a girl from work. I was so thrilled that she even offered that I didn't care what kind of thing I was getting myself into. I just wanted to get to know her...to talk to somebody!! The building it's in was a good sign from the beginning...cafe, venue, dance studio on the top floor. Big windows looking out over gabled tiled rooftops. What followed was two hours of crazy stretching, positioning, ankle grabbing, sweating, grunting, nervous glancing-about and certainly a small amount of embarassment. But surprisingly little actually. It was wonderful! I've been stiff for two days straight since and when I woke up yesterday morning it hurt to take deep breaths. I can't wait to go back.

I'm constructing a giant calendar for my wall out of little paper squares.
I'm going to get the bike I bought fixed. (Oh yeah, I bought a bike, but I'm afraid to ride it still because I think it might be kaputt)

I need to find a good book to read. Does anyone have suggestions? I want something exciting, romantic, youthful, fascinating, and american. haha! yeah none of you probably read such trash but in case you stumble across something let me know.

I keep having weird dreams. Baby bears, deathly illnesses...

Some of the student work I've been filing is really quite inspiring. And some is just fun. Yesterday I discovered this project these kids did in L.A. called "The King Has..." which involves exposed secrets (a common theme these days).

Unfortunately much of my time at work is spent surfing the web when I don't have assignments to be doing. Like all day today. But I found this site that is sort of like CraigsList for this area where you can search for carpool oppportunities. It's awesome though because these people are like, "Hey, my girlfriend and I are driving to the French Riviera next weekend in our van and if you want to come along and help us pay for gas give us a call!", or "Who needs a ride to Italy next month?" Oh the possibilities...I posted asking if anyone's driving to Hamburg for the Neko Case concert tomorrow night and haven't heard back yet. Keeping those fingers crossed though.