'are coming together, sir.'
'it's like a hitchcock movie where, y'know, you're thrown into a rubber bag and put in the trunk of a car.
you find people. . .. you find them.'
this is why i haven't updated. i've just been watching waiting for guffman nonstop.
i have been insanely busy. i thought that 2008 would bring some down-time after such busy hols, so it was only natural that i'd be disproven. heh.
this will probably be a long one, as 'succinct' isn't an entirely familiar part of my vocabulary, unfortunately.
so, let's see . . .
first thing is that michael and i have been taking a german-for-travelers class. i am really enjoying it and studying almost every chance i get! i hope i'll be able to speak it well enough to get myself round on our trip; it's a fun language to speak. i wish i could just work on it all day long, but i don't know it well enough yet to even attempt conversing with myself, let alone someone else.
still, i actually feel -giddy- on the days i have class. if i could make language-learning a career, i totally would.
i suppose i could say this brings me to the trip. we've still got things to smooth out, but we at least have some dates flexibly set for how long we'd ideally be in each country. they probably won't be finalised until we're actually there, but it's at least nice to have a bit of an idea beforehand.
'it's like in the olden days, in the days of . .. france, when men would slap each other with their gloves. . .. say, y'know, d'artagnan, . . . you know, how dare you talk to me like that, you,. .. and. .. smack 'em.'
work has been lacking as of late. the job search yielded no results, though i've decided to give up until we return from the trip (IF we return, muahahah). the BS - 'bitch supervisor' - who'd quit a year or so ago was asked to return (i know, what were they thinking?), and this is her third week back. i can tell she's not changed any, but to be honest, it doesn't matter all that much this time. she still gets on my nerves with her incessant materialistic blather, but i don't pay much attention.
the place itself, though, has been working my nerves. the thin layer of 15-year-old, duct-taped carpet is sopping wet due to the snow starting to melt, and i'm sure the concrete underneath is probably soaked, too. they've been putting fans on it (the regular oscillating house-fans when it's hot in summer, nothing big or, you know, remotely effective), leaving the door to our work room open - so it smells like the entire NFL's collective foot-locker. they're also painting the hallways. TMI: needless to say, i only made it an hour before hurling (the bathroom is down the hall; i can't believe i made it to the toilet).
my dad and i think there's probably black mould in the walls; i'd love to be proven wrong, but that's asking an awful lot.
all right, 'work rant' over.
in happier news, mike and i have a date sort of picked out; if the place we've selected for the wedding is available that weekend, it'll be official!
the place we're having it at is lovely, with fountains and trellises and hills and stony creeks &c&c&c. it's out in the country, so it feels private, which we like. it will be, fingers crossed, an outdoor wedding; however, they've accommodations for inclement weather, so we won't have to pack up and go elsewhere. further, the reception is going to be there as well, so methinks that will make things a lot easier.
it's not meant to hold a tremendous crowd, so it'll be mostly family. i think having a humongous wedding would probably cause my brain to collapse from all the details, so this is fine by me. i'd gone to a bridal show a few weekends ago, and there were so many businesses there offering so many services, i about went mad. i give women a lot of credit for having large weddings; they must have divine patience.
aside from all that, we've been cleaning up the flat, working out our taxes, and trying to keep linus from the kitchen counter.
i hope you've all been doing well; looks like i've a lot of catching up to do!
loooooooooooooooooooooveylove.
Thank you for your comment though.
Yes.. I agree that perfectionism can really be advantageous if balanced correctly. We are only as great as our thoughts and if perfectionism used well, we can be pretty great!
Anywho.. lol.. you take care and have a super week :-)
Smile always :-)