Fall in Berlin

It's cloudless, sunny and frosty as all hell outside. I'm trying to adjust to working afternoons and evenings--which for a late-sleeper like myself is ideal. The challenge lies in not wasting an entire freaking morning doing nothing. Before I woke up this morning and realized that every single muscle group in my body was rioting (from my first trip back to sunday yoga deluxe at the gym--my re-arrival was delayed, but more on that later), my plan was to go work out. This has been postponed until tomorrow, when hopefully everything will have quieted down a bit.

In other news...there's all kinds of ridiculous crap going on here lately.

Sandra, the new care-taker at the daycare center quit last week, which sadly doesn't mean I get to work more hours, but it means that no one has time to sit down with me and get my issues sorted (insurance, hours, how my training is going to be, etc. etc.). I'm also stuck working the nap time shift, which is stupid not only for me because trying to make children sleep is just a pain in the rear, but the kids hardly get any face time with me, which is...well, kind of the point of sending your kids to a bi-lingual daycare. Oh well. So it's annoying, but I'm trying to make the best of it.

What really makes it annoying, though, is that I have a new job offer where I'd be working more hours. Which would solve the aforementioned insurance debacle. The new folks won't train me though. So I need to know which of these options is moer worth my while so that I can start you know...planning for the future...? I hear some people do that, and it's a pretty cool thing.

Let's see...other ridiculous crap...Oh! Our landlady ordered a contractor to trespass on our property. Except I was home and caught the bastard climbing up onto our terrace with a freaking ladder. Charges are being pressed.


What else...? I've taken two communications classes on the last two weekends, which were okay, and part of a certification to do adult ed. I'm thinking about trying to sign up for a third, because the first two were pretty worthwhile, and I mean...actually being qualified for what I do doesn't hurt. Losing two weekends in a row was a bear though. This was actually the first weekend where I was "healthy"* and not attending some kind of seminar in...well, a dog's age. So I went out friday with Tini and some of her friends to this bizarre warehouse-y kind of techno joint am Ostbahnhof and came home at five in the morning. It was awesome. I mean, I don't know if I necessarily have to go back to the club again, but the company was hilarious and dancing was fun. Saturday was a total wash, though. I chilled with authority and watched zoolander for the first time in AGES. Yes, cynics can also get nostalgic. Sometimes. Paujo (what an epic blast from the past!) was in town for whatever random reason this week, so I hung out with him on Tuesday afternoon--he makes me feel better about being obscenely indecisive in my twenties. Other than that, I'd forgotten how much he reminds me of Nicolas Cage. Very odd, but nice.

*Appropo "healthy" I'm not actually. I got my flu shot a week ago and at the time I kind of had the sniffles, but I figured "what the hell, my snot's not green so it doesn't matter". Yeah. Well, I haven't really tried talking anyone yet this morning, but I think I still have a frog in my throat. I've been napalming myself with all the wonders of German herbal remedies and so far, my voice is still not back to normal, but it doesn't hurt, and my snot got clear again. Hopefully despite my rambunctious party antics, I'll stay pestilence free for a little while. Although I look like rudolph the freaking red nosed reindeer from all the nose-blowing I've been doing. Ugh. I don't know what it is about Germany, but she does a real number on my nonexistant immune system. It looks like next weekend, we'll be driving up to Rostock (for hopefully more delightful dancing at the Keller) with Tini and Kai...so yeah. I'll have to rest up this week and try to pace myself.

Wish me luck staying healthy. I'm off to plan my lesson for this evening.
I'd Euro-Kiss you all, but I have phlegm in my lungs. Sorry.