Reindeer Reinigung

Spent a good part of the morning looking into art programs in Berlin. The Masters program that I was most interested in looks über-competitive and nearly impossible to get into, but I will apply anyway. It's somewhat discouraging, but a portfolio is something to work toward and hopefully it will help me find new directions.

Onto less serious matters.

I took out Dad's reindeer costume to the dry cleaner's the other day. It was a pretty damn comical sight.

Very Merry Japanese Christmas

Christmas dinner at the H residence.

KFC is actually a pretty damn legit Christmas dinner source in Japan, but people might give us weird looks tomorrow walking down the street in Berlin with a KFC bucket around dinner time.

You can even pre-order your party bucket weeks in advance in Japan. The roast chicken costs about 50 euros (and I think they only make it around Xmas). Man! Is there anywhere else in the world where KFC does this?

faux pas

9 hours straight of chatting in German. My brain is on fire.

Here's one about a really dumb comment I made to an Israeli friend of mine. Fortunately, she has a good sense of humour.

Itchy?

The actual Ichi the Killer film looks pretty intense, but I think I'd enjoy this slightly unhygienic remake.

Rudolph

A morning entry because I'm procrastinating.

My first week without school already feels empty and sad, but it is nice being able to sleep in. mmm.

My poor dad had to dress up as a reindeer for his office Christmas party. Apparently he enjoyed the attention from the kids, so he didn't seem to mind a whole lot. He looked pretty awesome though.

lolcat meets bonsai

I haven't checked ICHC in days. DAYS worth of adorable kittehs!

Nerdiness is . . .

Poke.

Chocolate Jesus

satisfies my soul.

bearded hipster

First day of my German exam is now over, and I'm relaxing a bit. It was snowing quite a bit in the morning, and it was nice to sit next to the heating by the window and look out at the snow while I thought about which of the prepositions to use (and in combination with which gender, and whether it was dativ or akkusativ). I counted all the answers I was pretty sure of, and it looks like I should be okay for the written part. Well. Better not speak too soon. Results come out January 10. My oral exam is tomorrow is in the afternoon, with some guy named Marcel. Maurice. Something Frenchy-sounding.

Anywho. Here's one about a recent encounter with a bearded hipster.

Maybe I do need stronger opinions.

Hallo Weihnachtsman

All I want for Christmas is you.