Observations.

1. I went to the opera last night... it was a showing of "Die Nacht." Unfortunately, it was a modern interpretation of Die Nacht - complete with video interlude, a plotline involving a telephone, etc. It was a little weird. The music was good though. You could tell these were students and not professionals because they had the LONGEST BOW OF ANY PRODUCTION EVER. We seriously spent over ten minutes clapping at the end while they kept running back onstage to bow. When I say "we" clapped, I mean everyone else clapped. I stopped about two minutes into it. They were good, but not that good.

2. The drug stores sell german soccer gear next to the aspirin, just in case of a loss.

3. I saw a massage parlour advertising themselves as an "original, authentic Thai massage." I wonder if they know that the original, authentic massage places in Thailand are also whore houses. Maybe this one is also a whore house.... hm.

4. Tonight is one of those nights where I'm going to need a big 'ole drink. I may make questionable decisions, which should make for an entertaining post tomorrow.

5. I got my nose pierced. I was not going to say anything until I got home, but I figured the parentals would be super mad if I didn't tell them. This way, they'll be really mad, not super mad. And hopefully this distraction will take away all anger associated with observation number five (listed above).

I will be having a big beer (or gin and tonic, whichever wanders my way) tonight watching German soccer, and I am turning my phone off. Mom and dad, you can yell at me tomorrow.


DEUTSCHLAND!



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