first fri night in berlin - disappointing

only because i didnt do anything. i'm a bit knackered from the past week - wedding, packing, traveling, class, smelly apt, etc. so after class today, which i decided to stay in (thank you dad and dave and ryan), i went to the rossmann to get cleaning supplies and candles. now my apartment smells BEAUTIFUL. i give you one guess what it smells like... go ahead. guess.

so then i finished watching the office because i, stupidly, started it last night, then felt i had to finish the whole of season 4 tonight. by the time it finished, it was nearly 8 so i ran out to get something to eat. i walked around a bit and then discovered some turkish corner store. i'm getting pretty good at feigning indifference when i go into stores so they dont try and strike up a conversation with me in german. didn't go far, but i have to tell you -
i.
love.
this.
city.

it's great. i dont know if i've said this yet or not, but i MIGHT like it more than paris. we'll see. germans are actually good looking people (as opposed to many french - not you, dimitri, of course!) and they all seem happy. maybe it's all the beer they're drinking. anyway, i heard a lot of english which didnt bother me! usually in paris or elsewhere in france that annoys me. i can live with it in england (although i have to admit the first time i saw an indian in london with an english accent, i was SHOCKED - i was so used to indians having american accents). anyway, came home and talked to bobby and my brother online. am hoping to get someone i know out here to berlin - its so cool. and since i'm only in class 4 hours a day - that means lots of time to spend with meeee!!!! so come on over!!

i decided, since i didnt really have any plans, that i would spend the night in. i think, in the back of my mind, i was going to clean, but that hasn't happened. i think i'll take my laptop to bed and watch a movie ro something. hopefully get up early, maybe clean a bit, but i think i am actually going to go walk around and head towards potsdamer platz demain. its 3 miles from here, so i think i'll try walking. maybe bring my journal and camera along for the ride.

my only other thought before i head to bed: i just sang a song in my living room
i'm in
ber-lin
i'm in
ber-lin
nah nah na-boo-boo.

not really singing to anyone in particular, just tickled to be here.

guten abend.

[what does my apt smell like now????]