to nobody in particular:
...today, we headed down to get our visas renewed for staying here in Germany and, for the most part, it went fairly smoothly...
...we can stay here for another year...
...on the other hand, we didn't have that other lady helping us -- the lady that was short, quick-tempered, rude and completely flustered with the couple that was in the waiting room with us -- yes, that lady that beamed with venom and shone like daggers...
...thankfully, we had to two kind and very helpful, courteous ladies helping us -- yes, those ladies that listened to us and smiled at our son as he said "hi" and "tschuss" to them...
...what a difference it makes when human beings interact with others as fellow human beings...
...what a difference...
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..."you learn something new every day"...
six days ago, i learned: if i have a gut feeling of 86% or higher, i am right -- or maybe, the American voting population is fairly predictable...
five days ago, i learned: the Mexican restaurant on Oranienburger Straße is excellent...
four days ago, i learned: don't wait so long to change strings on your guitar!...
three days ago, i learned: i can sing, play guitar and lead music/praise in German for a weekend of meetings -- progress!...
two days ago, i learned: it's so easy to miss and forget something, but try not to do it with BIG things...
yesterday, i learned: just pray, especially if it's monday morning...
today, i learned: there's nothing as exciting as waiting until the very last minute to have everything you need to get a visa to stay in a foreign country...
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recently watched: the Ocean trilogy -- Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve, & Ocean's Thirteen
...the first time i had seen each of these movies, i ended up liking the first and third, and was disappointed with the second...
...however, as Sarah and i recently watched these in the last few weeks, i think i liked the second film more the second time around -- it wasn't so bad...
...of course, it's not intellectually or philosophically enriching or challenging to one's worldview, as some movies are, but they're all cool in a sense that they are entertaining, enjoyable and fun -- exactly what they were made for...
...another example for my theme of "Movies: Art vs. Entertainment" -- my much-pondered/hardly-attempted blog topic...
...today, we headed down to get our visas renewed for staying here in Germany and, for the most part, it went fairly smoothly...
...we can stay here for another year...
...on the other hand, we didn't have that other lady helping us -- the lady that was short, quick-tempered, rude and completely flustered with the couple that was in the waiting room with us -- yes, that lady that beamed with venom and shone like daggers...
...thankfully, we had to two kind and very helpful, courteous ladies helping us -- yes, those ladies that listened to us and smiled at our son as he said "hi" and "tschuss" to them...
...what a difference it makes when human beings interact with others as fellow human beings...
...what a difference...
-----
..."you learn something new every day"...
six days ago, i learned: if i have a gut feeling of 86% or higher, i am right -- or maybe, the American voting population is fairly predictable...
five days ago, i learned: the Mexican restaurant on Oranienburger Straße is excellent...
four days ago, i learned: don't wait so long to change strings on your guitar!...
three days ago, i learned: i can sing, play guitar and lead music/praise in German for a weekend of meetings -- progress!...
two days ago, i learned: it's so easy to miss and forget something, but try not to do it with BIG things...
yesterday, i learned: just pray, especially if it's monday morning...
today, i learned: there's nothing as exciting as waiting until the very last minute to have everything you need to get a visa to stay in a foreign country...
-----
recently watched: the Ocean trilogy -- Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve, & Ocean's Thirteen
...the first time i had seen each of these movies, i ended up liking the first and third, and was disappointed with the second...
...however, as Sarah and i recently watched these in the last few weeks, i think i liked the second film more the second time around -- it wasn't so bad...
...of course, it's not intellectually or philosophically enriching or challenging to one's worldview, as some movies are, but they're all cool in a sense that they are entertaining, enjoyable and fun -- exactly what they were made for...
...another example for my theme of "Movies: Art vs. Entertainment" -- my much-pondered/hardly-attempted blog topic...
1 comment:
as i type this, i'm watching Hot Shots: Part Deux, and enjoying it, so i won't judge you.
movies are what they are. sometimes i just want to watch Charlie Sheen (w/ mullet) and Lloyd Bridges chew scenery in a Jim Abrahams flick.
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