* I have no reason for this picture. I just like it. I took it and I might as well show it to people. It's Dubrovnik, Croatia...beautiful, eh? Well, it was.
Perhaps, my career path should be something in the area of 'wedding planner.' I'm not saying I want to do that right now, but within the next five years, I'll be ready. You see, I am learning a hell of a lot about weddings right now between all of the people I know. And, I'd say in about 5 years, I will be more or less done with my 'praxis phase' of learning and experiencing weddings, that I could be ready to plan them for others. Huh. I'll have to think about that one. My not-so-back-up-plan is to get my graduate degree while serving in the Peace Corps. It seems like a neat idea. You learn and then put it to good use. Practical. I'm going to give that a bit more thought. I had looked into it a bit already, but I'll look a bit more into it. Make sure it's the right commitment for me. I mean, I want to get a graduate degree...I've always thought about doing work through the Peace Corps...and, I'd like to actually put my knowledge to work. Again, practical.

* Come to MN and see our historic and famous...uh...food?

Today I had lunch with J. and two relatively new international students from Germany. The funny thing was that everything we showed them on the way to and from lunch was, well, food establishments. If it wasn't a bakery it was a cafe or a restaurant. I'm sure we've got some really great historic and famous sites that have nothing to do with food, but we didn't run into any. Oh wait...I did point out a cafe where Bob Dylan was rumored to have played at back in the day. But, then again, it was a cafe.

I contrast this with my first day in Mainz, Germany: 'Here you have the famous Carnival Fountain, the Cathedral, the Gutenburg Museum...'

* At least I haven't bought it on DVD...

Confession time:

I don't exactly know how this happened. But, I have picked up some crazy habits in the past few months. The scariest of all of my habits is my new found -dare I say- obsession with the show Gilmore Girls. I have no idea where this came from. I mean, if I'm going down, I'm bringing Nancy down with me. We both found ourselves watching it this summer. Now, I suddenly have this need to see the season premiere tonight. This only goes to show how badly I need to be employeed.

My other new habit is listening to the Pogues. I am quite proud of this new habit. I don't know if it is so much a habit as it is good taste in music. There is nothing like going for a run while hearing a jig in your ear...'lend me 10 Pounds and I'll buy you a drink...'

The third habit is more of a hobby. I am trying to work on a scrap book with some of the random photos I have laying around from last year. I've got all of the supplies sitting around and work on it sporatically at the most.

Fourthly...out of necessity...I apply for jobs like a fiend. This has almost become hobby-like. I search...I apply... So goes it.

I think I need a new hobby.