Ghosts Appear and Fade Away

Yesterday was a really really great day. I started it off with an e-mail from the right person, and I got to pet a kitten when I was walking to the train, and I saw some duckies when I was walking to school. I found out that there are some things people in my Reli class don't know immediately: the Prodigal Son, the Lord's Prayer. I found out that I don't know the German words for these things immediately, so it makes it hard to show off my knowledge. I swear to you, we are doing organic chem in Bio, and it makes me sad. I don't like Chemistry. Just 4 people again in history. I painted a gray gray painting in art (because I was too lazy to get paint that was neither black nor white) and called it Buenos Aires. I am entertained in German when Herr Friedl gets all specific about the way people read lines when we read dramas, and then they don't do it right anyway. I am practicing drawing on my calculator. I giggle when the Germans talk about superstores and having selection. When I go into a Wal-Mart again, it is going to be culture shock.

My mommy got a letter that said Swarthmore wait-listed me, so that is it on college news. My Wellesley financial aid packet came today, and it is incredibly attractive. I can only hope Hampshire will propose something equally pretty, or I am going to be going to Wellesley.

Today, in Sozi, Herr Lang said "Germany had 2 dictatorships in 40 or 50 years, but the 2nd one wasn't our fault." I got a free Leberkässemmel in my free period. It was delicious. I also had Leberkäs for dinner. It should be noted that Leberkäs is neither liver nor cheese. In history, Strobel determined that Patrick was a better person to copy notes from when you've been absent, and Jakob determined it would be great to copy from Patrick tomorrow, when there is the Schulaufgabe.

Schulaufgabe means I get to sleep in. I like that.