the world has turned and left me here

rage in bloom

The sun woke me up this morning, for the first time in a week I think. So I took a picture I've been planning for a while of the creeper hanging from the Startlodge balcony. But I'm afraid it's not nearly as spectacular as it used to be, before this whole deluge set in.

Fall seemed to descend on us overnight here in Munich. One day we were going to the Isar to sunbathe, and the next there was a chill in there, leaves suddenly falling from trees, people wearing coats and scarves, and this red creeper ablaze in our backyard. It wasn't one of those things that slowly dawned upon me. It was summer one day and fall the next, seriously.

So today I invested in an external CDRW. It seems contradictory, I know, but this is all part of my plan to break free of my computer, which has a choke hold on me right now: it's the source for my music. Music is important to me and I don't want to have to remain within ten feet of my computer to enjoy it. The next step in this process is getting an MP3/CD player, a decision which I've been on the brink of making for the past two years. Tried out the RioVolt SP250 in a store today and it blew me away; the sound quality was great.

I swear, any one of these German schoolkids could be in a freak show back in the States for their mad soccer skills. 8 and 9 year olds with more soccer sense than American highschoolers. Maybe I should kidnap some and start a business.