Thumbs up: Booked my flight!
Thumbs down: Now that I can't change it, I wish I'd left a day earlier. Of course.
Thumbs up: I did, however, tack an extra three days onto my trip. Hello Cotswolds, I'm coming for you now.
Thumbs down: I still need to book my Munich to Nice and Paris to Edinburgh flights.
Thumbs up: Found a Munich to Nice flight that is literally half the price of the cheapest one I found earlier.
Thumbs down: It will entail waking up at 4 am, walking to the train station at 5, and being at the airport at 6 for a 7:10 flight.
Thumbs up: I'm an early riser and a cheapskate. I've been training for this moment my entire life.
Further thumbs up: Get into Nice early enough to spend the afternoon at the beach (probably napping, since I woke up at 4 am). I could live with that.
Thumbs down: The hostel I was planning on staying at Menton (which I stayed at and really liked the last time I was in France) apparently has fallen off the face of the earth / no longer exists / is abandoned.
Further thumbs down: All other Menton hostels are too expensive.
Thumbs up: Nearby Nice has hostels! Cheap ones! It has the hostel voted Best Hostel in France! Count me in!
Thumbs down: RIP, YHA Menton Hostel. I will miss your fantastic view and the fact that I literally had to climb an Alp, walk through an RV campsite, skirt about a hundred people's backyards, and pass by a goat pen just to get to your front door.
Thumbs up: I rediscovered Sandemans New Europe Tours today. (I took two of their tours when I was in London and loved them both.) They also offer tours in Prague, Munich, Paris, and Edinburgh, all of which I will be taking advantage of (!!!).
Further thumbs up: They offer a tour out of Munich to Neuschwanstein! Now I don't have to deal with the transportation headache that is negotiating the train/bus transfers to Hohenschwangau without knowing German.
Thumbs down: I will not be able to take advantage of the day tour to Kutna Hora (which looks bizarre and AWESOME...yes, those are actual human bones) because I will not be in Prague long enough. DAMN YOU, SCHEDULE! (see above, re: cannot change trip dates but wish I'd left earlier).
Thumbs up: Saving money by replacing my expensive day trip to Lindau, a pretty island town on Lake Konstanz, with a much cheaper tour of Dachau, the only concentration camp to be in operation for the entirety of the Third Reich.
Thumbs down: I will miss you, Lindau, you look so pretty. =(
Thumbs up: Saving $120, BAM.
Thumbs down: Still so much planning! So much to do / buy / research!
Thumbs up: I'M GOING BACK TO EUROPE, SUCKAS!!!!
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Monday, December 15, 2008
Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down: Winter Break Edition
And...here we are again.
THUMBS UP: That history paper from the last blog entry? Got a B on it!
THUMBS DOWN: It only took me until 2 am the day it was due because my printer decided to start omitting random letters from every page, and my prof probably wouldn't have been too pleased to hear about "King eorge." (That's "King George" for those of you who don't speak demented-printer-ese.)
THUMBS UP: The printer problem has since been taken care of...
THUMBS DOWN: ...but part of solving the problem involved canceling three weeks' worth of papers in queue. Oh, well.
THUMBS UP: Finals are over (and have been since Tuesday)!
THUMBS DOWN: I'm still not home yet...
THUMBS UP: ...because I'm in Boston on tour with the Subs.
THUMBS DOWN: A crazy ice storm hit New England, leaving people - including my family and much of my town - without electricity, running water, phone service, and heat.
THUMBS UP: I'm in a well-heated, well-lit Hampton Inn.
THUMBS DOWN: My friends' fish that I were taking care of over break? They weren't quite so lucky.
THUMBS SUPER-DOWN: Lots of dead fish.
THUMBS WAY, WAY DOWN: I have to break the news to said friends.
THUMBS UP: My friends are very understanding people. This is partly why I love them.
THUMBS DOWN: Remembering why I love them reminds me of how much I miss them.
THUMBS UP: I'll see them again...!
THUMBS DOWN: ...but not for two weeks, six days, and a few hours.
THUMBS UP: I get to see my friends back home...!
THUMBS DOWN: But not until they get out on break in like a week. Or five days. Whatever. It's a long time, okay?
THUMBS UP: Michelle, the peanut butter to my jelly, has a blog! As does Kelly!
THUMBS DOWN: Said blogs are not updated nearly enough to suit my creeper tendencies. =) (Get on that, would you, guys? Just kidding...ish.)
THUMBS UP: I finally got wireless access here on the fourth floor of the Hampton Inn...
THUMBS DOWN: ...but I have to sit on the ground next to the bathroom door facing the wall in order to get any signal at all.
THUMBS UP: There's a mirror on the wall, though, so I can indulge in narcissistic admiration of my own reflection.
THUMBS DOWN: This doesn't change the fact that sitting on the floor makes my butt hurt.
THUMBS UP: Going home tomorrow!
THUMBS DOWN: House is without heat, running water, power, phone, and any other amenities, making it feel more like an Navy SEAL exercise in torture endurance than home.
THUMBS UP: At least I'm not a fish?
THUMBS UP: That history paper from the last blog entry? Got a B on it!
THUMBS DOWN: It only took me until 2 am the day it was due because my printer decided to start omitting random letters from every page, and my prof probably wouldn't have been too pleased to hear about "King eorge." (That's "King George" for those of you who don't speak demented-printer-ese.)
THUMBS UP: The printer problem has since been taken care of...
THUMBS DOWN: ...but part of solving the problem involved canceling three weeks' worth of papers in queue. Oh, well.
THUMBS UP: Finals are over (and have been since Tuesday)!
THUMBS DOWN: I'm still not home yet...
THUMBS UP: ...because I'm in Boston on tour with the Subs.
THUMBS DOWN: A crazy ice storm hit New England, leaving people - including my family and much of my town - without electricity, running water, phone service, and heat.
THUMBS UP: I'm in a well-heated, well-lit Hampton Inn.
THUMBS DOWN: My friends' fish that I were taking care of over break? They weren't quite so lucky.
THUMBS SUPER-DOWN: Lots of dead fish.
THUMBS WAY, WAY DOWN: I have to break the news to said friends.
THUMBS UP: My friends are very understanding people. This is partly why I love them.
THUMBS DOWN: Remembering why I love them reminds me of how much I miss them.
THUMBS UP: I'll see them again...!
THUMBS DOWN: ...but not for two weeks, six days, and a few hours.
THUMBS UP: I get to see my friends back home...!
THUMBS DOWN: But not until they get out on break in like a week. Or five days. Whatever. It's a long time, okay?
THUMBS UP: Michelle, the peanut butter to my jelly, has a blog! As does Kelly!
THUMBS DOWN: Said blogs are not updated nearly enough to suit my creeper tendencies. =) (Get on that, would you, guys? Just kidding...ish.)
THUMBS UP: I finally got wireless access here on the fourth floor of the Hampton Inn...
THUMBS DOWN: ...but I have to sit on the ground next to the bathroom door facing the wall in order to get any signal at all.
THUMBS UP: There's a mirror on the wall, though, so I can indulge in narcissistic admiration of my own reflection.
THUMBS DOWN: This doesn't change the fact that sitting on the floor makes my butt hurt.
THUMBS UP: Going home tomorrow!
THUMBS DOWN: House is without heat, running water, power, phone, and any other amenities, making it feel more like an Navy SEAL exercise in torture endurance than home.
THUMBS UP: At least I'm not a fish?
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down
Today sees the introduction of a new feature to this blog (possibly the only feature on this blog) entitled Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down. It's pretty self-explanatory.
THUMBS UP: I finished my Jewish studies paper and my proposal for the final paper.
THUMBS DOWN: I have a history paper due Monday at 10 am. I haven't really started it...ish.
THUMBS UP: But Monday at 10:01 will be the most glorious moment of my life, after which I only have my final Jewish studies paper as far as intense assignments go. And that'll be much easier than my history paper.
THUMBS DOWN: There are approximately 3 days, 17 hours and 51 minutes between me and the sweet glory of 10:01 on Monday.
THUMBS UP: Some people's bodies respond to stress by losing weight.
THUMBS DOWN: My body's response to stress is, "OMG!!! Eat your feelings!!! Look! An OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE!!!"
THUMBS UP: It was a really good cookie. Mrs. Fields...mmmm.
THUMBS DOWN: The sheer amount of work I have to do precludes my going to the gym to possibly feel less guilty about eating said cookie. Plus, there that whole "lacking endorphins when I most need them" thing.
THUMBS UP: My prof gave me a lot of good tips on paper-writing when I went to his office hours today.
THUMBS DOWN: It was totally intimidating hearing about all this stuff I didn't know to begin with.
THUMBS UP: Amrita did a project on the same topic in high school and she has offered to be my sounding board/editor of sorts.
THUMBS DOWN: WHY AM I SUCH A PROCRASTINATOR?!
To sum up: kiddies, no matter how quickly you usually work and how much you usually procrastinate, DON'T anymore. Or, if you must procrastinate, comment and let me know that you have been similarly screwed over by a class assignment (read: yourself).
THUMBS UP: I finished my Jewish studies paper and my proposal for the final paper.
THUMBS DOWN: I have a history paper due Monday at 10 am. I haven't really started it...ish.
THUMBS UP: But Monday at 10:01 will be the most glorious moment of my life, after which I only have my final Jewish studies paper as far as intense assignments go. And that'll be much easier than my history paper.
THUMBS DOWN: There are approximately 3 days, 17 hours and 51 minutes between me and the sweet glory of 10:01 on Monday.
THUMBS UP: Some people's bodies respond to stress by losing weight.
THUMBS DOWN: My body's response to stress is, "OMG!!! Eat your feelings!!! Look! An OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE!!!"
THUMBS UP: It was a really good cookie. Mrs. Fields...mmmm.
THUMBS DOWN: The sheer amount of work I have to do precludes my going to the gym to possibly feel less guilty about eating said cookie. Plus, there that whole "lacking endorphins when I most need them" thing.
THUMBS UP: My prof gave me a lot of good tips on paper-writing when I went to his office hours today.
THUMBS DOWN: It was totally intimidating hearing about all this stuff I didn't know to begin with.
THUMBS UP: Amrita did a project on the same topic in high school and she has offered to be my sounding board/editor of sorts.
THUMBS DOWN: WHY AM I SUCH A PROCRASTINATOR?!
To sum up: kiddies, no matter how quickly you usually work and how much you usually procrastinate, DON'T anymore. Or, if you must procrastinate, comment and let me know that you have been similarly screwed over by a class assignment (read: yourself).
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