Last night I watched Fargo (1996) with my parents. It’s one of their favorite movies. My mom told me she got her favorite expression from one of the characters. I asked what expression that is.
“Thanks a bunch”.
: ^ )
Personally I loved it when they said “yeaaah”, with a soft but discerinble ja baked in there.
Preparing for a new academic year has never been so relaxed. My brain was fried when my parents helped me move out of my old place last week. I had an irritating cold too, that made me feel like a flat tire every time I walked up the stairs.
Now I wake up slooooowly to the sounds of birds, morning rain and, today, my dad singing outside my window. Actually, no, most nights so far I’ve had stress dreams and woken up a little panicked. But I have time to wake up slowly every day. And I have a room cleaning (purge) going, where I get rid of a (“thanks a”) bunch of things every day. I think less things in the room will make the nights less stressful. Time-distance from the Stressor that was June 17th also helps.
But yes, preparations for the next year. Watching Fargo = preparations because I’m traveling to Minnesota in about a month, where I will study for a year. It was so cool to see all the Minni-sights, with the tiny towns and long flat roads and especially Minneapolis. As I started writing this my dad handed me a 2022 Edition of the men’s magazine Monocole, turned to page 196 about, to show me this new Southern style he loves. Texan tailoring is apparently excellent. A world out there to get to know!
I don’t know. Being slow right now is gratifying. Earlier this week I attended the Norway-America Association’s diploma ceremony for new scholars. It was such a venerable event. Beautiful venue. Inspiring speeches! I felt so lucky the whole time. And last night, before the movie, I thought about how busy the last breaks have been. Like how I was working on said NORAM-application up until New Years last year. The academic breaks this year have been more applicaitons and catching up than anything else. So I guess now I feel like I’m using the PTO I’ve saved. And I definitely need a hobby, since I didn’t get a job for the summer. But so far it’s been nice. Even when I’m bored, it’s nice.
OK, that’s it for now.
Bye!
PS: the word “honky-tonk” is stuck in my brain again. How do I get it out. Maybe I don’t need to. It’s a fun one.
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