freitag.

this means friday. literally it also translates to free day. fitting since i had a free day on friday. i did a little shopping, went swimming, got my hair cut, caught the stomach bug, and have been lame for the rest of the weekend. so. swimming on friday. some guy, i think he said he was 64, started speaking to me in german. i tell him, in german, that i only speak a little german. apparently this doesn't matter. he has some hard to understand voice/accent and keeps talking to me. i think he is telling me that in german schools that don't teach swimming very well. i don't know. i smile nod, give all possible body language that i want the conversation to end, and he keeps talking. then he starts pointing at his knees and telling me something...maybe he has knee problems, i don't know. it was awkward. keep in mind he has a santa size belly, is wearing only a black speedo, and has a crossed eye or a lazy eye or something strange with the eye. it felt like this one-sided conversation went on for ten minutes, but maybe it was closer to five. finally some guy swimming beside me saved me. he told him he thought i was there to swim a bit. then this crazy old guy talks to him for a while, and later i see the old guy talking to another woman. so in general i would say he is a little crazy. i cut my hair on friday. maybe 4 inches or so and i have more layers. we will see how i like it. then i caught the stomach bug at 9pm on a friday night. perfect timing. that kind of ruined my plans for rowing, a christmas party, and the christmas market. i'm glad it is now rather than later though, because catherine comes 1 week from today :)! everyone else: feel free to start planning visits.