Ich bin krank, NOCHMAL! --- Sick again

So I'm sick again, and there are several explanations.  In all likelihood it's some nasty combination of 3 factors together.  Huge fluctuations in the weather (warm-ish to FREEZING), late nights on weekends with little rest, and well, to quote glee "i've had mono so many times it's turned into stereo" I hope that reference makes sense to the appropriate audience.

I have done a shitty job of keeping up with my blogging since I've been back.  I've realized this is because I really have not devised a way to keep my blog "appropriate for all ages" while also truly capturing my real adventures here.  I also don't want to incriminate myself.  But in a way I'm sort of sad that I haven't been keeping up with it because I need something to remember my shenanigans in 15 years. 

Okay, so I have a technology phone now and it provides lots of tools to make me a better blogger.  I realize I have not used any of them yet, but one night 2.5 weeks ago I did take notes with the intention to blog about it the next day.  The notes are as follows (they are getting funnier with time):

Transcribed exactly as captured in my iPhone for aunthenticity:

10. Feb

Met the German Zach Tindall.  REALLY curious who this was.
Saw more lesbians on a dance floor than exist in all of America
Had a delicious portugeuse dinner   Not sure why I thought this was worthy of blogging about

Met the love of Thomas bowmans life. literally  This is not profound, Thomas would basically die or be arrested if he every came here.
Danced to Melissa ethrige  Odd because it was a techno remix of come to my window (Not cute)
Went to a bar that looked like it was in the middle of a concentration camp.  A little scary seeing as this is Berlin and you had to leave the bar to go to the toilet which I have a picture of...Also the bar was called Dirty Hobby (Schmutziges Hobby)

The blue is my added thoughts in case you couldn't figure that out.

So now back to me being sick...

I don't have a mother here to advise me to stay at home and rest which I think is part of the reason I have had a cold for about a month now...so I've finally taken the advice of some of my German friends and stayed home for two days to rest.  In this time I am feeling better, but I also have rediscovered my love for someecards and textsfromlastnight.  If you get a message about either of these from me in the next few days, it means I love you.  If you don't, then chances are I've most likely forgotten you exist.  Sorry.

:)

German Lesson for the day:

Ridiculous German Word of the day:  Reiseverkehrkaufsfrau (one word) - means travel agent

Bis bald!  (see ya soon)

And....I'm back

So first off I would like to thank all my hundreds (and by hundreds, I mean 3) of loyal readers who have been hounding me to start blogging again.  I completely understand how much of a treat it is for you to read all about my fabulous life in Berlin.

That being said, I really have had so much going on, many things which I have wanted to blog about but have been struggling with a way to communicate such recent adventures and still keep my blog ... well let's just say appropriate for all ages.  I certainly don't want to get a reputation for lewd and tactless postings like the Bob Bell's of the world.  :)

Anyway, I'm extremely tired right now and about to start cooking dinner for a friend who is coming over in about an hour.  I thought I would try to get a quick post in since today was pretty cool in that I toured my residence Bellevue this afternoon.  As you recall this is where I decided to set up camp my first few weeks here...i must have been sans camera at that time though, so I've attached some pictures below. 

I have to say, getting a private tour of any head of state's residence is cool, but a private tour is SO much better. 

Now I must be off so I can go swimming (this is my second time here in Germany) and then I will meet my friend Henrik to go over my rough draft of my German resume... 
PRAYING I find a job soon.