Saturday, February 19, 2005
Der Deutsch Klub Prasident drove me to Stammtisch at a bar in "downtown" Lubbock last night before work. I listened to one of the instructors converse with her native German friend, with them pausing to speak with me and find out how much of the dialogue I understood. I watched Mac (someone from my class) and his friend play pool, but presently grew bored and sat to listen to people again. I met a history major who highly recommended the ancient civilization courses, which I had contemplated taking for minor credit. Then I left. It was fun, but I do dislike returning from an event smelling of cigarettes.
This afternoon I have time to read, and tomorrow I have time to study! How exciting. I cut out the shift I work Thursday, reducing myself to only twenty-four hours per week, but as I have not studied half so much as I need to the move was necessary.
I am reading a much-abridged version of Gibbon's The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
[Lauree Frances Keith concluded this diatribe at 11:25 AM]