Should I return to blogger? Circle one. Yes No Maybe

It's integrated into Google, and I love google.....Decisions, Decisions.

This was causing me issues. So peep me here.

So, attempted to visit the Museum today...SURPRISE!? Closed for 4 hours...and as its an unseasonably 85 degrees (which after the weather we've been having feels like the sun is sitting on our head), we had to retreat to the safety of the castle. Another day, Museum. WE'RE COMING FOR YOU.

Aw, man. It's been a while. We're getting the band back together...

Just, uh, hanging out here in Prague. Listening to a lot of music, which is making me feel a little better, despite my inability to see any shows. Tell me how in the world I wish I was home for a CNU Football game? They suck, and the games are inconsequential, but for some reason I wanted to go, since this is the last time I'll be in College during a football season...Oh well.

Nicole and I are going to France and Italy in the next two months. We can't wait. And it will certainly be a challenge, being we're American and thus know no languages. I'll fill this in with better details when I feel like it, but the planning of these trips zapped some of the joy out of it. Very sad seeing money flow out of your account like that...

Nicole is not an early riser. And I totally am. I notice this every single morning. She has yet to once get up before me. Meh.

All the soda bottles here are really skinny, yet the cost the equivalent of a dollar, which is what sodas used to cost in the US. Kinda gettin cheaped off there.

My parents are sending me 12 boxes of Mac and Cheese. I'm spoiled.

Can I get my ass away from the hotel today into the museum, or will I make myself do the readings we have to do...I don't know. We shall see. Worst case, I see it Thursday.

Peace.

Hey everybody. Feeling a little disconnected so I thought I'd toss an note overboard, and see if it floats to America. There are a bunch of little things you notice, about yourself, and about your surroundings when you're alone. I had no class this morning, and I kinda wanted food so I thought it wouldn't be an awful idea to go buy some. Everybody else either went to class or slept, and I hate wasting time when I'm already awake. So I grabbed my shit and headed for the bus stop. I realized today I kind of like solitude, and it's not something I thought I had a taste for. Your mind turns off, or it goes into overdrive, and either way you feel really....I don't know. Something. It a city atmosphere, in a country where you don't speak the language, and where signs everywhere tell you to watch out for pickpockets, you go into this solidary defense mode, where you pretend if anyone tried to "steal you", you could kick their ass. You really wouldn't be able to, but that confidence gives you a cool feeling.
Being over here is making me doubt a lot of things about myself. Am I as smart as I've led myself to believe all this time? There are so many things in the world that I'm completly unaware of, or just didn't care to learn about. That seems like a sign of ignorance to me...
I also don't know what the hell I'm going to be doing the time next year. This is some scary stuff right here...at every other point in our lives, to this point, we've known what's next. There was always a corresponding number grade increase to every year you lived through. But now what? Grad school, for the sake of going? To make more money? Get a job. Where? Doing what? Be with Nicole. How? Where?
I want to say I feel exhilrated by this lack of control and that I'm excited to take on all these challenges, head on. But that isn't me. It never will be.

I need to stop with the drinking. I was acting like something I disliked at times last week. So I'm keeping it one social beer outing a week, and one other time with food. These artificial limits obviously don't mean anything, and I could easily see myself forgoing them for the sake of fun/not feeling left out...but I just don't want to be "that guy". The one I've made fun of for as long as I can remember.

Prague stinks a lot of the time. If the wind hits you right, you get a nice wiff of sewage. Also, no one here wears deodorant. I mean...I can't fault them I guess, if that's the way things go here...It's just a rude slap in the face when you're chilling under a guy's armpit on the metro..

I can't wait to see other places. Such as germany. Don't feel welcome in the country.

Anyway. Bye guys. Email me if you miss me.

I forgot how good this movie was. Some of its points kind of smack you over the head, but sometimes thats ok. Only when they're good points. Like uneven distribution of wealth, and the treatment of the lower classes. That's what we did tonight, watched this movie.
Went to the bar and got a beer, not quite as good as it was last night.
Tomorrow night shall be another night of fun.

Her single isn't bad. And it's on all over Prague. Which obviously means it rules.

This entry could be about all the awesome things I saw today in the Jewish quarter such as the memorial to all the Jews killed in the holocaust, or to the great food I had at Bohemia Bagel where they had burgers and GASP Ketchup.
But, all the energy I would have had to write about was sapped this morning at breakfast. I was told that CNU had checked my blog...THROUGH MY AIM PROFILE....and said that things I had on their were "inappropriate".
Ok, now I understand that the school wouldn't want me to post pictures of me breaking the law or killing midgets or something. But a recount of an event, that was in no way illegal or morally wrong, is in my opinion, out of their perview.
A blog, while a public domain, is still a private possession. I didn't post anything wrong, yet I still caught flack.
CNU, since I know you're reading this, spend your time doing something more constructive, like I don't know, HELPING students at CNU. Find housing for all those displaced by the fire. Try to figure out why we have a below average graduation completion rate. Think of good activities for the students to enjoy. Focus on keeping all the good teachers, and getting rid of the ones that can't carry their weight. Work on promoting the "brand" of CNU around the state, so maybe we can grow as a university, attract better teachers and students, and raise our national rank.
Employ more workers in your administrative offices so it doesn't take so long to get helped, and pay them more.
If you want to read an uncensored blog, send me a comment, and I'll send you the URL.
I'll get back to regular blogging soon enough.

Hey everybody,
This entry won't be the comprehensive "First day/night in Prague" that you're all waiting on pins and needles for, because until tomorrow I'm paying for internet access cause they haven't given us the WEP key. My first impressions are as follows:
it smells a little bit, with the smells varying from really good food, to crazy talking to one's self guy's pee. We had a meal on *****'s account last night, so we all went loco with the b***/mixed *****s, and all had steaks or their priced equivalent. My steak ruled. The rooms are small, mine kind of sucks, and our shower's weird. Great buildings, intelligently designed public transportaion, and food is wicked inexpensive. Other than that, I'll get back to this tomorrow.
I'm alive.

*This entry has been edited due to the CNU gestappo deciding what is or isn't appropriate for my to write in my own blog.

Well, today's the day. We leave my house at about 2, and head to the airport to meet everybody. It still doesn't feel like it's happening yet...maybe once we touch down...?
Anyway, I'll miss everybody, and if you want, keep in touch with me by leaving comments on this thing.