Catching Up
Today was a very odd Saturday, starting with a very carbohydrate heavy brunch at Carsten and Verena's apartment on north campus. Nice deck and outdoor space for a sunny morning get-together, and the homemade, potluckish feel made it perfect. Plus, conversations about corporate culture and the perils of publishing with Microsoft products brought everyone together. And, I have to say I don't think I've seen so many native German speakers in one place here in the States, and that was cool. Carsten started to speak with someone, and I tried to follow, but I couldn't really since so many other conversations were going on simultaneously. Definitely an environment that would be conducive to my passing German 104... now that I'm so out of practice.
One of the American guys reminded me of my uncle, Ronald, in a way that made me very edgy. Don't know why.
After a stupendous, and delicious, brunch, we ventured north to go see more houses with our realtor. Unfortunately, I missed the open house completely. Sad, since that one is a brick gem in a suburban part of Clintonville. However, we did see a few overpriced mediocre places. And with that, we're done for a while.
Then, back to the house to take a nap...
Then, we visited who may become our new cat.
And we visited our neighbors Dave and MaryBeth and told them about our house hunting adventures, and we conversed about the insane prices of real estate.
And just now, we finished off the day with another carbo heavy meal at Marshall's Restaurant with Vijay.
I have a throbbing headache. And with that, I'm going to bed.