I had a good holiday I guess. I went to McDonalds and got my grub on for a lil bit. Other than that I watched some more Goodfellas and just chilled in my room. The day after I went to a lil Christmas party dinner and had some typical Estonian Christmas food. Blood sausages, sauerkraut, potatoes some jellied pork type of thing(not a fan) and I made some Mac and cheese to give the food some American flavor. There were a few Hungarians there they brought some deserts I was so full I only tried the chocolate balls with coconut on the outside and a cherry in the middle. It was pretty good but a lil too rich on the chocolate if you ask me.
New years is coming up and I think it should be a good one. As for the NyE party there are a few on deck but choosing which one to go to has never been my strong suit. I mean the night of the year 2000 we kicked some windows out at some school in Dundalk. Later that night there was some guys getting into it over girls and then someone wanted to fight over it so yeah that was a pretty bad NYE. After that year I think I watched on MTV for like the next two yeas then it just got wack. Since about 2005(I saw the ball drop in times square that night) I been hanging with friends from high school and that is always a blast. If I was at home there is a good chance I would be doing that. But I'm not so Tallinn it is. There is a classmate who is having a party seems like a good idea, but I move into a new dorm on new years day so I don't know if I want to be out that late. But either way I will prolly be out til the first bus anyway.
I got a list of new year resolutions that need to be resolved. I'll try my hand at learning a new language more than likely it will be Spanish besides I can use it when I get back to the states. Stop smoking as much as I do well I already have done that since I have been here is Estonia... Work my ass off and get a D7000(insider term) and stop eating out as much. These resolutions seem more attainable than ones I have had in the past. Given my location and lack of outside distraction I should do just fine. Maybe even try and find "The One" if I haven't already ;) but I really should at least consider settling down with something steady hell all of my friends have anyway. But like my grandfather said "everything you do, do it for yourself you are your own person so no one can tell you what you should or shouldn't do it's in your hands".
I read on another blogging site some lady bitching about this or thatcand giving awards out to people and things she wishes for next year so here is mine:
Best decision of the year: moving to Tallinn
Worst decision of the year: moving to Tallinn
Best album: WTH Jay and yeezy say what you want the shit was hot!
Best movie of the year: Drive
Worst movie of the year: melancholia
just way too depressing for my tastes
Best tv show: Breaking bad Walt is turning into Tony Soprano season after season the audience will lose sympathy for him just as they did T
Best advice for travelers: never book a flight when your high I had a 9hour layover in Berlin...also take travelers checks no cashiers checks.
Favorite bar/pub: Embassy just sit back and let the rap music take over you.
Wish for 2012: Knicks to win it all.
Another wish for 2012: cherish everything when I get back to the states we don't know how good we have it til we go somewhere else.
Hope everybody has a happy new year and oh yeah happy kwanza it's the 3rd day Umoja or kujichagulia, I can't remember what the third day is maybe my mom can give me a comment or something, she is probably shaking her head but we haven't celebrated it since high school so give me a break.
Old Town
Tallinn
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Christmas is always right around the corner
Yeah I'm back at it. Feeling good about the new year. Everything has worked out here this far, I guess if I stay positive things should stay positive as well. I have been working on film projects here in Tallinn in some sort of capacity. The sad thing is that a good amount of Erasmus students will be going home, and whether or not I see them again will remain to be seen until I actually do see them again. I been watching a lot of movies lately on my mac. I'm glad the computer is working up to full speed it makes me feel better about doing my work. I am still at the G4S dormitory and its getting on my nerves. Its just so far from everything and having a room mate in that small room is not such a good idea. I found another dorm so hopefully I will relocate in the near future. On a promotional note for the G4S Dormitory: If you like regulations and isolation from the city center then the G4S dormitory is for you, BTW the cab drivers in Tallinn for the most part have never heard of Marsi St. Or at least that is what they tell me when I try to get a cab.
It finally started snowing here this week, its nice, but Estonians think that I will get tired of it real soon. I think they might be right because it snowed off and on for about 2 days in a row. In the morning its real cold and that can crush your motivation to go to classes early in the morning. Its a challenge some days but for the most part I have been making some sort of effort to get to class, if not on time then just getting there is considered an accomplishment, I know I am thinking of relocating but I think it will all be worth it. I need a real dormitory atmosphere like the one at Southern University, well let me take that back the dorms on the yard are not where you want to be. Small, run down and in some cases its like being in the 3rd world bathroom or something at least that is the way it was when I was there any of my old SU people will remember ''Hotel Lotti'' and the infamous Jones Hall which was in some ways like a housing project, at the same time anything you needed was in Jones Hall- 403B had that fire so did 101D and a slew of other rooms... Names will be protected.
On another note the holidays are here and it seems like the weeks are flying by. I guess that is a good thing because that means that I am keeping busy and at the same time having a good time. There are a bunch of parties and it seems like I will be attending my fair share of them, I gotta see the Erasmus students again before they roll out for good. I have had a good semester, it being my first I can say that it has been the best of any first semester at any school I have ever been too. That is a bold statement which many will dispute considering my list of previous institutions of higher education. I guess the best thing is the isolation from people from home. Not having to work and keeping things in a good perspective also have something to do with it. That and the fact that I dont have to hear peoples problems from back home unless its somebody bitching about something on facebook. I came here to get away from all that and its working out so far. I hope I can keep this momentum going for the next 3 years.
I had a conference with an American teacher about English composition. My desire is there but something is making me not care. I think its the fact that I have taken about 3 english related classes before coming to this school and being an American and having to take the class again seems like a slap in the face! I am going to request not to take it next semester and take a more beneficial class of Creative Writing next semester I hope they go for it if not fuck it I will sit through more of the same and like it. I watched The Maltese Falcon the other day and I gotta tell you it never gets old. I didn't really appreciate it when my father used to have me watch it with him years ago, but now I see how good of a movie it is. I am gonna close this one off cuz there are a bunch of dudes trying to figure out the dubbing machine in the lab right over my shoulder. To all the people reading this and enjoying it I will try to post a little more, just so you guys can have some shit to read in your spare time. For the most part the feedback has been positive and I am sure there will be more parties to report on. I am trying not to get too personal cuz I know people wanna know a little more and sometimes its for the better sometimes its for the worst.
It finally started snowing here this week, its nice, but Estonians think that I will get tired of it real soon. I think they might be right because it snowed off and on for about 2 days in a row. In the morning its real cold and that can crush your motivation to go to classes early in the morning. Its a challenge some days but for the most part I have been making some sort of effort to get to class, if not on time then just getting there is considered an accomplishment, I know I am thinking of relocating but I think it will all be worth it. I need a real dormitory atmosphere like the one at Southern University, well let me take that back the dorms on the yard are not where you want to be. Small, run down and in some cases its like being in the 3rd world bathroom or something at least that is the way it was when I was there any of my old SU people will remember ''Hotel Lotti'' and the infamous Jones Hall which was in some ways like a housing project, at the same time anything you needed was in Jones Hall- 403B had that fire so did 101D and a slew of other rooms... Names will be protected.
On another note the holidays are here and it seems like the weeks are flying by. I guess that is a good thing because that means that I am keeping busy and at the same time having a good time. There are a bunch of parties and it seems like I will be attending my fair share of them, I gotta see the Erasmus students again before they roll out for good. I have had a good semester, it being my first I can say that it has been the best of any first semester at any school I have ever been too. That is a bold statement which many will dispute considering my list of previous institutions of higher education. I guess the best thing is the isolation from people from home. Not having to work and keeping things in a good perspective also have something to do with it. That and the fact that I dont have to hear peoples problems from back home unless its somebody bitching about something on facebook. I came here to get away from all that and its working out so far. I hope I can keep this momentum going for the next 3 years.
I had a conference with an American teacher about English composition. My desire is there but something is making me not care. I think its the fact that I have taken about 3 english related classes before coming to this school and being an American and having to take the class again seems like a slap in the face! I am going to request not to take it next semester and take a more beneficial class of Creative Writing next semester I hope they go for it if not fuck it I will sit through more of the same and like it. I watched The Maltese Falcon the other day and I gotta tell you it never gets old. I didn't really appreciate it when my father used to have me watch it with him years ago, but now I see how good of a movie it is. I am gonna close this one off cuz there are a bunch of dudes trying to figure out the dubbing machine in the lab right over my shoulder. To all the people reading this and enjoying it I will try to post a little more, just so you guys can have some shit to read in your spare time. For the most part the feedback has been positive and I am sure there will be more parties to report on. I am trying not to get too personal cuz I know people wanna know a little more and sometimes its for the better sometimes its for the worst.
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