America “The Land of Opportunities”
So, I talked to many of you in the states, so I don’t really want to spend a long time on that. But for those that care the Madsens got reimbursed by British Airways for every dime they spent, so the only real damage caused by going a week without our luggage was the emotional stress on them and especially me (I’m special because I’m the one writing this and I have all the power. dangit!)
Being in Denmark and not understanding what people say leads to a zoning out of all conversations around you, and if you happen to hear English you automatically hone in on the people talking for a feeling of home. So this habit was really weird when I got back to America, because I could hear everyone, and it felt so loud I just wanted to go hide in a dark corner. And then you have the fact that in Denmark people don’t talk to you unless they know you, so you never have those awkward conversations in the grocery store. And I was shocked the first time I was waiting in line for dinner in London and the guys behind me just starts chatting. I just looked at him thinking “I don’t know you, so why on earth would you think I cared about your travel plans.” I’m kinda a mean person on the inside, normally I just do a good job of faking it.
Denmark “Land of the free, and home of the Vikings!”
I’m back home now. work is going well, it won’t get busy until February, right now they isn’t enough work to keep one person busy, let alone the 3.5 people we normally have working. I watch a lot of TV and movies, but they get interrupted a lot since the soldiers don’t have the foresight to by more than one candy bar at a time.
School is also going well, I passed my first test to put me in level 3-2. Level 3 is for people who were educated in a civilized country, however it doesn’t keep some of the idiots and tools out. I was thinking that since it was a free, and voluntary class for adults that people would take it more seriously. But most the class shows up 5-10 minutes late, they don’t do their homework, and get excited when class is canceled. I don’t bike half an hour to hope nothing is going on. I also have an desire to actually learn the language. they also talk constantly while the teacher is teaching. Maybe it’s just the teacher in me that is bitter, who knows. I do get along with my Chinese buddy. He graduated with an engineering degree in China, so you know he is a guy that doesn’t mess around with education.
other random comments:
I ate a cheese burger with a knife and a fork the other day. I didn’t like it, and I don’t want to have to do it again.
Denmark is in a pattern of snowing at night and melting in the day, so close to pretty, but not.
I sat in a room full of danes to watch the Inaugural Address. kinda weird to see how much the rest of the world really does care.
Go Hokies!
Conspiracy Theory 101
So there were several days last week when I forgot how to sleep. Normally I fall alseep moments after I close my eyes, but instead I would close my eyes around 2am and finally get to sleep arround 6am, leaving tons of time for my brain to do whatever it well pleased. And I had this one thought, that in my opinion was was sheer brilliance, while lying there. What if, and stay with me here, what if celebrities were actually normal people. What if all this crap about Brad, Jennifer and Angelina was all just acted out and made up for the audiance. Between People magazine and the E! channel, and who know how many other outlets, they make tons of money. And maybe they use some of that money to pay off celebrities to act out senerios that they deam would people would like. And on weekends Brad Pitt and his wife invite Jennifer Aniston and her husband over for a barbeque, because they are friends and they made another million from People saying they were thinking of getting back together. It could be that way, none of you people would know any difference, it’s like one giant soap opera. I think the idea came to me from the movie “The Prestige” with Christian Bale (brilliant movie if you haven’t seen it) This whole idea is me just wishing that Brittney Spears is really sain, and the rest of Hollywood isn’t as bad as I know they are. You know, you are the reason celebrities go insaine. If you people wouldn’t read it, and no one cared then maybe they woulded be hounded everyday by people just waiting for them to screw up. Society sucks. end rant
I love you all and hope to see you again. I am going to try to make tuesday night, update your blog night, but we all know how good I am at sticking to schedules 
good night
