I am a Revenant...

Hey my friends...

I'm sorry that I haven't updated the blog in the last days but I have been really busy...I have spent the last couple of days in the library, every day from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.! And I can tell you, this is not funny!


I have been working on my thesis and the abstract Dr. Fellner demanded. I still need to set up a time table saying when I want to be finished. Which seems pretty difficult to predict, at least to me. But on the whole, I can say that I want to be done after summer....

My first part is almost done...and it was really tough since I referred to many historical events in the U.S. history, to so many different concepts and ideas about the American Dream...I always had 10 books on my table and 5 internet pages opened...I mean, it definitely is interesting, but Im still scared that this part is not considered appropriate....I don't know...I guess this fear is known by everyone who writes a thesis....

Anyway, when you spend 8 hours in the library, there will come a time when you get hungry and this week I always left the library for a coffee in the sun...and once, I had my first BURRITO...I have never eaten a burrito before and here this is pretty common...so I had a vegetarian burrito with bean cream and rice inside...and a huge coffee for 50cents.

I also decided to check out a different grocery store to buy my stuff and people recommended to go to Trader Joe's. I love it! They mostly sell organic stuff, not genetically modified, no preservatives...let's say, healthy food...even though you can never know! I also like the interior of the store, really colourful & made of wood, no long rows...it really looks inviting...and also cheap!! I don't know why we don't have a store like this in Austria...

On Thursday night, Celia invited me to come to a concert at the Stanford campus. She picked me up at home and we went to the COHO, the coffeehouse, and there was a nice, Jack Johnson-style band...and many students...some with their computers, still working on something...which I consider a bit weird...I had my first beer in ages and I really enjoyed it!

Last night, I was really tired when I came home at 7. I had dinner with Lynn and Rich and Lynn invited me to come with her to her neighbour's. She has to take care of their cat, who suffers from cancer (!!! never heard about that!!!) and needs special treatment...Lynn showed me around their house and I was really impressed. A beautiful house with a pool in the backyard and a poolhouse and a wine cellar!! Lynn told me they were of Italian origin and had a winery somewhere in California...and that they had cable Tv and we could watch a movie...So we checked out what was on and decided to watch Burn After Reading, which I had already seen, but it is so hilarious that I wanted to see it again. And we really enjoyed the movie...Brad Pitt is amazing in this movie....

Well, then I went to bed and at 2 a.m. I woke up again because I had a horrible nightmare! One of these were crazy things happen, but you don't know why...and I left the light on and fell asleep again. But I woke up again because I had another horrible nightmare!! So I look pretty bad today and if at all, I will go to the library later...and no shopping even though I had planned to do some shoe shopping...

Another annoying thing these days, is the weather...first, it was so hot that you didn't even want to take the bike...now, we're back to cool weather - the sun's shining but there are some clouds and the wind is really cold...so I take my computer and place myself in my bed, where I have a heating blanket...and quoting Lynn, "You can toast yourself from both sides...."

So then, have a nice Saturday...Tonight, I maybe go to San Francisco with Celia!! We'll see...
I'm awfully sorry my blog is not really exciting, no fear&loathing stories, no interesting places, etc. But I guess, I have to focus on my thesis and my limited credit does not allow me to waste all money on travelling, although I'd love too...It makes me feel a bit weird that Im here in California, probably one of THE places to be on this earth, and except for the library, I don't see much...but you know, I think there is a time for games and fun, and a time for studying...and right now, it's the time to figure out how to proceed....

However, I'll appreciate any encouraging, criticizing, funny comments....and now I go to Downtown Palo Alto to relax a bit before I go back to work....