Ok, so I'm dumb. I have a ton of reading still to do and a paper to write that I was *technically* supposed to e mail in 3 hours ago. But its ok, because, instead of working, I spent the evening hanging out with the boys and Emrah, watching hours of his video footage of the G8 protest in Athens, learning about and listening to lots of turkish pop music, and learning about the geneological history of Turkey's radical Left. We also ate some wicked good Turkish lentil soup that Emrah made us for dinner. He's a really rad guy, and it has been great having him here. Too bad that we've been so busy. But I found a solution tonight eh? I still have delusions that I will not be totally destroyed tomorrow, because I slept for a few hours this afterno6n, so I am still rather awake. But this is gonna be bad news no matter how you cut it I'm sure.
So, to help myself feel justified in making the decisions of priority that I have made in the last 8 hours, I will leave you with a video or two of a beautiful Turkish group named Kerdes Turkuler, given to me by Emrah.
So, we have a house guest. His name is Emrah, and he is from Turkey. He is a student and is in Budapest for a bio tech conference. Marko met this guy through Hospitality Club. He was supposed to stay with him in Ankara when he was traveling over the summer. Now, we get to actually return the favor. We also get to offer our well honed direction-giving skills to show people how not to get to the 12th district by bus on a Sunday night. We rule! He also came bearing gifts, not the least of which was a bottle of rake, which is a Turkish liquor made from grapes and anise. You mix it with water and it turns white, like ouzo, but it doesn't taste like ouzo. In fact, it tastes kind of like heaven.
He also brought along a huge box of baklava. It was so full of amazing. We gorged on the stuff. We were in the middle of studying when Emrah showed up, so Stephen was able to grab a few shots of our working and eating, including this beaut: Ha! When will Said jokes stop being funny? Never.
Oh, ok, so I promised pictures of these damned protests ages and ages ago. I will post those soon. I promise. Right now, I have to go finish that book in the picture above. And its already 11, cause Luc, Sasha, Brigette, Spencer, Asa, and Asa's girlfriend Nurit all came over to watch Rabbit Proof Fence, and we ended up hanging out for ever because Stephen made food, and then Marko downloaded the Disney Educational Film about Nazi Germany called "Education For Death" which we just had to see. You yourself can see it here or try the viewer below. Depending on your browser, one will probably work better than the other. It is NOT to be missed, I swear.
But anyway, its late, so I will just leave you with this one of the riot cops in front of parliament. Ah, the EU flag flies high....
Location: Ukrainian Village, Chicago, Illinois, United States
I am addicted to donuts.
I love running around after dark.
I am a beer snob and a vodka nerd.
I change my hair color alot.
Sometimes junior highers make more sense to me than anyone else in the world.
I am really good at finding neat things in dumpsters.
I can fix your bike for you.
I people watch.
I keep plants.
Whatever I am doing, I would rather be in the water.
