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Today was like yesterday; wet but not raining.
I slept in quite late. I am pretty sick and my morning consisted of eucalyptus, a long, hot shower, and a lot of blowing of my nose.
I filled a bucket with hot water, 5 black tea bags and my white windbreaker.
I went to a 4 story second-hand store in Friedrichshain. I was looking for a suitcase/travel bag to take with me on my trip (start date still still pending the return of my passport!).
I also went to East of Eden, the English language used book store. I was looking for Upton Sinclair or Cormac McCarthy. They had neither, but Nelson Algren was suggested to me. Algren was a 'dust bowl' author but I only recently finished "The Grapes of Wrath" so I don't think I can read another novel about that era in Americana.
I went back home and cleaned the bathroom and had some creamed-corn. I listened to an episode of this cooking show called, Let's Get Baked with Matt & Dave. I think the title is weak, but it has cool 'indie-rock' guests. This episode had Grant Lawrence. I think he is so funny, he had a miserable, complaining charm as a guest.
Then I had to go in and get my 'benottete shein' (graded credit) for my American Literature class; I got a 1,7 (A-)! All I really did was participate in class and do two presentations, so I think that's pretty rad.
I got home and made pasta.
Gabriel suggested (in regards to my cold, which at this point was in full effect); a great tea that had an unpronounceable/translatable name, hot lemon water, water, and warm beer. I told him that he was like my German equivalent of a mother, and motherly advice.
Hopefully I will feel a lot better tomorrow.
This is a picture of a circus in Berlin on a rainy day;