Calm before the storm.

So yesterday was like the most beautiful day ever! It was sunny & blue skies all day. Perhaps Kobenhavn is more like New England then I thought. Today it was snowing and blizzard conditions all day. I don't think they plow very much here. The side walks were atrocious. I did make it two and from model making and also learned a little bit about a study tour I will be going on next week...

Get this! We leave on Thursday morning and get back Saturday afternoon. So no only do we miss class Thursday & Friday (That makes it a two day week) we also come back with time to go out on Saturday night. I know the Dane's love drinking but I'm glad their priorities are in check as well. (Kidding, Mom) Sort of.

Anyways. So the snow is beautiful today. I'm not afraid of 4" of bliss.

Did you know there were many Danish Vikings? I've always thought the life of a pirate would be great but fuck that! (Excuse my language...I'm in Viking mode here) Vikings are way more bad ass. They used to drag their viking ships to burial grounds so that when they died they could rest eternally in the hull of their ship. Isn't that great. I'm told not to get confused by all the "Hills" we'll be seeing on our tour of Western Denmark...apparently the hills are rich in Viking graves. Cool right?

I've realized my blog posting time usually coordinates with the time I'm supposed to be reading for school. The problem with all these lecture classes is that I'm not forced to actually do work in them. I'm used to having studio classes where I have no choice but to build, sculpt, draft, draw, animate and all that fun stuff. Reading Shmeading. Although I am really enjoying The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo...or something like that.

On that note...Dad I haven't gotten a dragon tattoo yet, however there is a lovely tattoo and piercing parlor right around the corner. If I get an urge tonight I won't have to press too far into this storm for ink. Cabin fever does weird things...Maybe it will be a snake tattoo? Nah, I'm happy with my sunshine & sunflower.

All the stores close fairly early  here. If you have any shopping to do you have to get it done before like 6:00. I guess this is good news for the employer...bad news for the procrastinating student who still has yet to buy tape or a metric ruler. C'mon USA get up on the times...Apparently everyone else is fond of the metric system. I've asked for directions & like how the hell am I supposed to know a 1 Kilometer walk is going to take like 45 minutes. I guess I'll add this to my "To Learn" list.

I'm joining a gym tomorrow. I have mixed feelings about this but maybe my Danish husband is waiting for me on a the treadmill...Or maybe he's not a runner but a weight lifter. Or maybe he's into Yoga. The DIS statistic is that out of every class (Or semester of students) at least 8 will end up marrying a Dane. There's 640 students this semester, and anyone who knows me, which is hopefully everyone reading this blog...if you don't know me bugger off that's creepy! but anyways 8 out of 640...like I said, I haven't done the math but maybe someone would like to volunteer?

Oh! My class teaching assignment went very well. Most students hated my co-group member as much as myself. No-it-all pushy bitch who kept interrupting poor Jeff & I while we tried to help instruct the class. No good. My contribution though was highly appreciated. I showed this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDo_vs3Aip4(  ) & made a lovely slide show presentation for our class.

I have an entire week of reading assignments ahead of me tonight. No class tomorrow until 2:50 however aspirations to wake up early and become a member of the local gym. This is not about athleticism or fitness...Just trying to become a lucky part of the "DIS-Dane Marrying Statistic." Do you think Danish is required to meet a Dane whist on the tread mill? I think my gym to be has a sauna...Maybe I'll start there?

Oh! I learned today that my walk to school is exactly the same length as Bob Dylan's Live Blowin' in the Wind. Today I certainly was blowing in the blustery snowflake dense wind.