Hello. Welcome to my website. It started while I was in Europe for a semester, and I've kept it up since then. I'm now at the University of Chicago Law School, living in Hyde Park, and the story continues. If you want to say hi or visit me, email cfloyd at uchicago dot edu.
"Life is nothing if not the sum of your anecdotes." -Scotty The Body, on storytelling "But it ain't that bad, man. Just figure out the system before the system figures out you." -T. Matthew Smith, on the 1L year "The beer just doesn't taste as good when you're not drinking it with your buddies." -Anon., on being away from good friends "Somebody has to pay the rent around here. Why the hell not us?" -Cotton, on studying for exams
3/28/2003
I apologize for the lack of entries since Sunday. I have spent my internet time catching up on email, reading war coverage, and watching March Madness progress. And I was sick. And Justin Lantz showed up Wednesday. Sometimes the website will have to take a backseat to life.
A few words on comments: First of all, yes, Zack, I did revamp the comments page. I was bored, so I made the color scheme match the site, and I added the formatting options you see. Now you can respond to my posts with bullet points! And many of you asked why I had removed the comment feature. I didn't remove it; the server of the commenting service I use was down. That will happen occasionally, so just check back. They don't seem to lose the comments permanently. Finally, I don't have the ability to edit your comments. The only thing I am able to do is delete them if I see fit. So, keep that in mind ("Crazy Jerry", I'm looking in your direction).
As I mentioned, I got sick. It started last week, but it really hit over the weekend and the first part of this week. I had a bad sore throat and felt horrible, so I made an appointment with a doctor for Tuesday morning. It was really easy to deal with. I didn't have to fill out any forms or anything. The doctor just looked at my throat and prescribed me some stuff. Now I feel great. All is right with the world, and I'm ready to go to Vienna tomorrow morning.
That feeling of satisfaction has been augmented by the fact that, finally, spring has sprung. I think the weather here is about two weeks behind Oklahoma--the highs have been in the mid-60s. Not yet sweaty weather, but perfect for sitting in the park. There is a big cafe in the middle of the Stadtpark (City Park) where everybody sits outside and mingles. It's a lot like the Library patio in Norman except that it is five times as large. The service is about the same as a Friday happy hour too. It is really funny what spring has done for the mood of this city. When I arrived four weeks ago it was cold, and the people mirrored the weather. Suddenly now that the sun is shining, I see more smiling, happy people on the street. I guess it's the same as on any college campus: that wonderful frisky feeling when you put the sweaters away and dust off your sandals. Spring has made Graz a much more attractive place.
I have had an ongoing laundry saga this week. To use the laundy machines in my complex you have to purchase wash coins from the office. But the office is only open a few hours daily, and those hours vary. I finally caught the office lady Wednesday, but she was out of coins. This was a bummer, because I was out of clean socks. No worries, though, because it is now almst flip-flop weather. I went back Thursday, and still no wash coins. I was annoyed that there wasn't simply a machine to purchase these tokens, but I accepted the arrangement and said I would return today. Well, you guessed it--no coins today. Damn. Almost all of my clothes need washing now. So I located a self-service laundromat across town, loaded my laundry into three big grocery bags, and set out. It took a bus, a streetcar, and three blocks on foot (carrying my stinky clothes in paper sacks, Justin Lantz mocking me as we went) but I found the place. A wash cost--get ready--SIX EUROS. Yes my friends. A single load of laundry, after I paid for soap, a centrifuge (which sucks the water out of the clothes) and a dryer, set me back approximately twelve American dollars. As you might guess, that is unacceptable. The lady in the office had better find some wash tokens Monday, or I will have to stage a daring midnight raid on the office to find out where she hides the keys to the washing machine coin-boxes. Or I'll just keep bugging her.
Well, I'm taking the early train to Vienna tomorrow. I plan on shooting half a roll of film, and someday I'll post pictures. Have an outstanding weekend!
3/28/2003 11:54:00 AM
