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Where'd the time go?
27 May 2010 10:24 pmI can hardly believe I'm leaving tomorrow :( I've just gotten to know the people in my class, and now we're all going our separate ways. I'm already friends with many of them in Facebook, so we won't *totally* fall out of touch, but ... I'll miss them, you know?
Today was our last formal class. Tomorrow we'll listen to 2 presentations, then decide on something to do. No idea what, but with the variable weather forecast for tomorrow, I'm guessing something like going to a park is right out. Maybe a cafe or something.
After we spent some time reviewing some grammar points, we discussed Otto Dix' 1928 triptych "Grosstadt" (I refuse to spell that with 3 S's) (Metropolis), which depicts life in the 1920s, with the outer panels depicting the dark side, the poor and the war-wounded left to beg, in stark contrast to the Roaring Twenties jazz club in the main panel.
Then we watched the first act of Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Grosstadt (English; has more detail), which was made in 1927 and depicts 24 hours of life in Berlin, starting with a train arriving before dawn and going into late night. It was very odd, avant garde, and is apparently still controversial (because it allowed the style used in propaganda and advertising to develop). The soundtrack/score is very odd, I guess. It reminds me of modern industrial: the opening scene of the train arriving has a heavy beat reminiscent of train engines; the scenes in the factory sound like metal beating. It's rather eigenartig.
And if you want to watch it, you can download it here at internet archive.
Tomorrow morning after I shower, I have to pack everything else up. I'm planning to leave class/whatever around 5 so I don't have to run to catch the bus to the train station. Since I don't know where we're going to end up, I want to leave enough time to get back to the apartment, which can take 30-45 minutes from the other side of the city. Then I'll have time to make sure I'm not forgetting anything, and possibly decide to mail some crap back. (I might be able to mail my school papers for a reasonable price, and possibly my books by "book air mail". Actually, I might be able to do that in the morning, if I drag my lazy ass out of bed early enough. Though I don't really know if it's worth it, other than saving the room (and weight) in my suitcase.) I should also acquire something for dinner before I get on the train.
Anyway. Even though I'm not really tired, I'll probably turn in before too long. I've been pretty wiped lately. I'll organize and arrange some stuff, like my school notes, then probably read some more and hit the sack. I have a really long day tomorrow.
And Ben, don't forget to have Delta send flight status updates to my UK number!
Today was our last formal class. Tomorrow we'll listen to 2 presentations, then decide on something to do. No idea what, but with the variable weather forecast for tomorrow, I'm guessing something like going to a park is right out. Maybe a cafe or something.
After we spent some time reviewing some grammar points, we discussed Otto Dix' 1928 triptych "Grosstadt" (I refuse to spell that with 3 S's) (Metropolis), which depicts life in the 1920s, with the outer panels depicting the dark side, the poor and the war-wounded left to beg, in stark contrast to the Roaring Twenties jazz club in the main panel.
Then we watched the first act of Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Grosstadt (English; has more detail), which was made in 1927 and depicts 24 hours of life in Berlin, starting with a train arriving before dawn and going into late night. It was very odd, avant garde, and is apparently still controversial (because it allowed the style used in propaganda and advertising to develop). The soundtrack/score is very odd, I guess. It reminds me of modern industrial: the opening scene of the train arriving has a heavy beat reminiscent of train engines; the scenes in the factory sound like metal beating. It's rather eigenartig.
And if you want to watch it, you can download it here at internet archive.
Tomorrow morning after I shower, I have to pack everything else up. I'm planning to leave class/whatever around 5 so I don't have to run to catch the bus to the train station. Since I don't know where we're going to end up, I want to leave enough time to get back to the apartment, which can take 30-45 minutes from the other side of the city. Then I'll have time to make sure I'm not forgetting anything, and possibly decide to mail some crap back. (I might be able to mail my school papers for a reasonable price, and possibly my books by "book air mail". Actually, I might be able to do that in the morning, if I drag my lazy ass out of bed early enough. Though I don't really know if it's worth it, other than saving the room (and weight) in my suitcase.) I should also acquire something for dinner before I get on the train.
Anyway. Even though I'm not really tired, I'll probably turn in before too long. I've been pretty wiped lately. I'll organize and arrange some stuff, like my school notes, then probably read some more and hit the sack. I have a really long day tomorrow.
And Ben, don't forget to have Delta send flight status updates to my UK number!
