ThePumisher, on 27 February 2011 - 05:23 AM, said:

How many Jeanies can you get with ten euros ?

The bloke off the internet, on 27 February 2011 - 07:18 AM, said:

That came out wrong.....

Well, I am in Houston. Yesterday was a long day spent in the air, in airports and in a strange town where country music is pumped continuously in the hotel lobby. Country music like, the kind of the twangy pop 'I got a BBQ stain on my wifebeater so my baby left me in my ford f150 and took my dog' country music. There apparently was a big rodeo more toward Houston proper yesterday which explains why there are so many folks in cowboy hats and pizza-sized belt buckles strutting around.

Anyway, this town I'm in is literally a medical village, as my niece said it's a Sick City instead of Sim City. For about a 2 mile radius its nothin but hospitals and medical centers, temporary housin for recovery, and hotels. With more medical pavilions specializing in this-and-that under construction and under way. I can see why people travel here, as this place apparently has a stellar reputation in the US medical community, especially when it comes to kidney transplants. I've spent a ton of time in hospitals but I have never been in a hospital with such an enormous wing devoted to nothing but kidney transplants. Welcome to Kidney Grand Central.

My dad is doing as well as can be expected after undergoing such invasive surgery not too long ago. There was a bit of a scare yesterday before I got into town, evidently the new kidney went into shock and stopped functioning - but by the time I arrived kidney function was improving and my dad was complaining about the shitty food, so normalcy is being regained and my dad will be back to his old crotchety self in no time. ;)

My mom is a bit of a wreck, and this whole ordeal has been hard. Thank god my brother, sis-in-law and niece are here too as we've been using each other as a buffer against the general craziness that comes in these types of situations. So that's that. I love you guys. I'm freaking exhausted.

Hang in there whirls. Its time like those I guess that make you appreciate the time spent with each other and possibly bring you closer together.

(BTW: "LOL" about the country music reference)

Csar, on 25 February 2011 - 02:09 AM, said:

ich kenne das zeug. wo bist du denn gelandet, dass du dich dem aussetzen musst?

Ça va on vous dérange pas de trop ?

The bloke off the internet, on 27 February 2011 - 09:23 PM, said:

c'est rien. aliments bizarres.
just some talk about weird food, not important enough to bother the rest of you

BoywiththeGoldenEyes, on 27 February 2011 - 03:09 PM, said:

Ich bin zur Zeit in Virginia/DC und versuche bei der Gelegenheit so viele kulinarische Eigenheiten hier mitzunehmen. Daher fürchte ich, dass ich niemanden außer mir dafür verantwortlich machen kann, da ich die Brühe selbst gekauft hab. Aber ich könnte auch noch den Rechtsweg probieren, irgendwas fällt mir da schon ein
Hier wird ja sogar Nutella verklagt, weil das doch nicht das versprochene vollwertige Frühstück ist und Kinder dabei zufällig dick werden. Huch.

The bloke off the internet, on 27 February 2011 - 09:23 PM, said:

Pardon, mon français est terrible. Je ne l'ai pas compris.

Csar, on 28 February 2011 - 02:20 AM, said:

Oh bordel parle pas de ça !

whirlygirl, on 27 February 2011 - 01:56 PM, said:

Good to hear your dad is able to joke around again!! That is often a good sign of recuperation. I can hardly imagine how it must feel like right now for you and your family. I do hope that everything is going to be alright and his kidney keeps on functioning.

The bloke off the internet, on 28 February 2011 - 02:35 AM, said:

Pourquoi? Est qu'est-ce que "Bordel", s'il vouz plait?

Csar, on 28 February 2011 - 02:41 AM, said:

Das Wort "Rechtsweg" macht mich denken an deutsches Verfassungsrecht (§ 90 (2) der BVerfGG). Langweilig !

The bloke off the internet, on 28 February 2011 - 02:56 AM, said:

Verklag mich doch,

Hmmm... my post didn't get posted.

@Whirls: Glad your dad is doing okay and that things appear to be going as well as they can. LoL @ ur country music comment. Yep.

Glad to see that Trent Reznor won the academy award for best score. 'twas a f*cking phenomenal piece of sound that accompanied that movie...

I WANNA SHAG ANNE HATHAWAY NOW!

....and congrats to Natalie for the win!

The bloke off the internet, on 28 February 2011 - 02:56 AM, said:

Gar nicht wahr, Alter! Voll spannend! Très captivant!

BoywiththeGoldenEyes, on 28 February 2011 - 08:18 AM, said:

Not really...

The bloke off the internet, on 28 February 2011 - 10:20 AM, said:

okay, I admit that the french code civil did not kick ass that much when I had to deal with it. it must be similiar for you regarding germal law.

BoywiththeGoldenEyes, on 28 February 2011 - 02:00 PM, said:

Actually I also find french civil law boring, especially contract law (awful !). What we do in German Law (the procedure to refer to the BverfG and the Kruzifix decision) is not so hard or uninteresting, it's just long, and not really excting. I think I prefer Administrative Law, where we had a decision from our Conseil d'État about dwarf tossing (Zwergenwerfen!) which is a lot of lolz.