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Monday, November 27, 2006

Because it exists no where on the internet

I actually planned to have some content today, but that seems to have gone the way of the Dodobird.On Saturday after I went to school (Because 3 classes a week of English isn't enough torture...) I decided to hop on the first train that came into wettingen. Not really a Gamble, they all either go to Baden or Zurich. Or Uetikon, wherever that is. The point is in fact that I wound up in Zurich on a beautiful Saturday. I then went into a store called music hug station and bought the more or less new Beatles Cirque De Soile album. I am now more or less addicted to Octopus's Garden. Today I went to school. There was Physics, with a teacher that explains nothing. Imagine if Lazo had expected us to understand from the beginng how terminal velocity works.

I only learned one thing today-

Terminal Velocity is a really really hard thing to explain in German. Even harder than that is getting someone to understand how terminal velocity works, in any language.

Today I was reading the free newspaper heute, which is not as good as 20 Minuten, but oh well. The number of the day was 75- 75% of the Bible and the Koran is the same. Also intresting is new legislation in 22 Kantons that would outlaw smoking in bars and restaurants. While I find this a good idea actually, they missed a few places, namely in the area around a school and the disko. I have actually yet to go to a disko. It probably wouldn't be all that bad if I could find one that plays good music. Also intresting, a new Tom Waits album called Orphan I believe. Tom waits is for some reason actually someone people have heard of here. I find that unsettling.

My insomnia is back with avengence.

For your viewing pleasure and so that this blog has some value, I present the Epilogue to "Der gute Mensch von Sezuan". I honestly wish I cared enough to translate it, but I don't. It just doesn't sound as good in English.

Verehertes Publikum, jetzt kein Verdruss:
Wir wissen wohl, das is kein rechter Schluss.
Vorschwebte uns: die goldene Legende.
Unter der Hand nahm sie ein bitteres Ende.
Wie stehen selbst enttäuscht and sehn betroffen
Den Vorhang zu und alle Fragen offen.
Dabei sind wir doch auf Sie angewiesen
Dass Sie bei und zu Haus sind und geniessen.
Wir lönnen es uns leider nicht verhehlen:
Wir sind bankrott, wenn Sie uns nicht empfehlen!
Vieleicht fiel uns aus lauter Furcht nichts ein.
Das kam schon vor. Was könnt die Lösung sein?
Wir konnten keine finden, nicht einmal für Geld.
Soll es ein ander Mensch sein? Oder eine andere Welt?
Vielleicht nur andere götter? Oder keine?
Wir sind zerschmettert und nicht nur zum scheine!
Der einzige Ausweg wär aus diesem Ungemach:
Sie selber dächten auf die Stelle nach
Auf welche Weis dem guten Menschen man
Zu einmem guten Ende helfen kann.
Verehrtes Publikum, los, such dir selbst den Schluss!
Es muss ein guter sein, muss, muss, muss!

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