More sibbling silliness

More trip planning with my brothers, and I'm not sure how it started, but the theme is now mocking Munich. I think it's because B2 really wants to go to Berlin, so nixed the idea of Munich very early on. Anyway...

B1 writes:

One thing I know is that Vienna and Berlin do seem like fairly good options to fly in or out of whereas Prague is not so good (when I last checked a few weeks ago). So flying into Vienna and out of Berlin would be affordable (in ticket terms) and not too transfer laden. Flying from Prague to Canada is laced with more stopovers than a Tenis-Pourri* concert is with eyes-glazed-over-maniacal-grin-screaming-glowstick-waving-girls. There's nothing stopping us from doing Vienna, Prague and Berlin (before our six month stay in Munchen) but maybe sticking to two places is better.

B2 replies:

"before our six month stay in Munchen" I thought we were staying for eight months.

Me:

Like you'd have time to see everything in 8 months!  *rolls eyes*  If you're not planning on at least a year, don't even bother.

B1:

Yeah well obviously, the six month period is just on the tourist Visa, at which point we come back to Canada and apply for special permenant residency to Munchen (not Germany). Due to the 10 year backlog of requests, we might as well try and get it over with as soon as possible.

B2:

I heard on the news that a child in Thailand was born without bones and when his father took him to Munchen he grew bones.

Me:

Also, their schnitzels are ten times bigger and more delicious than anyplace else on Earth.  Trufax.

B1:

Have you asked at least if you can have that week off? Or have you been signing ''Munchen, Munchen, My Heart yearns for thee! Munchen, Munchen, where the Sauerkraut is free'' all day long.


* "pourri" means "rotten" in French.

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Yesterday I had a sucky 24-hour stomach bug, courtesy of my co-teacher, who had it earlier this week. I got to work, but spent half the day sleeping in the baby room (whenever the kids had playtime, or I had a break). Part of the reason I didn't come back home was that I was afraid I'd throw up somewhere along the way. I did throw up, but I had a toilet to do it in, at least. So that's twice within a month. Considering the last time was... God, I can't remember the last time before that I threw up. The only time I can remember would have been when I was living in my apartment in Hull, so 2004 or 2005, and I'd gotten really drunk and smoked some very potent weed the night before. ^_^;

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Have started on the second season of Chinese Prince of Tennis, and it doesn't even have Chinese subs, so I'm even more lost! T.T Both the coach and her niece are played by new actresses. Haven't seen much of Xiao Lin yet (she got two whole lines this episode!), but the new coach is much younger. I'll reserve judgement until I've seen more of them, but I'm sad, because I really liked both of them.

The boys have much better hair, overall. Chun Long/Taka styles it up something fierce! Cheng Wu/Momo has discovered gel. XD Guo Guang/Tezuka has gone back to his natural black, which suits him much better -- he only looks 35, now, instead of 40. XD Zhen Zhi/Inui got highlights! Da Shi/Oishi has stopped combing back his bangs, thank god. Ju Wan/Eiji got a cut, and it's made a big difference (also, has he lost a bit of weight? His face doesn't seem as round); instead of looking cute, he looks kind of hot now.

Speaking of the Golden Pair, they still can't keep their hands off each other. And Da Shi is still so much Ju Wan's bitch that I actually spit tea all over my keyboard.

Oh, and we've had our first glimpse of Rikkai, I mean, Li Hai. They are badass. Sanada's cap is firmly in place! XD But the question is, does he still have a family rock?!

And speaking of family rocks, I kept forgetting to post one of the best jokes of the latest PoT musical, which wasn't actually in the musical itself.

The day I saw the show for the first time, I was heading to the theatre with Laura and Marianne. Marianne was telling us about bad fanfiction she'd read, including one story in which Sanada, suffering from unrequited love for Yukimura, who was dating Kirihara, had offed himself.

"Then Yanagi shows up, panting, on Yukimura's doorstep, and announces, 'Sanada just jumped off a bridge!' "

There was a beat of silence in the mostly-empty train car, then Laura said, perfectly deadpan, "Did he weigh himself down with the family rock?" XDDD

During the show itself, Marianne kept whispering comments to me everytime Sanada looked the least bit pissed off (i.e. everytime he was on stage). "Brb, gonna go jump off a bridge."