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Date Posted: 08:18:29 09/11/12 Tue

I didn't do a whole lot while Kate was gone. We watch most of our tv shows together, so I couldn't go forward on that (e.g., Friday Night Lights). I had downloaded some History Channel documentaries back in July since I love learning about history, wars, etc. I dove into the Rise and Fall of Rome since (1) I've always been interested in Roman and Greek history and (2) the Germans dominated the Romans and eventually led to their demise, along with the political corruption and over-extension of their empire. I have a bunch of WWI and WWII documentaries to watch too but figured I'd travel through time in chronological order.

I went out a few times with some expats I met here. Got super drunk one night. Played some Batman.

German is one tough language to learn. The grammar alone is on a whole other level than English. And the pronunciation is difficult too... a lot of hocking and Aaachting sounds. Vic would be a natural! It's just going slowly. I am starting to pick up things a little more quickly, but there's a long way to go. I will be proficient by the time you visit.

The game is easy to watch. I have Tivo connected to my parents cable and my slingbox connected to my Tivo. I can watch TV by signing into my slingbox account on my computer. Then, I can either watch on my computer screen, or connect a DVI to VGA cable to my computer/tv to output the video to my TV. I can remotely control the Tivo through a GUI on my computer screen to change channels and navigate through all the usual Tivo menus, so I can either watch live tv or output a recorded show. At 6:00pm on a Saturday, I can start the PSU game.

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