Tuesday, May 13, 2008

• One of those random ones again.

  What I've been eating.
  
  For a long time, I didn't buy any candy here besides chocolate. They have lots of hard candy, and a wide selection of Haribo and Trolli gummy candies, but since I'm picky about both of those candy genres, I shied away from them...until now. I divide the gummy genre into two categories: sweet and sour. I love sour gummies. I've eaten my way through two or three packages of sour gummy worms in the last month. The firm gumminess, the sparkling sugar, the tangy flavor... mmmm. I could go on. I also like sweet gummies, but I am very particular when it comes to this category because there are a lot of sucky sweet gummies out there--like Haribo gummy bears and happy colas. Who eats those things anyway? They're far too firm and I find the flavor selection lacking--pineapple, lime, lemon, and...cola? Blech. But now--now, I have seized upon the supreme and transcendent sweet gummy candy through a chance purchase at Kaufland on top of the hill.
  
  They are Trolli gefullte Joghurt Fruchtchen. They come in four flavors: blueberry, cherry, peach, and lemon. When I first opened the bag, I couldn't believe the smell. It was like opening a container of super-sweet fruit yogurt. Each gummy is a hefty size, very soft, and consists of a white yogurty bottom, a colored and molded top, and a filling that's like a very thick and sticky fruit jam. What's more, each gummy tastes remarkably like the fruit it's supposed to taste like, along with a generous, creamy yogurt flavor. I even liked the lemon, which tasted like lemon meringue pie.
  
  I have to confess that I originally bought these to send to friends at home, but they didn't fit in the box. Well, all the better for me, because I have just discovered my sweet tooth's new downfall. These things are delicious.
  
  
  
  What I've been watching.
  
  Having been raised on Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, I'm very excited about the opening of the new Indiana Jones movie (May 22nd) and I just hope I can still find a place to see it when I get home. Since it's been years and years since I watched the other two movies in the trilogy, I decided to start watching Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark in my office on our tiny American TV in between lessons to psych myself up. I think Indiana and Marion were in trouble when I last watched... oh wait, I need to be more specific, don't I?
  
  I'm a little afraid that the new movie will fall woefully short of the legacy, but it's looking good so far, and the title has my name in it, so I'll keep the faith.
  
  "Und zis iz how ve zay goodbye in Germany, Dr. Jones. *punches Indy with the head of his cane* "
  
  
  
  What I've been doing when I'm not teaching.
  
  Going on long, long, long walks in the beautiful weather, about 8 p.m. when almost everyone has gone in and the path is deserted to the twilight. Sometimes I find myself thinking: the longer I walk, the faster I'm getting home...
  
  

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