Good news to report in the world of Justin these days. Though I got too drunk off of wine and ouzo (I don't recommend the combination) on Friday night, I managed to stumble into Project Cycle Management, or PCM for you acryonimically inclined, and I am lucky that I did. It was from 10am-8pm, but it was really quite good. The professor was an extremely intelligent man that had no bones about telling us all that very fact and more about himself. He wasn't just boasting either. He started his teaching career at the tender age of 24 as a university professor at no less of an institution as Oxford. It kinda of makes my life accomplishments look like something one would wipe off one's shoe. Anyway, it was really interesting, and as part of the project we had to get into a group and come up with a project. It really makes the name worth while, don't you think? It could be about anything, but my group quickly struck upon the idea of an international group that supervises disaster relief situations. It was a bad ass concept, and we were all actually really excited about it. Plus there was free pizza.

Sunday was a gorgeous day in the greater Cottbus area. The leaves are fully changed in color now, and they are falling wonderfully. I took advantage of the landscape to make a leave-angel, which is not as easy to perceive as a snow angel, though still fully appreciable from any artistic benchmark. Daniela and I went for a long bike ride and then a walk to fully enjoy the fantastic weather, and then did homework like dorks.

Halloween was Monday, and this is a holiday that is slowly making its way into Germany, though only in the past five years or so. Daniela and I went to dinner at an Italian restaurant, though some kids came in, and instead of saying "Trick or treat" proceeded with what sounded like a quote from The Illiad, at least it was just as long. Anyway, all is going well, hope everyone is keeping it easy.....