Thread:Deathstalker666/@comment-1496755-20180827202615/@comment-1496755-20191030220712

Get well soon, Death! This October was unusually warm, so I've been spared from such illnesses so far. But as usual, I've been having kitchen accidents, e.g. burning my fingers. Thankfully, my grandma had foresight enough to give me some useful stuff when I moved in, including an ointment for burns and a bunch of band-aids. They surely come in handy from time to time. The warmth is over, though, today was somewhat foggy...

While I am okay with most of the students' quirks, I find myself using the phrase "Kids nowadays!" a lot more often than I used to. But then again, I suppose I was similar ot them in many regards during my own student years. I've definitely done my fair share of stupid and/or crazy stuff. Today some exchange student dropped by and she spoke English in a really strange way - it was very hard to understand what she was saying. Turned out she was asking for something that's not even part of my "sphere of influence", so I sent her off to the guy who deals with such matters. I should ask him if he could understand her.

Today we also held a weird improvised "ritual" for my colleague who hurt her wrist. Let's just say it involved blessed special bread on a small table... and running in circle around the table. This is partially based on another weird ritual related to little children learning how to walk, except that they wear the bread as a "belt" around their waists (and have to choose an object in order to predict what they'll do when they grow up). Aaaand I just realized how utterly confusing this all sounds when you read it. This is what happens when you mix old and modern customs - an unholy hybrid that keeps getting wackier with each new interpretation. But hey, we could try it if your throat causes too much trouble ;)