This morning I and some friends decided to venture out to the flea market, but I was responsible for making sure everyone was up, aparently, they like the snooze button a little too much. So, I got up at 7a, made some coffee and cereal, 8a rolls around and I knocked on everyone's door, someone finally said to me, "no, it's not 8a, its 7a." I figured the person, whom shall remain nameless, had too much pivo last night, got in late, and was just making excuses to sleep longer. I opened up my laptop and Apple did automatically switch the time back an hour, so Europe does take part in the anamoly of daylight savings time. Any other year I would be grateful of the extra hour on a Sunday, yet there is nothing going on in Zagreb on Sundays. Nothing.
I did find what I was looking for at the flea market, a nice 40 cm vase that I am going to pull a plaster mold from. Better yet, I was able to haggle with the guy in Croatian, he was asking 80 kuna, I got him down to 50 kn. That's still about $10, but better than wasting time during the week to find the psuedo-ikea that is rumoured to be around somewhere. I figure if the piece I am planning with this vase costs me only 50kn, that might be on of the cheapest pieces I ever make. Inquiries for futher information about what I'm up to with this are more than welcome, just send me an email, or post a comment.
I discovered yesterday that Zagreb doesn't believe in coin-op laundry. One must take laundry to a laundrette and have someone else do the washing. So, I finally got that done yesterday, it is kinda nice to have someone so my laundry for me, but I still much perfer doing it myself. I know which piece should go into the dryer to be intentionally shrunk, and others that need to be hung. Oh well, it does save me some time on Saturday.
This week is the Academy's welcome party for first year and international students, which I've been told by my Croatian friends that it well worth the 30 kuna. No classes on Thursday, All Saints Day / Holy Day of Obligation. I think that will be a good day to get some research done and papers written.
Oh, and I heard 50 cent will be performing in Zagreb in the early part of December, I'm sure to be the cultural event of the year. No, actually Brecht's "Threepenny Opera" is going to be staged at the Croatian National Theatre, if I think I can understand it in Croatian (it's most likely not being produced in English), I might cough up the Kuna and go, I'll have to do some investigating. The Avant Garde Jazz Festival is this weekend, I'm hoping to catch a few shows.
Until something of interest happens,
--AM
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