On Sunday we went to visit one of my brothers-in-law (the soldier one) and his girlfriend in Debrecen. I had to wake up before 6.30 and we travelled about six hours altogether, so it was a particularly demanding experience. Nevertheless, we had a good time. They live in a really nice part of town, and their street is lined with beautiful old trees of the same kind. All those trees with their greenish yellow leaves and the leaves covering the sidewalk made a wonderful sight, it looked like a painting, a dream come through. This was the first time they had the family around (including my future mother-in-law), and they made a three-course lunch, and it was all so marriagey. And we bought a serving set for them, just like a wedding gift, don't you think? And it all looked so good, I was thinking why not, if they can do it.
On Monday I finished A Négyszögletű Kerekerdő by Ervin Lázár, which I bought for my younger sissie for Christmas. I really enjoyed this book, a thing I couldn't have imagined a few years ago. I don't usually read children's books. Actually, it is not really a children's book. I attended a memorial evening for Lázár in the spring and they explained that his books have two levels. I hope my little sis will enjoy it though. As a secret literature teacher it is my inner desire to make her read. I had already won her for Harry Potter but I want her to be a reader for life (even if not a bookworm like her loony older sister).
Probably the next most important thing that has happened is I've found out I'm an Annie Lennox fan, only I haven't known it before. I don't often remember the name of singers, just like I don't remember directors. Well, About Lennox. I'm sure there are people who know everything about her but I don't care about her biography just now. What I do know is that I love it when you can feel a strong personality (especially a strong woman) in a song. And I also love the way she has so many faces. And her songs are pure sexuality. Make one want to make love (actually Demi Moore danced to some of her songs in Striptease.) Guess I'll dress up as Annie Lennox next February.
After finishing Lázár's book I started Evening by Susan Minot at last. I had waited for months for that one because it had always been checked out. I don't remember much of the film but I know I felt close to Ann, the protagonist. I had since read Folly also by Minot but it was a disappointment. What I love in Evening is not really the story, rather the way it is told. The way this dying woman relives fragments of her life is I think the closest thing to what happens in reality. You know, the period when relatives don't understand you anymore and think you've gone crazy or something. In addition, we have this Harris Arden figure, who is the ultimate beau, the once-in-a-lifetime experience with a wide back, strong arms, whatever.
Yesterday I went to a nice coffee and panini place, called Mag, in the Lágymányos university area with one of my peers from high school. Actually, he is the one I had danced with on our ball, but we don't usually meet, so we had to catch up on a lot.
I've reached some improvement or breakthrough or at least a minor success in my teaching practice as well. Today we had a revision class with my pre-int group (well, most of my groups are pre-int, but this is the one which is civilian and not a company group), and they did enjoy it, I can tell. Well, they did say so, and I think it was only partly because of the candies I brought to class. We had all kinds of fun activites, while at the same time they were useful. My only negative thought about the class is that there were some words again that I didn't know in English (e.g. orvosi igazolás), and I spelt infectuos instead of infectious.
P.S. I still keep thinking about this guy I have some sort of crush on. It will wear off I think (but not hope.)
P.P.S. Have you noticed that
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