Category Archives: video

more travel

Posted on July 23, 2007 by sh

Last week, I accompanied Jen on a trip to Cleveland, OH, Clarion & Pittsburgh, PA, and Columbus, OH, in that order. I hadn’t been to any of those places, and so I was excited to see them. I took lots … Continue reading →

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chipmunk drama!

Posted on June 20, 2007 by sh

click to play!

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a book review

Posted on May 3, 2007 by sh

I recently bought (impulsively, and at Wal-Mart no less, while shopping for groceries when J was visiting and unfortunately ill) and read The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick. It is a fantastic piece of (young-adult (whatever that means)) … Continue reading →

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and offend your mother in strong language

Posted on April 17, 2007 by sh

If it weren’t so unbelievably offensive, this scandalous video of a German army drill instructor making his trainee yell “motherfucker” in English would be hysterically funny. (Ohne idiotische Deutsche würden wir Amerikaner ganz doof ausschauen, nicht wahr?) .

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das Trainingzimmer

Posted on March 3, 2007 by sh

Students of mine (German 1–freshmen) created this video: On how many levels is this video awesome? I count at least four: Despite some obvious errors, the level of language they use is above average. The video tells a story both … Continue reading →

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