there's no such thing as a coincidence

i actually didn't know what Drosophila means. today i accidentally got its definition in two totally different places. Dew lover.

dutch update

so whenever i was alone, walking in the netherlands, i would obsessively try to say "ik spreek geen nederlants" (i don't speak Dutch). not to ward off unseen dutchmen, but because i just couldn't get the frickin' "geen" to come out right, with the throat-clearing noise that i can't possibly illustrate with a spelling. i felt like such a tool that no matter how hard i tried (and that was very hard indeed), i couldn't make that noise.

so i still do this, again not to scare off unseen Dutch-speaking americans but for the same reason. i just got used to it.

somehow yesterday i realized that if i would just relax my throat the noise is much easier, much much easier, to make. such a perfect metaphor for traveling alone in a foreign country. live and learn and learn to relax.

it still feels a little funny to throw it in the middle of sentences, but i'm pretty sure that I can say i don't speak dutch and pronounce the airport. finally. ~Doeg~