Unfortunately...sick, the kind when one can barely eat. Also I get terribly off-kilter when there are things like screaming strangers suddenly appearing, and ugly construction stuff being delivered nearby. (Fav quote on such things: "I'm a pretty quick fellow, as a rule, but when it comes to homicidal maniacs in the front garden, I am not ashamed to confess myself temporarily baffled" - Lord Biskerton in Wodehouse's Big Money.) Though had a highlight when spoke with someone with knowledge of Sanskrit about a particular word that was puzzling me, which really helps explain a fascinating passage. For the last half-hour of my work day I'll try to get a good start on another chapter of that epic.
...I should read more Wodehouse. And I do think I might make my Friday this week A German Day:
> Sometime today eat some packaged German food if you can, and read the label.
> See if you can wear something from your present wardrobe today that reminds you of German fashion past or present.
> Set up your computer's desktop to have German posters, etc in the background, preferably including some grammar help in with beautiful German-language-countries' scenery and fun eg old travel posters (I found some of the latter through allposters, which is a wonderful source; I like their French posters in my kitchen, German in my library near my language books).
> Listen to a German song.
> If you want instrumental music playing in the background today, check out German composers and put them into a playlist for today.
> Do the next step in your German plan.
> Listen to some of Earworms' Rapid German, whichever volume you're at. If you can, listen to at least a whole volume today, but if you're going to be say taking a walk later today, do part now and the rest then.
> Go over your flashcards/work on your German review system.
> Do the next step in your German plan.
> If you're tense, listen to some German relaxing instruction if you have it (I found some on iTunes by looking up Entspannung).
> Do work with a vocabulary book or your dictionary/s.
> If you're far enough along, try a German history (if that's your speciality too) article or similar now. If you're not, look for at least one you'd like to read in the future.
> Listen to a German song.
> Use your German review system again.
> If you're due for a walk or whatever, do it while finishing up an Earworms' Rapid German volume.
> Do the next step in your German plan. Do more steps today only if there's time and you're able to retain stuff.
> Try out a German podcast.
> Do work with a vocabulary book or your dictionary/s.
> Try getting some of your world news today from a German site or digital magazine.
> If you're running out of time, decide which of the following you'd really love to do today.
> Read some of a German magazine if you can and want to.
> If you have any German-packaged cosmetic, or one of those cosmetics with its "instructions" in a zillion languages, read it as much as you can.
> While listening to German vocal music (maybe you can find a radio station, or if necessary loop all the songs you have), do something creative with any vocabulary or grammar you need to work on, like drawing a picture that illustrates some of it.
> Check out a German site on a hobby/interest of yours (look up its name in German to help you find one).
> If you're far enough along and are learning to write and/or speak German, email or call a German acquaintance if you have one.
> Toward the end of your working day, check out German cooking sites and see if there's anything that you'd like to plan to make in the next week or so, and add its ingredients to your grocery list.
> If you need to eg wash dishes, listen to more of Earworms' Rapid German, or another spoken German you like.
> If you have access to one, watch a German movie tonight with English subtitles.
Current time travel apparatus location: The Round Library, Bangalore, India
