"What did she say?"

Today I had to explain a "that's what she said" joke to a French guy and an Iranian. I don't think they appreciated it as much as I did. Many times regional humor doesn't transfer over and it makes me a little sad. It'll take some times but I'll indoctrinate them to say the same awful jokes that Americans use to amuse themselves on a daily basis.

Speaking of America, I made an American pizza for lunch today. Swedish pizza has thin crust and weird toppings. Also I don't know how to make them that way. Neither American off hand but I looked up some crust recipes and had at it. Let me tell you everyone on my floor was stunned when they saw me at work. Mostly because I've never cooked/baked that much here, but it was something that sort of took up all the kitchen. Our kitchen isn't that big for the 15 residents living there. It turned out okay for my standards but everyone that tried some liked it. I put pepperoni, olives, and mushrooms on it. I introduced black olives to some people in the process. One problem was that the pizza stuck to the pan. I didn't oil it enough, apparently. It wasn't a big deal but I know I can do it better. So in a few days I'll have another go. I've got some pictures of my pie and I'll post those later. btw, I think my camera broke a little. It doesn't show what the lens in looking at on the view screen, but it'll take pictures and put those on the view screen. When I set it to video, that'll show up as well. I'm hoping it's a minor problem.

Well, the weather's been uncooperative lately. It's been cloudy and rainy for some time. There was supposed to be a bonfire last night but it was canceled. I actually couldn't go because I got stuck doing laundry. Doing laundry takes FOR-EV-ER (name that movie). They only got 2 washing machines, one dryer, and one drying closet. I think I've mentioned this before but it deserves another rant. The first annoying this was completely my fault. I put my detergent in and my close and I pushed the button to turn it on. It turns out that I didn't push it hard enough and didn't actually turn it on. So I come back a half hour later and I find my close on top of the washer with a note stating that I forgot. When I first got down there and saw my close I thought they were washed and needed some drying. They felt dry when i touched them and thought the washer was working really well. Then I saw the note and got a little mad. Why couldn't the person just start the washer? They were nice enough to write a note, so why couldn't they be nice the other way? I'll tell you. Getting laundry done in that place is a battle. If someone takes too long or doesn't use the machines properly they close are out of there. Another girl came down one time and found her clothes on top of the dryer. They were in the drying and drying, but for some reason, someone took her clothes out to dry their clothes. It could have been that the dryer stopped before the clothes were dry. This dryer is the worst possible dryer on the face of the earth, or at least I'm pretty sure. I gets the clothes really hot but it doesn't seem to do that much. I had clothes in the dryer and drying closet and I keep taking close out of the dryer to put in the closet to dry them faster. I rambling because it took me 5 hours to do three loads of wash. FIVE of them. Actually 6 and a half if you count the first time I put my clothes in a washer. I really hate doing laundry here. If they were American sized washer I could probably fit it all in one load and be done in a little over an hour. This country doesn't have laundromats either.

Now I'm a little tired cause I had a group project meeting this morning and lots of American pizza in my belly. I'll go read stuff now hopefully go to bed early.